The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-30 00:00:00

THE iXIMESS,‘ THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 30, 1865.

THE PROPOSED PURCHASE OF
r. RAILWAYS BY
GOrzaNuitN

The ordinary weekly meeting of the Society el
Arta teak place yesterday remise. at the erovey'sthouse.
Ade'phi. The their was taken by Lord Lrrnmon, and
Mr. HAW= proceeded to read his paper on the proposed
punkin of railways by government. He began by remark.
mg on the gradual wearing away of oar national prejudice
'gaud government intafereme is " the ordinary affairs of
life." However, he was not for changing what was sow a
mercantile monopoly into • vest government monopoly
without due consideration. It was laid dews by Mr. Galt
that highways should not be under private metro' or main-
Mined for private profit, but it should be remembered that
the old turnpike roads were not wider government
°antral; if they bad been, he doubted whether goyim-
went would have promoted their supercession by
he rail. The Past-office was quoted as • tri-
umphant Malmo& of the sneers of government manage-
menu, but be doubted if recent Post-office reforms could
have been effected bat for the facilities afforded by the
railways, and the active co-operation of railway director'.
It was proved that during a given period. when complaints
were etas of the irregularity of the Irish mail myths,
them were ten oases of unpunetuality is the short service
between the Past-eillos sod Ember-square for one that
occurred in the railway service between Landon and Dublin.
Besides, the Post-office repudiated all respothibility for loss
in transit, whilst the railways were held &mastoid&
Would the government accept railway responsibility if
they took over the railways? It was the railway companies
that had introduced and matured the electric telegraph.
Tbe Post-office admioistretion mamma a revenue of
4,000,0001., and he believed that the work would be
much cheaper and better done if entrusted to •
well organised company. With respect to the main
question, namely, the transfer of railways to the
government—he doubted very much if fares would be
lower or the lines better managed. The various directors
bad already adopted the principle that the highest revenue
would be obtained by mtnimum fares and • maximum
number of pummel% Mr. Galt asserted that • reduction
of our railway faces to one-third would be a greater boon to
the people than the repeal of the customs and excise duties.
To do this would be to carry passengers at fees this cost
prim, and to give merchant' sod railway passengers
bounty on their trade and transit at the expense of the
rest of the people, ming that with the Ices which the re-
duction would met am reduction of customs or excise
would be impossible for years to Dome. Mr. Haines pro-
ceeded to read • series of figures to show that the increase
of passengers expected from a reduction of fares to one-
third would not be remunerative, and that the
calculations upon which the government plan was based
were made on the traffic of the metropolitan omnibus lines
which were entirely exceptional and peculiar in their
traffic. He taunted the government on their extravagant
management of the great naval and military establishments,
and reminded them of the cost of the Celedonias Canal. He
contended that no sane man would vote for placing any
more of oar great establishments under government manage-
ment. He denounced the pecuniary portion of the govern-
ment plan as preposterous, as requiring that each man,
woman, and child in the kingdom should take a railway
journey thirty times in the year to make it remunerative,
and went on to examine the comparison which was made as
to safety between Eoglish and continental HOOK Mr. Galt
said that French lines were seven times, Behrian nine, and
Prussian sixteen times safer than thoth of England ; but
he (Mr. Hawes) believed that the socidents on continental
lines were ocumealed as • return for free theses ranted to
the prem. Having reviewed the political, social, and
economical imusequences of 'merriment marine-
meet of railways, which, he alleged, would entail an
annual loss of ten or twelve millions to the
consolidated fund, he concluded that nothing bat the most
urgent and clearly demonstrated necessity would justify
the transfer of the railway system from its preset to
government management. (The paper was much cheered,
sod the parttime taken up seemed to obtain general ac-
ceptance from the meeting.)
