The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-23 00:00:00

EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 123, 1862.

• railway accident, defendants having suffered judgment to
go by default
Mr. Digby Seymour, Q.C., M.P., and Mr. J. B. Ramer
(instructed by Messrs. Preston, Turner and Garrett, of
Water-lane), appeared fix the plaintiff ; and Mr. I'bilboick I
reDrecanted the company.
Mr. Ligby Seymour said every one remembered the
terrible accident which occurred to an excursion train run-
ning from Kew to Bow on the 2nd September last year.
By that train the plaintiff, with his wife and child, were
first-clans passengers, and having been moat seriously injured
they sought at the bands of the jury compensation. Having
briefly referred to the circumstances he called
William Read (examined by Mr. J. E. Palmer)—l am
the plaintiff in this cue, and am a plasterer, of Bow. I
and my wife were first-class passengers by the excursion
train from Kew to Bow. We were going at the rate of
30 to 36 miles per hour. We were with ten more in the
second carriage from the engine. We were thrown over ,
the embankment with three other carriages, one under and
two over ours. Going down I found one of my legs through
a hole in the carriage, and I kicked a space large enough to I
liberate myself. I was very much shaken, and felt very
bad. My eye was nearly cut out, and I bled very muck I
I sought my wife and child, and found them in the rums.
They laid upon the beak for 10 or 12 minutes ; reuse& in
• very faint state. She walked with assistance. We took !
a 'bus to Charing-eross, and • cab home. I rode cabs& '
the cab, and at the Bow station we were stopped by Dr.
Gill, who gave us some medicine and a draught of water,
and said he would attend us the next day. The first week
of the accident I felt very bad, but the second I felt better,
and Dr. Gill told me to take all the exercise I could. I
went out, but 1 felt very nervous, excited, and giddy, and
Mt we drew% at all. Upon one occasion I saw Dr. Gill,
and had sew conversation about compensation.
Mr. Pldlbriek—l object to anything being said of that.
Wilness—At the end of the third week I went to work.
I had work at this time. but was obliged to send men, as I
con hl not attend to it myself. I had • pan in my shoulder
detain weehe, and could not follow my trade es • plasterer.
KY IMMO earnings were 21. per week. I had to pay some
extra ma to look after my contracts, whereas had I been
well two wield have dome. I paid altogether somewhere
about (ii. er it extra. Oa the litth of Getober I celled in
another fleeter, because I thought Dr. Gill wan not doing
lobelia,. Lolled in Dr. Gwynn* to see my wife, and also
Dr. Payne. lam even mow far from being the man I wan,
ass ean I do the work I did Wows the sonident. AB re-
gards ray wife, she never wan nailer the doctor's hands till
this secWeet. She is now very nervosa and excited, and
her eyes ran with water, men especially at night. Dr.
Gill recommended me to settle with the company, and
offered me 501. _ _ _

lies Iliad—l reassalier wines the carriage fell down
that a portion al the reef of Me carriage struck me, sad I
felt sibmold. I wee laid apes the grass, but I clung to my
AIM. I feel eotriaot pail is my head. I feel faintosio,
Mime and giddioses I emmot do needlework now, bat I
molt* do a groat deal Wore the accident. I have not
boss able to attend to my boasehold duties sines the awl•
diet, sad both appetite sod sleep fail me very moth. 1
have been sow by • dotter this morning.
Cbaes-szamieed—llie woe was Payne. I have enjoyed
slimys very rod health and was strung for my size. I wee
gime

oaTrei—l em a surgeon, of Hammersmith. I saw
Read on the 19th October. He complained of pains in the
head, sad was not only poorly but very feeble ; evidently
*emelt of the accident. M. Read was suffering from
belie vision, end was evidently very much shaken, and
she was suffering from oencession. She woe really very
ill. The pains she suffered were evidently the result of
the aseident. Hy bill is 15/. 15s.
Dr. Owyone—l numbed His. Read and found her suf.
faring from 0000014011 al the bisin. She bad vertigo, and
wee gewaslly rely weak end nervous. She is excessively
hated and now, and it is impossible to tell what
might be the result.
Mr. Philbrlsk add:mead the jury on behalf of the com-
pany, but called no witnesses.
The jury found a verdict for the plaintiffs with 500/.
damages.

