The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-25 00:00:00

I knew then that Barber was doing more business
at that time than at the time he commenced. After
we found the exteht of the debt due from Barber
we gave Mr. Cauderoy a letter stating that we
would not wake Barber bankrupt for 12 months.
That was about April, 1862. I discovered that
Goodburn and Crowther had, without wentoledge or consent, entered into an arrange
Mr. Cauderoy. They had taken warrants torn the
box without my sanction and delivered them fro
time to time to Mr. Cauderoy, who was to suppl
that saltpetre to Mr. Barber, and Barber was t°
repay him in refined saltpetre. Cauderoy gave or
with
clerks a memorandum that he would pay the money
when he sold the saltpetre. When the discovery'
wag made Cauderoy had warrants to the amount of
upwards of £9OO, which he ultimatelar Paid
they
the
money for. Ido not know what arrange,enent
Without
made with Barber; they credited Cauderoy
my consent. I told them not to trust Mr. Ca116,,e-
-roy in any transactions. There were 40 or 50
counts opened. Goodburn had the management tb
them, but he was not authorised to give credit. ge
did not come from me from time to time when hi 4
delivered the warrants. He had no need to do eche
as he had general instructions as to the limit ot
every account. I had unlimited confidence in Groe;
burn, and I do believe that, with the exception
this account, no other account has been in error.
have not found out that Goodburn has derived the
least benefit frr m Barber's account. The discoverli
took place in March, and he remained withme
on
June, when he resigned. He was most assidu;
in making up the accounts of Barber. I find at
every item has been entered in my accounts fv"ci
Barber. I have gone over every item, and am bOull
to say I have found them all correct.
Mr. Laing, on being re-examined byMr.Wr9ntherc
said—With respect to the transaction of Croulbaere
which I told Mr. Sleigh was entered in our bo,"•9'
and which we received the brokerage, that was t;_te
transaction about which I had the conversation
with Crowther, and in which he admitted the goods
were his own, And which he had bought with til,e
moneys of the firm. Barber paid me part in eas'
part in tartaric acid, and part in saltpetre. I raeel3,
by that that when we sold the tartaric acid, "
placed the proceeds to his account, having purchas"
the raw material for him. If that had been carrie"
out in all subsequent transactions it would
been quite safe. The ledger would show tvbile
goods had been bought for Barber, and what h. „
had paid in respect of those goods; but the securittehp
do not appear on the face of that account. Ette_t
are libue
party's securities are kept separate, aid
carried through the ledger. I did not exarnine the
securities, but took Goodburn's word that they sv,.
sufficient to cover the balances. If he had
tamed the warrants until the goods had belt.
paid for the account would have been perfeet4
straightforward. It was no matter what t'er
balance was so long as there were securities to eoic,
it. I know nothing about the Liverpool tratli,
tions 1858, in which the saltpetre was sent ~,to
rect to Barber's premises, without the warre",,e
being retained. It that was done, it must bAroy
been by the prisoners, and was not done with bet
consent or authority. I have not supplied Bags
with a single artic.e since the discovery of the s'"ri,
of his account. The £9OO was realised by sect/ th
them
which Cauderoy held. I have told the hem),
not to give Cauderoy credit. Cauderoy failed te,
debt, and I was one of the inspectors of his eottl
That was in Nov., 1857.
The cross-examination had lasted a considerable
,
time, when Mr. Wontner said Mr. Barber's pure,
amination would, most likely, occupy several breed
and it being already late, the case was adjoalt"to
for a week, both the defendants being admitted
bail the same as before.

COUNTRY MA RAL2 S.

.i,

COLCHESTER—Nov. 22. aiillf
tbe
A fair supply of wheat at market, but trade Wa9 if
pries per qr lower. Fine samples of barley keep 11) to-
c and seconds Is cheaper. Beans and peas were
changed in value. .21,, 36°
Wheat, white 46s 52s Beans, Mazagan • • ,-;- 420 •
red ..42s 48s middle &
23035 s 23968 s oruall. 0
Barley
Oats . gray ....
Peas, white. ....... 43825 s 4,2,

—Nov. .
river°
We had a moderate supply R
of wheat 22 f from the -0 eck'fl
to-day. Trade slow, and prices rather under last 17,0 ed
rates. Foreign wheat was dull, and in some instarte' ot
cheaper. Barley was not much inquired after. 03//$
beans were dull.

CHELMSFORD—Nov. 21.
Ihe supply of foreign wheat to-day at the market:c°
large, and the trade much depressed. Even the best
_5,40,4
pies could not be sold except at a reduction upon prev_!, et,
prices of ls, and inferior 2s per qr. Barley also 10 iOw
..,...11 other Spring corn a slow business. / 4G4
Whet, old white...37s 63s Yeas, Partridge 3s 5 400
390 43e
01fred....43275e 448958
White 398
400 so
new :,'3J3 46s Dun ....... 350 :',5
Barley .. 2bs 356 Ditto new .... "7,0 390
Chevalier ..28s 38s Beans, Tick, old ::
Grinding 22s 30s new. • —45 400
Chevalier . ..... ,66
Man...., neW.•,..-S 3,50
Iss 66975 s Harrow Ticks ..359
30
Oats 20s 28s Mazagan ......•

KIRKCALDY GRAIN—Not.
off
gll3ili;
To-day there was a large supply of allkkids rele
Sales slcw. Wheat mid barley at is decline 0'
prices. Oats sold at last week's rates.
Wheat. Barley. Oats.
First....4os Od 2BB Od 221.0d
Second 49s Od 295-Od 23s Od
Third....s4s Od 32s'Od 24s Od

COAL MARKET.
trrioes of Coal per Ton at the close of the IngrXet'
0, rig
s. d.
Bell's Primrose .15 0
Carway and Duffryn
Malting
Do. Anthracite 21 6
Byass's Bebside West
Hartley ...16
Wylam ..17
West Wylam 16
Hastings Hartley l6
Holywell
Davison's West Hart-

c
.10 5
Cassop ..... • ' '
.18 $
Acorn Close ........ is a
Eden ..... ' 18
... 9
Hedley ...... •• •
.11 6
Harton ......... .19 6
South Hetton ...... • 19 9
Hetton ...... • .....
.18 5
Broddyll's Hetton.• ' .19 5
Hartlepool.. ........ 9
Trimdon Hartlepool
.15 3
South Kelloe..• ••• •• 19 g
Heugh ...... 9
West Byron ....... '.ll
Thorpe ..........
.18 5
South Hartlepool•••• °,lB g
Framwellgate •.•.,15 9
Tunstall ........ '•',l7 6
Wharnelifle ...... ''
•,19
Haswell ...........
Ships at market, 97 ; sold, 72.

Walls End'

ley 16
Tanfield Moor 15
West Hartley 16
Grey's West Hartley 16
Eden Main 18
Lambert's West Hart-

0
3
0
3

lev 16
Craighead Steam 14