Mr. GALT CON to defend his propositioes. He denied
that government had anything to do with them or had
adopted then. Mr. Gladstone had, in feet, stated that
under no circumstances would government undertake the
management of railways. With respect to his book, which
Mr. Hawes bad reviewed, he begged to my that what he
deemed the most important points had been completely
overlooked by the reviewer. All that he simply contended
was, that railways being in fact
the hiehways of the
country, it wee inexpedient that they should remain under
the management of redeemer, however able, whose sole
object was to obtain profit for railway shareholders. The
railway revenue would text veer be 36 millions, and what
be proposed was, that the fares should be reduced two-
thirds, being • mein of 24 millions annually to the
public. He would have • uniform rate. whereas at pre.
sent each line bad its ovra rate, and some of tiem
various rates on the same line. In fact, the only
object of railway directors were to squeeze the uttermost
penny out of the public. All the change he contended
for was, that the various lines should be leased on the
basis of • uniform tariff, and no government pat/wage nor
interference need be mocesary. It was said that competi-
' lion was obtained by private mannement, but he asked if
I the public reaped the advantage of competition from the
s
a VoTttigs
fficeo.rbrearloujiht it a tills piract CohnfirriliatiAosn too the
;principle, which was that the first consideration in the
management of railways should be the cesveDiesee and
3 ▪ benefit of the public, and not the question of profit to indi-
-3 "dual". (Cheers.)
Mr. Hard, ass government officer, objected to government
management of railways, As a lumber of the Postoffice
r i establishment, he tugged to state that its appointments
' were is no way influenced by political eonsideratioes. He
denied that the railway companies helped the Pestoffies.
On the contrary, the Post...office paid now actually more for
it the carriage of letters than they bad done In the old oosch-
lag time. Mr. Galt's proposition did not exclude competi-
tive.
HAWLSHAW repudiated the idea of government pur-
chase or management of railways. Government would not,
be believed, ever do so foolish • thing as to attempt to pur-
r. chase the railways. He believed that future railways would
cost more than the past, simply because every element of
production was theomingdearer every day. He contended
that • uniform tariff, either for goods or era, was
I ; impossible, as the price must shears be reel by the amount
carried in goods and passengers. In some cases an average
of 200 tons freight might be calculated on, and then (be
Li charge would be much less than when the average was only
30 tons. There was • law by which the amount of railway
freight was ruled between certain points, aid which law
17 could not be altered either by atatasmec, or statisticians, or
• gentlemen who wrote books. (A laugh.) That law was the
• commercial exigency of the locality, and in obedience to it
must railway fares and freights be regulated. He thought
by that government adoption of railway be ruinous to
those in existence, and would put a "
compete stop to rail-
way extension.
tar TM CHAIRMAN suggested the adjournment of the discus-
"' sloe. Mr. Chadwick might wish to make • few observations.
Mr. CHADWICK thought that a paper should be prepared
2 In reply to that of Mr. Hawes. -He pointed out several
s importast questions which bad not been touched, and
for, which would require some time for their discussion.
gm Mr. Wimerea rose to order. Mr. Hawes' paper was an-
t"- mastered, and the discussion ought to be dread. Mr.
Chadwick might propose a paper, and that would open •
30 fresh field for discussion.
Ply The further dieetierion was ultimately adjourned sing die.

MORTALITY IN SPITALTILLDS.--TRllterdßy morn-
ing an inquest was held in C.mmereial-street, Spite'fields,
on the bodies of George AOlOO, aged 38. and Margaret Aesop,
kis wife, of the same age. The deceased persona lived in
room, at 27. Grey Eagle-street, for which they paid 24. 9d.
• week. For some time before their deems they com-
plained of sickness, loss of appetite. and a sort of skin over
the eyes. They spoke of the dreadful state of the premises
—the water kept is an old ter barrel, the yard wet end
dirty, the boards of the closet pertly gone, sad the door of
it off. Mary Davies said that she lived on the ground Boor,
where she had a coal shop. Her eleeping.room wen throe
fest below the level of the yard, and the window was
level with the surface of the yard. She paid 4s. a week to
Mr. Waring. She bad lived them seven years, and daring
that time lost six children. They ell died under the age of
two years sod • quarter. She bed two children living
now. Twenty people lived in the house. In the beck
TOM on the first door • man and his five children lived.
They paid Is. 9d. a week rein, for the room was vary small.
In the =xi room the two deceased died. Over it •
woman and her two children ; and in the next room to here
was s family consisting of a man, his daughter, sad e little
boy, paying 2s. &I. a week rent. In witness's room the
Boon= was laid level on the ground. There were no rafters.
