The Sun. — 1860-10-26 (London, England)

THE DOUBLE MURDER AT BRADFORD.—The woman Mrs. Gowland, alias Sutton, was much better yesterday, and there is more hope of her recovery. The vicar of the parish of St. Oswald, Durham, writes to say he cannot find any record of the marriage of Gowland and Sutton at St. Oswald's parish church in 1855. The brother of the poor woman, residing in Durham, writes to the chief con • stable touching the history of Gowland, whom he describes as the source of much family trouble and sorrow for many years past; also encloses two lettere received by him from his sister Margaret ; one under date of Bradford the 19th instant, and the other the 21st. She states in these letters that the cruel conduct of Gowland was unbearable, and that she intended to leave him again and return to Durham on Monday, the 22d inst., and asked her brother to meet her at the railway station in that city. The brother also states that, before coming to Bradford, Gowland had been six months in Durham Gaol for felony. He still speaks apparently under the impression that his sister is the wife of Gowland, and also states that they hare been thrice separated, MYSTERIOUS DEATII OF A POLlCEMAN.—Yesterday a rumour was prevalent, which created considerable sensation throughout Camden-town, that a policeman had been murdered in an encounter with burglars at the parsonage house, the residence of tho Rev. Mr. Fitzgerald, adjoining the district church of St. Stephen, Pratt-street, facing the St. Martin's Cemetery. It appears that policeconstable George Brown, No. 229 S, was the constable on duty on the beat in which Camden-chapel or St. Stephen's is situate ; and that since a robbery took place at the church some years ago, the police have held duplicate keys to enable the constable on duty to enter the grounds, &c., during the night. The constable Brown was seen on duty near the chapel by his sergeantbetween four and five o'clock yesterday morning •, but as he did not return to the Plattstreet station shortly after six o'clock, the hour at which the night constables come off duty, some of his brother constables were despatched in quest of him. They continued their search, and it was net until after ten o'clock when, on entering the grounds of the chapel and parsonage. house of St. Stephen's, they discovered the lifeless body of their comrade, lying with his hat off in the shallow area attached to the parsonage-house in pool of blood, which was still pouring from a co. dreadful fracture of the skull. Mr. Birmingham, the po i surgeon of the district, was sent for, and en his arrival he found the skull driven in upon the brain, but whether from the effects of a fall over the area railings on his head or from the force of an inflicted blowwitihnsapoomee. about heavy blunt instrument it was impossible on cursory six feet e ; tion to say. The depth of the area is only he m could hav and it (.an hardly have been possible that in se sally fallen over and injured himself so frightfully, distance. On the other hand there not appear to be any evidence of a struggle with anyone, and his hat laid a short distance from his head. The kis new the was quite was premises deceased ea perfectly well, and who a seen sober. The body was a avged to the deadhouse of St. Pancras Workhouse, wise re it awaits an inquest. An exposition, which will be interesting to English manufacturers, is to tai e place at Verviers on the 27th the day fixed for the c t of King Leopold to that city. The articles exhibited are to consist entirely of the produce of the place—woollen cloths, woollen yarn, machinery, metals, and coal. The Interest of the ceremony arises from i the cirCumstance ta oathoone ofto the articles thus exhibited have been got up it vi it lw the exhibition, and the obligation imposed upon eat h manufacturer to bring forward a spganou of each tisf4) tie he produces,