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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—J Art. 18.
!Sittings at Nisi Prins 1n Loadoe.—(Baton Mr. Justice Byles
sod a Common Jury.)
lIIIDDLITON O. THE LOBDOS 0131ILLL 0112111308 COMPANY.—

This was an action to r7cover7Foi injuries sustained by •
horse and gig, in consequence of • collision with an omnibus.
Mr. Robinson and Mr. V. Williams appeared for the
plaintiff ; and Mr. Hawkins and Mr. T. Atkinson for the
defendants.

The plaintiff is • commercial traveller, in the employ of
Matae Chandler, brewers, Itackney.roed, and between
7 and Son the evening of the 12th June last he was driving
a hone and gig along Dukeetreet towards London-bridge,
sad in the gig with him was his friend Mr. Strauss. As
they were paasiog the Clock Tower, on their proper side,
ea omnibus which was going towards the railway station
ran aphid them, end broke the body of the gig away from
the other part. The two were thrown out, and Mr. Stange
was seriously hurt, but the plaintiff himself was more
fortunate, and the horse bolted ova the bridge. The
animal was injured so that he was not mud for • month,
end after the lapse of that time, when the plaintiff was
driving his wife ad child, the hone, which had been quiet
before the accident, started off, and, unfortunately, the
lady was thrown out and had to remain in the hospital for
six weeks. It was admitted that compensation could not
be recovered for this, as the injury was too remote.
The contest in the cense was who, if anybody, was to
blame ; and upon this question 'sidemen was given on both
sides. The omnibus was going slowly, and the gig was per
cowling at • asoclarste ; but on the part of the de-
fendants it was • that the accident was canoed by the
plaintiff not taking ealicient room in passing round in front
of the omnibus.
His lordship directed the jury that to bold the defend-
ant, liable they must be of opinion that the collision occurred
through the fault of the defendants' driver, and without any
fault on the part of the plaintiff.
The jury, after considering the matter for some time,
founds verdict for the defendants, saying that they believed
what occurred was • pure accident.

THE POLICE COURTS.
YANSION•HOII88

WW A man who gave is name as WM Termer, and de-
scribed himself ma • labourer, whose "make up" was to re-
semble • coal-heaver, and who was well known to the °d-
oers of the Bleudicity Society as • notorious being letter
impostor, was brought up on remand before the Lord Mayor,
charged with defrauding the publio by means of •freadulent
tale of distress.

