The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-29 00:00:00

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COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
Sitting at Nisi Pnus, at Guildhall. —d Before Mr. Rama
Martin and Special Juries.)
CURREY V. LANCASHIRE AND Yottuatitcr RAILWAY
COMPANY.--ACMDENT.
This action was brought to recover compensation in &-
for bodily injuries sustained by a railway accident.
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Pickering, Q.C. and Mr. Kemplay, were connael for
the plaintiff ; and Mr:Edward James and Mr. Gray for the
defendants.
is August last the plaintiff, Mr. Currey, an engraver and
lithographer, at Bradt.rd, was a passenger on the Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire Railway between Dewebary and Clock-
beaten, in a second-class carriage: when the train came in
violent collision with a luggage train. He was thrown vio-
lently against the side of the carriage, end shaken very much,
but at the time he did not feel much rain, and wuableto walk
away from the scene of the accident. Atterwards, however,
he became seriously unwell, and was totally unable to
pursue his basinesa, his entire nervous system liavieg been
seriously injured and impaired. The company gave him W.
to pay his ex pease* at Southport, where be went for the
benefit of his health ; but, notwithstanding every care and
attention on the part of the medical men, he did not re-
cover, and was still wholly unfit to attend to bis avocations.
After the plaintiff, who was about 50 years of age, and
who appeared to be highly nervous and in a delicate state
of health, had been briefly examined,
The partial, on the suggestion of the learned judge, agreed
to take a verdict for the plaintiff for I,OCd guineas.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Oornminkraer Goldberg.)
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IRON SHIPBUILDING
His Honour had appointed to-day for taking evidence and
hearing arguments on a claim which bad be
preferred
against the estate of Sir A. J. D. Tichborne' of Tichborne-
park, Manta, by the Thames Iron-works sod Ship-building
Company, of BlackwalL It appeared that in the spring of
last year, Sir Alfred had entered into a contract with the
above-named oompany to build him • yacht for 7,5121.—
one-fourth of the priue to be payable on the contract, one-
fourth when the vessel was in frame, onelourth
when it was launched, and the remainder when
it was completed. The vessel proceeded as far as
the framing ; but u the company, after repeated applies-
' time, could obtain no money from Sir Alfred, the first
instalment even not being paid, they stopped the work,
and the bankruptcy having ensued, claimed to prove for
3,7561. the amount of the two first instalments, sod for
8001., ate low incurred by the slip being occupied by the
bankrupt's yacht while the work was at a stand-still.
Mr. Sargood appeared for the assignees; Mr. Bagley and
Mr. C. Pollock for the company.
Atter the examination of one or two witnesses in proof
of the amount of work done,
His Honour suggested en arrangement, and after a con-
ference between the learned counsel, it was agreed that the
proof should be admitted for 3,2501. It was stated, in the
course of the bearing. that arrangements were in progress,
and would soon be completed, for paying the creditors 20s.
in the pound, and that the directors of the company,
through Mr. Peter Holt, their chairman, were perfect',
' satisfied with the course which had been pursued by Sir A. J.
D. Tichborne.