The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-03 00:00:00

about Mipty Mern. Princess Royal was a little in de-
mand at 40 to 1. 4to 1 was offered on the field for the
2,000 Guineas Stakes, 200 to 16 was taken about Texo-
pholite, and 500 to 30 about Cozwold. For the Derby,
625 to 25 was taken about Kelpie ; 30 to 1 was offered
aget the Hadji. For the Liverpool Steeplechase, 400
to 22 was taken about Lough Bawn, and 100 to 6 a time
or two about Little Torn.

LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
10 to 1 ap:st Jean du Quesne (offered)
100 to 6 agst Lough Bawn (taken)
100 to 6 A get Little Torn (taken)
100 to 6 agst Escape (offered)
25 to 1 agst Morgan Rattler (take 30 to 1)

TWO THOUSAND.
4to 1 on the Field (offered)
13 t,-) 1 aget Tox)pholite (taken)
100 to 6 agat Coxwold (taken)

CHESTER CUP.
2* to 1 agst Think Bonny (offered)
25 to 1 agst Blackthorn (offered)
40 to 1 agst Misty Morn (taken)
40 to 1 agst Princess Royal (taken)
50 to 1 agst Riseber (taken)

THE DERBY.
25 to 1 aget Kelpie (taken)
$0 to 1 agat The Hadji (offered)

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

COURT OF QU•EEN'S BENOIT.

(Sittings at Wentininster, before Lord Campbell and a

Special Jury.)

COLLINS AND WIFE V. THE ?SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY

00117ANY.-TIIR FATAL RAILWAY ACOIDMIT AT LEWIS-

HAM.

This was an accident brought by the plaintiff, a
married ran, 29 years of age, a boot-closer by trade, to
recover damages from the defendants for the injuries be
and his wife sustained on the night of the 28th June
last, atLewisham, through the neglect of the defendants'
servants.

It appeared from the plaintiff's evidence, that he and
his wife were in the middle compartment of a third-class
carriage when the collision took place. The break.
van fell on the carriage, smashing him through
the door, and compressing him between the
wheels of the break-van and the wheels of the carriage.
His wife was also caught by the foot, but no bones were
broken. He was extricated about an hour and a halt
after the accident, and it was a miracle he was not
killed ; his wife was not extricated till about four hours
after the accident. The plaintiff was removed to St.
Thomas's Hospital, where it was found his oollar bone
was smashed, four or five ribs broken, his chest, lungs,
and abdomen seriously injured, and the flesh of the
inside of his thigh dreadfully lacerated, a portion of the
uncle being torn away. His life was considered in dan-
ger about a fortnight, and be remained in hospitsll6 or ] 6
weeks. On leaving the hospital he called in his own
medical man, and had not been able to work since.
The wound in the thigh was not healed, and it was
doubtful if it ever would. The injury to the shoulder
was of a permanent character, and deprived him of its
free use. His wife still suffered from the injury received
in her foot. He had been put to a considerable expense,
and was deprived of following his trade, at which, with
the assistance of his wife, he earned, on an average,
about Si. a week before the accident. He had no
children. He resided in Crown-street, Finsbury, and
was the son of a miller at Northampton.
Mr. Sergeant Shee, on the part of the defendants,
addressed the jury in mitigation of damages. The com-
pany, he said, were ready to pay such amount of com-
pensation as the jury thought reasonable.
Lord Campbell having summed up,

The jury retired to consider their verdict. On their
return they gave a verdict for the plaintiff—damages,
7SOI. : 6001. for the plaintiff, 1001. for his wife, and 801.
expenses.