The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-26 00:00:00

.1 I ,Nl7 FEBRUARY 26_ 1851.

tinf,enoicy, the total expentiliure for the main line and
soling stock mr,.y he taken at about 370,0001.
• " During the.leSt half-year a censidenbl9 reduction
has been t ff'cted in the arrears of calls. The amount of
41,0381., due on 30th June last! has bmen diminished to
'the sum of 25,613/., which; it is expected, may be still
further redirced by nearly 4,0004 The balance of 22,0001.,
which will then remain, is owing upon 2,110 shares
held by parties who have been ascertained to be with-
(ut means of payment, The directors have accordingly
declared these shares fcrkited, and this m.,eting will be
'vatted upon to confirm the' molutemn of forfeiture, and
to authorise the sale or other disposition of these sharps,
as also of the 4,216, shares previcusly.forfiited. Upon,
the whole of - these 6.126 shares, the amount of deposit
and calls paid is' 30,378/. 17s. ld. The 'remaining
11,374 shares represent a capital of 227,580/. entitled to
dividend.
The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the adoption of the re-
port, congratulated the proprietors on the small cost at'
which their railway had been construeted—a sum much
less than the Parliamentary estimates.' He thought this.
would have a great effect on th future prospect of the
railway, since a very 'average rkcipt would be sufficient
to pay dividend. They had opened the
line at Very. unfavourable :period of, the year,
which' mint for the smallness of the
receipts, but opserthey would soon be improvecL
He wished. t the attention' of the meeting to the
fact; that this ad • not originated with the present
company,• but wit Mr. Stephenson, who had considered
such a line as this was necessary to develop the mineral
resources ofthe district; and he (the Noble Lord) hoped
that the line would' carry out the anticipations of that
eminent gentleman.•• If it did• not, it would be the first'
great line that had fallen short of his prophecies.
- Mr. DE Vrrni suggested that for the future the re-
, port should be issued a few days before the meeting.'
He also, wished to recommend that they should revert tar
the original system of paying the gentlemen who sat tit
their boards for their attendance. • ,

'The CHAIRMAN said they had better defer talking
about that till they got a dividend.
The report Wee then adopted unanimously.
The meeting wee then made special for the purpose pf
confirming the forfeiture of certain shares in conse-
quence-of non-payment of calls.
The numbers of the shares were then read, and a re-
:solution passed empowering the directors to declare them
forteited, and to sell or otherwise di:Tose of them.
The meeting then separated, after a vote of thanks to
the Noble Chairmen.