The Boor was the height of a table beneath the level of the
vard. Some further evidence touching the state of the
I and premies having been given, Dr. T. Jervis said
Ithet he found both the man and the woman delirious from
I typhoid fever. They were so surremsded by unhealthy
intluesoes that their recovery was hopeless if they
loosened there. Them wee an sommulation of
vegetable and other mime outside the door, and the
and the stairs were extremely dirty ; the walla
=sod dilapidated ; the closet in a disgraceful
state ; end the water very abort in supply sod unlit for
drink from the exhalations from the drain. Dr. Henry
lotheby, medical officer of health to the City, after de•
scribing the state of the place in detail, said that the water
was so filthy that it oottkl only be used for washing. Mr.
Lasso Bettrem, assistant inspector to the Whitechapel
Board of Works, said tbst he had served • notice as Mr.
H. F. Waring, of 450, Haskoey.read, on the 24th of
October, sad be got • compulsory order on Thunder len
with referees* to this beam. Some further endue* was
taken in conjunction with the abominable and dangerous
meditioss of Wm preens" and the jury, after some &ahem.
tics, returned the following rennet :—" That George Anson,
and Ins inlay Married Asses, died from typhoid fever,
end that the filthy modifies and overcrowded slide of the
premises 'wieder= such fever ; and the jurors further say
that more prompt measures ought to have ham taken with
reepeet to the said premises by the district mapeetor."
ALL ENGLAND PLoooonta DiArcase. —The last
meeting ter the premed year COMO off on Tuesday at Lain-
bourne, Watkins. The weather was met unfeworable
still there was • tolerable atiseslawse. The two.leina
ploughing was woe by Moen. Basses= ; sod the thres-
her's, open to All England. by a keel ploughmen, with
Yaeeers Howard's plough. Flee priest vim competed for,
sod four were woe with the Bedford Await. Ma=
Howard have won thin year the lamest Usher d Mess
oyes to Ai Zeolegol. molar Me 27 foamier.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

WOOLWICH, Nov. 29.
A highly favourable report was this day for-
warded to the Admiralty by the Oonsmodore-Saperiateadent
and other Moan of this dackymd, aa to the awaits of Mr.
E. Cuper's fire extinguisher, whisk has recutly been sub-
jaded to a series of experiments at the steam f dory
dr
partment. An immense fire, fed with tar, turpentine,
ahole oil, kn., wee extinguished in three minutes by this
invention, which consists of a tin canister filled with • fiuid,
which, when turned upon the fire by means of • tap,
quickly produces the required result. The invention
anisd
valuable for application cif shipboard in cose of fire,
the cost is very moderato.

THE FARMERS, CLUB
Da D THE CATTLE

TO TRZ =NOS Of TER =TRIM
Ste.,—An error has crept into your report as to
what ok place between Sir George Grey and the deputa-
tion from the Farmers' Club upon the cattle plague. Will
you allow me a few lines to explain ?
m I did
em not advoca
had rte
the total stoppage of all cattle traffic; y remarks
ference to the entire stoppage for a given time of all traffic
in lean or store stock, being fully convinced. as I stated to
Sir George Grey, that until such a step be taken there is no
boos of being rid of the plague.
I am totally opposed to say ludas interference with the
trade in fat cattle. Early in the present month, when read-
'
ink a paper on the "Cattle Plague," before tbe Farmers
Club, I deprecated say measures which would interfere
with the supply. of the food of the people. AU we, as
farmers, want IN the adoption of the best precautionary
measures by the government to prevent the further spread
of the frightful disease.
The committee of the Farmers' Club were unanimous in
thinking that the minority of the royal commission were
right in their report, and also that the recommendations of
the majority of the commission would be far too stringent
is their operations, end, as I believe, would, if put in force,
create great disseitisfectioa among the consuming classes.
There was soother point of much importance urged
myself sad others upon the attention of the Privy
viz., that the Orders in Council should be compulsory sad
not permirory. The government has hitherto relied on
local authorities to pot its orders in force ; the result of this
course, judging by the returns of the last month as to the
losses, proves it to be a failure. Now that the disease is
making such strides, I maintain that the Orders in Council,
when tamed, should have immediate effect throughout the
country, and not remain in abeyance until the local authori-
ties in every city, borough, and magisterial division, decide
whether to reject, modify, or adopt them. Sir George
Grey, on this proposel being urged, remarked, " Let us wait
and see bow the present order works." This " waiting to
see" resulted in Barnet Fair being held, from which place,
the disease was spread to a grievous and almost indefinite'
extent. If this principle of waiting to see" had not been
acted upon, the dimities, ere this, might have been enter-
miuste&
Let the Order in Council be compulsory, and should it
happen that any county, district, or magisterial division,
being free from the disease, desires to be exempted, to such
parts of the county the government might give as order of
exemption.
