The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-22 00:00:00

Mr. Hurst prosecuted, and Alr. Roupell defended.

This wils a singular case. The prisoner, who was stated
.1 be very respectably cc,nnecled, went on the night in ques-

tion to a Mr. Moon, who keeps the Union Inn, Cidocester-
lane, Brighton, at about 10 o'clock, He presented x check,
and wished it cashed to oblige a Mr. Lynn, at the corner of

Kensington-gardens. Mr. Moon consented, provided Mr,
Lynn put his name on it, and sent a man with the prisoner
to see that he did so. The check was di awn on the Brighton
branch of the Hampshire Banking Company, and was signed
46 W. Elliott." Mr. Moon observed that his man and the
prisoner did not take the right turning, and therefore fol-
lowed. He asked for the check, The prisoner did not give
it to him, but threw it on the ground, where it was picked up
by Mr. Moon's man. Previous to this he had said that

it was not Mr. Lynn at the corner of Kensington-gardens,
but another man of the same name round the corner. On
cross-examination it was elicited that there were several
persons named Lynn residing in the neighbourhood. The
check exactly corresponded with ono of two wnich were
missing from the check book of the prisoner's uncle, with
whom he was living; and it was proved that no person
named Elliott had an account with the Brighton Branch of
the Hampshire Banking Company.
Mr. Roupell submitted that there was no evidence of the
forgery.
Mr. Baron Piggot ruled tliat there were sufficient to go
to the jury.
Mr. Roupell, for the defence, urged to the jury that, in
strictness, neither the charge of forgery nor the second
charge of uttering was proved. lie went through the whole
of the evidence for the prosecution, and contended that the
case was only one of suspicion,
Several Rersons were called, who gave prisoner an excel-
lent character.
The learned Judge having summed up, the jury found the
prisoner guilty of uttering, and recommended him to mercy
on account of his youth and previous good character.
Wm. Molton, 22, labourer, charged with breaking into
the parish church at Brighton, and stealing therein a bottle
of port wine, was found guilty of receiving the same know-
ing it to have been stolen, and sentenced to 12 months' im-
prisonment with hard labour.
Mr. Roupell prosecuted.
Silias Thomas and Stephen Willett, who were convicted at
the Summer Assizes, before Mr. Baron Bramwell, of the
offence of concealing the finding of treasure trove, were to-
day ealled upon to surrender in discharge of their bail.
Judgment had been deferred in order that an objection
taken to the indictment by their counsel might be argued
before the Court of Criminal Appeal. This was done last

term,_ when that Court held the indictment to be good.
It will probably be remembered that in the month of
January last a ploughman named Butehers,while ploughing
his master's land, at Mountfield, found the progress of his
plough obstructed by a quantity of metal, which he sup •
posed to be braes. He showed it to Thomas, who afterwards
showed it to Willett, who had formerly beeu a Californian
digger, Willett sold it to a refiner in London for £530.
Both the prisoners were proved to have divided the spoil,
giving Butchers a few shidings only, proterising to him that
they had sold it for 61 a pound as old brass. There was no
doubt that the gold was some very ancient rings and chains,
not only of great intrinsic valu; bat also almost invaluable
point of view now irretrievablA lost in
Mr. Hance, on behalf of the Treasury, stated the cir-
cumstances of the case, and prayed the judgment of the
Court, _

Mr. Baron Pigott fold that he should probably hear from
Mr. Baron Bramwell to-morrow morning, and would then
pass sentence.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT—LivEurooL, Deo. 21.

CIVIL COURT.

(Before Mr. Justice Williams and Special Juries.)
PEARSON V. TILE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN

RAILWAY COMPANY.

In this action the plaintiff sought to recover damages for
injuries sustained through the negligence of the defendants.
The defendants had pleaded not guilty, but since the plea
they had given notice that they did not intend to dispute
their liability. The duty, therefore, of the jury was reduced
to that of assessing the amount of damages.
Mr. Temple, Q.C., Mr. Bolker, and Mr. Grimshaw were
for the plaintiff; the Attorney-General, Mr. James, Q.C.,
Mr. Aspinall, Q.C., and Mr. Higgins were for the de-
fendants.

The plaintiff, who was a traveller in the perfumery busi-
ness on his own account, took a third-class place in the 8
o'clock a.m. train from Manchester to Birmingham on the
6th of July.
While the tickets were being collected at the
collecting station an engine and tender ran into the train in
which the plaintiff was. By this accident plaintiff sustained
a very severe injury to the cheekbone, and was besides
greatly shaken and thrown into a state of insensibility, in
which he remained for some time. He also sustained inju•
ries to the nervous system from which he, will probably
never recover.
It appeared from the evidence of his wife that plaintiff
was 37 years of age, and had two children depending upon
him. He came home on the day after the accident, but in
such a condition that his wife fainted on beholding him.
Before the accident he had enjoyed good health, but since
then he had been troubled with sleeplessness at nights, and
complained much of pains in the head and of a feeling of
numbness, he could not speak distinctly, his appetite was
bad, his memory and eyesight defective, and he often
fancied he could see people approaching behind him, and
would stop and turn round to see if they were there.
Mr. Jas. Done, the surgeon who had attended him, de-
scribed the injuries. The cheekbone was fractured,the face
swollen and blackened,and the jaw locked. After four weeks
a gathering took place inside his mouth, and his health be.
came exceedingly unfavouraVe, causing spprehension of
paralysis, and rendering his ultimate recovery exceedingly
improbable.
Dr. Noble, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians,
who had visited him three or four times, described his pre-
sent state, and gave evidence as to the probable effects of
the injuries. He stated that he was suffering especially
tom shock to the brain and nervous system, that his me-
mory and sight were bad, and his capacity for thought
almost gone. Ms pulse varied freni 9010 120,and altogether
this was a very bad case of the kind, and under the most
favourable circumstances of rest and attention it would be
a long time before he could recover. He particularly de-