The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-15 00:00:00

MEETING OF HACKNEY' CARRIAGE
PROPRIETORS.

Last night a postal meeting of hackney carriage
proprieton was held at the Cranbourue Hold, St. Mastic's-
last, to cessider the afeot spots the trade of the late deci-
sion in the Court of Queen's Beach, in the can., of " Bowles
v. Hider," with regard to the liability of proprietors for
lost property of whatever vane, and to adept such measures
thereon as might be deemed ezpodiant.
Mr. WILLUIZZOVED occupied the chair, end called atten-
tion to the intim ooneequences which must result to the
trade if they we compelled to make goad the value of any
property which might be lost from their vehicles, without
even their being previously made aware of its value.
Mr. Baisouto, Mr. YALU', and others having ad-
dressed the mewling, the following resolutios was use'
nosily adopted That this meeting hariog head, by
the decision in the ease of Fowles v. hider,' that
hackney anima proprietors are Leh:, for tie value of
pry which may be lost from their carriages, is most
de of impressing its peat emasteruation and dismay at
the panties in which the Made is thereby placed, and alto
of onpreming its 'minima that it will be unsafe tor any
I mem pessissing alpha/ ander such circumstances to
remain in the y, because bakery carriage pro-
prieties, although Babe for the acts of their driven, are
restricted in the choice of those whom they stay empiny—
secoodly, because they ere compelled to accept the carriage
and impossibility of property the value of which has not
Men declared ; and thirdly, use their remuneration for
luggige is not remount for mere labour, and is entirely
lemequate to the impossibility of eat. carriage."
It am also resolved that step shoald b takes to have
the question settled in a satisfac•ory way.

THE (humus

-The London General

Omnibas Company on Moodily started on the Kroitelend-
gets sad Bank and New North-road and Bank lines, oral-
Eases constructed by Mr. Menzies, of Olargow, altar the
model of Mom used is that alt,. The vehicles are strati/0d
fur carrying 19 last& and 20 outside peoemigers They !tamp
Aim glees sides the whole length, are high enough for a
tall um to walk upright imMe of this., and aro wide)
.sough to admit of persons passing freely up the mitre
withost paebiog agaiast the knees of them meted. A boll
from the madman, to the driver serves is a signal to pro-
ceed, and • powerful break is aped to cheek ths speed in
descending kills or
suddenlypalling up. The omnibuses
me drawn by three horses abreast.
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