The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-12 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANBION-HOUSE

James Crotchley, a cais;faetOrioOne of Bolton's Padding-
ton omnibuses, badge 3,944, attended before Sir R. W.
Carden, to answer a complaint of misconduct preferred
against him by Mr. Crosby, a solicitor.
The complainant stated that he got into the defendant's
omnibus in the Strand, on the Mat of August, and was put
down at the corner of King-street, Cheapaide. The de-
fendant was the conductor, and he gave him 3d., which was
the fare he always paid for that distance, and he was about
to walk away when the defendant insisted upon beinic paid
another penny, and said that 44. was hie fare. He trod to
go up King-street, when the defendant stopped him and
laid hold of his collar. Witness tad him to
take his hand off him, hut he refused, and a
crowd collected, when the defendant was very insolent,
and attempted to take his cane out of his hand. He was
ultimately obliged to give the defendant another penny, and
he shortly afterwards ISW two policemen who knew him,
and he told them to take the defendant's number. The
complainant added that he had ridden in the defendant's
omnibus since the occurrence, and got out at the same place,
when hr gave him sixpence, and the defendant himself re-
turned him threepence change, so that there was no doubt
the right fare was threepence, and the attempt to obtain
the extra penny was merely an act of extortion.
The defendant said that the reason he bad hold of Mr.
Crosby's cane was, that he attempted to strike him a violent
blow with it.

—Mr. iliOs);y. denied that he ever attempted to strike him.
Mr. Gwvirnau, the chief cleric, said that if he had struck
him he would have been justified when he seised him by the
collar.

The defendant did not deny that his fare was 3d.. but
he rid that upon some otatliooll they altered the fare to
4d., and a card with that fare marked on it was hung out-
side the door. _ _ _ _ _

16.. 6;oab; said that this was part of the fraud of which
he cothplained. The usual fare was 3d., but when they
*hose to raise it they had this mid ready to hang out.r:
Sir It. Carden said it was illegal to exhibit the fare in
this manner, and the proper course to adopt was to have it
painted npun the omnibus. Re then hoed the defendant
10.., and said that the public were very much indebt d to
Mr. Crosby for bringing the matter forward.

WOOLWICH.
John Dimon of 34, Parry-street, Plumstead, recently
employed at the Armstrong Gun Factories in the Royal
Arsenal, appeared to answer a summons taken out at the
instance of Captain Elliott, commanding the sth company
2nd Battalion of Royal Arsenal Volunteer Rifles, and
charging the defendant that be, being • member of the said
corps, and having ceased to be employed in the Royal
Arsenal, bad neglected to pay the arrears of his subscrip-
tion as such member, iu breach of his agreement and con-
trary
to the statute, the amount now due being 31. Os. 6d.
From the evidence of Captaiu Elliott and Company Sar.
geaot Riddiford it appeared that the defendant was •
member of the corps, and had signed an agreement to pay
for the uniform with which he had been supplied by weekly
instalments of b. 6d. The defendant had subaequeutly
been discharged from the gun factories and had sent back
his uniform, refusing to pay the balance due for the wane.
If the uniform had been returned in good order the de-
fendant would have been allowed a consideration ; but as
the clothing was perforated with bayonet thrusts and other-
wise damaged it was rejected.
In reply to the magistrate it was stated that the defend-
ant still remained a member of the corps, as he had not
given 14 days' notice of his intention to leave, as required
by the regulations.
The defendant now denied his !Malty for two reasons.
He bad returned his uniform to Captain Elliott, but it had
subsequently been sent back to his house ; end secondly,
he ooetributed one penny weekly to a contingent fund,
to be applied for the purpose of meeting such cases as the
present.
In reply to Mr. Trail], it was proved by the rules of the
corps that the contingent fund was formed merely to pay '
for incidental expenses.
Mr. Traill mid the case certainly involved a point which
at the present time it would be very convenient to settle.
On examining the provisions of the act 44 George 111.,
cap. 54, he found that if • defaulter of a
volunteer corps ceased to be • member the act
did not bear upon the ease, and the only remedy would be
by en action in the county court. It appeared, however,
that the defendant had not left the corps, and therefore
there was one clause of the act named which would settle
the point. This clause provided that if any person enrolled
himself in a yeomanry or volunteer corps, and refused or
neglected to pay the money required to be subscribed or the
floes inflicted in accordance with the rules of the corps, then
it should he lawful to summon such defaulter before a ma-
gistrate, who on proof of the circumstances could order pay-
ment of double the amount due, and issue a distress warrant
hi seven days to enforce payment, the money being placed
to the funds of the corps. He (Mr. Traill) should, there-
fore, order the defendant to pay double the amount he owed
team corps, being 6/. ls. ; but he would recommend that
some agreement should be arrived at between the parties.
The defendant said he had no goods upon which • distress
could be levied. . . . . .

