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London, England, 1828-02-04 00:00:00

LiItRIFFS COURT,_ paws: um, Fu 2.

THR PARISH OF ST. 110TOIAPH, ALDOATZ, 4. THZ ST.
KATHERINE'S DOCK COMPANY.
This was an inquiry before the Sheriff and a Srecial
Jury, to assess the amount of compensation to be paid
to the above parish for damages, losses, &c. to be in-
terred by the pulling down and removal of the pool
house, situate in Nightingale lane, under 'the Act of
Parliament for the erection of the said Docks.
The Common SERJEANT attended in support of the
claims of the parish, which he stated at considerable
length to the Jury, impressing on them the necessity of
reinstating his clients in the same situation they at pre-
sent stood, such reinstatement being all they required.
He then called several witnesses in support of his case.
Mr. ADAM cross-examinord the witnesses; after which
he addressed the Jury at some length, when
. The COMMON SanogANT rose in reply, and said that
the Jury must not forget that the body which he repte-
seated laboured under every disadvantage. Under an
Act of Parliament, their commodious premises were
taken from them, and they became compulsory sellers
and compulsory buyers. The Learned Counsel had
said they were not to have a new workhouse for an old
o se—let the Company furnish theni with fit and appro.
p iate buildings, that were not new, and they would
be satisfied. If such could not be found, new ones must
be built, which, with expense attendant thereon, must,
tae contended, be defrayed by the Company, before his
clients could be reinstated.
The SHERINT summed up the evidence, and the Jury
returned a verdict, assessing the damages at 8,0801.
WHITEHEAD V. 00151'.
In this case an action bad been brought by the plain-
tiff, an ostler at the Wellington public house, in the Old
Kent-road, against the defendant, the landlord of the
Plough Inn, Bromley Common, to recover ct mpensa-
tion for injuries sustained by reason of the defendant
riding over him. The defendant having suffered judg-
ment to goty default, the case came on on Saturday at
this Court, for the purpose of having damages assessed.
Mr • LAW stated the case for the plaintiff. It appeared
that on the Sd of September, 1826. the plaintiff was re-
moving some hay from a trough, when the defendant,
who was returning from London, rode furiously over
him. The poor man's leg was very much lacerated,
and his arm and side were also greatly injured, and he
received an internal injury which has since afflicted, and
is neither likely to abate or determine during his life.
Mr. Longley, the landlord of the Lord Wellington
public-house, in whose employ the plaintiff is, proved
that the defendant was riding on the wrong side of the
road when the accident occurred. After passing ever
the plaintiff, the horse got upon the footway. The de-
fendant returned in a few minutes, and gave Whitehead,
who was insensible at the time, a sovereign, promising
that he would also pay the surgeon's bill. The plaintiff
was attended by a surgeon, whose charge for attend-
ance amounted to a sh. The witness paid the amount,
and has since received it from Whitehead. 'lle witness
believed that the bill had been 'presented to the deten
dont. who refused to discharge it, notwithstanding his
se. The plaintiff, since he sustained the injury.
I:alb:en unable to do his own work, and is obliged to,
procure the assistance of norther ostler.
W. Brown, the ogler alluded to, proved that for the
last fifteen months. he has been occasionally employed
by the plaintiff, who always paid him 2s. 6J. a day.—
The witne.s was sure that in all he has received 51. from
the plaintiff.
Messrs. Prichard and Bradley, sorgeons, stated the
nature of the injury inflicted on the plaintiff. They
*ere decidedly of opinion that he never could get rid
of the effects r f the internal injury.
Evidence was given of the defendant's circumstances,
which are said to be affluent.
Mr. Damns, addressed the Jury for the defendant,
and called a witness to prove that he had a conversation
with the plaintiff, in which he stated that he would
probably get something more from the defendant, by
pretrnding that his injuries were greater than they
really were.
Mr.LAW replied.
The Surs-SnanieF summed np the evidence, when
the Jury assessed the damages at WI.

HERTFORDSHIRE SESSIONS.

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On Monday last, the General Quarter Sessions for this
count! commenced at the Shire-hall, before the Right
Hon. bird 1) .ere (Chairman); Sir Gore Ouocley, Bart.
S:r Culling Smith, Bt. N. Calvet t. Esq. T. Byron,
E'-q. M.P. T. Danielttsq. the Rev. C. Cliever ;N. S.
.Parrey, EA. Wm. Blake, E. g. Daniel Gile., Esq. Geo.
Massey, E'q. William Dent. Esq. John Green, Eq.
the Rev. E. Bouchier, Rev. T. Lloyd, Rev. W. A. Arm-
strong, Rev. Wm. Acton, Dr. M•Niveio, &e: &c.
George If hiichutch and Elizaleth "(ones were indicted
for stealing some pork. minced meat, apples, wine, and
hare, and-other articles-, the property of Levi Ames,
at Lamer par k, nearWheathampstead, litchis county.
The male poisoner was head butler, and, the female
housekeeper and cook, in the prosecutor's establishment.
The indictment was framed under a often, Act of
Parliament, passed (among ether obkcis) for ioflicting
more steele punishments upon see ants convicted of
sobbing their employers, than were heretofore autbo
rized. It is. we believe, the first iastance in this county,
in Which this part of the statute has been brought into
operation, and its importance in a cautionary view is so
great as to induce us to call the attention of the public
to the case, by a more full detail than the pressure of
matter would otherwise admit.
Mr. Baonnics, for the prosecution, briefly addressed
the Jury upon the leading points, intimating, that it
was not the value of the articles charged in the indict•,
mem, but a sense of public justice, and of the ceressitri
of checking a great and increasing evil, which induced
the prosecutor to bring the prisoners to the bar.
It appeared by the evidence of other servants of the
prosecutor, comprising the chief and under game-
keepers, the under butler, the coachman, a kitchen'
maid, and two bluchers, father and son, who supplied
the family with meat, that the prisoner Jones was seen
on the 21st of December to put two packager, a boa
and a basket, into the butcher% cart, at the kitchen door
of Lamer House ; that suspicions load bees excited by,
the previously seeding off, by the priooners, of other
parcels, and by certain noises which had been heagil lok
the hostler woes until an advanced boor of the night a
sod, in iseepequenee, the gamekeeper and leader bat*,
after some resistance by the prisoner Whitchurcb, suc-
ceeded in taking the packages into the dining room at
Lamer, where they were opened before Mrs,
Whitchnich then claimed the whole of the property',
and said' that he had bought the pork of Itlowbrah
the butcher ;_that the minced meat had been made Ns,
that he, not liking minced pies, will
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the same reason; bad given him bell;
.i been served up for dessert, but noe
therefore taken them to himself ; that
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