The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-16 00:00:00

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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
'Moro Lord Chief Justice Erie and a Special Jury.)

BRIDGMAN V. THE MIDLAND COUNTIES RAILWAY COMPANY.
This was an action brought by the husband, who is en-
gaged at a wharfinger's, and lives at Cornwall-road, Lam-
beth, for injuries through the alleged negligence of the
defendants' servants inflicted on his wife. The defendants
paid £lO5 into court, which they pleaded was ample com-
pensation for the injuries of Mrs. Bridgman.
It appeared that Mr. Bridgman was returning to London
last August by an excursion train of the defendants', and
on reaching Colney Hatch station the train came into ool-
lision with some waggons that wero being shunted on the
line. The defendant and her mother, who also has an
action against the defendant, were dashed with great violence
against the front of the carriage. Mrs. Bridgman became
very ill a few days after, and was for some time under
medical care, and the inquiries of which she complained
were described as very serious, and from the effects of
which sho was not quite recovered.
The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for £3OO
damnges.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL-O—IIRT --This Day.

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Byles.)
CUAILGE OF BICIIDER.
Helen Forester, 60, was indicted for the wilful murder
of Helen Ann Venables alias Sloman, by making use of
instruments to procure abortion.
The evidence-was of a nature which it is not desirable
reproduce.
The important point in the case being whether the de-
ceased's statement amounted to a dying declaration, and as
the evidence was not conclusive on the point, the learned
judge directed au acquittal.
The prisoner and her daughter were then again indicted
on the coroner's warrant, but no evidence was offered, and
the jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
This terminated the business of the session.

POLICE MTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
ABUSE or KlNDNESS.—Elizabeth Moulder, a charwoman,
living in Tom's-court, Duke-street, Grosvenor-square, was
charged before Mr. Knox with wilfully breaking a pane of
glass of the value of £4 10s.
Mr. John Henry Hubert, of the Barley Mow, 'Duke-
street, Grosvenor-square, said that on the previous even-
ing the prisoner, who was very drunk, came into his house
and requested to be served. She was refused, whena
c us-
she
made use of Very disgusting language, and took up
tomer's pot and drunk out of it. After ordering her seve-
ral times to leave the house, or ho would have to put her
out, she went out and tried to break a large pane of glass
with her fist but as she was unable to do so' she got a stone
and smashed the pane of the value of £4 10s.
Mr. Knox—The prisoner was brought before me yester-
day charged with being drunk and disorderly, and finding
and that she had
that she had done no harm to any one, discharged her. It is no use her
been locked up all night, I d
appealing for mercy a second time.
Sergeant Rowe, 3 C, said the prisoner, who was drunk,
told him that she throw the stone, but did not intend to
break the window.
The prisoner said her husband had been on the drink
some time, and they had had all their things taken from
them. Sho hoped the magistrate would be lenient.
Mr. Knox-LYou are a drunken, dissipated woman. No
sooner are you let off, through the mercy of the court,
than you get drunk again, and not only get drunk, but
smash a pane of glass of the value of £4 10s. If you think
I will have the property of respectable persons in this dis-
trict destroyed in such a way you are mistaken. You will
go for two months, with hard labour.
CRUELTY TO A HORSE.—William Drury, -of • Fulham
Fields, waste collector, was charged before Mr Knox at
the instance of Mr. Love, of the Royal Society fur the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals, with cruelty to a horse by
working it while in an unfit state.
Smith, an officer of the society, deposed to seeing the
defendant in Piccadilly driving a horse attached to a cart
containing a large wash tub. Observing the horse to be
in a most wretched state, he examined it and found it to
be very old and poor, and to have a very bad •
sore with
the crppper pressing into it.
Mr. Knox ordered a summons to issue against the owner
of the horse, the defendant's mother, and took the defend-
ant's recognisance;to appear on the day fixed for hearing.
When the case was again called on the defendant appeared
in answer to his recognisance, but in such a disgraceful
state of intoxication that Mr. Knox remanded him, and
adjourned the caselor a fortnight, to see if the horse was
fit for further work.
On the defendant, Mr. Drury, coming up again, Mr.
Knox, after remarking in strong terms on his improper
conduct in attending a court in a state of intoxication,
fined him 205., or 14 days, stating that the defendant had
better take care and not use the horse until after the sum-
mons was disposed of.

THAMES.
LAZY PAUPEnS.—John Swan, aged 32, James Green, 19,
William Ward, 18, and George a ansden, 17, able-bodied
fellows, who spent last night in Ratcliff workhouse, were
brought before Mr. Paget charged with refusing to execute
the task of picking 21b. of oakum each in return for supper,
lodging, and breakfast. One prisoner said his fingers were
bad, another that he was not used to picking oakum ; a
third that he ought not to do so anyhow, and the fourth
said nothing.
Mr. Paget—Then you expect to be fed and lodged at the
expense of the ratepayers without doing a little work for
the same. You are sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment
and hard labour.
A DISHONEST GUEST.—Henry Smith, a labourer, was
brought before Mr. Paget charged with stealing a silver
watch, the property of John George, of No. 28, King-street,
Tower-bill.

The prisoner, who was an old friend of the prosecutor,
dined with him and his wife yesterday, and.after dinner
the prosecutor left Lome on business, and the prisoner
remained gossiping with Mrs. George, who dozed off to
sleep. She awoke in 10 minutes, and her husband's watch
was gone, and the prisoner was also missing. The prisoner
was found this morning in Hare-street, Bethnal-green, and
he admitted taking the watch, and said he was sorry for it
He had pawned the watch, which was produced.
Mr. Paget committed the prisoner for trial,

MARKETS,---This Day.

COVENT GARDEN.

Fair average supplies of fruit and vegetables are on sale.
In most descriptions a good business is pcssing at the an-
nexed currencies : _ _

FRUIT—Pine apples, 8s to 10s; grapes, 4s Od to lOs ;
cherries, Os Gd to is 6d per lb ; apples, 3s Od to 4s 6d ; green
gooseberries, 3s Od to 4s Od per half sieve; oranges, Gs
to lOs ; lemons, 3s Gd to 8s per 100.
VEGETABLES—Summer cabbages, 9d to 1s 3d; cauli-
flowers, Os Od to Os Od ; horseradish, is to 2s per doz heads ;
greens, 2s 6d to 3s Od; turnips, 2s Od to 2s Gd; carrots,
4s Od to 5s Od • turnip radishes, Gd to Os 8d; spring
onions, 9d to is id per dozen bunches ; rhubarb, 4d to 9d
per bundle ; asparagus, 2s Od to 4s Od per bundle ' • old
onions, 2s Od to 2s Gd per half sieve ; seakale, Os Od to
Os Od; mushrooms, Od to Os Od per punnet ; cucumbers,
4d to is Od each ; cos lettuces, 8d to is Od per score ; new
potatoes, 2d to Gd per lb.
POULTRY.

Gosling; 5s Od to 7s 6d; geese, Os Od to Os Od; ducks,
Os Od to Os Od ; ducklings, 2s 6d to 8s 6d ; tame rabbits, is
6d to 2s Od; wild do, Os Od to Os Od ; pigeons, 6d to 10d
each ; Surrey fowls, 12s to 16s ;, do. chickens, 78 to 10s; barn
door fowls, 5s Od to is ; Guinea fowls, Os to Os per couple.
English eggs, 8s to 9s ; French do., 7s Od to 9s Od per
100. Fresh butter, is Od to is 2d per lb.