The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-21 00:00:00

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH—Dec. 20.

London Sittings at NiEi Prins, before Lord Campbell
and a Common Jury.)
BURR V. KING.

Mr. Hake appeared fir the plaintiff, and Mr. Quain
Or the defendant.

• This was an action it which the plaintiff, a young
man still under age, sought to recover from the defendan t
compensation in damages for an injury sustained through
the negligent conduct of the defendant's servant. The
plaintiff was in the service of a Mr. Bishop, a baker, in
Poplar-row, New Kent-load, and on the 24th of August
last, was in Union-street, in the Borough, delivering
bread to his master's customers. The barrow was
close to the kerb-stone, and the plaintiff was standing
between the handles of the barrow, making in his book
an entry of loaves which he had just delivered, when the
defendant's waggon passel by. It was a waggon loaded
with corn, drawn by threehorses, and the waggoner, as was
' alleged on the part of the plaintiff, instead of being with
his horses, so as to be able to guide and check them, was
walking on the pavement. It appeared that something
had occurred to make tie horses swerve from the path
they were pursuing, and the shaft horse knocked the
plaintiff down, and he was dragged along a little dis-
tance, and both the wheels of the waggon passed over
one of his ankles. He was picked up by some persons
passing by and carried to St. Thomas's Hospital, where
it was found that hi: ankle had been severely injured,
though not crushed. He continued in the hospital about
three weeks, and was then discharged, but continued an
out-patient, and Vi'23 still unable to attend to his
business.

The Jury returneea verdict for the plaintiff—damages
30/.

COURT OF 3ANIKRUPTCY—DEC. 20.
IN IE JAMES HOLMES.
The bankrupt wasa shawl warehouseman of 171, 173,
and 175, Regent-street.
This was the certificate meeting. Mr. Reed opposed
for the assignees ; Mr. Strangwayes for Messrs. Jour-
dan, shawl merchants, of Paris ; Mr. Lawrence sup-
ported.
The bankrupt in 1848 had no means of paying 10s. in
the pound, except by the value of his lease. The lease
of a part of the premises had, since the bankruptcy.
been sold for 3,1601, He considered the lease of the
whole premises to be now worth 9,000/., and had in-
structed their house-agent to go to the extent of 7,000/.
at the time of the lease being offered for public sale.
The rent had been increased since Holmes's bankruptcy,
and he now considered the lease worth 9,0001. The
bankrupt had had a loss of 3,660/. upon the sale of
some old stock to Mr. Willey, and he had given
his opinion that he (the bankrupt) would do well
to sell of his old stock. There had been also
a great loss upon the sale of the bankrupt's
stock since his bankruptcy. The bankrupt's busi-
ness had been under the inspectorship till March, 1850.
Since 1848 the bankrupt had paid 8,0001. for interest
and law expenses. Mr. Jury had been paid at the rate
of 10 per cent., although goods had been deposited far
beyond that which Was necessary to cover the advance.
Of the 8,0001., 3,4801. had since 1848 been paid to
Levy and Price. The sum then owing to the former
being 20,0001., to the latter 1,0001., at the rate of 5 per
cent., the interest paid to those gentlemen during the 31
years would amount to 5001. or 6001. Instead of this,
they have had 3,480/. The bankrupt had pledged goods
with Messrs. Attenborough, in September, 1851, to the
amount of 9591., and with Mr. Benjamin 7001. Goods
of the value of 2,360/. had been deposited with Mr. Jury
as a security for an advance of 1,500/. at 10 per cent.
The bankrupt had, in fact, pledged goods by wholesale,
for the purpose of raising-money. To Mro Elliott the