The Sun.
London, England, 1828-12-24 00:00:00

HATTONr-GARDEN.

. Yesterday Thomas Hart, driver of the hackney-
coach No. 734, appeared upon a summons before the
sitting magistrates, Mr. Serjeant SELLON and Mr.
LAING, to answer the complaint of Mr. Thomas
Reynolds, of No. 61, Fitzroy-square, fer negligent
driving, and for a most serious, if not fatal, injury
sustained, in consequence, by his (the complainant's)
brother, Mr. Peter Reynolds.
The complainant stated, that at seven o'clock in
the evening of Tuesday the 16th instant, he and his

brother were crossing that end of Gray's-inn-lane,
which opens into Holborn, when the defendant came
rapidly driving along by Middle-row, and turnipg
upon them suddenly into Gray's- inn-lane, before they
could have possibly had time by the most active
speed to escape the danger, they were both together
precipitated beneath the horses' feet, and the wheels
of the coach rolled over them. He (the complain-
ant) providentially escaped unhurt, but his brother
was seriously injured, his arm was broken, and he
was conveyed in a state almost of insensibility into
one of the adjacent shops to have surgical aid ad-
ministered to him. " In fact," said the complainant,
" the shock was so violent and sudden, and the dan-
ger so alarming, that we cannot now reeollect the
particular circumstances of the moment, am whether
it was_by the feet of the horses or the coach-wheels,
my brother was so injured. He cried to the de-
fendant at first to stop ; but either he did not hear
or he was regardless of the cry ; and after he had
driven over us he proceeded impetuously along
Gray's-inn-lane.
Several witnesses came forward, and corroborated
this statement, adding that the defendant was loudly
called to in a voice which must have been heard by
him, by a great number of persons who witnessed
the danger; but he was perfectly heedless, and would
not be restrained.

Mr. Serjeant SELLON said he thought the magis-
trates could grant little or no redress under the cir-
cumstances. The defendant was summoned far ne-
gligent driving, and the highest penalty in the power
of the magistrates to inflict for that delinquency
was 10s. upon the driver, and 20s. upon the owner
of the coach. If, therefore, the complainants sought
for damages, they must take the case intp a court
of law.

Mr. Dickinson, of Copthall-buildings, who attend-
ed professionally on the part of the complainants,
said that damages here not their object : they wish-
ed only to make an example of the defendant.
Mr. Reynolds—That is merely our object, and
here is a certificate from our family physician, signed
this morning, showing the imminent danger in which
the life of my brother lies. A mortification took
place in his arm last night, and I am afraid I shall
quickly lose him.
Mr. LAING—That alters the complexion of the
case altogether. It is to be apprehended, then, that
the injury may prove fatal.
Mr. Sergeant SELLON—The evidence certainly
goes to amilful trespass, and I shall therefore commit
the defendant for further examination.

Catherine New and Mary Anne Philips, whose
united ages amounted to 125 years, the one tieing
60, and the other 65, were brought up charged with
being common prostitutes, and with committing a
breach of the peace.
Gilbert Goldfinch, a watchrinn, stated that at
half-past 11 o'clock the night before, he found both
the defendants nearly in a state of nudity, and en-
gaged in a furious pugilistic contest in Gordon-
square, St. Pancras. They had stripped for the
purpose of fighting, and their screams alarmed the
entire neighbourhood. Knowing them to be com-
mon prostitutes, be conveyed them immediately to
the watch-house.

Mr. Sergeant SELLoN—You know them to be
prostitutes ? Watchman—l do, your ,Worship.
Mr. Sergeant SELLON—Then I shall send them
both for seven days to the base of Correction.