The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-13 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-Aug. 12.

MANSION-HOUSE.— James Bannister, the
driver of an omnibus belonging to the London Ge-
neral Omnibus Company, plying between Putney
and the railway terminus of London-bridge, ap-
peared before Mr. Alderman Wire in answer to a
summons, which charged hula with misbehaviour.
Tire court was densely crowded with omnibus
proprietors.

Mr. Sleigh appeared for the complainants, the
Saloon Omnibus Company, and Mr, Robinson at-
tended on the part of the defendant.
Mr. Sleigh said that the summons against the de-
fendant was taken out under the 28th section of the
6th and 7th Vic., cap. 86, which enac Led " that
every driver of a hackney carriage, or driver or
conductor of a metropolitan stage carriago, who
shall be guilty of wanton or furious driving, or who
ley carelessne=s or wilful misbehaviour, shall cause
any hurt or damage to any perBon or property being
in any street or highway, or shall make use of any
insulting or abusive language, or shall be guilty of
any insulting gesture or misbehaviour," shall be
liable to fine or imprisonment., He should contend
that what the defendant had (I,4;ne amounted to mis-
behaviour within the meaning and spirit of the Act.
It would be proved that the defendant, who was
the driver of an omnibus belonging to the London.
General Omnibus Company, had, on the day stated
in the summons, followed in the very closest proxi-
mity, short of touching an omnibus belonging to
the Saloon Company, from the city to Putney-
bridge.

Joseph Sexton said—l am driver of a saloon om-
nibus from Putney to the LOndon-bridge railway
terminus. On the 3d inst. I was in the city at five
minutes past 4 o'clock. I came over into King
William-street. I saw the defendant's omnibus on
London-bridge. It was behind me. He followed
me within five yards all the dfstan'!e from London
bridge, through the city, and on to Putney-bridge.
He passed me at Walham-green. Through the city
I had one omnibus before me, and if I pulled up its
driver stopped, and the defendant also pulled up.
When I drove fast the defendant drove fast, and
when .1 drove glow he drove Wow. He did not in-
-terfere by putting the pole to the door F 6 a 3 to pre-
vent me from getting passengers. He did not pre-
vent any passenger from getting in, but if a passen-
ger hailed me the conductor of the *defendant's om-
nibus got down and tried to get that pa,seng,er.
This occurred once or twice—once iu the city, but
I cannot say where. The defendant might have
passed at various places, if he had liked. I had &
time allotted by the company, but not by the Com-
missioner of Police. .

Cross-examined by Mr. Robinson—My conductor
is in court. I was formerly in the service of the Lo-
ndon General Omnibus Company. That company'
had a time at 8 o'clock. My omnibus was started
on the morning in question at 8 o'clock for the first
time. .The General Omnibus Company's omnibuses
start from the private properny of, the company.`
An extra omnibus went before and the defendant's
omnibus behind me. A fow days ago I was ordered
out of the railway station for taking a wrong time.
George Foster, a superannuated police-officer,
said—l was employed by the Saloon Company, and
rode on the complainant's omnibus on the 3d inst.
We left the railway station abuit 4 o'clOck, and on
coming through the city there wa4 one omnibus in
front, the defendant's omnibus being in the rear.
We stopped in King William-street and took up
pasengers. The other omnibus also stopped. The
defendant drove fast when we drove fast. We
took up.ab mt nine pasetwers between London-
bridge and Sr. Paul's. I did not see the defen-
dant's conductor take any passengers away that
journey. When the omnibus was hailed both con-
ductors alighted and spoke to the passengers who
appeared to me: to hail the Saloon omnibus.
Mr. Sleigh asked for a conviction Upon this evi-
dence.

Mr. Robinson submitted that no misconduct or
misbehaviour whatever had beenproved against the
defendant, and that the Act of Parliament did not
touch the alleged grievance.
Alderman• Wire—l am clearly of opinion that
this summons cannot be sustained. Ido not be-
here that the conduct imputed to the General Om-
nibus Company comes within the meaning of the
Act of Parliament, and therefore I am bound to
dismiss tie complaint.
Mr. Sleigh said there were summonses against
osher persons of a siroiler nature to the one just
disposed of, but that, after the construction which
the worthy gild-rmau had put upon the act of Par-
liament, tie should not proceed with them.
Alderman Wire—The public is greatly advan-
taged, no doubt, by the omnibuses belonging to
boil' companies. I think it would he a great ad.van-
tage if an arran,,ement could „be come to by the
etwaeohmatter for
poatrhtei;s,s,
times. However,
t tHivoiywselvioeur,ldthnaott
isintaerfere. with
their own consideration. I cannot enter into Q.
The parties then left • the court.

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BIRTHS.
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On the 11th inst,, at 2, Halkin-street west, the wife of the
Rev. George Hill.
OF A DM:MUTER,

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Mrs.
11th inst., at 8, Little Sussex-place, Hyde-park-
Donaldson.
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gardens, Mrs.
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