SOUTH WALES RAILWAY.
(THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly ordinary meeting of the proprietors
-in this company was held this 'afternoon at the London
Tavern, C. B. M. Talbot, Esq., M.P., the chairman, pre-
siding.
The usual preliminaries having been gone through, .
The SECRETARY read the report of the directors,which
has already been 'published in The Sun.
The CHAIRMAN, in rising to address the meeting,
was receiued . with loud cheers. He said-e-
Gentlemen, • I have to apologise to you for this
report not having been sooner laid before • you,
but when.you hear the reason. I am convinced you will
be satisfied it is a good one. The fact is, the auditors
found it impossible to get the accounts ready in time for
the circulation of the report within a sufficient number
,of days before the meeting ; and I ' can bear
testimony myself to their unwearied •exertions, having,
been at Chepstow during the period of their labours
and witnessed them working like 'slaves in order to get
the accounts ready.—(Hear.) This complaint will not
occur again, it having arisen entirely in consequence of
the effiuials being somewhat new in their relative posi-
tions during the first six months of the opening of the
line. With reference to the report" we have just heard
react I wish to draw your attention, in •the first instance,
to the traffic which passed over the line in -the first six
months of its working. You will perceive the balance
in favour of the company amounts to 10,5091.---(flear.)
That of itself is a most favourable feature in a railway of
this descr,ption during the first six months; butlmay
state that that by no Means represents the amountebecanse
though the expanse of carrying, her Majesty's mails has
been charged to the country,''the Post office has paid
nothing whatever to us. Now, if I estimate the receipts
for Carrying the mails for four months at 4,0001., that
will make a clear' balance of something like
15,0004 for the- half-year, or say 30,0004
for the year—(Hear)-7-and considering that no balance
whatever a, expected in the ahere of profits from the
working of the line during the first year, I think you
may -look at that tact •as a ,favourable omen with
!Nerd. to ,our. line.--(Cheers,) Then,.again, I ,may
ob,erve that the smallness of the. goods traffic during
the four months may excite tome surprise. I can give
a very good reason for its not being larger, hecauie it had'
to be limited to the number of trucks we had on the line.
We have only had 45 trucks to carry on the goods traffic
Over 75 miles of railway. I have no wish to-day to speak
in a spirit of fault-finding. I believe the Great Western
havelfeien orders forth° eenstruction• of 'new-rastvkiefsetel
the service of the South Wales line ; but, nevertheless,
the number I mentioned has been most inadequate to
meet the requirements of the traffic. In fact, the 45
trucks have been in constant use, and we might as weil
try to discharge the -Thames through a six-inch,: pipe
98 attempt to carry on the traffic with such limited
aminmodation for the goods' traffic.—(Hear, hear.)
Hal autheria,cl by the euperrititendent—a most active,
energetic, and excelent officer—to say. that et this
neoment lie has three times the amount of traffic which
be can carry with forty-five trucks; and I believe my-
self, if we had a larger nunater of truck-•, and the ca-
psbilities of the line were fully developed, that we
should have ten times the traffic .which could
at first reasonably be expected.—(Hear, hear.)
I will now advert to that which occurred in this room at
thelast November meeting. When we Met hero some
few. months ago you were pleased to express an opinion
very unequivocally as to the course which the company
ought to pursue for the future. At that time I felt it
my painful duty to differ nearly from the whole of
the' other directors, and having actedmost cordially with
them for a considerable, period I did feel very great pain
in finding myself compelled to differ with, them on a
question affecting the important interests of this rail-
way. I must do them the ju. tic° to say that I
believe, -- and indeed 'know, that their only object was
to discharge., their duties. as trustees to the cytnpany,
according to what they considered most likely to con-
duce to your interests; but,• aiter having plainly Per-
ceived what your real feelings were on the question,
they have felt: no difficulty whatever in cordially and
unsnimou&ly uniting with me in carrying out that line of
Policy which I ventured to recommend.—(Cheers.)
Whatever responsibility May attach to that' policy, I am
willing to bear it myself, and nothing of it -will fail oft
their shoelders,. beeJuse they, .in the firseiestenee,
commended a contrary policy, and altered their opi-
nions solely in deference to your. viewe—(Cheers.)
Isilw I do hope, in making the announce»
meant, that this company, has reaolved to prosecute
this entire line, no .wish , may be attributed to me of
taking khasty course with regard to the Great Western
Company. To that corPoration I owe the deepefit
gation. I have never travelled by their maginficent
without thanking them for giving me aucla accommodation,
and no one travels by it oftener than I di) myself.. For the
individual members of the corporation I feel nothing but
esteem andiregard, and I do protest in the strongest lau-
guege which can be used against my desire for the
honourable fulfilment of an obligation being imputed
to •me a 4 an cot of hostility.—(Loud cheers.)
But I have already said that, with the ex-
ception of those gentlemen who represented the
Great Western, the board were unanimous in their in-
tention to prosecute the line to Fishguurd.—(Cbeers.)
It will not do, of course, to make such an announcement
without also convincing you of our power to carry out
our intention.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") It is mini-'
fe-tly a financial question, and, therefore, I will vow.
proceed to lay before you my " budget," which
I hope you will think a little more successful than the
financial statement of my Right Hon. Friend the Chan-
cellor of Exchequer.—(Laughter and cheers.) In
round numbers, according to the accounts made up to
the 31st Dec. last, we had spent 2,666,0001., that will leave
somethine like 1,300,0001. of the capital stock expended.
Now, I believe that for less than one million the whole
of the railway to Fishguurd may be completed.—(Hear,
hear.) I found my belief on the fact of the contracts
for the works being now let for 325,0001.; and consider-
ing that the permanent way will cost 175,0001.,
and the' iron rails 85,0001., there remains a .
certain balance to be exeended between Chepstow
and ' Grange-court of something under 100,0001. ,
Tne total as I make it certainly falls below one million,
leaving a disposahle balance of 300,0001,, including that
which the company is entitled to raise.7.-(Hear, hear.)
Then comes the questiOn, can we raise money
under the powers we possess ? Arrangements
have have been made with the contractors, with
the layers of the permanent way, and also with the iron
masters, to take debentures in payment. It had been
suggested that the company should agree with
some • large contractor to finish the whole of
the line, on such an agreement as that on the
Worcester and Wolverhampton line. - No doubt
such an arrangement would be very wise were it not
that we had it in our power to make a still better
arrangement.—(Hear, hear.) No large contractor would
take so large a risk on his shoulders without a consi-
derable bonus, The chairman then alluded to the rumourwhich had been circulated that it was the•intention of the
directors to refuse to lease the Hue to Fishguard when
completed, and said there were no grounds whatever for
belisviug at present that such was their intention. He
had, however, taken the best legal advice on the stilb.
jeet, and ha was informed that the agreement which
they had entered into with the company, for
leasing the line could ,be enfoxced.—(Bear, bear.)
• thehoped.that the hood of the G; t We.,• ere Company
would consent to the substitution of Miller& Haven in-
stead of Fishguurd, for the destination of the line, Ottt
being one of the finest harbours in the kingdom. He
concluded by moving the adoption of the report.
After some warm discussion, the motion was agreed to.
The retiring directors were then re elected.
The CHAIRMAN then proposed-the .motion, sanction-
ing the issuing of preference shares, as mentioned in the
report. •
Thiswas met .by an amendment by Mr. Do Winton,
24:waded by Captain Berkeley and Mr, Baker; the

