The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-30 00:00:00

HATTON-GARDEN.

Yesterday, Sir Orates Forbes, B ►rt., of Fitzroy-
square, attended ro prefer a charge against the driver
or the cabriolet No. 68, for having used insulting lan-
guage, and otherwise misbehaving himself, and exact-
ing snore than his legal fare.
On the case being called on, Mr. W. Bradheare, of
Summers-mews, Edgeware-road, the proprietor of the
cab, made his appearance, and produced his driver, with
his badge, No. 981, but Sir Charles Forbes said he was
not the person who drove him.
Mr. COMBE inquired the cause of the driver not
being produced.
Mr. Bradheare said that the driver new in attend-
ance was the only person whom he employed.
• The driver 981 admitted that on Wednesday last,
in the afternoon, about five o'clock, be left his cab
with a man wham they called a " kid," in Piccadilly,
and he took his cabriolet.
Mr. COMBE asked Sir Charles Forbes when he
hired the cab ?
Sir Charles—At 10 minutes after 5 o'clock on Wed-
nesday afternoon, to drive me from the London Tavern,
Bishopsgate- street.
Mr. CourgE said that the driver was telling a lie ;
his cab could not have arrived at the London Tavern in
ten minutes. He could see through the trick. He in-
quired whether the " kid" could be produced if time
were given ?
The driver said that he could not produce him.
Mr. COMBE said that the proprietor was bound to
produce the driver or was liable to a penalty of 51, or
two months' imprisonment, and he directed the case to

proceed.
Sir C. Forbes stated, that be was driven from the
London Tavern, Biahopsgate-street, to Montagu-place,
thence to Thompson's Hotel, Holles•street, Cavendish-
square, where he remained about an hour, anti thence to
his own house in Fitzroy-square, when the person who
drove him demanded 6s. He (Sir Charles) told him it
was too much, when the driver was very impertinent.
and
dt is too
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He (Sir Charles) stilt refused to pay him 65., but gave
him saying, " I will give you no more ; I believe
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kimbo, said, " You shall never go into my cab again.'
His manner was impudent, and his language abusive
and insulting, and he caused a mob of persons to assem-
ble about the door.

Mr. COMBF. (to Sir Charles)—Have you ascertained
he real fare? Sir Charles—l have been informed that
t is 2s. Bd. or 3s. 4d.

The butler of Sir Charles Forbes, and Godfrey
Myers, servant to Mr. Charles Grant, of Fitzroy-square,
corrob.,rated this evidence.

Tile proprietor said, "I am very sorry. I hope Sir
Charles Forbes will look over it."
Mr. ComßE—lf Sir Charles Forbes would look over

it, I would not. The public must he protected froln the
insolence and mishohaviour of cab drivers, which have
arrived at such a height that it is not safe to employ
them. I will convict the proprietor in the penalty of
51. and costs, and in default of payment, two months'
miprisonment in the House of Correction.
Proprietor—l hope you will lessen it, your Worship.
M. Comet —I will not. Unless the money is paid
immediately, you will go to prison. Is the prison-van
here ? Waddington replied in the affirmative.
Mr. COMBE—Then you will go immediately by the
van.

Driver--I suppose I can go and get the money ?
Mr. CoazaE—Go and get the money, or he will be
committed.

Henry Thomas Davies, driver of the cabriolet, 876,
appeared to answer the complaint of Mr. Samuel Galkey,
professor of music, of William-street, Regent's-park, for
insolence, misbehaviour, and exacting more than his
legal tare.

Ti •
The complainant stated that he was engaged to at-
tend the Birmingham musical festival, and he went by
the defendant's cab from his residence to the terminus
of the Birmingham Railway, a distance of half a-mile,
when he demanded Is. 6d. Complainant remonstrated
with him, and cautioned him as to the excessive de-
mand , but he insisted upon having it, and witness paid
him, but was detained so long that he was too late for
the railway.
Mr. COMBE said, that it was a common practice with
cat) drivers to impose upon persons going into the coun-
try by railways, under the impression that they could
not remain to prosecute them. There was no such
fare in the books as Is. 6d. for cab hire.
The defendant was convicted in the penalty of 40s.
and costs, or one month's imprisonment.
Other cab drivers were convicted in penalties of 40s.
and costs, or one month's imprisonment in the House of
Correction for similar offences ; and Mr. Combo ex-
pressed his determination to inflict the highest penalties
in all such cases brought before him, when proved by
evidence.
James Tebbenham, footman to Mr. Francis Bailey,
Tavistock-place, Tavistock-square, was finally exa-
mined, charged with having dressed himself in female's
attire, enticed men into his master's house, &c., and also
with having robbed his master. The circumstances of
the case have already been fully published.
Mr. COMBE ordered that the prisoner should appear
at the har attired in the woman's dress which he wore
whew first he was brought up.
On taking his position before the bench, all eyes were
gazing upon his masculine form, and those who were
not aware of his offence or sex, whispered, " What a
monster." The prisoner leaned over the bar with his
arms bare to the elbows, the bottom of his trousers
tucked up, and dressed in a shawl, bonnet, and gown.
He seemed quite abashed during the examination.
Mr. Thomas Taylor, artist, of No. 40, Speldhurst-
street, St. Pancras, proved that he had frequently seen
the prisoner standing at Mr. Bailey's door attired in
woman's clothes, and that he had enticed witness and
another young man into the house.
The prisoner was fully committed for trial.

ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT BY A COMMER-
CIAL TRAVELLER.—At the Police Court at Liverpool, on
Friday last, before C. Rushton, Esi., stipendary
magis-
trate, Mr. James Leathom, a person of very respectable
connexions, appeared to answer the charge of Messrs.
Lovett and Taylor, extensive soap-manufacturers, that be
(the prisoner) had embezzled several sums of money
amounting to 5001. and upwards. After the Magistrate
beard evidence, he committed the prisoner for trial.
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SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday morning,
about teno'clock,
accidentall y run
o'clock, a child of Mr. Harvey's, No. 10, Richard-
over in the Liverpool-road by a chaise. The poor child
had both legs fractured, the head seriously injured, end
other%i;o sadly hurt. Mr. Duran, a surgeon, instantly
attended, and reduced the fractures with splints. &c. This
is the second case within a few months of the same nature
itreet, Liverpool road, Islington, was
io the exact locality, although the previous accident was a
fatal one, both arising from the carlessness of people al-
lowing their children to play about busy thoroughfares.