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TENTH REPORT of the DIRECTORS of the
COMMERCIAL BASK OP-LONDON, for the year ending
the 30th of June, 1850.

..._,.. _ ,
At an Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders, held at the
Banking House, Lothbury, on Tuesday, the '23d of July, 1850,

DIRECTORS.
CHAIRMAN—THOMAS BARNEWALL, Esq.
DEPUT E-CHAIRHAN—WILLIAM BERESFORD, Esq., M.P.
Charles Dickson Archibald, Esq. Mark Hunter, Esq.
Willianr Sprott Boyd, Esq. Edward Oxenbrd, Esq.
John Alfred Cho ne, Esq. Joh7i Savage, Esq.
William Cooper, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq.
James Alexand, r Douglas, Esq. Joseph Underwood, Esq.
Charles Hill, Esq. Richard Walker, Esq., M.P.
Jonathan llepkinson, Esq. Thomas Winkworth, Eq.

MANAGEIL— Mr. Alfred R. Cutbill.
Soucrrons—Messrs. Amory, tie'son, Travers, and Wynn ; and

3lessrs.borris and S-.ts.
The manager read the advertisement ealting the meeting, and af-
erwards the following

REPORT.

The Directors have much pleasure in presenting to their co-pro-
prietors the tenth annual statement of the affairs or the bank. It will
be seen by the annex. d balance-sheet that alter writing off the bad
and doubtful debts, and paying the charger and current expenses of
the past year, the net profits amount to 14,9821. 3s. Sd. Out of these
profits a dividend at the rate of 61. per cent. per annum for the half
year ending December 31, 1849, has been already paid, and the di-
rectors have now to declare a dividend for the half year ending June
30, 18.50, at the same rate, to which they have the satisfaction of
adding a Bonus of 7s. tid. per share, both dividend and bonus free
from income-tax.
After paying this dividend and bonus, and deducting the rebate of
Interest upon current bills, there will remain a balance of 2,4681. Bs.
7d. to be added to the reserve fund, increasing that fund to 23,114/.
12s. Bd.
In compliance with the provisions of the deed of settlement, the
following Directors, viz.:—
William Sprott Boyd, Esq.,
William Cooper, Esq.,
Mark Hunter, Eeq.,
Joseph Underwood, Esq.,
Retire from office, and—
William Cooper, Esq.,
•
Mark Hunter, Esq.,
Joseph Underwood, Esq.,
being eligible, offer themselves as candidates for re-election ; and

Charles Butler, Esq.,
who is a duly qualified proprietor, oilers himself as a candidate for
the vacant seat.
The report and balance-sheet having been read,
It was resolved unanimously
"That the report and balance-sheet just read be approved, printed,
and circulated amongst the proprietcirs." '
The Chairman. Thomas isarnewall, Esq., on the part of the direc-
tor% declared a dividend on the paid-up capital of the company at the
rate of 61. per cent. per annum, and a bonus at the rate of 7.. 6d. per
share, both 'free from income-tax, payable on and alter the Ist of
August next:
Resolved unanimously—" That the following Directors, viz.:—
William Cooper, Esq.,
Mark Hunter, Esq.,
Joseph Underwood, Esq.,
who go out of office in pursuance of the deed of settlement, be re-
elect,d Directors of this company."
"That Charles Butler, Esq., be elected a Director of this company."
" That tin thanks of the meeting be presented to the Chairman
and the Directors for their able superintendence of the affairs of the
bank."
" That the thanks of the proprietors be presented to Mr. Alfred
Richard Cutbill, ior his efficient services as manager."
(Signed) THOMAS BARNE WALL, Chairman.
" That the thanks of the meeting be presented to Thomas liar:lo-
wan, Esq., for his able and courteous conduct in the chair this day."
(Signed) A. R. CUTBILL, Manager.
BALANCE-SHEET TO 30Ta JUNE, 1850.
Da. _ _

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- £673,900 0 0

Capital subscribed - - .
Capital paid up ----- - £134,780 0 0
Guarantee fund invested in government securities - 23,646 4 1
Balance due to the customers of the bank - - 612,596 19 6
Balance carried down atter deducting bad and doubt-
ful debts, and paying all charges and current ex-
penses