[PRICE SD.

Great Western • directors, that no pr4,,rence
shares should be iisucd without further investigaLicn
into the affairs of the company, but.was however with-
drawn, on the 'chairman giving an undertaking that no'
shires should h 3 issued without the subject again
coining before a:special meeting...
The original motion ;vas then carried; and after the
transaction of some other busine;s, the mee',ing se-
parated;

STATE OF• TRADE.
(From the Manduter 'Guardian of this dim)

sllluareicctoner.::::
2, T 4
ou: TUESDAY,—Although .t---o tshooo7ohos obmaleest,ewof the
tatters received by the Canada represent the oottyoi:terthope
ativices at large have at 'once strengthened and rendered
more general-the opinion that the supply, must trove a
snort on^. The consequence is an increase ot buci-
ness, and: an upward tendency in prices at Liverpool;
while: the returning; firmness observablein this -market
last week has become . more decided to-day. Co.ton
has recovered td.-per lb: from the recent lowest point;
and any business*. done in yarns to-day is 'at to
id. per, lb. above the prices which would have been paid 'e
vvek ego. Thenperatiods have been.rathei coneidertible,
on the whole; the Germans having ventured to do more.
than. for some time back, and there haviug.been purchases
to a fair aggregate amount' for India, and ltaly, and fOr
home consumption. . The eitensive, transactions of. last
week in 40-inch ahirtings,„have led the producersto re-
quire an advance of ad. and 44d. per piece, to whieh,
they firmly adhere. This retards baiinessi-theagh there
is a disposition_ to btiy.. Long cloths and T cloths are in
tolerable request; but printing cloth , are, still- quiet.
Some uneasiness is excited by the possibility, which, has
beoome,more apparent this afteanoon,*that the formation
of a Government may fall into the hands of Lott Stan-
ley, thotigh the, issue cf a struggle for the maintenance
of'free trade is not feared. * ,
licarriaLE, Monnev.—We have anqtheriffull market
to-day ; there have been many flannels efferedlor
and few buyers. When this is the case, prices are al-
most sure to go down. The woof market has also been•
slack, and sales have been effected at lower prices.
MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.—We have no change to
notice- in the manufactured goods trade siuce last week,.
business remaining quite as dull as reported for some.
time past. Now, however, that the public sales have
-taken place, and their result is known, we may:cunfidently
expect that business will be done. At length,some of the
smaller commission throwing. concerns have been cow-,
pelted to close, it being 'impossible for them to:
obtain work in the•present flat state of the thrown silk
trade. • At the publio sales held in London,.last• week,
very little silk was bought; huyers„ for the most pelt,
purchasing by private contract.
HIIDEERSFIELD, TIIESDAY.—WO. have'had a -veil; flat
market to-day in the weoiien trade, although the deli-
very ot.goods has been pretty large, but chiefly to order.
There is nothing of any importance in the wool trade
since our last, though it is generally thought that there
is a slight deviation of price.
t tHALIFAP, SATURDAY.—There was about-SD average
attendance in our Piece Hall to-day, but rather more,
flituess was observable. The chief inqairy was for last--
ings of low qtfality, and for some descriptions of mix
tures' also ot low quality. For the finer fabrics there is
very little demand. Of yarn and wool, we have only to,
say that there is much indisposition to purchase; and the
markets are consequently in a very languid state.
LEEDS, TUESDAY.--The-markets at the' cloth halls
have been flat,'botlt on Saturday and to-day, and the
woollen trade generally istrather dull. There is no
change worth notice iii prices.

