The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-09 00:00:00

SECONDARIES' COURT.

(Before Mr. Secondary Potter and a Special Jury.)
RAILWAY ACCIDENT.-DAMAGES, 2800.
SMITH Y. THE EASTERN COLTNTIES RAILWAY
COMPANY.

This was an action brought by plaintiff against
the defendants, and the jury were called upon to
assess the damages sustained by plaintiff in conse-
quence of the breaking down of one of the com-
pany's carriages, in which plaintiff was a passenger,
at Retford.
The c.,urt was crowded with persons interested
in the matter, and the damages were laid at 5,0001.
Mr. Hawkins was for the plaintiff, and Mr. Ser-
geant Ballantine for the defendants.
Mr. Hawkins said, in this case he would not
have to trouble the learned secondary, or the jury,
with any of the facts, as he and his learned friend
had agreed to a verdict of 8001
Mr. Sergeant Ballantine said that for once
"doctors had agreed," and two medical gentlemen
(one for plaintiff and one for defendants) had agreed
that 8001. would meet all expenses and damages
incurred and sustained by plaintiff.
A verdict was accordingly entered for that
amount..

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Tint STOLEN CHILD.—HEARTLESS CASE.—It having
become known in the neighbourhood of this court that
a young female, named Myers, was in custody at the
Tine-street Police-station, on the charge of stealing a
little boy, four years of age, the son of a female, named
Hamer, of 4, Portland-street, Soho, a crowd of 500 or
000 people assembled round the entrance of the court,
and on -the prisoner-making her, appearance in the caw;
tody of Sergeant Oliver, 294 A, she was greeted by loud
yells, cries of "beast," "brute," &c., and it was with
no little difficulty the sergeant succeeded in getting her
into the court without violence being inflicted on her.
The case gave rise to considerable interest from the fact
that some gentlemen had waited on the Lord Mayor in
connection with it, that a reward of 201. was offered for
the restoration of the child, and from the sympathy felt
for the mother, who has been for some time a❑ out•
patient of an hospital for consumption.
On the prisoner being placed at the bar she said her
name was Sarah Myers, and eighteen years of age.
Sarah Elizabeth Hamer, the mother of the child, who
was in court, and is a tine little boy, said she went to
the hospital on the 20th of May, leaving the child play-
ing at the door, having spoken to a friend named Louisa
Law to look to it. On her return, in about half an hour,
she missed the child, and bad never seen him since till
the previous evening. Several articles he wore were
missing. She found her child at the Chelsea workhouse.
Mr. Daniel Fulton, master of the Chelsea workhouse,
said that on Tuesday the 6th inst. the prisoner came to
the house and applied for relief, and was admitted as a
casual pauper with the child, she said he was her
brother and that they were orphans, and that she had
been getting a living for them by selling laces about the
country. After breakfast the next morning he sent for
the prisoner, and the matron having remarked that she
did not think he was her brother, she said, "Oh look at
him, see how much he is like me." He then elicited from
the child that his name was " John Hamer," and hav-
ing seen an advertisement in the papers, and the clothes
being identical, he sent for the mother.
In answer to Mr. Beadon, the witness said he had no
reason to believe she was not right in her mind.
The prisoner was then remanded.