That the Orders in Conseil should be: roperly eaforeed in
the districts where they are adopted, brief summary, in
the plainest language, of these orders should be published
and extensively circulated, every policemen in Um kingdom
being furnished with a copy.—l am, do.,
OFIARLES HOWARD.
Biddecham, Bedford, Nov. 28.

4 VINDICATION OF MR. G. W. GORDON.

At the annual meeting of the Cirencester
Auxiliary of the Wesleyan Missionary Society, on Tuesday
evening, the Rev. E. Blake, who has jest returned
from Jamaica, touched upon the topic which he said was
moat prominent in men's minds just then—at least in
that of the religious world —namely, the recent outbreak
in Jamaica, and its cause. He mid that for a period of
fourteen years it had been his happiness to labour
in Jamaica. He was not going to apologies for
the outbreak. He was • stroog opponent of re-
bellion, and a great lover of order and good govern-
ment. He, however, grieved to have to admit that the
calamities recently enacted there were in • measure to
be attributed to the misrule which had been exercised
over the unhappy people of that unfortunate island.
With reference to Mr. Gordon, he was able to
state that he was not a baptist, but • member of the church
of England, end he knew him well, and he bad been UMW
dated with him in many different meeting. He bad, how-
ever, seen him take the chair at the Wesleyan as well se
at the Baptist missionary meetings. He was a mass of ex-
tensive information, and of most generous impulses, and be
had laboured tong to promote the welfare of his fellow-
creatures. He believed be was thoroughly devoted to God,
and weaselled himself sincerely in promoting the welfare
of those around him. He was a man most liberal in his
contributions to the cause of God in every department.
There was 'gamete a chapel that required buildieg, •
wheel established, aany good
work carried out that did
not find a hearty supporter in Warp William Gordon.
The baptist missionaries were • noble set of men, and
they had rendered great service to the cause of religion.
These were serious charges which were preferred against
them, but their vindication would appear in due mane.
They bad borne their testimony against wrong and oppres-
sion, but they had a right to speak, and they had a right
now to be heard. Mr. Blabs, in conclusion, addraned him-
self Ito the political situation of the country.
He said that the white mem, and those who
were nearly white, sought government plows and
government emoluments by the most oppressive means,
and at the same time the taxation of the country was
increased fearfully, and had become poorer and poorer
year after yeir, because estate after estate was thrown
up in disgust. These estates were generally the pri.-
piety of people residing at • distance. The manage-
ment would be entrusted to an attorney, who would,
perhaps, receive 1001. a year, an hogshead of sugar and
• puncheon of rum ; then there would be an overseer,
who would have his salary, with • hogshead of sugar
and a puncheon of rum ; then there would be a
book-keeper and other expenses. In fact, if farmers is
England were to manage their farms in • similar way they
would soon be mined. Well, those planters who were de-
termined to carry on the cultivation of their estates
thought they could do it on a cheaper principle by
employing coolies, and they spent • seat sum of motes
in eucouragiog this coolie immigration to supplant the
oegro labourers. The result was the increase of taxation,
which pressed very heavily. Then, again, in cense-
gallium of the American war, cotton had been so dear
that the Regrow were unable to obtain clothing. The
could sot get calico under 2.5. per yard, and they must work
very hard to earn Gd. a day. He thee showed the cause of
the outbreak. He said a poor negro went to gather fruit on
a neglected estate under the impression that no one eared
about it. In fact, it would have been allowed to rot. Well,
he was prosecuted for trespus, and because hen as fined it
was that the outbreak took place, it wee
not till after they were fired upon that they rose.
Now, he did not think that Englishman would have
stood such proceedings without resenting them
much more than the untutored negro. The authorities had
erase deep revenge—they had taken tweety lives for ow.
