The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-10-26 00:00:00

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COURT OF PASSAGE.

This court was opened yesterday before Chas. Cromp-
ton, Esq., in the Nisi Prius Court, Chapel-street. There
were eighty-two cases on the record for trial.

ROGERS V. PRINCE AND ANOTHER.-COMPENSATION FOR

BODILY INJURY.

The plaintiff in this case was a workman named Thos.
Rogers, and the defendants Messrs. Prince and Doherty,
contractors. The action was to recover compensation
from the defendants, for the loss of plaintiff through the
negligence of one of the defendant's carters. The da-
mages were laid at X3OO. _

Mr. James stated the case, from which it appeared that
on the Bth of September, 1846, the plaintiff was employed
as a sawyer at the new dock works at the north end of
the town, and that whilst so employed, a cart belonging
to the defendants struck a log of timber, and knocked the
plaintiff into the saw pit, by which his leg was broken,
and amputation rendered necessary.
The plaintiff's witnesses deposed that there were eight
or nine feetfor carts to pass, and several carts did pass
without touching the logs. Mr. Blair, in cross-examina-
tion, endeavoured to prove that there was not room suffi-
cient fro the defendant's cart. Mr. Percy, surgeon, depo-
sed that the plaintiff's case was one of the worst he had
ever seen.

Mr. Blair, for the defence, contended that the accident
was the result more of accident than negligence, and a
great number of witnesses were called for the defendants,
the object of which was to prove that the timber projected
between seven and eight feet; that there was a large stone
in the road which intercepted the progress of the cart ; and
that from the width of the cart which struck the timber it
was impossible, from the position of the log, to have
avoided the accident.

The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages
£125..

The case occupied the attention of the court from one
o'clock in the afternoon until nearly eight in the evening.

THE SARAH SANDS.-The Sarah Sands, screw steamer,
Captain Thompson, arrived here on Friday night, at seven'
o'clock. She sailed from New York on the 6th instant
Notwithstanding strong adverse gales, which limited her.
progress for the first three: days to about 100 miles, the
wind, during the remainder of the voyage was favourable,
and her passage has virtually been accomplished in thirteen
days and a half. She only brings fourteen passengers,
who all speak in the highest terms of the agreeable sailing
qualities of the vessel. The Sarah Sands brings 40,000
dollars, in specie, and had the offer of the freight of 100,000
dollars more, if the agents would detain the vessel another
day. The Washington Irving, whieh sailed on the sth,
brings 50,000 dollars, and 200,000 dollars were brought
by the Henry Clay, which left New York on the 9th, and
arrived here last night. _

DOG STEALING.---At the police-court, yesterday, a man
named Thomas Stroud, and a young female named Eliza-
"both Stroud,—respectively brother and sister-in-law,
were charged by several witnesses, the man with stealing
a dog of the "King Charlie" breed, and the female with
disposing of it. The dog was produced and showed his
fine breed by the shortness of its nose, the great length
of its ears, and the fine feathering of its limbs. It ap-
peared that it had been bought some months ago by one
of the witnesses for the sum of £lO, for a gentleman
named Pope, who was the owner, but who is now in Dub-
lin. The male prisoner was the principal aggressor, and
had negotiated for the sale of the dog to a party,—sending
it afterwards to him by the female, who represented that
it belonged to her husband. She ask& £G for it, but
eventually £3 was offered and received by her. Mr.
Rushton, who expressed his astonishment at the high
value put upon the animal—which was explained to him
as correct—said that by an act of parliament recently put
forth relating to dogs, the prisoners were liable on being
convicted before two justices to be imprisoned for any
period not exceeding six months. He had no doubt but
the female was the instrument of the male prisoner in the
transaction, and her case should be so considered ; but as
the owner was not present, he should remand them both
until Wednesday.

SUICIDE.—An inquest was held yesterday on view of
the body of Ann Woods, aged 25 years, wife of Thomas
Woods, a shoemaker, living in Clifford-street. It ap-
peared that deceased had been drinking for a week, and
that she had on Friday last attempted to swallow some
'oxalic acid which her husband used in his work, but he
prevented her. She afterwards went to purchase some
from a druggist, Mr. Lowe, corner of Norton-street, but
the husband observed her, and going to the shop; asked
for 2d. worth of oxalic acid. Her husband came into the
shop almost immediately after her, and asked what she
had called for. On being informed, the husband said,
" Don't make a fool of yourself." Upon this, Mr. Lowe
immediately put back the bottle containing the powder,
and did not serve her. Same night, a female afterwards
came to the shop for three penny-worth of oxalic acid.
She was not dressed like the person who first came, and
he did not know her to be the same. She said she wanted
it for cleaning bonnets, and as he (Mr. Lowe) frequently
sold it for that purpose, to bonnet-makers, and as he had
no suspicion as to the use it was to be put to, lie let her
have it. It was marked poison on both sides of the
paper. It appeared deceased had taken it home, and
going to the kitchen, saw a Miss Bell; who lives in the
same house, and asked for some warm water, as she was
going. to take,some salts. She got the water, mixed a
white powder with it and drank it. In a quarter of an
hour after she left the kitchen, Miss Bell was called up
stairs, and found the deceased quite dead. Mr. Edward
Batty, surgeon, made a post mortem examination, and
found the coats of the stomach highly inflamed from
irritating poison, which was the cause of death.—The
jury returned a verdict to the effect that deceased had
410 from taking poison during temporary inanity.