THB POLICE COURTS.
fIANSION4IOI7IIX

At the oxicloaiou of the ordinary business at this
court, Mr. Blackford, of No, 10, Bocklersbury, soli-
citor, waited upon the Lord Mayor, sad made the follow-
ing conimunicetka. He said he received • letter a week or
so book from • cheat of his la Pavia,
.1411.1i11g that a youag
NMI with whom hie client was anted had seen ail a&
vertlasessat m one of the Paris papers, skein that • resin
compay requkedrepreeentatives in the comasersiallowns, at
appoiatmerits of from 1,800 to 2,400 frame per annum, to be
paid monthly. H. had answered theadvertimaiset, and after
some letten had pared between them, 'oohed mosived skitter,
signed Buekroaster., Harrison, and Co., Mating that they had
appointed him their agent, and their inspector would cell on
him and give him • proenratioa sad all the neemmery dins
tines, and requested him to forward per return of 110116 tea
francs in postage stamps to cower the expenses Of the prose-
ration and postag. He forwarded the to frames, and had
never heard aoything more from Messrs. Buckmaster and
Harrison or their inspector. Mr. Blachford wrote to his cliset,
and asked him for the letter containing the appointment,
do., which he received per return of post. He headed the
letter to his lordship for perusal. The letter, which was
entirely in the }'reach language, was • form
and here end there words tiled in with a pimliatd=h6d4esi-
dully in a foreign handwriting, sad the sigmalion was moat
decidedly written in the English style L the left hand
corner of the letter was printed in large letters, "Le Pour-
voyeur, Messrs. Buckmaster and Oe., 4, Newetrest-square,
Londoo." It was addressed to "M. Pierre, 80, Roe Haute, i
Deuil, pros Eughteo, Seine, D'Oine," and stated that the
directors of the "purveyor," io their sitting of the 18th
instant, had decided upon his admission as purchasing agent
in the "Arrondissement Postoke Department,' with as
annual appointment of 2,000 francs, to be paid monthly,
commencing from the lit January, 1862; and that
M. Boisaelot, their divisional inspector, would cep
on him within • fortnight, mid plan in his
hands their procuration ancl the forms *mastery for
the work which he would have to undertake.
The letter was signed in full " Buckmaster. Harrison, and
Co." There was, however, • postaoript, also written to •
foreign sty e, requesting M. Pierre, in the event of his ac-
ceptance of the appointment, to forward by return of peM
ten franca in postage stamps, for the cost of stamps aad the
' necessary registration of the procuration, which Messrs.
Buckmuter sad Harrison would hand him through their
, inspector, who would see him in the commencement of De-
' cember. Mr. Blachford stated be had bees to No. 2, New-
street-square, the address on the letter, but could find so
such name as Buckmasterr, Harrison, and Co. The MAN
on the door was Roberts, and the house was kept
by no old widow lady, whom be had every rumen to
believe was highly respectable, and she had informed him
that no such person. had offices there, but she had a great
many letters for them. She stated that a short time since
two foreigners—one rather an old, sad the other
rather a young man—one of whom apparently
spoke very little English, and the other none
at all, took • room which she had to let. She
thought they were going to occupy it as a bed-room, but
afterwards found that they merely wanted it to have their
lintels addressed there. He thought, having received such
lefarmation, it was his duty to come before his lordship,
that the public might be put on their guard to prevent, as
far se possible, others being duped, as his client's friend had
beim.

The Lord Mayor quite concurred in his opi•ioe,
end hoped the matter would be made public,
as he himself had received • letter from Paris,
from a gentleman signing himself "Douce," com-
plaining that he had seen an advertisement in the Sick for
agents for the above company, and had received a form
similar to that produced by Mr. Elachford, requesting him
to send ten francs, and thee having sent that amouut, he
bad never heard from them since.

GUILDHALL

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Jaws Nutt, a *roller, of Cheapaide, who has beeu ad-
judicated a bankrupt, was brought up for final examination,
before Alderman Humpbery, charged with having com-
mitted a variety of offences under the Bankruptcy Law
Cossolidation Act of 1649, with intent to cheat and defraud
his madam+. . . .

of the firm of Wild and Barber, for the pro-
secution, maid that mince the last examination he had re-
ceived a letter from Mr. Miller, a solicitor, renouncing all
claim for Mr. Nash upon the pteparty, value 3001., pro-
duced by Mr. Manuelle, and seird by the messenger in
bankruptcy.
Mr. Heard, for the prisoner, add he should reserve the
Mews, but be bops I, in oonsideration of the quantity of
property restored, that this assignees would recommend him
to mercy.
Committed for trial.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Patrick IrNantoro was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt
with being concerned with a women, not in custody, in steel-
ing • purse, ooetaining some silver, from the pocket of
Mrs. Harriet Rowbothain, of No. 8, Greek-street.
Mrs. Rowbotham said, on the evening of last Monday
week she was croseiog Greek-street, and a man and woman
came up and asked the way to Euston-square station, and
then to Museum-street. She toll them as well u she
could, and they appeared to doubt the way, and said they
had been directed the reverse way. The prisoner is the
man, end altogether she was kept from five to eight minutes
in convenntion, and an she could not net rid of them, offered
to point the way to Oxford-street, going out of her way to
do so. She then felt a sudden jerk et her side where the
—n was, the jerk being so sodden that it moved her, and
she felt the ma's hood pass behind her towards the female.
he soon as dist got to Sohasquare she said, " Here is •
=Beni be will direct you rightly ." and he did so.
and moos then went on, and afterwards she
thmsbt this seeded very strange, and on feeling in her
CiMlived her purse, containuig some silver. She saw
plisteur ingsla on the previous sight.
Mr. Lewla cross examined the proem:rut:ix, with the view

of skoviag that she waa oot certain es to the prisoner's
identity ;let she said she was certain the prisoner wee the
ISM

Rowbothaso—The man was no my pocket side.
Mr. Lewia—Thee he got the right side of you. (Laughter.)
Robert Pallas, 34 o,proved that on the night in ques.
tkia the proesontsix ealW to him to directs wan and
wawa ; the primer at the bar sr the man. The man
asked the way to Mueue-rreet, sad he directed him.
Akar 10 Waren alter the nramestrix came bar and told
kir that kr
the Ira cad warm pocket bad bra pared, and re believed by
. _ _

-Bsrpaaat Joy, 9 ti, apprehended the prisoner front a ar