The Sun.
London, England, 1830-10-05 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSI ON-HOUSE.

Mr. Hunt came to the Justice-room, to make a
direct charge against Mr. Tickner, the Common
Councilman, for having appropriated to his own use
the paving-stones which had been removed from
Fleet-street, and were the property of the city of
London. . He had, whey making a complaint on
Friday !wit, respecting the disgraceful state of Black.
friars-bridge, stated, that part of the old pavement
had been taken to Mr. Tickner's tan-yard; in Ber-
mondsey; bur he brought no charge against that
gentleman, and he then distinctly stated that he im-
puted to Mr. Tickner no dishonest intention. He
would now appeal to the LORD MAYOR whether he
had made any charge of frAud or other offence against
the worthrmember of the
,Common Council.
The LORD MAYOR said he could not exactly re-
collect.

Mr. Hunt stated, that in;the Thies, to the report
in which Mi. Tickner particularly referred as con-
taining the imputed calumny, there was no state-
ment of any charge against Mr. Tickner; but, on
the contrary, there was a disavowal of any thing of
the Astute of an imputation of fraud. Mr...nailer
had thought proper, however, to call at the Man-
sion-house on Saturday,. and there. appeared in the
Times a report, which lie believed to be accurate,
of the observations of that gentleman, who com-
plained, amongst other things, that the ceremony of
giving notice of the intention, to make the charge
was not observed towards him. Now, in order that
he should not be accused of any thing of the kind,
when he really had a charge to bring, he had written
the following note to Mr. Tickner . .

" 36, Stamford-street, Oct. 4•.

" see by the Times paper of this day that you
attended at the Mansion•bouse on Saturday, and falsely,
before the Lord Mayor, attributed to me unworthy mo-
tives, in making the complaint I made on Friday as to the
infamous state of Blackfriars-bridge.
" 1 am now going to the Mansion-house to controvert
your slander, and 1 give you this notice that you niay, it
you please, meet me there, as I now mean to follow up the
inquiry into your conduct.
" I am, Sir, your's, &c,
" Mr. Tickner. " H. HUNT."

Mr. Hunt said that Mr. 'richer, however, had
not thought proper to take any notice of this com-
munication. No charge had been made until Mr.
Tickner, by his confession that he had purchased
the granite stone for the sum of 32/., brought a
charge against himself. He (Mr. Hunt) could now
produce evidence to prove that the granite stone re-
moved from Fleet-street was partly removed to Mr.
Tickner's yard, and partly to the City Stone-yard,
and that none of it had been taken elsewhere. He
could prove that a quantity, to the extent of from
250 to 300 tons, constituted the lot which Mr.
Tickner had thought proper to pave his yard with,
and that 180/., and nut 32/., which latter Mr. Tick-
nor said he had paid for the material, constituted
the value. Why had not the stone been put up to
' public auction ? No, no, it was not put up to public
auction; and he could prove that not only was this
warrantable mode of disposing of it overlooked, but
that the city carte removed the stones to the afore-
' said leather-yard, and the city paviers laid down the
pavement, and that Mr. Dupree, who was employed
by the city, paid all the expences attending the re-
moval and the laying down.
The LORD MAYOR—What ! Do you mean to say
that Mr. Tickner's yard was paved at the expense
of the city of London ?—Mr. Hunt intimated that
such was the gist of the accusation.
The LORD hiAVOR said it certainly was the duty
of the city surveyor to direct the appropriation of
the old pavement, and that it was very improbable
Indeed that any such misappropriation es that alluded
to had taken place.
Mr. Hunt (as we understood him) said that the
city surveyor had been applied to upon one occasion
by a person who wished to purchase some of the
granite, and that the answer was that the city never
sold atones.--(A laugh.)—Mr. Hunt then read
several passages in the statement made by Mr.
Tickner to the Lord Mayor, and ridiculed the idea
which that'gentlemansentertained, that the motive
for mentioning the pavement in connexion with the
name of Tickner' originated in the different pro-
ceedings suggested by Mr. Tickner and Mr. Hunt
on the subject of the French revolution, in the
Common Council and at Kennington. The Lord
Mayor must recollect that he had designated the
Court of Common Council as the scavengers of the
city.—(A laugh.)—He never had considered them,
nor ever could consider them as a political body,
and he uniformly had felt and expressed for them
the most unqualified contempt. The Livery were
the political body of the city of London, who ap-
pom • ted members of Parliament, and chief magis-
trates, and sheriffs: the Common Council were
nothing but scavengers--(Laughter)--and the
gentry who composed that body never would think
of getting into office if it were not for the nice jobs
which, abounded in the Corporation. " I now have
to request," said Mr. Hunt, " that your Lordship
will grant me a summons for Mr. Tickner, to answer
the charge which I did not bring when first I op-
peered here, but which I now certainly shullbring,
and which I shall produce evidence to substantiate,
if means be not taken to prevent the production of
the testimony. A witness may be removed, but it
is a matter of difficulty to remove the stones. They
ere of too great hulk to be got rid of, and must
remain as corroborative evidence in Mr. Tickner's
tan-yard."
Mr. Holder said that after gill he could not see
what the ' Lord Mayor had to do with the case
brought forward by Mr. Hunt.
Mr. Hunt—Why, it is a case ,of gross fraud. I
have been present when the Lord Mayor has com-
mitted for frauds, and I um ready to bring forward
evidence to substantiate my case.
The Lotto Mayon expressed his readiness to hear
Charges against members of the Corporation, as Ivy!l
as against other people. He then repeated his high
opinion of Mr. Tickner's integrity, and assured Mr.
Hunt that Mr. Tickner should be informed of the
call which had been made for his presence at the
justice-room.
Mr. Hunt expressed his perfect satisfaction at the
promptitude and impartiality manifested by his
Lordship, and hoped that some documents belong-
ing to the Sewer's-office would be forthcoming
ut
the Mansion-house.
Mr. Hunt informed his Lordship, that on Satur-
day the workmen were engaged at Blackfriara-bridge
it, filling up the ruts with the same soft sort of
gravel which they had used so frequently, so that
complaints were, it would appear, quite useless. If
some of the granite which paved the tun-yard at
Bermondsey were. broken, it would have served on
Blackfriarssbridge for six months.
The Loan MAyott said the mode of paving the
bridge wits nothing but a mere subterfuge, and we
understood his Lordship to say, upon the request of
Mr. Hunt, that Mr. Montague, the surveyor of the
city works, should be in attendance to give an ex-
planation upon the subject.