The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-06 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

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fittings at Nisi Prim in Middlesex.-(Before Lord Ohief
Justice &will ends Specid Jury.)
ninoinnii r. YRS LONDON AND BIUGHTON RAILWAY

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COMPANY.
Ws was an action to mover damage. for injuries sus.
tired at Newavoss en last Good Friday. The company's
liability was admitted, so that the only question was the
amount of damages.
Mr. G. Keane, Q.C., and Mr. Healey appeared for the
Obeid! ; and Mr. Manisty, Q.C.,.aad Mr. "Lannon for the
iafendants.
TIM plaintiff, a young woman 18 years of age, had been
in the habit of going occasionally to the Crystal Palace to
act as barmaid. On last Good Friday she was there in
that capacity, and on returning, whilst her train was eta-
*airy at hew-cross, another train ran into it, and the
*Miff was thrown violently against one of the arms that
Elided the seats, and was then thrown backward.
Mr. Stephen White, a surgeon in Theobald'a.road, said
that the laintiff's father was a tradesman in that neigh-
bourhood, anti witness had attended the family for thirty
yam On Easter Monday he was called in to attend the
plaintiff, and found her lying upon the sofa. The left side
d her face was much swollen, and four of her teeth were
loosened. The face was excessively painful on beingtouched,
lad she said that the whole of her left side was in great
agony. She also complained of pain in the back. There
vas considerable enlargement of the left side just above
com-
plained A fortnight or three weeks afterwards she com-
• of vomiting, of great numburis of the left aide,
aid tingling senaations in the fingers. She had convulsions
and hysterical fits, 10 or 12 in number, since the accident.
Timms saw her in one of the fits, and she tore her
lair with excessive agony and had to be restrained.
The fits came on in this way. There was •
tingling at the ends of the left-hand fingers, a peculiar
satiation ran up the arm and meal pain on the top of
the head and then seine the fits. On the sth of July
she went to Ramsgate for • fortnight or three weeks,
bit was not at all improved in health by the
trip. Vomiting and also bleeding at the nose
continued down to the present time, and her
Ever and bowels were very inactive. Previous to the
accident she was a rosy checked .irl, but since she had
bat all her colour, and she had also lost somewhat in
weight. On the sth of September she was examined by
the company's surgeon, and she started with pain when
a particular part of the spine W 3.3 touched. She was
now quite unable to earn her living in any way,
and it was impossible to say when she would
be able to take an active part in life. He thought that
she would require medical attention for some time longer,
sad that she ought to go into the country for a very consi-
derable time.

The plaintiff and her mother were called, and it ap-
peared that the plaintiff had, down to the time of the
accident, been in first rate health, and had never been
attended by a doctor.
Dr. Reynolds, the physician to the National Hospital
for Epilepsy and Paralysi., and also physician to the
lini-
reri College, was of opinion that there was a consider-
able shock to the whole nervous system, and that there was
ss alteration of the quality of the blood, probably conse-
quent on the accident. It was impossible to say when
the plaintiff would recover. Sometimes such symptoms
lasted a lifetime.
Mr. Man sty called no witnesses ; but he addressed the
jury von the amount of the damages.
The jury found for the plaintiff—damages 400/.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
tiamnow r. STOBIE AND THE QUERN'S PROCTOR
(INTERVENING).
This was a suit to determine which was the last will of
Mr. Vincent Phillips, late of Sun-street, Finsbury. The
plaintiff propounded one executed on the 10th of February,
lnsid ; the defendant set up another dated September,
lS.d, and the Queen's Proctor, who had intervened on be-
half of the Queen, the deceased having no next of kin,
alleged that he had died intestate.
Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., Mr. Serjeant Parry, Dr. Spinka,
sad Mr. Marmot for the plaintiff : Mr. Keane, Q.C., and
Dr. Vi ambey for the defendant ; the Queen's Advocate and
Mr. Raman for the intervener.
The Me on behalf of Mr. Hastilow was as follows.
The deceased, who hail latterly lived at 49, De
Beauvoir-road, Kinpland, had for many years carried on
the business of an engraver and die-sinker, in Sun-
'Meet. He died on the 4th of June, 1863, at the age
d 86, and he left realty worth 4001. or 5001. a
yam, and personalty to the amount of 6,0001. or 7,000/.
hear him in Sun-street, Finsbury., lived another
a retired Custom-house officer, but no relation. This per-
son bad two daughters, one of whom was married,
first to Hicks, an ivory turner, then to a man named
Moore, who, however, died soon afterwards, and
left her a second time a widow. The plaintiff
was an apprentice of Hicks, and he afterwards married
the other Miss Phillips. Mrs. Hicks had a son David,
who in his turn was apprenticed to Haatilow. She died
in 1564. The testator had been on very friendly terms
with Mrs. Moore, so friendly, in short, that the plaintiff
had disapproved of the intimacy, and a certain coolness
lad sprung up between them in consequence. As the
testator became more and more advanced in years and
ahem, he wan waited upon by a man and his wife
earned Field ; but ultimately he had David Hicks and his
life to live with hint. He employed the defendant Stobie
satins time to collect a certain portion of his rents, at a
salary of a guinea a week, and it was suggested that Stobie
kad persuaded him to make a will in his favour. Soon
afterwards the testator told his medical attendant,
Dr. Chandler, of Sun-street, what he bad done, and ex-
Messed his great dissatisfaction at the disposition he hail
made of his property. Dr. Chandler told him that ho
could easily make a new will, but recommended him to
employ a proper lawyer. The testator then made overtures
to the plaintiff ; but Mr. Hastilow bad no particular
desire to concern himself with his affairs, and it
was not until after repeated messages that he con-
muted to see him. The testator then asked him
to be his executor. Mr. Hastilow at once declined,
bat the testator told him that he wished him to take the
greater part of his property. Mr. Hastilow replied that
that altered the case, but that he could have nothing to
do with the making of the will. He did, however, recom-
mend the testator to apply to Messrs. Roscoe and Hinckes.
Re did so, and the will now before the court was drawn,
approved of, and executed in due form of law.
The ease is likely to occupy a considerable time.

