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LONDON, Flllllll'. NOVBMBRE 28.

they never paused to consider that the risk they'
sought to avoid might probably be rsudered un-
avoidable by the very means adopted to escape
from it. For these repeated sales have, of °muses
lowered the market valise of the shares of several
banks; the fall in the price of the shares is remarked
by depositors;—they presume that some reason must
exist for a shareholder seeking to get rid of his pre-
sent liability, and that resew, they naturally con•
elude, is a knowledge that the position of the bank is
unsound. They coosequently withdraw their balances,
and probably communicate to others their reasons
for doing Ite; the fact at any rate becomes patent
to those in the habit of receiving their cheques;
distrust spreads; the position of the bank is weak-
ened, and it may eventually be plunged into serious,
or perhaps even irretrievable, diScalties. And ell
_ _

this evil may be brought about by means of a few
panic-stricken shareholders, ignorant or forgetful of
their rights or liabilities, and who have chosen to sell
their share at almost any price, instead of endea-
Touring first of all to learn what grounds really or
probably existed for their vague kers. To assume
that they were bound to rely on any reassuring state-
ments that might be made to them in reply to their
inquiries, would, of course, be unreasonable ; but the)
might at least ascertain bow far the unfavourable
rumours which reached them could be traced to any
trustworthy source. For ourselves, we have invariably
found on inquiry that the mysterious hints and inti-
mations we have received touching one bank after
another resolved themselves into the merest hearsay.
When traced es far back ss possible, they either
appeared to have grown out of the most trifling facts,
or were utterly repudiated by the supposed authors.

In a few months the shareholders of all the Joint
Stock Banks will have,at the meetiop, an opportunity
of insisting upon a well•authenticsted statement of

their position, and upon a thorough and searching
audit for the future; and in the meantime, as they an
neither rid themselves of their liability, nor ascertain
the true condition of the various banks, it argues little
vetdorn on their parts to imperil their own fortunes,
and those of hundreds besides, by sacrificing their
shares at any cost, and thereby proclaiming to the
public their want of confidence. If, when the proper
season arrives, they should find the directors unwill-
ing to take the steps neteseary for furnishing
well-
guaranteed and precise statements of amounts, and
for securing a thorough and searching audit, it will be
high time to retire from a position which may then
undoubtedly be regarded es one of some peril. If, after
thelterrible warnings given by the Tipperary and Royal
British Banks, shareholders or depositors are obtuse
enough to suffer matters to remain in their old condi-
doe, we can only say that they invite knaves to
plunder them ; they place temptation in the way of
honest man, and if they suffer from their own folly
they have no claim either to the sympathy or assist-
ance of the more prudent or mon fortunate portion
of the public.

Elie Court.

