The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-13 00:00:00

THAMES.

A DISPUTED CAB FARE.—Mr. John Lanceley, a gentle-
man connected with Hoare's brewery, and residing at 10
Burr-street, Lower East Smithfield, was summoned for re-.
fusing to pay the sum of 7s. Gd. to Joseph Arundel, a cab-
driver.

It appeared from the complainant's statement that on the
4th of the present month he was engaged by the defendant
to convey him from Burr-street to Murray-street, Hoxton,
where he was paid 25., and a second engagement was then
entered into to convey the defendant and a friend to Not-
ting-hill, calling on the way in the neighbourhood of
Euston-square, and completing the drive to Burr-street. For
this job he was to be paid 55., including half an hour's waiting.
The complainant drove defendant and friend to Little Cres-
cent-street, Euston-road, where they alighted and went into a
shop. After a short delay the two gentlemen left the shop
and told the complainant to follow them with his horse and
cab. He drove after them a short distance, and they went
into a public-house. The conplainant waited three hours
with his horse and cab in front of the public-house, and
then inquired for his fare, of whom he could hear no
tidings, and he then returned to Burr-street, where he saw
Mr. Lanceley, who refused to pay him. He demanded 6s.
for three hours' waiting, and is. 6d. for the drive from
Murray-street, to Little Crescent-street.
The defence set up was that 7s. was demanded and
agreed to be paid from Murray-street to Little Crescent-
street, Notting-hill, and back to Burr-street ; that the de-
fendant and his friend did not go into the public-house at
the corner of the street, but one of them went into a place
adjoining while the other waited outside. After a short
detention they got into a cab, which they supposed to
be the complainant's, and were driven to Notting-hill, and
from there to St. Martin's-lane, Charing-cross, and paid
the driver 6s. It was insinuated that the complainant had
not waited in Little Crescent-street at all, and was in col-
lusion with another cab-driver, but it was very clearly
made out that he had acted honestly in the matter, and
waited three hours.

Mr. William Taylor, of 108, Euston-road, was examined
at great length on the matter.
Mr. Partridge said the evidence for the defence put Mr.
Lanceley out of court most completely. It was proved that
the complainant had not been paid for the drive from
Murray-street to Little Crescent-street, that he followed
the defendant and Mr. Taylor when ordered, and that he
was waiting for them three hours. Both gentlemen had
made a most stupid mistake, and there was no evidence the
complainant had been guilty of any fraud. 34. Lanceley
and Mr. Taylor entered the wrong cab, and the complainant
must not suffer by their error. He ordered the defendant
to pay 7s. 6d., to which Arundel was justly entitled, and 2s.
the cost of the summons.
The complainant asked for compensation for loss of time.
Mr. Partridge said he could not allow the complainant
' any compensation for his loss of time, because he had neg-
lected to give the defendant a ticket.
The complainant said he was not asked for one.
Mr. Partridge said that a ticket ought to have been de-
livered to the defendant when he, first hired the cab. The
complainant would suffer for his neglect in not receivulb
any remuneration for loss of time.
"d the 9s. 6d.
to pay the fare demanded of him, not only W'ile cab-driver
The defendant, who had so keenly contested his liability
ordered by the Magistrate, but presente
with 2s. as compensation for being pu
thet court.
taking out a Slll=ollB and attending
'THIS D.A.Y).—Latty
tdo the trouble of
FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE k
this morning the premiseshauccupied by Mr. Blunt,
patent ropsmaker, Limekiln" Limehouse-hole, were
the
time the engines arrived
discovered to be on fire. By
the building was in one sheet of flame, and illuminated the
eastern
portion of the metropolis. Notwithstanding the
exertions of the
_ fire brigade, the ropework was destroyed,
aisncdoa„lraerge cooperage adjoining much damaged. The loss
d by insurance. Another fire took place in the
house of William 31isdle,
Sun-court, East Smithfield. The
brigade from Wellclose-square attended and extinguished
the fire. Afterwards the firemen entered one of the rooms.
where they found a girl named Mary Marshall, 6 years of
age, so dreadfully burned that she died on the way to the
hospital.

The Poor-law inquiry at the Holborn Union into
the case of Timothy Daly is not yet concluded. Several
witnesses were examined ye)sterday, and at the rising of
the Court it was adjourned until to-day.