The Express.
London, England, 1847-11-18 00:00:00

'HE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 18, 1847.

BAIL COURT.
Before Mr. Jostler PattiocM.

IN THE MATTER OF LANGFORD FROST.—CONDUCT OF AN
ATTORNEY.—Mr. Greenwood moved for a rule calling ma
Mr. Langford Frost, an attorney of this court, to show
cause why he should not pay 981. to a Mr. Weataway, and
to answer the matters in an affidavit.—lt appeared that in
April last an execution was put into the house of Mr. West-
away for 981., he not being aware that any action had ever
been brought against him. It turned out that his wife was in-
debted to one Westoott 201., and she bad given him
a bill for 381. 10s. She paid him 26/. when the bill be-
came due, and afterwards settled all his claims upon
her. In December, 1846, one Dyer came to her, and
told her he held the bill she had given to Westcott,
and an attorney's letter threatening an action on it was
sent to her. Westcott, however, told her that the bill had
been paid, but that Dyer wanted his costa. She went to Mr.
Frost, the attorney against wham the application was now
made, who took on himself to defend the action ; but all
knowledge of it was kept from ber husband, Frost taking
the whole responsibility on himself, and offering to guarantee
her against damage if the action was proceeded with. The
case came on for trial, and there was a verdict for the
plaintiff, with nominal damage*. As soon as it was
over the clerk to the plaintiff's attorney asked Frost how he
came to lead Weataway into such a scrape, and why he hod
left the court during the trial, to which he replied that he
was afraid he should have been called aa a witness; and
on being asked if Westaway had instructed hint to defend
theaction, he replied he should pay all the expenses incurred.
He had been often applied to, and had never done so.—Rule
granted.
Ex PARTE BODENHAN.—IN THE MATTER OP AN AT-
TORNEY.—In this case, which was moved yesterday, a rule
was granted.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
sittings in Sumo.
ESDAILI (P. O.) O. TRUSWELL.—DECLARATION AOAINST
SHAREHOLDER ix BANKINO COMPANY.—This was a de-
murrer to a declaration in mire facies by the public officer
of the London and Westminster Bank against the defendant,
as a shareholder in the Leeds and West Riding Banking
Company. The amount for which judgment had been re-
covered was 63,3731., and the declaration was demufred to
because it stated that the defendant was at the time of the
judgment recovered, and also at the time the writ et mire
facies imued, a member of the co-partnership carrying
on business as the Leeds and West Biding Banking
Company ; and it was contended this subjected the
defendant to a double liability, as the statute of 7 Geo.
IV., c. 46, expressly provided that execution should first
issue against members for the time being, and if that wee
insufficient, against those wbo were members at the time the
judgment was recovered. The court, without giving judg-
ment on the question raised, suggested that the declaration
should be mended, by striking out that part which charged
the defeadant as a member at the time judgment was reco-
vered. This ggeawtion was scolded to by the plaintiff's
counsel, end the declaration was ordered to be amended, on
garment of onto.
BUSINESS OT THE COl:MT.—Notice wee given, in the
course of the day, that the court would sit, after term, on
the De and 2ad Deeember, and again en the 6th December,
and the days karirtag, to the Ilth istirdwe to dispose of
business &roam at the dote of the pelmet 'ter!.

