The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-25 00:00:00

(THIS DAY.)

GUILDHALL.
nERCHANDME IR NOT LUGGAGE.
James Alfred Rain, a cabman, was summoned before
llderman Abbiss for charging an excess fare.
Mr. Moritz Moore said he was an importer, carrying
a business at 17, Lawrence-lane. Last Thursday after-
:Goo he hired the defendant's cab to go from Lawranoe-
wis to Little Moor-fields. He had six pieces of velvet
a parcels with him inside the cab. The parcels weighed
:boot eight or nine pounds each. When he got to Little
Soot-fields he gave the defendant Is., but he demanded
1/41. more, and he gave it to him. Ile did not object to
take the parcels in the cab. _

Addernian Abbiss asked what was the distance, and Mr.
Roe (chief officer) answered that it was about a quarter of
a 011ie.
The defendant said be admitted taking the Is. 6(1., but
is waited half an hour while the goods were being put
into his cab and taken out again.
The witness said that he was not waiting more than five
scale minutes ; certainly not a quarter of an hour.
The defendant, in answer to the charge, said the load
ins not a few parcels but a cart-load and filled his cab up
to roof. He told the complainant when he brought down
the last parcel, that that was an extraordinary load, and
It should expect something extra for it, and he said " All
nth*, get on with it."
Mr. Moore said the cabman did say something of the
art to him, but he did not understand what he said.
Alderman Abbiss wished to know what was the size of
tine parcels as there seemed to be some dispute about it.
lie should like to have one produced.
one was produced and appeared to be 3 feet long, 2 feet
111.1 e, and K or J inches Bleep.
Alderman Abbiss remarked that parcels like that must
weigh more than 8 or ;fibs. ; it seemed to him more like
bur 20114.

Mr. Moore, in answer to the defendant, said that the
ha parcel was placed en the seat by the side of him on its

hofeadant asserted that the other parcels covered the cab
•iedort.

Alderman Abbias considered that a cabman was bound
to take a moderate quantity of luggage ; but lo•king at
the size of those parcels and their nature, be could not
consider them luggage, but merchandise, and that it was
m unusual amount to ask a cabman to take. Looking,
too, at the time that must have been occupied in loading
awl unloading them, he did not think ls. lid. was an un-
moreasonable charge. He must therefore dismiss the sum-

The summons was then dismissed.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
ASSAULTS AT TH ALHAMBRL 'ALSO!.
Mr. Frederick Williams, of No. TJ, Portobello-road,
Bayawater, was charged before Mr. Knox, with being
drunk awl assaulting Thomas Winter, stage doorkeeper at
the Alhambra, and damaging his coat ; and Ina further
chaharged with assaulting John Reeves, book-keeper at the
Almbra.
Thomas Winter said—About 11 last night I was on duty
at the stage door of the Alhambra, it being my duty to
keep persons from interfering with persona on the stage.
The defendant would not go away and insisted on going up.
Mr. Strange told him that he could not allow him to go
up as there were so many persons at work. As the defen-
dant still insisted on going up Mr. Strange sent for two
Persona, Mr. Reeves and Mr. Carter, and Mr. Strange
then pushed the defendant off the stairs and the defendant
!ell, and on Mr. Reeves taking hold of him he struck him
Lo the eye. The defendant then caught hold of my coat
and tore it off my back.
Mr. Knox—Was he drunk or sober'
Witness—He wad not sober. The damage done to my
coat amounts to about If.
Mr. Jona Reeves, book-keeper and constable at the
Alhambra, mid—l was sent for last night by Mr. Strange
10 the door of the lobby dividing the stage from the front
d the house. The defendant, who was drunk, was making
'great disturbance, and when Mr. Strange pushed him off
the stain he resisted and fell. On getting u again I
penuaded him to leave, and be then struck me in the eye
Ind blackened it, and on the last witness taking hold of
Ibe defendant he tore his coat off his back. The defendant
was very violent.
Mr. Knox—How did the defendant get his black-eye'
Witness—There was a general scuffle between us.
Mallet, 111, C—On t thing the defendant into custody
for the assaulta I found he was very drunk.
Defendant—l remember nothing at all about it. All I
remember is that I was taken to the station.
Mr. Knox—lt is a pity you should have got drunk, and
misconducted yourself. You seem to have got mauled
luurielf in the struggle, but you appear to have given the
kok.keeper a severe blow in the eye, for which you must
Fay ins., and you must compensate the door-keeper by
l'lMg him 205., and you will have to pay 10a. for being
drunk and disorderly.
WANDSWORTH.
11r4RTANT TO PROPRIETORS 01 BOARDING SCHOOLS.
M 4,tiphe de Mukha*, of Netherton House School,
laphatn Common, was summoned by Mr. Samuel George
Dennis, for detaining a box of clothing which was placed
„111 his care with the complainant's son, a boy eight years
‘" V. who was one of tho defendant's pupil..
The defendant claimed a lien upon the property for tbe
Payment of his hill, but the defendant disputed the right
of detaining goods for a debt, and said his remed was in
the county court. y
Mr. Ingham was clearly of opinion that no lien had been
acquired in the absence of an express agreement that the
defendant should detain the clothes until payment had
been madt.
The defendant said there was an agreement, and asked
the complainant whether he did not say that his porter
alundd call upon the lath of June and fetch the boy and
'lathes away, and alio send a cheque for the half term.

