The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-17 00:00:00

THAMES.

EXTRAORDINARY FAITHLESSNESS IN A SERVANT.—
Thomas Friend, aged 27, who was described as a looking-
glass maker, of No. 1, Eastwood-street, Bromley, was
brought before Mr. Paget charged with stealing three
barrels of beer, two empty casks, one sack, a sovereign,
225. in silver, and an account-book, the money and
property of Elias Kemp, the landlord of the Little
Wonder beer-shop, Box-street, Devon's-road, Bromley.
The prisoner was a general servant to the prosecutor.
About three weeks ago Mr. Kemp was convicted by Mr.
Paget for supplying malt liquors and havir.g his house
open during the prohibited hours on a Sunday morning,
and fined 40s. The prosecutor had only half the amount
in ;his possession, and sent a messenger to the prisoner to
forward 20s. to him to enable him topay the fine. The prisoner
refused to do so, and Kemp was committed to prison for
11 days. In the absence of the prosecutor the prisoner
carried on a most extraordinary and outrageous system.
He kept the beerhouse open the whole of Saturday night,
Sunday, and Sunday night, after his master was committed
to prison, allowed drunkenness and rioting in the house,
refused to admit the police, and was himself continually
intoxicated for 12 hours. Three casks of beer were sold
by the prisoner, who appropriated the money he received
to his own use. He also took possession of the money in
the till and the tobacco, received debts of customers, and
disposed of everything in the house of which he could
make money. When Kemp came out of prison, he was
served with six summonses taken out by Mr. Inspector
Kerrissey, of the K Division, for violations of the law
committed by the prisoner in his absence—his house was
closed, and ho was a ruined man.

Inspector Kerrissey said he believed the prisoner claimed
to be a partner in the business of the Little Wonder.
Kemp said the prisoner was no partner at all, but his
servant, and that he could bring plenty of witnesses to
substantiate the statement he had made.

Mr. Paget said it was an unfortunate thing for the pro-
secutor that he went to prison, as the case against him
must have. been a rather serious one, or he should not
have fined him 40s.

The prisoner said in the fight that took place in the
Little Wonder he was ill-used, and his teeth knocked out
Mr. Paget said that was owing to the beer house being
kept open for all corners the whole of one Saturday night,
Sunday, and Sunday night. It was a most disgraceful
and outrageous proceeding, and a gross violation of the
law. Ho should remand the prisoner on the charge of
felony.

Th© Prisoner—Will you take bail ?
Mr. Paget—No bail.

Mr. Inspector Kerressey asked the magistrate if he
would take the six summonses against Kemp ?
Mr. Paget—l understand that while Kemp was in pri-
son the man in charge of the place committed all those
offences. Kemp could not be very well guilty of these
breaches of the law while ho was in confinement.
After some further conversation the inspector did not
press for a hearing, and it was understood that the sum-
monses would stand over until after the case of felony was
disposed of, ox would not be pressed.

Baron de Burger, late Lieutenant Civil in Lom-
bardy under the Austrian administration, has arrived at
Milan, to concert with Count Cibrario as to the claims of
the Italian Government relative to certain objects which
were, it is declared, unduly removed from Venice to Aus-
tria during the war of last year. _ _

ENIIAGED BEES.—A:few days since a hive of
bees was being conveyed through the High-street at Win-
chester, in a South-Western delivery cart, when the cover
of the hive was by accident shifted. The bees in escaping
became enraged and stung the driver of the cart, and he,
being enraged in turn, turned the hive into the street
where the bees stung a number of passers by, who fled in
all directions.

The Provincia of Turin, of the 12th, states that
there were five cholera cases in that city on the previous
day, three of which proved fatal. In the arrondissement
of Ivrea, including the town, the number of cases since the
epidemic first appeared, up to and including the 10th, was
1,1373 —with 942 deaths. In the city of Aosta, on the 10th,
there were 14 cases and 11 deaths. Forty-four remained
under treatment.