14,982 3 8

£783,005 7 3

Cash in band, government securities, India bonds,
bills discounted, &c. - - - - - - X 779,005 7 3
Value of banking premises, fittings, and furniture, at
Lothbury and Henrietta-street -

4,000 0 0

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ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT.—Leices; July 24.
(Before the LORD CHIEF BARON.)
Elizabeth Bacon, 15, was indicted for feloniously set-
ting tire to the dwelling-house of William Adams with
intent to injure him.
Mr. Johnson appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Cobbett defended the prisoner. The case was one of
rather an extraordinary character.
William Adam., the son of the prosecutor, deposed
that he lived in the same house with him at Pagham
near Chichester. At the time the occurrence took place
which f ermed the subject of the inquiry the prisoner had
been its their service about a fortnight. On the night of
the 9th of May he went so bed about eleven o'clock.
His bedroom adjoined thst in which his sisters slept,
and before he went to sae •re all the lights in the house
ware extinguished. He was awoke about halt-past three
o'clock the following morning by a sensation of being
suffocated, and he then discovered that the curtains of
his bed were all in tissues. He immediately got up and
-
went to his sisters' room, and he saw that the curtains of
their bed were also on fire, and a
quilt also appeared to
have been thrown over the banisters, and that was
on fire, and it had ignited the staircase. He saw the
Iprisoner shortly afterwards, and she said that two men
had been into her bedroom, and that they had taken
part of the clothes oft her bed. In consequence of
something that was afterwards told hint he subsequently
went into the privy in the garden, and there found one
lof the home baked loaves which the family were in the
habit of eating. The fire was extinguished without any
serious mischief having been occasioned by it.
By Mr. COBBETT—Witness was not in the habit of
walking in his sleep. The first thing he saw of the pri-
soner was her coming up stairs with some water after
the alarm of fire had been given.
Mrs. Adams, the mother of the last witness, deposed
that upon the night in question she saw the house pro-
perly secured, and took the candle froth her daughter's
bedroom, and everything was quite safe when she and
her husband went to bed. Soon after they had got into
their bedroom she heard a door abut twice at the back
of the house, and she again looked over it and found
everything quite safe. In the course of the following
morning her son William gave the alarm of the house
being on fire, and upon her going to her son's and daugh-
ter's bedroom, she saw the curtains iu flames. The
quilt, which was on the banisters, belonged to the pri-
soners' bed, and it had been taken from her room since the
previous night. Upon locking user the house witness
found that the box of the prisoner which contained her
wearing apparel had been taken from her room and
placed down stairs close to the back door. Having
heard what the prisoner had said about two men going
into her bedroom and taking the clothes off her bed,
she remarked to her that it was very strange, if her
story was true, that there should be nothing missing,
and the prisoner at that time made no answer, but
shortly afterwards she said that a loaf had been taken,
and this was the loaf that was afterwards found by her
son in the privy. The prisoner had only been a short
time in their service, and she had had occasion to com-
plain of her not being clean in her work,
Mr. Adams, the prosecutor, deposed that immediately
after the alarm of fire had been given, he went to the
prisoner's room, and found she was not there, and the
bed did not appear to be tumbled, or as though any one
had lain upon it. When he did see the prisoner she
was dressed.
Thomas Lucas, a labouring man in the prosecutor's
service, deposed that he asked the prisoner why she did
not give an alarm after the two men had left her bed-
room, and she replied that she was afraid to do so for
fear they should come back and kill her.
Mr COBBETT, on addressing the jury for the prisoner,
said that the case was one certainly of a very mysterious
character; but, although they might think the conduct
of the prisoner was suspicious, yet it appeared to him
they might charitably come to the opinion that the evi-
dence did not conclusively make out the charge, and
upon that ground would say that the prisoner was not
guilty. The Learned Counsel then urged upon the jury
the absence of any motive for the commission of such
diabolical act, and said that the statements made by her
were evidently given while she was in a state of great
alarm and confusion, and therefore they ought not to be
pressed too hardly against her.
The Rev. Mr. Barker, the vicar of Pagham, was called
to speak to the prisoner's character. It appeared that
her father acted as parish clerk, and that the prisoner
had borne an exceedingly good character for the period
he had known her.
The CHIEF BARON, in summing up, said this was
a very painful case, by reason of a girl of such tender
age being charged with so serious an offence. If she
had been much younger, it would have been his duty,
under the strange circumstances connected with, the
