The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-21 00:00:00

The Female Barman.

So soon as the night charges and the usual re-
mands had been disposed of at the Southwark Police-
court yesterday, the court was besieged by a dense
and unruly mob anxious to see Mary Walker, who
was remanded on a charge of robbing her master,
Mr. Frederick Browne, of the Royal. Mortar Tavern
London-road, where she had been three months em-
ployed as barman. When brought before his worship
on the first examination the prisoner was dressed in
male attire, and from her appearance it woul,l have
been difficult for any one to have suspected that she
was of the female sex.

Yesterday afternoon, however, all doubts about
that were removed, as the prisoner was ushered into
the dock attired in the costume of females under
the surveillance of the authorities of the county
gaol, viz., a blue-striped calico dress; she was with-
out any head-dress, and seemed to be very anxious
and nervous during the examination.
Mr. Child again appeared to prosecute on behalf
of the Licensed Victuallers' Protection Society.
Mr. Browne said that the prisoner entered his
service as barman (being at that time in male attire)
about three months ago. He never had the least
suspicion as to her sex. Owing to some deficiency
in the receipts of the bar lately, he suspected the
prisoner, and on Friday last marked some silver,
which he placed in the till. The police were called
in, and among 375. in silver was found a marked
sixpence. He then gave the prisoner into custody.
She was removed to Horsemonger-lane Gaol, and
there her sex was discovered.

George Bright, 259 M, said he took the prisoner
into custody.
The prisoner was remanded.

LIVERPOOL corroN MARKET.
(This Day.)

The Market opens quiet. Sales probably 7,000
or 8,000 bales.

On Saturday a beautiful new steam vessel, built
for the Woolwich Steampacket Company, for the passenger
traffic on the Thames, was launched from the premises of
Messrs. Lewis and Stockwell, at Blackwall. The vessel
is built of iron, and is constructed to carry 460 passengers.
CHARGE OF MURDER. —On Tuesday an in-
quest was held in Manchester respecting the death of
Phcebe Locke, the wife of a chemist and druggist. It
appeared that the husband of deceased and an uncertifi-
cated surgeon, named Heap, had been acquainted for a
considerable time, and that Mrs. Locke had applied to
Heap for assistance, under peculiar circumstances, un-
known to her husband She died on the 12th instant,
after premature confinement, and on the 17th was
buried in Cheetham-hill (Wesleyan) Cemetery. Facts
afterwards came to the knowledge of the police which
excited suspicion as to the cause of death, and by order of
the coroner the body was a few days since exhumed. A
post-mortem examination was afterwards held by the city
police surgeon, who was satisfied that the deceased bad
been prematurely delivered, and the cause of death was
no doubt ba3morrhage. A long instrument which was
produced might be, ho said, used to procure abortion.
Alfred Thomas Heap volunteered the statement that he
had not used the instrument for the purpose implied. The

jury, after a brief consultation, brought iu a verdict of
wilful murder against Alfred Thomas heap, and he was
committed for trial on the coroner's warrant.

DEATH OF A VETERAN.—FieId-Marshal Count
Wratislaw, Knight of the Goldin Fleece, Captain
of the Archer Guard, &c., one of the few remaining heroes
of the early wars of the century, died last Friday. Count
Wratislaw was born in 1786, entered the army in 1804, and
served with great distinction for more than 62 years. He
commanded tke first corps in Italy under Radetzky, and
contributed his full share to the success of the campaigns of
1848-49. Subsequently ho commanded the first army with
the headquarters of Vienna. His funeral took place on
Sunday, and was attended by the Emperor, the Arch-
dukes, all the officers not on duty, and the whole garrison
of 'Vienna.