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London, England, 1853-08-18 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT. —LIVERPOOL, AUGUST 17.
(Civil Side.—Before Mr. Justice Erle.)

CORRIGAN V. ST. HELEN'S CANAL AND RAILWAY COMPANY.
Mr. Serjeant Wilkins and Mr. Mellish appeared for
the plaintiff, and Mr. Hardy and Mr. A. Cross for the
defendants. _ _ _ _

This action was brought by the plaintiff to recover
compensation for the damage he had sustained by the
loss of his arm, which he alleged was owing to the neg-
ligence of the defendants' servants. It appeared that
the plaintiff was a labourer, at 13s. a-week, in the em-
ploy of Mr. Evans, a chemical manufacturer, whose
works are on the line of the defendants' railway. It
was the custom and duty of the defendants' engine-
driver, in passing along the line, which he did four times
a day, to stop at a place called Gerard's-bridge ; and
when he arrived at the canal bridge, to stop, unhook the
train, and then go up Evans's shunts. This gave the
workmen at Evans's plenty of time to be warned of the
approach of the train. On the 4th December last the
twelve o'clock train never stopped at Gerard's-bridge, or
at the canal bridges, nor did the engine-driver sound the
whistle. The engine came driving on at the rate of 20 miles
an hour, and a man named Goudy, who saw it coming
along, shouted to the men aEvans's works to look out,
as the train was coming. All the men got out of the
way except the plaintiff, who was at the time on Evans's
shunt hooking some carriages. In less than half a
minute after the alarm was given the engine ran into
these carriages, and the plaintiff's arm being between
the buffers of two of them, it was so crushed that it had
to be amputated. After the accident the plaintiff re-
ceived 6s. a week from Mr. Evans, while he was, of
course, totally unable to follow his former avocations.
For the defence it was contended that the plaintiff's loss
arose from an accident in a great measure caused by his
own negligence, and witnesses were called to prove that
the engineer stopped at a place called Pocket Nock
Shunt, from which place it could be seen at Evans's and
that the whistle was sounded three or four times, and
that consequently the plaintiff could have got out of the
way if he had liked.

kis Lordship, in summing up, left it to the jury to
say whether they believed the plaintiff's or the defend-
ants' witnesses.

The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages
1701.

Mr. Justice Wightman was engaged in trying cases
unfit for publication, and other cases of no interest.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

CLERKENWELL.—Thomas Mann, a young man
of respectable appearance, was charged under the fol-
lowing circumstances :
Mr. George Boileau, a gentleman residing in Brown-
low-street, Holborn, said that on the previous evening
be was passing through Charles-street, Leather-lane,
when he saw the prisoner quarrelling with a young wo-
man, who seemed much alarmed at his conduct and
threats. Re followed her, when witness perceived that
he had a pistol in his possession, and, fearing that he
intended some mischief with it, he seized him, and after
a struggle took the weapon from him. Made an alarm,
and a policeman came up and took him to the station-
house. On searching him another pistol was found in his
pocket, and a phial containing some liquid, and which
he had concealed up his sleeve, fell down and broke on
his road to the station. Some percussion caps and gun-
powder were also found in his pockets, and on examin-
ing the pistols they were discovered to be loaded with
gunpowder and bullets, when he was charged with
having them in his possession for an unlawful purpose,
and locked up.
A police constable of the G division confirmed this
testimony. _ _ _

Susannah Bulcher, a good-looking younc, woman, re -
siding with her parents in Charles-street, 'Leather-lane,
said the prisoner had formerly paid his addresses to her.
She was engaged to him, and they were to be married ;
but it was broke off, and she was " engaged" to another
young man, which excited the prisoner's jealousy and
ire. He met her and quarrelled with her, as described
by the above witnesses. She added, "I do not think
he can be right in his mind."
The prisoner denied having any intention to do harm
to any one. The pistols had been loaded for the purpose
of killing a dog.

By the direction of the bench he was examined by a
surgeon as to his state of mind, when he was reported
to be sane, and he was ordered to find two responsible
housekeepers as bail to keep the peace towards Miss
Bulcher and all her Majesty's liege subjects.