He did not hornets to say that Governor Eyre had shown
himself quite unfit for his post, and be most no longer rule
tbatisland. They wanted • man with &Christian heart, • wise
head and around judgment. The speaker concluded by stig.
matiriag the elms legislation of the island, and said that the
country would never be prosperously long as they had the
.. I present venal house of assembly.
lien

THE OUTRAGE AND HIGHWAY ROMANY UPON A
LADY AT 11.10E1:I.—At the adjourned quarter session for
Essex, held at Chelmsford on Tuesday, Richard Newby.
dies Robert Rue'land. • Williams,
man, was iodine&
for insulting Mrs. Cordele Williams, a lady of the highest
respectability in the neighbourhood of Ilford, and stealing
from her person • gold watch of the value of 141. Mr.
Woolett prosecuted. The circumstances of the outrage
created much serration at the time. The lad suffered
considerably from the effects of the attack, and for two or
three weeks wee unable to appear against the priaothr. The
facts my he briefly stated. Os the afternoon of the 13th
nit. Mrs. Williams, the preenntrix. woo taking • walk
in the vicieity of Little Ilford, whea she was accosted
by the prisoner, who asked her if she had got
a watch. She made non ply, when the fellow in • moat
dastardly manner knocked her down in the road. He knelt
upon her, and neutrally anownded in getting her golde
ld
watch from her dress. She Wangled as well as she
with the ruffian, and screamed violently for help, and he
ran away. She sailed to a coachman, who was • short dis-
tance off, and who pursued the prisoner across some fields
Shen he w
Blasand. capt ured23 K. and handed over to the charge of
nowt to whom be remarked that he was
sorry that he bad hurt the lady, hut that he was not sorry
that he had stolen the watch, as he intended to bars
had one the first opportuaity. The prisoner, in his defence,
admitted that he had assaulted the lady, but denied com-
mitting the robbery, alleging that he packed up the watch
which was lying in the road. Tin jury found the prisoner
sod several former convictions were proved agaiost
him. He was sentenced to fourteen yewst penal servitude.
TIMER MIN SUIVOCATED ON SHIPBOARD. —A few
days ago we stated that three men had died in soccession as
board** ship knothale, in one of the Liverpool docks.
Yesterday the Liverpool corner held so inquest ea the
bodies, wham Dr. Tina, medical officer of health, ex-
plained that during the late severe plea the mar lighted an
American stove in the deck-house, sod owing to the defec-
tive ventilation and the high winds blowing at the time,
the fumes of carbonic said gam caused their deaths by irafin-
cation. Al soca as Dr. Trench lad gives his evidence, •
verdict waa retuned to the affect "That the deaths of the
three demand wad caused by defective ventilatioo."
DU BARRY'S DELICIOUS EILALTH RiSTOZI/141 Rs-
TiLmITA AstsicA Foos *the thrice the arsurishment of the
b.st ..sd CUM wittiest stedide• at noraseresenew drsPeo•
ZIA (111441611.6)• COSY* *Ahewti coesselptios, debility. coestlps-
tic.. thank es, dreentoryilcoss, Mess, liver, sad stomach
cosspisints, end eaves tars tea scot is other roman.
60.000 ewes sarnney. De saki Ow, No. TT, Regeot-sate-t,
LossoGes.
ee •Is• 181 W Th.: Ulla, : Wee
as 113. soloyelhetrest 4. Megiddo ; 140, sad SW Ostord
stuck; =dal itesese•...4threltillelnestd

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
I
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENC H. —NOv.
After Tens Nisi Prins eittiep at Weelminster.—(lisece•
the Lord Chief Julies sad Special Juries.)
TR' QUM 10. OOREITL••3113 SHINANDOAIL
At the close of the ore kw the peassestsoo,
Mr. James said that as the indictment ceetsised fifty gee
counts he should like to know on which the mown cella.
The Solicitor-General aid he relied on three sets of
musts, charging the defendant with lavinin this country I
incited oieWir persons to serve es gallon cu board *vessel
intended for warlike purposes, and thee that he had ohm-
mitted the same offence on the high MIL
The Lord Chief Justice—The latter is whet you galinly
rely on I
Thee, there were
The Soliciter•Caserel—Yes. several
other count' which charged that in a certain place abroad
—videlicit, ca hued a British vessel—
The Lord Chief Juatic•—Them rums to be the diffi-
culty in respect to thou counts, because the evidence tends
to show that she wee at this time a Confederate ship.
