The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-27 00:00:00

BA NIA OF ENGLAND.

An Account,
.pursuant to
cap. 32, for the week endini
uf Nov., 1862:

he Act 7th and Bth Victoria.
on Wednesday, the 26th day

ISSUE DEr
A otes issued ......X28,732,880,

'ARTMENT.
Government Debt 411,015,1 C 0
Other Securities .. 3.634,900
Gold Coin & Bullion 14,082,880
Silver Bullion ....

£28,732,880

£23.732,880

BANKING I):
t i oprietore Capi-
tal 414.553,000
Rest
Public Deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis-
mis stoners of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-

:PARTMENT.
Government Sean-

titles (including
Dead WeightAn-

nuity) V £11,113,992
Other Securities 19,320,t 93
Notes
Gold and Silver 936,113
Coin

counts) 7,390,865
Other Deposits 14,376,780
Seven Day and
other Bills 792,809

£40,220,413 I
W.

£40,220,443
MILLER, Deputy cashier.

Nov. 27, 1802.

LA W---THIS DAY.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
(Sittings at Nisi Prius,•at Westminster, before Mr. Baron
Martin and a Special Jury.)
LEIGH V. THORP—ACTION FOR SEDUCTION.
In this case, the jury being unable to agree, the Judge
discharged them from giving a verdict.

THE GREAT BANK PAPER ROBBERY.

This morning Buncher, Cummings, Brewer, Burnett,
G riffiths, and Williams, were again placed at the bar before
Alderman Cut ett.

Mr. Freshfield appaared to prosecute; Mr. Lewis de-
fended Brewer and Mr. Peter, Buncher.
The first witness examined was,
_ _ _ _

John Stanley, who said—l am a bricklayer residing at.
Shipcott-lane, Birmingham. I know the prisoner Griffiths,
and have done so for many years. I have helped him on
his farm, when I've had no bricklaying to do. I als)
assist at a public house called the Old Robin Hood. I was
waiting there in August and September last. I recollect
Griffith coming there at the time accompanied by another
—the prisoner Buncher. They had two or three cups of ale.-
I waited on them. They were in the public parlour I
have seen them twice in all at the house. It was about
three o'clock one day and sir. the other. They remained
over half an hour. Before they went away on the second
occasion, Griffiths said, " This is Mr. Buncher, he's going
back to London to-night."

By Mr. Pater—l cannot now swear whether Buncher
was present at the time. I don't know exactly whether it
was August or September that I saw him.
George Smith—l am a carpenter, residing at Overton. I
was employed at the Laverstoke Mills in 1860. I was then
engaged in work with Henry Brown and the prisoner
Brewer. I recollect on the 13th of July last seeing Brown
at Overton that Sunday evening. Litchfield was with him.
I noticed Brown had a black bag in his hand. They were
both walking in the direction to Laverstoke. I walked over-
towards my own home, but when I passed the Laverstoke
Mill I did not hear Brown's footsteps. Brewer lived up the
same lane that Brown's father does. I afterwar& saw
Henry Brown come on to the end of the lane, when Brewer
came out to him, and in a few minutes they went into the
house. I don't think Brown saw me, neither do I bolieve
that he went that night to his father's house. It was
twelve minutes past ten o'clock in the evening when I
saw Brown near Brewer's house.

By Mr. Lewis—The first time I ever mentioned this cir-
cumstance was to Frampton, a policeman, at Overton, ow
last Saturday week. I was paid half•a-crown for the in-
formation, but not by the policeman. A gentleman from
he mill paid me and promised me my expenses attending
here. I was not employed to do a "watching job." I don't,
know why I listened, but I recollect I did. The reason I did
not speak about all:this before was because I did not know
that atybody wanted to know. I will swear it was on the
13th of July, in the present year, on a Sunday, that I met
Henry Brown. I can't be mistaken about the day. 1 will
positively swear I saw Brown enter Brewer'e house. The
constable first came to me to find out what I knew.
din't go to him.