It appeared from the evidence of the officer who had the
prisoner in custody, that on Thursday last he saw the pnaoat•
and another man who was not in custody going into different
offices in Great Tower-street. He followed them, and saw
them go into an office at 44, Mark-lane, and hand
a paper to Mr. Bacon. After they bad left he went in and
asked Mr. Bacon what they had got, and he said a begging
letter. He then went after them and took the prisoner into
custody, and on taking him to the station he found the peti-
tion on him which be produced. The other man ran off.
The petition stated that the applicant had been employed
as • labourer in the coal trade, and had met with an accident
through which he had had both his legs broken, and was
unable to work to support his wife and six small children,
who were at home almost starring. At the foot of the peti-
tion there were a great many name for amounts varying
from half a crown to • sovereign. • great number of the
nazism, nowever, were unmistakeably is the same hand-
writing as the body of the petition.
Hanford, one of the officers of the lfeadidty Society,
was present when the prisoner was brought up, and
said the prisoner was • very old Mager. It was only •
short time since that be was convicted from Bow-street for
the name offence ; in fact he was only just out of prison.
His petition On that occasion purported to be for an aged
widow. The tale of the broken lep was a very old one and
often adopted by the prisoner.
The Lord Mayor said he Woe* taken to him some time
back with the same story, and on looking down the list of
subscribers he found his own name amongst them.
Elmsford said that the last time he was convicted it was
in the name of Thomas Turner.
His lordship told the prisoner be should deal with him
as • rogue and a vagabond. He could not find terms that
would apply more to his character than • rogue and a va-
gabond, and under that denomination be should send him
to prison for two mouths, with hard labour.
A little urchin, whose head scarcely reached the bar,
only nine years of age, who gam his name as Richard
Harks, was brought up on remand, charged with having
in his possession in Primrose-street, a silver watch, puree,
and • number of other articles, sad not giving • matisfee-
tory amount of the same.
Policii-conatable 624 said he was on duty in Primrose-
street, Bishopegate, on Thursday, the 9th instant, at about
half-past four in the morning, when be saw a cab draw up
at one of the houses, and the prisoner jumped down from
behind. He went to him and asked him where he was
ping, and he said, " Down the next street." He told him
Usti was no street beyond, and asked him what he was
doing out at that hour in the morning, and he Z
" Mother sent me to post a letter." He .
him where his mother lived, but he said be
did not know, and when he asked him, merely
to tax him, whether it was near the Strand, he said
"Yes." He asked what be bad about him, and be said
" Nothing" ; but on searching him, he found a small steel
rat-trap, an India-rubber bird shooter, both quite new, a silk
purse, • new leather ball, and 40. in money. In one of hie
waistcoat pockets, attached to • black ribbon, he found a
silver watch. When at the station he said he did not know
where he lived.
In answer to numerous questions put by the Lord Mayor
se to where his mother lived, he replied that he did not
know.
He was therefore remanded sail lest Thurseley, when he
was brought before Sir Robert Cludeo, who was sitting for
the Lord Mayor, and in spite of his threat that be would
be whipped, be refused to give my other account of
his mother than that her name was Mrs. Harris, and that
she was • charwoman, said lived somewhere near the
Strand. He was then remanded, Wag mid b 7 Sir Robert
Carden that if he did not give some amount of himself the
next time he was brought up, he would be imprisoned until
he did. He refused, however, to naryy anything more than
" In the Strand ;" but he afterwards made some communi-
cation to the officer, which resulted in the discovery of his
mother's residence.
When the prisoner was brought up on Saturday, his
mother was in attendance, and stated that her name was
Penny Watson, and she Itved at Ealing New-town. The
prisoner got out of his bedroom window last Wednesday
night week, and she bad heard nothing of him since sniff
she received a communication from the police.
The Lord Mayor asked her if abs had ism the articles
found on biro.
She replied she had, and they an belonged to her. She
missed them after the prisoner had gone.
His lordship sentemed him to two months' imprisonment,
and told him that if after he came out be did not conduct
himself better he would be dealt with more severely.

ACCIDENT ON THE GRZAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.
—Au accident involving the destruction of a considerable
amount of property happened at the Sandy Station of the
Great Northern Railway Company oar &thirdly morning
last. It seems that about six o'clock an up luggage train
was shunting at the station mentioned, wbos, instead of
confining on the siding, the tracks took a line diverging to
the left, and loading to the main rails, and was at to the
down main line. Simultaneously there arrived a long dove
train of louse waggons, and before soy. steps could
be taken either to caution the driver or to
remove the obstruction, it earns in violent col-
lision with the runaway trucks. The latter were
scattered In all directions. the *owe of the goods train,
which at the Bros was nearly at full speed, being also much
injured sad thrown on its broadside. The fireman escaped,
but the driver (named Thomas Wykes) was seriously bi-
ttn, has his hip broken or dislocated, acid his oollar-
fractured. Both lines were blocked for • time, but
assistance arriving one of the lines was re-elated and the
communication renewed without any serious &troika to
the trade. It is supposed that the severs frost whisk
veiled caused • pair of switches to stick. instead of spas
lag back, and so to open with the main line die communica-
tins which has led to the accident.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE WENT LONDON RAIL-
WAT.--Os Saturday • shocking and fatal occurrence took
plane em the West Loudon and Hammersmith Junction
Railway, by which • young man named Thorns. Sampson,
of the York-rod, Battersea, lost hi. life. Domed was
driving • wawa over • mussing of the railway, known as
"StamforillindtimeSaddam:l4 perceiving a train rapidly
be approaching, although unneoessuily 80,
as both bone and waggon had Apt clear of the metals upon
which the Inn was spnatift. After urging on his
hone, he hastily jumped off the shafts. and in doing so
caught his foot, sod he fell imaniesth the wean, and
was dragged long by the horse at a rapid sees, as it
became 4arnied by the approaching train, for a enasiderable
distance. Hs was mimed to St. Georges Hospital, when
he expired in great away, it haring been discovered that
his back was broken, sad that he had received other serious
injuries.
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