The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-18 00:00:00

street, and a cab-driver (No. 3,585), entered the court
to obtain Mr. Jardine's decision upon the following
point :
There was no dispute as to distance, but the question
arose upon the cabman's claim of 6d. for stoppage, after
having agreed to be paid for distance.
The complainant stated that when he hired the cab
he said to the driver " I want to go to 40, Norfolk-
street, and may be detained there a short time, you can
charge me either for time or distance." The cabman
said he did not care which, but eventually selected the
latter. Complainant was detained about fifteen or
twenty minutes in Norfolk-street, a shorter time,
indeed, than he had expected, and when the cab was
dismissed he paid the driver 2s. 6d., the distance being
over four miles. The cabman, however, demanded 6d.
for the twenty minutes' stoppage in Norfolk-street,
which, after his agreement to charge for distance, he
had no right to do. Complainant added that the whole
time consumed in the journey did not exceed an hour,
so that the man actually received 6d. more than he
would have been entitled to if he had selected to charge
for time. As he had failed to convince defendant of his
error by argument they had come to the court.
The cabman admitted the accuracy of the plaintiff's
statement of what passed, but when he agreed to charge
the gentleman for distance he did not mean it to be
supposed that he was going to waive his right to 6d.
for every stoppage of 15 minutes. If he had selected
to drive the gentleman by time, he was only bound to
go four miles an hour ; but when a cabman agreed to
charge for distance, and not time, he only meant the
time occupied in driving. If he had consented to charge
nothing for stoppages, the gentleman might have re-
mained at Norfolk-street till six o'clock at night, and
still he could only have charged him for the five miles'
distance.
Mr. Jardine—lt seems to me that both are agreed as
to the facts. When the cab was hired, the defendant—
having the choice given him of charging either by time
or distance—preferred to charge for distance. It was
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MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Win. Bennington,
W in. Billings, John Edwards, Was. Daniel, Charles
Parley, Chas. Hutton, John Ford, Charles Sonton, Henry
Johnston, James Townshend, and Edward Jones (all
fictitious names), were brought before Mr.. Bingham,
charged with having been found in a common gaming-
house, known as Morris's, No. 66, St. James's-street.
The defendants were most of them military men and
gentlemen about town.
Superintendent O'Brien, of the C division, produced
the Police Commissioners' authority for entering the
house, 66, St. James's-street. About two o'clock on
Sunday morning he proceeded to the house, accompanied
by a number of police constables. He passed four doors
without opposition, but was stopped by a fifth door on
the stairs, strongly secured with sheet iron. He gave
orders to have the door forced, and when force was
about to be applied some person inside called out that
the door should be opened. The door was opened and
he went through and came to another door similarly
secured. The door was opened and he proceeded into
a room on the first floor, and found all the defendants
there except the door-keeper. The room appeared to be
fitted up as a billiard-room. Some of the gentlemen
were at supper. The window shutters were very strong
and padded. He searched the place, but found no gam-
bling implements of an unlawful character. The defen-
dants were all sent to the station-house. The house was
examined a second time, and on the upper floor a door
was discovered with a window in it strongly barred.
Mr. Clarkson, who was present for the defendants,
made no remarlL

Mr. Bingham--Is this the case 'f
The Superintendent replied in the affirmative.
Mr. Bingham—Gentlemen, you are discharged.

LAMBETH.—About thirty omnibus proprietors
were summoned for not complying with the law re-
quiring them to place lights in their vehicles. The de-
fence was that they had had difficulty at first in finding
a suitable lamp, and next in obtaining the needful
supply.
Mr. Elliott was of opinion that, inasmuch as the act
came into force in July, the proprietors should have
been prepared before this time with proper lights, and
was about to impose a penalty of 10s. in each case, but
at the urgent request of the defendants, he allowed
the summonses to stand over for a week, the parties pro-
mising in the interim to do what was necessary.

THAMES.—The investigation into the alleged mu-
tiny on board the barque the Queen of the Teign, Teign-
mouth, and the loss of life which resulted from the
transaction, was once more resumed, the master, Cap-
tain Wm. Toplep Stooke, and two English seamen,
named Northcote and Goldsworthy, being charged with
the manslaughter of the five Malays.
Mr. Dennison was the interpreter, but he experienced
the greatest difficulty in obtaining direct answers from
the Asiatic witnesses, and the proceedings were conse-
quently very protracted.
Big Smat, whose theological ideas were extremely
vague, but whose oath the court at last consented to
receive, was then sworn upon the Koran. His evidence
was extremely confused and contradictory, and added
little to the previous depositions.
Taleb, Small Smat, Topez (a Chinaman), and Cassim,
were examined with nearly the same results. William
Waller' a boy, also gave evidence.
Mr. Clarkson then addressed the court for the de-
fendants, and contended that there were not sufficient
grounds for sending the prisoners for trial.
Mr. Yardley observed that if he were setting there
as a jury he would feel little difficulty as to the conclu-
sion he should come to upon the case. He could not,
however, but feel that where an injury had taken
place of so serious a character as that which has been
given in evidence before him, it was in the highest de-
gree desirable the matter should he submitted to a jury.
He should therefore commit the prisoners for trial for
manslaughter, and he would accept the same amount of
bail as before.
Ahart and Ali, the Malays, charged with mutiny and
assaulting and wounding Mr. Treatt, were then
arraigned, and remanded till Wednesday.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S-MONDAY.