John Litchfield—l am recond foreman at the Laverstock
pacer mills. I have been engaged during the last ten years
—4,,,,facture of paper there. The river on which the
note numbered 31, tuv is pria.o, u••••-• ir
mills. It has not gone through the process of glazing. It
has not undergone any pressure after size-drying. The
rupee note paper now put into my hands was also made at
Laverstoke. That also has not undergone the process of
glazing. Unglazed paper is never sent from the mills to
the Bank.

Mr. Freshfield said the note which the witness had
spoken to was the forged note printed on a portion of the
stolen paper, and which was presented at the Bank on the

4th of November. The rupee paper referred to was a por-
tion of that found at the lodgings of tho prisoner
Griffiths.

By Mr. Lewis—A person might take paper from the
size drying mill without injuring it very much.
Mr. Lewis —What mark is there on the paper by wlNich
you can identify the paper as that made at Laverstoke
Mr. Freshfield—T apprehend the answer to that question
will be injurious to the public service, and therefore I think

it ought not to be answered.
Mr. Lewis—l have no doubt the Bank of England has
its secrets, but I don't see why the witness is not to a•l.-
sner my question.

Alderman Cubitt—l think the question ought not to be
put.

Cross-examination continued— Ho could not be mis
taken about the rupee paper being manufactured at Laver -
stoke. He had known forged paper brought to the mills,
but he had never said it was manufactured there. In
the forged paper I recollect there was a water -mark. I
never said it was so like our genuine mark
that I could not tell the difference. I will
swear the water mark in the note 31,109 is that of
the Laverstoke Mill. Brown's father has been discharged
from Messrs. Portal's. I knew some time ago a master
key was lost, and I also know now that a key NZ been
found in one of the doors of tho mill. Old Brown was
discharged two days after the key was found in the lock.
The key produced by Webb the constable is a master key
of the mill.

Rodert Tilcock, sergeant of the City Police force, said—
On the 6th of November I went with Webb to 85, St.
Paul's-road, Kennington. There was the name of " Jack-
ton, engraver," on the door. Webb told the prisoner Wil-
liams, who answered to the name of Jackson, that he
ri f fit hes, admitted
who
was ensi
gm
wanted to speak to him about a copper-plate he had sent to
Birmingham. Williams denied sending the parcel; and
also said he knew nothing about it. Webb showed hin; a
copper plate,
it
pl.:at,e,anand dsaaifdterhesodnaide
ith esfoitratGion he
custody for printing forged notes, :and that he had worked
for him for years.

Mr. Freshfield said that was the whole of the evidence
ho intended to lay before his lordship. Upon that he should
ask for the committal of all the prisoners for trial. He
should also ask that Williams might be committed sepa-
rately for having engraved a portion of the forged plates:,
and the other prisoners together. Of course at the Old
Bailey all th 9 prisoners would be indicted separately.
Mr. Pater wished to know if the whole of the evidence
against Buncher nad been produced.
Mr. Freshfield said he had given quite enough to
justify the committal of all the prisoners.
Alderman Cubitt said he was quite of that opinion.

Mr. Pater contended that no prima facie case had been
made out against his client Buncher, and therefore that he
ought to be discharged. _ _ _

Alderman Cubitt said he had fully made up his mind
that Bhncher was implicated in this robbery, and therefore
he should faii in his duty if he did not send him with the
other prisoners for trial.
_ _

After a few words from Mr, Lewis on the pai t of Brewer,
who contended that forging a bank note on genuine paper
was not an offence under the act relied on by Mr. Fresh-
field,

The whole of the prisoners were fully committed for trial
at the next sessions of the Central Criminal Court, to be
held on the 15th of Dec. next.

SHIPPING-THIS DAY.

LONDON, Nov. 27.—Wind this day at noon—West ;
moderate breeze, and fine weather.
CIDEENSTOWN, Nov. 26.—Arrived—Bertha, from Per-
nambuco.
BELFAST, Nov, 26.—Wind W.—Sailed—Glengarry, for
Grenada.
HULL, Nov. 26,—Wind N.E,—Arrived—Harriet Eliza-
beth, from Quebec.
Hayti.
Nov. 26.—Wind E.—Sailed--Constance, for