Knit litta.-11eatre Kr. Baron PINK uni Ommen Judea
AMA?! AND inoelii a v. JdOLNIL,—/Ar. Obeeepat ap-
peared hr the plastid, aad Mr. H. id fee the damdant.
'lbis was an sad.. whisk the plobstillk who en beams
aad shirtatiakers fa eaaeto area/nee de ewe
of 211.85. 6d.. fee said Wand under the hi.
lowiag eineadestele it apparnai ihst the daktimat,whe
is a tallow it 3h*erambesaiet, baslag nada OS wear
heat • anplarnie in Solid Ameba fee sew &Ms,
stockings, hoey silk manta, sad weed to
the phdatillb sad asked them if theylll4//, would supply
him with the meshed artieles. Enamel, the terms
were amended—shady, that the goods big sat is on
the 28th of Jana were to be pad kr ea limiest Satur-
day in July. The payment, howewee, was mat duly made,
and in the sad the dehrulant mem as on drum that the
plead( boi not charged hiat, as he alleged had ban agreed
upon Wow them at the dab the bagels was maid at*.
pite. This was Wed by the *WIN witnesses.
The derehre. was d
en that be, as • tradesman,
waa made to Isfahan bimieff he the credit he should Isis
compeal M gld, of aid narthe. The mosey not having
, lisen pid, the phintid hed lima hied to thoadeption
the pram& pressatinge. Oi behalf albs &hailer. it wee
audadel that the -sitempie we to brie ban as is de are
st hangs between 181 deameftemlespagle, at the Made"
peke, wanes the plattilb hod aemea as mach or more
thaalhey would have charged had the articles been supplied
a a gentiman." The learned cowed in support of this
lime of ra wiled Joke Lewis, wholated that he is the
Wind the deltaionts tithe had himafteitan the
order fa Weird guest* to de *AWL He teldthea
that the gads wet heehaw' to the delluaint at a wised
trade pada hat hiewiter might be able to reimburse Wea-
sel/ for the lag ',edit be ahead be wpolled to give to his
mamma is Sad America. Ultimately this was arranged,
sad keelson that if the Madan* paid far the goods within
• iii,itaaihtwomes of 5 pa opt. dimmest would be made.
The loweart, wen sent in, and upon looking at the
,le wbead thetiotaZoos were so high as to be
ashes he de —The brother of the defen-
dant also sad tUre prism were to have been the " Made"
anise.--Jeam Parey was then examined ea to the vales of
the snide. mad the Linea of the charges, in reference to the
" trade" piss. He mid that he had been for many pan ia
the balm and sash Wham la Regeotetred He had
sew thser_erierase gads which were the subject of the
With respect to the dam of linen shins,
rart aaiLie charged 14a. 6d. sea to a gentleman cue-
wee end sa. to a " trader mostemose. The plaintiffs
had diergoil 111 s. 6d. to the dehadont, as a tradesman,
whisk be regarded ma too bights piss. Tyke she merino
ma; they were weeth 24. a par, as they wen • clam
Of Wide that did act bear web pailand,, he amnia have made
the seene amp is the " We"i to the "Inollemani"
athready,,ll4. Shadow. The phial! had charged 30s. for
fa holm. Haas amok as the ene preemed he should charge
dd. MM to Kw Made. The lilac
striped seed he &WI shame a gentleman 16s. 6d. for, but
le the wade ; the VW egad hem 12a. 6d. to 14.. 6.1.
to• and is. lees to the teach; and the black-
en* from 1 la. 6d. to lbs. Id., end ba. las to the trade.
examined : The Weiss we eta ray geed
desbe—Sesauel Capon add he bad beds 30 year; in
the trad ma amnia on Ida Wine. ea Oxfoeheresse. For
nob a eat used Wen emie the shame 18e.ilid. ready
real=t=d4hichrademeen and 15e. to a
wee be reedy Mar. p—Mr. Baron
telt : Them the astawasepes as of the towa don't
Anda saesey puma : that so Charnock
het ins not at all, as la this ease.—The wawa
said that it was not at all aa anessimmary thing to give
eighteen maths or two years' Wit. de to the socks,
be goal* dew Ua a ism ready May, or 24e. on
wear. amd la the aim prepetles as to the other things—
Catelpmalaed : His *elf IMAM eimitistes He had
it.tm.. detra at 2s. 6L seek slams it were night shirts.
skirts he bed at M. Id., aad with cambric or
frap disease hontii from Bs. 6d. to 10s., and wane linen ones
at the latter price.—Mr. Chinook having replied, Mr.
Wes Platt aid it really did not signify, as to the remit,
what the prices were that were to have been paid ; for it wan
elder dear that the goods were to have been paid for in alts
Lea week in July and that had not been done. If there
nay bed been die agreement as to price, which the defend.
ant's vitamins had spoken of, the proper course would have
beet to have pad the amount of those prices into court, and
then have gone to the jury u to the remainder—The Jury
at once returned • verdict for the plaintiff for 'the amount
claimed.—The mart was obliged to be held today in the
Common Pleas Court, as the Exchequer Court was required
for the see of the Polish bd.

