The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-07 00:00:00

OF COLOUR.

Yesterday morning en exceedingly full meeting of the
board of directors and guardians of the poor of the
parish of St. Pancras, was held at the board-room of the
workhouse, King's-cross, Camden-town, specially con-
vened fur the purpose of further investigating the cir-
cumstances attending the recent death of a youth of
colour, named Daniel Hunter, upon whom an inquest
was held by Mr. T. Wakley, M.P., on Thursday last;
the deceased having been alleged to have died trom the
treatment of Mr. Pindar, chemist and druggist, High-
street, Camden-town, and in whose employ he was a
servant.

Tne chair was occupied by Mr. Churchwarden Ho-
worth, who, having made a few prefatory observations,
Mr. Pindar was introduced to the board, and ex-
plained the real circumstances of the case in his own
exculpation.
At the conclusion Mr. Pindar was questioned at much
length as to the construction of the sleeping place of
deceased, who, it was clearly stated that, although the
room was not the most comfortable apartment, it was far
superior to what had been represented, and deceased had
occupied it about twelve months, during which period
he never once complained of it.
Tiffin, the °dicier, was now called and interrogated by,
the Board, but his testimony was of a generally unsatis-
factory character, and the directors unanimously ex-
pressed their dis ‘pprobation of his conduct, and after
some further examination a long di,cussion took place
between various members of the Board, including Messrs.
Wagstaff, Douglas, Smith, Hunt, .64c., all deeply incensed
with the injustice that had been dune Mr. Pindar, and at
length, after a protracted investigation, the following re-
-1 solution was passed:—
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" That in the opinion of this Board, the summoning
officer or beadle has greatly exceeded his duty, in hav-
ing interfered to prevent the funeral of Daniel Hunter,
without the written authority of the coroner, and that
he be reprimanded and cautioned to be more careful in
future."

Tiffin waa here recalled to hear the resolution read
and

The CHAIRMAN, addressing him, said he trusted froM
the feeling and sentiments he had heard expressed by
the Board, that Titlin would in future be more cautious.
It was not his (Tiffin's) duty to abuse his office to the
prejudice and annoyance of the ratepayers of the parish,
though it was the duty of the guardians to protect them
trom any impropr interference on the part of un Officer
belonging to the parish.
After some lurther remarks the proceedings termi-
nated.

THE DAGENHAM MURDER.—APPREHENSION or

lIICKTov.—In some of the morning journals of Satur-
day a paragraph appeared, stating that the Commis.
sioners of Police had received information from the
constabulary at Dei by of the apprehension of Isaac
Hickton, one of the constables uf the K division of
police, against whom a true bill for perjury and con-
spiracy was found at the last assizes for the county of
Essex. The following particulars relating to his appre-
hension, &c., will be read with interest. Atter his dis-
missal from the police force, Hickton himself states that
he went into Wales, where he obtained work fur some
time at his trade of a currier. From Wales (having
learnt that a true bill had been found against him for
perjury, he became fearful that he would be arrested,
and havini, become known to the police in the neigh •
bourhood,e'he went to Liverpool. At this pl ice he con-
tinued until his apprehension, confident that he would
not be found out. His confidence, however, on seeing
the bills recently issued for the apprehension of himself
and Sergeant Parsons was shaken, arid be at once
wrote to his father at Derby, telling him to give infor-
mation to Sergeant George Hardy, of the Derby police,
where he was to be found, so that Hardy, who had been

