The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-17 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

CITY BETTING,—This DAY.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
100 to 6 agat Gratitude (taken and offered)
10 to 1 agst Brick (taken and offered)
100 to 8 agst Stockinger (taken)
14 to 1 agst Prince Plausible (taken)
14 to 1 agst Tattoo (taken and offered)
100 to 7 agst Accident (offered)
15 to 1 agst Ackworth (taken)
20 to 1 agst Saccharoneeter (taken and offeted)
25 to 1 agst Bayard (offered)
to 1 agst Gabrielle d'Estrees (taken)
33 to 1 agst Planet (taken)
50 to 1 agst Mail Train (taken and offzed)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,--This day.

MARLBOROUGII-STREE r.

HOUSEBREAKING —Francis Laurence, a fellow who de-
scribed himself as a carpenter, but refused his address, was
charged before Mr Tyrwbitt with being concerned with
another man not in custody, in feloniously breaking and
entering the house No. 100, Park-street, Grosvenor-square,
w th intent to commit a rubbery.

Mr John Hughes, a gentleman residing at No. 35, Park-
street, Grosvenor-square, said—While at my sitting room
window yesterday morning, about half-past 8, I observed a
man fumbling at the lock of the opposite heuse, No. 100.
The man having unlocked the door, walked away, and the
prisoner then walked up, pushed open the door, and
walked in, and then turned his face round, and seeing
that he vs, as observed by persons at my window, and that
I was coming to my door, he ran away. I ran after him,
and having put the police on his track, they caught him.
Mr Tyrwhitt —Was the prisoner ever bodily in the
house ?

Mr Hugbes—He was.
Mr Tyrwhitt—Did bath the men stand at the door ?
Mr Hughes—Only one at a time.
Prisoner—When I went into the house why did you not
come over and take me ?

Mr Hughes—Because you did not wait long enough for
me to do so.

Police-constable Watkins, 154 C, said—Yesterday even-
ing I was in Mount-styet, and heard a cry of " Stop
thief," and saw prisoner running through some mews, to
Chester-street. I pursued him into Davies-street, where
he was stopped by another constable, 191 C. I then
charged him with breaking into a house, and gave him over
to 191 C to take to the station while I went back to the
house.

Thos. Tollough, 191 C-1 saw the prisoner running VOI y
fast, pursued by persons calling " Stop thief." I called to
the prisoner to stop just as ho did so, being quite exhausted.
I they took the prisoner back, and Mr Hughes, who came
up in a cab, gave the prisoner in charge for being in a
house, I took the prisoner to the station, and on search-
ing him found up his right arm sleeve a screw driver, and
in his pocket a knife and some lucifer matches.
Sarah Annie Price, servant to Miss Gold, of 100, Park-
street, Grosvenor-square, said—While at the dining-room
window yesterday morning I saw two young men pass on
the opposite side of the street. They were together ; no
other persons were about, and I believe the prisoner to be
one of them.

Mr Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner for a week to give
the police an opportunity of seeing whether the prisoner is
known.

THAMES.

THE DANGER OP A NAP IN A PUBLICHOUSE.—
Charles Macarthy, alias Regan, an aged Irishman, was
brought before Mr Partridge charged with stealing 91. and
two keys from a man named Chalkley, servant to a brewer.
The prisoner is a tall cadaverous-looking fellow, with a
whiakerless face, and has been in custody repeatedly for
robbing drunken men on Saturday nights. He has been
committed for trial three times, and on each occasion ac-
quitted. On Saturday night the prosecutor went into the
Black Horse publichouse, in the Mile End-road, and fell
asleep there with his head on a table. On being aroused
he missed from his right hand trousers pocket two keys,
6d. in silver and 3d. in coppers.

The prisoner—Was it Bd. or 9d , Misther Chalkley ?
Chalkley—Ninepence exactly, and that sum was taken
from you.

Henry Dust, an edge tool maker, said ho was in the Black
Horse publichouse on Saturday night, and saw the prose-
cutor taking a nap on the table. The prisoner sat closer to
the prosecutor than he ought to have done, and took from
the right hand trousers' pocket of the sleeper two keys and
9d. The prisoner then left the house, He followed him
and brought him back. 11-, awoke Chalkley and asked him
if he had lost anything. He put his hand in his pocket and
said he had lost 9d and two keys. He told the prisoner to
produce the money he had stolen from the man. The pri-
soner at first denied taking anything, and then produced
the money. The keys were on a bench where the prisoner
had been seated.

The Prisoner---Will you swear I took his money from his
pocket

Witness—To be sure I will.