BOW-STREET.
110C8LBREACIRG IH BLOORIBBERT.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Frederic' Gardner and Williams Baledroeti were charged
with entering the house No. 23, Alfred-place, Bedford.
(Before Mr. Registrar Roche.) square, with a felonious intent.
is RE HOPKINSON.—HOW COMPOSITION DEWS ARE I Bertha Anne Corbett, servant to Mrs. Hume, of 23,
CARRIED. Alfred.plaos, stated that about 6 o'clock in the evening of
The bankrupt, Wm. Hopkinson, was described as for- the 23 November she was alarmed by hearing a scream
nerdy of Alfrol-place, Bottersenpark, grocer and general from her mistress, who was in the front parlour. She
dealer, then of Kingsland-road, out of business, and now hastened to the spot, and saw her mistress throw open
ci Brumley-by-Bow, grocer's assistant. He came to the the folding-doors between the two parlours. The prisoners
taut on his own petition on the 23th of November. were in the back room. They rushed oat, Bandroski
Previous to that time he had been charged at knocking witness down by a blow of his fist in her
one of the police courts with having committed face, and both went out of the front door and got away.
Perjury in swearing to an affidavit connected with a corn. In the back parlour witness found two blankets, a corm-
Position deed, which he was attempting to carry through, terpane, and sheet wrapped up in a table-cover, and also
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now. in custody at Newgate, awaiting his trial two pairs of trousers and two vests. The trousers and vests
enth belonged to a lodger, and the other articles to Mrs. Hume.
This was the sitting far proof of debts and choice of They had all been removed from one of the bedrooms, ex-
!"*S'efeea. The bankrupt was brought up from Newgate cept the table-cover, which had been taken from the front
e4at4d3', and wor examined at great length as to the parlour. Information was given to the police, with a de.
node in which his deed had been concocted. The result scription of the prisoners.
.411 an exposure of one of the grossest systems of fraud Sergeant Cole, of the C division, said that after some in-
ever attempted la the commercial world. quiry he obtained a clue from which he went last night to
21r• Sear, grocer, having been appointed assignee, the a coffeesthop in St. Giles's anti apprehended the prisoners.
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• was examined by Mr. Goodman, his solicitor, They denied all knowledge of the affair. On the way to
and deposed as follows :—Previous to my bankruptcy I thestation.bouse Bandroaki attemptedtoget something out
executed and registered a deed of composition with my of his waistcoat pocket, but finding he could not do
; c'editerv. Mr. A. Bryant, of 29, Great James-street, so unobserved, he assumed a frank air, and