The Sun. — 1861-11-15 (London, England)

SHOCKING MURDER IN DRURY COURT THIS AFTERNOON.  This afternoon about three ;'clock a shocking murder was discovered to have been perpetrated at No. 10, Drury-court, Strand ; the unfortunate victim being a little girl about 11 years of age, named. Mary Ann Reeves, and the murderer, it is supposed her brother, Richard Reeves, a lad of 17. The unfortunate child, it appears, on account of the out•. do )r occupation of her parents, was usually left in charge of the younger children, and early this morning she was seen in the court. Towards the middle of the day she was nowhere to be found, and inquiries after her were set on foot. A number of the companions of the poor little child, searched about the neighbourhood, but without success. Two boys named Carney and Lynes were also engaged in the search, and when near St. Clement Dane's Church, the brother, who had been walking with them, told them it was no use looking about for his sister, and directed them to go home and tell his (Reeves's) father that he had strangled his sister in the coal cellar, and that he intended to drown himself. The lads, horrified with this intelligence, ran to the residence of the lather, who was found in a state of intoxication in his room on the second floor, and quite incapable to understand anything that was communicated to him. As soon as the other parties in the house heard the message young Reeves had sent home they proceeded to the cellar, and there the poor child was found quite dead, with a piece of rope tied tightly round her neck. In a short time after the discovery of the; murder, Mr. Allfrey, of King's College Hospital, arrived, and he pronounced life to have been extinct about four hours. The police took possession of the house, and Rogers, 17 F, despatched a brother constable to the station in Bow-street, in order that steps might be taken for the apprehension of the lad Reeves. The father has for years been employed by the tradesmen of Covent-garden market in mending selves and baskets, and the lad usually helped him in his occupation. Young Reeves is so well known in the nei ghbourhood, that it is almost impossible for him to elude the vigilant search that is no w being made after him. He appears to be a person of the most vindictive disposition, as but a few days ago he attacked his mother with a knife, and very severely injured her. No motive can at present be ascribed for the perpetration of the dreadful crime.  General Suetonius Henry Todd, Bengal Infantry; Major-General David Cvninghame, Bombay Cavalry; General George Rees Kemp, Bombay Infantry ; and Major-General 2Eneas Shirrefi, Madras Artillery : Lieut.• General Charles William Hamilton, Bengal Infantry, to be General. ' Lieut.-General Edmund Frederick Waters, C. 8., Bengal Infantry, to be General. Major-General Andrew Hervey, C. 8., Bengal Infantry, to be Lieut.-General. Major-General Sir Scudamore Winde Steel, K.C.8., Madras Infantry, to be Lieutenant-General. Major-General Frederick Schuler, Bombay Artillery, to be Lieutenant-General. Colonel John Studhoim Hodgson, Bengal Infantry, to be Major •General. Colonel John Kennedy M'Causland, C. 8., Bengal Infantry, to be Major-General. Colonel John Hobson, Bombay Infantry, to be MajorGeneral. Colonel Walter Scott, Bombay Engineers, to be MajorGeneral. Colonel Robert William Honnor, C. 8., Bombay Infantry, to be Major-General. Colonel George St. Patrick Lawrence, C. 8., Bengal Cavalry, to be Majer-General. The undermentioned officers of her Majesty's Indian Military Forces, who have retired upon full pay, to have a step of honorary rank as follows, viz. : TO BE ➢