a schoolfellow of his, might capture him, and get the
reward. Hardy accordingly proceeded to Liverpool on
Wednesday, and brought Hickton to London. On the
following day he was taken before Mr. Justice Erle, at
the Judges' Chambers, who issued his warrant for his
committal to Ilford gaol, where he will remain until
the assizes at Chelmsford. He is stated by those whose
duty it is to attend on him to be in a most depressed state
of mind.
CHILD MURDER AT ROCHESTER.—On Saturday,
and by adjournment on Monday, an inquest was held at
the :Jaorden Arms, Rochester,
death
aMr.
male infant,
the
borough coroner, touching the of of
a delivered her-
selfh dma
on the previous day. .
which Eliza Hewlett, sin
who is 38 years
single
eFwroommanthe evidence it ap-
peared that the mother of the infant, , .
on the road between Rochester and Gravesend; that she
of age, had lived servant at the Falstaff Inn, Gad 's-hill,
had recently left her place and come to lodge with her
• Brown, the
sidewife oaf"
Lister in Rochester in consequence of her approaching
ors. On Frid y morning she was found by
accused, on the kl
occupied, and frona'elliown
of the bed in a very wea y state.
A nurse and
but she refuseciltomdical man (Dr. Ely) were called in,
a mariner, and sister to the
Ely sent for Mr.
seuccaheearvi
might have some one t -e
e state in which she appeared Dr.
or move from the spot she
unin which she appeared he
der the alarmingte4htenson, surgeon, in order that
him. They at length
t the nurse found the body
edth.e responsibility with
sopuontdwhere she had been
o down,theaniadfaunntswearracphpiendg
ja.1ti,,,,,,. e in getting her to lie
tightly three times
posptinmioorntemtu examination the
aatntldie child had
sitting. There
aTnhderbelawnaksetaacterthdelvcoarse cloth, lying between
dl the vital
.They were of
round the neck, and on a
medical gentlemen were of o
lived; the lungs were fully developed,
ystsrtaanteg.ulation but the
also
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died
dalotht
epparintsiewnear
position in which it was found was sufficient to
caused its death. The jury, after a few minutes' have
con.
nilatiun, returned a verdict of " Wilful murder "
the mother. against
OMNIBUS ACClDENT.—Yesterday afternoon, about
seven a out
seven o'clock, a young girl, aged seventeen, daughter to
Aar. Hurley, of Quebec-street, Marylebone, was crossing
Oxford-street, near the end of South Moulton-street,
when, in endeavouring to get out of the way of an ap-
proaching carriage, she was knocked down by the
horses of an omnibus coming in an opposite direction,
the wheels passing over her abdomen. From the dread-
-1 fui
. nature of the injtiry sl3e to not expected to recver.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER, July 6.
'Nisi Priui Sittings at Guildhall, before the Loan
CHIEF BARON and a Special Jury.)
WILD V. BLACK.

This was an action by Mr.IV3TI, the mapseller at
Charing-cross, to recover from the defendant, as one of
the directors of the Birmingham and Warwick Exten-
sion Railway Company, a bill for 5501., the balance due
for engraving maps and plans of the projected line.
Mr. Martin, with Messrs. Willey and Fitzpatrick,
appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. noggins for the de-
fendant.

It was clearly proved that the defendant took an
active part in the promotion of the proposed line, and
it was not denied that the work was done, and the prices
under all the circumstances reasonable. The defence
was that credit was given by the plaintiff to a Mr.
Pritchard, the engineer of the company, and not to
the company or its directors. It appeared that a large
sum had been received for deposits, all of which was ex-
pended, and that the project was abandoned, and a fiat
in bankruptcy issued against the company. The orders
for the work had been given to the plaintiff by Pritchard,
but it appeared that the directors had paid the plaintiff
two sums of 3001. each by cheques, and that they had
passed a resolution calling upon the engravers, and
amongst others the plaintiff, to send the engraved plates
which had been executed to the company's offices.
After a short consultation, the jury returned a verdict
for the plaintiff—Damages, 550/.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
THE CASE OF THE ALLEGED STEALING OF TWO
THOUSAND POUNDS' WORTH OF BlLLS.—Yesterday was
the day fixed for the re-examination of Mr. Charles
Pollard, who stands charged with having obtained
2,0001. in bills, from Prince Louis Napoleon Bonaparte,
with intent to steal the same. The court was crowded;
and among the crowd might be seen several persons,
known at this court, as being connected with a peculiar
class of bill-discounters.
Alexander Symons was called to prove that the pri-
soner offered the bills to him for discount.
Examined by Mr. Burt—Lived at No. 16, London-
street, and was a wine-merchant. Saw the prisoner for
the first time on Friday week. Had no previous know-
ledge of the prisoner. Mr. Watson and the prisoner
came together. Had known Watson as a commercial tra-
veller fur many years. Watson or the prisoner said that
discount was wanted for a bill of 1,0001. Witness said
if it was a genuine good bill he bad no objection to dis-
count it. The prisoner offered terms. He said he had
made up his mind before he came there he would
take two hogsheads of wine, give 751. for discount,
and take the remainder in cash. Witness replied
that would not do, and offered 7501. and two hogs-
heads of wine, taking the balance for discount. Wit-
ness did not recollect if he asked the prisoner to
produce the bill. The prisoner arranged to call the
following day, giving witness, at the same time, to un-
derstand that he had the bills in his own possession.
The prisoner called the following day, with Mr. Watson,
and with a person who was represerted to be a Mr.
Smith. The prisoner had previously represented to
witness that he had drawn a bill on the Prince, who
had accepted it, and that it was as good as a Bank of
England note. Between the first and second call from
the prisoner, witness had heard something about the
bills. When the parties arrived at witness's house, Mr.
Smith said he came to prove the handwriting of the
Prince, if he (witness) had any doubt about the cir-
cumstance. Smith also said that the prisoner had been
rather too modest about the thing, for the fact was the
bill was in pawn for 300/. with a silversmith in the
Strand. The prisoner admitted this to be the case, and
wished him (witness) to go on to the Strand to pay
the 3001. and to redeem the bill. The prisoner did
not mention the name of the silversmith. Witness
replied that was not the way he did business, and he
decli❑ed the proposal. During this conversation M.
Orsi, the Prince's secretary, came to the door to
see him (witness). Witness, on seeing M. Orsi, di-
rected him to walk up stairs. He had no doubt that
Smith and the prisoner saw M. Orsi when he called.
Witness apologised to the prisoner and the others for
being absent for a minute, and then went to M. Orsi.
On his return IA itness found that Smith and Watson
were about to leave the house. Smith said to witness,
" We have an order from Pollard to get the bill, and we
will return in about twenty minutes." The parties left
the house, and witness went back into the room where
Pollard was, and there Pollard took up a memorandum
of the particulars of the bill, which he had placed on the
table before, and placed the paper in his pocket. The
prisoner then remarked, " Oh! it is impossible they can
be back in twenty minutes. I'll go after them, and we
will be back here in an hour." The prisoner then went
away, but he did not return. Watson came back in
about half an hour, but neither Smith nor the prisoner
returned. Had not seen the prisoner again until that
day. After seeing M. Orsi, witness, of course, did not
intend to discount the bill. Had determined, if possible,
to get sight of the bill.
Mr. Hawkins here objected to the question.
Mr. Clarkson, who had since been retained for the
Prince, here remarked that it was competent for the
witness to give such evidence as might not be strictly
legal, but to give it for the inform ition of the Magistrate
only.

