The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-19 00:00:00

THAMES.

AUDACIOUS ROBBERY.—George Walker, a deter-
mined-looking fellow, about 20 years of age, was
brought before Mr. Paget charged with the following
daring robbery :
Mr. Alfred Watts, manager t 3 Mr. Henry Watts,
boot and shoemaker, 64, Church-lane, Whitechapel,
stated that between half-past four and five o'clock
yesterday afternoon he was standing in the parlour
behind the shop and saw the prisoner enter the shop
and pull down four seal skins, and with so much
force that he dragged the nail away to which they
were made fast. The prisoner rushed out of the
shop with the skins. Ho followed him directly
and was soon close upon. the prisoner, who re-
lieved himself of the weight of the skins by
throwing them down, and ran to the end of Church-
lane, where he crossed the road. The prisoner,
finding he could not escape, made an attempt to
strike him, but he parried the blow and struck the
prisoner. The four skins were worth £3 10s. He
produced one of them of large size, and said the
others were similar.

P. W. Dunaway, a detective police sergeant, said
he saw the prisoner and the prosecutor engaged in a
struggle. He seized the prisoner, who said " You
need not hold me so tight. I never give any trouble
to a police eonstable when he once has
hold of me." He replied—" I hope you will
not give me any trouble for I am not prepared
for you, but I don't mean to let you go." He was
sorry to say that Mr. Watts had been repeatedly
robbed in a similar manner.

The Prisoner—Did you not see the gentleman
hit rno ?

Dunaway—No, I did not, indeed.
The prisoner mado no defence, and Mr. Pagel
committed him for trial.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

(This Day.)
The Market opens with a very healthy tone
Sales probably 8,000 or 10,000 bales.

SCIIOLASTIC REGISTRATION ASSOCIATION.—The
Rev. William Haig-Brown, LL.D., head master of Charter-
house, has been elected president of this association, which
will be made the basis of a periodical educational con-

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HER MAJESTY, &c.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Monday.

The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness
Princess Christian, drove out this afternoon, at-
tended by the Duchess of Roxburghe.
Her Royal Highness Princess
.Louise, attended
by the Hon. Emily Cathcart, went out walking.
Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold also went out
walking, attended by Mr. Legg.
To-day is the anniversary of the birthday of her
Royal Highness Princess Louise.

The Earl and Countess of Gainsborough and the
Ladies Noel have arrived from the Continent at their
mansion iu Cavendish-square.

The Countess Percy will have an assembly to-
night at Northumberland House.

The Earl and Countess of Aylegford have ar-
rived at Paris on their way to the South of France.

The Countess Dowager of Kinnoull, according
to the medical report. yesterday, was much better, and
hopes are now entertained of her ladyship's recovery.

Gallery of Illustration.

Last evening a new entertainment, written by
Mr. Robertson, for Mr. and Mrs. German Reed,

Mr. John Parry, and Miss Susan Galton, entitled
" A Dream in Venice," was produced hero and met
with success. The idea is very cleverly worked out,
the merriment being produced by Mr. German
Reed being prevailed upon by Mr. John Parry to
take some Indian hemp pills which the latter has
compounded prior to a:trip to Venice. As soon as
the capital is reached the pills take effect on Mr.
Reed, and a dream ensues, in which Mrs. Reed,
Miss Galton, and Mr. Parry move as the Bride of
the Adriatic, the Spirit of Venice, and the Doge.
A burlesque opera is given ; the music consistsprinci-
pally of popular, well-known airs, wedded to very
comical words. The plot, of course, teams with
bravos of the Monk Lewis stamp, lovers, gondolas,
and assignations, all of which are delightfully
jumbled up, and produced a very laughable enter-
taiumeut, which, however, is heightened by the
characters being 200 years in advance. The latter
idea gives scope for all sorts of whimsicalities, and
the clever quartette party make the most of them.
The finale to the air of " Beautiful Venice" brought
down the curtain with loud applause. The scenery
of the entertainment is exceedingly beautiful and
elaborate ; the view in Venice, with the columns of
the Lion at St. Mark's, the Rialto, &c., is one of Mr.
Telbin's charming productions, which, of itself,
formsan exhibition of unrivalled beauty; the appoint-
ments are all carried out with the greatest taste
and splendour, and doubtless Mrs. German Reed
will have to swallow Mr. John Parry's pills nightly
for months to come.