The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-28 00:00:00

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between some bread and fowl and gave to the constable,
but I don't know how much as I did not count it."
This was not now alluded to.
WANDSWORTH.
A CABMAN'S TRAP.
Mrs. Elizabeth Scott, a lady residing at No. 1, Ceyles.
terrace, Ilatterses.flekle, appeared before Mr. Dayman, to
anewer a summons at themetance of Edward Snow, cab.
driver, for the non-paymof la., his fare.
The complainant said, last night week he was et van:.
hall-cross, when he was ordered to drive to the defendant's
house. When be got there his cab was not required, andthe
lady sent out 6d. for the faro. On account of Nine Zhu
lane being under repair he bad to drive along the Weigle,
worth-road and the new road, which made the distance IL
mile and a half, and his fare was la. He, however, et.
witted that if Nine Elms-lane had been open the distance
would have been under a mile.
The defendant told the magistrate that she always Kee
to Vauxhall for a cob, and as she had never paid more
than ed. when it was not required, she did not think the
fare was more. She rid if the cabman had told her that
the road was stopped up she would have given him the
shilling•
plainant said he told the servant that his fare
The com
was a shillusg, as the distance was over a mile, and she
went back to her mistress.
Mr. Ds
re said the cabman should have told the ser-
vant the reason of the fare being a shilling, as he was Det
to take it Po granted that everyone knew the cause,
The complainant was entitled to the shilling, but be
could not allow him any costa. He then ordered the
defendant to pay sixpence, and not costs, as the cabman
ought to have mentioned the reason why the fare Val one
sht My fare is a shilling.
The cabman—
Mr. Dayman—lt is a trap. You should have told the
lady why the fare was Is.
The defendant explained that she had not paid anything
as the cabman would not take the 6d.
The order was then made for the payment of Is. only.
The cabman took the money and left the court, evidently
disappointed at not receiving his expenses.

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOLS.
(THIs DAY).

The ordinary half-yearly meeting and elections
of the above institution was held this day at the London
Tavern ; Mr. GLORIA MOORE in the chair.
Mr. LoNnoN, the secretary, read the report, by which ii
appeared that the total income for the past year had bees
6,990/. 18s. W., an incraue of 53/. over that for 1865. 'he
institution was steadily progressing, and considerable in.
provement had lately taken place in the management.
The educational depariment progresses in the most mei&
factory manner ; the examiners having made a good re.
port. Three boys sent to the Oxford Middle Clam Batumi.
nation all passed creditably. The present number of chil-
dren in the schools is 183, viz., 109 boys and 14
Igirls, of whom 15 will leave in January, and 14 are to be
admitted at the present election—viz., 10 boys and 4
girls. The board of msnagement acknowledge the receipt
ofd onations of 100 guineas each from the firms of Dever
and Co. and Boyd and Co. The report concluded by ex.
pressing the satisfaction of the board at the healthy state
of the children in the school
The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report. Re
complained of the bad attendance of members at the LW
anniversary dinner, and announced that Mr. G. Goodie;
M.P., had consented to preside at the next dinner.
Mr. WCIOLTORTON seconded the motion, which Ina
agreed to.
The committee and officers for the ensuing year having
Ix en elected a vote of thanks was given to the chairman,
and the election of children was then proceeded with.

GRAND TRUNK RLIVA Y COMPANY OP
CAN ADA.AI--( THIS DAY.)

A special meeting of the proprietors was held
this afternoon at the London Tavern, the president, Mr.
E. W ATKIN. M.P. in the chair, to approve or otherwise
the act of the Canadian legislature for authorising a lease
of the Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway Company to the
Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada.
The report relating to the subject, whichwas issued 1101114
time before, having been taken as read,
The CHAIRMAN repeated the nature of the proposed
arrangement,observing that the matter rested entirely with
the proprietors. He said the first principle to
be followed in any such arrangement was that
there should be no pre-preference over any exisrtiag
interests. That principle had, indeed, been
was deviated
from in a former case, but the cause of that
in no other way could the system be completed. If the
present arrangement involved a preferet.:e he would not
ask them to confirm it, but
of the
the t objectwo was an equal
al
division of the net pfits concerns
of the relations of the two
then gave a history
companies, and contended at some length that what was
submitted for approval would work beneficially for the
Grand Trunk Company. He concludril by moving a T,-60
lutioc of approval, which, after some discussion, was

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