The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-14 00:00:00

ITDIAL .. TIN SILT lIIISTIAN ZAILWAT 11011PAXL-•

ACCIDIRT.
The pileineff he Ode caw. • commeroisl hevellsr, oriesd
thrown thr injuries seatabsed in•• collision wire happened
ea the Orr Werra Railway on the slat J the •
sad the delendents prided not guilty, sad tit the
bad osier 201. in tall etheredon of the OMB of *Mks.
Mr. S. Chstabers and Mr. W. Williams appeared kr tie
and Mr. Haddleston and Mr. Ilatrunre far the
ts.
The_plaintiff was upwards of 60 years of age; mid at the
dor of the accident he wir travelling on eeminiedoe far
Meson. Peke, Seth and Co.. and Mean. Chose. Thompson
end Co., ea ecaployonat from which be erimerdthathe Amid
Nosier rent SOl. or 6001. a par. Oa the Slat of January
he wee travelling ea • secoed.clar presager them Wolver-
hampton fo Shrewsbury. Nothing perform toorred
he served at Oakes Gres, a place viten' about thirteen
She of his destination, when a trueendoes meek occurred,
in cemeepenes alas tarn nosing tats sego reeks which
wee brag siamild. The *Stiff wee thrown violently
thrward mildest the media aide of the cerriegmed for two or
three Wares he or hiesneible. Whams he reorred his
senses, be bead Massif algae in the coders. He our
onions to get net lest a worse thing should beiges to him.
The step, the seepplag board, sad the bed hoseentaway,
end he ern Sot trust his LIP to carry him
s o.= • depth. He west to the other side of the
c bet there the door was locked. He relied
ea slams, sod resistance come; but the door could not be un-
locked lepreetreence of its bevinggot joubed, and ultimately
ft by force and the plaintiff was lifted out. He
or eandnaW to • luggage station about a 'porter of a mile
off, and OS toe or three hours he was tithes on to Slat ewe-
bury, sad nazi thy he crawled rather thee walked to the
house of me *ld esstorer, Mr. Poole. lb. Katy came is,
and Mr. Show, a slow reneger, knoths lint as •
Cmwho wee connected with the railway crapes,. Mr.
yric! be had called respecting the accrth sled
W plaintiff was not able to proceed on his journey, he :=
be glad to give him • free par to Loudon ; and he hoped that
be would allow him to seed 20/. to his hotel, oa account of
orspeneadon for hi. injuries. He added that be was only
a servant of the company, and 20/. was all that be could
advance. Mr. Kelly afterwards seat the 201. to the plaintiff
at the Olorie Hotel by the hands of • elark, who produced a
paper wbkh the plaintiff signed without reading; for he
placed Implicit credence to Mr. Kelly, and be was not in
• condition to give his Mutation to anything. On the 284
February the plaintiff returned to London, sod was &traded
almost daily for four months by Mr. Garty, a medical mem
The injuries sustained were • severe blow on the leg, which
oared • skin wound which remained bad for two months.
his front teeth were so hurt that they had sham come out,
and their place was now supplied by free one, ; but the most
serious injury of all was a shock to the nervous system which
down to tee proem time affected him memory. and produced
other distressing ay mptosos so frequently resulting from such
• canes. To me hia own superior' he wee before the acci-
dent a strong healthy man, never la his whole life having
had marks for a doctor, but now he was like •
' child. His pecuniary lose err his doctor's hill, which he had
paid, 471., besides • claim of about 301. for further attend-
ance; the cost of his sollidal teeth, 164, and t,be lose of his
commissions, which be bad been obliged to give up.
Mr. Getty expressed an opinion that the chances were
&gained the plaintiff recovering, and Dr. Walsh, who was
also examined, thought that there had been a concussion of
the brain end of the spinal cord, though not of any great
severity.
Some gentlemen with whom the plaintiff had been con-
cerned In business expreseed their opiate that previous to
the accident the plaintiff powered very high bewhome abili-
ties, and that sines then he had become meek unfitted for
bulseaa.

Witlfte•le were also called for the debase.
Mr. Webb, aclerk to Mr. Kelly, the tread manger of the
northers division of the railway, woos on We morning fol-
lowing the occident to the George Hotel, sad saw the plain-
tiff in his bedroom about half-past eight in the morning. He
said be waa better then he had expected, bat be felt • little
shakes. There did not seem I. be moth the matter with
him. There was a email braise on the haat of Dialog. He
declised to hay* a surgeon, but said that would see Ids
friend Mr. Whitney, who ;meld give his • draught which
would sow put him right. He said be should make 64 or
101. in the event of hie requiring medical aid, which be did
not think he should. He said it was not his brumtlem to
make a market of the company. In the afternoon witness,
by the direction of Mr. Kelly, took to the plaiatiff 201, •
tree pus, and • receipt in full. He found the plaintiff in
the Commercial-room writing. Hassid he had had edreught,
and was& greet deal better. He put on his spectacles and
read the receipt carefully, and then signed it.
Mr. Kelly said that when he saw the plaintiff at Mr.
Poole's he cold be kit much shaken, and added, " I suppose
you will maks me SODA compensation." Witness said be
was reedy to pay any reasonable amount of compensation,
and esked him to name the mount. He hesitated for a few
momenta, and said, " Perhaps you will name the sum ;" and
witneu then said, " Would 201. be • satisfactory sum F" and
plaintiff said it would.

There sae also some seldom to the effect that the
did not soma attar the acoldett appear to have bast
seriously hurt; and that he ingresned hunaell satisfied with
kit eittleoteat with the cowpony.
The Lord CldefJoodoe, In anzatalng up, said that /or the
el the day It must be taken that the pilaff had
bssst the negligence of the compeay, sad tho
polidirity= have to consider wss, whither the phho
tiff hat token the 201. Ia full of all degrade In redrew, to
the saddest.

The jury at ono& found a verdict for the dameleatt.
SECOND COURT.

!Wisp at Nisi Prins fn Loedou.—(Befor• Mr. :settee
Byks and a Common Jury.)
The woort was ocoupied all day with a ere Involving ems
warder reistiug to a patent, the details it which were at
no interest to the public.