MARYLEBONE.—Edward Lamb, a ruffianly fellow,
who has frequently been punished for outrages upon
policemen, one of whom he has, it is feared, injured for
life, and for which offence he has undergone six months'
imprisonment, was brought before Mr. Broughton for
further examination, charged with the following violent
and unprovoked assaults :

It appeared, from the evidence taken upon the present
and a former occasion, that the prisomer, who was
much the worse for drink, upset a basket of fruit belong-
ing to a man who was going over Hampstead-heath, and
on his being remonstrated with for thus misconducting
himself, he grossly abused and threatened him. A great
crowd assembled on the spot, and on Wilson, 120 S,
who still seemed very weak, owing to the ill-treatment
to which he had been subjected, coming up, civilly
requested the prisoner to go quietly away ; but he
refused to do so, and was then taken into custody ;
upon which he immediately threw Wilson down with
great force, and kicked him repeatedly upon the back
and other parts of the body. Sergeant Moore, 3l S,
speedily arrived to render assistance to his brother officer,
and he was also kicked and hit severely by the prisoner.
The prisoner, who had promised to go quietly with the
officers if permitted to be released from their hold, sud-
denly made off, but was ultimately captured, and, after
much resistance, handcuffed, strapped down upon a
stretcher, and conveyed to the station-house.
The prisoner now, as upon the first inquiry, charged
the police with improper and unnecessary violence to-
wards him. This statement was, however, proved to
be untrue by the evidence of Mr. Irving, solicitor, Gray's-
inn-square, and Mr. Alexander Lloyd, 20, Great George-
street, Westminster ; they were satisfied that no more
violence was used by either of the officers than, under
the circumstances in which they were placed, was abso-
lutely necessary. Two ladies, named Taman, also de-
posed to their having seen Wilson thrown down by the
prisoner, his face coming with great force upon the
ground.

A. surgeon's certificate was handed in. Itsetfortli
that 'Wilson had sustained injury upon the head and
back, no doubt caused by blows and kicks.
After some further proceedings, Mr. Irving hoped that
the magistrate would deal summarily with the affair, as
it would be very inconvenient for him to attend upon
any future occasion ; he would, however, in the event
of its being considered to be a case which ought to go
for trial, come forward, regardless of any personal trou-
ble which it might occasion him.
Mr. Broughton said he should take into account that
the prisoner had been injured by being struck with the
truncheon, which violence he had, however, entirely
brought upon himself by his misconduct. He should not
commit him for trial, hut send him to hard labour for
two separate periods of a. month each to the House of
Correction. The magistrate dded, "The Legislature
has rightly given us additional power to puni
wes t
h partieso
for assaults uon women and chilren
ought
have greater power than we havde to, and
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The prisoner was then locked up.

LAMBETH.—Yesterday Dennis Wahl", ~. '
fellow employed at a slate yard in Belvidere-road"-1)"
beth, appeared before the Hon. G. C. Norton —l"'
to a summons charging him with assaulting Air. answer
Charier
Brumell, a gentleman residing in Carlton-chambers,
Regent-street.
Mr. Brumell stated that on the evening of that day
week he saw the defendant strike a woman two violent
blows—one on the face and another from behind her on
the neck. He remonstrated with with him on his un-
manly conduct, and asked him how he could be so
cowardly as to strike a woman, and placed himself be-
tween the defendant and the woman, so as to protect
the latter from further violence, when the former, saying
he should learn him how to interfere between, a man and
his wife, gave him a violent blow. He also made several
other blows at him, but he guarded them off, and re-
quested a little boy to go for a policeman to give the
defendant into custody, promising the lad a sixpence for
doing so. The defendant then ran down a slate yard,
where it appeared he was employed, and there managed
to conceal himself.
When asked if he had any questions to put to the
complainant, the defendant said that Mr. Brumell had
first summoned a man named Noonan as the offender,
and at this court on Monday last swore he was the man
who had assaulted d him.
Mr. Brumell
but
mitted having summoned Noonan as
the offender, upon that person appearing before M
Elliotti at this court on Monday
last, he (Mr.
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Mr. Norton—Have you any doubt
is the man you saw assault the female,
you ? acc, Who assaulted
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