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
itfarose 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 the
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 be con-
sidered felony. A person wishing to steal would have
taken property of more value.
Applicant—There's my portrait.
Mr. Arnold--I 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
shipmates 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
hero, the ship was run into, and extensive repairs were re-
quired. They had already been detained ten days, and
expected a further detention of three days. They wished
to k ow if they were not entitled to compensation for the
detention.

Mr. Partridge said the collision 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 aro entitled to any more.
Sanson—We are entitled to go to a magistrate at Hartle-
pool when the voyage is over.
_ _

Mr. Partridge--Yes, you can go before a magistrate in
the North, if you like.
AREGULAR 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. He 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.

Bank of England.

HALF-YEARLY MEETING-THIS DAY.

A court of directors of the Bank of England was held
this day in the Bank Parlour, at 12 o'clock; the Deputy-
Governor, Mr. Heath, in the chair.

The DEPUTY-GOVERNOR said, before they proceeded
to business the court, ho hoped, would allow him
to express the regret of the court of directors at the
absence of the governor from the court that day. They
were no doubt aware that the absence of Mr. Hodgson was
caused through a severe accident, but he had great pleasure
in informing them that he was going on very favourably
(Hear, hear.) Although he was not personally with them
on that occasion, yet he was with them in spirit, as his
greatest pleasure was the prosperity of the great cor-
poration over which he had presided. (Hear, hear.)
He had then to inform the proprietors that that was one
of the half-yearly general courts by the 12th bye law for
the making of a dividend. That the net profits of the
half year ending the 28th of Feb. last were £807,317135. 2d.,
making the amount of the rest on that day £3,830,08470.10(1.,
and, after providing for a dividend of £5 10s. per cent., the
rest would be £3,029,669 7s. 10d. The court of directors,
therefore, proposed that a half-year's dividend of interest
and profits be made on the sth of April at the rate of £slos.
per cent. without deduction for income tax.

The proposition having been seconded, was carried una-

nimously.

The DEPUTY-GOVERNOR then announced that the divi-
dend warrants would be delivered and paid on Thursday,
the 6th of April.
A resolu ion to that effect having been formally carried,
The DEPUTY-GOVERNOR said that terminated the busi-
ness of the meeting.

Mr. H. D. Poor said before the meeting broke up he
wished to make a remark or two on a subject which had
excited great interest, viz., the loan which had recently
been effected in that country for the Bank of Spain. He
felt it was generally looked upon by the commercial world
that that loan was virtually for the Spanish Govern-
ment, and as it had been negotiated by the partner
in a large establishment in the City whose brother
was a director of the Bank of England, it was
imagined in some quarters that the Bank of England
was the real party to the loan. He could not but think that
it was of the highest importance that a distinct denial
should be given at that meeting if such was not the case.
The DEPUTY GOVERNOR said he had no hesitation
in stating that the bank, as a body, had nothing
on earth to do with the transaction—(hear, hear)—
and this declaration he wished to make in the strongest
manner that language would enable him.

Several Proprietors having expressed their opinion that
no such loan would have been entered into by the bank,
the subject dropped.

Mr. CLARK moved a vote of thanks to tho directors for
their exertions during the past half year.
The motion was carried unanimously, after which the
proceedings terminated.