IT was of coarse to be anticipated that the recent
disgraceful failures would give a sever, shock to the
eoufidence the public had hitherto reposed in Joint
Stock Banks, and the effects of the distrust thee
segesdered have been seriously aggravated by the
samestary pressure which has existed for some time
peat. The public mind has consequently been peen-
lianly disposed to give attention to every idle or
malicious rumour resecctiog these useful establish-
ments, and for some weeks those rumours have been
inusually rife, pointing now at one bank, now at
another, although in some, probably in all cams, they
were utterly devoid of foundation. It is impassible to
exercise too much caution in giving the countenance
of toleration even, to these flying reports. There is
unfortunately a class of persona who possess a morbid
taste for calamities, and who hover shoat society like
birds of ill omen, croaking of peril and rain which
their gloomy forebodings sot infrequently aid is
eonverting into sad realities. An idle suggestion, an
incautious word, in times of fisencial crisis, I. re-
petted eagerly; growing, like all ealamnies, as it
woes from mouth to month, it reaches at length
• portentous sae, acquires a most formidable power.
and too often preclume the moat calamitous results.
So tender is the fabric of commercial credit, that the The Counter: of Jersey and Lady Clementin_
most airy fiction has power to injure—the most or Tinian have arrived la Berkeley-equate, from the Ballad
founded rumour, if widely spread, to destroy it for a Hotel, Brighten. The estates. sad her ladyship will leave
while. At such • time as the present the seeds of tows is • few days be Middleton-park, Osfordshire.
mischief fall upon a soil only too ready to motive The Earl and Coont°°° Gra°eill• entertained a
these, take root rapidly, and bear their Alagerous wdect circle at Maser, at their =asks is Bruton-street,
fruit. When reports of commercial pressures» float. /arterial"'
fig about, banks are especially liable to the evil we Lord and Lady Overdone and the Hoe. Miss,
the latest arrivals at Bright...
have indicated ;at such periods moat sage are dia. "snow Lloyd an says
of the departure of
posed to be prudent, but prudence rapidly degenerates the Dyke sad Deane of Richmond, Lady Ceenlia Gerdes
into suspicion, suspicion into panic, and widespread Leman, and suite, hoes Gordon Cutlet, for the tooth :
rain ensues. Depositors withdraw or diminish the, t. The departure of this noble fatally is always matter of
balances when the credit of a beak is hinted at; the Mat regret is this Vieller. Their limes disleen• •
bank is compelkd on its part to call in its loans and PrihellY he•Pileihr is the ha eea *Gig 'salsifies'', sulk,
limit its accommodation, crippling very seriously the lee the:me:w e e
het hwe 11 frequenta
wte 6eb visil
etg baby th ibla ale'
clad a poori
~woes of commercial men ; and when the Beak how
radio. " hoe 'mew.
of England makes no advances on stock, and restricts The seat brother to the late Mr. Lockhart,
its discount to short iated paper, bankers cannot so was John Gibes* Lockhart (late editor of the Quarterly
readily convert their securities into cash. Although Reins, sad son-la law of Sir Walter Soon), who died at
is reality solvent, it needs bet a somewhat severe run Abbotsford la November, 1864. Velem there is a distil...-
to tempi a back at such a time to stop payment. tion to the contrary, ha is likely, therefore, to be seceseded
The float blow may be given by mere idle or la big .°l°lll lkbbb 'slit of eMbirto. Hope ie °it abthyloyd
misehisvons pa,
-1111 '1°11"a of whom swim gtbfeMr. jtMio;l44l's eldest ditaaehter',wSoophia Seott.aug
in London—the pests of the club and the counting- The ootooKey of installing Dr. Tait, the newly-
bows ; or it may happen that some customer appowted Bum% of Leaden, win take place at St. rears
of the bark, annoyed at finding the acootomodatios Cathedral on Tbanday apt. Dr. Tait will mesh his Sgt
De has hitherto received soddenly limited, whispers sumo*, as Bisbee et Linde., is Suede, afternoon lest, at
his suspicions in the ear of a friend, they are repeated 14L.hoon'it Piooodalb is the oceisio• a the n-oteoioll of
as certainties, the blow falls, end huodreds are at mem that @bulb after the mew 11"1"1"
involved in partial or total ruin. The Herald envyenvywith regard to the see of Ripon :
—"Ti. days age Lord Palawritaa hesitated between two
Against interested or silly mischistinakers of this of the divtiley presseeses of Cembriege. Ilemething escorted
kind Joint tkock Banks poems no WOW of defence to tem hie anomie, weer way, end be a week part the
whatever; mil our readers can seemly Knowles the nest probable same. have been Mr. Dab, the vitae of St.
amount of injury which has already been done by Peewee sad Mr. Basra**, the motor of St. 011"'"`"
these floating and vague reports, the authorship of the-Fields. Hither of those vembil de msdit to Lord Pal-
which it ie in most c see impossible to trace. Bub "11111whbh ;1111611; peubamlylbel we
neirontell" the
of allaw sak
sport from this *moo of injury. the ohoroholdoro ery
will be Is favour of the snood of the two, who is the
themselves have been absurdly active in aggravat- 'lmam and more vigeteus nee."
ing the evil. It was ipirtectly natural that the We (Glasgow Daily Mail) understand that mid
ightful amount of suffering inflicted on in- the 1,0001. subscribers is this efty to the Aden* gblr
westere of this class by the failure of the graph Illetsrpvies is Mr. Thinkers', she gesemled bib gab
Tipperary aid Royal British Banks should have setietioe es Saturday.
created serious alarm in the minds of others similarly We (Gblegew Daily Mail) lel" that the large
situated. We cannot be surprised that they should fettle plea, by Cooper, was sold to a geatlemen in the ireu
at last have become alive to the fact that no amy of Weer' yesterday, by Mean' &awe end Masada, for We
w.
respectable names on the direction was • gum:tastes g By the kindness of an otiose of the Court of Bank-
against mismanagement, or even fraud; that bank reptey, Robles was permitted yeetenlay to am his wife—
audit. were as valueless, and ea loosely een. the last tine, it was aid, that he would be enabled to do se
dotted, as those of other sompanies; and that dig As twisty Pen ever whisk his misses a liso•-
while they were solacing themselves with the Per",„„t"•°°t°°l°-
The marriage of the Hereditary Prises of Tuscany
centemplation of magnifiesat statemests of so.
eiaiaaa
Of
asemaela
dewirsettisiiPriseesswithaas of Bezoay was celebrated at Dres-
counts, and indulging
became and dividends, the huge mass of fraud It is stated Paris tha grist t
the reigning Emmen of
was perhaps about to topple down and sweep their It
will *mg ffthe th the e
who!. aeons of existence away with it. The timid, In whweekaftwbpor the Imperial Prince
without waiting either to consider their true legal tangoes, the yews, heir to the throne is reiwswatad with
position, or to ascertain on what basic their property the Woad Carus of Logien .f Reeser, Gadded'', la
actually stood, have hastened to sell their shares es the Bares's lap.
the first whisper that has reached them respecting The lad Parlist from C°lldootiooPlo, the Ifydupe,
their particular bark. They did not reflect that by beceght is Fames term meg Toekish *aeon, who me
se Peril whit the inentlea et somplatiag Ms*
so doing tin y could got gee rid of their liability, litLitary leg
idoeutoo.
but were still subject for three yeses onward to General Rogdanowiteb, of the Russian artillery,
be called upon as contributors In the event of faller*. she he. b.., „d.„4 by the gsp„s, Almada to write
They sever thought of what the probable smelt of ea 'Metal Way et the sage of esbasespe Ms salved la
t his harry to sell would belt it fond many imitable i Pura.

