The Express.
London, England, 1853-07-29 00:00:00

PABI.

For any distance not exceeding two miles, the sum of lc.,
and no hackney carriage should be compelled to work at C.l.
per mile, except within a circle of four milts from some
central point.
For every mile, or part of a mile, beyond the distance of
four miles from such central point, Is., and for which sum
the hirer shall be entitled to return to ouch point of the
circle as the carriage shall have first passed.
When more awn two persons shall be carried in et
upon any hackney carriage, a sum of sixpence for each
person, in addition to the fare, shall be paid for the
whole hiring.
Personal luggage, contained in carpet bags, portmanteaus,
or hat boxes, to the extent of 56 lbs., shell net he charged
for; the carriage of luggage of other descriptions ssall
be made subject to an agreement, which shall be legal and
binding.
When hired by time, 2s. shall be paid for the first hour,
and 6d. for every 15 minutes sr coy portion of 15 minutes
beyond.
ALTEI:ATIoNS Ai 70 DISCIPLINE.
Clause V., line I—To ~rase the words " both " and
" outside."
Clause Vl.—After line 5, to add the words "except when
tho hirer or driver shall require the distauce to be mea-
sured."
Clause VIII., line 3—That the words "if required"
shall he insetted after " deliver," and the penal clause (17)
shall be altered accordingly.

bI:'GGStiTIONS.

That an appeal from. the decisions of tither commissioners
of police or magistrates to a superior court shall be allowed
in all matters of dispute arising out of the working of this
or any other act relating to the discipline of drivers.
That as the Ransom cabs can in no way participate in
the increased fares peimitted by this act, the proprietors
shall be allowed to fix such rate GI fares as they may di cm
expedient, provided that steel rate of fares shall be dis-
tinctly exhibited inside, and that such rate of fare shall not
be altered without one week's notice be given at the proper
office.
Ilvon the return of the deputation to the body of the pro-
prietors who had met at the Cranbourne,
Mr. Liman, who bad acted as its spokesmen, reported to
the meeting that the deputation Lad had an interview s it to
Mr. Fitzroy at the House of Common?, iu company %van
Sir It. Mayne, Sir J. Shelley, and another member ui par-
liament, whose name he did not know, but be was sorry to
inform the meeting that their hopes, if highly raived.would
be disappointed. The first thing which Mr. Fitzroy did,
was to clerics his regret at the step which they had teasers,
as, however much he might have been inclined to du for
them on Monday, he was not, through their subsequent
conduct, in so good a Noakes to do it now. They then
I went into the ecinsiderauon of the conditions contained in
I the memorial. Tin first was the demand of one
shilling for • hiring under two miles. Mr. Fits-
soy said he could not accede to it. It was un-
reasonable to ask it, and quite impossible to do anything
of the sort. (oh, oh l) The next condition was the pay-
ment of Is. for every mile beyond the fourth, and Mr.
Fitzroy said that he would that night propose &clinic fix-
ing the (are at Is. for every mile beyond the (earth,
Charing-cross to be the central .g.niassi :::011aemeli-vg
That will do.") In fact, upon kOesng into 16 the a4,se
was found to agree exactly with st4ir 00170.469114 Tit*
was the first thing Mr. Fitzrcy lipid pee them : and taba
td. t neat was the sixpence which t 1 reqaireer every nee- '•
wager beyond two, and which :Um:oy was 41Aulii;ling
to grant, whether they carried ree,. four, or five.patssen.
gem. (Cheers.) The next po was the luggage.
.1114.
Fitzroy admitted the reasonable ss of their request, Moll
stated so to Sir U. Mayne ; but ided that no salt alto-.
I ration could be made. Thcy next eigita..to.thatintesi.lagelli,

