The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-05 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

BOW-STREET.

Mr. John Wood, the chairman---- 7i the Board of Inland
Be atteoded to prefer a charge against a cabman
named Knowles, for taking more than his fire.
Tho distance traversed being under a mile, Mr. Wood
tendered 6d. in payment. The defendant demanded a
shilling. C. mplainant said, "I will pay you a shilling it
you like, but 1 warn you that I shall take out a summons
against you." Witness then gave him the shilling and took
the man's number, upon which the man begged him (Mr.
Wood) to take the 61 back again, and let him off. Com.
plainant declined the proposal, and took out the summons
scoordingly. There was no incivility.
The cabman said be was under the impression that par-
liament had given them a shilling for the first hiring since
the "strike.
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iir=l:l;llfined hint 30s. and 21. costs, or fifteen days. The
floe was paid.
CLERKEN WELL.
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Richard Archer, the driver of a aii,...appeared on a sum-
mons at the instance of the Commissioners of Metropolitan
Police, for refusing to deliver to the hirer of his carriage a
ticket with the number of the Stamp-office plate on such
carriage printed thereon.
Police constable 66 E division, having been sworn, said,
that on the 13th of July, at eight o'clock in the evening, he
was attracted by a crowd of persons near Compton-street,
Brunswick-square, which arose from a lady disputing with
the defendant about the fare, he having driven her from
Portland-place to Compton-street, and demanded more than
6d. lle refused to show his badge or to give the printed
ticket to the lady, who repeatedly asked him for it, but
jumped on the box and was about to drive off. Witness
seised the reins and endeavoured to stop him, with a view
to get the number of his badge, when the defendant
whipped the animal violently, with the evident intention of
driving over him, bat he did not succeed in doing so.
Mr. Tyrwhitt perused the act of parliament and said,
the defendant was bound to offer and deliver the printed
ticket to the hirer of his carriage when he or she got into
the carriage The lady who hired him (defendant) woo not
present, and there was no proof that he did not offer the
ticket to the lady or deliver it to her ; he should therefore
discharge him from the summons. On that head, the act
was extremely stringent, and he ought not to he too eon-
fident. His conduct to the policeman, and refusing to show
him his badge, iike , that was a separate and distinct offence,
upon which be had not bean summoned, and there was an
and to that, and he advised him to be cautious.
WORSHIP-STREET.
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Henry Lucy was charged before Mr. Hammill, with a
series of wanton and unprovoked assaults, arising out of the
recent strike amongst a portion of the labourers employed
at the Louden Docks._

George Hassan, who was dressed in oriental costume,
and described himself se a Greek interpreter, stated that
while proceeding along the Whitechapel-road, on the mai•
one afternoon, in the company of a foreman at the Docks
and our of the labourers who had refused to take part in
the recent strike, he was suddenly accosted by the defend.
ant, who familiarly claimed his acquaintance, and pointing
in a jeering manner at his beard, with the evident inten-
tion of insulting him, declared that he had the pleasure of
shaving him when he Was a little boy. After diselaimiog
his aequsintanee witness immediately crossed the road with
his companion, at wham suggestion he entered a public-
house to escape from further molestation, but he was
quickly followed by the defendant, who insisted upon his
° treating " him, at the same time proclaiming himself to
be one of the men who had joined the strike. As he ap-
peared very much excited, witness was induced to order
some beer, in the hope of quieting him, bat as soon as he
had drunk it the defendant coolly placed the empty pot upon
the counter, and instantly struck him a violent blow on the
face, which blackened his eye, as it now appeared. The
defendant followed up the attack by several other blows,
but after a severe struggle he was overpowered and given
into custody.
Joseph Porter, the foreman, and Thomas Tilley, one of
the labourers at the Docks, gave corroborative evidence,
and the latter stated that in the course of his efforts to
rescue the last witness from his assailant, he was also
severely handled by the defendant, who struck bins a heavy
blow on the jaw, which caused his mouth to bleed pro-
fusely.

b 1;. Hanamill said it was every gross outrage, and ordered
the defendant to pay a fine of 40s. for the first, sad 20s. for
the second assault' or to be committed in default for the
respective terms of one month and 14 days to the lions* of
Correction.