The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-11 00:00:00

" G, OR FINSBURY DIVISION.

" I beg to report having made careful inquiry in reference
to the statements affecting the police, mentioned in the
attached extracts from the Daily Telegraph of the 6th and
the Times of the 7th inst. :

"1. That a constable named Flash Charley was in the
taproom at the time—l have seen persons who were in the
Golden Anchor all the evening of the 20th of December
last, and they positively assert that no. constable was there
until the disturbance took place. There is a police-constable
named Richard Fawell, known to the thieves as " Flash
Charley," and he was on duty in the neighbourhood that
evening in plain clothes.

"2. That the police were told by Mr. Worms on the
evening of the fatal occurrence that they had got hold of
the wrong man—Mr. Worms knew nothing of the occur-
rence with the exception of hearsay, having been at Kings-
land at the time it took place, and he now informs me that
he has no recollection of speaking to the police on that
evening.

" 3. That the police received Gregorio's knife on the
morning after the occurrence.—One knife was brought to
Clerkenwell police station and given to Inspector Potter on
the evening after the murder, which was found close to the
Golden Anchor public-house ; and another knife was given
on the same evening to Inspector Potter by a potman at
the Three Tuns public-house, Cross-street, Saffron-hill,
which he stated he found in the urinal. Both these knives
were produced at the examination of Pelizzoni before the
magistrates, also at his trial. Neither of these knives had
been identified, and Inspector Potter could not trace the
owners.

"4. That the police were told that Gregorio had slapped
the landlord's face, which had originated all the mischief.
—At the first examination of Pelizzoni Mr. Shaw, the
landlord of the Golden Anchor, statsd in his evidence and
at the trial that an Italian named Gregorio struck him in
the face, which no doubt was the origin of the affray.

"5. That the police were told that Gregorio and Har-
rington had had a scuffle in the taproom not 10 minutes be-
fore the stabbing.—This statement is untrue; the police had
no knowledge that any scuffle took place between Gregorio
and the deceased Harringion.

"6. That the police knew that Gregorio and his brother
John (the latter bleeding at the neck) came back after the
fight and asked for their hats out of the bagatelle-room, and
that their hats were given to them by Mrs. Shaw.—It was
not known to the police that any hats were found in the
bagatelle-room. Inspector Potter knew that the deceased
Harrington, and Rebbeck who was stabbed, had lost their
hats, and which have never been recovered.
" Mrs. Shaw was present at the trial of Pelizzoni, but the
counsel for the prosecution did not think it necessary to
call her.

47. That the police never seriously attempted to find
Gregorio.—After the prisoner Pelizzoni was charged and
identified by Harrington and Rebbeck as the man who had
stabbed them, Inspector Potter and Police-constable Fa-
well, 425 A, were specially employed to find Gregorio and
two others, evidence having been given at the examination
before A. A. Knox, Esq., the magistrate, that they were
concerned in the affray, and the inspector used every exer-
tion to trace Gregorio, but the Italians would give no in-
formation.

I beg to state that the names and addresses of 15 wit-
nesses who were examined on the trial of Pelizzoni were
sent to Mr. Negretti, so that they might also be examinedat
the trial of GI egorio, but none of these, except Mrs. King
and Alfred Rebbeck, were called, although four eye-wit-
nesses could have sworn that Gregorio was not in the room
at the time Harrington was stabbed.

"A. GERNON, Superintendent.
" Clerkenwell Police-station, G Division Metropolitan
Police, 10 o'clock a.m., March 8, 1865."

'EXTRACT OF A LETTER IN Tics Times OF MARCH 9,
1865, SIGNED, 11Y. NEGRETTI,' 1, HATTON-GARDEN.
" I will now answer Mr. Baddeley's other question as to
the dying man's deposition—that solemn mockery enacted
by Mr. Inspector Potter. I almost wish Mr. Baddeley had
abstained from asking about it.

" Pelizzoni, an Italian with strongly marked Italian
countenance, wearing a moustache, and dressed in the pecu-
liar garb that Italian workmen adopt, was placed nearest
the dying man, along with a number of Englishmen (police-
men in private clothes, I hear), none of whom wore a mous-
tache. I ask Mr. Baddeley to put all prejudice on one side,
and tell me what he thinks of this mode of obtaining a
dying man's statement ? Does he not think it a disgrace to
humanity ? I will not say anything as to the man being
under the influence of opium at the time, for we have In-
spector Potter's own statement that he roused him with
great difficulty."

