The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-23 00:00:00

THAMES.

Mrs. Sims, an elderly woman, Wu summoned for having
left a carriage on the Crest Eastern Railway on the 21st
of August while the train was in motion. She was very
ill and weak, and had suffered severely from an injury re-
ceived while getting out of the carriage. Her solicitor had
applied to the company to pay her doctor's bill, anirloct:l2.
had not answered the letter, but had taken these p
ings against her.
Mrs. Sims said that when the train stopped on the day
in question at the Shadwell station, a gentleman opened
the carriage for her to alight, and while getting out the
train rebounded, and she was thrown upon her face on the
platform.
A witness for the company said it had never happened
that a train coming into a station had stopped, and then
rushed on again before proceeding on its journey.
Mr. Benson said it was a very strong measure for the
railway company to proceed against the defendant, who
had been seriously injured, and he would not prejudice
the ease between her and the company by giving any
judgment upon it.
Mr. Wcatherhead, on behalf of the company, asked for
an adjournment, in order to get further evidence from
passengers in the train.
Mr. Benson had considerable doubts upon this case. It
was perfectly well known that trains did occasionally stop
and then go on again upon coming up to a station, and he
therefore considered the evidence given by the witness for
the company as worthless.
Mr. Weatherhead assured the magistrate that the oniy
object of the company in taking these proceedings was to
secure the safety of the public.
Mr. Benson said the servants of the company might have
deceived their employers, and thrown the blame of the
accident on the defendant. Ile should adjourn the ease
for a week, and hoped that some of the passengers by the
train in question ought appear for her.
HAMMERSMITH.
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Ilobtrt Reales F( Mon (barman) wascharged with refusing
to deliver up his ticket at the Notting-hill railway station.
He said be hail fallen asleep in the railway carriage, and
had travelled further than he intended. The guard told
him he could return to the previous station with the same
ticket, and therefore be refused to give his ticket op.
It was stated by an officer, who appeared for the com-
pany, that their rule was when a passenger had ridden too
far to allow him to return on payment of a single fare.
Mr. Papuan said the company could have charged the
excess fare as well as the fare for returning. As the de-
fendant fell asleep it was his own fault. At ■ny rate it
was his duty to show hia ticket whenever required to do so
by the officers of the company.
Fined 54., and 2d. for the fare.

THE SESSIONS-HOUSE, OLD BATLEY.—Sinop the
last session of the Central Criminal Court, considerable al-
terations and improvements have been made in the several
courts of the Sessions-house. In the Old Court new
lobbies have been constructed at each entrance, in order to
prevent the sounds from outside entering the court. Alte-
rations have also been made in the dock, and in the seat
for the presiding clerk of the court. In the New Court
similar alterations have been made in respect of the lobby
and clerk's seat, and in the top of the gallery • tall iron
railing has been fixed, to prevent the pownbility of commu-
nication with any of the prisoners in the dock below. Per-
haps the greatest improvement is the removal of the old
oil lamps and the substitution of • sunlight in the ceiling.
In the third court, new entrance-doors and lobbies have
also been constructed, and a sunlight inserted in the ceil-
ing. A new office has been made for the clerk of the
peace, and several other alterations made, all of which
will, we believe, conduce very materially to the comfort
and convenience of those having business to transact at
these courts. The whole of the works have been carried
out by Mr. G. Shaw, of King Edward-street, Newgate-
street —City Prem.

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