The Sun. — 1841-11-15 (London, England)

LAMBETH-SIREE7'. On Saturday Mr. Norton was ,'ngaged for nearly three hours in further investigating a charge preferred by a policeman against a man named Ric,ttard Hart, a sawyer and prize-fighter, of having stabbed him in the left side with a knife, and also presenting a gulf At him and threatening to blow his brains out. The prisoner had been remanded from a previoug day to have the testimony of Inspector May, of the division of police, and a surgeon who examined the injured constable on Tuesday morning last. These witnesses were in attendance, and the former stated that be had examined a knife found on the prisoner on the night he was taken, and was of opinion that the small blade had been recently broken. He also gave it as his opinion that the cuts in the clothes of the ecnstable, and the punctured wound on his side, were done by the small blade of the knife produced. The surgeon mu of a similar opinion, and said that the instrument with which the wound had been inflicted had come against one of the ribs, and was prevented doing serious damage. A witness was called on behalf of the prisoner, who deposed that he had seen the knife broken a month ago, but he could not swear that it was broken as It then appeared. A witness was also called, who stated that the p.'isoner had been much ill-used by the constables. After the examination of several witnesses and a statement from Mr. Pelham, who attended for the prisoner, Mr. NORTON remarked that it was his impression and belief that the wound had been inflicted by the broken blade of the knife produced, but ho did not  think the prisoner had used it with the intention of doing the constable any grievous bodily harm, but merely to injure his clothes. He (Mr. Norton) also believed the prisoner had presented a gun at the constable, and it was very fortunate for him that that gun had not been found loaded, for had it bean so found ho (Mr. Norton) would have felt it to be his duty to commit him at once to trial. His conduct altogether was most violent and improper, and for the assault on the officer he would inflict the highest penalty of 5/., or, in default of payment, two months' imprisonment. Tim penalty was at once paid, and the prisoner released.  The Earl of Delavrr (Lord High ChamberLiaJO had an interview with Sir E. Peel on Saturday morning &-f, the Right lion. Baronet's residence in Whitehallgardetti  A consisting deputationor from lt r. Read,Bßritisha dMe six other liiecrml Association,em i.so the Society, had a long interview with Sir J. Graham Saturday, at the Home-office. AWFUL MURDER —On Friday last, we deeply regret to state, a murder of a most atrocious and diabolical character was committed at Courtelough, near Castle in this county. It appears that the unfortunate victim, Joi,oph Bolton, was sitting at his own fire-side on the evening before mentioned, surrounded by his ~ife and family, when some assassin or assassins fired a blunderbuss through the window, the contents of which blew the skull literally off the unfortunate object of their revenge or malice, and poor Bolton was stretched a lifeless corpse on the floor. Two persons were arrested the following day on suspicion of being the murderers, but Nvere subsequently lilKrated. A young man, named Henry Colburne, who held a mill under deceased, has since been filly committed 011 the Magistrates' warrant. Wexford I'l(l2:pendent.