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

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

Sir,—l request you will have the goodness to in-
sert in the Times the enclosed extracts from police
reports in contradiction of the statements made in
letters signed " Henry Negretti," published in the
Times newspaper, with regard to the evidence and
conduct of the police in the charges against Peliz-
zoni and Gregorio Mogni.
The paragraphs of Mr. Negretti's letters to which
the police reports refer are enclosed.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
RICHARD MAYNE.
Metropolitan Police-office, Whitehall-place,
March 10.

(From the Times of Tuesday, March 7.)
" THE SAFFRON-HILL STABBING CASE.

" Mr. Negretti writes of the conduct of the police in the
above case :—' The police were told on the evening of the
fatal occurrence by Mr. Worms, a relative of Harrington,
that they had got hold of the wrong man. Mr. Worms told
them that Serafino did not do it, but that Gregorio did.
Mr. Worms also told them that he had known Pelizzoni for
years, and that he was incapable of such a crime. The
answer given by the police I will not give you, for I can
hardly believe it myself. The police had Gregorio's knife de-
livered up to them on the morning after the occurrence, and
all the circumstances connected with it lucidly explained to
them, from the giving up of the knife by Gregorio to a friend
—the friend throwing it away in Bordessa's back yard—to
that of the potboy of Bordessa picking it up and handing it
over to the police. The police were told that Gregorio had
slapped the landlord (Mr. Shaw) in the face, which circum-
stance Mr. Shaw stated at Gregorio's first examination origi-
nated all the mischief that followed. The police were told
that Harrington and Gregorio had a scuffle in the taproom
not ten minutes before the stabbing took place. Mrs. Shaw
stated at Gregorio's examination that this scuffle arose
from the fact that Gregorio had slapped her husband's face,
and that the police knew all about it. 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 those hats were given
to them by Mrs. Shaw, who fetched them from the baga-
telle-room, clearly showing that Gregorio and his brother
John had been in that room, and not Pelizzoni only, as
sworn by all the witnesses on the trial. Lastly, the police
never seriously attempted to find Gregorio, for they knew
that the finding of this man would result (as it did) in the
exculpation of Pelizzoni, and the acquittal of Pelizzoni,
after having charged him with murder, would not have
been very creditable to the police. I might also observe that
the above is also the reason why I preferred finding Gregorio
myself in preference to employing the police in the matter.'

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
15s. 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 past half -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.

-ILLINOIS CENTRAL.

The financial statement of this company for the
month January last showed that 26,663 acres of land
were sold during the month for $341,146. The cash
collected in January amounted to $275,761. In the
railway traffic department the receipts for the month
amounted to $546,410, against $327,900 for the same
month in 1864, showing an increase of $218,510.