WINDSOR, Nov. 27.

The Quota, with the Prince of Wales, walked in
the Rowe•park this noes*, sad visited the Duchess of
Kent at Frogman.
The Priaeese Royal sad Priam. Al.. also walked is
Rene park.

Prinet Albert, aosowponlost by Fetus Frederick Willis*
of Prisons, went ost shooting.

A deputation of the visiting jadeite of the Middlesex
Lusatia Asylum ►ad as fats/view with Sir George Grey
yesterday at the H...-lion. The deputed°n consisted of
Sir A. Spasms. (shairatea of the Boswell Commis-
dollen), Mr. C. H. Cottrell (chairing. of Colney-hatch
Colasitte.), Lord Robert Grammer, Mr. Townes& Mr.
Woodward, Mr. Hallowell, Mr. B. J. Armstrong, Colonel
Elegy, Mr. Augoatin Robinson, Mr. Frani. Bosley, Mr.
W. P. Bodkin, Kr. George Dodd, 'self Mr. Thomas Toner.
Mr. Pale had an interviow with Mr. &enter, Ulm-
share yesterday at the Coloaial-oSies.
Mr. asunder' (the Steretary to the Great Weston Rail-
way Compeay) sad Mr. Arthur Heathen (et the General
Post. °Mee) had an iaterview with the Chancellor of the
Rachiquer yesterday, at his cartel residence in Downier
west, as the veld«t of the Gloaceater sad Hereford mail.
The ladle's! Committal of the Privy Conseil eat pester.
day. Tho appeal from Bombay, "Mode. HOIVIII*4II r.
Canada.. .a ot►en" (pert heard), was concluded.

PRUSSIA AND NRUFCRA'TEL.

Letters from Berne of the 24th inform us (says
the Independence Beige of yesterday) that on the
morning of that day, General Dufour arrived
there on his return from his mission at Paris.
According to the rumours current at Berne, the
General has brought with him propoesla of an
arrangement, which the council immediately took
into consideration. M. Nara, President of the
Neufchatel Council of State, and M. Aime Humbert,
Secretary of State of the same canton, have arrived
at Berne. in order to acquaint themselves of the prc-
positions brought by General Dufour, end to give
their opinion upon them.
It is anticipated that the Log of Prussia will
allude to the subject of Neufchatel in his speech to-
morrow (Saturday) in opening the Legislative Ses-
sion, and this passage in the speech is looked for at
Berlin with anxiety.
In a letter from Borne, to the Paris Prose of yes-
terday, it is observed that the Swiss federal authorities
before procoeding to the release of the prisoners, de-
mand 'wide, guarantees that that act shall •bo
followed by au acknowledgment on the part of
Prussia of the independence, of NeufohateL It is
believed at Berne (according to this correspondent)
that France, without contracting a formal engage-
ment, hes promised to employ iss good offices at
Berlin to obtain this result. It is also thought that
the Western Powers are firmly opposed to the em-
ployment of coercive measures on the part of Pruasia.
The Presse enters into details respecting the
strength of the Helvetian army. These forces num-
ber in all 162,943 men ; to there we may add the
Cantonal troop., numbered at 40,000, and 12,000
Swim, who can be recalled from Naples. There ire
thus upwards of 200,000 men at the disposal of the
Swiss government.

A RUSSIAN MEMORANDUM.

