The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-06 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

(Before Lord Chief Justice Bovill and a Special Jury.)
REDGItAVE Y. THE LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH-COAST
RAILWAY COMPANY.

This was an action brought by the father of a young
lady, named Redgrave, for compensation in damages for the
injuries she sustained by a collision on the defendant's
railway on the 30th March last. The defendants denied
that their servants were guilty of any negligence, or that
they were in any way liable for the accident.
Mr. S. White, a certified medical man, said that ho at-
tended the family of Mr. Redgrave, who was a brazier, and
kept a shop in Red Lion-square. On the 2d of April he
was called in, and found Miss Redgrave, who was
about 18, suffering severely from the effects of the acci-
dent. Her left cheek was much swollen, and she was in
great pain on the left side, which was considerable.
She told him that sho was suffering excruciating agony.
He attended for about three months, and during that time
she was affected with hysteria and convulsions, the result
of the accident, previous to which she was a very healthy
and robust young woman. She had recently a return of
these attacks, and the injuries inflicted on her health were
of a very serious character.
Tho young lady and other witnesses were examined,
and the jury found a verdict for the plaintff, damages
£lOO.

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.)
INFANT TRADERS IN THE CITY OF LONDON-IMPORTANT

QUESTION.-SOLOMON Y. TYLER.

This was an action to recover a sum of money for goods
sold to the defendant.

An Attorney, who appeared for the defendant, said that
he would pay the costs of an adjournment, as ho wished
to put in a special plea.

llis Honour—What is the plea ?
Attorney—A plea of infancy.
His Honour—l cannot grant an adjournment for any
such purpose. (To the plaintiff)—ls the defendant an in-
fant trader ?

Plaintiff—He is a trader, atid carries on business in the
City of London. These goods ware sold to him in the way
of his trade.

His Honour—There is a custom that has prevailed in the
City of Loudon since the Norman Conquest under which
an infant who trades there can be sued for goods supplied
to him in the way of his trade, and I have held
that an infant trader can be sued under these
circumstances, in the same way that a married
woman trading in the city of London can be sued as a
fence sole. Whether the new Equity Jurisdiction Bill de-
prives the court of its power by turning it into a county
court I am not going to decide ; but if you like to try the
question you may go for a writ of prohibition on behalf of
defendant.

Defendant's attorney—I shall not do that.
His Honour—l shall hold that defendant is liable to be
sued as an infant trader in the City.
Verdict for the Plaintiff, 'with costs.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBORO UGII-S TREE T.

SYSTEMATIC ROBBERIES AT LICENSED VICTUALLERS.--
George Wilson, described as a painter, was charged before
Mr. Knox, with having some pewter measures, and a large
box of dominoes in his possession, supposed to be stolen.
Mr. Edward Pinder, landlord of the George Tavern,
North Audloy-street, said that for some time past he had
missed several articles from his yard and kitchen, and sus-
pected the prisoner, as after be had visited the house
something was always
missed. Last night the prisoner
passed through the house into the yard, and ho (Mr.
Pinder) went on to the leads and watched him. The
prisoner first tried the kitchen door, he then went to the
larder, afterwards to a box where his cans were kept, and
then back to the larder, but a person going into the yard,
the prisoner ran into the water-closet. Ho (Mr. Pinder)
subsequently gave the prisoner into custody.
Police-constable Alfred Burrows, 100 0, said that ho
took the prisoner into custody and to the station, where,
on searching him, he found three pewter measures flat-
tened, the bottoms having been previously cut out. Ono
of them had the name of E. Chapman, Mount-street, a se-
cond G. Kelley, Star and Garter, Pall-mail, and a third T.
R. Morris, Duke-street, St. James's, the measures being
tied round his body with a handkerchief. He also found
a large box of dominoes, seven keys, two lockets, and a
knife, used for the purpose of cutting the bottoms out of
the measures. The prisoner gave a false address.
Mr. Thomas Morris, of 50, Duke-street, St. James's,
identified the remains of ono of the measures as his pro-
perty.
Mr. Knox said there was no doubt the prisoner was an
old pot-stealer, and he would remand him to see if he was
known.