THE MUEDEE AT B tem.—The inquest was Pawned
yesterday, when, after the examination of several. witnesses,
the Coroner summed up, and the juiy, atter deliberating fit
about half a hour, returned a verdict of " Wilful murder"
against Joseph Clark, the husband of the deceased.-- Bath
and Cheltenham Gazette. •

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Fa, 25.

(Sittings at Nisi Prins, at Guildhall, before Lord CamP-
BELlt, and a Common Jury.)
WOODS (PAUPER) V. THOMAS.
The plaintiff in this case sued in forma pauperis to re-
cover compensation in damages tor false imprisonment. ,
Mr. Montague Chambers and Mr. Metcalf appeared
for the plaintiff; at,d Mr. Knowles, with Mr. Field, re-
presented the defen4ant.

The facts' were simply these:—The plaintiff sae e.
carman, who was'employed on the 25th of May last to
bring away some paper from Iroogatc-wharrf, near the
Tower. He took away two loads, and returned for a
third, but whEn he 'was in the act of driving off it a.ss
found, be had no delivery order, and a canvass bag was
discovared upon the shaft containing a quinftry cf paper.
corresponding exactly with some reams which had at 1.1 k
same time been missed from anothcr part of the whpr .
In consequence of thee suspicious circums:ances the de
fendant, who was superintendent of the wharf;
policeman and gave him int.) custody. He IVAi taken
,hefore Air. Yardley, at the Thames Pikce-court, and com-
' mitred for trial, but ultimite4y acquitted. •
• Mr. FIELD, on the pert of the defendant, Contended
that thert; were sufficient grounds for believing that the
plaintiff had acted dishonestly, and that the defendant
was perfectly justified in giving him into custody.
The Learned JUDGE havino. summedup,
The jury almost unuiediatly returned a verdict for
the de'Endant.

L.)rd CAMPBELL said he much lamented that cases of
this kind, in which the plaintiff sued in torni pauperi.,
were so often brought into
,courts of justice, as it Pas
an extreme hardship on those, ugeinst whom they were
brought. It • did not follow that because a person was
scpitted of a 'charge hf 4 wigs justified in institutirg
legsl proceedings egotist the party who accused him,
because such a practice would render no person safe in
the country. .
Ur. CHAMBERS hoped his Lordship's observations
would not be without,their good rffect.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Feb. 25.
(Before the CHIEF t,iOMMISSIONER
IN RE JOSEPH IRON BYERS.
This insolvent, who had traded under the style of the
Economic Funeral C‘fmpany in Bridge stile; Black-
frif.rs, was opposed by several creditors in person and
was supported by Mr. Sargood.
One creditor, a Mr. Brookes, complkined that he bad
ot)tained discount fur a bill of exchange which he .bad
since had to pay. and that he had been induced to do so
by the representations of the insolvent.
There representations were repudiated today by the
insolvent, who denied ever making them.
Another creditor named Green held a bill for 921.
with the insolvent's name on it, for which he had allowkl
a person named Neal to have furniture to that amount.
The (Inns COMMISSIONER remarked, that the insol-
vent'(who stated be was only 29 now) had been a bank-
rupt in 1844. .when his debts were 3,000/. He. petitioned
this Court in 1847, and was discharged forthwith from
debts artieui,m, g to 2,1001.; and the debts in the present
schedule were 6,0591., of which 2,9251. were without
consideration. •
The insolvent stated that these debts withbut con-.
sideration arose .out of annuity transactions.
The Learned CHIEF COMMISSIONER sail that, look-
ing at the *kit of the bohedule, end the multiplication
of the complaints, he thought this was a case where the
discharge must be pronounced under the discretionary
clause. The insolvent;would.be discharged at the expi-
ration of five calendar months from the date of the vts -
ing order.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL. _

Witham Harvey was charged with stealing 1/. 3s. 64.,
and a pulse, the prOperty of Mrs. Alton, from Ii r
person.
Mrs. Alton said she was walking through St. Paul's
Churchyard, about five o'clock on Monday afternoon,
with her purse rocnd her forefinger, when the prisoner
met her. Ha ran at her, snatcht►d the purse containing
11.35. 6d. from her hand, and made -off with it. She fol•
lowed him, calling out " Stop thief," until the prisoner
met with a policeman, who detained him until she came
up, %ben she gave him into custody.
Policeman 36 said he took the prisoner to the station,
where be was searched, and a purse, one sovereign, three
shillings, and a sixpeuse were found on him.
Prosecutrix identified the punk, and the 'amount of
money as the same the prisoner had stolen from her:
Alderman HUMPS/LEY said this was a very daring act
of the prisoner, to take property forcibly from a lady in
an open thoroughfare like St. Paul's Churchyard in broad
daylight. He would not deal summarily with the case,
but send it for the consideration of a jury.

