The Express. — 1852-12-16 (London, England)

COPT RAILWAY CUMPANT.-RAILWAT ACC!. DIN T. . . . .  -• This was an action by the executon of the late Mr. Josiah Groves, of Purtsea, to recover damages for the loss sustained by his children in contequence of his death, which was said to have been caused by the sceidest which happened upon the defendants' line in November last year. Mr. Sew. Bytes sad Mr. Lush appeared for the plaintiff., and the AtUirney.Oeseral and Mr. &mill were for the defendants. . . . .  It appeared that the deceased carried on business at Portwa as a clothier and outfitter, and that at the time of the accident he wee about 37 years of age. He bad four children—Priscilla, Augastus, Edward, and Herbert; aged, respectively, 11,8, 6, and 3 years, but their mother had been dead some time and the ileccased was in f .ct, when the meident Oatillra4 eagaged to be married to a Miss Richards. Oa the 23th November 1M1„ ha went from Pintoes to Loadoa by the defendants', liry the objects of his journey beast to transact some MM. mu, to see Mi. Richards, sad to emesalt Dr. Elliottees as to the sate of his health, he having on several comsione mat blood, which made bins feet that be had a disease of the lungs. He raw Dr. Eiliottuo' and on the following evening be and his foreman, Mr. Lancaster, left Londonbridge in a second-clue carriage for Porten. All weal oa well until they got near to the bridge upon which the lime crosses the river Arun near Arundel, and at which place there is only a single line of nib. At this part of the line of course considerable caution should be esereSed, sad at the time in question there was a Usual post then, and limo (then another one bad also bees pat up. The driver, however, kept the Delia et its ordinary velocity, and, not seeing or not aid, for the signal, be drove, at the rat* of 30 miles as Mar. Mai • luggage trsia, which was crossing the bridge la der opposite direction. The result, of course, was a feudal collisemsion, collision, ems of the carriages wen shattered to atoms, the braise of the stoker were dashed out, sod the driver attempted to commit suicide by cutting hie thrust Emil janspioy fate Me As. Mr. thous we lying terribleia seat at M etime of the accident, and he sestalmed • omission ; but after being ezamined by Mr. Duke, • medical ono, who wu sent for, he was taken home, about 6 o'clock la the morning, by a pilot engine. He was at sue. cal to bed, but it was found that be amid ant deo% la soasequeace of • blow which be bed rewired os the side • and as his temple there warn such • mom 'ltemise es to ampisoly hide his eye. He remaised propped up id kh bed, sad whoa the bruise somewhat abated' the debt was se bed that he amid sot reempaise the member family by mum of that sere ; sad after some days a duper rem hiss, sad en the 14th of December be died. The es at the onset admitted that the ao. eldest wee camel by meglieestme, sad the question la the came was the date a Mr. Ono's health at the time. The pialmeldh admitted that he w "Mated with ma irritability of re beereiq sad that he bed bees ill, sat had ea some ortodoes We bleed. Is Jew, 111111, be was s, beard the Primo Mosest, sad from ever ',erase er some ether eases he we eshed with • 'Setae of bleed, sad cautiosed ill for two or three weeks. On the occodoe of • visit to the Ezhibitima he wee else taken ill, sad is October he wee &tided with • eight seirue of apoplexy. Oa the part of plaiatids, Dr. Elliott..., Dr. Billing, Mr. Adams (seeps, at the London Hopiad), Mr. Duke and Kr. Corriostaa were called, and th-y stated shot fees i the oppeaseaso of the body when essanimed after AMIN they teem of *aim at ldr. Orono dial of goollawilds arid iwirmaralow that of the osuasi he the sailiawa. The somiswriaa of the beer shoal that Own was a dot or Km of WWI ups the twain. 'Aids was as wassegwodmost of ymglq there w also a %Urbanite, of theside of the heat.Yefji t dropsy in the ankles, fee. ; bat the method poision were 11•11aaaill that no., of these Wigs cussed haath. Upon the point of the amount of damps arm waldsweo was gives to show that the bushier of 'ha desousi brought lum is abase SOK ryes dear imams _ _ _  The OW Julia divested the jury t• earasidar the wise of the ditieseere ludiesee ; tad heti Mau he wadi raw ayMom eirjesed It but *a thie eedisert: sal ha at teedwietts es these ewe pelmet. they woebilileetiat what peeetiety demo Ited[ puma teed. TM- Aim, masitterierg the natter out of mart Ar a' short ttimay hued • ventiet kr tho daimon 2,00 W , of AA we it am woad that each of the AV ebildrea of the totaased should mob. as equal short