The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-12 00:00:00

THAMES.

How PEOPLE ARE KILLED IN THE PUBLIC ►STREETS.—
Philip Hayward, horse-keeper at the King's Arms Tavern
and livery stables in the Commercial-road East, was
brought before Mr. Paget on a charge of furious driving
and damaging property.
Mr. John Morton Cronnin, a tradesman, of No. 10,
Grosvenor-street, Stepney, was driving a horse and gig
down the Commercial-road towards his own home at 9
o'clock last night, and saw the prisoner coming towards
him with a horse and trap in the contrary direction. The
prisoner drove most rapidly towards him and endangered
his life. The witness, on being asked to explain, said he
was proceeling at a gentle trot, and the prisoner came
towards him, driving his horse at the rate of 14 or 15 miles
an hour, and ran him down. He was much hurt, and his
horse and vehicle injured. The prisoner afterwards
knocked down another horse.

The prisoner—lt is quite true what this gentleman says.
Mr. Paget—He says you were driving along a public
road at 9 o'clock at the rate of 14 or 15 miles an hour and
ran him down.

The prisoner—Not quite so fast as that. I could not
stop the horse ; quite right what he says.
Mr. John Barnes, coffee roaster, of No. 13, Umbustone-
street, Commercial-road, St. George-in-the-East, said the
first time I saw the prisoner ho was on the top of the horse,
cart and all. I was in a light spring cart ; my horse will
not go at tho rate of more than three miles an hour. He
drove right upon me ; ho knocked down my horse. I
wonder he is here. He was on the wrong side of tho road.
I never saw a horso go at such a speed as he did.
The prisoner—When I sung out, did you not pull up
yourhorso on its hind quarters ?

Witness—No ; never:
Richard Beeson, police-constable 309 K, said the pri-
soner had been drinking heavily and scarcely knew what
he was about. The people said he was going at the rate
of 15 or 16 miles an hour.

Mr. Wm. Uffindell, the landlord of the King's Arms, said
the prisoner was in his service, and-be very much regretted
that he should have been driving a horse and trap and
causing the injury as he had 'done. The prisoner had no
right to take out the trap.
Mr. Paget said it was the old story, a drunken man driv-
ing furiously and endangering people's lives and property.
The prisoner said he was nearly as sober as he was then
when the occurrences happened, and that the horse he was
driving was struck on the headby a boy.
Mr. Paget said there was gross carelessness, to say the
least, on the part of the prisoner, and, addressing Mr.
Uffindell, said he was answerable for the acts of his ser-
vant, and he (Mr. Paget) would postpone the determina-
tion of the case, and give Mr. Uffindell an opportunity of
arranging the case out of court. He did not think he
should do wrong in giving the people an opportunity of
coming to an arrangement, and they might do it imme-
diately if they pleased.
All the parties retired, and it was afterwards stated that
Mr. Uffindell who is a tradesman of high respectability,
had compensated Mr. Cronnin and bilr. Barnes. The pri-
soner was then discharged.

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, March 11.
Her Majesty the Queen, with their Royal High-
nesses Princess Helena, Princes:: Louise, Princess
Beatrice, and her Serene Highness Princess Hohen-
lohe, arrived at the Castle yesterday at 2 o'clock,
from Buckingham Palace.
The suite in attendance consisted of the Duchess,
of Roxburghe, the Hon. Mrs. Bruce, the Hon•
Emily Cathcart, the Hon. Florence Seymour, Major
General F. H. Seymour, Colonel H. Ponsonby, and
the Master of the Household.

The Archbishop of Canterbury and Miss Longley
and the Duke of Roxburghe arrived at the Castle
yesterday, and had the honour of dining with the
Queen and the Royal family.
Miss Longley had also the honour of being in-
vited.

The Queen, Princess Helena Prince Leopold, and
Princess Hohenlohe, with the Ladies and Gentle
men in Waiting, attended Divine service this morn-
ing in the private chapel.
His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury preached
the sermon.