The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-10 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Jan. 9.

MANSION-HOUSE.—The Lord Mayor, upon tak-
ing his seat, said—l wish to make a communication with
respect to what took place in the case of a prisoner of
the name of Paul, in which some witnesses from the
Bank of London were examined. The directors and
manager of that bank altogether disagree with the man-
ner in which one of the witnesses conducted himself, and
they have addressed a letter to me which, in justice to
that highly respectable body of gentlemen, I think it
proper to read to the public. It is as follows :
"Bank of London, Threadneedle-street, City,
Jan. 9, 1857.
" My Lord Mayor,—My attention was drawn this
morning to remarks which your lordship is reported to
have made yesterday at the Mansion-House, reflecting
upon the manner in which a clerk in this bank gave
his evidence before your lordship.
"Having waited upon your lordship this morning, I
find that the reports contained in the papers are sub-
stantially correct with respect to the conduct and manner
of the clerk in question, and I beg leave to inform your
lordship, that I have felt it my duty immediately to
suspend him from his employment until the board shall
have an opportunity of dealing with the case.
"I need not assure your lordship that I shall be pre.
pared, at any amount of inconvenience, to make
arrangements to further the ends of justice, so far as
the attendance of any of the officers of this bank is con-
cerned, and I shall feel greatly obliged if the solicitors
who have tke management of the case will in future
communicate with myself directly, affording me reason-
able notice of their requirements; so that while the ends
of justice are promoted, the service of the public in this
bank may not be prejudiced.

" I have the honour to be, my Lord Mayor,
"Your lordship's very obedient servant,
(Signed) J. MARSHALL, Jun., Manager.
"The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, &c."
I am quite satisfied that the bank will take the same
view of the matter ; that they will never give any en-
couragement to their clerks or any one else t 3 impede
the ends of justice in any investigation that may be
going on, by the manner in which their evidence is
gives. The impression of the Court was the same as
my own, that the gentleman was exceedingly indifferent
in the manner in which he gave his evidence upon that
occasion.

Elise Dowling, an ill-clad, destitute-looking servant
girl, about 18 years of age, was brought before the Lord
Mayor, upon remand, charged with having robbed her
mistress, Mrs. Lydia Dinsdale, of Pancras-lane, of a
pair of stockings and 4jl. in copper.
Upon the former occasion it appeared from the evi-
dence of the prosecutrix that she found a pair of stock-
ings belonging to herself upon the prisoner, upon which
she gave her into custody. She also found some half-
pence and several farthings in the prisoner's pocket,
which she had no doubt had been abstracted from a bag
containing a great number of the latter species of coin,
which she (prosecutrix) was in the habit of collecting
until they amounted to 11., when she exchanged them,
and applied the sovereign to some particular purpose.
The prosecutrix added that the prisoner had got into her
service by representing that she had just left a situation,
which in reality she had left several years ago.
The Lord Mayor asked the prosecutrix whether she
could swear to the money found upon the prisoner as be-
longing to her
The prosecutrix said she could not swear to that fact,
but she could speak with certainty with regard to the
stockings, and she concluded her evidence by making
an energetic and earnest appeal to the Lord Mayor to
inflict severe punishment upon the prisoner.
Just as the prisoner was being remanded a person
named Impey got into the witness-box, and said that on
Christmas-day the prosecutrix and her husband, before
leaving home in the early part of the morning, had sent
the prisoner out, with directions that she was not to re-
turn till 12 o'clock at night, by which time they would
be at home, they having been out to spend the day with
some friends. Mr. Impey added that during the whole of
Christmas-day the prisoner was without victuals.
The prosecutrix admitted that the prisoner had been
locked out of the house all day, but denied that she was
without money with which to get something to eat.
The Lord Mayor remanded the prisoner in order that
her mother might be communicated with.
Yesterday the mother, a very decently-attired woman,
who had come from High Wycombe, attended, and
expressed her readiness to take her daughter home in
the event of her being discharged.
The Lord Mayor said that the only charge against
the prisoner was that of having taken her mistress's
stookings, and he thought she had been sufficiently
punished for this offence by the imprisonment she had
already undergone.
Prosecutrix—Then do you mean to say you are going
to let her go without punishing her any further I
The Lord Mayor—Yes.
Prosecutrix—l hope you will punish her severely.
She was a dirty, indolent, good-for-nothing creature ad
the while she was with me. (Laughter.)
The Lord Mayor—Then why did you not get rid of
her, and hire somebody more adapted to your own taste ?
I cannot see why you should exhibit such a vindictive
feeling towards this poor girl. One would think you
would be rejoiced to hear her mother express her readi-
ness to take charge of her.
Prosecutrix (with vehemence) —Am I to lose my
property, and is a policeman, on Christmas-day, to give
my servant bread and cheese and beer in a neighbouring
public-house I nttver knew of such a liberty in my
life. (Much laughter )
The Lord Mayor—l think it very good of the police-
man. He found your servant locked oat of doors
all Christmas-day, and as she appeared to be quite
destitute he took pity on her, and gave her some nourish-
ment. Servants, as well as other people, expect a good
dinner on Christmas-day.
Prosecutrix—l know how to take care of my servants.
(Much laughter.)
The Lord Mayor—l must ask you to be quiet. We
had quite enough of you at the last examination, and if
you do not hold your tongue I shall commit you for
contempt.

The Prisoner was then given up to her mother, whose
expenses from High Wycombe and back were defrayed
by the Lurd Mayor out of his private purse.

GIJILDHALL.

"THE SAMARITAN INSTITUTION."-THE
DEFENCE.

