The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-08 00:00:00

LAW AND POLIO?

RAILWAY INJURIES.—No less than five actions to 0111;
compensation from railway companies were hearcir!illoti t
tti
metropolitan courts on Saturday. In the Bail ""tijal'
damages were asked for a lady who had gone to the 'ocl
worth station of the South-Eastern after the last trail' bto
left, and had met with a serious fall owing to the ligf t
being extinguished. As the traffic of the day vls° ° god
the judge exonerated the company from Wavle' :41jer
the plaintiff was nonsuited. In the same court e'ri°,l
lady applied for compensation from the ii°ll;t:t
Chatham, and Dover Company, for injuries receive sip
the Elephant and Castle station. This verdict sil"s

riven for the defendants.
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THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAY.--In the Court:or (aro'
Pleas a laundress brought an action against the 11',;":
politan Railway Company for injury done to he" :100
by the hasty closing of a carriage-door. The verdieb
for the defendants.
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MORE COMPENSATION CASES.--In the Court of )---svere
quer the London and South-Western ComPOY fed
called upon to pay £l,OOO to a groom who had beelifirot
seriously hurt in a collision at Crewkerne. Thni-ora
Eastern Company was sued by a widow, underhad'
Campbell's Act, for damages for the loss of her hes„
Whilst travelling on the line in December last, tP;',,,,te
ceased, on arriving at his destination, endeavoured t°lose,,,clto
the carriage, when the train was suddenly jerked: ser
and he fell between the platform and the carriage'
living only three days. The jury gave £1,550 deatoe ee
A LIBEL CASE. —At Guildhall, on Saturday, gr. the
Irving Scott, proprietor and editor of the Reporter, 'rob.
London Monetary Times, was charged with haves 'tb°
lished a libel on Mr. Edmund Clench, in reference %eel,
proceedings against Mr. Doulton, late M.P. for Le°l.ol3ol
in the Brussels law courts. Mr. Clench was the
promoter of the Public Works Company at Cer
which Mr. Doulton was charged with appropriatin,,,o
tain sums. Mr. Clench did not originate the procee;
against Mr. Doulton, but he gave evidence in the the
While the proceedings were pending at Bruss,e7 /t
article complained of appeared in the -ReKE";;leetet
referred in very strong terms to Mr. Clench's ante-,ii
as a promoter of joint-stock companies, and deel3ri ye°
no tribunal would pronounce an adverse itulgniericlerdb
the uncorroborated testimony of Mr. Edmund
and the
for he had been concerned in the getting up pa,
wrecking of more joint-stock companies Oa dewed
man living. Mr. Clench, in his evidence, totally
,vieo
this charge. He had, he said, promoted some c°ll3..P:ole.
and amalgamated others, but he never wrecked:ooA-
Pany. Mr. Clench was subjected to a long cross-eb-'3ooag
Con respecting his transactions with a number °f d.
and insurance companies. The case was adjourne

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GENERAL GRANT'S SECRETARY.— A W3sll- - tb°
correspondent writes :—" Would you like to kri°lA.jani
mostß uncomfortable man on earth'? His name is 'iltri.
a.deau. He is General Grant's confidential seel'ea.ing
For six months he has spent four hours per day it; t,et; s-'
up applications for office. Grant never sees the letters-'
Do,
hence his jolly health. Badeau is a inairiltYri:gbo7er le;
fights well. You see him atlonry.ll grimbregerhisl'ishoulder"
bushel of letters. At one o'clock ta oi 04
at three the heap is finished, and possibly ten_ 9.14--'-
5,(2_00 notes are reserved for Grant's oPiillo.