The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-01 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVEN.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

CITY OF LONDON COURT.
DIERDEN V. WARD.-IMPORTANT JUDGMENT.

This was an action to recover £l7 1.15., the value
of a portmanteau and its contents, which had been
stolen from defendant's cab last Boxing-day. It
was stated yesterday that the portmanteau was put
on the top of a cab, and the guard was set up to pro-
tect, the cabman admitting that he had not chained
the portmanteau, although he was provided with a
chain, but he was not compelled to use it.
His Honour gave judgment this morning, and
said he had looked carefully into the law, more
especially into the case of Ross and Hill. There
was no doubt that, so far as the public were con-
cerned, a cabman or a cab proprietor was a bailee
for :hire, and he was liable for negligence,
though not to the extent of a common car-
rier. It was for the plaintiff to show that the
cabman had been guilty of negligence, and he had
deposed that proper care was not taken of the lug-
gage. It was not denied that the cabman had a
chain for the purpose of chaining up luggage, and
ih Jugh there was no act of Parliament which com-
pelled a cabman to use the chain, the as-
sumption was that it was placed on the
cab for some purpose. It was not likely
that a cabman would carry about a chain for
pleasure, and the mere possession of it disclosed tlit
the cab proprietor was well aware of the dangers
of the street. As the cabman had not used the
chain his Honour must hold that he had been
guilty of such negligence as to render defendant
liable for this loss. As some of the property had
been recovered, the damages would be reduced
to £l5.

Mr. Dowse, for the plaintiff, asked for costs,
which were granted.

Verdict for the plaintiff with costs.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-THIS DAY.

:N G, APRIL 1, 1868.

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF LONDON.
NEW YORK, March 21.

The Senate has passed the bill sent up from the
House of Representatives abolishing the revenue
tax on domestic manufactures, with an amendment
imposing a tax of two dollars upon every thousand
dollar's worth of articles manufactured above ten
thousand.

The House has passed a bill providing that in
case of the death or disability of the Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court, the Senior Associate Justice
shall act as his substitute until a regular appoint-
ment can be made.

The House of Representatives has resolved to
attend in a body at the Senate during the impeach-

merit trial.

General Hancock has arrived at Washington.

It is reported that General HaHeck will be as,
signed to the command of the Fifth Military PlB.
trict.

The California Assembly has rejected the consti-
tutional amendment changing the national basis o

the suffrage.

The elections in several Pennsylvania towns show

Democratic gains.

The Inman Royal Mail steamer, City of London,
from New York, on the 21st, arrived at Queens-
town at 4.30 a.m. to-day (April Ist), with £l,OOO
on board. She landed mails and passengers, and
proceeded for Liverpool at 5.20. All well.

NEW YORK, March 19 (Evening.)

Mr. M'Culloch has addressed a letter to the
Finance Committee of the Senate, stating that
the bill passed by the House of Representatives,
and now before the house, for removing
the internal tax upon domestic manufactures, would
reduce the revenue over $100,000,000. He fears
that if the bill becomes law the revenue for the
next fiscal year will be insufficient to meet the in-
terest on the public debt and the current expenses
of the Government.

The House of R.Tresentatives has passed a bill
continuing the Freedmen's Bureau one year from
July next.

The bill providing impartial suffrage in all the
States has been called' up in the House.

Governor Brownlow has notified to Mr. Stanton
that the Tennessee Militia are amply sufficient to
protect Nashville and the State Archives in case of
a rebel attack.

The New Jersey and Michigan Republican Con-
ventions have declared in favour of the nomination
of Grant for the Presidency.
Advices from Hayti state that Salnave has been
defeated and his army dispersed near Cape
Hay tien.
The French Admiral has demanded the arrears
due to France from the Haytian Government.
The North German Lloyd's steamer Hermann,
from New York on the 20th instant, ar-
rived at Southampton to-day (March 31st) with
107 passengers for that port, Havre, and Bremen,
48 sacks of mails, $45,000 in specie for Landon,
and a large cargo for Bremen.