charge, to have asked the jury whether they considered
the prisoner was aware of the nature of the act she had
committed; but as the law held every one over
14 to be responsible for his acts, unless
evidence were produced by the party accused to show
that he was not, they must, in the absence of such
evidence, look at the matter in the ordinary way, and say
whether the evidence satisfied them that the prisoner
had actually committcd: t,e act with which she was
charged. As to the fire beintwilfa he apprehended
there could be no doubt of that famt, from the evidence
showing that these had been three different places set on
fire, and the only question then remained was, whether
the prisoner was proved by the evidence, beyond any
reasonable doubt, to be the guilty party. It was cer-
tainly very strange for a young girl to get up in the dead
of the night and act fire to her master's house in three
places without any apparent object or motive, but it was
his duty to tell them that the absence of such motive
ought not to influence their decision when the fact was
clearly established.
The jury, after a very short deliberation, returned
verdict of Guilty, but tit the same time strongly recom-
mended the prisoner to mercy on account of her youth
and previous good character.
The CHIE2 BARON said the recommendation should
certainly be attended to to the full, st extent.
Thomas Hughes, 18, and Thomas Claridge, 15, were
indicted for a burglary in the dwelling-house of Hannah
Brogden, and steeling a workbox, a corkscrew, and
some plated articles; and Sabina Sainsbury, 17, was
charged with feloniously receiving a portion of the pro-
perty, knowing it to have been stolen. Mr. Johnson
prosecuted.
The prosecutrix in this case, it appeared, is a widow
lady residing at Friars' Oak, about 10 miles from
Brighton. The robbery in question was committed on
the night of. the 4th of July, and on the following day
the three prisoners went to a beershop at Brighton, and
prisoners
and
other
housebreaking
r were ap
the woman was proved to have given a tablecloth—one
of the articles that had been stolen—to a woman to
pledge, and underneath her bed there were also found
other portions of the stolen property. The two male
apprehended afterwards afterwards by Berwick, a
superintendent of the Worthing police; and, upon their
other
indictments
out
ni them,e
foundbeing searched a plated salver and a corkscrew were
aeosawfnesltltahs a centre. bit, severalfialensd,
implements. There were four
nt prisoners for burglary
receiving; and, notwithstanding the youth of the male
prisoners, there was no doubt I'
they. were practised thieves,.
and that they had been carrying on a most extensive
system of depredation in different parts of the country.
The jury found them all Guilty, and Hughes was sen-
tenced to be transported for 10 years, and Claridge and
Sainsbury
to be kept to hard labour;, the former 12
and the latter for 9 months.
AA the • prisoners were going down the steps leading
from the dock, Hughes struck the girl Sainsbury a vio-
lent blow on the head which appeared to fell her to the
ground. It was stated by the police that the reason for
his committing this brutal act was a belief that she had
given some information upon the subject of other offences
that he had committed.
John Proudley, 36, a savage looking fellow, was in-
dicted for the capital offence of feloniously stabbing
George Smart, with intent to murder him.
Mr. Johnson prosecuted and Mr. Creasy defended the
prisoner.
It appeared that the prisoner was a labourer living at
Slinden, arid, according to the evidence, he had enter-
tained a strong animosity against a person named
Wellsher, who kept a beer-shop and who also filled the
office of overseer, on account of some proceedings he had
taken to remove the prisoner's mother from a cottage
which she had occupied, and he had repeatedly
threatened to do some mischief to him. On the 15th of
May he went to the house of this person, and conducted
himself in such s violent manner that the prose-
cutor, who is the constable of the parish, was sent for to
take him into custody. The prisoner before this had
been brandishing a knife about, and threatening to stab
any one who interfered with him, and the moment the
prosecutor went to him and offered to take him into cus-
tody, he, without saying a word, thrust the knife into
his stomach and inflicted a most severe and dangerous
wound. A surgeon named Clark, who was called in
upon the occasion, described the injury, and also stated
P that it was a very rare occurrence for any one to recover
from such a wound, and he attributed that result in the
he extraordinary good constitution
present instance to t
of the prosecutor.
risoner " Guilt of wounding
with intent to do grievous bodily harm."
His LORDSHIP, in passing sentence, told the prisoner
that he might consider himself very fortunate that he
bar to answer a charge of mur-
der,was not standing at the
h
ad dted he did not see how
and if the prosecutor
om being found guilty of that
he could have escaped fr
crime. The use of a knife was at all times cowardly
and un-English, and in all cases of this description
where a conviction took place
k the safety of the public
required that Is severe exampl e should be made of the
offender. He then sentenced the prisoner
to be trans-
ported for ten'years.

