The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-31 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

William Jeffery, a young man of respeetable emote:ions,
ehnsid.zi in the Heat-road, was brought before Mr. Co
with being found in the house of a person named
Taylor, at 29, Marine-street, Bermondsey, for an unlawfoi

Purrs:Taylor, 15 years of age, said she lived with her pa•
rents at 29, ilariseetreet,Bernsoodrey ; Red on the previous
night when she came home, as scones abe got to the door the
primmer carue ep to herand attempted to force his way's after
her. She pushed him out and CIO•VII the door, but shortly
afterwards her sister west out, rod * very few momenta
dared when she iru surprised to how some me coming up,

and en gong to the stain the perceived the rigour going
from room to room with a lighted media fa hia hand. She
called to him and asked him what he wanted, when he laid,
" Oh, it's all right." Fortunenly at that tune leer father
came Motad gave the prisoner into custody.
Mr. Oonhe caked what state he was in t

Witham said that he appeared very drunk, and fright-
ened her very much.
In answer to the chime, the prisoner mid he had bean
drinking rather freely, and he could not account for going
into the house, unless he thought it was his father's. He
was extremely sorry for putting the young lady to any
inconvenience, and was willing to apologise.
The father of the young sins, who was well known as a
respectable tradesman, regretted that his son had acted so
foolishly. He would be answerable for his future conduct.
Mr. Comh®, in discharging the prisoner, cautioned him
to be more careful in his night adventures. It had mused
him a lodging in the station-house.
WANDSWORTH.
James &wades, a cab proprietor, at Lambeth-marsh, was
summoned before Mr. Ingham to produce his driver to an-
swer • charge of demanding and taking more than his !apt
dire.
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gather the proprietor nor the driver appeared, and as it
was stated that it would be inconvenient for the parties
to attend again, as one of the ladies had to return to the
cbosomountry, his worship decided upon hearing the case in their

Payne, the summoning officer, proved having obtained
the address of the proprietor from the books at Somerset-
house, and also the service of the summons.
Mrs. Sarah Wood, a lady residing at No. 13, Doddingtoo-
grove, Battersea, stated that on the 16th instant her cousin
came up from Canterbury to London.bridge Railway
Station, and they hired the cab to take them and three
children, all under 12 years of age, to her house. They had
one box on the outside of the cab, and on reaching
their destination the driver demanded ss. 6d. as his fare.
She told him that it was too touch, upon which he said,
" Well, then, 55., cons along." She again told him it was
too much, and he said it was not, and that it was ender the
fare. She then gave him the 5e., and the number of his
cakwas taken.

I[r. Ingham inquired the distance from the station to the
lady's residence
Yr. Taylor, the chief clerk, looked over the commis-
sioner's books, and said the distance would be under four
miles, and within the radius.
Mr. Ingham laid it was clear a great overcharge bad been
vie&

Yr. Wood said it was one of those caw where the rah.
maii supposed that it would be inconvenient for the parties
to appose against him, and so had resorted to extortion.
Yc Ingham inflicted a fine of 20s. and 10s. costs, or 21
days' imprisonment.
In a ease of this kind the proprietor has the power of
summoning his driver far the recovery of the penalty.