The complainant— It is not so. I said I would fetch the
boy away on the 15th and send a cheque. With refer.
mice to the clothes not a word was said about them.
The defendant—l deny it. I have no other question to
put.
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Mr. Ingham said it was his duty not to decide according
t) equity, but according to law. The principle of lien was
that property delivered to a party mast acquire additional
value. If a coat is sent to a tailor to be repaired it may
be tietained until the amount incurred for that repair had
been paid.
The defendant said he could prove that the clothes had
been repaired. _ _

Mr. Ingham supposed that the charge for repairing the
clothes would be only a few shillings. That was not the
principle for which the defendant was contending. He
then ordered the defendant to deliver up the boa of
clothing.
The complainant salted for his costs of his attending the
court on two days.
Mr. linkman said he should only allow 25., the coat of the
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The complainant then wished to know what his remedy
was in case the clothes were not perfect.
Mr. Ingham said be must bring his action in the county
court.

SOUTHWARK.
THE DOG-FIGHTING NUIRANCR IN THE BOROUGH.
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William' Jones, John Williams, and Henry Halley were
placed at the bar for final examination, charged with steal-
ing three righting dogs, the property of John Brown, the
landlord of the Two Brewers' beerhouse, Ewer-street,
Southwark. Williams was also charged with assaulting
177 Lin the execution of his duty.
It appeared from the evidence ghen on a former occa-
sion that on the night of the 10th instant the police, under
the command of Inspector Wise, M division, made a raid
upon Mr. Brown's house, and discovered about 30 ',erten+
assembled in the skittle-ground, which was fitted up
as a cockpit, urging two dogs to fight. There
were several gentlemen present, but they managed
to escape with Mr. Brown, the landlord. Thirteen
were, however, apprehended, and convicted by Mr. Bur-
cham, who granted Mr. Cohun, the Secretary of the Royal
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a var-
mint for Brown's apprehension. On humbsconding, three of
the fighting dogs were left with his wife, and the pri-
soners had charge of them, but had no authority to dis-
pose of them. Jones acted as barman, and the others as
potinen, and they took the dogs away and were about
to dispose of them when they were apprehended by the
police. Williams was extremely violent, and assaulted
police-constable 177 L in the endeavour to apprehend him.
Mr. Woolrych asked if the dogs had been delivered to
Mrs. Brown!

The constable replied that they were in the Breen-yard
until his worship ordered them to be otherwise disposed of.
Mr. Woolrycb ordered them to be given up to Mrs.
Brown, and dismissed the charges of felony against the
prisoners. Williams had, however, committed a cowardly
assault upon the police constable in the execution of his
duty, and must pay a penalty of 255., or go to prison for
21 days.
The money was at once paid, and the prisoners left the
court with their numerous friends, who filled the court,
much to the inconvenience of the public.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

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