The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-18 00:00:00

THAMES,

THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER AND HIS PRINCIPAL.
—Mr William Wilson, proprietor of Colour Works, in
Jubilee•streer, Milo-end, appeared before Mr Partridge, to
answer a charge of assaulting Mr Thomas Mabe.

Mr Charles Young, solicitor for the complainant, said his
client had no vindictive feeling against the defendant, but
he felt the ignominy of the blow, ,and was willing to accept
an apology.
The defendant declined making any apology, and said he
wished for the magistrate's decision.
Mr Charles Young said, as no apology was tendered, he
must go into the case. The complainant had been com-
mercial traveller to the defendant, from whom he had re-
ceived a vile blow. The second blow attempted was parried
by the complainant.
The complainant said he had been in the service of the
defendant since August last, and bad been travelling
through Scotland, the Northern and Midland Counties, and
finished his last journey on Friday, the 3d inst. On the
following day he saw Mr Wilson, who then gave him notice
to terminate the engagement between them. Upon re-
ceiving the notice they walked in the yard of the factory a
few yards from the office door. He told the defendant he
was quite right to terminate an engagement it he could see
no advantage in it, and that it would make no difference to
him (the complainant) as the old house he had left wished
him to come back, and that he had seemed to forget that
he had done Perry's business successfully. The defendant
said that he had never consented to his doing Perry's busi-
ness at his cost. He told the defendant he could easily
prove that to be untrue, on which the defendant got into
a dreadful passion, called him a liar, with a prefix
of a sanguinary nature before the word. He told the
defendant that if he had sent in his goods equal to samples
he would have seen a better result. This exasperated the
defendant still more, and he called him a -- vagabond,
and said he should give hint a-- good thrashing. He
told the defendant he must be a thick-beaded fool to talk
to him in that way. The defendant then made a rush at
him and struck him a blow on the right eye. He had a
parcel of samples in his hand, and could not avoid the blow.
He put down the samples and avoided the next blow aimed
at him. After some words he took his leave.

The defendant said he received great provocation before
he struck Mr Mabe, and that the blow was a slight one.
Mr Partridge—Beth were irritated. The defendant had
no right to lay violent hands on the complainant, and should
control his temper. I fine the defendant 40s and 2s costs.
The money was paid.

Horrible Murder of a Female at Norwood,

At about eight o'clock on Thursday morning a
gardener, at Norwood, while proceeding with his
work, was horrified by finding in a field close to
the Anerly Station the dead body of a female, re-
spectably attired. Having obtained assistance the
body was removed to the Robin Hood public•house,
near the spot, where it was subsequently identified
as that of Miss Louisa Dyer, who, with her sister,
gained a livelihood by hawking articles about the
neighbourhood, both of them being well known in
the district.

It appears that the deceased was last seen in tha
company of two men, having the appearance of hay-
makers, on the evening of the 14th inst. The de-
ceased that evening visited the Robin Hood public-
house, and was afterwards seen to go in the
direction of the field where her body was found.
At present the men cannot be identified, and persons
living iu the neighbourhood of the field alluded to
do not appear to have heard any screams or alarm
of any kind. Mr. Inspector Thomson, of the De-
tective Department,, Scotland-yard, assisted by Ser-
geant Thomas, of the same department, were yester-
day (Friday) evening engaged in making inquiries
into the horrible affair, and, near the spot where
the body was found, picked up a small iron bar,
VP it b which it is supposed the deceased's death-blow
was inflicted.

From the examination of the body made by Dr.
Wood, of Pengo Cottage, Norwood, that gentleman
is of opinion that death was caused by a severe
blow on the head ; bnt there has been other, and it
is feared atrocious violence irflicted on the de-
ceased's person. It is supposed that the body had
lain in the field for about two days, as the deceased
had been for that time, and was last seen
alive with the
two
men above referred to.
missing

THE LONDON SHAKSPERE MEMORIAL COM.
mITTEE, says'a contemporary, find that the sum collected
amounted to about £l,lOO, and that expended to about
£BOO ; so that there remains about £3OO to place in the
hands of trustees. The Green Park site for the statue has
been given up; anJ, when the Thames embankment it
completed, the site abutting ou the Temple-gardens, as the
mast appropriate, will probably be decided upon,