Inspector Griffin, of the K division, said the prisoner
had been tried at the Surrey Sessions and the Middlesex
Sessions for robbing drunken men on Saturday nights
and acquitted. Last time the prisoner was under remand
for a week for stealing a week's wages from a drunken man
on S,epney-green, and was then discharged.
Mr. Partridge—How does he get his living ?

Inspector Griffin—l never knew him to do anything else
,han sneak about public-houses and rob drunken men.
_ _

Mr. Partridge—Then I sentence him to three months'
mprisonment and hard Ihbpur.

The Strand Music Hall.

The inaugurative concert of the new hall took place on
Saturday evening, and although it was understood to be of
a private character, the new building was filled almost to
oveiflowing. We shall not here enter upon anything
verging upon the order of architecture to which the new
building belongs, but at once accept that laid down in the
" History of Building.' (which was presented to the com-
pan) ), viz , " Continental Gothic," though what that means
we candidly confess we do not know. The interior of the
building is peculiar, and, indeed, so much so that a descrip-
tion of it would far exceed our limits, and, in the end, fall
very far short of the actual reality. On entering the build-
ing the eye is first arrested by the novel system that has
been adopted in lighting the hall. The ceiling is formed
of large I quares of beautifully coloured plate glass, through
whi h the light is transmitted, similar to the manner
adopted at the House of Commons. The new system in-
vented and patented by the Messrs, Detries, combines that
great desideratum of allying wi'h the nearest approach to
a soft daylight a system of thorough and complete venti-
lation throughout the building, and to the ingenious
inventors belong the credit of having discovered a novel
means of illuminating public buildings in the most effec-
tive and brilliant manner. Another great feature in the
novel system is the beautiful effect caused by the prismatic
spires, for wh to they have the appearance of being a solid
mass of crystal, the gas is introduced into the very points
thus producing most brilliant rays of
prismatic colours,
which combined with the crystal coronets which surmount
the bosses, give an effect of the most exquisite description.
The prevailing colour of the interior of the hall is a kind of
chocolate brown, relieved with red and gold.
The interior arrangements of the building will be best de-
scribed by the following extract from the aforesaid " His-

tory"
" Smoking and drinking have in the establishments here-
tofore called music halls sat elbow to elbow with harmony;
The directors of the Strand Music Hall have thought it fit-
t ng to bestow this designation upon their building, inas-
much as it is a hall devoted to the performance of music- -
but as the musio given will be of a superior class, they
expect from their vi,itors an equally exalted etiquette.
Creature comforts, both nicotian and alcoholic, will be found
at the spacious buffets, and in the corridors and saloons
which surround the hall. Visitors will have all the facili-
ties they could desire for their puffings and their potations,
but not within the hall, which is consecrated to music."
The inauguration concert was, as wo expected, very
incomplete but the wonder to us was how matters had
been so far expedited in four-and-twenty hours to even
admit of the admission of the favoured few. However,
through great perseverance and untiring exertion, the
directors kept faith with their announcement, and at a few
minutes before eight o'clock the concert opened with the
National Anthem, played by the band. Then followed a
concert in which not one of the artistes engaged had the
good taste to sing a single word of English, probably be-
cause native composition was not considered to
be quite up to their standard. On an opening night
artistes, we suppose, have the privilege of select-
ing their own pieces, but we trust Mr Kingsbury,
the talented conductor will not allow such a mistaken
arrangement to occur. The band in a short time will
doubtless become a very excellent ono, enough being done
on Saturday to prole it to be one of great efficiency. M.
Duheni.is an accomplished performer on the cornet-a-piston,
but M. Totti Mattel, the pianist, seemed to think that
dig ital difficulty was the only thing required
to please the English publio. The funny man
was an inevitable failure, but the audience having
hissed him off the stage, short work was made of the
Persian Storyteller."
The directors have only to adhere strictly to the promise
in their programme of giving first-rate concerts at mode-
rate prices, to insure a good return for their large outlay.
Their position is a splendid one, and all that is required to
produce a good dividend is good management.

TEMPERANCE MEETING IN THE GUILDHALL.—
The Committee of the National Temperance League
have completed arrangements for holding a meeting in
the Guildhall on Monday evening, November 14. We
are informed that the Lord Mayor. Elect has consented to
preside, and the meeting will be addressed by the City
Chamberlain, Samuel Morley, Etq•, Samuel Gurney, 11,q.,
M.P., and other well-known supporters of the temperance
cause.— City Press.
The Carmet steam•packet, which',has jest arrived
at Marseilles from Cousia4a4coplc, biought a sum of
1,600,000 fr. in specie.