The Sun.
London, England, 1833-09-13 00:00:00

SUPPOSED MURDER AT CAMBRIDGE

(FURTHER PARTICULARS FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
In The Sun of Tuesday we gave a brief report of the
proceedings before the Coroner and Jury on Monday,
touching the death of John Walls, a noted poacher, who
was found drowned in one of the pits in Gas lane, near
Barnwall. A man named Howard, the keeper of a beer-
shop not far from the pit, was in custody on suspicion of
murdering him. The inquest adjourned to yesterday for
additional evidence. On that day the proceedings were
resumed, and we have this morning received the following
report of them
CAMBRIDGE, SEPT. 12.—Edward Hawkins, a cord-
wainer—l was in company with 'Walls on Thursday even.
ing, at the Three llorse Shoes, East-road. I went i❑ the
house at a quceter-past eight o'clock. John Walls bad a
gun between his legs. I paid for two pots of ale, and was
then going away. I wished to go, as I had no more mo-
ney, and Walls gave me a shilling. He placed the gun
against the wall, shook hands with me, and wished me to
be there again on the Monday evening, but I did not go.
Walls returned again into the public-house, and I heard
no more of him. When I left the house, which was
about nine o'clock, it was quite full of company.
George Thirsty, a brick:maker—l was down at Cimp-
hell's, the sign of the Boot, on the Sunday after the storm,
between three and four o'clock. I saw John Walls sitting
there, smoking his pipe. I left him there. I stopped
a quarter of an hour. There were borne young women
in the house, but not in the room where Walls was sitting.
The Galt is 100 yards from the Boot. I saw no
cooking going on at all. Nu person has been talking to
me on this subject.
William Campbell—l work for Mr. Twiss, in the brew-
house. I saw Walls last Sunday night fortnight. I have
not seen him since. He was there on Thursday morning
following. About nine o'clock on the Sunday he brought
some mutton chops, and we had four pints of beer between
us. Two I paid, and Walls paid two. There was no
person in the house on the following Sunday.
James Smith, a labourer—l saw Walls last Sunday
fortnight. Did not drink with him at Campbell's about
nine o'clock. About nine o'clock a carpenter came in.
Strait Cimpbell, the wife of W. Campbell—l have not
seen him since this day fortnight. He was at our house
the Thursday he was missing. He appeared intoxicated ;
about ten o'clock in the morning he was at our house.
The Sunday before, about nine or ten o'clock, my husband
and Walls had four pints of ale. I cooked him two mut-
ton chops. There is a back door in the house, but he
never went out at the back door.

After several other witnesses had been examined, and
there being no evidence to show bow the deceased cane
into the water, nor to strengthen the suspicion agsiost
the prisoner, the jury returned a verdict of found
drowned.

The jury repremanded the prisoner for having concealed
the deceased's gun, which was one of the main causes of
suspicion that had attached to him.

NAVAL POLICE.—in con equence of the
numerous depredations which have lately been committed
in his Majesty's different dock-yards, it has been deter-
mined o❑ by the Admiralty to adopt a new naval police
for the protection of the various stores. A naval police
has recently been established at Chatham, and should it
succeed, it is the intention of the Lords of the Admiralty
to adopt the same system in all the dock-yards throughout
the kingdom.

The Rotunda, situated on the Surrey side of
Blackfriars-bridge, which has been appropriated fir the
last two or three years to all sorts of purposes, viz., the
dissemination of the worst religious and political opinions,
to the penny exhibition of wax work and wild beasts, is
about to be converted into a theatre for dramatic repre-
sentations, under the management of Mr. Davidge, and to
be called " the Globe Theatre." It was near to this spot,
and in a theatre of the same name, that Shakspeare made
his debut, and where literary talent was much encouraged.