The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-16 00:00:00

WES TMINS TER.

SINGULAR APPLICATION.—A fashionably dressed woman
of easy virtue made the following singular application to
the magistrate.

She said that her apartments had been visited last night
by a person -who, representing himself to be a detective
officer, took away property from her in the most
unlawful manner. The circumstances under which
itEarose were these :—Applicant had met with a
gentleman who had walked home with her, and while he
was at her house a person, representing himself to be a de-
tective, came and asked to see him. She replied she would
ask the gentleman, and on going to her apartments for thd
purpose, she was not only followed by the pretended de-
tective, but by a woman, and the detective demanded to
look at a box, from which he took some letters and carried
them off, accompanied by the woman before spoken of.
Mr. Arnold—Who was the woman ?

Applicant—l don't exactly know, but she said she was
:he gentleman's wife.

Mr. Arnold—Whose portrait was it taken away ?
Applicant—Mine.

Mr. Arnold—l see. What charge do you wish to prefer ?

Applicant—For stealing these things.

Mr. Arnold—lt is a question whether it can bo con-
sidered felony. A person wishing to steal would have
taken property of more value.

Applicant—There's my portrait.

Mr. Arnold—l don't wish to depreciate the value of that
but I hardly think that this can be called a felony.
Applicant—The man who came was not a detective
at all.

Mr. Arnold—You had better take the advice of some
solicitor upon the subject.

THAMES.

DETENTION OF A SHIP'S CREW.—John S anson, a sea-
man, belonging to the north country ship Rinaldus, now
in the port of London, applied on the part of himself and
shipma,tes for advice under the following circumstances :
The applicant said that he and the rest of the crew of
the Rinaldus signed articles at Hartlepool for a voyage to
London and back. An accident happened on the voyage
here, the ship was run into, and extensive repairs were re-
quired. They had already been detained ten days, and
expected a further detention of throe days. They wished
to knew if they were not entitled to compensation for the
detention. .

Mr. Partridge said the collisi on was one of the accidents
of a sea voyage, and the crew could not claim an extra
pay for the detention. The crew were bound to stay by the
ship until the termination of the voyage in the North.
Sanson observed that the ship was under demurrage for
the detention, and the owner would be paid for the loss.
He thought the crew ought to be paid for the ten days'
detention.

Mr. Partridge—l cannot assist you. If you had made a
rapid voyage, and no accident had occurred, you would
have been entitled to the wages under the contract you
have signed. I don't think you are entitled to any more.
Sanson—We aro entitled to go to a magistrate at Hartle-
pool when the voyage is over.

Mr. Partridge—Yes, you can go before a magistrate in
he North, if you like.

AREGULA.R NIGHT Row..—Two well-dressed young men,
named Peter Schrt and William Murphy, were brought
before Mr. Partridge charged with being drunk and as-
saulting Mr. Frederick Yates.

The complainant was on his way home from the Cam-
bridge Music Hall at one o'clock this morning, and en-
countered the prisoners outside the Kings' Arms Tavern
and Assembly Rooms, a popular place of resort.. Murphy
hit Mr. Yates on the head with Schrt's hat, and pushed the
other prisoner upon him. Mr. Yates' hat was knocked off
and kicked along the Mile-end-road. On expostulating
with the prisoners they laughed at him, and acted with
violence towards him. A row ensued, and blows exchanged
between two parties of young men who joined in the
affray. It did not appear that Mr. Yates had given any
offence whatever. Ile is a traveller of great respectability,
and dwelling at No. 38, Carlton-road, Stepney. Schrt is
barman, of No. 34, Betts'-street, St. George-in-the-East;
and Murphy is a hairdresser, of 190, St. George-street,
Ratcliff-highway.
Mr. Partridge said all the young men who had been exa-
mined and the prisoners kept very late hours. They ought
to have been at home earlier. He find the prisoners 20s.
each for the assault, to pay ss. 3d. each for the damage to
the hat, and 2s. fine, under the Wilful Damage Act.