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London, England, 1847-07-08 00:00:00

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. Orai, witness, of course, did not
intend to discount the bill. Had determinld, if possible,
to get sight of the bid.
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 information of the Magistrate
only.
Mr. Hawkins still objected to the admission of irrele-
vant evidence.

Mr. HARDWICK 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 251. 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 ♦iew 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.

Re-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
2,0001. 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 arid memoranda. The papers were extracts from
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 if
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. If, 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. HAnDwicK 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. Ilinnwrcx 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 the 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.
WORSHIP-STREET.
ROBBERIES ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.
—For some time past the Eastern Counties Railway
Company have been robbed to an alarming extent b)
their own servants. Amongst other purloinings is on,
not unfrequently practised on the canals and in the
docks, commonly called " riding the pony," which mean,
the displacing the bung of a cask containing liquor, and
introducing a tube, by which the parties help themselves
by means of suction, as bountifully as they please.
Certain individuals having been suspected, a watch
was set upon their actions, and on Sunday
afternoon last, Sparks, the gatekeeper of the
goods warehouse, at St. John-street, Bethnal-green.
discovered six of the servants of the company regaling
themselves in the manner above alluded to. Spark,
proceeded to the police-station, and gave information to
Sergeant Coleman, the acting inspector ; and sergeant
Price, accompanied by several constables, went to the
warehouse, and apprehended five of the delinquents, the
other one, Williamson, escaped, but was subsequently
captured.
They were all brought to this office, and Cooling and
Williamson were discharged in consequence of the evi-
dence not appearing sufficient ; but the others, namely.
Bacon, Wood, Allen, and Cherry, were ordered for trial.
THAMES.

Edmund Mills, who had been a driver in the employ
of the London Parcels Delivery Company for the ►ast
ten years. was charged with having driven his horse
and cart over a boy about four years of age, named Henry
Dobson, killing him on the spot.
From the evidence it appeared that, between seven
and eight o'clock on Tuesday evening, as the prisoner was
driving a cart belonging to the company past Mummers-
row, Mile-end Old Town, the deceased, with his mother.
was sitting on a door-step, when suddenly the poor little
fellow darted away from his parent, and before Mills
could pull up one of the wheels passed over its head,
causing instant death on the spot. All the witnesses
concurred in the opinion that no blame was to be at-
tached to Mills, who tried to pull up, but could not, and
immediately got down and rendered every assistance.
The cart was not going at a faster rate that, seven or
eight miles an hour.
Mr. YARDLEY said, however deplorable and melan-
choly such an accident might be, yet, from the evidence
before him, there was clearly no blame to be attached to
the prisoner, who bore, it seemed, an excellent character,
having been ten years in the employ of a public company,
and, therefore, under all the circumstances, he should
discharge him.
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RECENT DEATH OF A YOUTH