WESTMINSTER COUNTY COURT.
Beier* D. C. **lan, Per., Judie.
WABATIII V. THE KARL OP MOILIMOTON.—REPUSAL
TO PAT A LAW BlLL.—This WM as 11111610 n bron Olt by
Mr. W. Webster, a law-Matioaor, seeing the Earl of Meru-
inaton, for copying dads, out pare eggibill to his lordship.
—The plaintiff, in answer to the jarge,abi the saostatees
wog left at Mivart's Hotel, +bre the NM et Morolatsos
constantly lived ; but he wilt aft ley erbaboe be bedlam
thvre during the last fortniptt. He her applied to Ma hed•
ship many tapes for mount, but meld saver sue him. The
valetakapike took the meeeesea, awl mid hi veseilepaik
his about payment, bet be row bend ofiyibles
shags Jae But Ad his lu. stye yoa Heos.•
tire to do the work Neo roe beeier. The
valet hereby the deed or eealearat to hi eel* which
ski pefesipl post el the limit &marl eadrazill
notice that 31. has beta paid on mama W hie ev
The Jades : I as then G she a sheep fir copilot some

letters. Who ordered those to be done P—Plaintiff : They
were all ordered to be copied by his lordship. Some of them
were copied by my clerk in Lord Mornington's room, at
Mivaris Hotel.— he Judge : But you say that you never
saw Lord lornington either on the subject of the order or
the payment. How can you connect hint with the tram-
actian without some evidence ? You had better adjourn the
ease, and bring the valet or your clerk who received the
orders.—The case was accordingly adjourned from Monday
until yesterday, when Edward Legion, an apprentice to
the plaintiff, proved going to Mivart's Hotel in March last,
and seeing the Earl of Ifornington, who drew out a scale of
what he wanted done on a sheet of paper, which he gave to
Mr. Webster. He saw the work done, and delivered it at
Mivart's Hotel to the valet —Plaintiff had no letters from
the earl ; he had written many, but they were never an-
swered ; the whole matter was treated by him with perfect
contempt --The Judge : Very well ; he will be ordered to
pay the debt and emu on the Ist of December.

POLICE. v
- ..F.STERDAY.

WORSHIP-STREET.--Romthax BY A BOY.— W. N.
Allnult, aged 12, was finally examined, charged with steal-
ing a gold watch, and other valuable articles, the property
of his grandmother, as executrix to the estate of her late
husband, Mr. Samuel Nelme, formerly of Grove-place,
Hackney.—The prisoner's grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Nelme,
stated, that on the morning of the 27th ult. her bus' and,
who had previously been in good health, died suddenly after
one day's abuse ; and, immediately after his decease, she
deposited his watch and appendages in one of the drawers in
her bed-room, which she locked, placing the key, with
others, in • hand.basket she was in the habit of carrying
about with her. Having occasion, on the following Friday,
to go to the drawer, she found it locked as she had left it,
but, having missed the key from the basket, opened it with
another, and found that the watch and other property had
disappeared. After some fruitless inquiries she communi-
cated her loss to the police, and, in consequence of • con-
fession made by the prisoner, the whole of the property was
discovered in a gutter on the top of the adjoining house.—
Spinks, N 276, proved, that upon taking the boy into
custody after the discover), of the property, he begged to be
forgiven, and made a voluntary confession that he com-
mitted the robbery. On the way to the station be com-
plained bitterly that they would never have known anything
about it but for his confession, and he should certainly nut
have told them the truth if he had known he was to be
locked up for it.--The prisoner, who declined saying any-
thing, was fully committed for trial upon the charge of
robbery.

