The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-23 00:00:00

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NORTHEitN Auo. 22.
Niel Palm —Macre Mr. Justin Smith.)
ILIUM STD wits W. WWII assents asawae
Tlti SUPIJIMUMAT &AMWAY ADDIDIZT.—WEAVTDAWAGIAL
The plaintiff, Mr. Ralph, was • white cooper, in bagasse
in Liverpool, and bairn, aa interest in as options bushier
in line ter. Re took as 'Wye part In the Liverpool
baser. In June last Mr. and Mrs. Ralph were returning
from Paris, in company with Mr. and Mrs. Oondliffa, of
Waterloo. They were fint-eleas pawners in the tidal
train from Folkestone to London. end when near Staple
hunt, in consequence of the antigens of defendants's/r-
-esets, who were TV the rails, the train was precipi-
tated over a • into a small brook running
at the depth of nee feet below. The carriage
in which the plaintiffs sad Mrs. Condliff• were sitting war
smashed to piens, and the occupants were all greatly in-
tryza.d. Mrs. oliffe was suffocated in the mud of the
and all were for seine time moaned issensiblis.
Atter some delay the plaintiffs ware removed to a smell
hotel at Stepleburet, where they remised toe eve weeks.
under the treatment of Messrs. Wilkins, resident surgeon&
From the evidence of these geetlemen, corroborated by the
teetimoey of Liverpool =pose who afterwards attended
the plaintiffs, itoppearedthat Mr. Ralph had several ribs ha/-
tared on the left sides sad that he was much eat and brewed
in various parts of the body. A few days after the mai-
dent inflammation of the lungs set in, and had oontinuoi to
the peanut time. The w' The had sunsized
very great shook, end the patient was nearly three weeks
Were he was able to leave his be& It would
be a considerable time before It would be possible
to form an opinion as to when he would recover.
The left arm had since shows symptoms of wasting away,
which were reprded as indication. of serious injuries to
servant °entree. Mrs. Ralph was also very greatly injured
and her life was for some time in danger. The plaintiff mid
the net profits of his Liverpool bagasse amounted to about
9601. a year, and the net profits of the Manchester Dueness
were about 2001. a year of whioh plaintiff had one-third.
Reg
sad his wife had been quite incapacitated from attend-
in to the Liverpool bunions, whieb sines the arcideut had
Wan off to the extent of onishalf, and was contiocally de-

;Weis; .
No evident* woe milled for the defesdenta, the es
being admitted, and counsel merely *bettered the court is
initigatio• of damps, urging that there was DO positive
testimony that the injuries would be of s
DODt cherecter, bed oommenting upon what rirl".
girded as • somewhat exorbitant claim on the part of
the Messrs. Wilkie; the two Stoptiehuist surgeons,
who lead clanged ISO guinea for eve mote attesdasce
upon the plaintiffs in one little room in the village of Sta.
pieburst.
The jury, afters long consultation, found a verdict for
the plaintiffs—damages, 2,0001.
Another Noe. arising octet the same aceident, was set-
tled before corning into court. It was a claim by Mr. Orin&
Me, of Waterloo. hotel keeper, against the South Eastern
for personal injuries ',notarial. Times injuries were of •
way serious cheracter ; sod it will be remembered that.
Coodliffe was killed by the Dame &Goldoni.
i This case is understood to have been settled for 6,0001.