The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-23 00:00:00

THE ATTEMPT TO MURDER MR,

GIFFARD.

This day (Saturday) the Rev. Hugh Pollard Wil-
loughby was brought up for examination at Guildhall,
before Mr. Alderman Carden, charged with having fired
a loaded pistol at Mr. Hardinge Stanley Giffard, with in-
tent to murder him. Upon the rev. gentleman beingplaced
before the magistrate, it became painfully evident that
he was insane, for no sooner had Mr. Pearson begun to
state the case against him than he stopped the pro-
ceedings, by stating that, as Mr. Clarkson bad said, he
could not assist him, and that as he had said that he
(prisoner) was labouring under a delusion, he did not
wish him to appear before him ; Mr. Clarkson, then,
had better withdraw.
Prisoner, in continuation—Besides Mr. Clarkson ad-
vised me to have Mr. Humphrys as my solicitor, and be
is Mr. Harding Giffard's father-in-law.—Mr. Clarkson :
I did nothing of the kind.—Alderman Carden I think
Mr. Clarkson had better remain.
The prisoner (who bad a large envelope, in which
were some papers), said—Shall I be allowed to ask any
Iquestions ?

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Alderman Carden—Certainly.
Mr. Giffard was then sworn, and about to give his
evieence, when the prisoner again interrupted and said
that he would not be quiet, as money would carry the
day against him, but he would unburthea his thoughts,
and let the British public know them. After some fur-
ther interruption, and prisoner again complaining and
protesting against Mr. Clarkson appearing for him,
Mr. Gifford repeated the evidence which he gave upon
the occasion of the first examination at the Central
Criminal Court.

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The prisoner asked Mr. Gifford whether he did now
recollect, upon being at Cardiff, making some offensive
allusion to him about a charge which bad been preferred
against him (prisoner) in 1843 and 1849 ?
Mr. Giffard said, he had not any recollection of hav-
ing ever seen him until the present occasion, and had
most certainly never made any allusion to him.—The
prisoner then went into a long rambling statement,
and kept asking Mr. Giffard if he had not made insult-
ing gestures towards him before Justice Williams, at
Cardiff.—The other evidence, which has already ap-
peared, was then gone into ; and in the course of it it
was stated that the prisoner said that he had intended
to use it upon somebody else if ,the first failed in its
effect, and also that he intended the second pistol for
Mr. Giffard.

The evidence having been completed, Mr. Clarkson
said he appeared upon the part of the friend of the un-
happy gentleman, and should reserve what he had to
say•for the time of trial.
Prisoner—Do not laugh, Mr. Clarkson ; it is not a
laughing matter. It is a very serious charge —it is 4
very serious matter to be in Newgate.
Mr. Clarkson then applied that every indulgence
should be allowed to the unhappy gentleman during his
incarceration in Newgate.

Mr. Alderman Carden—Most certainly.
The prisoner was fully committed for trial.

THE REGISTRATIONS.

MIDDLESEX.

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Mr. Shadwell held his court yesterday at the Lords
Justices' Court, Westminster Hall, to revise the lists for
Lincoln's-inn, and the parishes and places within the
city of Westminster.
In the St. Clement D ines list Mr. Davies again com-
plained of the irregularity of the Post-office. In some
oases the notices of objections served on 24th August
had been forwarded to the overseers ; in others
the Post-office had actually returned the originals and
the duplicates of the notices sent. The objections were
substantiated on Mr. Davies producing the duplicate
notices, the lathes of the Post-office authorities not ex-
cluding him from proving his objection.
Not a single case of the least interest arose in any of
the parishes.
In reference to persons in the Ealing list who had
claimed to poll at Charing cross,
Mr. Alley Jones and Mr. Lewis, of the firm of Har-
rison and Lewis, appeared before the barrister, and
stated that the cases would be found very few in num-
ber where the claim to poll at Charing-cross could not
be sustained under the act.
The Revising Banister then handed to Mr. Jones a
large bundle of these claims, which he had marked to
poll at Charing-cross, and proceeded to read the remain-
ing claims giving the right to poll at the nearest and
most convenient points to the residences of the claimants.
The court will be held this day at the Belvidere
Tavern, Islington.

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