CLERKENWELL.—ASSAULT UPON A DEBT COLLEC-
TOR.—ME. Cousins, of No. 10, Park-terrace, Liverpool-
road, Islington, broad-cooper to Messrs. Whitbread and Co.,
the brewers, was charged with having violently assaulted Mr.
Thomas Bolton, licensed appraiser and collector. The de-
fendant had employed Mr. Hale, a plumber, to do tome
repairs, whea he made a charge of 75. 6d., which defendant
conceived to be exorbitant, and refuse to pay. Com-
plainant was employed in his capacity of collector to make
application for the money, and a week ago he left a bill, and
on Friday, about seven o'clock in the evening, he called on
defendant, and told the nt what he called for. De.
Pendant came out in a boisterous manner, and ordered him
out of the house, saying, "if he did not go instantly he
would kick him out." Complainant said he would go
peaceably, if he would allow him, when he laid
hold of his shoulders, struck him a severe blow on
the back, and threw him down the steps of the door, and
said, " That is the way I serve such fellows as you."—R.
Edwards, a carman, residing at Ramsey, waa opposite the
house, and saw Mr. Bolton pushed oat, and he rolled head-
long down the steps, and the door was slammed.—Mr.
Chdde, for prisoner, said that his client fancied he had been
overcharged. The complainant, who was an admirable spe-
cimen of a debt collector, and a most superlative dun, called
at the house, and was very garrulous, when his client ordered
him to leave the house, and used no more violence than was
necessary to get him out.—He called the servant, who said
the complainant called, and threatened that if the bill
was not paid it would be legally enforced.—Mr. Comb*
suggested that the defendant should pay the debt, which he
did, and he fined defendant Is., and discharged him.—The
complainant expressed his dissatisfaction, and said he should
appeal against the decision.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—A POLISH REPIIOEII.
Copt. E. Leteiski, a Polish refugee, was charged with hav-
ing assaulted and used insulting language to the Rev. H.
Brookfield, curate of St. James's.—Mr. Brookfield said be
had just concluded afternoon prayers, and was relieving some
poor persons in the vestry, when the defendant and another
foreigner walked in and begged money, in very bad English.
Complainant declined assisting him, and walked into the
churchyerd, when the defendan', in the plainest Saxon, used
the most disgusting language to him, and said, that he "spat
at him u a rogue,' at the same time putting his offensive
maw* into practice. Complainant thought it his duty
to give the defendant into custody, se the bullying
way in which he sought charity might have the
effect of frightening a timid person into compliance.—
The defendant said he had a recommendation from another
clergyman, proving that be was en object of charity, and as
he only wanted to procure some assistance for a starving
wife and tautly he did not think that a minister of the Gos-
pel ought to have refused Wm relief. —Mr. Bingham said
he should cause inquiry to be made into who and what the
defendant was and should afterwards require him to find
very good security to deter him from • repetition of similar
conduat —The magistrate was here informed that the de-
fendant, though a Polish Wages., was not countenanced by
the Polish surety, and that he had been in custody before.—
Mr. Bingham ordered these circumstances to be formally
.r=d to him when the defendant was broughtup for final
nt.
ENNVOLINCM—Mr. Clack, the manager of the Regent-
street branch of the Union Beak of London, handed Mr.
Bingham 101. from Mir D—, for the relief of the distressed.

MARTLEBONB.—Ronnanr Br A SHOP WOMA 2CAnne
Simons Mr. Hickman, and Ben Simone, the father of the
first-named prisoner, were finally examined ; the female
charged with Tabbing Messrs. Marshall and 'Hinton, silk
mercers, Vere-street, Oxford-street, and the other prisoners
with having received the property. Mary Anne Why,
who had been employed at Mr. Hickman's chambers, 18,
Lincoln'oinn.fields, said that she had seen the prisoner,
Anne Simons, there several times, and had known her to
dine and sleep there. She had frequently seen her come in
a cab, with parcels, which the witness had helped her to
carry up to the bedroom, but had not seen the contents.
Anna Miens bad made witness a present of three dresses,
whisking been since given up to the prosecutors. Mr.
Mira= was not present when she received the articles al-
kgairr.—in reply to questiona from Mr. Ballantine, for
Mr. Milkmen, whim said she had seen Anne Simons with
a bomb MU" and had also peen her open drawers, which
witness had heard her my were her's. They were in a bed-
vocals which was also a wardrobe of Mr. Hickman's. Anne
Simone had opportunities of pintail articles in her drawers,
without Mr. Hickman's knowledge. She had often been at
the chambers on Sundays, in Mr. Hickman's absence. Wit-
ness had never the sbghtest suspicion that her (Simons')
drawers contained stolen property. After Mr. Hickman be-
came acquainted with the robbery, and upon hearing
that Anne Simons was in custody at the station-
house, he gave directions that if any one came to I
make a search, every facility should be afforded.—
Anne Day, formerly servant to Mr. Hickman, said that
about a year and a half since Anne Simons gave her two
dresses and two shawls—Mr. Marshall said that upon see-
, hog Mr. Hickman, after Anne Simon, was in custody, he
afforded every rastance in his power for the recovery of the
property. Mr. Hickman observed that he Sent became
soquiunted with Anne Simons by accidentally meeting her
is Holler-street. Upon his, Mr. Marshall, asking him how
le could imagine that a girl in her situation could have so
much valuable property of her own, he replied that he under-
stood hom her that she was in the receipt of a salary of 701. a
parr, with considerable perquisites. He added that he had
paid off a mortgage for the father of Anne Simons, amount-
ing to 2801., and that altogether that affair had cost hint
5001.—Mr. Marshall, in reply to a question from the magis-
trate, said that he bad a good character with Anne Simons.
from her lastaituation In Argyll-etreet—The accused parties
were they committed for trial.

