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SHERIFF'S COURT.-(THIS DAY
(Before Mr. Under-SheritiTuucuELL and R Sp(•cial Jur)

HILLELL V. THE BLACKWALL RAILWAY QONPANY,

This was a court of inquiry to assess damages, by
way of compensation, for injury sustained through the
negligence of defendants' servants.

The defendants suffered judgment to go by default.
Mr. DUNCAN (with whom WM? Mr. Hinde), stated the
case. The plaintiff (Mr. Jules Ferdinand HiHell), is a
teacher of languages, in Portland-street, Cavendish-
square. On the Bth of November last plaintiff was in
one of the trains running between Blackfriars and
London ; and, on arriving near the Poplar station, a
collision took place, in consequence of which plaintiff
received some severe injuries, and laboured under strong
symptoms of concussion of the brain. He was con-
fined to the house for eight or nine days, and under
medical treatment till the latter end of December.

Mr. Gildart, a surgeon, was called, who proved the
nature of the injuries as above stated, and that his
charges for visits, &c., amounted to about 121.

Other evidence was adduced to show that the plaintiff
had an extensive professional connexion, which for
some time be was unable to attend to.

Mr. Sergeant WiLxiNs addressed the jury in mitiga-
tion, and contended that the injuries had been greatly
over-rated, for it had been elicited in cross-examination
that the plaintiff had gone out on the fourth day.
The jury, after a short consultation, gave a verdict
for 30/.

The other cases heard were undefended, but there is
a very heavy list.

MANSION-HOUSE.-(THIS DAY.)
John Paine, an omnibus driver, was charged before Mr.
Alderman Gibbs with abusive language and refusing to
complete his fare. A gentleman named Brocklebank said
that he and others entered the defendant's vehicle for
conveyance from Finsbury to Whitt chapel, but one of the
principal thoroughfares having been stopped up by
order of the Lord Mayor, the defendant refused to drive
another way, and ordered the plaintiff and others to
alight at the Bank. The defendant was also very
abusive.

Mr. Alderman Ginns—Did you pay the defendant
your fares? Witness—No, Sir, as we told him we
should summon him here.

The defendant in defence said that he had completed
his kurney by going to the Bank.
Alderman Glans—l shal suspend your licence for
one month.

BO W-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
A young man named {Tilliam Gag, who described
himself as a cook, was charged with assaulting a lad
named Willis, residing in York-street, Westmins;er.
The complainant stated that about five o'clock yeAter-
day evening he was passing through the enclosure of St.
James's Park, when the prisoner struck him, lie ran
away and the prisoner pursued him, but he took refuge
in the Park-lodge, an the keeper prevented the prisoner.
from assaulting him further.

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The park-keper confirmed the latter part of this
statement, adding that the prisoner stated that he struck
the lad because the lad had been staring at aim. The
prisoner, who It as drunk, was very abusive, and indulged
in filthy language.
The prisoner, in answer to the charge, said the lad
insulted and provoked him first.

A young man, respectably dressed, who said he was
attending the lectures at the Westminster Hospital,
stated that ho saw the commencement of the affair, and
certainly it did appear to him that the lad was to blame,
as the lad not only geered, but shook his fist at the
prisoner.

Mr. IdENnr said it was not to be tolerated that a
drunken man could strike every lad in a public thorough-
fare who happened to look at him. The prisoner must
therefore pay a fine of 3/. or be imprisoned three mouths.
The prisoner, who said he had been some months out
of a situation, and had been compelled to live low, or
the drink he was treated with ye,terday would not have
taken an effect upon him, was locked up.

MARLBRO'-STREET.—(THISDAY.)
UTTERING COUNTERFEIT COlN.—Elizabeth Saunders
was placed at the bar, charged with uttering two coun-
terfeit shillings at the Royal Standard public-house, 189,
Piccadilly.
Samuel Reynolds, the barman at the above house, de-
posed that on the previous evening the prisoner came into
the house and called for a half-quarters of gin and clovQs,
in payment for which she tendered a shilling. Not lik-
ing the look of the coin, he tried it in the detector, and
found it bad. On telling the prisoner the coin was a
counterfeit, she threw down another on the counter
which, like the first, was a bad one. Witness then sent
for a constable, and gave her in charge.
The prisoner, who denied all knowledge of the coin
being bad, was remanded till Thursday next.

THE SHRIEVALTY IN LONDON.
At a recent wardmote in the Ward of Cheap,
several of the inhabitants attended whose names were
not on the corporate lists of voters directed by the
recent Act to be made out by the aldermen in No-
vember of every year. It seems the effect of that Act,
and other causes is to diminish the number of free-
men voters very greatly.
The Alderman explained the Act to them, and that
he could afford them no remedy. With reference to
the small number of voters, it was well known that
great numbers of the most respectable merchants, and
others who reside in the City, abstained from taking
up their freedom that they might avoid the expensive
office of sheriff.
The truth is that the return of Members to serve
in Parliunn-nt for the City is gradually tithing into
the hands of the publicans, brokers, and retail shop-
keepers, whom the corporation can compel to take
up their freedom, Although the City authorities have
reduced the admission to the freedom to a small
ancient fine of 21. Gs Bd., the Government have im-
posed a duty of 31. upon the admission, which they
have declined to remove, although the citizens have
within late years reduced the fine from 251. to the
small fee we have mentioned.
But it is the fact adverted to by Mr. Alderman
Thompson that prevents wholesale dealers from taking
up their freedom. They object, and wisely, to the
expenditure for gold lace, gilded carriages, massive
gold chains, and the expensive feasting which the
office of sheriff casts upon them if they take upon
them that office.
It is thus that the office of alderman, which, with
reference to its magisterial duties is rather an im-
portant appointment, is so often declined ; because, as
to that office, the burden of the shrievalty is by custom
imperative.
Other men than aldermen may pay a fine of 4001.
and be relieved from the onerous duties of the office;
but a❑ alderman is expected to serve, and to disburse
a sum, altogether, of about 3,0001., in feasting the
corporation and the leading men of the City, 2,0001.
of which might at least be saved if the custom of
giving festive dinners, which by no means adds to the
dignity of the corporation, was discontinued.
It is often urged by the officers of the corporation
that the continuance of the corporation depends upon
preserving the customs of the City ; but it has never
been seriously contended that the custom of festive
eating and drinking and of surplus gold lace and gilt
carriages, are essential to its corporate existence.
We are afraid the corporation will continue the sha-
dow, and lose the substance, by their neglecting
reasonable reform in these and other respects.
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