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

THAMES.

JUVENILE PICKPOCKETS.—.WiIIiam Fisher, aged 16,
was charged before Mr Selfe with attempting to pick
pockets in High-street, Whitechapel.
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 handker-
chief in order to get some money to got a lodging. Witness
telling
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the pockets.
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saw a little boy with him, whom he appeared to witness
t o be
teach children to rob.
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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-street, with his wife and family,
when the prisoner came in 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 he hurt you ?,
Witness—Yes, your worship. He made my mouth bleed.
He tried to strike my wife.
Prisoner was fined 10s.

M.R. 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 ProfeEsor
Anderson—whose astonishing performances as the Great
Wizard of the age, together with those of his talented daugh-
ter, Miss Anderson, as the 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 groat 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 i's kind that they have ever had an °pp:.
tunity of participating in.
ALARMING ACCIDENT FROM CRINOLINE.--Grin 0-
line accidents are various in character, and the
the entrance to the
variety is not yet exhausted. The daughters of General
onet
e the young ladies was
driver. As the horse
was " fresh," and required the driver to hold him, the young
lady descended to open the gate on
M. were making an excursion to Haytor the other day. The
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sidean d of
of h
moor. On mounting to the seat the wind blew her crino-
linekicked and
against the horse, he plunged his foot
through the machinery. A terrifio scene ensut.cl, the horse
became unmanageable, he cleared his foot from the garment
by his desperate plunging ; the young lady was thrown
down, and suffered a violent sprain. Happily the coach-
man succeeded ha keeping the 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 of thankfulness for a
providential escape. The horse, a very valuable animal,
was severely wounded by the steel of the crinoline, but is
recovering.—lrestern Times.
" SPIRITUALISM" AND THE LATH LORD LYND-
HUBST.—A lecturer on "spiritualism," Mr J. Smith, has,
in reference to Lord Broughams remarks on that topic at
York, been alleging that Lord Lyndhurst was a believer in
that art. We are requested to give that allegation the
most peremptory contradiction on the beet authority, and to
state that, though Lord Lyndhurst attended seances from
were curiosity, ho had not tho slightest belief in what is
called " spiritualism "—Scoonan.
MISS FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE AND THE VOLUN-
TEERS...-Miss Florence Nightingale has written to Sir
Harry Verney, M,P., 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 be competed for upon such terms as they
may arrange. Lady Verney, anxious to manifest her
interest in 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 lid of suicides at
the German gambling hells is this year higher than ever.
Half of them are foreigners, whose friends in most cases
never learn the fearful end they come to.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—HALF-CROWN DAY.—O❑
Saturday the admissions on pay-mortt wero 1,193 do. by
de4o.4a tio'.etE, 3,loB—total, 4,301.