The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-02 00:00:00

BASE INGRATITUDE.—ROBBING AN EMPLOYER.—
Francis Wilkinson, 1, Mary-street, Regent's-park, brass
finisher, was charged, before Mr. Tyrwhitt, with robbing
his employer, Mr. James Slater, brass manufacturer, of
23, Denmark-street, Bloomsbury, of brass tubing.
Lambert, 68 E, said that on the previous (Friday) even-
ing he stopped the prisoner in Broad-street, and told him
he was a police-officer, and wanted him for robbing his
employer. He said, " Very well." On searching him he
found, in different pockets, pieces of brass tubing.
Mr. James Slater, gasfitter, &c., said the prisoner had
been in his employ about five years. Soon after the pri-
soner entered his service he received a letter stating that
prisoner had been convicted for robbing a previous
employer. He called the prisoner and told him the con-
tents of the letter, upon which prisoner said that if he em-
ployed him, although the letter was true, he would never
repent doing so, and that he would do his duty. He paid
the prisoner 275. a-week, and he had never, during the
whole time he had been with him, been once out of employ.
The pieces of brass tubing were his property. He had for
for some time past been missing property, and had no
doubt prisoner had taken a large quantity.
The prisoner said all he had to say was, that he was
guilty.

Lambert said he should be able to prove a previous con-
viction against the prisoner.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was a case to be prosecuted not only
on the prosecutor's account but on that of the public. He
would remand the prisoner for a:week.

MISTERIOUS DEATB O. A GIRL.

A shocking occurrence has taken place at the little
village of Hambrook, in Gloucestershire, five or six
miles from Bristol. A sergeant in the county police,
named Browning, was, early on Monday, returning
from duty, when he discovered the corpse of a
shoe-maker's daughter, named Reed. A quantity
of blood was oozing from the lips, and dripping on
the grass alongside, where about a pint had col-
lected. The field where the body was found is
a mile from Winterbourne Downe Church ; and
it appears that on Sunday evening the young
woman attended service at that place of worship,
and afterwards met a young man, named John
Bowyer, with whom she kept company. The
lovers had some drink together in Fowler's
beerheuse, on Winterbourne Downe. Next
morning, when the discovery had been noised
about the neighbourhood, Bowyer went to the
police station at Hambrook and voluntarily
acknowledged that he returned home with the
young woman, Mary Reed, as far as the gate
leading into the field where the remains were
found. Subsequently, however, on Monday, the
police ascertained that at half-past eleven on Sun-
day night Bowyer was seen in company with the
poor girl, who was then sitting on the spot where
Sergeant Browning found her. The young man
Bowyer was then standing in front of her, and a
villager, named Alfred Coombs,who passed along
the path near that hour, noticing her being unwell,
asked " What was the matter ?" to which Bowyer
responded, " Oh, she's only a bit fainty, and ull
get better presently." Coombs consequently left
them. At half-past twelve, however, two young
men, brothers, named Holbrook, residing in the
village of Hambrook, crossed the field on their way
home ; and as they went along the path they saw
Bowyer and the girl seated side by side, resting
against the wall as before. The pair appeared to
be asleep, for both their heads were drooping. The
Holbrooks shouted out to the young man in order
to awaken him, as they thought. " Halloo ! we
do know how thee bist. 'Tis thee, Jack Bowyer."
The young man looked up and made some trifling
reply, and the Holbrooks then left him with the
young woman, who was soon afterwards found by
the policeman lifeless and alone. Mr. Day, sur-
geon, made a careful external examination of the
body on Monday, and failed, it is said, to find any
marks of violence or rough usage upon her person.
For some time past she has been suffering from pal-
pitation of the heart. One very prevalent rumour
was, that there were marks on her throat of having
been" throttled ;" but it is stated that the medical
man considers the partial discoloration of the throat
to result naturally from sudden death from palpi-
tation of the heart. In favour of the young man,
there is an explanation to the effect that after spend-
ing the evening with his ill-fated sweetheart he was
returning with her to her father's cottage, when,
from having walked quickly, it may be she was
suddenly seized in the field with an attack of her
complaint of the heart, and was obliged to sit down
to recover herself ; that he did not like to leave her
so helpless, and remained with her still hoping to
see her better, when the fearful fact was revealed
to him that she had breathed her last; and that then,
dreading to make the announcement, he fled trem-
bling to his abode.

DERBY DAY AT CAMBRIDGE.—The rush of
rushes in the academic year is when at nine o'clock on the
last Friday in January the Proctors' men fix up the Hon-
our list, and throw back the Senate House portals. Town
and gown mingle quite harmoniously in that last fearful
quarter of an hour, and so far forget their fifth of Novem-
ber feuds as to lay peaceful bets. Moderators and examiners
flit about, conscious of the great secret which they alone
carry in their breasts, and fenee smilingly with all leading
questions. Men who aro certain to get high honours do
not think it delicate to linger in sight, but trust to some
swift-footed friend to bring them the news, and wait for it
in their rooms, or some handier trysting-place. Year after
year, as they have counted the minutes from nine, and at
last espied their messenger coming across the Quadrangle
at only a sullen foot's-pace, they have had to make up their
minds to prepare for adversity. Anxious wives, too, are
standing near with their husbands ; for ancient men who
have been in the army, or the Indies, often long for the
church, and instead of going to St. Bees, cast in their lot
here with younger and fresher rivals.—Once a Week.

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