The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-08 00:00:00

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-JULY 6.

Sittinp at Nisi Prins at Guildhall.—(Sabre Mr. Baron
Martin and a Special Jury.)

MINION V. MX ISOUIR UMW" ILAILWAT 0011IPAIrT.-

AOCIDEIrI.

Mr. ()reread and Mr. lisr;MO• were counsel for the
plaintiff ; Mr. Denman and Mr. Field represented the de-
fasdant.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, by his father
as his next friend, to recover damages from the defendants
for the alleged negligence of their signets. It appeared
from the came for the plaintiff, • youth 16 yams of ar, the
son of a medical practitioner in the Mile-esidenad, that he
had been residing with his
_grandmother at Lewisham, and
iu May last wee at Ladywell nation on the Mid-Kent line,
leased by the defendants, in company with his aunt, who
was =meth* gea second clam carriage to Catford. He
pis into carriage, and was standing ou the step
whiting her good-hyk when the train without any previous
signal moved as. 71h The plaintiff thus fell underneath the
carriages. several of which peeped over his leg and nearly
severed it. Ha was removed to Guy's Homitsl, when the
limb had to be amputated, and he remained there 15 weeks.
The substantial defence was that the plaintiff had by his
own negligence contributed to the accident, and evidence
was given that the whistle used at oW:tie; was sounded,
said that the plaintiff had admitted while in the hospital
that the accident had occurred through hie own negligence.
After the case had proceeded some way a juror was by
consent withdrawn, when
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His lordslu4,intiumated his opinion that the came for the
plaintiff failed, as pawns had no right to get on the steps
of • railway train.

