The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-10 00:00:00

THAMES.

JUVENILE PICKPOCKETS —William Fisher, aged 16,
was charged before Mr Selfe with attempting to pick
pockets in High-street, Whitechapol.
Policeman Davy, a detective of the H division, No. 169,
stated that last night about 10 o'clock he was in High-
street, Whitechapel, when ho saw a crowd of persons col-
lected, and among them was the prisoner. Witness saw
him go up to a gentleman and take something out of his
pocket. Witness immediately seized hold of him, and
found a white cambric pocket handkerchief upon him.

Mr Selfe (to the prisoner) —What did you do it for ?
Policeman—The prisoner said that he took the handler•
chief in order to get some money to get a lodging. Witneza
saw a little boy with him, whom he appeared to witness
to be telling how to pick pockets.
Mr Selfe—That is the worst part of the case—trying to
teach children to rob.

Prisoner was sent for three months to prison.
AN UNPROVOKED ASSAULT.—Patrick Tobin, a harness
maker, was charged with the following unprovoked assault.
Mr. John Nathan, cigar maker, No. 1, New-Road, St.
George-in-the-East, stated—That about seven o'clock last
night he was in Red Lion-strect, with his wife and family,
when the prisoner came hi front of his wife and another
female and would not allow them to pass. Witness asked
him what he did that for. He immediately gave witness a
blow on his mouth with his fist, and knocked off his hat.
Mr. Selfe—Did ho hurt you ?
Witness—Yes, your worship. Ho made my mouth breed.
He tried to strike my wife.
Prisoner was fined 103.

MR. ALFRED MELLON'S CONCERTS.—Mr. Alfred
Mellon's series of Promenade Concerts was brought to a
termination on Saturday night with a performance an-
nounced for the benefit of Mr Alfred Mellon. It will be a
atification to the lovers of music to know that the past
season has been one of the most successful of the series yet
given by Mr Mellon.
PROFESSOR ANDERSON'S " WORLD OF MAGIC."
—ln accordance with the kind invitation of Professor
Anderson—whose astonishing performances as the Great
Wiz trd of the age, together with those of his talented daugh-
ter, Miss Anderson, as th© exponent of the attribute of
"'second sight," are attracting such crowded audiences at
St. Jsmes's Hall to witness them —the children of the Li-
censed Victuallers' School, amounting to about 130 boys
and girls, visited the great scene of enchantment on Satur-
day last, and enjoyed a treat which we have no doubt will
long live in their recollection as one of the most pleasing
and agreeable of its kind that they have ever had an oppor-
tunity of participating in.
ALARMING ACCIDENT FROM CRINOLINE.—Crin °-
line accidents are various in character, and the
variety is not yet exhausted. The daughters of General
M. were making an excursion to Haytor the other day. The
carriage was a phaeton, and one of the young ladies was
riding on the seat by the aide of the driver. As the horse
was "fresh," and required the driver to hold him, the young
lady descended to open the gate on the entrance to the
plunged his foot
heh h
moor, On mounting to the seat the wind blew her crino-
ens' d, the horse
became
crino-
line againstumge te
unmanageable,
h ihnoe rry. Aterrificr
horse,
b, e hecl e
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his foot
sceneafot
odt from the garment
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and sufferedeer a
eupn i plunging
; the young lady was
violentthrown
sprain. Happily the coach-
man uthe affrighted animal in the track
till he stopped from exhaustion ; a farmer's horse was pro-
cured
to take the carriage back, and the whole party escaped
with a severe fright, and a feeling
very
fthvaanlkufauline imesasnforal,
a
providential escape. The horse, a
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recovering.w a s severely
17:steed,
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" SPIRITUALISM" AND THE LATE LORD LYND-
HURST. —A. lecturer on "spiritualism," Mr J. Smith, has,
in reference to Lord Brougham's remarks on that t p'c et
York, been elleg'ng that Lord Lyndhurst was a believer in
that art. 'We aro requested to give that allegation the
most peremptory contradiction on the beet authority, and to
state that, though Lord Lyndhurst attended seances from
mere curiosity, • • he had not the slightest belief in what is
called "spiritualism "7-Scotsman.

MISS FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE AND THE VOLUN-
TEERS.—Miss Florerce NiOitingalo has written to Sir
Harry Verney, MX her brother-in-law, intimating that
it is her intention next season to present the 3d Bucks
(Buckingham and Winslow) Volunteer Rifle Corps with a
piece of plate, to bo competed for upon such terms as they
may arrange. Lady Verney, anxious to manifest her
interest iri the volunteer movement, has also determined to
offer a silver cup annually, to be shot for by members of
the same corps.
SUICIDE OF GAMBLERS.—The list of suicides at
the German gambling hells is this year higher than ever.
Halt of them are foreigners, whose friends in most cases
never learn the fearful end they come to.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—HALF-CROWN DAY.— 0 a
Saturday tho admissions payiaent were 1,103 do. by
svas..,:rtickete, 3,lo3—total, 4,301,