ers'.iett Mr. Fitzroy insisted was in their (STOW ; but he
(tb. so, sleet) objected that any rewire.; advantages which
it c ,nts rr. u upon them were more then counterbaloneed
be the uisegreeeble feeling which it raised in the
minds of passengers. (Hear, hear.) They then passed to
ie.• appeal, with which Mr. Fitzroy said be comld do nothinits
se .he c awes were to be introduced into the Chanceeer of the
Eschequer's bill. (Oh, oh.) Mr. Fitzroy also admitted
Let tee request with regard to the Harem cabs was a
rearnehle one, but fur the same reason as the preceding
demand, he cold not do it, inasmuch as it was a mere
pent of discipline, and would reader necessary the ilium
ductioo of a new act. (Oh, oh) Mr. Fitzroy again alluded
to the disagreeable feeling caused by the strike, when he
(the speaker) said it would be exceedingly easy to do away
with that fterlieg by granting all the demand. Mall* (Hear,
bear.) Mr. Fitzroy replied that parliament migh• have
hero in a position to do so, but
their
very foolish movement
hail put it out of the que,ti t.i do it now, and they had
themselves to thank for teat. (Laughter.) He replied to
this that he believed the movement would never have been
attempted if it had Lot hee n for that very unfortunate
deeiSon at Bow-street about Phillip. (Hear, hear,)
Sir It. hilene said, " Yes, yes, that was very bad ;"
but Mr. Fitzroy said, "You ought not to come here and
blame me fur a wrong de e;sien of a magimrstc ;" and yet
Mr. Fitzroy had told him on a previous occasion that the
Home esilhe was the proper place for appeal. Sir J. Shei-
k y also blamed him fur the step abide they hid taken, and
asked why they had not first brum!lit the matter fully be-
fore those who were so anaious to do them justice ?
(laugliter)—and yet Sir J Shelley had told him when 'eked
to present their:oetitien, that be was entirely against them ;
ned he should have done very wrong to go to him after that.
(fles?. hear.) Sir J. Shelley also told him that there was
an animation before parliament to work 200 hackney-ear-
triages, Mr Fitzroy adding that they had made arrenge-
meats re that the licences could be had, sod that the capi-
tal employed would be itnnti we. lie (Mr Hisler) said,
to much the better. fur they would want it all. (Laughter.)
Mr. Fi•ere y said. The fining of the house will be against
yeti," and the member present, whose name he did not
know, added that he had intended to vote for
them, but would go against them now, solely because of
their conduct, as he bad seen too much of combi-
na.ione. Mr. Fitzroy referred him to the important meet
fag of Monday, es to his reception of them there, as a fact
which alienist have kept them from adopt,rig the step
which they bed takes. but he told that gentleman that he
bad sot promised to alter the act this year;
lied be admitted that he had not, because he could not
commit the government ; and yet it might be inferred from
his statem.nt in the hear that he had given a distinct pro-
re:ac. (II or, heat ) Ile told Mr. Fitzroy that it wee not
the etje et of the proprietors to withdraw their property
hem the haws, as they wished to pursue their hmiss.• ;
but be thought the concessions were the very least they
eau:d ask fir ; and if those concessions were diminished one
iota. it se °aid be impossible to carry on business. (Hear,
bear) Mr. Gamble (one of the deputation) told Mr. Fitz-
roy that the omnibus interest were considering whether,
wader the circumstances of the bill, they should take the
same step as the eah proprietors had done—(cheenl—when
Sir B. Maya. said that "no class of men should be
permitted an to set tlstilltelVti up above the
law;" aid asked, "Is there no law to prevent
thin t " (Laughter. A Venice :Is there no law to prevent
• shopkeeper from shutting up his shop?) Mr. Fitzroy
told them to aspect nothing further than the eoseessions to
which he had consented, and to which parliament would
went. He replied that it would not be sufficient for the
tra4e. Mr. Fitzroy aid not tautly ask him whether they
would go to work again, but i• was evident he wished to
&saw ; for he said the railways had made arrangements to
bring up conveyances from the country, and as for the mem-
bers of parliament, they would rather ride in carts than
submit to the conduct of the cab prorrietors. (" Hear,
hear," and laughter.) He replied that be should be sorry
to
ve tnerben riding in carts, and that such a proceeding
sii,tht be *wily prevented by agreeing to all they required.
Mr. Fitzroy repeated that it was perfectly impossible; be
rout t say on more, and must leave it to the good sense and
discretion of the trade. In the end, Mr. Fitzroy took him
wide sad told him he was quite sure the bill, with his
amendments, would answer their purptse ; and Sir R.
MIMSe finutoel up by saying, "Onto work, men; go to
work." (A Voice : lee, and be polled up neat day.) So
the qtantion steed, and the meeting must decide upon any
further steps to be takes. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. BRADLI asked else meeting whether Mr. Fitzroy's
concertos' were what they wanted, and the reply was an
unzsinsons, " No, no."
DiADLII— We must have the shilling for the first
hiring under two miles. (Cheers)
A 1.80,1111201% —And we must have the appeal. (Re-
newed cheering.)
Another rmorairrou—We must have what we ask or
stop at home. (lieu, lieu.)
A long discussion followed upon the policy of making
another attempt to get the shilling for the tint hiring ; but
the meetieg finally resolved to leers es they were rather than
rale- any farther appeal to the Home-office.
The meeting pledged itself to keep all their cabs at home
to-morrow (this day), and separated apparently with a full
der( rmination to have " the bill, the whole bill, and nothing
but the bill," as drawn by themselves.