Star.
London, England, 1814-10-28 00:00:00

STAGE COACHES.

Jorerh Sadler, proprietor of the Englefield Green
stage coach, convicted of having carried- three outside
passengers more than he was entitled to carry, ap-
pealed against it on a variety of grounds. The chief
was, that it described Mr. Sadler as " being the owner
of such coach," when it ought to have said, that at
the time of the offence he being then and there'the
owner of such coach, &c. Counsel maintained that
the description was too vague, for according, to the
language of this conviction, Mr. Sadler being the
owner of an Englefield coach in 1804, was liable to
the offences of its driver in 1814.
The CHAMMAN (Mr. Mainwaring) said, that he
and his brother Magistrates agreed that the objection
WAS fatal to the conviction, that it ought to have been
described that he was " then and there" the owner of
the coach. The conviction was quashed.
Two other convictions against the same man, for
similar offences, were alscquashed on the same ground.

MassioN-House.--.The driver of a hackney-coach, yester-
day, summoned Mr. Goddard, of Corhhill, for bon-payment of
his fare. The drier tendered Mr. G. a ticket falsely dated,
which was refused, and the tare withheld; a summons was the
consequence, which the Lord Mayor discharged. As the refusal
to pay was merely to try the force of the Act, Mr. Goddard
made the driver a present of the fare.
A similar case occurred with a gentleman of Token-Louse-
yard ; the driver demanded Ss. for a four-shilling fare, which
was refused. Besides extortion, the gentleman pleaded the with-
holding a ticket. The coachman replied none was asked; but
as the Act compels the driver to deliver a ticket whether requir-
ed or not, the summons was discharged.
QUELN-SQUAlL.—Yestertlay J. Boswell charged 'Wert Shaw,
the driver of the hackney-coach No. 653 with extortion. Shaw
is known among the coachmen by the name of Lawyn• Bob, be-
cause he cheats With such a grace—never making any demand,
nor using any ill language, that people do not often take him be-
fore a Magistrate. He generally attends at the Post Office when
the Mails arrive, and beiNg actustonsed to pick tep country Gen-
tlemen, from whom he gets large fares, on the pretence that ►hey
may give what they please.—Shaw said he had a good distance to
travel before he arrived in Lembarcbstreet ; and it was hard if
he were not to be paid fdr going purposely to sitige others. The
Ticket Act, he said, was only an encouragement to nviselling ;
for what better than swindling was it, not to pay a coachman his
fare because he might not have a tieies?—Mr. Buimer, by a cu-
rious coincidence, appeared during the agitation of this charge,
and preferred a similar one against the same coachman. He had
just arrived by the Mail, and hired Shaw, who, as usual, was
very civil, and to whom he paid about double the legal fare.—
Mr. Fielding said, that as the man had been so very civil, and it
being the great object with hint to promote decency and civility
among the hackney-drivers, he should only convict him in the
milgated penalty of lea. on each charge, and costs.
Mae tisoeounit-STReET.—aitirliard ..fyres was yesterday chat►
ged with stealing a gold seal, the property of Mr. Griffith,, a
jeweller In Oxford-street. sl'he prisoner went inm the shop of
the prosecutor, at, looked at some jewellery; whilst Miss Grif-
tt•A was Wending upon him, her father observed him put a seal
in his pocket, and he was immediately apprehended. Fully eons-
mkted for trial.
J. Aftsk, a blird man, and James Barrel, were charged with
burglary in the house of Mr. Sails), soda-water-manufacturer, ht
Nimes+ street, Mary-la•bonne, and stealing therein linen and
other articles. Information of the property was given to the
watch-house keeper of St. Gaes's, and by these means the parties
were apprehended. The prisoners were remanded for another
examination. •

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HAT TON G AaDue.—lttbetea Barnett, of Clare-court, Dniey.
lane, underwent a final examination, charged with receiving ar-
ticles of wearing apparel from boys, which she knew to be stolen,
and vial fully committed.
Terry and Graham were brought up a third time, charged on
suspicion of having committed various depredrions at Hornsey,
Holloway, and Highgate. The principal evidence against them
was Thomas Hardy, a discharged soldier. On his former evi.
deuce being read over to him, with the Charges made by h:nt
against the prisoners, he said it was not all true. On being asked
by the Magistrate which part of it was not true? he said that not
one word of whit be swore to befiwe was true. Terry and
Graham were both discharged, and Hardy put to the bar, and
examined on a charge of stealing a spade, and fully committed.
Untett•nact...—Sonte days since, a man well known at the
Office under the appellation of Search Bill was apprehended by
Goff, and committed on suspicion of having been concerned in
various burearles. Yesterday be was brought up for re-exami-
nation, when Golf produced trio case of a timepiece which was
found at the prisoner's lodgings, the works having been taken
' Out. The landlord of the King's Arms in the Mint, whose house
was broken open A short time.since, identified the case as being
his property, agd taken away, with other property, when h's
house was broke open. The prisoner not being able to account
for the manner in which it came into his possession, was lolly
committal fbr trial on a charge of burglary.