Mr. Hawkins still objected to the admission of irrele-
vant evidence.
Mr. IlennwicK said inadmissible evidence would not
be taken down.
Cross-examined by Mr. Hawkins—Had occasionally.
discounted bills for a friend, but was not in the habit of
discounting bills generally. Watson was a traveller to
a friend of witness's. The difference between Pollard's
proposal and witness's proposal as the terms of discount
was about 2t/. Afterwards would not have discounted
the bills, as witness, from information he had subse-
quently received, believed they had been stolen. Had
the bills been brought to witness at the second interview
witness would have attempted to get possession of them,
with the view of assisting the Prince to recover them.
Witness was not prepared to discount the bills at the
first interview. Had seen M. Orsi several days prior to
the first interview with the prisoner.
Be-examined—Had not invited the prisoner to call at
his house; but had previous information of the peculiar
circumstances of the bill from a French gentleman with
whom he was acquainted.
Police-constable Culmer, F 117, examined—ln con-
sequence of information witness received, he appre-
hended the prisoner on Friday last in Bow-street. The
prisoner was given into witness's custody for felony.
Went to Vine-street station-house when the Prince came
and charged the prisoner with obtaining fraudulently
2,0&01. in bills of exchange from him.
Police-constable West, F 106 Went to No. 10,
Essex-street on Friday night last, about half-past nine
o'clock. Went into a front parlour occupied by the pri-
soner and his wife. Saw Mrs. Pollard. Searched the
room, but could find no bills, but found a quantity of
letters and memoranda. The papers were extracts trom
money-lending advertisements in the morning papers.
Found a letter addressed to Chas. Pollard, 6, Salisbury-
street, and also a letter directed to Chas. Pollard, No.
10, Essex-street. Also searched the prisoner's bed-
room, and found more papers.
This closed the evidence for the prosecution.
Mr. Hawkins said he did not know if it would be of
any avail to offer observations as to the larceny, for it
the magistrate adhered to the determination expressed
at the last examination, to submit the case to a jury, he
(Mr. Hawkins) would best discharge his duty to his
client by reserving his observations until the time of
trial. It, however, any observations on the law or the
facts of the case would have an effect on the mind of the
Court, he would proceed at once with his argument.
Mr. HARDWICK said the opinion he had previously
expressed had only been strengthened by the subsequent
evidence.

Mr. Hawkins must express his exceeding surprise that
the evidence which Mr. Bush on the last occasion pledged
himself to produce against the prisoner had not been
brought forward. Not a tittle of evidence of the alleged
fraudulent pretence had been produced, and not one wit-
ness had been called to carry the case further than it was
carried at the last examination. He thought the last
remand caused some hardship to the prisoner.
Mr. HannwicK said there was still time enough for
trying the charge this session.
Mr. Hawkins said he was prepared to offer bail to any
amount. If bail was accepted, then the prisoner would
not be anxious to have the case tried this session. He
was prepared with unexceptionable bail.
Mr. HARDWICK said the prisoner could apply to the
Court above to be admitted to bail.
Mr. Clarkson was sure tho magistrate would hear
arguments as to facts in law, if they were material ; but
with respect to bail, the answer to that was that Pollard
had denied himself repeatedly to the Prince when he
called in Essex-street.
Mr. Hawkins said there was no evidence of that.
The prisoner was then fully committed without bail.