The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-04 00:00:00

without some evidence, unless bail could be at once pro-
vided. _

-Mr. Cue said there were parties in attendance.
Mr. Vaughan said in that case be had no objection to
the adjournment. At the same time, he must impress on
Mr. Cnse, and through him upon the committee of cab
owners, that whatever might be the rights of the drivers.
and whatever complaints they might have of recent legis-
lation, they could not be allowed to resort to intimidation
in order to compel others to join in any combination they
might form. He pointed out that any combination
became unlawful the moment it was carried on by unlawful
mans and that any person who committed an assault
in pursuance of any unlawful conspiracy for trade purposes
was liable to two ',cars' imprisonment for iniodemeimonr.
Mr. Case rimmed the magistrate that the committee
were far from encouraging any breach of the law. They
considered that nothing the men could do could be more
injurious to the cause than the use of such violence as had
been employed last night. They were not here to defend
any man who took part in an outrage. But the prisoner
declared he was not one of the persons who did so, and he
had several witnesses to prove it.
Mr. sughan was glad to hear that the committee did
not hack the men in any acts of violence, and had no
doubt their influence would restrain them in future.

Mr. Case said there were2,ooopeOPle;rl3; could not get
into the hall, and only • few committed any excess. It
had been ex that the ball would hold all who would
come. that been so, nothing of the kind would have
occurred.

The prisoner was Monad over in two sureties of 20/. and
his own recognisance* of 40/. to appear on a future day.
Two others were remanded on similar bail.
MARLBOROUGH...STREET.
THE CAE QUEHTION.-CHARGES AOAINBT CARMEN.

°forge Swat, a cabdriver, bodge 3,560, was charged
before Mr. Tyrwhitt with behaving in a disorderly manner,
and attempting to overthrow the cab of James Buckingham,
cab proprietor and driver, thereby endangering
, his life.
James Buckingham, proprietor of cab ILL 12 said—About
10 o'clock last night I was going up Regent-street on my
Gab, being engaged, but having no fare in my cab at that
time, when the prisoner and about 20 or 30 others came
up, and the prisoner said "Take that --cab home or 111
throw it over for you and break your neck." The
prisoner then seized me by the collar and tried to pull
me off my cab and then tried to overturn my cab, and I
then gave him into custody to a constable who came up.
Police-constable Wm. Thom, 12.5 A Reserve—l was in
Regent-street last night, and saw the prisoner and about
20 or 30 others walking after the complainant's cab, and I
beard the prisoner at the top of his voice say, " Why don't
yea take that cab home ? we will upset it for you."
I saw the prisoner go to the fore part of the cab and lay
hold of the couiplainant, and then come behind and put
his arm against the bind wheel, as if to throw the cab over,
and I then took him into custody.
Prisoner—l maw the complainant plying for hire, and all
I said was, " Take it home."

Mr. Tyr;vhitt—WlyVasthe complainant not to drive?
Prisoner—That's right enough ; but he had no Stamp-
office plate.
Isaac Powell, a cab proprietor, said—l was walking up
Regent-street last night with the prisoner and two other
men when I heard the complainant say, " Cab, sir ?" and I
said, " No, take it home ;" the reason why I said so being
that he had only a chalk number on his cab.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—You were, in fact, enforcing the act of
parliament?- . . _ .

Witnese—Yea. The complainant had no plate on his
cab. The complainant said, " Lock that man up," and
the constable came up and did so.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Did the prisoner never take hold of the
complainant
Witness—Not at all.

Two other witnesses were called by the prisoner, and
they gm c similar evidence.
Mr. Tvrwhitt (to the constable}—What made you take
the prisoner?

Constable—Becaute I saw him make a deliberate attempt
to overthrow the complainant's cab.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said there was a conflict of evidence which
might well be expected in such a ease. He bad no doubt
the complainant and the constable had told the
truth, the more especially as it was not likely the
constable would take the prisoner for nothing. As to
what was said about the plate he put that out of the
question altogether, for as the complainant bad no fare it
did not matter. Nothing could be more foolish than the
prisoner's conduct in trying to pull the complainant off
the box. Such conduct would make the public, who were
friends of the cabmen and wish to benefit them, more
against them than anything they could do. The cabmen
threw away their case by doing such a thing. Such acts
must be prevented, and he felt it his duty to fine the pri-
soner 40a., or 14 days.
IViUinw Reed, badge 9,259, was next charged with using
la towards the same complainant, calculated to pro-
voke • oh of the peace.
James Buckingham said—Last night I was waiting at
Her Majesty's Theatre to take up four ladies, when the
prisoner came up with an unlit link in his hand.' There
were several then with him, and he attempted to
throw my cab over. 1 gave him into custody, and
he was taken to the station, but I was told
to take out a summons at this court. On leaving the
station, having lost my previous fare, I took up a lady for
the New North-road, Islington, and directly the fare got
into my cab the prisoner said, " You —, break your
neck before you go home." The prisoner then tried
to pull the had out of the cab. I drove on, and the pri-
soner let go the door, and then seized my horse's head
and tried to pull the horse up, and made use of threaten-
ing language. A police-constable who saw what was going
on came up, end I gave the prisoner into custody.
Prisoner—What were you doing in the Haymarket
Complainant—Waiting to take up a fare.
Prisoner--You had no plate on your cab, the number
was chalked.

