The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-16 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

IL42fBION-HOUSE.

JowpA Carrington, an omnibus conductor, No. 3,396, was
summoned before the Lord Mayor, at the instance of Mr.
George Boae, a member of the Common Council, for un-
lawfully neglecting to keep a lamp placed in the inside of
his carnage, properly lighted, while being used for the pur-
pose of conveying passensers after sunset.
The defendant said he was certainly guilty ; but be had
lighted the lamp no learn than three times between ("remoras
and Sloane-Anita.

Mr. Boos said be was in the habit of riding from Sloane.
street to the Bank. On the night in question he got into
defendant's omnibus at Sloane-street, and there was no
light then, nor until they reached the Bank. The defen-
dant demanded 9d. as his lane, and he and the other pea-
eengers expostulated at the exorbitant charge. Defendant
said the fare was marked on the door; but it was so dark
that no one could read what was there.

~7he defendant aid
her.OuldnoViet the light to burn,
and three of the pasienprs saw him light it, and told the
policeman it was not his fault.
Mr. Goodman, chief :lark, said the Act of Parliament
made the conductor liable. and be was bound to see that it
was kept alight. (Mr. Bone said the lamp was not alight
when he got in, and the defendant did not attempt to light
it. He thought it was done on purpose that the 9d. might
not be seen, and he thought if it could have been seen the
mammy, would not have ridden by the omnibus.
- The Lord Mayor said the defendant had admitted that
the lamp was not alight part of the time, and from what
Mr. Boue bad stated, it was quite clear there was no light
from Sloane-street to the Bank. He fined the defendant
10s., and the cost of the summons, making together 13k

Edward Wise, driver of an omnibus. 6,956, was summoned
before his lordship to 'newer a charge of wilful misbehaviour
in his capacity as driver.
Mr. Beard appeared for the complainant.
It appeared from the evidence of John Cree. an omnibus
driver, that on the 'Z/nd Sept. he left London.bridge Rail-
way-station a little after 11 o'clock at night, and on reach-
ing the White Bear. at the corner of King William-street,
he saw the defendant's omnibus standing still. As soon ea
the defendant saw him he whipped his horses, drew across
him, and caught his bind wheel spinet his (complainant's)
fore-wheel, driving his horses on to the pavement and
throwing complainant on it off his box by the force of the
concussion. He was so much injured that be was obliged to
be taken to the hospital, where he remained for eight days.
Mr. Bolton, a salesman in Newgate-market, why hap-
pened to be near the spot at the time, corroborated the
statement of the complainant, which was also further
proved by the complainant's conductor.
The defendant said he was not guilty, and celled two wit-
nesses, one of whom completely contradicted the evidence
of the complainant, and said that the complainant's omnibus
was so far behind at the time of the accident, that the
conductor called out, " Look out ; there's a yellow 'bus
behind r and a minute after said, "Stop ; he run against
the kerb."

The other witness, however, completely contradicted this
statement, and corroborated the evidence for the com-
plainant, butsaidtheaocidentmight have been prevented had
complainant stopped.
His lordship said there could be no doubt that the de-
fendant was in fault. His own witness bad proved the
case against him. It was his duty to inflict a fine, and he
must likewise order him to pay compensation to the com-
plainant for the injury he had sustained at his hands. He
fined the defendant 10s. for the misbehaviour, and adored
him to pay 40.. for the injury, together with all the costs,
making together 31. fis.