The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-30 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EYE

bound to consult, and he can hardly
be injured by liberty to make his own cab base
gains. Practically, he does this at present tin
many instances, in defiance of th► Act of Patti--
ment ; and this is another reason for removing
these absurd and injurious restrictions. The sins
of cabmen—those peculiar to their trade—are
nearly all produced by official coddling. The cab-
man kicks over the traces more frequently than
any other labourer, because the traces are galling,
and because he is intensely human. He has long
learnt to lose faith in the. regulating power
of the Act which regulates his fares, and to
trust to the generosity of his employers for
an increase of his fees. This stimulates his
imagination to an unhealthy extent, and like all
persons who speculate upon receiving an unknown
I quantity, be often over-values his prospects. When
the payment comes, liberal though it may be, it
often falls far below his sanguine estimate, and
hence that black unamiable look (to say nothing
of rude remarks) which is so familiar to cab-
hirers. A fired payment at the outset, even
though the amount promised be smaller than the

sum-Paid underthe circumstances just named,
always makes a much happier and civil driver, and.
consequently • much happier rider.
Many of the vices charged against cabmen,
according to the Hackney Carriage Act, especially
at this Exhibition time, become virtues when
looked at in • broader moral light. One charge
frequently repeated of late is, that cab drivers
object to take two people when they are hailed by
four ; but what is this but studying the greatest
I happiness of the greatest number! Two
people are incommoded that four may be accom-

modated ; and how has the cabman done anything
by which society is • loser ? He has looked after
his own interest while shidying the interest of the
public, and ham unconsciously obeyed • great
economic law in preference to one of the most
rotten Acta of Parliament.

Cabmen have doubtless many faults which are
common to all labourers of the same grade, but
there is no need to increase and aggravate these by
over-legislation. We have tried the protective
government regulation system for our London
cabs, and that has notoriously failed; we
may now try the opposite system in the
name of justice and sound policy. If the
cabman is not improved by this much-required
change, it will t"..en be time to condemn him as an
incorrigible offender. At present he cla"ns the
indulgence of the court, because there are many
excuses for his shortcomings. Free-trade in cabs,
under a few sensible regulations, will doubtless
weed out the blackest of the black sheep, and turn
those who are left into labourers worthy of their
hire.

Cbt Court.

MSBRUIII4, Sm. 25.

Upon Monday last the Prince and Princess
George of &telly visited her Majesty the Quotes at Rhein-
hardtahruen. Their Royal Highnesses laf t the Castle while
the afternoon.

SEPT. 28.

The Queen received yesterday the melancholy intelligence
of the death of her Majesty's aunt, the Dacha's Ferdinand
of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, mother to Kiog Ferdinand of
Portugal, the late Duchess of Nemours, and the Princes
Augustus and Leopold of Saxe Coburg,

SEPT. 27.

The Prince of Wales, &Heeded by Lieutenant-General
Knollys and Lieutenant-Colonel Koppel, left Rheinhardts-
bruno yesterday for Dresden. His Royal Highness will this
day pay a private visit to the King of Saxony, at Pilnitz
His Royal Highness is expected to return to Rheinhardte-
brunn upon Monday.
Her Majesty has taken her usual drives and walks in the
neighbourhood of the Castle, with the different members of
the Royal Family.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the Governor of Malta, the Lord High Commissioner
of the lonian Islands, the Governors of the North American
PrOVillCO3ll, British Columbia, Ceylon, Hong Kong, and the
West India Islands.

A communication from Coburg says :—" Queen
Victoria will not quit Reinhardtsbrunn before the hit of Oc-
tober. Her Majesty will then come here and reside some
weeks. The Hereditary Prince of Prussia and the Prinoess
Royal will probably remain here as long u the Queen.
They will first go to Paden-Baden to pay their respects to
the Queen of Prussia on her fete day."

The Earl of Chesterfield, Sir bourtenay and Lady
Honywood, the Bezonees Zenthen, and Colonel and MN.
Montreeor have left the St. George's Hotel.

