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pushed his horses on, aud waving his hat and 

 cheering, suddenly turned his leaders in front of 

 the leaders of the Holyhead Mail, which, in con- 

 sequence of being jammed in between the bank 

 of the road and the other vehicle, was imme- 

 diately upset. The consequences were frightful. 

 The deceased was killed on the spot, the witness 

 had a leg and an arm shattered most dreadfully ; 

 and a gentleman's servant, named Fenner, was 

 taken up almost lifeless. 



Thomas Fenner confirmed the last witness. 

 He stated that both the prisoners were flogging 

 their horses at a most furious rate down the 

 hill, and he was convinced that the accident 

 might have been avoided with common care, 

 notwithstanding the velocity with which the 

 horses were driven, as there was quite room 

 enough for the Chester Mail to have passed the 

 Holyhead. 



Mr. Baron Gurney summed up the case for 

 the jury in an eloquent and impressive manner. 

 The jury found the prisoners " Guilty," 



The learned Judge, in passing sentence, 

 commented on the conduct of the prisoners in 

 terms of strong animadversion. His Lordship 

 laid it down distinctly, as a proposition not to 

 be disputed, that it was unlawful for the driver 



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