WESTMINSTER.—Doo erSALINO.—Mary Fox was
with stealing • terrier dog, the property of Lady
t a Bi:it:ford Fitzgerald, servant to her ladyship,
that le wee in Cadagen-plaes ea Tuesday afternoon,
when he mimed the dog which he had MU but a minute
bakes by his side. Fia•Bistathat the was the only
Craim hint he asked whether bad get the dog.
egited, " DIN!' bin had hardly uttered the word when
the dulttbespout dock, sad he
a took it
. "
out ,
broken
toy ck him atl kneeled his with
hateYo2i.iiiftlit:
128 B, proved taking her into custody. A eigar-case and
two was were found on her.—Prisoner said, In answer to
the charge, I didn't take it ; if I did I em very sorry. I
bad had a drop to drink."—Mr. Broderip convicted her in
the value of the dog, 101.. with the addition of 5/. penalty for
the offence, and is default of payment committed ber for
three months.
LAMBETH.—Nrotroxrice or rita POLICE —Thomas
and Mary Ana Simpson, man and wife, were charged with
stealing a tea 111114011 of plate end various articles of jewel-
lery, to the anneal of 1001., the property of Mr. Edwards,
reading in Ikelleripresn.—Mr. Edwards deposed that on
the evemieg tiff Ihlnday, the mist ult., on returning from
thumb be dikewerest that the pkte drawer in his bed-room
had hasSreed and a tea service and some valuable
tdaketa g to
Mrs. Edwerde carried sway.
The In his service for eight or nine
maths, ameril"lreft in the swath ef May last, but the male
pehaner he knew notlabg about. The teapot produced
formed • portion of the Ode.—Mrs. Tomlin deposed that
on Ftidey, the 22nd of October, the female took a
furnhhell apartment at that house for herself and her hue-
band, whom the represented to be an " artist," and said
they had just tome from the country. Their manner was
so strange is going out together and coming home at dif-
ferent times that witness suspected all was sot right On
the let of November she entered their room in their absence,
and examined the bed to see if the bed-clothes were all rig' ht,
and, on turning them over, statiassrved between the blan-
kets a silver model of a cow, had been broken off the
top of a butter cooler. Froths[ the things all safe, she did
not proceed further in bus am el, but on the following day
dup Win amend the row,. And, perceiving a box belonging
Pi the khakiscisbald is and saw the silver tea-
., ow Illeaeoft nearly filled with rings
Wig Istermstion Amer given to the polio&
Alma sus &Moth the priimisk tame in, end, upon
bag "amnia& by a lager in the hook that
whines And been is their room, the male prison
lelakeiher Bar Akin te aster hie room. Bo went him the
'yak, tarnsil over the water-cask, and kith from ander it a
I quint* el silver Wks and Wks sad ether articles of Idaho:
he then renarned op stairs, took iike rings sad trinkets out of,
the box end put them into a carpet-bag. At this time be
wee told that there was a policeman down-stain, upon which

