The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-27 00:00:00

COLEMAN V, COLEMAN.

Thii was a bankrupt petition against an order of
Mr Commissioner Holroyd refusing certificate.
Their for tflips were of opinion that protec...on mihh
be consented to by the assignee, aod granted by th
Cjurt, from a, d •r.ft:r the Ist day of June next;

Tne effect of rtfu al of certificate is that the bank.
rnpt migkt be imprisoned twelve months.

MURDEhOUS ASSAULT UPON A
SOLICITOR.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Thursday.—A despe
rate case of assault, with " cutting and wounding,"
which was near being fatal, occurred late last night
in this town, and has created considerable excite-
ment. Mr. Geo. T. Gibson, a solicitor of con-
siderable wealth in Newcastle, had gone, a few
ininutes aft-r ttn o'clock, to his office in
Mosley-street, preparatory to st irting for the
south by the evening train. Mr. Gibson had
been engaged in some law proceedings against
a bottle works manufac urer name i Fred,ri,k
Swan Todd, well kiiown, and not without
respect, in this ueighb turbood, who has loug car-
HA" on bottle work, in the tab se ;rI this town (in
addition to simila,r works at St. Lawn lice, a li tle
dawn the rive!), and which were brougat to the
hammer last week. Mr. Todd, accompanied by
his wife, who romaine I in an ante-room, entnre I the
office closely aler Mr. Gib .on, who asked him to
sit down till he had finish d a letter, and went
on writing, when itumediatly afterwards Mr. Todd
came behind and made a ferocious onslaught upon
him, stabbing and slashing Toeioirsly at his
head with a knife, till the struggle and the
ou cry made by Mr Gibson brought assistance,
and the desperate man was secured and taken to
the police station. Mr. Gibson was conveyed to
the surgery of Sir -Tolle Fife, in Ho ..d-st. ca, where
it was found that several wounds had been inflicted
on his heal—one on the forehead, two on the crown
of the heal, and one just behind the left ear, all
about two inches in length, and cut to the bone,
which had fortunately stopped the weapon, and pr. -
bably saved Mr. Gibson's life. That behind the ear
was the worst, and may be said to have een within
an inch of being fatal. The inst rument wi h which the
wounds had been inflicted was a small ordinaty
breakfast tahl—knife. The case came before the
borough magistrates thisday, when medical evidee co
of the ria, ure of the injuries was adduced, and Mr.
Gibson being unable to attend, it was remanded to
Tuesday. The affairs of Mr. Todd, who is a-prr-
son of about 40 years of age, has a large family, an 41
ri,sides at Newbig.tin house, near this town, have
for some years been at a low ebb, and long-con-
tinued embarra•sment, which had at length reached
a cris;s, has probably excited him to this rash yid
dangerous ass,:,ult upon Mr. Gibson, whom he
seems to coenfo. in some way or other, it is said,
with his misfortunes. Mr. Gibson is, happily, by
Ihe latest accounts to-day, reported to be going on
favourably.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, FRIDAY EVENING.
THE COLLEGE ELECTION.

The polling to-thy was extreny ly languid, both
parries see►niug to hiv txhausted their force?.
At the close the numbers for the day were de-
clared as follows :
Lefroy
Gay or l7
The poll will close to-morrow at 3 o'clock.
THE OOLLEGE RIOT.

The inwstigAi.)ll b4ord the police magistrate
commenced to thy at College-str( e; office. Tie
charge against Col nel Browne was first heird, and
to smtam it s veial w tw-sses examined, the
bei:,g the Pev. Mr. S unb4, tho Junior
Dean, why deposed to acts of extrtnie viol. lice
conimit.ed by tie police. fl's ,vilt.nee was cor-
robor4.ted by Admi al Hayes O'Grady, Mr. DJ wile;
Griffith (a G.,lway genilenriti), and Mr. John
Trew, a juuior freshman. The inquiry was then
adjourned. to 11 o'clock to-morrow. The College
Ir=ve 30 witnesses to exawiuo, and the police, it. is
s Aid, no leis 1t..)0. prozee iiiig c n wit cl use
fur several days to come.