?HZ SPICLIL JUILM.
His lordship rid he had such pleasure, now that the
last special •ury came was disposed of, in thanking thew for
their at . He had newer known the attendance of
veinal juries more nivalar.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
Joie 6.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
RICHANDIM v. RICRA2DIIB AID 10M.
This morning additional evidence was gives in support of
the recriminatory plea of adultery.
Mary Jones, • farni•servant, said she had often seen the
petitioner and a young lady named Emily Cooke alone toge-
ther in the woods and other places about Aberystwith.
On down in August last she saw them at about seven
or eight o'dock lying together in a cornfield. Miss Cooke's
younger sister and a little girl were about fifteen yards off.
Os cross-examination the witness admitted that abe had
herself had a bastard child.
Margaret Davis, an old woman who had kept the ruins of
Aberystivith Castle, said the petitioner had once bent her
to • girl named Anne Evans to malt her to mast him there.
The next night Evens came with another girl named
Thomas (against whom evidence of • criminal coonexioa
with the petitioner had been given on Friday). The yeti-
timer and Evans west into the dungeon and locked them-
selves in for half an hour. The town commissioners had
inquired into this matter and discussed witness for her
share in it.
Mr. Thomas David Joon, a brother of the co-reepoodent,
bad known the petitioner for many years and bad seen him
with Miss Cooke and other ladies about Aberystwith. He
once told wittier that he had had an intrigue with Miss
Cooke, and that he was very food of her. Witness, in
reply, maid that he did not believe him.
Crosewndeed—Did not remember when this novena-
ton took plus, tut believed it was after witness bad heard
of the !Wee wind his brother. Four letter which the
bed written to Liszt* Davis, a child at school, of
egg et 15, were then read. She was a easenies of his
ma, wilt was sugg
as ested that he had Wised Into an on-
=to marry bee soon as he obtained bis divorce.
MS of the letters he maid he expected would be in
WWI free meths. Be called her his ' dearest Lind*
awl bit "imwert pet.' He also signed himself " Your own
had ami Wing Wheati," and "your devoted C. Richardes,
• " tem 44 811 0711 K.
• a alleifeit to this evidence, Mr. finnan% Shea called dive-
teilleemes.
lanineth Hump. be. Thome. demisd that she had ever
begun improper relation with the petitioner.
Witness's father was • sailor. Had
benle6ll:=Riehartles since she was a little girl. He
led saver kiwi her. Had walked with him twice, but
Wens* Ann Evan, was with her. Had never been
'lda there to the maths They were in the dungeon alone,
hut may for • few minutes.
Anse Evans, the daughter of a shoemaker at Aberystwith,
liener
deend Wing Ws guilty of lose behaviour with Utopia.
(hetwenuminsi— Went into the damson with the peti-
tioner became la. Davis told her to go in. When there
Lint. Richwine awry asked witness to tell her cousin not
to talk to hie w k tede. The door was half open all the
time they wen honk Was not inside half a minute.
Witness's mean eme with witness about it, and
complained to the Had walked out with
Lieutenant Richman at eisst Seer 9 o'clock in the evening
bat • geatlemaa end Weald. Were with them. Petition.,
was civil towhees*. WAY WI sake love to her. He neither
kissed her nor teid WOW eile was a pretty girL Knew
has from his having Wei bush at her fathers shop.
Mime Emily Ceske Milld Ida bir pet and mamma. He
hed been • solicitor at Neethinepash 41111 within the last 12
months Had lived at Alenetwitilo sad knew Lieutenant
Richard's. Had visited Mn. RicAndles. Denied positively
that she had ever been improperly intimate with him.
Creas.examined— He had written three letters under
cover to her at a milliner's. Had still the third in her pos-
session, but had destroyed the other two—not isomer
she was at all ashamed of them, but because
she did not think it material to keep them. Did not know
that she had preserved the third till she bad found it on
Monday. They were an as the mail subject. They re-
lated to her evidence. (The third letter was accordingly
put in and read .) Was introduced to Lieut. Richard" in
. J , IS.i9. Left Abendwith soon after, and did not return
till the following September. Had never walked with the
petitioner alone, except for 200 raids on the terrace, and
then she was within the sight or her mamma. lied once
taken Mrs. Richard's before the ramistasta.. She had
come and shaken wielder in the street, and she had re.
peatedly called after her, merely because she had given
evidence to the reepoodent's solicitor. When she walked
alone on the terrace with Lieutenant Richard's, he was
tilling her the reports that were in circulation about her.
This witness' was • mean of lady.like appearance, and
gave her evidence with great propriety and modesty of
demeanour.
Tim Conntsactaz Barr& —The Commercial Bank ' The learned counsel (Mr. liuddlestoe, Q.C., and Mr.
of Lemke lave issued the (Armies spike to their share. Serjeant Shee) haring addressed the court,
Ma" proposing • return of 101. per share of the paid-up ' Sir C. Creswell proceeded to sum tip. Referring to the
espital MK It appears that strong bogies are entertained evidence of one of the wideness examined on Friday, who
that the liquidation will ultimately result in a return of the stated that the petitioser bad ease for a couple of minutes
whole asset. "Commercial Bank of Leedom. Luthbary, with a young lady who was staying at his house into her
July 2. Referring to the meeting of the proprietors of this bedroom, mid that sho (wham) had thought nothing of
bask held as the 19th of March lad, sad to the reeolutioes the edreeadasea, the learned judge ineurved that the
passed at that meeting, the director, have now the pleasure 11111110111 which to prevail at Aberystwith must
of informieg you that they have pail off nearly the whole be of a very sin durecter. Commenting on the peta-
rd their tanking liabilities. Under these circumstances, the tinner's letters to Lind Davis, he said that they were de-
direeton aredeeirone of leadsg the earbeet possible return earnests of • most extraordinary character. Ile did not
to the proprietors of a poetics of their shan capital. The know what the jury might think—he only knew
realinatioe, however, of the reessiaing assets of the bank what he thought himself—of • man who began
will neeeedrily le attends:did& am, ashy, and with the courting • new wife, and that a child not
view, therefore, of mentioning • to the share. yet 16 years ci age, while it was yet a ques-
holden, and of meeting the whim of many of , tion whether he would get rid of his old one, anal whether
them, the directors have made en wespment with the he would ever be able to fulfil his new eegagesss t. The
Loudon and Wimuninster Bask for wool all advance as will dory of the witness Jones with regard to LGma Cooke was
enable them to return at once a sum of 101. par share, I certainly a very strange one, and the jury bad seen the
Should the sharsholdersineirallyessetioa this arrangement, manner in which that young lady had given her evidence ;
the directors will 11. prepared to Wm a payment of 101. • but the younger Miss Cooke, who was is court, had not
per share on the 31st day of July inst.—l am, air, your I been called, and they must form their own conclusions
obedient aervaat, A. R. Curia : I hem the whole of the evidence which had been Mcleod

The Marquis haring directed the mew to form three sides
of a square,
Canoed IrMaid° &devised a few words to the ma.
wienplimeitiag them upon the exoellewar of their mem-
meats, amid ifiviri them some practical suggestions as the
subject of uniform, mmulimg, &c.
At the coaclusion of the address, three cheers were given
fee the Qum', and renewed for Colonel Wife/do, the
Marquis of Dowegall, awl the Loedou Brigade, through
whose kiedases the ground, on which was assembled a vast
eomieoane of people, was well kept.
The Irish Bides left the ground for Bomatset•houss, the
excellent hued, under the isiteagesesot of Mr. Cowen,
baring struck up '• Bt. Patrick's Day..