NORFOLK ClllCU.ll.—Cumbridge, July 23.
CROWN COURT.---(Bvtore Mr. Justice PATTESON.)
with", Shaw, aged 24, was indicted for feloniously
stabbing Robert Wilson on the 2i th of June last.
Mr. Naylor prosecuted, and Mr. Metcalfe defended the
prisoner.
The prosecutor is a travelling packinai, and it ap-
peared, that having some months back sold a gown-
piece for 6s. to the wife of the prisoner. he, when gouzi,
his rounds in June last, called on him for that debt, and
also 10s. 4d. which he owed to his brother-in-law. The
br prisoneread on wasd then engaged in the act of eating some
cheese,
and had an open knife in his hand.

The demand for both debts somewhat nettled him, for
he indignantly disputed the debt, and threatened to turn
the prosecutor out of his house if he did not go. To
this Mr. Wilson said, " That is a queer way of doing
business. If you do not pay I will county curt you;
and if you do not pay then I will clap you NO gaol."
This threat so. excited the prisone-, who was of exceed-
ingly small stature, that he seized the poker, and com-
menced an attack on his creditor. who in a trice twisted
the poker out of his haud, and flinging it into the cor-
ner of the room, again demanded hs money. Just at
that moment the prisoner's wife came to his rescue, and
picking up the poker replaced it in his haul. The
presecutor then, who was a stout Northumbrian, think-
ing thinks were getting rather serious, closed with his
pugnacious creditor, and lifting him, poker and all, otT
the floor, placed hire on a bench, when, despite his ut-
most resistance cud the outcries of his indignant spouse,
he proceeded to wrest the poker from his grasp. When
thus engaged, he received a rhea and dangerous wound
in the body from the knife of the prisoner, who, when
he was disarmed, exulted in the wound, and added, with
an oath, his wish that he had had the prosecutor's
" heart's blood."
On the part of the prisoner it was contended that he
had a right to turn the prosecutor out of his house by
force if he would not leave quietly, and, though the
use of the poker was not to be justified, yet it was t) be
considered that the prisoner was no match for his oppo-
nent, who woald appear to have greatly aggravated him
by his threat of legal proceedings. As to the wound
which was the subject of this trial, that evidently ap-
peared to have been inflicted during the struggle on the
beach, which arose from the attempt of the prisoner to
eject the prosecutor, and there was nothing to show that
it did not arise from accident.