he remarked that he had nothing to fear from the police, and
that he should go nt once and fare him; he then left the
room. followed by the female, and both slipped out at the
side-doer and went away, leaving the ten•pot and the ring
produced behind them in the room.—Mr. Norton remarked
upon the extraordinary conduit of the witness in allowing
the prisoners to escape as she had done.—The witness replied
:hat it was through the negligence of the polies that they
had escaped. Her husband, she said, had gone to
the station-house and informed the police of their
suspicion.—The husband confirmed the greater part
of his wife's statement, and said that at ten o'clock
on the morning of Tuesday the 2nd instant, he went
to the Southwark police station-house, and informed the
inspector on duty that there was a quantity of valuable
property in his house, which he suspected to be
stolen, and told him the cause of his suspicion. The in-
spector asked him if he could prove the property was stolen,
remarking, that if be could not, the police could not'
interfere. He (wiener) told him that he could not prove it,
and the inspector said he should send a constable to see
about it. No constable, however. came; and finding that
the prisoners were leaving with the property, he milled in
the constable on the beat, but the prisoners in the meantime
walked away.—lnspector Campbell, of the P division of
police, deposed that on Friday last the peisoners were taken
at Kidderminster, while in bed at an inn. While he was
taking them to the railway station, the female said the pro-
perty was all right, but the person who had it would not
give it up unless she was set at liberty. The male prisoner
said that Mrs. Tomlin had demanded -V for letting them go
away with the property.—Both prisoners were remanded.—
Inspector Yates, of the M division, has been suspended by
the comsniotionersforhis alleged negligence.

HAIIMERSMITH.—DAKAOINO A Bntoan.—T. Hun.
day, C Jarvis, and IV. liaise, were charged with having
wilfully damaged one of the bridges on the Grand Junction
Canal, the three-arch bridge, Kensal-green.—The defend-
ants, with another lad not in custody, had, on the previous
afternoon, forted out with a chisel about 30 pieces of iron
which were ties to the stones, fur the purpose of stealing
the iron, which they were seen to hide in a hedge. Several
of the irons were produced, and also large pieces of stone
which had been broken off.—One of the off-ers of the com-
pany produced the company's act of parliament, and said the
bridges were the property of the company ; but Mr. Poynter
said that might be the officer's opinion, but he bad doubts
on the subject as to whether they were or not. Even if they
were so, there would then be a question if they were not
public property, for it had been held that even • tunnel was
so. He should remand the prisoners to consider the point.

MONEY MARKET.

WEDNEBDAT EVUINO.

The Bank broker was on the market to-day, a seller
of money stock to some amount, and these sales were
ollowed by others of more importance both for money
and account, by a broker firm known to act for same
leading parties oat of doors, and among them for cer-
tain capitalists intimately connected with the con-
tractor for the French loan. It was suspected that
the sales in question were made for account of the
capitalists referred to. Transactions of such a cha-
racter, assuming them to be as surmised,
would seem to be scarcely consistent with
the policy that might be expected to rule
parties interested in carrying out successfully a great
loan operation. They would wear the appearance,
in such case, of getting out of stock here, for the pur-
pose of carrying the proceeds to Paris for the support
of the loan there. Such a purpose might be tempora-
rily answered, but it is difficult to conceive that any
solid and durable advantage could be obtained by de-
-1 pressing the funds on this side in order to elevate
them on the other. If the object were merely to work
out a first successful account of premiums for the new
French scrip, the means might probably answer the
immediate end. On the other hand, however, the
calculation might be that this market was sufficiently
firm to bear the weight of a few hundred
I thousand pounds of stock sold upon it, with the pos-
t Bible absorption of more, at improving prices, as the
January dividend days are now drawing nigh, when
money will become more abundant and available.
Upon these various sales Consols, which had rea-
lised 844 for money and account at one time, gave
way gradually until they touched 831 for money. A
partial recovery then took place, and they left off
841 to 1 both for account and money. Reduced
Threes, 82/ to 3. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents.,
841 to 4. Loag Annuities, 81 to 4. Exchequer
Bills 2s. discount to Is. premium. India Bonds, 20s,
to l da. discount. Bank Stock, 1864 to 84.

