The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-31 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

Yesterday Mr. George Clements, , of 9, Church-row,
Newington, a young fellow of " Gent" like appearance,
and who was said to hold a lucrative situation in the
public office, Doctors' Commons, was placed at the bar,
before the Hon. G. C. Norton, and charged with the fol-
lowing gross outrage.
Mrs. Mary Ann Thompson, a respectable married lady,
residing in Walcot-square, Lambeth, deposed that on
that morning herself, her daughter, her niece, and a
gentleman, a friend of theirs, returned from a party in a
cab, and requested the driver to put them down at the
Ship Tavern, in the Princes'-road, which is close to her
residence. The moment herself and her niece got out
of the vehicle, they were surrounded by three persons,
one of whom was the prisoner, and the latter made use
of an offensive and disgusting expression, and her niece,
who was close to her, and to whom the expression was
addressed, raised her hand for the purpose of pushing
him away, upon which the prisoner instantly knocked
her down. He also struck her three or four times in the
most violent manner, and with his clenched fist, while
she was on the ground. Witness, in endeavouring to
protect her niece received a violent blow on the nose,
which • caused her to bleed a considerable quan-
tity, and her dress was completely destroyed. She was
struck by the prisoner and one of his friends, and if the
police had not come up so opportunely she did not know
what the consequence might have been. Her niece was
so ill from the effects of the injuries she had received,
that she was unable to attend. The first blow the pri-
soner gave her was on the face, and he subsequently
struck her repeatedly on the face, and cut her right eye.
Her niece, however, did not wish to press the charge,
and would be satisfied by the prisoner begging pardon
for his conduct.

On her cross-examination by Mr. Games, the wane"
said she was quite certain the prisoner was the person
who had struck her niece in the manner she had de-
scribed.

Mr. NonToN desired that the prisoner might be de-
tained, and an officer sent fora medical certificate, as to
the state of the injured party.
In a short time after, the lady, Miss Elizabeth Couch-
man, entered the court, and said that, though very weak
from the brutal treatment she had experienced, and the
loss of blood, she was still enabled to give her evidence.
Her right eye was dreadfully swollen and black, and her
countenance born evident proofs of the brutal treatment
she had experienced. After confirming the greater part
of the testimony of her aunt, she said the first blow
given to her by the prisoner knocked her down, and on
partially raising herself from the ground, ho struck
her a violent blow on the eye, and laid her prostrate. He
also struck her several other blows, so that at one time
she became quite insensible. Her. sufferings were very
severe from the effects of the ,injuries she received, but
still as she feared that the prisoner was a respectable
person, she did not wish to press the charge severely
against him.
In reply to a questionfrom the Magistrate, Miia
Couchman said that the prisoner had attempted to strike
her with the hooked end of the can produced, and which
hook was composed of German silver.
Mrs. Thompson here informed the Magistrate that the
gentleman who had accompanied her and her niece the
night before was unfortunately compelled to go out of
town early that morning, or he would have attended as
a witness. She hoped, however, that this was not neces-
sary, as it was not her wish, nor that of her niece, to
press the charge.
Mr. Games begged to tender, on the part of his client,
his deep obligation for their kindness and mercy. He
also begged, he said, to express, on the part of hi client,
his heartfelt regret at his conduct, and for which he could
not offer even the slightest extenuation.
Ur, N RT ON remarked that the outrage was of so se-

rious a character, that it was his intention to have sent
the prisoner for trial, and should do so still, unless parti-
cularly called on by the ladies who had been so grossly
injured not to do so.
Both Miss Coachman and Mrs. Thompson expressed
their unwillingness to press the matter further, and
Mr. NORTON convicted the prisoner in the penalty of
51., or two months, for the assault.
The penalty was at once paid, and Mr. Games under-
took that the ladies, who had behaved so kindly to his
client, should have the full value of the injuries their
apparel had sustained.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.
LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Return of
Traffic for the week ending July 27 :
Passengers, parcels, &c. £45,556 13 8
Merchandise 16.681 0 3
Cattle ... ... 1,001 15 4

Total £63,239 9 3
Corresponding week last year 49,022 10 9
Nate.—The returns as published are exclusive of the
traffic of the Huddersfield Canal and Shropshire Union, North
-Union, Preston and Wyre, South Junction, Manchester and
Buxton, and Buckinghamshire Railways, and of the propor-
tion of traffic deducted under agreement with the North
Staffordshire Company.
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—Return of traffic for the
week ending July 27 ... £27,542 7 1
Corresponding week last year... 17,447 3 0
LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.--.ADIOURt Of
Traffic for the week ending July 26 :
Passengers £15,348 14 5
Goods ... 2,283 19 3

Total ... £17,632 13 8
Corresponding week last year... 13,025 8 2

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSIIIRE RAILWAY. (260 miles
open.)—Traffic for week ending July 27 ...£17,174 3 9
Corresponding week in last year, (2451
miles open) .. ...£16,402 14 11
THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—(MiIes in work, 236.)
—Return of Traffic for the Week ending July 20, 1851:--
Passengers, parcels, carriages,
horses, dog; and mails ....£11,787 16 1
Merchandise and minerals 3,182 19 8
Cattle ... ... 278 8 11

Total .. ... ... £15,249 4 8
Corresponding week, July 21, 1850 (143 miles) :
Passengers, parcels, &c. ... £1,845 10 6
Merchandise, Cattle, &c. ... 1,523 16 5

Total ... £3,369 6 11
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. (Miles op en,112.)--.
Return of traffic for the week ending July 20:—
Railway and canal ... 5,054 0 0

Corresponding week last year ... 5,027 0 0
Note. The above is exclusive of the receipts available
under the agreement with the London and North-Western
Railway Company.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY...and:fie for the
week ending July 27:

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