"METROPOLITAN POLICE.
" (G Division.—Special Report.)

"March 10.

"I beg to report that on the 26th of December, 1864, In-
spector Potter conveyed Pelizzoni in a cab to St. Bartholo-
mew's Hospital, where he was placed among a dozen men
round the bed of the deceased man Harrington. Three of
the men were strangers from the streets, whom the inspec-
tor asked to accompany him to the bedside of Harrington ;
only one was a constable, in plain clothes; the remainder
patients in the hospital. The dress worn by them all was
that of mechanics. Pelizzoni was dressed in a similar
manner, and no peculiarity to distinguish him from the
others. Two surgeons were present all the time, and
stated that Harrington was perfectly sensible. Three of the
persons present at the identification wore moustaches.
Pelizzoni was personally known both to Rebbeck and Har-
rington, and before Rebbeck saw Pelizzoni ho stated that it
was he who stabbed him.

" A. GERNON, Superintendent."

BREAKFAST BEVERAGE.—Homo39pathic practitioners,
and the medig.al profession generally, recommend cocas
as being the most healthful of all beverages. When the doc-
trine of homoeopathy was first introduced into this country
there were to be obt ,ined no preparations of cocoa either at-
tractive to the taste or acceptable to the stomach ; the nut
was either supplied in the crude state, or so unskilfully
manufactured as to obtain little notice. J. Epps, of London,
Homoeopathic Chemist, was induced in the ye.tr 1839 to turn
his attention to this subject, and at lenth succeeded, with
the assistance of elaborate machinery,
in being the first
to produce an article pure in its composition, and so refined
by the perfect t; ituratlon it receives in the process it passes
through, as to be most acceptable to the delicate stomach.
For general use Epps's Cocoa is distinguished as an invigo-
rating, grateful breakfast beverage, possessing a most deli-
cious aroma. Dr. Hassall, in his work, "Food and its
Adulteratio:. s,"
says -"Cocoa contains a great variety of im-
portant nutritive principles—every ingredieut necessary to
the growth and sustenance of the body." Again: "As a
nutritive, cocoa stands very much higher than either coffee
or tea." Directions—Two teaspoonfuls of the powder in a
breakfast cup, filled up with bolting water or milk. Secured
la tin-lined lib., ;lb., and 11b. labelled packets, and sold by
all grocers, toniectioners, and chemists. - [Aim.]

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was held
on Wednesday at Glasgow—Mr. J. Lumsden in the
chair.

The Secretary having read the notice convening
the meeting, the report was taken as read.
The CHAIRMAN congratulated the shareholders on
the continued prosperity of the company, which had
enabled the directors to increase the dividend by
Its. per cent. per annum as compared with the cor-
responding half of the preceding year. (Hear) The
rolling stock had been increased, and the renewal
of the permanent way had been carried on with
great activity during the pasthalf -year, and a greater
length of line had been renewed than was contem-
templated, involving a considerable increase of ex-
penditure. The directors, after mature deliberation,
had come to the resolution of charging, irrespective
of the actual outly on the renewal of the way in
each half-year, a sum of £lO,OOO to the revenue.
This course, without pressing too heavily on any
half-year, would enable the directors to proceed
with greater rapidity in the renewal of the whole
line. The company's additional powers Bill was
promoted for the purpose of constructing railways
and works at various parts of their system, the most
extensive being a branch from Dairy to Largs,
which would afford an access long needed, both for
passengers and minerals, to that district. Besides
the bills directly promoted by the company there
was one in which they took a deep interest for con-
necting their system with the increasing port of
Greenock. It would open up the Ayrshire mineral
fields and become a remunerative feeder. Powers
were inserted in the bill authorizing the company to
work the new line when completed, and to contri-
bute funds towards its construction. There were
other bills in Parliament affecting the interests of
the company that it would be necessary for the di-
rectors to oppose. He concluded by moving the
adoption of the report.
Mt. RONALDSON seconded the motion, and it was
unanimously agreed to.
A dividend at the rate of 51- per cent. per annum
was declared on the ordinary stock of the company
for the past half-year, the retiring directors were
re-elected, and also the retiring auditor.
The proceedings then terminated.

LONDON, BUCKS, AND EAST GLOCES-

TERSHIRE.

In the account of the proceedings of the Select
Committee on Standing Orders which appeared in
The Sun of Thursday it was stated that the standing
orders ought not to be dispensed with in the case of
the above company's bill, whereas the decision re-
lated to a petition from a landowner against the
bill, which had passed standing orders in both
houses.