The business of settling on the Cesarewitch, &c., was
resumed to-day, but there were evidently some unex-
pected obstacles in the way of a prompt adjustment.
Money in several quarters was remarkably "tight."
As the afternoon wore on, the blank looks of the disap-
pointed grew blanker, and the dial was momentarily con-
sulted and frowned upon, as if indeed it was the cause
of time not being properly kept by the parties looked
for. Some late corners, however, brought in the means
of diminishing the growing discontent, and although
broad ground of complaint was still left, the prospect is
calculated to sustain confidence.

At intervals, the Cambridgeshire Stakes came under
notice, but the betting was very limited. Nabob ad-
vanced to Bto 1, taken and offered, and Mistletoe to 14
to 1. 1,000 to 60 was taken three or four times about
Balrownie. Invasion was in considerable demand, and
was backed for some money at 25 and 20 to 1. 50, 45,
and 40 to 1 taken about Talfourd.

DERBY.—A bet of 1,000 to 200 was booked about
Autocrat, but it was evident below the current odds.
In one instance we saw 7 to 1 laid—we, therefore, give
only an average quotation. 40 to 1 was taken about
Scythian, and 50 to 1 would have been taken to some
money about Meteora.—Closing prices.

WARWICK FREE HANDICAP.

sto 1 agst Annie Sutherland (6 to 1 also laid
WARWICK OPEN STEEPLE CHASE.
Offers to take 10 to 1 about Spring.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.
Bto 1 agst Nabob (taken).
10 to 1 agst Orestes (taken).
12 to I:agst Haco (offered).
14 to 1 agst Mistletoe (taken).
15 to 1 agst King Pepin (taken).
16 to 1 agst Balrownie (taken).
20 to 1 agst Invasion (taken).
20 to 1 agst Seahorse (taken).
20 to 1 agst Hatchet (taken and offered).
40 to 1 agst Talfourd.

DERBY.
6to 1 agst Autocrat.
40 to 1 agst Scythian.

HORSES STRUCK OUT OF ENGAGEMENTS
ATRWICK.

GREAT WARWICK HANDICAP.—Father Thames and
Corybantes on the 17th inst., at 1.45 p.m.
WELTER CllP.—Clothworker, on the 14th, at 9.30
a.m.; Captain Flash, on the 17th, at 10 a.m.
HORSES SAID TO HAVE ARRIVED AT WARWICK.—LittIe
Davie, May-day, Little Fawn, Angelo, Montague,
Ethelwolf, Orpheus, Blakeley, Massa Mungo, Sally,
Village Lass, Lioness, Spring, gby Sir Isaac, Titter-
stone, Half-and-Half, Drayton g, Friendless, Koh-i-noor,
The Alp, Annie Sutherland.
The races will commence this day at 1.30.

ANNUAL STEEPLE CHASE.
ACCEPTANCES for the GRAND
WORCESTER AUTUMN MEETING.
st lb
st lb
Peter Simple ll 10 Premier (late The
9 9
,
i Sir Peter Laurie
\Peter lO 10 bourne
The General
Vainhope
Bourbon .. .. . . .. .
10 0 i Melon 9 2
1 Half-and-half ......... .. 10 0 ' Friendless
Tomboy .
................ 9 10 ,! Jauus ... . ..
Simple Peter ......... 9 10 Old Rake - 9 0
5 Ad
i Maurice Da1ey...... i. 9 9 Tl' e Trout
Maria Day............ 9;vance 9 0

Tue
SHIP-)3IIILDING TRADE
__Coring
and completion of a number of vesselsng to the launches
on Clyde, lately,
the
and a paucity of fresh orders, ship-builders find that
they now can get plenty of men. A reduction in the
rate of wages amongst carpenters, joiners, rivetters &c.,
is therefore being looked forward to. This will
enable
our ship-builders to compete more effectually with other
ports in the way of contracts, and we hope thereby will
enable them to give employment to their handimftamea
during the winter,—alavolv Constitutional.