The Bolleiter.Geoerel—Yes contention ie that when the
offence wee committed the vessel wee en English vessel. She
had not then hoisted the Confederate flag.
The Load Chief Jcurtioe—lt moot be doubted that she
was made over to the Coefederates before she reached the
Deserters. But does sot the Foreign Midmost Ad
make it equally en offence whether it is committed on
board a British ship or not on the high seas.
The Solicitor-Cleinmel—Yes. And that pert of the in-
The
" on board a British vessel" might be struck out.
The Lord Chief Justiee—l Wilk I might relieve both
sides from dimming the legal points sow. What I shall
ask the jury will be whether there was an actual attempt
ea the pert of the defendant to induce the mew of the Bee
Ring to enlist in the manner described in the indictment,
end if they find in the affirmative then to leave to the
defendant to move the court upon the law. The jury must
not be troubled with that di on.
It was thee arranged that the ease should go to the jury
of law
on the fade, reserving for the mud above the points
involved in the case.
the
The further hearing of use was than adjoursed.
Till QUM O. DIOGAN AND ANOTHNII.
This was es action for libel in referenoe to the South
Eastern Beltway Company. The defeedente bad been in-
dicted on • ortuthiel Information for publishing the libel
complained of, which wee a letter written by
.• Yr. Hamil-
ton. That gentlemen had as a former occeacci attempted
tortif
doontents. but failed.
ge, (with whom was Mr. Sleigh), said
that 'with his lordship's consent the defendants wished to
withdraw the plea of not guilty, and plead guilty.
_The
prosecution arose out al a Wan. signed by Mr. Remillosia
which oo doubt out serious imputations ma everymenthar et
the South Eastern Railway Company. The eueetery of the
company brought en action against Mr. Hamilton, wbotelled
to make
out the charges, and after that it wee Deposals
for the present defendants to do so, and
ballli= sputa do
or say wee to sekoowledge that they pe the stets-
meets is good faith, said under a belief that Mr. Hamilton
could ethetutiate them. He understood that the South
Eastern Railway Company would be @Aided with the
course now parsed
Mr. &drank 13•11fintine (with whom wee Mr. Poland)
mid that when these proceedings were canineeseed nothing
had taken place with regard to Hamilton. The libels
complained of were snob that no patisserie mold rest
coder, and as on. the trial is Mr. Hamilton's ease he
withdrew all imputations, and after the statement that had
been just made, the South Pastern Railway Company had
no desire to pries for punishment aphid the Mordant.
The Lord Chief J ustioe—Let the pies at guilty be
recorded, and the defendant be fined la.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Nov. 29.
Sittings at NW Prins in Middleux.—(Before Lord Chief
Justioe Erie and • Special Jury).
ALM:WON V. TR@ ORLY RAMAN RAILWAY COMPART.
This was an adios to recover damages for injuries eth
tamed on the defendants' lies, end the defendants admitted
their liability, so that the only question was the amount of
compensation to be paid.
Mr. Serjeast Tindal Atkinson and Dr. Kenealey appeared
for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Bovill. Q.C., Mr. Serjust Ballau
tine, awl Mr. Bidder for the defendants.
The plaintiff, a yam( mac, wee helped into the tames-
box, and gave his evidence seated. He seemed to be is •
very bad state of health, aid trembled very mach. He
said that he had bees a clerk in the serves of the
Society for the Diffusion of Christian Knowledge,
at their plus is Linoein's-inn-flalds, since 1857. His
salary was 1254 • year. He raided at Leytonsture, and
oa the • of the 21st November last ha left Luton-
ease in • oboe caniarle for Loudon. His cerriegre the
the last in the train. The more was foggy, and near
Stratford station the train was stopped by • fog signal. Soon
afterwards a porter &lad oat " All right," and ths train
moved co, and almost directly came in collision with
another train. He was thrown forwards sod beamed,
with great violence, and the bottom of his beck struck
against the test be had been sitting vs. Then was &young
lady io knew in the carriage; she had the use of only one
eye, end that the was injured is the collision, so that she
was for the time bliad. He helped her oat as well as be
could, and afterwards took her home in • cab. At
her home, he had some braody, because he felt faint
and sick, and afterwards went by train sad
cab to Lanceberinmlields. He toned, however, that be
could Dot hold his pen, and the whole of his body was
trembling. He consequent' went home, and wes attended
until the 26th Nov. by Dr. Kennedy on behalf of the com-
pany. The doctor advised him to go beak to his work, and
ea the 29th he west in • cab. The shales of the 'Aide
caused so much pain that he bad to alight and walk in the
best way he mold. He was unable to write, cc eve° to it
at his desk. After this be was attended by Mr. Niehaus,
hie family doctor, and by his ayes west to the Isle of!
