The Express.
London, England, 1857-08-18 00:00:00

PRIVILEGED BOROUGH NUISANCES AT LOUR.

Some years ago the pamenger travelling to the
Continent rid Dover was waylaid and besiege. with dr
mends on the pan of the corporation porters for all 'onset
services rendered or ready to be performed—senices that the
traveller might receive or ought to require. In vain he in.
postulated ; the reply. was, " We are the corporationprten,
and you must pay.' Itosietance was ci no avail, fin the
passenger. legpge was regarded WI good et,ntrity fur the
black mail.' Not only must be nut carry his man carp.
bag, however light—he must pay the corporation polars—
lad he could not step on board the packet at high were
without first paying the corporation laddermen ; aad
not only the adults but infants were taxed or robbed
after Use fashion. It cost the or.ner of a carriage
much to land it from the vissel alongside the quay a
Dover as he paid fur post-horses and post-boys hem
Dover to Canterbury. Mural
.cuurage, however, in oppose'
these privileged nuisances, ahas robberies, has of late pin
I insured the proprietor from molestation in mirrybsg his ens
bag ; and the march of intellect laceso tar influenced the in
teltigence of the Dover corporation that ladders are now
allowed to bo placed from the quay tothe steam boats by their
proprietors, and nobody is fleeced fur this service. Bat it
appears a little of the old leaven of the black-mail
still lingers in UM chief port of embarkation for the Toal
nent, whi.h no power inferior to that of thu Queen's Beak
can eradicate.

One of the greatest conveniences of modem contrite/ ad
travelling has been the registration of passengers' luggvga
from London to l'aris, Enamels, Cologne, Me., whereby the
er hue no CO Of coera for his bags or boxes until
=4r:icutem
em at his destination, or until the Custom-hews
authorities demand to have a look at the contents of hie bag.
gage. Under this arrangement the railway and the steam-
boat proprietors take all the responsibility, and employ theT
own servants to insure ea& and rapid tranamiaaion of the
baggage from station to vessel, and vice row. This most
exuellent vetoes is carried out with satisfaction at all other
ports, but unfortunately not so at Dover. This borough
still infested by corporation porters; these harpies an
formidable in numbers, and toots DO in political and load
power, most of them and their (triads and connexions Laing
macrons, having relation, town councillors, who elect the
aldermen, who an their turn appoint the corporation portm
and frame by-laws for their internee. From then
aldermen and councillors most of the magistrate
are selected, and they appear in their turn not
to be unmindful of their friends, and to take especial care id
their own. The corporation porters of Dover insist that if
any registered luggage passes at Dover from the train to ths
boat or the boat to the station, it shall be carried only by
themselves. The owners and agents of the steam Iwatti
however, declare that they hare more confidence in their ow,
servants, whole character, are well known to them, who RN
in their weekly pay, and as they are responsible, they wiling
allow the oorporatien porters to have anything to do with their
(pro tem.) property. The worthies, believer, bluster,
threaten, and tight, and ultimately the owners' servant* an
summoned before the magistrates for plying for hire withal
a porter's Hoene," Of course, the town ausgietratee convict,
notwithstanding it is clearly shown that the by-laws of the
corporation are unsound, and that the tion porton
have no right to interfere with this registered gage, passing
on to its destination. An appeal is made to quarter stlikalr
when the learned recorder actives a 'penal case to be dean
up for the opinion of the Court of Queen's Bench, The
counsel on both aides agree, the recorder settles the case, and
it is now waiting tor the decision of their lordship.. In the
meantime, however, the corporation porters will not wait for
the proper interpretation of the law; but, backed up by one
or two town councillore' and supported by other interested
d ren, men, they get out fresh suninionees against the ensues
of the steam-boat proprietors. To their credit, however,
there were two magistrate, intelligent enough, and stiffia
neatly independent ut borough party influences and free from
'eel corruption, to refuse to convict, and moat properly ad-
journed the nuinniouses until the judgment of the Queen's
Bench had ha en given. But this would not do for old Deer
—this decision was too honest, liberal, and enlightened fe
the ancient borderers, too inimical to vested rights and penis
leges and time-honoured impositions, and so other rastriv
trate* had the indecency to grant fresh summonses on grade
eases, to rehear them, and to convict the defendants, thm
overturning the previous decisions of their brother rase*
testes.

