The Sun.
London, England, 1869-01-26 00:00:00

THAMES.

A JUVENILE GANG.—William Chamberlain, a boy about
16 years of age, was brought before Mr. Benson charged
with being concerned with two other boys in breaking
into the office of Mr. Saunders, clerk and money-taker at
the Limehouse station of the London and Blackwall Rail-
way, and stealing £2lls. therefrom.

Inspector Russel, of the Great Eastern Railway Com-
pany's police, and Police-sergeant Bride; 4 K, said the
railway station had been robbed throe times in the tempo-
rary absence of Mr. Saunders, who was now an inmate of
the London Hospital, and that these robberies were com-
mitted by a'gang of juvenile thieves, of whom Chamberlain
and his brother were the principals. The brothers were
both engaged in the last robbery on Thursday, the 14th
inst. The prisoner, William Chamberlain, has been in
prison 18 months on his last conviction, and his sentence
expired a fortnight ago.

George Durrant, of the shoe-black brigade, repeated the
evidence he gave last Saturday against William Rea, nog
under remand, that he had seen the three boys secure the
outer doors of the station, and while Rea was robbing the
offiee the two Chamberlains were preventing any egresS
or ingress to the station.

Mr. Benson remanded the prisoner.
A DESTRUCTIVE WOMAN.—Elizabeth Saho, aged 80
years, was brought up on remand before Mr. Benson
charged with breaking a large sheet of plate glass in the
window of the Little Tower beerhouse in Postern-row
Tower-hill. The prisoner, who is a very disorderly and
drunken woman, demanded come beer a few nights age,
and owing to her having made disturbances in the house
before it was refused, on which she pulled off her boot
and broke a largo sheet of plate-glass. Its value
was estimated at seven pounds. When the prisoner
was first brought up, 1.1. L.. Benson slid if that was so
he should commit the prisoner for trial. Ho remanded
the rase for attendance of a person from the office of the
Plate Glass Insurance Company to prove the real value of
the glass. No one attended, at which Mr. Benson 0"
pressed his disappointment, and said ill-conditioned and
mischievous people, who destroyed property, ought to be,
more severely punished than magistrates were empowered
to punish. The landlady of the Little Tower said thst
the sheet of glass did not exceed in value £5.

Mr. Benson—That comes within my summary juris:
diction. I sentence the prisoner to two months'
sonment and hard labour.

WESTMINSTER.
EXTENSIVE SEIZURE OF SUPPOSED STOLEN PROPERTY,"
Abel Watson and John Wilkinson, two rough-looking
men, were charged with stealing and receiving a quantity
of wearing apparel, table linen, towels, and sheeting.
Philip Hond, 169 F, said that he was in the Windsor
Castle in Great Chapel-street, Westminster, last evening,
when he overheat() a conversation between the two Pri-
soners, another man, and a woman, which induced hitut o
think something wrong was going on. One of the women
was sent away to "lock a door," and another of the party
said "that as they had not time to buy the things the/
had better go to the theatre," and they went to the Surrey.
The woman sent to "lock the door" had been watched to
7, Perkin's-rents, Great Peter-street, and within view of
it witness and another officer took their station. .0
one in the morning Wilkinson and his wife came in'
Watson had a conversation with them and then there was a
look out. Witness went to Wilkinson's door, and having
gained admission, found two sacks under the bed contain-
ing 12 linen sheets, 8 table cloths, 41 diapers, 52 towels,
16 bed gowns, and a great quantity of other linen, someo
marked "Youngman," some "Y.," and some "S. A. W.
besides children and women's underclothing. Wilkinson
said the things had been brought them at seven that
morning and left in his care. He afterwards pointed out
Watson as one who had brought them. Watson, when
taken, said to Wilkinson, " You area - fine sort to
round on a man."

Watson said—l am the guilty man. Wilkinson Wl°
nothing to do with it.

Mr. Arnold—They are both remanded for a week.

THE " BROCKBANK" CONCER7.

The concert given last night at the Vestry Hall of St.
Pancras, in aid of the sufferers by the fire that destroyed
the premises of Messrs. Brockbank, the pianoforte manu-
facturer, has resulted in a very great success. Tho
which is capable of sitting over 1,000 persons, was crowded
to excess at the commencement of the concert, and con-
tinued so until the very last song was sung; and as the
offers of assistance from the musical profession were
particularly numerous, a very delightful enter-
tainment was brought to a triumphant close. The
first part of the concert commenced with a ballad,
by Miss Leaford, "Nightingale, sing to me,"
and then without the slightest hitch the entertainment
went rapidly forward. Miss Pratt sang a new ballad,
entitled " My Soul is Dark," very effectively, which eli-
cited loud applause, and then Mr. Theodore Distin fol-
lowed with Rossini's " Largo al Factotum," which pleased
the audience so much as to elicit a rapturous encore'
Miss Fanny Haldane sang Horn's delightful ballad
" Cherry Ripe" with taste and sweetness ; and Madame
Cherer gave Mr Davenport Chatterton's song, " The
Pretty Rose Tree" with the greatest effect ; she also sang
Bishop's " Tell me, my Heart," remarkably well. Madame
Harrison selected Hatton's song "Sing, pretty bird," which
she executed with the utmost taste and expression. The
instrumental portion of the concert was of first-rate excel-
lance. Mr. Chatterton, harpist to the Queen, performed ono
of his own brilliant fantasias with remarkable skill; 11'
was a succession of the most enchanting strains, and fairly
,
enraptured the audience. Mr. B. Wells gave a splendid
flute flute solo, .and Miss Coleman (one of Benedict's pupils)
performed a brilliant selection from Meyorbeer's "Robert
to Diable," that brought out the power and volume of tht,
magnificent instrument which Messrs. Collard generous',"
placed at the use of the committee. This lady's execution is
,parkling, firm, and precise, and she also showed such e
perfect command over the instrument that her performauce
of the piece elicited a rapturous encore. Sho then gape
Benedict's difficult composition, "Erin," in a manner that
did honour to her accomplished instructor. Mr. Haydn
Harrison, also a pianist of great ability, performed a selec-
tion from " Traviata ;" in addition to which he conducted
the concert, and accompanied nearly the whole of the vocal"
ists with so much skill that we have to congratulate hire
on the successful result of his exertions. The executive
committee were assiduous in their attendance on the coin"
party, and Mr. Turner deserves special praise for the
lf earnest and energetic manner in which he exerted him
to bring about a successful termination. The eoncer"
without doubt, is the best that has ever been given ~
this part of the metropolis, and no doubt the ultimate result
will be highly satisfactory.