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

Ti] AMES.

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 .£2 lls. therefrom.

Inspector Russel, of the Great Eastern Railway Com-
pany's police, and Police-sergeant Briden, 4 K, said the
railway station had been robbed three 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; now
under remand, that he had seen the three boys secure the
outer doors of the station, and while Boa was robbing the
office the two Chamberlains were preventing any egress
or ingress to the station.
Mr. Benson remanded the prisoner.

A DESTRUCTIVE WOMAN.—Elizaboth Saho, aged 30
years, was brought up on remand before Mt. 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 some beer a few nights ago,
and owing to her having made disturbances in the house
before it was refused, oa which she pulled off her boot
and broke a large sheet of plate-glass. Its value
was estimated at seven pounds. When the prisoner
was first brought up, M. Benson said if that was so
he should commit the prisoner for trial. Ho remanded
the ease for attendance of a person from the office of the
Plate Glass Insurance Company to prove tha real value of
the glass. No one attended, at which Mr. Benson ex-
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 that
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' impri-
sonment and hard labour.

WESTMINSTER.
EXTENSIVE 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 Hoed, 169 P, said that he was in the Windsor
Castle in Great Chapel-street, Westminster, last evening,
when he overheard a conversation between the two pri-
soners, another man, and a woman, which induced himt 0
think something wrong was going on. One of the women
. was sent away to "lock a door," and another of the part/
said "that as they had not time to buy the things they
had better go to the theatre," and they went to the Surrey.
The woman sent to "lock the door" bad been watched to
7, Perkin's-rents, Great Peter-street, and within view of
it witness and another officer took their station. At
one in the morning Wilkinson and his wife came in.
Watson had a conversation with them and then there was *
look out. Witness went to Wilkin,son'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, some
marked "Youngman," some "Y.," and SOMA W-t
besides children and women's underclothing. Wilkinson
said the things bad 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 has
nothing to do with it.

Mr. Arnold—They are both remanded fora week.

THE " BROCKBANK" CONCERT.

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 ball
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
wont rapidly forward. Miss Pratt sang a new ballad,
entitled " My Soul is Dark," very effectively, which eli-
cited loud applause, and then Mr. Theodore Dietin 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-,
lence. Mr. Chatterton, harpist to the Queen, performed one
of les own brilliant fantasias with remarkable skill; it
was a succession of the most enchanting strains, and fairly.
enraptured the audience. Mr. B. Wells gave a splendid
flute solo, and Miss Coleman (one of Benedict's pupils
performed a brilliant selection from Meyerbeer's "Robert
le Diable," that brought out the power and volume of the
magnificent instrument which Messrs. Collard generouell,
placod at the use of the committee. This lady's execution
sparkling, firm, and precise, and she also showed such e
perfect command over the instrument that her performance
of the piece elicited a rapturous encore. She then go!
Benedict's difficult composition, "Erin," in a manner thsk
did honour to her accomplished instructor. Mr. thiPlll
Harrison, also a pianist of great ability, performed a selec;
tioa from " Traviata ;" in addition to which he conducted
iho concert, and accompanied nearly the whole of the vont:.l-
- with so much skill that we have to congratulate We
on the successful result of his exertions. The executive
committee were assiduous in their attendance on the col?:
piny, and Mr. Turner deserves special praise for the
earnest and energetic manner in which he exerted himself to bring about a successful termination. The concert"
without doubt, is the best that has ever been given
this part of the metropolis, and no doubt the ultimate refill'
will be highly satisfactory.