The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-02 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY COLLEGe, LONDON.

The distribution of
,priz;s to the pupils of the junior
school took place yesterday, Mr. Burwell Lewis, professor
of Latin, Queen's College, Cork, presiding. In addition to
the prizes awarded, the number of which was considerable,
many of the boys received verbal tokens of approbation,
and the following is a list of those only who obtained the
highest rewards :—Greek—lot prize, Ingram Bywater; *zd
prize, Benjamin Kish. Latin, prizes—lngrain Bywater,
Laurie Magnus, and Alfred Roscoe. French—Benjamin
Kish, lugrain Bywater, and Henri Godefroid. German—
Jacob Stiebel, E. Schwabe, Nathaniel Nathan, and
Ingram Bywater. Social Science —William Blagden,
Jacob Stiebel, Alfred Yarrow, and Nathaniel Nathan.
English, History, and Geography—English, James Gilfil-
lan, Philip Magnus and CAM. Harding; Geography=
Charles Martin and Edward Power. Grecian History—
Joseph Carpenter and Albert &demons. Pure Mathe-
tnaties -.I acub Stiebel, James Giltillan, and Horace Gun.
dry. Applied Mathematics -Jacob Stiebel, Charles Hun-
t.-r, and William Blagden. Chetnistry—Wm. Carpenter,
Albert Goodman, and Horatio Wetherell. Bookeoeping
James Coxeter and Elward Moore. Arithmetic—Chas.
Hunter. Writing—Joseph Mariner and Alfred Bates
Perspective—lngram Bywater, Walter Bradbury, and
Alfrel Yarrow. Drawing—Joseph Mariner. Singing—
Benj. Seer and James Giltillan. Gymnastics—John Dow-
son, Charles Harding, Charles Holland, and Joseph Bud-
gett. Fencing—Chas. Holland, and David Pretto. At the
close of the ceremony, the chairman (a Fellow of the Col-
lege) addressed some observations to the company upon the
merits and advantages of the institution, and alluded espe-
cially to the great progress which had been made wit Lin
the last few years in the encouragement bf liberal educa-
tion, unfettered by religious considerations.

THE GI?E.IT ROBB ISRY A7' THM PAVILION
_HOTEL, BRIGLITON.

FOLKESTONE, FRIDAY, Aim 1.
A. special sessions was held this day at the Guildhall,
before the Recorder, fair the purpose of adjudicating a
case which has created considerable attention in this
part of the country. A young man named Auguste
Heated (late manager of the Lord Warden Hotel at
Dever, and of the Pavi:ion H ,tel here) was indicted f,,r
stealing bank notes and moneys to the amount of 1,6001.
It formed part of 50,000/. which had been placed in the
custody of Mr. Breach, the proprietor of the Pavilion ;
and, on account of some doubt being entertained as to
the exact owner of the moneys, the indictment was so
framed as to meet the exigencies of the case. It charged
the prisoner with stealing the moneys which had been
entrusted to the care of his master." The prisoner,
who is said to be mo,t respectably connected, and spoke
no less than nine languages, pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Robinson appeared to prosecute, and Mr. Ser.
jeant Parry defended.
The principal fact, in the case were these :—On Sun-
day, the 22,1 of June last, a French gentleman, :lamed
De la Motte, who described himself as a merchant at
Paris, art ived at the hotel, by the Boulogne steamer. He
wished to have a bedroom and sitting-room, which were
provided for him on the first fi)or. Soon afterwards he
desired to see Mr. Breach, the proprietor, in order to
placo some ineney iu his charge. Mr. Breach received
from him a portfolio, and a leather bag containing notes
and gold. There was about 400,000 or 500,000 francs
;n the beg, and 38 or 39 French notes of I,OOJ francs
each, and 651. in English notes. On the following day
Mr. Reach called the prisoner, who had had the ma-
nagement of the hotel fur about three weeks, and tole
him he was going to Dublin, aid would be absent about
a week, and he (the prisoner) would have to take charge
of Mr. De la Motte's property. Mr. Breach, before
leaving, unlocked the cupboard where the notes and
gold were, and, taking them out in the prisoner's pre-
sence, locked them up in a drawer, and gave him the
key. He was desired to ascertain from the gentleman
whether he intencied to take it away on that day, and,
if not, to take it and deposit it in the bank, Mr. Breach
having an objection to its being left at the hotel. Mr.
Breach left for Dublin that day, and on the following
day Mr. Pe la Hotta also let.; to transact some business
at Diver, saying he would return on the Saturday.
Late that night the prisoner informed the housekeeper
of the hotel, that he had received a telegraphic message
from Loudon requiring his immediate presence there,
and he would be off by the mail train. He showed her
the message. It was to this effect : "From Hamilton,
London, to Mr. Ha-tier, Pavilion Hotel, Folkestone.
Come up immediately, I must see you. Urgent." She
tried to persuade him to stop till the next day, ou ae,
count of there being no one to take the management of
the hotel. He said he must go, anal left accordingly
about half-past 1 o'clock for the railway station. Nu
thing further was heard of him tiil ahm-, 3 o'clock the
next afternoon, when Miss Pollock (the housekeeper)
received a telegraphic message from the prim ner, which
led her to believe he was in London. It said : "I can-
not come down to-night, but I will be at Folkestone by
the first train to-morrow morning." Just previous to
this message being delivered, M. Dc la Motto unex
pected y returned to the hotel. M. De la Motte, find
trig he had gone to London, expressed much appre-
hension for the security of his Money; and none of the
aiters being able to discover the keys of the cupboard
where the money was deposited, be demanded that the
place should be forcibly opened, which was done. The
bag and portfolio were there, but on being examined
the bag was discovered to have been cut Open, and the
whole of the notes were gone. The gold, however (485
Fovereigcs), and other valuable papers, remained.
Suspicion at once fell on the prisoner, who was appre-
hended the same 'tight at Dover, on his way to the
Belgian steamer for the, Continent. He was first
observed by a Custom house agent, who tock him to al
hotel in the vici, ity, and *Mr. Coram, the superinten-
dent, being sent for, he took him into custody. The
Customhouse officer at first resisted Mr. Coram taking
the prisoner, saying that no charge would be preferred
against lia-tier, who was going back to Folkestone to
make an amicable settlement. Mr. Coiain would not
permit ofany such proceedings, and conveyed him to the
police sta ion. The whole of the stolen notes were found
on him. Evidence Was adduced which showed that the
telegraphic message was sent by a female in London, the
prisoner having written to her on the 'Wednesday night
to telegraph to him the message he enclosed. At the
station house the prieeeer admitted absconding with the
m. ney. He said, "I don't know bow it was, but I
could not resist the temptatfon."
Mr. Sergeant Parry reads a forcible appeal on behalf
of the prisoner.
The Recorder then ats=mti illn tr:24 the jury; II ael‘ a
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