Lord de L'lele and Dudley has arrived at the st.
George's Hotel

We understand that a marriage is arranged to
take place between Captain Francis Cbarteris Fletcher, of
the 60th Rifles, second son of Mr. and Lady Charteris
Fletcher, of Sellouts, and Miss C. Bouverie Puny, daughter
of the late Mr. and Lady Emily Posey, of Pusey, Berks.
The Rev. Dr. MacNeece, ex-F.T.C.D., has died
on the Continent. Dr. kfacNeeoe held the college living of
Arboe, in the diocese of Armagh, and was Archbishop
King's Lecturer in Divinity in the University of Dublin,
having been appointed to that office as successor to the
present Bishop of ()sexy. The value of the lectureship is
700 f. a year.

The Tralee correspondent of the Cork Examiner
melee to rejoice In the achievements of Ms brethren, and
taunts the protestant. because they did not come out with
their wives and daughters to be stoned to death, or trampled
upon by the infuriated masses. In the following passage
the italics are his own :—"Gavazzi had to fly at 3 o'clock
this morning from the protestant town of Tralee, while his
palkttal defenders had to skulk hone through Mr. Denny's
demesne and beck lanes to their residences." Gavarsi
preached on Sunday in the presbyterian church of Bray.
In the evening he preached in the Metropolitan Hall,
Dublin.

The Mutual Aid Society of the little hamlet of
Belgiojoso, in Lombardy, has sent a letter to their wounded
president, General Garibaldi, inclosing an order for the
241 r. to which, ea an " invalided member unable to gain
his living," he is entitled by the rules of the society. The
general's acknowledgment of the remittance went off by
the next night's post. He was perfectly delighted at it.
Mario is announced to appear during the winter
at the Imperial French Opers.house, Paris, having, ea
already announced, deserted the Dalkon this season.
FUNERAL 01 THE LATE EARL OF ELLESMERE.--
On Saturday the remains of the late Ear! of Ellesmere were
conveyed to the tomb, amid the fervent grief of his family
and friends, and the silent and respectful homage of a nu-
merous body of teosotry sod dependent", who felt that
they had loot a considerate landlord and • benevolent pa-
tron. The obsequies were conducted as privately and unto-
tentatiouely as possible. but many thousands of persona
residing in the locality assembled in and around
the church at Woraley where the ceremony was
appointed to take place. The interior of the sacred edifice
was hung with black cloth. The ladies of the congregation
ordinarily attending the church were admitted in the morn-
ing, and occupied the aisles. They were attired in deep
mourning. Shortly after eleven o'clock, the tolling of the
muffled bell announced the preparation for the owe-
mossy; about noon the funeral procession left the hall.
As it uttered the church, the organ pealed forth Dr. Cal.
coat's beautiful trio—" Forgive, blest shade, the tributary
I tear." The solemn end impassive service was lead by the
I Rev. dt. Vincent Beechey, and the same was a very affect,-
I ing one, the whole coogregation being moved to tsars. As
the body was conveyed from the church, the "Dead March"
' io Saul was played by Mr. Whittington, who officiated es
organist. The churchyard throughout the whole of the
ceremony was crowded-, but a most decorous silence was
maintained. The cab, on the head of which was placed
the earl's coronet, was deposited on a marble slab, imme-
diately adjoining that oo which the body of his Mutinous
father recta. After the ceremony the family retired to the
accompanied by the tenaotry and servants. The
widow of the deceased and the dowager countess were at
the hall. The present earl, who is sixteen yearn of age,
was at Etat when he received the intelligence of his fattier's
death. It was stated that he would return again to his
studies, end it is expected that during his minority the
establishment at Worley Hall will be broken up. Tye
younger brother is only eight years of age. A muffled peal
was rung on the bells of the Ilanche*r Cathedral on the
occasion of the funeral.—Manderefer eiardian.

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SEVERE FIGHTING.
FEDERAL LOSS 6,000 TO 10,000 MEN.
A GENERAL KILLED; THIRTEEN
GENERALS WOUNDED.
RETREAT OF THE CONFEDERATES.