The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-21 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MARLBOROUGH-STBEBT.
mcciostrr TO Tall M• 1411111 07 LONDOXDRSIT.--J.
Abgood wassummooed before Mr. Bingham, for having, by
Willl/1 misbehaviour, caused damage to the person of the
Mar 'nil of Londonderry, and to the ouriage of Lord
Adolphus Vane.
Mr Humptirey.junior, who appeared for Lord A. Vane,
stated that on Thursday teeming, at • quieter before 10
o'clock, the Marquis of Londonderry, in company with Sir
Charles Forbes wee proceeding to the theatre in a brougham
belonging to Lord Adolphus Vane. When in the act of
turning round by Roby's, in Piccadilly, the bri.ughain was
run into by • Hausom cab. and by the relation damage was
done to the amount of 121 Lard Londonderry also was
torward by the concussion, sae much imputed. The
brougham was going at the rate of peen or eight milts an
hour, and the cab at twelve or thirteen miles an bow.
William Brur, the groom to Lord Adolphus Vane, stated
that he was driving bit master's br upset on the night in
yu -stion, when, • uraing from t. Jam• s'a•strast, defendant'.
cab came violently into contact with the front of the
brougham. WitSINI was going at • rate not exceeding 8
miles an hoar; the cabman was driving at the rate of 12 or
13 miles. It was foggy at the time. Witness was quite
sober.
Toe Marquis of Londonderry, who wore a shade, and
whose eyes appeared to have been badly injured, was next
alba. He said that the violent 000cussion which took
Ow threw him forward against the glue, and he fell to the
bottom of the brougham. lie called • police constable,
and when be came be sail he had been grievously
hurt in coesequerce of a collision with a cab, and he
would give the cabman into custody. He bad been outfitted
to his bore • week in outs,quence of the injuries he hat
sustained. The brougham was being driven at • steady
rate at the time of the c. Vision. The groom was en old
sarven,, and was quite sober, as he had spoken to hisajust
before be got into the brougham.
In reply to • question from Mr. Herring, the marquis said
he believed some person did silt him for his name and address,
but he recollected nothing distinctly beyond the fain that
there was • great crowd.
Sr Charles Forbes said the groom was driving gently at
the time of the accident.
Mr. Herring, for the defendant, said he should be able to
prove that the groom was wholly in faul.' and that it was
owing to his reckless and careless mode of driving round the
the collision took place.
A witness named Bridges said he witnessed the whole
affair. His opinion was that the fault rested entirely with
the groom. Toe gr roes was turning the corner at the time
the cab came up, and although there sou no room to get
through the groom drove onward and caused the accitent.
The groom was going a: least nine miles an hour; toe de-
ltas hot was not going more than six miles an hour. Witness
was so satiated that the cabman was not to blame, that he
went up to him and volunteered to give his evidence to that
effect.
George Oberman, curler, abe saw the accident. Was fol.
lowing the defentlint'a cab in his cart. Saw the brougham
cross the cab and cause damage. The cab was qoing nix or
sieves miles an hour. There was no ponibthty fed the
brougham to get round between the post and the cab. The
night was not what he would call foggy, but only Rimy.
John Frost, omnibus conductor, said the accident entirely
occurred in eons, queues of the driver of the brougham at-
temodag to shoot between the cab and the post when
there was not room enough. Witness thought he was in ditty
b ,end to go to the parties in,ide the brougham, and to op-
prim them that the groom was in fault. The brougham war
going at the rate of 9 miles an hour, the cab wee going at a
much slower pace. It was impossible for either vehicle to
pull up Kt as to avoid the coltsion.
Mr. Bingham said, atter three intelligeot witnesses like
those heard tot the &feu he did not think he should be
jwitified in tarrying the case further. Truro appeared to
b. neither wilful nueconduct nor negligence on the part of
the defendant. He btlieved the accident arose from bath
drivers misjudging the die &ace' it being • foggy night, and
that neither were to blame. He most discharge the de.
fondant.
Mr. Herring intimated that proceedings had already been
taken by the cabman an another court.
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