The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-27 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Henry Simmons, cabdriver, was summoned before Mr. I)
Knox by Lord Huutingtower for misconduct and demanding
more than his fare.
Lnrd Htintingtower said he took the defendant's cab from
Orchard-street to Clerges-street. The defendant did not
appear to know his business very well, and when be got out
he tendered him sixpence, as the distanoe was hardly more
than half a mile. The defendant demanded one shilling,
and refused to give a ticket, using insulting remarks.
The cabman said he bad no ticket with him that day, and
that waa the reason be did not give Lord Huntingtower
one. He admitted that his fare was but sixpence, and
with respect to the charge of misconduct, ho did not say
anything of a peesonal nature until he was first called a
fool by Lord Iluntingtower.
Mr. Knox asked Lord Huntingtower if he called the cab-
man a fool?
Lord Huntingtower replied that the cabman's stupidity
did provoke some strong expression.. He would not swear
that be did not call him the name stated.
Mr. Knox said as bad language bad passed on both sides,
and the cabmen had been provoked to axe insulting ex.
pensions, he should consider the charge of misconduct as
not established. With respect to the non-delivery of a
ticket and the demand of more than the legal fare, those
charges bad been made out, and be should inflict small
fines and the cost of the two summonses, making together
eight shillings.
Mary Stuart, needleworoan, about 60 yearn of age, who
said she lived at No. 18, Greet Warner-street, Clerkeowell,
was charged with wilfully breaking a square of glass at the
residence of Lord Palmerston, Pt. Piccadilly.
Henry Bird, groom of the chambers to Lord Palmerston,
said the prisoner came to his lordship's house that morn-
iog, and said, "Is this Lord Paltuerstou'e r Ile said it
was, whereupon the prisoner deliberately threw a etene at
the window and broke a pane of gins.
The prisoner, in reply to the charge, entered into a long
statement, the effect of which was that she was the grand-
daughter of Prince Charles Stuart, the Pretender; that she
bad made repeated applications to the government since
abo to George the Fourth, to the King of 11•00%,r,
and to the late Sir dames Graham. but without effect. She
had broken the windows of Sir James Graham. and was
committed for ten days for so doing. She was afterwards
kept in confinement for seven ycars, on the pretence that
she was of unsound mind. A commission was sent to see
her, they said she was sane, wet she was liberated. She
had written to Lord Palmerston for assistance, but as she
could i;et oo reply she broke a window. Same she had
been diseleirted from the asylum she had gaited her living
by needlework.
Mr. Knox remanded her for a week.
CLERK EN W ELL.
William Fuller, a drover, residing at 3, Lyon's-mews,
Maida-bill, was summoned, at the instance of the police, for
driving a number of sheep, without wearing his badge.
The defendant pleaded guilty, and produced his license
showin7 that lie bad paid for the privilege of driving. Ito
stated that about five weeks since he lost his badge, and had
applied three times to the clerk of the market for it, brit
that functionary said he could nut give out one, and it was
not intended to issue more at present, as a new pattern was
coming out. He produced a letter from Mr. &iambs, the
clerk cf the market, to that effect.
Mr. Barker adjourned the nee, said remarked that the set
lof parliament said that drovers could not drive without a
bailee. Mr. Sbambe must attend.
Mr. Mamba attended, and stated that it was the iuten.
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tom of the corporation to bring art fresh badges, so he
could not issue any at present. It might be three or four
weeks before the badges would be ready.
Mr. Barker said it was a great hardship on the drovers
who had paid for thoprivilege of driving. The drovers who
had no badges .null not he allowed to work. There wee
great fault somewhere, and the corporation ought at onco
to see to the matter. He ghoul now dismiss the SUISIEIIOIII.

The defendant maid it was very hard on him, an he had
dose all be could so get a badge, and had beau put to the
inoonvenieoce of atteoding here twice.
What mikes the matter worse is, that lest week some
drovers were hood and paid the money (the tines being troy
sa. to Ms.) for acting la a precisely similar way.