The prisoner was fully committed to Newgate..
John M'Carthy was placed at the bar charged with
embezzling various sums, the moneys of Mr. James Gil-
bert, publisher, 49, Paternoster-row, his employer
.._
Prosecutcr said prison was in oy, P.n
pacity of out-door porter.er His dutyhis wasempl to fecticohreiboinuonkia.,
n
newspapers, and other publications. From t+
from the
cation that prosecutor received on 7"n
publisher of the MorninglPost newspsPebe forwarded
information to the police-statione,theri rveult of which
-.
was that Webb, the detective
cuter'e house, and the prisoner shortly
was sent to prose
after was appre-
hended. Prosecutor. gave
prisoner ss. 9d. on. Saturday
afternoon to pay fur the copies of
Ye alsothe !horningthe Post he
was to get 'on Mond" ")ruingiotpurpose of paying
for Sam- time a similar amennt
.„ e
for copies of the Morning Chronicle. •On Monday pro-
secutor r, ceived ad the papers he directed prisoner to
et, and with them a notice from the Morning Chronicle
that 2i. 2(I. remained unpaid on that morning's papers,
and ferwhich prisoner bad received the money.
Henry Webb said, from iiiirrmadon he received, he
went to Sugarh of court, a,r4et•tetreet, and apprehended
the prisoner. nu tat him the charge, svieu he ad-
witted having nob« zzled 2/. 65.'4d. Witness then took
him into custody.

No parties being present from the newspaper offices,
prisoner as remanded to Monday next.
BOW-STREET.
_ _

John Dent Burke, a clerk in the General Post-office,
was charged with embezzling a packet contuit.ing
watch. '

The prisoner waa employed in the inland department,
and the packet passed through his hands in the ordinary
course of his duties. It was stated that be took the
opportunity. of altering the direction .to his ,01V11 ad-
dritios 0 that it RAII delivered et his lodgings in the

way by the postman. The parcel had been
Barnstaple.
the fit tective officers proved dint he found the
. its contents in a chest of drawers in a room
by the prisoner in - Hungerford-street, Ste-arid,
had dented all knowledge of its existence. Sub-
Sequently the prisoner stated that the parcel lead teen
sent to him by-a relative in the country; and had been do-
livgred by the postman. .
Idr. Pocock, the Post,:office solicitor, requested a re-
mand, to enable him to prove the obliteration of the
Original address, and the substitition - of 'another in the
prisoner's handwriting.
The prisoner was reminded accordingly.
• MARLBOI?OUGH=STREE7I'
Mr. Bower, olio ;or, of 'Chancery -lane, on. behalf 'of
the Earl of Stamford, applied tor a warrant to apprehend
the titan Sheridan, for conspiring Witt Mary Ant, Parkes
and Jlai.ate LisGeffwAi smptaosratai
dffio
fhl iseahtpe;raei
sdetlihmrii an
st, 1111
reob
uii
cif L.e.erodern:
tice ohpf.. !crotine
st
oPfirhaiala theing been present when Mary Ann Parkes
made her statement, .a portion of which be must bits°
k!,-own was Use. He thought he should- hardly be jos.
Lifted in granting a warrant at that moment. lie should
recommend the solicitor for the pro,ecution to- proceed
with the depositions against the, two women for perjury
in the regular way. He would then 1,)ok ut the evidence
and decide whether he would issu, his warrant against
Sheridan., or leave the higher Court to do so.
The applicant then retired for the purpose of going on
With the charge of perjury against the two women.
John Stanley, an omnibus-driver, was summoned
before Mr. 11.lighana for having by careless and wilful
misbehaviour .dotte damage to the cvriage of by.

