The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-19 00:00:00

00111.INO V. TIIR ROUTH RABTRIVN RAILWAT COY/INT.

Till LIWINHAM ACCIDENT.
This was en action brought to recover damages for in-
juries sustained by the plaintiff by reason of the alleged
eseigence of the defendants, who pleaded not guilty.
Kr. O'lllslloy sad Mr. Henry Junes were counsel for
the elsiatiff • Mr. Edwin Jame@ sad Mr. Petered/BElra*
fro lbs daiiileat.s.

—lt appeared that the plaintiff, Edward Cyr= Goldin , Is a
yinag man, aged 19, the maid= architect residing at Wool-
wich, mad was in the employ of Mr. Atchimm, as architect,
al Moacavy-coart, at a salary of 11. 10e , with • gradual an-
nual edemas. In June be he wee • second-class passenger
from &coed, on the South Esetern line, when the train came
into cellist= with anothrt train waiting at Lewlehem, the
accident resulting M the death of 12 persona, width. injury et
snail others, =caw whom was the plaintiff. Ile was riding
with his back to the engine, and on the collision taking
place he was thrum forward against • gentlemen seated op-
pcwito, end was then jerked back into his scat. He after-
wards managed to get tohis lodgings, sad went to bisemploy-
meat on the following day, but he was se 111 that he had to
ha sodded home by a fellow clerk. He was attended by
Mr. Stewart, the mummy's doctor, end was afterwards re-
moved to Deal for change of air. He is still suffering from
pia In the back, and had to relinquish hie situation.
Dr. Stewart deposed that the plaintiff had received •
were shock to hie nervous system, but there was no actual
Injury to the stracteu-e, and. Mr. Atchkime stated that the
plaintiff had resigned his situation solely on the ground of
inability to pmform his duties after the accident.
Edwin James addressed the jury for the defence, oh-
serrieg that the company thought it right to resist this with
other fictions, in some of which exorbitant Claims were made,
bat they were willing to pay such damages as the circtua-
semaces warranted, and the jury would recollect there wee no
penonal injury.
Mr. Baron Martin, In ramming up, said the real citation
was what the jury thought was the pproroppr amount for the
plaintiff to receive. The country derived great Meseta from
railways, and he believed the calculation,' =owed that since
' their introduction there were less accidents than by the old
mode of travelling; but, when they did occur, they were of
=tree more =ions in their effects. The plaintiff would be
entitled to compensation for the loss of his employment and
aloe for his personal suffering.
The jury found • verdict for the plaintiff—damages 1701.

WILL V. TIM BAN[.

This was an attics brenght by mother passenger spinet
the same company wader imilar circumstances, and a ver-
dict was taken by eteinek foe 1007.
Mr. M. Chambers was monad for the plaintiff; and Mr.
Edwin lame sad Mr. Madan Allen for the defendants.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Noy. 18.
(Before Mr. Comairefeeer Geelbern.)

The benkrapt, who bad kept the New Inn, at Ma(dukes,
for his certificate. The accounts began on the let
Yaritead ry, 1866, with a deficiency of 7331. He now ow
1,6731. to unsecured creditor*, 2,6501. to them holding le-
mirky, besides liabilities of 2,6921., chiefly cm acoimmoMition
bills. The meets had mined about 1,0001. The profits had
bees 1,97 U.; the expenses &bone the same amount. The
loskrupttat ae ceeh-took, and the accounts were 0017
IPsttigslley el:locoed fur the assignee* The bankrupt's
deficiency at Me beginning of 1856 wm In reality 3001. or
4001. more than appeared on the faos of the accounts. While
this state of insolvency he had become surety for hie son-
to-law and thus incurred a !ergs liability. In November,
1856, he had bought a quantity of rum and bran4y from
Mama Roars and Giffard, and just bible the bankmfloy
he handed cow the dock- transom to a find named t air-
bud, • horse-drisr. nib. it we owed* wm &frauds-