The National Register.
London, England, 1822-07-29 00:00:00

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street, was summoned by the driver of the hackney.
coach, No. 1,119, for five hours and a half waiting at
Vauxhall-gardens, on Friday night last. lie stated that
he drove Nits. Smith and some of the busily. to the gar-
dens, when Mr. Smith gave him as. and desired him to
wait, which he accordingly did. The entertainment.
being a fele in honour of his Nlajesty's cosonation, the
gardens were extremely crowded with company, which%
brought a great number of carriages; they went so nu-
merous, that the publ:c road, and the open spaces sound
the gardens, weir completely blocked up, and continued
so fur a consid, ruble time. He admitted that he fre-
quently heard his number called, and lie made every pos.-
W. 1.! exertion to answer it, and to get up to the door at
the gardens; which, after considerable ex triton he ac-
complished, and directly afterwards several versulis got
into the coach. In a short time he discovered that it was
not the party who had engaged hint to wait, and he
with much difficulty got them out of his coach, for
which a gen:leo:au of that party stunmonsd•him for re-
fusing us take hint as a fare, and he appeared to that
summons last Tuesday, and stated, the above circum-
StaliCes in his defence, which did not avail wish tho
Magistrate, he nut producing any proof, and the Magis-
trate Was about to coatict Miss iii the penalty of los.,
but the gentleman did not press his conviction. He also
stated that lie waited at the gardens for Mr. Smith till
they etves/.
Mr. Satoh, in his defence, admitted all that the driver
had said up to the time of his paying him 3s. at Vauxhall
to wait ; and in answer to the charge, he said he went
In the complaMant's coach tit company with a friend in
his 'twit carriage, and it ho procured his carriage whets
he wanted to go, away, with very little difficuity that
the complainant ought to have ke;st close with his friends. •
c.nriage ; but instead of that, he had the nu•iiber of his
coach called fur half an hour, or three quarters of an
hour, WICICiI Wag proved by his sou, who in addition
said he went in all directions in search of the coach.

he coachman, in reply, said it was impossible to keep
close in Mr. Satith's friend's cat riage, font the confusion
which prevailed, and they were obliged to observe the
course laid down by the constables ho were placed
there to regulate the carriages. To prove that he did
wait and answer the call of the number of his coach, ho
called the W31Cr111:111, who satisfactorily proved that ha
was not absent from his coach all the night.
Sir R. Bailie lamented the difficulty of the case, but
thought the coachmen-hail made out his charge, and
ordered him to be paid.
INIA?iSION HOtriE. _ _

A Mr. Powell;wllotesrdesllea; the Strand, attended
to answer the complaint of a hackney-coachman, who
charged him with having relused to pay a live how:

fare.

The coachman stated, that he took up Mr. Powell at
Cood's baokina-house, Teuiple•bar, on the Bth instant,
and drove hint to tf.e Bank, wnere Mr. P. alighted, took
rite number of the coach,and ordered that it &nimbi wait.
‘Vitsiess waited for five hours, but Mr. Powell did nut
return.—Tiie ethic:undo added, that he had called three
several times for payment at the house of the gentleman.
who otteied him-ei.thteLn-pence for his day's work, and
said, that upon coming out of the Bank he looked about
for the coach every where, but could nut find it.
Mr. i'mvi.ll having been foiled in two legal objections,-
expies•ed himself ready to swear that the coach was nut
in waiting on his return from the Baok ;
But the Lord Mayor ordered at once. that the five
hoots' fare suould be paid, together with the Imo( Ulst
tILIS:IISt 3, and rei ntneration for his lost time.