6,:reet, between an omnibus driven by the di;tendant and
p'ainaat, said, a. cooslititsiendoriedhpavroirfe:te.linyt•
dforin thictiegeoenmt:
Disraeied carriage, Mr. Disraeli had th,4lght it ne-
cesaary the circumstances should be investigated, espe-
cially as the lives of three persons were thereby endan-
gered. As it was not unlikely that a great number' of
additional vehicles would be licensed in consequenCe, of
the Exhibition; it was desirable that the drivsrs should
bhplaced under stringent regulations.
John-Farrovi, coachman to Mr.' Disraeli, had beci in
his:present service pine years. On Saturday, the ,Btli of
February, while turning down Regent-street from Glass-
house-street, about 5 o'clock, with a brougham, in which
was Mrs.. Disraeli, an omnibus was suddenly pulled over
on to the brougham, and the result wai a collision which
knocked Vver the brougham. Witness wah thrown off
the box, and so -Vrits 'the footman. :Witness was driving
at the rite of about four miles an hour; -the otiiiiibus
waidiiiiiig.also at a modarate pace. Witness was on
his right side, the omnibus was on its wrong side. The
collision was too sudden to allow witness to pull up; so
as to prevent the contact.

Sevt;ral other witnesses were called, who confirmed
the material portions of the coachman's atatement. They
stated that the collision incurred near. the Circua.at a
place where it was impossible to 'see Tory far ahead.
One of the witnesses said the collision appeared to have
beert'vccatiou,d by the efforts of the omnibuies to pass
each other. Had the defendant pulled up instead- of
pulling .over towards the carribge the accident would
not have taken place.
John Crow proved that the amount of damage done to
the brougham was 8/. 10s. The damage, was that the
springs were crippled, one ,or two broken, the lamp
broken, and one of the shafts fractured. The brougham
'was also much scratched.

Mr. Wontner contended that if the occurrence wasnot
the result of the merest accident it was to be attributed
rather •to the unskilfulness of the coachman than of the
omnibus-driver. lie should show that the state of the
road about Glasshouse-street, when the accident oc-
curred, and the repairs going on about there. together
with the position of other vehicles to lie avoided, would
show that the accident was the result of the want of suf-
ficient care on the part of the lady's coachman. With-
out imputing anything to the coachman, be was bound
say that his confused state after the collision had oc-
curred gave the police an un!avourable impression.
Mr. 13Thonex—Why, Mr. Wontner, if- you had been
suddenly thrown off a ec►achbox on to the pavement, I
think you, would hardly have had your faculties as clearly
about you as you have at this moment.

Mr. Wontner would show by evidence that the car-
riage run into the omnibus, and not the omnibus into the
carriage.
Mr. BINGIIIM—It generally so happens, that when a
collision °court; between a coalweggon and a gig, or be-
tween any heavy and light vehicle, the defence set up is
'that the light vehicle ran into the heavy one.
A gentleman namau Gray witnessed the accident. The
brougham ran into the omnibus, as it appeared to him,
because the head of the horse in the brougham actually
came into the window of the omnibus through the glass.
The defendant was a very steady, well-conducted man,
and was driving at a very steady pace when the accident
occurred.

Another witness, named PcDow, who was outside the
,omnibus at the time, said the omnibus was about to pull
up to let out some pasiengers at the time when a gig
was passing, which apparently was not seen by the driver
of the broughain. The driver of the brougham, in at-
.rempting to clear the gig, ran upon the hind wheel of
the omnibus and 'caused the accident. There was no
.egligence whatever on the part of the omnibus-driver.
iho lady inside the brougham was WALD(' to be taken
•iut at the wit dow.

Another witness, named Smith, said be saw the
brougham pull into the omnibus. Had the brougham
driver driven properly no accident would have (.ccui red.
A cth-driver saw the occurrf nee, which be considered
was the re:uit of accident. It arose from the horse in a
gig shying at the noise made in the loading a rubbish-
Mr. EIN-611:61 said, had it not been for th;l3st wit.
ness ho should have consid,red there was really no case
in which he had any jurisdiction; bat the cabman, had
so completely contradicted the previous witness, who
attributed the damage to the OttschuNn'is attempt tf) pass
the gig when there was not buffiei 013 room, as to give a
Malty difftrent complexion to the matter.
Lir. Wootner said he was not: aware of the evidence
the cabman had to give. lie had jag, been ieform.-d
'hat he bad come tutu court, and was prepared to state
what he had seen, and on- this account his testimony was
tendered. •

Me, EINGIIAM said the affair verified the old legal
adage, to ire saut.tied with a good case, and not to :Litt inpt
nn) thing more. The defendant had a very strong case
until the last witness was called, when he .upset it all.
lioarQver, he was so much perplcx-o by the evidence that
tied been given that be shot& ,t give judgment at
once, but pottpone it until heat Thursday.