The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-15 00:00:00

hid refused to take him to his relapse
Nascertainingwhere he wanted to go, and having observed
the defendant drive up and put down a fare, he went
to and asked hint if he was engaged. The defendant
replied he we* not, and he then, with Ws. Barrows, got
into the cab. Re then told the defendant where to drive
' him to, namely, to his residence at Dulwich, upon which
he asked what he was going to give him ? Witness told
him his fare was only eighteen-pence, but be should give
him two shillings. Ths defendant replied that this would
not do, but that if he made it half-a-crown he should take
him, Witness told him he should have all the change he
had about him, which was two shillings and twopence, and
the defendant got oa the box, and was about, as he expected,
to drive him home. He seemed however to conceive a
second thought, and instantly jumping off the box, said he
really could not take him, upon which be directed to be
driven to the station-house aloes by. Here the officers on
duty not only told him that he was beund to take the fare,
bat stroogly recommended him to do so. He, however,
peremptorily refused, and the number of his badge and the
cab were taken, and written dowa by the sergeant. Mr.
Burrows further stated that it was exceedingly singular
that both himself and the reserved man en duty at the
station-house should have made a mistake is the number,
but they took it to be 377, and he had actually had sum-
moned the driver of that number, and had to pay him
Bs. for his loss of time and trouble in attending to the
summons.

Mr. Elliott—Don't you think there is a probability of
your making a mistake in the number, and take a 9
fora3?
Mr. Burrows—lt is possible ; but it is somewhat strange
that we should have both made sash a mistake. Had its
defendant given me the usual card, with the number of his
vehicle, as required by act of parliament, I should have dim.
covered if there had been s change made in the plates ; but
he refused to give me ens, on the ground that I was not his
fare.

The defendant, in reply to the charge, said that the day
being wet, le was rather fortunate in getting fares, and the
fact was that his horse was quite knocked up when the
gentleman hailed him. His reply to the gentleman was
that he should take him a journey towards his home, which
was at Islington, and to which he had then four miles to
travel, but if he took the complainant to Dulwich he
should have nine. The number of his cab, he said, had
always been 977.
Mr. Elliott observed that if the defendant did not wish
to take a fare, he should have taken his plate off ; but it
was quite idle for him to assert that he had not admitted
the gentleman as a fare, when it was evident he was ready
to take him if he chose to be imposed on and pay the half-
crown. For the offence he must pay a penalty of So. and the
expenses, or be imprisoned for eight days.
The defendant paid the line.

Edward Rourke, a thick-set young man, about 22 years
of age, a labourer, living in Kensington, who has re•
peatedly been in custody for committing violent assaults
upon the police, was again charged with committing a series
of outrageous and savage assaults upon Inspector Leigh, of
the T division, and three of his constables, while in the
execution of their duty.
Inspector Leigh deposed that shortly before nine *Week
the previous night he was proceeding along Newlaneater-
race, in the high road, Kensington, in the company of
police-constable Davis, when be saw the prisoner in a most
disgusting condition, walking very rapidly in the direction',
of town, near the gates leading to Lord Holland's park.
The prisoner was stripped to the waist, and his trowsers
were partially down. H. was surrounded by a mob of
about 200 persons, and the pavement and road were nearly
impassable. Witness stopped the prisoner, who seemed to
Ibe intoxicated, and told him to put on his clothes. He
replied that he was walking a match and that he should
do nothing of the kind, and attempted to go on. Witness
saw several females tarn back when they saw the pri-
soner, and he told him that if he did not quickly
dress himself he should be obliged to take hint into
custody. The prisoner still refused, and witness then took
hold of him to take him into custody. He resisted, and
struck witness with his fist, and called upon the mob to
rescue him from custody, and said if they did net they were
a disgrace to their country. Witness, with the assistance
of Davis, forced the prisoner inside some railing in front of
a house, and closed the gates against the mob, who at-
tempted to rescue the prisoner. Witness managed to keep
off the snob while Davis wee inside the railings with the
prisoner. Witness saw the prisoner strike Davis several
violent blows with his fist, and once in the mouth. He also
kicked Davis, and attempted to kick him about the lower
part of his body. Daring the time the. constable was
struggling with the prisoner, witness saw him butt at Davis
and strike him several violent blows on the chest with his
head. Witness beard the sound of the blows vory distinctly,
an thought at the time the prisoner must have broken the
constable's ribs. Davis was very much *fared, and it was
not before the arrival of seven or eight constables from the
station shin the prisoner could be secured. Witness was
afterwards struck a second time by the prisoner, and two
ether constables were also injured by prisoner's violence.
The prisoner said the constable first • knocked him down
with his staff by the direction of the inspector. He was
covered with bruises where he had been WAWA with the
staff.

