The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-27 00:00:00

Mr. Mullens—Were you a witness in Hardwick's case ?
Huggett—l waR, and Hardwick and Atwell were con-
victed at the Central Criminal Court, and transported
for life for the offence. I think I shall be able to prove
that the prisoner was connected with that case.
The Lord Mayor—Prisoner, do you wish to say any-
thing in opposition to the proposal to remand you ?
The prisoner—l have to say that I know nothing at
all about that with which I stand charged. I deny it
in toto. My Lord, there is no evidence at all of any
concern I have in the matter. All that has been stated

amounts to no more than a mere proposition.
The Lord Mayor—Quite enough has been stated to
justify a remand. The officer has given evidence suffi•
dent to authorise your detention, and he swears that he
believes he will be able to produce confirmatory testi.
moray as to all that has been stated against you. To
what day shall I remand the next examination
Mr. Muilens said he shou'd require about a week.

The prisoner—lf your lordship-thinks that Mr. Mul-
- application fur a remand ought to be granted, I
have no objection to any day he may think proper to
name.

His lords%ip then remanded the prisoner for a week,

A man named Burke was committed for trial on the
charge of having, under the false pretence that he was
acting in the service of the City Commissioners of Sewers,
obtained two several sums of money from inhabitants
for mending pipes, &c. on their premises.
The Lord Mayor requested that the press would an-
nounce hie receipt of 101. from the Salters' Company, 51.
from General Fox, and 11. from J. A., for the poor box.

GUILDHALL.—Surr Edward Pack° Barber, the
secretary of the Samaritan Institution, in \Vest-street,
Smithfield, was summoned by Mr. Henry Potter, before
Sir Robert W. Carden, charged with obtaining goods
from divete persons by false and fraudulent pretences.
Mr. Sleigh appeared to prosecute, and Mr. Horsley
defended Mr. Barber.
Mr. Horsley applied to have the case adjourned, as
he was totally unable to get his witnesses up to town on
account of Christmas-day.
Sir R. W. Carden—l cannot consent to have it ad-
journed ; it has already been twice adjourned at your
request, and you have had ample time to summon your
witnesses.
Mr. Sleigh—Sir, I appear fir a highly respectable
gentleman to prosecute the defendant for obtaining goods
by false and fraudulent pretences. If lam instructed
rightly the defendant has been practising on the public
one of those frauds which are calculated to stir the flow
of benevolence from the charitable portion of the public.
I shall prove that he has received two barrels of beer
for-distribution, Under the pfeterice that he would fairly
and properly give it to the poor. f shall also prove
that he applied for and received flour, biscuits, and other
articles,,, the greater part of which, as well as the whole
cif the beef, Were Consumed by the family of the defen-
dant. The law is sufficiently clear that if a person
represents himself as fairly and properly managing a
charitable institution, and upon those representations
obts..ind roonhY and ;Cede, Which. he Afterwards appro-
priates to his own use, that is suMeieht pstahiish the
charge. I will prove that so far from this institution
being conducted in a proper manner, some soup having
been made cic. i this 6f b'eef, part of it was kept for
visitors to ;taste, and the other portion was put into
another copper and diluted for the poor; so as to be
perfectly wort leas:. I will alSo prove that a portion of
the lour received from Messrs. Ponsford and Co. was
sold for a few shillings, and the money taken to Mr.
Barber. The public are mueh indebted to Mr. Potter,
one of the guardians or the West London onion, for
bringing this matter before the court.
Mr. Thomas Alvin—l am chief cashier to. Messrs.
Hoare and Co.:, biev sere; of Lower East Smithfield. In
the month of December, 1855, I received a letter signed
by S. E. Packe Barber asking for beer for distribution
among the poor. I believed, from this letter which I
produce, that it was an institution for fairly distributing
to the poor the contributions received. I made represen-
tations to the firm to this effect on the faith of that letter ;
they directed that a barrel of beer, containing 36 gallons;
value 365., should be sent. The beer was sent, and I
believe the barrel was never returned.
Cross-examined by Mr. Horsley—The brewery is out
of the City. The beer was delivered at the Samaritan
Institution.
Mr. Horsley—Then the whole transaction is out of the
City.
Mr. Sleigh—That does not matter ; it is within the
jurisdiction of the court.
Sir R. W. Carden—Surely, Mr. Horsley, you do not
want to stop this inquiry, which affects the character of
Mr. Barber, by a mere technical objection ?
Mr. Horsley—Certainly not.
Witness—l do not know Mr. Potter. I attend here
in consequence of being summoned.
The drayman proved the delivery of the beer.
Mr. James Ford, manager for Messrs. Manners and
Wells, brewers, of Castle-street, Whitechapel—A short
time before Christmas last year I received a letter signed
"S. E, Packe Barber." It set forth that the poor had
received roast beef and plum-pudding, and requested a
contribution of beer to distribute among them at Christ-
mas. I made representation to my employers, and they
ordered me to send a 36 gallon cask of beer, value 335.
I have received a letter this year from the same person,
and it is similar in terms to that of last year.
Cross-examined by Mr. Horsley—l do not know Mr.
Potter, and I have attended here in consequence of being
summoned.
In cross-examination the witness said no have no
doubt we should have sent some beer this year, but for
what we heard about the institution.
Mr. Sleigh—l object to that question, for the object
is plain enough. The man has had the impudence, since
Mr. Potter exposed him, to bring an action against him
for defamation, and he now wants to get this evidence
to produce at that trial.
Sir R. W. Carden—You are not entitled to put that
question to Mr. Alvin, because he was not asked any
question on the circular of this year, but Mr. Ford was,
and therefore the question might be put to him.
The drayman proved the delivery of the beer last year.
James Dusford, foreman to Messrs. Ponsford and Co.,
of Upper Thames-street—Last-year our firm received a