The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-11 00:00:00

A FIGHT BETWEEN TWO 211E3IBERS
OF CONGRESS.

The Washington correspondent of the New York
Tribune, in a letter dated Dec. 19, says :—The ac-
count of the at ay between Messrs. English and
Montgomery, given by the Washington Star, and
telegraphed to the New York evening papers on
Saturday, is pronounced by Montgomery incorrect
and one-sided. His statement as given to me yes-
terday, shortly after the occurrence, is as follows :
" I have not spoken to English this session or
taken any notice of him when we met, as we have
occasionally. The reason is, that he made a speech.
to the crowd who serenaded him on the night of the
passage of his bill, in which he said he had associ-
ated with me other anti-Lecompton Democrats only
to find out our plans and defeat us. From that time
I have looked upon him as a treacherous spy and as
unfit associate for gentlemen. At noon to-day I was
walking down Pennsylvania-avenue, and had just
passed Willard's and. crossed Fourteenth-street,
when I saw Enfilish coming toward me, holding
out his hand, saying, ' How do you do, Mr. Mont-
gomery ?'
" I made no answer, but passed on without any
sign of recognition: I had walked a few steps when

I received from behind a very violent blow-on the
left side of my head, given with such force as for a
moment to stagger and confuse me.
" I had not the least idea who or what had struck
me, but on turning round I saw Engligh with a
large cane which he held in both hands, and from
the position in which he stood, and the direction of
the blow, he must have so held it when he struck
me. He exclaimed—
" G—d d—n you, I'll teach you to insult me in

that way.'
"He stepped backward quickly as he spoke. I
rushed at him, and was about to close with him,
when he drew a cane from a sword and presented •
it at me. As I had no weapon of any kind, I
stepped off the side walk and picked up a piece of .
brick, which I threw at him, hitting him on the
leg. He kept retreating, and before I could find
another missile, he had Et to such a distance that
•
it was useless to pursue m."
Two persons, Wm. Couch and Daniel Cox, wit-
nessed the affair. I have seen a statement,made and
signed by. Couch, which confirms Montgomery's
statement in every particular. Couch says :
" Mr. English spoke, saying, How are you, Mr.
Montgomery ?' Montgomery neither spoke nor
paid any attention to this salutation, but passed on
down the avenue. Mr. English stepped after him a
few steps, and struck him from behind with his
cane a very heavy blow on the side of the head...,
Montgomery turned on him. glish stepped
back and drew his sword cang, as th ugh about to
stab Montgomery with it. -Montg mery stepped ,T
back into the avenue, and caught up a piece of
brick. English was running when Montgomery ;
threw the brick and hit him on, the heel or lower
part of the leg. Montgomery went back for another
stone, and Eilgllish ran rapidly away up Four-
teenth-street. When Montgomery came back, Eng-
lish had run a half-square, and was beyond his
reach. We were the only persons close by. We saw
and heard all that passed. Montgomery did not
speak until after he was struck."
Daniel Cox fully corroborates Couch's statement,
but says I shall add that Mr. Montgomery was
unarmed, and that Mr. English held a cane in both
hands, and struck with great force.
Thomas Reed Keever, a hackman and grocer,
who was standing on the opposite corner and saw
the later part of the affray, corroborates those wit-
nesses.
ng magistrate,hwho
andM monatdgeoma ecryharwgeenotf
has been held to bail. Montgomery's face was badly
bruised by the blow, which caused blood to flow
immsnlacudltiaatgelaritsot Ea
profusely. He has kept his room since, and is
attended by a physician. Had the cane struck an
inch or two higher, so as to hit his temple instead of
his cheek, he would most probably have been killed. •

GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION.-- The Government
emigrant ship Golconda, 1,124 tons, Capt. George Kerr,
which sailed from Liverpool on. the 3d of July, in charge of
surgeon Superintendent John Carleton Bury, with 42 mar-
ried couples, 149 single men, 90 single women, 21 boys be-
tween the ages of 1 and 12, 24 girls between the same ages,
4 male infants and 6 female, making a total of 378 souls,
equal to 345 i, statute adults, arrived at Sydney, New South
Wales, on the 21st October. Four deaths (adults) and four
births occurred during the voyage. Her Majesty's Emi-
gration Commissioners have given notice ofitheir intention
to receive tenders next Thursday, the 13th inst., for a ship
to proceed to Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope, to be ready
for the reception of passengers on such day as the Commis-
sioners may appoint between the 10th and 17th February.

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