The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-08 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.—A batch of cabmen were summoned
at the instance of Mr. Wigan, the lessee of the Olympic
Theatre, for refusing to take a fare.
The constable and other servants attached to the thea-
tre proved that they applied to each of the defendants
in succession to take up Mr. and Mrs. Wigan, after the
termination of the performances, shortly after 11 o'clock.
One or two of them distinctly refused, while others
walked away from their cabs into a neighbouring public-
house, to avoid having their numbers taken. The ring-
leader exclaimed, " Oh, ah ! Brompton for eighteen-
pence ! Don't you wish you may get it ?" Indeed, the
entire rank, with one reluctant exception, refused to take
the fare ; and, as the occurrence was by no means un-
usual, Mr. Wigan directed that a summons should be
taken out against the whole of them.
Mr. Jardine—What could be their motive for refus-
ing, if they were on the rank waiting for hire 1
The constable explained that the rank was close to
the theatre, in Drury-lane, and nothing short of a whole
family of four or six—which enables them, under the
new act, to realise a good sum by extra passengers—
appeared to satisfy their expectations. A married
couple, without encumbrance, or a single old gentleman
or lady, stood no chance at all.
The defendants affected to be oblivious in regard to
the matter. " They had no recollection of ever having
refused to take any one at any time."

111 r. Jardine said that by way of example, he should
fine the principal offender, who appeared to have acted
as a sort of ringleader, 20s. or 20 days' imprisonment.
The others were fined 10s. each, or ten days' imprison-
ment.

LAMBETH.—This court was much crowded by the
inhabitants of the parish of Brixton, who had attended
to hear the conclusion of a case in which the son and
two daughters of the Rev. Dr. Vaughan, the incumbent
of Brixton parish, were the complainants, and Mr. Jesse
Higgins, a nurseryman and tradesman, on Tulse-hill,
was the defendant. On the former hearing it appeared
that for several weeks a strong feeling against the Rev.
Dr. Vaughan had been created in the minds of several
of his parishioners, in consequence of his opposing the
claim of a tradesman named Reddick. Tho latter
brought an action in the County Court against Dr.
Vaughan, and the judge, on its hearing, gave a verdict
in favour of the rev. defendant Many tradesmen in the
neighbourhood, however, feeling, whether rightly or not,
that injustice had been done to the plaintiff, had hand-
bills printed and circulated, calling a meeting at the
George Canning Inn, for the purpose, as it stated, of
giving the inhabitants an opportunity to express their
sympathy with Mr. Reddick, and considering the pro-
priety of raising a subscription to reimburse him for
the loss he had sustained. Mr. Higgins, being one of
the sympathisers, placed one of the printed bills in his
window, and this, it was alleged, gave such offence to
Dr. Vaughan and his family, and created such a strong
feeling in their minds against him as to lead to the pre-
sent proceedings. On the former hearing of the case,
Master Vaughan and his sisters deposed that they had
several times been subjected to the insults and annoy-
ances of the defendant, and that on a particular day, to
which the summons referred, while passing along the
highway, they were met by Higgins, who, without the
slightest provocation on their part, put both his hands to
his !nose in a most offensive manner, and hallooed and
hooted at them. Higgins then denied the general charge
of annoyance, and accused the witnesses of stating false-
hoods ; declared that his only offence, if offence it could
be called, was that of placing the printed bill calling the
meeting in his window ; and for this he said that Dr.
Vaughan went so far as to say he should banish him out
of the neighbourhood. He also called a witness who was
with him on the accasion last spoken of by the witnesses
against him, and this man frankly admitted that Mr.
Higgins had put one hand to his nose.
Mr. Elliott, upon this admission and the testimony of
the complainants, convicted the defendant in a penalty
of 405., or 14 days' imprisonment ; but judgment was,
on the application of the defendant, suspended until yes-
terday. Evidence was then adduced to show that young
Vaughan had placed his fingers to his nose at the de-
fendant, and that his sisters were in the habit of stopping
opposite the defendant's shop and tossing back their
heads in a contemptuous manner, and acting otherwise
offensive.

Mr. Elliott remarked that there appeared to be no
doubt that the defendant had acted improperly by put-
ting his hand to his face in an, insulting manner ; but,
again, it appeared that the persons complaining had also
acted in an improper manner ; and if persons in their
station of life did so they could not expect perfect civility.
If the witnesses called for the defendant had sworn
falsely they might be indicted for perjury, and he should
therefore dismiss the complaint.
The decision was followed by loud applause, which the
officers found it difficult to suppress, and Mrs. Vaughan
and Ler family had to be shown out by a private door.

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