The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-20 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

POLICE VIGILANCE.—John Ayres and John Smith, two
young men, were placed at the bar, charged with being de-
tected in the commission of a robbery at Chelsea.
Police-constable Frederick Chenner, 385 V, said that at
nine o'clock last night he was passing through Beaufort-
street, Chelsea, when he heard a poise like the fluttering Of
fowls, at No. 37. He found the gate locked, and inquired
whether any one was there, but received no answer. He
then rang the house-bell, and on the servant coming to the
gate he inquired whether there was any one in the fowl-
house, which he was about approaching, when prisoner
Ayres came out of it, and directly afterwards, ad-
dressing Smith, who was still hiding in the fowl-
house, said, "You had better come out Jack, we are
fairly caught." Smith then came out and endeavoured to
escape, but witness seized them both and held them against
the wall until he received assistance to take them to the
station.

Another policeman observed that the wire-work in the
fowl-house had been broken down, and nearly twenty
pigeons were found in a sack tied up ready to take away ;
they had been removed from another part of the fowl-house,
and were yet alive. Three pheasants were stolen from the
same premises on Friday.
Mr. Arnold—Prisoners, what have you to say ?
Ayres—There's nothing gone.
Mr. Arnold—No, you were detected. You are charged
with being there with intent to commit a robbery.
Ayres—My cap was thrown over into the ground, and I
went to get it.

Mr. Arnold—What have you to say, Smith ?
Smith—Nothing.
Mr. Arnold—your cap was not thrown over ?

Smith—No, it wasn't.

Mr. Arnold—Went to help your friend to find his, I
suppose. It was very fortunate that you were detected as
you were, and as there cannot be the least doubt of your
intention, I shall commit you both for three months to
hard labour in the House of Correction.

BANK OF FRANCE.

PARIS, JAN. 19.

The following is the return of the Bank of France
for the week ending to-day, together with the cor-
responding figures of the previous account :

DEBTOR.
Jan. 19. Jan. 12.
fr. C. fr. c.
Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000
Profits in addition to
capital (Art. 8, Law,
June 9, 1857
Reserve of the Bank
and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14
Reserve in landed pro-
perty 4,000,000 4,000,0d0
Notes in circulation .
Banknotes to order and
receipts payable at
sight 5,462,364 77 7,223,278 02
Treasury account cur-
rent creditor
Current accounts, Paris 116,860,164 66 130,801,679 44
Do. branch banks
Dividends payable 6,185,655 75 8,971,645 75
Discounts and sundry
interests
Rediscounted the last
six months 2,789444 05 2,789,444 05
Sundries

Total
CREDITOR.
Jan. 19. Jan. 12.
Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c.
branch banks
Commercial bills over-
1,041,343 54
796,718 29
Commercial ...s due .... . .
..dis-
counted, not yet due 339,028,819 72 344,321,315 78
Do. branch banks , 328,092,595 333,369,594
Advances on deposit of
bullion
Do. branch banks ..
Do. on French Public
Securities .. . . ...
Do. by branch banks 9,534,500 9,405,150
Do. on railway shares
and debentures
D. branch banks .....:.• 18,468,050 18,191,150
Do. on Credit Foncier
Bonds
Do. branches . . ...
Do. to the State (Con-
vention, June 10,
1863) 60,000,000 60,000,000
Govertrment Stock re-
serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14
Do. disporable ... ..
Rentes Immobalisees
(Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000
Hotel and furniture of
the Bank and landed
property branches
Expenses of manage-
ment 36,821 15 30,138 50
Sundries

Total 1,298,856,919 86 1,305,844,335 27
(Signed) The Senator Governor of the Bank of France,
ROVLANDI