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journeyman weaver, and Ale tiielptiff was also a
journeyman weaver; that heirheiband died insolvent,
being indebted to,bis brewer 3001., and that the landi.
lord of the public-house put in t'distress. The brewer
said he world be satisfied is , take an initrunlent
which he understood had been In the possession of
her late husband, and then In her's, of a. tenement ;
she, not beintable to read or litho, gave it up; but
*ince understood it was only a promise of a lease for
seven years„ file of which_ had eipired.' vOn the
•landlot.l putting itt- the distress, there were only two
butts of beer, and 61. In tash—and the furniture, Btc..
3,4 'was valued it 601.; but the landlord having a good
opinion of her, instead at selling the goods, allowed
ber to remain 'in poiseitinti is tenant. Her husband
bad been in possession of some small tenements,
, which were let to weekly tenants, and belonged to
the same landlord as the pablic4ease • and he had
~taken them into his possession ; and the only other
4*. tenement that remained...the Plaintiff' had taken pos-
session of, and bad sold for 101."
The Lunn CIANCELLOIII.-46 Is this supported by
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affidavit ?"
Mr. Coiwtsott-0 ',Ps, my Lord." •
,1'45.1.4)110 OILANCSCLi.OR—••" Let tits Injunction be
dissolved."
Os Lordship 4111 sit toasorrow (this day) in his
private ;vim, to ikro judgments.

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•••• , BRISTOL ASSIZES, stera. 15.
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weft as action brought by Mrs. Sheriff, a
0,1. o'o,l serious injury sustained from the up..
wegtillgreAthe Defendant's coach, on its way from
„-„ealjeeles . Weston-super-Mare. The coach upset
Ouggenhury.bridge.
..• Mf• Serjetnt Prm. opened the case, and dwelt
_ wpm, the carelessness of the driver, as well as on the
.„I,stefiteaes of the coach to carry so many passengers es
I.n-lrese is and upon it, at the time the accident hap-
pened.:: The coach was built to run with only two
- hones, mod there were five inside passengers instead
1,. of fear. The coach was drives over the bridge its a
Y, most brines mannet, turning so short round that the
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off- wheel was sin inches from the ground. The,en-
,. s.nsl. Plaintiff was on she top of -the conch. The
&mew were laid at 6001, and she Laerned Coun.
eel said, it wonid be for the Jury to decide whether
• 0110.tese entitled to that sum, or any part of it. If
iuoillit• Bane or Mr. Hill employed a moon to drive
their coach who did not know his busier's, they
%;,. mon chide by the cousegoemere., :;1111,i4:beiPay
elated the case, be should procee44o,oolo blerfwite
MUM. • I,r!P. ,111 I,* '
James Wonky sworn.—hies WPM AllooollllbPrik
• ,the coach was upset. Was not neer wMe Pim acci:
In dent -happened, but met the coach enoniulter. The
ertech was built for two horses: saw written on the
~,teach, Licensed to carry four inside and tea out.'
• ; side."
John Willmot sell, that he lives at Congresbnry,
and is a blacksmith by trade. Saw the coach on the
sth of July coming over the bridge in a hasty manner.
--(Here the Judge requested the witness to speak
• louder ; be did not doubt he could hammer load
• wooeghl Witness proceeded. Ile saw the off-
, f.reheel of the coach half a foot from the groond. The
deoach leaned mach to the left side, and they over.
,turned. v . t .
. I. John Arney saw the cosch coming over Kent.road,
end go down over the bridge and upset; heard the
coachman say that he could not manage the
wheel-horse. There were a great many people
present, probably 30. Here the Counsel for the De.
fends ot requested him to name some of the persons
present. The witness was very obstinate, and would
not any name of the persons present, till the Judge sit.
dressed him, when Weald that his brother and a Mr.
Jennings were there. The Judge said that the wit.
cress bad done no credit to himself or the tenet and
requested him to leave this Court.
Mary Ann Wookey lives at the inn, near the spot
lu where the accident hsppened. Saw the coach go
down' over the bridge much on 'ern aide, and cried
oat, 6` Oh, the coach will be lover.' The horses
were galloping at the time.
James Wookey was again hulled. He said he
should hate locked his roach, if hooey laden.
• Mr. Joe. Overbory was a passenger. the coach
was very narrow in the bottom, and heat' tower on
the side it fell by an inch than on the other. Believed
there were five passenger inside, and eight out, who
were rolled about very much, on account of the coach
being hung lower on one side than on the other. Wit.
ties, did not find any difference going up or down the
-" bridge than if on plain ground. The coachman ought
to have locked the wheel going down.
Mr. Heaven said the coach leaned so match on one
Side going down tbe bill, that he was apprehensive it
would upset.
J. D. Sheriff is about nine years old, and a son of
the Plaintiff. Was with his mother lobes the coach
upset; there were eleven outside pessimism; newer.
hers the coachman driving over the bridge very fast;
the coach was leaning on the left side; his mother
and Mrs.-Grove wee hurt. There was a hole in the
road which be could not see, bat was told so by his
mother.
Mr. Heaven was again called, and raid that there
was a hole in the road, and thought that might have
caused the upsetting of the coach. There was room
enough on either side of the hole for the coach till
pass, but more room on the right aide. The cos*
went up and down the bridge at the same rate, and
the hole was in the track where coaches generally pass.'
The Judos observed, that was no reason why the
coach should upsett. •
Mr. N. Smith, surgeon, arrived about half an
boor after the accident happened. The aide of the
road on which the coach fell was steep. The road
coming over the bridge farms a right angle. There
were two or three hollows in the road, bet not de-,
serving the name of holes • it was only a small caviti:'
The coachman should have locked the wheel, or
carefully pulled up.
Mr. Grevile, surgeon, of Yatton, attended Mrs.
Sheriff from the sth of July until the 25th, and
stated the injury Mrs.Shiiiff sestained. He thought
,t she would sever reciter from the effects of the

Porter was called late see Mn. Sheriff on the
September, io 'omega's's of a bilious vomit.
'lib which she suffered mech. Ile emettnerl her
had found the tarp bones mach :bawl, and

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