Inspector Leigh said the prisoner's statement was quite
untrue, for none of the stem were drawn.
Police constable Davis, No. 130 T, said his legs were
quite black from the kicks) he received from the prisoner,
and the lower part of his body was then very painful, and
much swollen. The prisoner kicked him there several
tinsel, and attempted to do him a serious injury. The
prisoner also attack him a greet many blows about the face
and body, and said with an oath, " that if he bad a knife he
would rip him up." The constable added that the pri-
soner's person was quite exposed when he was stopped by
the inspector.
Powell, 251 T, said the prisoner struck him a violent blow
on the face and gave him a black eye.
Johns, 223 T, said the primmer also knocked and kicked
him about, and they were compelled to bike off his shoes by
force to prevent him doing them any further injury. It
took the united exertions of several constables to put the
prisoner in the cell in consequence of hie violent conduct.
The prisoner, on being asked if he had any questions to
ask the witnesses, said it was no use, as they were all telling
an untruth. He had nothing further to say.
Inspector Leigh banded his worship • long list of isonvia
Noise against prisoner for violent assaults upon the pole*.
Mr. Beadon said the prisoner's case was exactly the ohs
where he had so often lamented that he had no power to
order hard labour, and he should continue to state hie 00.
Dion until the legislature gave hiss and the other magi,.
testes power to impose hard labour for violent assaults on
the police. The extent of his power in such cases was only
one menth's imprisonment, without hard labour; while, on
the other hand, the law gave him power to commit any
person for two months for assaulting a civilian. The pri-
senor had bean before him several times during the last
two years for assaults on the police, for which he had been
three times fined and sent to prison on two different me-
mos for one month. He should give him an accumulation
of punishment this time, and he therefore sentenced him to
be imprisoned for three months, being one month each for
the assaults on the three constables.
The prisoner was then locked up.

A LUCKY EitIORANT.—A letter has been received
in Canterbury from a citizen who has recently taken up his
abode in the neighbourhood of Melbourne, in which he
gives the following description of a public safe he attended
at that plat*. The writer states that a splendid luncheon
was furnished, with champagne and many other luxuries,
at a great cost, for those who attended the We; but the
moat extraordinary part of the correspondence remains to
be told. The emigrant alluded to, who left England about
three years since, became the purchaser of some land at
Melbourne, cementing of nine acres—the original purchase
amounted to about 4001., some portion of the land bring
sold to him at 301. only per nen. The produeo of the nine
acres at the sale referred to exceeded the enormous uses of
thirty-two thousand pounds! Tha land was sold for build-
ing pexposee.—KasstisA Gazelle.

ins LATE RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEM COTTlNO-
itax.—The adjourned inquest over the body of Mn. Mary
&Hen, one of the unfortunate suffers by the accident
which occurred on the Hull and Bridlington Railway, en
the wed of August last, was held at the railway station,
Cottle ham, ow Wedneaday afternoon, before R. D. Coo-
ten, Esq., the coroner for the East Riding. The jury ris•
urned a verdict of " Accidental death," leaving to Captain
Wyss' the duty of making any ob erraticism which he
t=l.4 night be manila is bis ripen to the Board of