The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-31 00:00:00

IN RE HORTON.

This also was a meeting for choice of assignees. The
bankrupt had carried on business as a merchant in Fen-
church-street.

Mr. C. H. Lewis appeared for the creditors, and Mr.
rook for the bankrupt. Assignees were chosen without
opposition.

The debts are stated at about £1,500; assets uncertain.
Mr. Lewis is the solicitor to the estate.

IN RE CHADWICR.

This bankrupt was described as of Augustus-street,
Regent's-Park, stone merchant, and this was a meeting for
choice of assignees.

Messrs. Hart Brothers state the debts at £4,47l—the as-
sets have not yet been ascertained.

IN RE SMITH, PATIENT, AND CO.

These bankrupts were extensive leather merchants in
Bermondsey, and a meeting for choice of assignees were
appointed i'or to-day, but not concluded when the report
left.

SECONDARIES' COURT.

SERIOUS STREET ACCIDENT.-DAMAGES, £25.-BROWN

AND WIFE V. DODGKINSON.

This was a writ of inquiry to assess the damages, laid at
£lOO, sustained in consequence of the negligence of defen-
dant in driving his horse and cart.

Mr. Tindal-Atkinson, instructed by Mr. Charnock, of
King William-street, for the plaintiffs, said his clients were
in a humble sphere of life, Mr. Brown being a sawyer, and
Mrs. Brown, the person injured, a monthly nurse. On the
28th May last Mrs. Brown was going to Blackheath to pay
her husband's club money, and upon arriving at Church-
street, Peckham, she was called to by a friend vho was in
a cart on the opposite side of the road to that upon which
she was walking. Mrs. Brown crossed over, and stood close
to the shafts of the cart. While she was talking she ob-
served a cart driven by defendant (who is a contractor and
house proprietor) at a very rapid rate. Defendant must have
seen Mrs. Brown, but he drove furiously on, and knocked
her down, inflicting serious injuries. Defendant, who had
been drinking, was stopped and taken to the station-house,
from which place he was not liberated until another person
was obtained to take home his vehicle. Mrs. Brown was
much injured, and the services of a doctor were required.
The jury were asked to give such damages as would com-
pensate plaintiffs for those injuries, defendant having ad-
mitted the wrong by suffering judgment to go by default.
Mrs. Brown was called, and deposed to the facts men-
tioned by the learned counsel.

Mr. Buchanan, for defendant, cross-examined the lady
as to whether the defendant did not call out. Witness was
sure he did not. She was very much hurt. People said
defendant was drunk.

Mr. Field, the friend spoken of, described the 'accident
and the state of defendant. Witness found that Mrs.
Brown was so injured that he was compelled to drive her
to her destination. She was quite sober.
Cross-examined—Defendant was very drunk. He tried
to stop and nearly fell out at the back of his cart. Had
great difficulty in getting defendant to stop.
A police sergeant and inspector deposed to defendant's
being the worse for liquor, and to the horse and cart being
taken to the station-house. Defendant was incapable of
driving.
The surgeon who attended Mrs. Brown said she was
much bruised about the body, and her arm was dislocated.
Her system was much shaken, and the accident might have
a serious effect upon Mrs. Brown.

Mr. Buchanan then addressed the jury for the defendant,
and said he should call witnesses to prove that it was Mrs.
Brown's own fault she had been injured, and that defendant
was not so drunk as had been described.

Defendant was called, and said he remembered the acci-
dent. He was not drunk ; all that he had drank that day,
up to the time of the accident, was one glass of porter. He
called out to Mrs. Brown to move when he was about 26
yards from her. There was a cart which defendant was
compelled to avoid, and in doing so he grazed Mrs. Brown's
arm. This witness flatly contradicted all that had been
sworn by the witnesses as to his conduct. Witness was
advised to give the woman 2s. 6d., or it would cost a deal
of money. .

Cross-examined—Had offered to give plaintiff money to
settle, rather than havo any law ; but it was all her fault.
Two witnesses said that defendant was a sober man gene-
rally, and was certainly sober, though excited, upon the
day of the accident.

The learred Secondary summed up, and the jury gave
plaintiff £25 damages.

MIS DAY'S MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

Very little English wheat was on offer in to-day's market ;
nevertheless, owing to the return of more favourable weather
for the crops, millers generally operated with extreme cau-
tion, and the demand for both red and white qualities ruled
very inactive, at about Monday's improvement in the quo-
tations.
Foreign wheat, the supply of which continues on a libe-
ral scale, moved off slowly. In prices, however, no change
took place. Foreign cargoes of grain commanded previous
rates, but the business done was only moderate.
The barley trade was steady, but without leading to any
advance in price.
There was a fair demand for all kinds of malt, at extreme
quotations.
Oats were in request, on quite as good terms as of late.
Beans and peas were steady.
Flour commanded Monday's currencies.