Mr. Justice PArrEsox said, that though there was no
doubt that the prosecutor was not justified in remaining
in the house, even though he came to• demand a just
debt, yet it was equally -clear that the prisoner was not
justified in,--resorting to so dangerous. a weapon as a
poker, in_order to compel his creditor to quit. Still-lesi
would he be justified in using a knife, even though he
happened to have it open in his hand, during the scuffle
for the possession of the poker. Under all the circum-
stances of the case, it would be for the jury to say whe-
ther the wound was the result of accident or design. If
of design, it could hardly be but that the knife must have
been used with the felonious intent charged in the indict-
ment, and the jury ought to find the prisoner guilty of
the whole charge. It had been urged to the jury that
they might find the prisoner guilty of a common assault;
but it was not because the statute allowed that course
that it should be always adopted by a jury, who ought
to give such a verdict only as was reasonably warranted
by the facts proved beiore them.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty of the felony; and,
after a kind and warm admonition on the part of the
Learned Judge, be was sentenced to nine months' im-
prisonment, with hard labour.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW-STREET.
Yesterday a middle-aged man of respectable appear-
ance, named Edwin Bates, described as an artist, was
brought before Mr: Jardine, on a warrant which was
granted on the 18th inst., upon the information of the
Hon. Colonel Charles Grey,•Equerry to the Queen,land
others, charged with sending divers letters through him,
threatening his Royal Highness Prince Albert, that if he
declined to contribute something to alleviate his distress,
he would do him some injury.
Colonel Grey stated that from the month of January
until the 4th inst. he received four letters from the pri-
soner, directed to his Royal Highness, which, in his
belief, conveyed threats that he would do him some bodily
harm.
Mr. JARDINE asked the prisoner *if he had seen the
letters produced, and having received an answer in the
negative, they were handed to him.
The prisoner then said, I am aware that I have-writ-
ten strange things at times; but I entertain no ill-feeling
towards his Royal Highness, who in no way has acted
nnkindly towards me. Perhaps Colonel Grey is not
aware that in the month of February a gentleman in-
duced me to thick that Prince Albert was willing to eon-
tribute to a fund for my relief, to which the Earl of Zea-
land, the Earl of Carlisle, and other noblemen, have al-
ready subscribed; upon which I addressed a letter to the
Hon. Colonel Phipps, requesting he would recommend
my case to her Majesty, and received an answer
that it was not usual for the Queen to allow her name to
be placed at the head of a list of subscribers for such a
purpose. I hope, therefore, you will make some allow-
ance for my state of mind, owing to the disappointment I
have met with, and that you will not be induced to con-
clude I ever intended to convey any threat to the Prince,
or that I entertained any vindictive feeling towards any
member of the Royal Family, well knowing that they had
no disposition to injure me.
Mr. JARDINE—You have examined each of the let-
ters, ere you willing to admit that they are in your hand-
writing? Prisoner—l do not deny that they are mine;
at the same time I must deny that they contain, or that
I intended, any threats. I was persuaded that if the
Prince would allow his name to appear at the head of the
list, other persons would readily contribute, and my ob•
ject in writing the letters before you was, that he would
grant me such a favour. I have for a considerable time
past met with great kindless from Mr. Masterman, the
banker, and other benevolent persons, and if you are in-
duced by the present proceedings to make a public
example of me, you will by that means do away with the
whole of the subscriptions that have been entered into
for me. I was also told by Mr. Hope that if he saw Lord
Monteagle's name in the list he would subscribe, and I
am firmly convinced that if the signature of his Royal
Highness appeared it would in a great measure influence
others.

Mr. JARDINE inquired if it was to be understood
that a prosecution would be instituted in the case, or
was the object of having the prisoner apprehended simply
to have him held to bait?
Mr. Raven, chief clerk in the office of Mr. Mauls,
solicitor to the Treasury, replied that it was necessary
to compel the prisoner for , the future to keep the
peace; and, after referring to certain passages in each
of the letters, said that such language could not be to-
lerated with impunity as "my life depends on Prince
Albert," and " it is a question of life or death with me,"
&c.; and as such expressions were very likely to cause
alarm in the mind of any one to whom they were ad-
dressed; the Government considered it necessary to in-
terfere, and prevent a repetition of such conduct, not
only for the security of his Royal Highness, but of the
public, and that the prisoner should be called upon to
enter into such sureties as the Court should deem fit to