Wight on the Mat Jae., sad remained there until the
Feb. He returned to business oak the leth Feb., and diidd
his work in an imperfect way until early in June, when his
symptoms returned. Be consulted Dr. Rareskill, Dr.
li'Murdo, Dr. Delay, and Dr. Richardson, and by their
advice he resigned his situation, which, however, he would
be allowed to return to if he got well. He now suffered
worse than he had done before.
In crossaxantinetion the plaintiff 'Wed that be had
brought a second action spinet the company for iajuries
sustained through soother accident on the 13th April. He
was Dot oa this last occasion injured in any particular
manner, bat felt the effete of fright, and had bees much
worse WOOL
Mr. Nicholson detailed the plaintiff's symptoms, and said
that be was naturally of weak nervous system. There was
tenderness in the region of the spine, bat there was no out-
ward mark of injuryHe thought that there was fuse-
timed disturbance, but he did not think that there was any
permanent injury.
Dr. Ramstall, the senior physian at the Hospital for
Paralyse and Epilepsy, said that he bad examined the
plaintiff in Jose, and also on Tuesday last. He thought
that he suffered from cothussion of the spinal cord, and the
disease had increased and would increase. In his opinion
the injury was not likely to be permanent, and the plaintiff
was likely to get as well as most people were. He thought
bowever that • long ties would stapes before this result
was strived at. Be added that be believed that the plain.
tiff exaggerated his symptoms, but that this exaggeration
was doe to the injury.
The other medical men gave similar testimony.
Mr. Built admired the jury for the defence, but in the
course of his speech an arrangement was come to.
A verdict was taken for the plaintiff by sonnet.
Damages, 5261.
A J layman—lt is not enough.
Mr. Bovill—Yea have not heard our case, or you would
be of a very differeat opisios.

COURT OP BANKRUPTCY.—Nov. 29,
(Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.)
in L ILLSDALL.
The bankrupt was a surgeon. of Plusbarpaquare. This
was the sitting for eximisation sad discharge, The debts
are stated at the large amount of 218154, against which
there are assets of 2001., sad property held as security of
3,0901. dingpenditue had been 0004 a year is the two
years pre the bankruptcy.
Mr. Stevens, on behalf of Mr. Loosely, a creditor for
5001., called attention to the fact, that the bankrupt bad
binned this debt without probable means of persist.
Mr. Sargood, on behalf cf the bankrupt, urged drat the
Enemy had been lent at different times, sad that he was sot
without probable means of payment. The court ought to
have regard to the fact that the bankrupt was misty-AK
I years of age.
Mr. Darning. for the iimisuess. did not °Woo.
His Honour observed that the bankrupt had bees is
difficulty for many years, owing to his having to pay
large sums for premiums of insurance. Part of the advances
referred to had been made before the passing of the
Act of 1861, and could not bs takes into oosAderation.
With regard to the last advance of 2001., and looking at
the large amount of the bankrupt's debts, his order must
be suspended for eighteen months, with protection.
ix RI FARREL
The bankrupt had traded uarommlasion agent is Thames-
street, under the arm at Parka.. Brannen. and 00. The
acoonsts show a deficiency of upwards of 17,0001. At the
lest sitting the cam bad been adjourned ter the bankrupt
to produce two penes' named Frahm and Atkins, to
whom he alleged that he had sold large quaatitise of goods.
Hr. R. Griffiths. for the bankrupt. stated that lie had
made every possible Wonky, but *Add twat nothing of the
parsers referred to. He was prepared to produce letters
which be bad received In answer to him inquiries.
His Honour held that three bitten could sot be received
la evidence.
I Oa the application of Yr. H. Norris, for sa opposing
creditor, an adjairwitant rise die wee ordard, with pro.
teatioa fa worth.