The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-23 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

Sir Robert Peel, Bart., M.P., appeared to complain of
the misconduct of • cabman named Philips, whom he hut
compelled, after much difficulty, to drive him to this court.
Sir Robert stated that at a lit le before four that after-
noon he engaged the defendant Rear Knightsbridge-bar-
racks and ordered him to drive to Parliament-street. He
started at en extremely slow pace, and, as the speed did not
at all wad, he called to the defendant to drive faster. De-
fendant replied that, as the tares were now abated to six-

p slice per mkt,., ho e,ulal cot inertia... his speed. Witness
il that ,f h.. would hiut f abt•qt he .could hive uo
objection to give hill% a %hill ill; or eighteenperme per mile,
he was is haste. Dote:1,11ot did not roicken
his speed, but said that, according to the new law,
he ought to be raid beforehand. Witness told this
defen•aant that he might impose that story upon some purist
woman, but that he knew better; and he immediately
directed the defendant to drive him to the nearest police
station. Defend int refused to do so, and said he did not
know where there wu one. He then drove to Parliament•
street, where the appearance of a police constable had the
effect of inducing him to discover the situation of this
court, which he then admitted he knew, and whither be
drove the bon. baronet. Defendant's conduct was very
dogged and offensive.
Mr. Broderip asked if defendant was sober.
Sir Robert could not say that he was otherwise, but he
had to be fetched out of a public:house.
An inspector of the B division considered him sober.
Sir Robert remarked, that in the course of his eiperience
of cab °rivers be thought he never met with one so bad as
this man.

Defendant declared that when told by the gentleman to
drive to a police court his reply was that he knew none
hen the Westminster. He admitted that he told
the gentleman be couldn't drive faster than six miles an
hour, and that was all ; and as regarded the remainder, he
was neither offensive nor insulting, and
hod/.
Si Robert stated that the defendant had said •
word to him about six miles au hour, or about his knowing
of no court nearer then the Westminster. On the contrary,
he had most positively refused to drive him to a police
court, and his manner was insulting and offensive.
Mr. Broderip remarked that it was quite clear defendant
had been guilty of gm, misbehaviour, and fined him 20s.
or fourteen days.
Defendant was locked up in default.
Mr. Broderip received 101. from a lady, per " J. C.," for
:be poor-boa.
THAMES.

Mr. Samuel Brown, the Steam Packet pub.
lic.house, Limehouse, was summoned by Charles Kiddy, a
cab driver, who claimed 6d. only.
The complainant said that he was called off the rank at
Poplarvae, took up the defendant in Park-place, Poplar,
and drove him to Sutton-street, Commercial-rued, opposite
the George. After waiting there a short time the defen-
dant said he should have to wait some time longer, and he
should engage him by time. Witness told thr defendant
that it would be another hiring, and he mule no answer.
He than waited above 20 minutes at Sutton-street, and
drove the defendant to Whitechapel Church; from there to
White Horse-street, Ratcliff; and finished the drive in
Park-place. He charged 6d. for one mile from Park-place
to Suttfm.street, and 4s. for time. The defendant only paid
Mot is

Mr. Brown said that when he told the cabman the hiring
must be by time he made no reply.
Mr. Yardley was quite satisfied the cabdriver had
sanctioned the hiring by time, and that he was only entitled
to 44.

Tee complainant said he was engaged four miles beyond
Cliarina-crosa, and was eatitled to la. per mile.
Mr. Yardley said the last act of parliament relating to
Hackney carriages enacted that lc per mile should be paid
f,r every mile, or part of a mile, which a cabman should
be required to drive beyond the circumference of a circle,
the radius of which shall be four miles from Charit4t-cross,
provided such carriage shall be discharged beyond such cir •
cumference. Surely that must mean to apply to cabs hired
within the circumference of four miles, not to a cab hired
at a standing beyond the four miles.
Mr. Brown—The cabdriver did not give me any ticket
until the drive was over.

Mr. Yardley thought that to be sufficient. He knew that
some magistrates held that the cabdriver was bound to
deliver a ticket at the commencement of the hiring whether
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he a►ed for it or not, but he wee of • different ;pinion.

GREENWICH.

Carl Rene!, Alexander Briiinel, Hendrick Brunelli, and
rlenrkk Gustaf CAroim, four seamen belonging to the
&mien ship &alersia, from Finland, lying in the Com-
mercial Docks, were charged with being concerned in stab-
Meg Thomas Brosnahan and D. Sullivan with a large cue
knife, late on the night of Monday last, near the dockyard
in New King street, Deptford.
The affray anis out of a nusvrel respecting some women
In the street, and it seems that Broenahan struck one of the
orisoners and ran away. The prisoaen followed and in
the scuffle the men received severe wounds. Brmnahan
bad been stabbed in the lungs, and was at Ony's Hospital
in a state of great danger.
The prisoners were remanded.