Thomas Pratt, 107 C—At 20 minutes past 11 last night
I was in Piccadilly and saw the prisoner run after the com-
plainant's cab and take hold of his horse's head. The pri-
soner said, " Policeman, take that -- off the box or
I'll smash his cab up, as he has got a fare without having
the Stamp-office plate on his cab."
Mr. Tyrwhitt—There seems a newly-born wish to
comply with the act of parliament.
Pratt—The complainant then said, "I will give the
prisoner into custody for using threatening language to
me," and I took the prisoner into custody. Several men
were inciting the prisoner to pull the complainant off his
cab.

Mr. Tyrwhitt—Was the prisoner sober?
Pratt—He had been drinlang.
Police-constable Cane, 35 C—l saw the prisoner open the
cab-dour, and try to poll the lady out. The prisoner
wanted to give the complainant into custody for driving
without a Stamp•offce plate, saying that if I did not take
him he would break his neck, and smash his cab. The
prisoner was taken to the station, and the lady, after the
charge was taken, not deeming it safe to go with the com-
plainant alone, the sergeant sent me with her to see to her
safety. _ _

. -
The prisoner—I only stopped the complainant because
be was driving without the Stamp-office plate and I
thought it hard on other men who were not driving, and
then I was taken into custody.
Cane—The oomplainsnt had a plate with him but took
it off, thinking if he did not do so others would, and he
then chalked his number on the csb.
Mr. Tyrwbitt—l consider the prisoner's conduct to be of
the moat blackguard and violent character, and I shall
order him to find two bail in 10/. to keep the peace for
three months, and if the lady bad attended it would have
been for six months.

In an action for breach of promise of marriage,
tried yesterday at the Manchester assizes, and in which
the correspondence read was of the usual character,
damages were given for 1501.
Two failures in the Lancashire cotton trade for
somewhat large amounts are reported. Mr. John Baynes,
of Blackburn, has suspended payment, with liabilities of
between 50,0001. and 60,0001. ; and Mr. S. Andrew, also a
cotton spinner, of Ashton-under-Lyne, hue failed with
liabilities stated at 10,0001.

One of the actor in the theatre at Wurzburg,
Bavaria, has been arrested on a charge of lilse-maje•tb, for
having whilst on the stage made certain allusions to the
breal-ing•off of the King's marriage.
Blondin, while performing a few days back at
Cologne, fell from the rope and broke his arm.

The Italia of Naples gives the following news as
to brigandage :—MM. Raffaele Pass&bogus, Antonio Albs-
nesi, Benedetto Del Forno, and (lnieeppe Santantonio,
who had been taken by the brigands on the territory of
Rocca Mendes, have been set at liberty, after having paid a
ransom of more than 4,000 fr. Diamante Capaldi de Pici-
ni's*, taken also on the 6th, returned home on the 11th,
miens one ear. He, however, punctually paid 1,200 fr. of
ransom. M. Carlo Sarnelli, mayor of San Vittore, was cap-
tured bythe niece and Colamatteo bands united. He paid
about 7,000 fr. for hie release.

The Cunard contract was signed yesterday by the
Duke of Montrose and Mr. John Burns, and all the
arrangements completed with the government, by which
the company are to be relieved of the detour to Halifax
snd the service between New York and the Bahamas.
The Owl declares it is enabled to confirm the
accuracy of the intelligence contained in its last impassion,
of a formal understanding between France and Austria on
the Eastern question, and of the particulars of what took
place between Baron de Beast and Lord Stanley during
the visit of the former to this country. " According to
reliable information, MM. Moturtier and de Beast signed,
on the 25th of October a protocol, in two articles.
confirming the convention of guarantee annexed to the
Treaty of Paris, and stipulating for the maintenance of
the territorial states quo of Turkey."
Tlll BOMBAY Man..—MARSZILLKS, Due. 4.
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heavy weather. The mail leaves for London at 11.30 a.m.