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London, England, 1824-02-06 00:00:00

HACKNEY rn4eff QUESTION.

A diffivence of opinion has for *Odle time past existed among
tt e Magistracy respecting the construction of the clause allowing,
under certain circumstances, back fare to hackney-coachmen ; and
Sr rich difference was the more unfortunate from the fact that the
Act had made their decision final, and without appeal. With a
view to setting the question at rest, a case was submitted by the
Commissioners of Hackney Coaches to the Attorney and Solicitor-
General, to which an answer has just been returned. The 55th
Geo. 3. c. 15S, s. b., gives the drivers of nacktry-coaches
charged after seven in the evening, between Michaelmas and Lady.
day ; and after nine, between Lady-day and Michaelmas, at any
place beyond the regular continuation of carriage-way payment,
a certain back tare; but doubts have arisen on the clause—it being
considered that it gives the option to the persons discharging the
coach or chariot, eitha of paying back fare to the nearest extre-
mity of the continued carriage-way pavement, or to the nearest
outstand to the spot when the coach or chariot shall be discharged.
The following are the circumstances of a cue on which the ques-
, tins has arisen lately at the Hatton-garden Police-office. A coach
was hired on the 16th of November, at the stand in Smithfield,
which is on the stones, and was driven to, and discharged at, the
regular standing for hackney-coaches, in the City-mad, Islington,
I which stand is beyond the continued carriage-way pavement, and
the driver demanded and received Is. for distance out, and Is. for
hack fare to the nearest extremity of carriage-way pavement ; and
having been summoned for exacting Is. beck fare, being as urged
by the complainant, entitled to no back fare at all, the Magistrates
entertained doubti as to the proper judgment to be given.
To the above case the following verbatim answer has been re.
turned :
" Although section the fifth of the statute 55th of Gem 111.
cap. 159, Is not so distinctly framed as the clause in the prior Act
lof the 48th of Geo. 111. cap. 87, which relates to this subject, we
nevertheless think the coachman had a right, under the above de-
-1 cumstances, to the Is. back fare to the nearest extremity of cond.
sued carriage way pavement.
(Signed) "J. S. COPLEY.
" CHAS. Wk THERELL."
POLICE.

MANSION-HOUSE.
CONDUCT or OFFICERS.—Three voting. mew::
d thowoldo a wife and family,
_snarmosed their. lamb
limillatwo MATO far aloft 'Wend to gme them relief.
smetdsetiw their is were lowed dear; me at them
hiensetmed Wig Immo he wee a setenger w the-Owenum
end the lenterAphe win peewit) knew nothing of his eintleessem
A sewed, with a wife end family, was edema Midi by the Oveo.
rem to whom he applied, who told him he most apply to the
Beard. ile.did apply to the Booed, end &eh:llAm be must go
sheet his bushiest. The leftuel is the was similarly
wanton. _ _

WIILORD MAYOR imeagly aaleankerted es this mile of
treating the pear, which, be bad rearm .4o believe, was hid to
prevalent The parish Misers must am be allowed to proem all
the poor to be enmiaids. sad heat thaw as se* se be samaismed
In their plashes of driving them from pea te pr, with the view
of /daft rid ef them. although their asidreenta were dew and
undisputed. od they were willing to work. Nonhas of the peer
were drives se duesaures of tithe, starom( dr seibiwg, eed
was it there were is ear gash seek eambees, who,
bees a/ *dem so ash hem miesesity, es dneted a habit,
dim Maim ? His Lesdahip disused that
ad **el that
tut mightier. :==5111:.
limiregase.
VMS set le welt poi** sew
Jane Mose, the senft &IVO voldt=tiliteassWiffs;
Meow of ma emeiseas quantity plate, was tally comeshisiL

H ATTO N-OA RDEN.
Jean Sires, a painter and glazier, was brought up yesterday In
the custody of the perish officers of St. Andrew's, Holborn,
tisit with hiving deserted his wife and three children, under
new cireurostaoces.
' Ide. CiranatoteassOvszi=s=ohnt three years ago the prisoner,
ea lo abounded without any assign-
able asedve, godeirelohay have shoo used every exertion for his
iiMoonn
-a , heelded eel vigilance, until Mr. Carr a few days
epps an ads which furnished a clue that led to his
. On Ida family, his wife was obliged to go
reaniceisact the chargeable to the parish. The
'WINN very considerable; two of the children
-one appreesion sot, Poi the third wu still with the
_parish (three
littleeibeiren, dos little girls, were produced at the office). It ap-
posed, that daring this period of his desertion he was in pod or-
tonstances, and that within the last six months he received a
=of nearly which he has been speniing in the moat dis-
M.,
manner, en appopriating one shilling of it to the use of his
deolly.
leates The primer tie statement, and viewed his children with
the non calkers ce, and made no observation but that of
refusiag to give any uneration to the parish.
The Magistrate °burred to Mr. Can, that if he committed him
to prison under the Vagrant Act, at the expiration of three months
he would be relieved from all obligations ; whereas, by committing
him to the Sessions (should he still refuse to come to terms), the
period of his imprisonment might be prolonged.
Mr. Carr thanked the litagi.trate for his advice, and the prisoner
was accordingly committed to the Sessions.