The Sun.
London, England, 1870-10-20 00:00:00

ROMANCE AT THE POLICE COURTS.

It is not often that the tale of a perplexing and
troubled love affair is told with so much melancholy
interest as it was in a case at the Worship-street
Police-court on Tuesday. A young lady of 18, Miss
Alice Maud Kemp, "of prepossessing appearance,"
was, at the sitting of the court, charged with
attempting to commit suicide by taking laudanum,
on Saturday evening last. A doctor who had been
called in to see the girl after she had taken the
draught ordered- that she should not be allowed to
sleep all night, and, consequently, a policeman was
obliged, as he stated in evidence, to " walk up and
down the girl's room with her On his arm till Sun-
day morning had well set in." The constable had
been called in when Miss Kemp was found to be
insensible, it being assumed, as usual, that the neces-
sary attendants at the time of such a circumstance
should be a physician and a policeman. Possibly
the latter by no means objected to having his
" beat" and business so changed as they were. This,

however, was not stated in court, although the
whole story of the girl's misfortune was, and that
too by a man whose appearance might have been

least expected on the occasion. This "gentleman"
was named Walker, and he lived, so he said, on his
own private property. He applied that the accused
might at least be admitted to bail.

He had been on the point of being
married to Miss Kemp, and the banns had even been
published. Last week, however, for some reason
n©t made known, Miss Kemp wrote to an old sweet-
heart of hers, and the new lover (the witness) un-
fortunately got hold of the letter. Some little differ-
ence ensued, and the girl, thinking that Mr. Walker
was About to forsake and forget her, purchased the
poison and attempted to destroy her life. The
magistrate thought it would be judicious to keep the
girl in safety for a week. It is probable that Mr.
Walker's straightforward conduct in coming into
court to help the heroine of this little romance will
tend as much as anything else to persuade Miss
Kemp of her folly.
FOREIGN CATTLE MARKET.

The consignees of German cattle have forwarded a
statement to the Times with respect to the injury
that has accrued to the owners of imported animals
from the working of the late Order in Council direct-
ing the slaughter of cattle arriving from French and
German ports. Schleswig-Holstein furnishes the
most regular supply of horned cattle to the market,
and ti►e graziers of that province complain of the
treatment they are experiencing, as no cattle-plague
has appeared among their herds, though the manner
in which the animals are dealt with on lauding is cal-
culated to engender or spread contagious complaints
A_ large market is now held below the tidal entrance
to the Victoria Dock, the value of cattle at the

wharf has declined from £7 to £4 a head, and some 5,000
head have been disposed of at a loss of fully £20,000.
Some butchers who purchased cattle could not get
them slaughtered for some time, and it is said that
their sufferings from hunger and thirst cannot be
known, but the emaciated and unwholesome appear-
ance of the meat was sufficient proof of what had
been undergone. A great amount of robbery has
prevailed at the slaughter-houses, and no clue to
the thieves has been discovered. the fine weather
has hitherto befriended the transaction of business,
but a day's heavy rain would render the area where
the cattle trample a morass, and the hay given
to them would be spoiled. The consignees
trust that in the establishment of a market for im-
ported cattle a site may be selected that will possess
facility of approach and have the prospect of sup-
port in the locality where it is situated, as the ab-
sence of competition must permanently decrease the
value of the stock. They believe that if public
opinion has decided that a foreign cattle market is
necessary, the interests of the owners of imported
cattle and of the public at large will be best insured
by establishing the same at Deptford Dockyard. The
adoption of such a course would provide a market
for the large population of the Surrey side of the
river, and insure a local demand for the stock that
is-consigned for sale.

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HER MAJESTY,

BALMORAL, OCT. 17.

The Queen went out in the morning, accompanied by
Princess Beatrice.

The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, drove
out in the afternoon.

The Marchioness of Ely and Lady F. Seymour were
in attendance.
Prince Leopold went out driving.
The Duke of Argyle and the Marquis of Lorne left
the Castle.

Her Majesty the Queen will hold a Council at
Balmoral on Monday next.