require.
The prisoner entreated the Court not to adopt such
harsh measures against him; and if there were any
doubts as to his mental debility, that Dr. Munro and
Dr. Sutherland, both of whom had prescribed for hire,
should be examined upon the subject of his delusions,
which were caused by unfortunate railway speculations.
He also begged to say, that in 1837 he was tried at the
Central Criminal Court, and there it was proved by
competent witnesses that he was not in a sound state of
mind.
Mr. JARDINE said he was not competent to enter into
the merits of the circumstances alluded to, his duty being
to put a construction upon the bearing of the letters be-
fore him, and he was bound to take care that the person
who was capable of writing such threats should te pre-
vented from doing any harm; in addition to which an
avowal to that effect having been made, the prisoner
could not consider it a hardship on being required to
find sureties, himself in the sum of 200/., and two others
in 1501. each, to be of giood behaviour and keep the peace
towards all her Majesty's subjects, but particularly to
his Royal Highness Prince Albert, for twelve calendar
months.
The prisoner was removed from the bar, and a com-
munication was made to the Governor of Tothill-fields
prison that he should draw the attention of the medical
attendants of that establiibment to the state of his mind.
TVESTMIASTER.
VIOLENT ASSAULT UPON A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT.
—Mr. John Patrick Somers, M.P. for Sligo, attended at
this court to prefer a charge against Charles Bentley,
son of the keeper of the Westminster Scholars' Cricket-
ground, Vincent•square, who
.had been summoned for
violently assaulting him.
Upon the case being called on, Mr. BRODERIP in-
quired what the defendant's calling was? Defendant
replied—Cricketer and butcher.
Mr. BRODERIP observed that before going into this
case he felt it his duty, considering the. rank and station
of the parties, to say this was a case that ought to go
to the sessions, for if upon a full hearing of the evidence
he came to the conclusion that the assault alleged had
been committed, the utmost penalty he could impose
would be a fine of 5/., and any person so charged, it the
matter were disposed of summarily, might consider they
had a right to amuse themselves by committing assaults
of this description by putting their hands in their
pockets and paying that sum. lie had no objection to
dispose of the matter summarily, but that he felt that in
these cases it became a mockery, as a person possessing
the means of paying the penalty he had mentioned
might commit such offences with a degree of impunity.
He therefore determined upon sending the matter to the
sessions.
Mr. Somers thanked the magistrate for his considera-
tion, and expressed his willingness to leave the case en.
tirely in his hands. Ile had no vindictive feeling
against the defendant; but he felt that a most atrocious,
cowardly, and assassin-like assault had been committed
upon him. lie bad been brought up in this country,
having been many years in the public school at Har-
row;. had seen may skirmishes in the course of his-time,
but never so dastardly an assault as this, the atrocity of
which induced him upon public grounds to come
forward.

Mr. Somers then proceeded to give his evidence upon
oath, and said—On Tuesday evening at six o'clock I
went to the House of Parliament, but it happened to be
the day of the Duke of Cambridge's interment, and tt,
there was no evening sitting I walked homewards with
a friend, and when I got within sight of my own resi-
dence, my favourite dog, which had been let out by my
people, advanced towards me and strayed into the in-
closure of Vincent-square, the
gate of which
was wide open. I followed him in ft:r the
purpose of getting him out, and found. him rolling
himself in the grass within four or five yards of
the gate, and within 150 or 200 yards of any of the
cricketers, who were playing in the centre of the ground.

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[PRICE SD.

There were two men sitting on chairs near the gat:,
smoking pipes, one of whom I believe to be the de-
fend Ant. He had a cap on, but no coat. He accost< d
me in a very insolent manner, and said I had no busi
ness there with my dog. I replied the dog was doing
no harm merely rolling on the grass, when he said,
" Take your dog a aasy, or I will bundle you both out of
the place." I replied, "My goad fellow, do net by
angry; keep your temper; there is no harm done. I
came here for the plop ,se of taking him ow," upon
which he juinre up out of his chair and cud ienly ad-
;mead taw.sr,ls me in a very menacing attitude, which
led me to expect he was L;oits to strike me, and al-
though I was very unwell, and had been so :or Some
days before, which I can di.tinetly prove, and had my
great coat on my arm, I Wa3 prepared to resist the
assault, and when he came within reach of me I made a
blow at him, which he asoided by keeping out of dis-
tance. My friend then interposed and said, " This gen-
tleman flood 3ou no insult. What right have you to
attaels him?" upon which he became very violent acrd
struggled very mach to get at me.
Mr. BRODERIP Was anybody holding him ?
Mr. Somers—My friend was holding him; at which
time the dog, which is a young one, being only eighteen
months or two years old. kept jumping up. not only at
my friend and the defendant, hut at myself, and tore the
skirt completely off my coat, after which we got out of
the enclosure, and the gate was locked. Some passers-
by, attracted by what had occurred, accosted me on the
outside of the iron railing, and I was explaining to them
what had occurred, holding one of the bars of the iron
railing at the time, when this man advanced quite un-
expectedly, my face being partially turned towards the
railing, and opened at me through the rails, striking me
a violent blow on the eye and nose with such force as to
completely whip me oil my legs, so completely unpre-
pared was I for it, and my fall was broken by a person
behind catching me.
Mr. BRODERIP—What was the effect of the blow—did
it close your eye? Mr. Somers—lt fortunately was a little
' below. I bled profusely from the nose, but the mark
under my eye was so bad that I could not appear in
public for several days. I could not in consequence ap-
pear in my place in the House of Commons at a time
when particularly anxious to do so. I must also
observe that a few moments before he made this attack
upon me and inflicted the blow, he made use of
a most disgusting epithet. In conclusion, the
Hon. Member again complained of the atrocious, assas-
sin-like, and cowardly assault committed upon him at a
moment he was unprepared, the defendant striking him
through the railings when he had no opportunity of de-
fending himself, or of retaliating, and expressed himself
somewhat in favour of the principle that if men came in
collision they should fight it out.
John Abbot, pianoforte-maker, said that he was pass-
ing on the evening in question, and saw the defendant
in his shirt-sleeves pushing a gentleman, who was expos-
tulating with him against using violence, at the same
time a dog was frisking about and jumped up at de-
fendant, who threw a stone at it. Defendant's mother
and sister then came from the lodge, and pushed the
gentleman out and closed the gate. Complainant and
his friend were outside, and were explaining to the
scholars bow the matter had occurred, when at that
moment defendant rushed through the scholars, and
struck the complainant, whose face was close to the
railing.
Mr. BRODERIP—At the moment before he struck, as
described, did the complainant use any threatening ges-
ture towards him? Witness—He did not; he was speak-
ing to the scholars. If he had defendant could not have
seen it, as he had fallen back and was behind the scholars
at the time.
Mr. BRODERIP—What was the effect of the blow?
Witness—He bled profusely, as it appeared to me, from
the nose and mouth; and I should say his eye would be
black the next day from the effect of the blow.
Defendant—That was the beginning as far as you
saw ? Witness—As far as I saw.

