The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-21 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

Gt. I I.DIIALL.
The bearing of the iatonnatu.ns against several omnibus
proprietors for using omnibuses not properly constructed to
tarry the moldier of pa,s•u¢ero they purloined tu be r 4.11-
%tructell to hold, was re sl. Mr. Lewis attended lot
the proprietors of the l'addiuuton and Metropolitan As-

sociations.
Mr. Lewis said he unikrstotal a doubt had been raised at
the lust hearing, whether any seat could be bps lv placed
ac.o. the top of the omnibus, and he should, therefore,
fist address himself to that particular point. Ile repres
seated the proprietors of 201 omnibuses, and thew were,l 0
more belonging to other parties. They ran MUM journeys
per day, MI that if the obnoxious seat in each omnibus were
retained, it would be a loss to the proprietors of 1(101. per
day, or nearly :10,1100/. per year. It would be seen, there-
fore, that what app eansl a mere trifle in the eyes of the
aldermen and the public, was un item of very considerable
imis•rtance to the proprietors, and would be a source of
much inconvenience to the public during the time of the
Great Exhibition, us it would deprive 13,000 passengers
daily of the convenience of cheap travelling per omnibus,
or subject the 'midis; to the still greater inconvivitlice of
having an itmneu.e increase in the number of omnibuses to
make up the deficiency of accommodation by the loss of
the middle scut, and that in the generally anticipated
crowded state of the metropsilis, during the approaching
season, would he a source of constant annoyance to the com-
munity at large.
Alderman NVilson said Mr. Lewis was not making a fair
calculation when be staled the loss to be so great that would
attend the ahem' ion of the omnibus,. Ile had assumed
that they would all be full every lout ney, and would have
to refuse passengers. lle Might to have taken an
average, as that was the Wrest way of making such state-
ments.
Mr. Lewis said that Mr. Wilion would undertake to alter
all the onntiliuses belonging to him that were deficient :nu-
short a time as possible.
Alderman Wilson asked low long a time it would take to

make all the alterations requirtd ?
Mr. Lewis said that us then• were quite t out of every
lilt that were illegally constructed, it could not possibly he
done in less tharr two months, without great detriment to
the public accommodation by drawing a gnat number M-
ichele-, from the daily traffic.
Alderman M ilsun said he would give them two months,
and ',egged to CA1.16011 tilt' proprietors that he would send
round inspactors on that day two months to measure every
omnibus, and it he found any under the legal size at the
out that time, the penalty of lbf. should be most rigidly
enf • lin every instance.
Mr. Lewis undertook, on behalf of the proprietors of MOO
omnibuses plying to and from London in short stages, that
their vehicles should be altered within the time, so as to
agree with a now approved patient, lying a Waterloo om-
nibus, 4 fret , inches in breadth, and Ltfeet 10 inches in

leant&
Convictions of Is. and costs were then taken in rash case,
and the parties retired.
MARLBOROUGII-STREET.

Mr. George connected with Colonel Fremont'.
exhibition, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, was summoned for
assaulting Christopher Edmond.
The complainant stated that he was employed by the de-
fendant at the Egyptian Doll us touter, and that on the
12th instant, About eleven o'clock, the defendant accosted
hint and accused hint with applying to the authorities of
the soup kitchen for a remuneration for some services ren-
dered, which he (complainant) denied. Defendant repeated
the accusation. which complainant again denied, and he
(defendant) then with an oath called him a liar, and threat-
ened to discharge him. Complainant said if he did he
would get a summons against him. They had other words,
and complainant told defendant he was a dishonest man.
Defendant then struck him over the lett temple, and was
in the act of repeating the blow when one of the proprietors
came into the °dice, and assisted in ejecting eomplainant
from the place. As he was about going out, the defendant
struck him on the back of the head and kicked him on the
thigh. If be had not held fast by the banister he must
have been thrown down stairs.
In crows-examination by Mr. Wontner, who attended for
the defendant, complainant admitted that he hail written
an impertinent letter to Mr. Payne. Mr, Wontuer then
called the following witnesses Ca the defence.
Mr. William Harris Paul. one of the proprietors of the
exhibition, said he received the letter produced from the
6111aplainant. He sent for him and asked him what he
Want. Complainant said he charged Mr. Payne with
allealing a purse from a woman. Mr. Payne was present ;
and other words ensued, when complainant railed Mr.
=• thief. The defendant ordered him to leave the
which he (complainant) refused to do. Witness then
segmeMed him to leave, when he called defendant a thief
1/01a. Defendant then took him by the right arm and
fumed him round towards the door, to put him out, and
staraplainant struck defendant and knocked him through a
door and broke several panes of glass. As the defendant
woe reCON crust? himself he took complainant by the shoulder
sad put him outside the door. The complainant then
showend upon defendant such a volley of abuse that
the audience was alarmed. On the Sunday following the
amplataaat came to witness and said he was very sorry for
what hadosearred. Mr. l'syne used no more violence than
Va4l.l.l=lnan.t said Mr. Paul's statement was entirely 11
Sas.
lb. Bola, • gentleman who was present at the time
the alleged weak took place, coutradicted the elide:go of
Mr. Paul.
Kr. Hardwick. after commenting apse the emblems
and by the ssssainaat, dismissed the egoggegg.
THAMES.

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