Yesterday having been appointed for the further in-
vestigation of the charges against Mr. Surr Edward
Pack Barber, the secretary to the Samaritan Institu-
tion, for obtaining goods under false pretences, with
intent to defraud Messrs. Huntley and Palmer, of Read-
ing ; Messrs. Hoare and Co., of Lower East Smithfield ;
Messrs. Manners and Wells, of Whitechapel ; and
Messrs. Ponsford and Co., of the City Flour Mills, the
examination was resumed before Sir R. W. Carden, who
has presided throughout this important inquiry.
The court was again held in the Court of Common
Pleas, which, on account of better ventilation and con-
venience in the general arrangements of the building,
was much more suitable for the accommodation of the
public and all parties concerned.
Mr. Sleigh, instructed by Mr. Buchanan, appeared on
behalf of Mr. Potter, tf Farringdon-street, to conduct
the prosecution, and
Mr. Joyce, instructed by Mr. Horsley, attended for
the defence.
Mr. Joyce said he regretted that Mr. Barber was so ill
that he was co❑fined to his bed with an attack of the
heart, and he was in such a precarious state arising from
the mental anxiety attending these proceedings that the
medical man had given a certificate of his state, and re-
fused to allow any one, not even his attorney, to see him.
Under these circumstances the defendant was unable to
appear.

- Mr. Sleigh said be was very much grieved to have
heard that Mr. Barber's illness had been produced by
the manner in which he had conducted the prosecution,
because he felt he had done so as became a gentleman
and a professional man, entrusted with such an import.
ant public matter.

Sir R. W. Carden said such an imputation as that
which Mr. Sleigh complained of was utterly without
foundation.
Mr. Greatrex, a surgeon, of Holborn, then said, I at-
ter ded S. E. P. Barber, and the following i. the
certificate I gave :
" I hereby certify that I have been called in to attend
Mr. S. E. P. Barber, of the Samaritan Institution, who
sufferin; from an attack of 'angina pectoris,' and quite
unable to attend in the- Court at Guildhall, nor do I
think it probable he will be well enough to do so for
smite days.

" AUGUSTUS GaZA.TRIN, M.R.C.S. and L.S.A.
"33, Holborn-hill, Jan. 9, 1857."
Sir R. W. Carden—When do yon think he will be
able to attend—in the course of a week I
Mr. Greatrex—lt is quite uncertain, sir.
Sir R. W. Carden— 14 the attack, then, dangerous !
Mr. Greatrex—lt may be. Some have died from simi-
lar attacks. With legard to Mr. Sleigh's observation I
wish to remark that Mr. Barber told me that this attack
was brought on by mental anxiety while attending the
numerous examinations that have taken place on this
matter, and not in consequence of any persimal observa.
Eons from Mr. Sleighs

Mr. Sleigh ,aid it gave him very great pleasure to hear
that statement from Mr. Greatrex, but he considered it
was a reflection upon the highly respectable gentleman
from whom the imputation came.

Mr. Joyce said Mr. Sleigh was not justified in com-
plaining publicly as he had done of that which was com-
municated to him in confidence by a gentleman with
whom he was upon intimate terms, at all events upon
terms as friendly as counsel and attorneys can b..
Mr. Horsley sai 1, in reply to what had fallen from Mr.
Greatrex, he could say that Mr. Barber had told him
that the attack was brought on by the imputations -which
Mr. Sleigh had cast upon him by observations which
escaped him in the conduct of the prosecution.
Sir R. W. Carden said it was impossible to proceed
with this inquiry in the absence of the defendant, and it
only remained, therefore, to fix a day for the further
hearing of this case.
Mr. Sleigh said he should be engaged at the Central
Criminal Court all next week in the gold robbery and
Great Northern Railway frauds, so that Saturday week
would be the only day that he should be at all likely to
be at liberty.
Mr. Bodkin, who happened to be in court, intimated
that the cages alluded to would not be concluded by
Saturday week.
Mr. Joyce said it would be better to fix Saturday
week, and perhaps Mr. Barber would then be able to
attend.
The hearing was adjourned accordingly.

BOW-STREET.—A JUVENILE THIEF TRAINER._
Charleß Hollot, a boy about'l2 years of age, was brought
up, charged with stealing three packets of brass netts,
worth (is., the property of Messrs. Boobbyer and Co.,
the extensive ironmongers, of Stanhope-street, Clare
market ; and Augustus Graham, aged 37, a shoemaker,

n Eagle-street, Holborn, was charged with inciting the
boy to thieve, and receiving the stolen property.
Robert Hawkins, a shopman in the service of the pro,
secutors, deposed that the boy came into the shop for a
halfpennyworth of screws. While witness was serving
him he heard a tinkling noise, which induced him to look
up, when he saw the boy withdrawing his hand from a
drawer which he had opened. Witness called to another
shopman to look after the boy, who was at once searched,
the three packets of screws being found in his possession.
He was asked if he had not been in the shop for a similar
purpose very frequently. He at first denied this, but
on being promised forgiveness if he told the truth, he
then confessed to having stolen property from the shop
on two previous occasions only. He stated that he sold
the things to a shoomaker, in Eagle-street, and subse-
quently, on going to Eagle-street in the company of
Serjeant Thomas, F division, he pointed out the other
prisoner (Graham) as the man who bought such articles
of him.

Serjeant Thomas stated that Graham at first denied
that he had bought anything of the boy, but he after-
wards admitted that he gave him 9d. for a packet of
nutts. Graham's house was searched, and a number of
gas-fittings, handsome sconces, &c , of which he could
give no satisfactory account, were found by the police.
The prisoner Graham said at the police-station, " This
comes of buying of boys."
Mr. Henry remanded the case to enable the police to
find owners for the property found at Graham's.
The boy was discharged.