The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-04 00:00:00

SUSPENSION OP THE HULL AND EAST
RIDING BANK.

1 Considerable excitement was created at Hull
yesterday morning by a rumour which was very early cit.
enkted to the effect that Messrs. T. and R. Rarkaa's bank,
known as the Hull and East Riding Bank. lad stopped, and
in all parts of the town numbers of people might be men
clustered together in earnest couvemation respecting the
affair, whilst Scalobate, the place where the business of the
bank was carried on, was crowded during the
early part of the day with perilous eager to get
information respecting the affairs of the bank. The follow-
ing notice was posted up on one of the shutters
' Messrs. T. and R. Raikes and Co. deeply regret being
obliged to suspend payment. The accounts of the bank are
being made up, and will be submitted to the creditors in
a few days.—Hull, June 3, 1861."
The bank is one of the oldest in Hull, and the business
transacted by the company at one time was very consider-
able. The company drew upon Currie arid Co., of London,
and the name of Currie was some years ago included in the
firm, but is not at present. Since the stoppage
some years ago of Messrs. Harrison and Watson's bank
scares any event has happened in the town that has mused
greater seusation, or a more general mint to be felt.
It had been for some time past rumoured in the town that
the bank was in a declining position, and the majority of
the depositors have recently reduced their balances at the
bank to such an extent that the company have experienced
a more than ordinary drain upon their resources, and to
the want of confidence on the part of the depositors is
partly attributed the suspension at the present juncture.
Mr. R. Heiken, a most active partner, is a very highly re-
spected gentleman, and is an hart Hiding magistrate The
liabilities are not yet known, but it is asserted that they
will not exceed 40,01)1W., and that the assets are sufficient to
pay nearly 10e. in the pound.

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corps went by specialtrain to Wimbledon, for light infantry
and battalion drill. On reaching the windmill on the com-
mon ten rounds of blank cartridge were served out to each
titan, and notwithstanding that the rain fell incessantly all
the afternoon, the 61e nail volley firing was very good. 'The
battalion, after two hours' drill in the wet, preceded by
their two bands, marched home through Waadsworth,
Clapham, Acre-lane, to Camberwell, where they were dis-
missed. The iospection of the battalion by Colonel
M'lliurilo is fixed for Thursday, June 20.
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