Dtfendant—Did you hear me make use of any dis-
gustiog language ? Witness—l did.
James Lottall, a labouring man, who, was passing, also
proved having seen defendant commit the assault in the
manner described.

In reply to the Magistrate's inquiry, witness said that
the gentkman's face bled a great deal, and he made sure
at the time that he was much injured.
Mr. Somers—Before ho struck the blow did he make
use of any observation P Witness—He said he would
punch his head.
_ _ _

Mr. Somers—Any more ? Witness I don't know.
Cross examined by detendant —I did not see the com-
mencement of it.

Mr. Thomas Drennon, of Duke-street, Adelphi, gen•
tleman, who was in company with Mr. Somers on the
evening in question, also confirmed his sta!ement
throughout. lie interposed, and held the defendant, as
has Lean described, to prevent anything unpleasant o:.-
currini:,r, and endeavourel to persuade defendant before
the blow was et. uck, to be quiet. He handed defendant
over, after having held him, to prevent any violence, to
some females at the lodge, and then went outside. Wi -
nev.s described defendant's rushing forward and striking
the blow like a flash of lightning—it was so quick; and
dvelared he never saw a more cowardly blow struck in
his I.fe. The effect of the blow was so severe that, had
it not been for.heinorrhage, he thought that Mr..Sutners
would not have been able to attend to Ptsrliamentury
duties for some time. Witness said that the scholars
were so excited that he was afraid that if the gate were
opened, thvy (he and Mr. tioiners) would have been
attacked by them with their cricket-bats.
Mr. B ,DERIP having, in the words of the statute for
indictable offences, inquired whether defendant wished
to say anything, at the same time informing him, as
customary, that whatever he said would be taken down
and might ILI used in evidence against him, observed
that he was not going to try this case, anol the accused
might therefore make his defence, or reserve it, as he
thought proper.
Delendant—Mayl call some witnesses?

Mr. BRODERIPLNot here. If I were going to try
the case you might call as many as you chose to bring,
and it would be my duty to hear them. You are going
bt f.,re a jury, where an ample opportunity will be
afforded you of producing evidence in your behalf, but if
you hare an 3 thing that you wish to tay I am ready to
hear you.

ll,:tendant—Then I would rather decline saying any-
thing at present. _

Mr. BtODERIP—It is my duty to call upon you for
sureties, yi urself in 601 and two in 301. each, for your
appearance to answer for this violent and cowardly as-
sault alleged against you.
Mr. Somers and witnesses having been bound over to
prosecute, retired.

The defendant, having put in the required bail, was
liLerated.