The Sun.
London, England, 1835-07-20 00:00:00

THAMES OFFICE.

James Stow, a dark complexioned man, of thirty years
of age, charged with stealing two pieces of silk handker-
chiefs from the London Docks, was brought before Mr.
CoMBi for re-examination. Evidence clearly establishing
the fact was adduced, and he was committed for trial.

On Thursday afternoon, a girl, about twenty-four
years of age, named Susannah Peak, threw herself into a pond
at New Brentford, but was rescued in time by some boys,
who, suspecting her intention, had watched her. On recovery
she stated that her father formerly kept the Castle public-
house, at Smallberry Green, in the parish of Isleworth ; after
his death she fell into great distress, and became an inmate of
the Isleworth workhouse, where she remained until she obtained
a situation. She was compelled to leave her place from ill-
ness, and afterwards applied to one of the overseers at Isle-
worth for assistance, which was refused ; after remaining about
his house fora day and a night, (luring which she was drenched
to the skin by the rain, he gave her a parcel, containing eight
large bricks, to carry to the house of another overseer, at the
further extremity of the parish, who, he said, would relieve her
—she found him from home and accordingly got no relief ;
she had not tasted anything from the previous morning, and
being half famished and despairing of obtaining any succour
she had determined on self-destruction. She was yesterday
conveyed in a cart, by Crowther, the Isleworth beadle, to
that workhouse, when she cried bitterly, saying she knew they
would confine her in prison for what she had done. The oc-
currence has caused some sensation in the neighbourhood.--
Sunday Paper.
A Hoax.—A few days ago a handbill was circu-
lated in this city announcing that the Dutch Hercules, Myn-
heer Kousewinkeler Van Raachboomstadt, in Holland, Pro-
fessor of Gymnastics and Maitre Des Armes to the sth Regi-
ment of Royal Jaagers, would give his celebrated series of
gymnastic exercises in Chapel Field, on Tuesday the 14th
instant, at a quarter past seven o'clock. When the time
arrived some thousands of persons had assembled to behold the
wonderful feats of Mynheer ; Hercules, however, did not
arrive to time, and no preparations being made, some of the
knowing ones began to smell a rat, and stole away, but the
greater number remained, casting many an anxious look to-
wards the avenues to the Field: at length a young man un-
dertook to amuse the company by jumping, and it was conse-
quently announced that Mynheer was really arrived; on find-
ing, however, that the performer, instead of jumping 51 yards
at seven times, as the bill had announced, could not jump four,
they became angry, and taking him for the real Dutch Her-
cules, they began to hustle him and treat him so ill that he
was glad to jump off. The poor fellow was followed by the
crowd, who had now become infuriated at being hoaxed, and
was obliged to take refuge in a yard, in Lady's-lane, and so
e3caped a ducking in the basin, or perhaps something worse.
—Norfolk Chronicle.
ESCAPE PROM DROWNlNG.—Saturday morning,
between six and seuen o'clock, as James Davis, Esq., a gentle-
man residing in St. James's-street, was bathing in the middle
of the Serpentine River, at the east end, he was suddenly
seized with cramp, and, from exhaustion, sunk. The accident
was immediately observed by Griffiths (one of the boatmen
employed by the Royal Humane Society on the river to pre-
vent
accidents during the hours of bathing), who rowed his
boat to his assistance, and succeeded in rescuing him from a
watery grave. Much praise is due to Barton and Griffiths for
their prompt exertions, having saved the lives of five persons
during the present week, after they had snnk to the bottom.
HORRIBLE MURDER NEAR YORK.—Thomas
Robinson, aged twenty-seven, the gamekeeper to Paul B.
Thompson, Esq., M. P., of Escrick, was on Thursday morn-
ing last most Inhumanly murdered. He resided at Kexby, six
miles from York, and had been from nine o'clock on Wed-
nesday night till the following morning at a neighbour's
house, paying his addresses to a respectable young female.
He left there in good spirits, and was never afterwards seen
alive. Two gun. shots were heard soon after lie left the house,
and about twelve o'clock at noon on Thursday his lifeless body
was found on Dunnington Common, about 300 yards from the
house. His throat was dreadfully cut, and there was a bruise
on the left arm.. His gun was found in an adjoining field, and
his hat, coat, and waistcoat, in three other places. It is sup-
posed that he had pursued some poachers, and thrown off his
clothes, as was his habit ; and there is every reason to believe
that more than one person has been concerned in the murder.
The deceased was a powerful determined man, and was greatly
esteemed by his employer, and all his neighbours. An inquest
was held on the body on Thursday, and adjourned to yester-
day. After the inquest was adjourned at twelve o'clock on
Thursday night', the witnesses were examined by Mr. Preston
privately, and soon after a young man, a farmer in the neigh-
bourhood; named Morley, was apprehended, conveyed to York,
and lodged in the House of Correction.—Leeds Intelligencer.