We read in the Fordot yesterday :—" Many journals
persist in affirming the existence of a Russian circular
relative to the attitude taken by the courts of London
and Vienna in the question of the rectification of the
frontiers. Oar oorrespondent at Berlin informs us
positively that no such circular exists, but that Prince
Gortchakoff kas transmitted to the reprreen-
tide's of Mania abroad a memorandum re-
leave to the questions of Bolgrad and the
lea of Serpents. Prince Gortchskoff insists
upon the necessity of the reassembling of the
Congress. The despatch which accompanied this
memorandum does not, sayo our correspondent, bear
the character of a circular note; it is without im•
portant*"
The aims correspondent adds that the representa-
tives of Ramis have been directed to communicate
the above•mentiooed memorandum to the govern-
ments of Ragland and France, and to call their
attention to the opportunity for amicably terminating
the dispute by a conference.

SPAIN.

A Madrid letter of the 23rd states that the Flamm
Minister has made a treaty with the Bank of Spain,
in virtue of which the latter undertakes to pay the
forthcoming half-yearly dividend on the exterior
debt.

The Revisits Hadar of Madrid has ceased to ap-
pear, in consequence of the Minister of War having
Issued as order of the day declaring that the Queen
did not think it a fit journal to b, read by the army.
This makes the fourth paper that has disappeared
within a mouth, the other tbrce being the Nano', the
Corks, and the Association.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(PION OM OWN

PARIS, TAIMIDAT KYIXING.

The foreign mails to-day bring sews front many
quarters, which goes far to confirm the existence of
the intrigue which I d oed yesterday. The
official organs in Berlin, confident of support at the
court, as distinguished from the cabinet of London,
state positively that England has consented to a second
Cosgresi, and several of the Belgian journals, with-
out having any precise information, went something
in the wind and take notice of confident reports that
the Boigrad question is as good as settled. This,
however, is not, as I have the strongest remelt for
believing, the case. The French, the Pnts-
elan, and even, possibly, the Austrian gc •
vernments may think that the extraordinary in
fiance brought to bear upon Lord Pahnerston's dc-
termination is so strong that he must give way, but
it is certain that up to this afternoon nothing is
known here to warrant the supposition that the
English minister, relying upon the support of the
country in a straightforward course, does not still
hold his own. The government journals repressot Eng-
land as still recalaitrant,tod have evidently received
tweet instructions to protest against the presence of
our ships in the Black See, and to recapitulate the
arguments for a Congress.
The Bourse has been very good. Although doubts
were entertained as to the realisation of the expecta-
tion held out yesterday that the Bask of France
would take bills with nventrfive days to run,
a report that the Bank of England was
likely to lower its discount to six per cent. bad a
considerable effect upon the market, and it was con-
firmed that the Bank of France is in au improved
position. The Rents rose 600. for cub, and 60c. for
amount, closing at 68fr. 86e., and 68fr. 85c. Mobi-
lier rase 40fr. The Lyons Railway rose 22fr. 600.
Mediterranean, 23fr., and the other lines from Mr.
to 10fr.

The Marquis d'Autonini, the Neapolitan Mioister
at the wort of Freon, whose departure has fre-
quently been prematurely announced, left Paris this
morning at 7 o'clock, promiedinir direct to Brussels, to
which court, it may be remembered, he is also accre-
dited. The Zisdspaidoises sage he has ordered his
furniture and choice cellar of wine to be sold.

u It is stated," mays th• dissembles Nagionals,
" that the Remiss ;overman h about to Had to Posh as

as Multi to the embassy of Cent Hissoliff, Prison
Joaseapolf, who is married to the daughter of Carat de
Hihsaisplarra. who bed married a niece of the fawns
Potesalla. Prises Joasoupoff le you's and possesses as
Inman firma.. He has beta ordered to heap up great
state. and ha kw already seat orders to rest a large hoses
sad re famish It la t►e nest splendid style."

The oisoolation of tboo Nord of Broom. Is, a( dm 201 b,
Wm prohibited at Vieaaa by tbe polio aatiteritise.

h:Paris latter in the iroevalslisdepandatua says :-
4* A legacy of 1,000,000 k. has beta left to the Areardatioa
of Arils% but with the cooilltioa that Baroa Taylor, presi-
des& of the weosiatiss, low pereenally to Algeria to idlest
It. The age sad health of the hero*, sad the semis of the
year, mode hiss hesitate far a earnest, bet We zeal fn the
lassitaties has detemissii him to undertake the *wag
with cereals preesetkar."

The amid Coma of Fribourg has jut granted
u amnesty to the panes. mated daring the late riots
Maths* to the demon of revisit's&
A letter ken Amsterdam' oreatioeis the Inset in
that sty of a MU Imhof., wb hod 00001,60701, dovotk
on of Wasik. et tbo Nethorloodo Doak, to got s forged
kW for 12,000 lariat dioeosatod. It lo sided that be had
Wm kiGt of tbo sumo *parker Wed Is hie pesteedee, to
Vie elessat el NAN lute.