The foreign market was almosi without business.
A single bargain was done in French Five per Cent.
Renton at 115 f., exchange at 2.5.80. Dutch Wo-and-
a-Half per Cents. were 54 to 41 the Fours, 821
to 4. Spanish Fives were called 16; to ; the
Threes, 271 to t. Portuguese, 20 to 2. Mexioan,
151 to 16. New Granada, 18 to 19. Brazilian, 77
to 9.
Money was rather in demand, and not so easy in
the house, but with no very sensible advance in the
rates at which paid. In the general banking and
discount market money may also be reported as not
quite so readily obtainable under full rates u before.
Banks are charging their customers variously from
7 to 8 per cent., the precise rate for considerable
amounts being matter of agreement. The discount
houses require 8 per cent., sometimes with, but mostly
without, commission. Good job lots are not unfre-
quently, however, taken in at less. In all these cases,
unexceptionable, if not what is called first-e'ass
paper, is meant, although for well-known and
respected customers the banks naturally show
some indulgence, and adhere lees strictly to thegue-
ral rule. Bills with not more than two months to
run may be done on more reasonable terms. Approved
bills at 'bur months have been charged 9 per cent.,
and in some instances 10 per cent., without commis-
lam. Much depends in all cases on the different con-
streetion placed upon the class and credit of the
paps presented for discount, and perhaps also per-
sona souiderations may not unfrequently be taken
Me eminent by parties applied to for accommodation.
The committee of the Stock Exchange, with that due
sward to the credit of the establishment, and
to their own good name as the responsible governing
power, have, as was expected of them, proceeded to
the investigation of the daring fraud practised upon
the members of the house on Monday, in the fabri-
cated despatch pretended to be received by eiwarie
telegraph from Dover. The party through wheelie*
despatch was first publicly communicated was, It is
understood, summoned before the committee today‘
and underwent a lengthened examination as to Ms
knowledge of, or share in, the transaction. Tbie pra.
cise nature of his explanations and exculpatesat ii
not transpire, but was laid to amount to this, that a
person brought him a piece of paper containing the
contents of the false despatch, the writer of which (is
Paris) requested the bearer to communicate it to him.
On being required, be is said to have produced his
books and papers before the committee, on the in-
spection of which it appeared, as reported, that he
had acted with good faith in the banana, and to his
own lose as well as that of his clients lie had pen-
ceedal to close their accounts and his own forthwith
at a considerable sacrifice--accounts then bearing a

profit—under the fall *on of the correctness at
the intelligewe so made known to him, and otherwise
had not entered into fresh speculations upon the
mat. The Lions are stated to have been
as , and the party consequently
I absolved from liability to reproach.
Assuming the general accuracy of these state-
ments, as reported in various quarters, and
which cannot, therefore, be exactly vouched for,
either in the whole or any specific part, it
remains to be known who was the particular commu-
nissat of the fabricated document to the person ins-
upon. It is clearly all-important that this
be ascertained, as it may be reasonably sup-
posed, indeed it must have already been, because of
~as the committee would exact such information
Area the party before them, who would anneal have
trusted a document handed to him by an individual
ttlimown, and would be naturally anxious to can
to all his knowledge of those by whom he had beim se
abased. The first link of a chain of villany
grossly
tle upon the discovery of this man, for doubtless
there are confederates behind. Although on this
head nothing has yet transpired, vet it would be vain
to deny that suspicions are abroad as to the party im-
plicated, which will doubtless be cleared up ••tafter.
The committee will in due time make their report, and
take their measures upon the affair. It cannot re-
main where it is.

A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Ryder,
Wienholt, and Co., was held to-day, bat we were not
able to obtain a copy of the balance-sheet.
A meeting of the creditors of Meters. Broths and
Co., the bankers, was held at Salisbury yesterday, at
the bank. The room was excessively crowded up
to two o'clock, the hour fixed upon to close the
business of the day. The trade as • and country
solicitors will be chosen next T y, the 23rd inst.,
in Baainghall-atroet. The amount of debts proved
to-day, it is said, exceeded 40,0001., several hundreds
of srediton having proved. Others were not able to
get in in date. It was stated to be the intention of
Mr. Comminiener Evans, alter the choice of assignees
and before a dividend is declared, to send to Salis-
bury a registrar of the Bankruptcy Court, together