The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-19 00:00:00

TIIIRD EDITION

SUN OFFICE, SIX O'CLOCK.

SPOR PING INTELLIGENCE.---This Day.

CITY BETrING—Tilis DAY.
CESAIIEWITCH.
There was no material alteration in prices to, day. The
following quotations are merely nominal
20 to 1 agst Anfield (taken)
20 to 1 aget Drummer Boy (taken)
25 to 1 agst Lioness (taken)
33 to 1 agst Barchettina (taken)
33 to 1 agst Myrtle (taken)
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
14 to 1 agst Birdhill (taken)
20 to 1 agst Borealis (taken)
30 to 1 agst Turcos (taken)
33 to 1 agst Polynesia (taken)
40 to 1 agst Comet (taken)
THE DERBY.
15 to 1 agst Coast Guard (taken)

Curious Action for Damages at Sunderland.

On Wednesday, at the Sunderland County Court

a case was heard in which Robert Taylor claimed
£5O as compensation for injuries h 3 had received at
the hands of a companion named John Atkinson.
The men are both sawyers, working at Southwick,
and residing in the adjoining village of Hylton.
On the morning of Monday, the 29th of June last,
they left their work about ten o'clock, and went into
the public-house kept by Edward Brown. They had
a good deal of beer, and sat conversing about feats
of strength until Atkinson said he would bet a quart
there was not a man in the house who could lift
him. Taylor said he thought he could, but did not
accept the bet, and while they were at the door be-
tween twelve and one, Atkinson said, "Can you lift
toe now ?" and upon that Taylor undertook to carry
him into the house. In his evidence the plaintiff
said—" I put my back against him, in a stooping
position, to lift him by the thighs, but he said,
'That's not the way, I'll show you.' He then
shoved his arms through under mine, and fetched
them on the back side of my head. Then he pressed
my head down into my breast, and I felt something
give way in my neck.' I fell down at his feet, and
said, You have done me.' He said, Can you carry
me now ?' I said, 'No, you've done me.' He said
Come, get up, it's only the drink, and you'll soon
be better.' But I could not stir, and George Young
carried me into the house. Dr. Horan has since
attended me. I am now very weak in the small
of my back, and have very little use of my hands,
being unable to lift anything. We were both under
the influence of liquor."—Margaret Barwick, plain-
tiff's sister, deposed to conversing with the defen-.
dant about the affair. He offered to show her how
it was done, but she declined, thinking that for one
of the family to be lame was quite enough. She
asked him why he replied "That's my catch." He
afterwards said he bad been done in a similar way
himself once before by a man at the Three Horse
Shoes Inn, and he was not clever for eight or nine
weeks after.—Dr. Horan deposed that the spinal
marrow was injured, and said he found plaintiff
completely paralysed, and without power to move
or assist himself in bed. There was great tender-
derness about the region of the neck, and in his
opinion it would be a long time before Taylor re-
covered the use of his limbs. He might recover
somewhat, but would never be the man he was be-
fore the occurrence. He did not think he would be
able to work as a sawyer again. There was no sub,
stantial defence to the action, and his Honour found
for the plaintiff, with .£25 damages and costs. He
remarked that though the men had agreed to a trial
of strength in lifting, defendant had used unfair
means. He would have given judgment in the
whole sum of £5O, but the defendant, being only a
working man, and having a family to maintain,
would not be able to pay more than £2s.—Neta-
cast7e Chronicle.