The Sun.
London, England, 1830-06-09 00:00:00

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.

TRESPASS.-3100REY V. ELPHICK.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff against the
defendant, to recover compensation in damages far trespass.
Mr. GURNEY stated that on the day in question the
plaintiff's cart was standing by the road side, opposite the
Tiger's Head public-house, at Lee, when the defendant,
who was coming from Eltham, driving a chaise-cart, after
a fashion, which, although it might be well adapted for
rowers, he (the Learned Counsel), would by no means re-
commend to the adoption of the gentlemen of the whip—

he meant with his head turned in a different direction from
the road he was going—violently drove against the plain-
tiff's cart, by which it was greatly injured, as was also
a valuable horse, which was thrown down and had several of
its ribs broken. The road at the scene of action was at least
40 feet wide, and the plaintiff's cart and horse were stand-
ing as near as possible to the curb-stones. Under these
circumstances he (Mr. Gurney) confessed he was at a loss
to conjecture what defence could be set up, unless, indeed,
the anecdote related by a celebrated traveller should be had
recourse to, by his Learned Friend, on the present occa-
sion. The traveller to whom he had alluded stated that
a Turkish frigate had been wrecked on one of the Greek
islands, when the Captain claimed compensation for his
loss from the inhabitants. They naturally denied that
they were responsible for the damage he had sustained.
" To be sure you are," replied the Captain, " for had
your little pestilent island not been there, my vessel would
not have been wrecked."—(Laughter.)
Witnesses were called to depose to the facts contained

in the Learned Counsel's opening address.
The COMMON SERJEAsT observed that, from the man-
ner in which the Learned Counsel had opened the case, it
was perfectly evident be entertained but faint hopes of ob-
taining a verdict. As to the national laws of the Greeks
and Turks, he thought they had nothing whatever to do
with the present case. He should prove that the plain-
tiff's cart was standing in such a manner as to be a public
nuisance, no one was standing at the horse's bead, and,
even according to their own showing, the horse was a
" high-mettled racer," liable above all others to take
fright on the slightest occasion. There could be no doubt
that the injury was entirely the result of accident.
Two witnesses were called, who positively declared that
the defendant's cart had never touched the plaintiff's, and
that his horse had taken fright, plunged, and upset the
cart, and thus caused the injury, which, however, was by
no means to the amount sworn to by the plaintiff's wit-
nesses.

Mr. GURNEY having replied,
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE summed up, after which the
Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 101.

TIIE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY)

CORN EXCHANGE.

There are very few arrivals of English Grain this week,
and a small supply of Flour. Foreign Wheat continues to
arrive in good quantities. The Wheat trade is firm at
Monday's prices, but cot much doing. Barley is dull
sale. Beans and Pease are the same as last quoted. Oats
support Monday's rates, with a firm sale. In the Flour
trade no variation.

ARRIVALS.
Wheat. Barley. I Oats. Flour.
English ..... 1,750 qrs. I 650 qrs. 1,350 qrs. '2,950 eaAs.
Irish
Foreign ...... 6,500

1,049

- brls.