As • matter of course, appeals on each case have bass
made to quarter maxima, when it will be seen bowels
Recorder (Mr. Bodkin) will deal with the Dover bench, k
the gross disrespect thus shown to him, when with reaped
to the legal rights of all parties, as well as regard for do
comfort sad couvenienoe of the traveller and the safety sid
security of his property, he gave his advice and aeon/taw
towards preparing and wilding the equator the decision albs
Court of Queen's Bench. Such conduct can reflect no creak
on the borough, and must tend to bring into contempt the
whole magisterial body; whilst, so for as the public is con-
cerned, there is no doubt meow will be taken to show the
Dover magistrates, corporation magnates, and corporatist
porters, that travellers of the resent day will tolerate neithw
vested nuisances nor proscriptive impositions.

NEW COMMUNICATION BETWEEN IRELAND

AND SCOTLAND.

A new and most delightful pathway for the
tourist and the lover of the picturesque has jut been markd
out between the north of Ireland and the hushlan& of Scot.
land. This will be highly advantageous in another point al
view, as forming one more connecting link between tbt
sister islands. The route has been suggested by the ma-
pktiun of the railway from Belfast to Portrush, hitherto sa
unpretending little fishing village, but growing daily Mex•
tent, end likely even to take a more prominent place. Tlis
facilities which nature ban provided for the erection of s
great safety harbour for waled' sailing by the north cloud
point out this as indiepensable. The work ie nnrs the
half done by a chide of is in the very line in which the
embankment should lie to form the harbour, with entrsaw
and safe lying for vessels of any amount of tong..
The sail flout Portruah to the charming little village d
Oben occupies about eight home, only two of which nosy bt
said to be at sea; for, as an American traveller remarked, I
was exult, like sailing down the Micsiseippi when paw*
through the Sound of Islay and Juni, and then, sobs
rounding Eaadale and entenng the lovely Bay of Ohl%
when the boat stow, the Caledonian and other comfort•
able hotels oiler to the traveller an excellent cuisine ands
Highland welcome. The islet trip was performed on Fridsf
morning by a firsbelam steanwr, the Stork, belengincli
the Glasgow and Belfast Company, commanded by an er
telligent active Mincer, Archibald White. Her first pasteo
was performed within eight hours ; leaving Fewest, at is
a.m., she arrived at bee deatinetion (Oben) befits
six. p.m. This established her route to be the
and cheapest to the Highlands end Western dadsl
Her days of railing are fixed for Tuerday sad Thutski
enabling the traveller to semi himself of the Mama wnell
gone to Staff*, lona, &c., or proceed by coach or ateswerte
any part of this romantic and Li:mobil'? country. °banking
the headquarters of tourists front all parts of the raid 0
ere lona and Staffs, it will now be in their power to visit tad
compare the Giants' Causeway on the Irish coast with Be
celebrated balratic columns of identical form sod manic
The delightful journey then presents keel( of Dublin.
low, Cork, Killarney, he.. by railways equal in conduct sari
in safety to any English or Scotch. On Monday the MO
was opened by through ticket to Oben and back for Mobil
soma in point of cheapnees ; and the public will, on his
slightest consideration, adopt it as their route, If beat ups
enjoying the beauties of the northern sad north-emend
scenery of Ireland and ficotland.—Saerickre News Dam

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COERT.—This court ill
tit again tie bell awes on Friday week, the 28th in
On the last occasion fourteen were liberated on range
till their hearing, and considering the number d
pentane to prison for debt, and about to petition, a
uaniber is expected on the text occasion. A perlol
lately petitioned the court who,e exitroinatiou sans Yea
ap created quite a sensation Wore the Lord Mayor, 111_,_t
rifted forgery at the Caps of Good Hope. He Ws
tioned sa " Woolf Levy," otherwise Montellore."
also been known ea Latiggeld.