The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-10 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MARLBOROUGH STEKET.

James Rogers, cab-driver, was summoned before Mr.
Knox, by Sir Frederick Roe, for misbehaviour.
Sir Frederick Roe said on the 3rd February he got into
the defendant's cab in Duke-street, and told him to drive
to White Horseestrest, a distance of about 600 yards. On
slighting he tendered the defendant 6d., and the defendant
said he was surprised that a gentleman should offer 6d.,
and that be did sot andentand what it meant. He told the
defendant it WSe his legal tare, and the defendant pot the
6d. bath into his hand, and said he would drive him for
nothing. As the defendant was mounting his box, the
defendant said, " Mind, I did not ask you for more than
my legal fare.* He considered it wee misbehaviour on the
part of the °lb-driver in refusing to take his legal fare.
The defendant said the only remark be made was
that be detested sixpenny fares. He did sot intend to
insult the gentleman, and if be had done so he was sorry
for it.

Mr. Knox said as the defendant had expressed his regret
ior what he had said, he should, were he is the socaptain-
ant's situation, withdraw the summons.

Sir Frodk. itoe declined to do so, on the ground that when
a person tendered the legal fare be had no right to be
insulted.

Mr. Koos said that the defendant bad been guilty of sa
infinitesimal amount of misbehaviour he would admit, but
he did not think he had been guilty of such misbehaviour as
the act of parliament contemplated. The disfeediint had not
given one word of abuse, though lm had eertaisly made use
of a stupid remark, and be thought allowarwe ought to be
made for a person in the defendant's position of life. As he
did not consider the case roads out he should dismiss the
summons.

last evening as the Hoc. G. C. Norton was about to
leave the beech, a person of fashionable and gentlemanly
appearanne entered the witness-box and requested his ad-
vice nadir the following somewhat singular circumstances.
The applicant, whose earn. did not transpire, said that
between four sod five years ago he departed from Seglend
for the United States for the purpose of bettering his
iitustion, leaving his wife and child in a well-furnished
boas*, with ample means for their support until be could
get settled in America. Having accomplished that object
he kept up a regular oorrespoodegoe with his wife, sod for-
warded to her from time to time ample means for the sup-
port of herself sod child, so that she might not wept for
anything during his abeam. On his retort) to England a
few weeks since be at once proceeded to the place where he
had left his wife and child, in the hope of finding both
there, but they were gone. And after a long inquiry he
discovered them at Sheffield, where hie wife was living in
adultery with a traveller to one of the large firms, and bad
two children by him. On discovering this state of things
he (applicant) took away his child, and made an application
to his wife's paramour to deliver up to him his library, but
be refused to do so until paid the money be had ezpeoded
on his wife end child.

Mr. Norton—Whit is the nine of your library?
Appliesat—About 3001.
Mr. Norton—l have no power to interfere when the
value of the property is over IN., besides, the propetty Is
et Sheffield, where I have jurisdietiok Is your wife
there still ?

Applicant—No, sir, she is in London. In fact, she la in
Ke-inult!toe, the district of tbiecourt.

Mr. ifortim —I cannot afford you any ssaistasoe, but
there are two courses open to you : the one is, to bring an
nation against the person who detains your library for its
value; and the next is, to take proceedinp in the divoroe
court for ailultery, and make this man the co-respondent.
And the first thing I should recommend you to do is to
piece yourself in the heads of a respectable attorney.
The applicant thanked his worship for the attention
with which he had heard him, and said he should sot on
his suggestion. .