Mr. Train replied that, in default, one clause of the act
gave him power to award imprieretnent.

CAPTURE 07 A Cantritm..—Mr. Erskine, the
English charge d'affaires at St. Petersburg, having given
information to the police that a French subject, named
Jules Vanier, after having stolen a considerable sum of
money in London, had fled to the Racism capital, search
was made for him, and be was discovered, living nor ler the
assumed name of Leas Dave du Roast. All agent of the
secret police of London having arrived at Bt. Petersburg,
the Frenchman wee arrested, and on the application of the
English legation and of the French consul, delivered over,
with his wife and two children to the agent to be taken to
London. The prisoner was on examination found to be a
deserter from the French army, for whom the government
had been on the look out. Mr. Erskine has since commuei-
cated to the police authorities of St. Petersburg the satis-
faction felt by his government at the promptitude which
the Russian police had shown on this occasion.
ACCIDENT Olt THE CORNWALL RAILWAY.—On
Saturday afternoon, when the 12.45 down train was ap-
proaching Truro station, the feed plug of the engine came
out and caused a stream of water to run upon the rails.
This happened at the spot where the breaks are generally
appliceito check theapeed of the trains, that they may be
altogether stopped et the eastern end of the station, to ad-
mit of the examinetion of ticket& The result was that the
breaks of the engine and carriages would not hold the
wheels as ieual, and the train over-ran the ticket platform,
causing the engine to come in contact with the trucks
which were *taming at the station. Three or four peseta-
' gen wen bruised, and two received slight cuts on their
hoes, though not of sufficient 'importance to prevent them
from °annulling their journey from Truro ly the West
Cornwall Railway.
LOPS OF LIFE IN THE RIVER THAMES.—Yester-
day morning, between the hours of twelve end one o'clock,
eamekistable sensation was created at the depot warehouse, '
Tolley-stseet, by cries for " Help, help," Liming from the
river. On John Ware rushing on the wharf, he found
William Craig, aged :10, the mooed engineer of the Man-
=from Limerick, struggling in the water. He eu-
red to rescue him, but the tide was running strongly
at the time, and the poor fellow was carried away and
sunk. Boats and drags were put into requisition, when the
deceased was dragged out five minutes afterwards. He was
immediately convoyed to Guy's Hispital, were every mesas
wee used to restore animation, but without effect.
THE FRENCH TREATY AND THE PORT OF Nam-
CASTLF--At a meeting of the Newcastle Chamber of Com-
merce, on Monday, a short conversance took place with
reference to the contents of the letter addreseed by M. de
Pianelli to the corporation, and which has appeared in the
Citroni•le, the general opinion being that the immunities
claimed in the ooniunueioition in question were exacting,
and ought not to be conceded. Yr. Brackett said he would
look into the matter ; but he thought they should first see
what step* the council took. lie was afraid the French-
men had a bad close. There were no coals whatever exempt
from some dues, by whomsoever shipped. They all
the same duty, and the corporation received it. What the
thin did with it the Frenchmen hail nothing to do
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