The Sun.
London, England, 1814-03-12 00:00:00

ii2PORT OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE

OF THE
STOCK EXCHAN GE,

RELATIVE TO THE LATE FRAUD.

COMMITTEE-ROOM, MARCH 7.
The Sub-Committee of the Stock Exchange, ap-
pointed to inquire into the Circumstances re-
lative to the late Fraud on the Public, have
unanimously agreed upon the following
REPORT.

It appears in evidence, from the examination of
various parties, and is already well known to. the
Public, that a person representing himself to be
Colonel It. Du Bonrgh, Aide-de-Ca►np to Lord
Cathcart, came to the Ship-Inn at Dover, about
one o'clock, on the morning of the 21st of Fe-
bruary. He stated, that he bad just arrived from
the Coast of France, that be brought the intelli-
gence that l3uonaparte had been slain in battle,
that the Allied Armies were in Paris, and that
Peace was certain. . He immediately ordered a
post-chaise and four to be got ready ; and after
having dispatched a letter to Admiral Foley at
Deal, comnimunicating to him the above informa-
tion, with a view to its being forwarded to Go-
vernment by the Telegraph, set off with all expe-
dition to London. This pretended Messenger has
been traced all the way to town, and it, appears
that about a quarter before nine o'clock, he ar-
rived at Marsh-gate, Lambeth, where he alight-
ed, and get inta a Hackney-coach, in which be
was taken to No. 13, Green-street, Grosvenor-
square.

It likewise appears in evidence, from the exami-
nation of various persons, .that (whilst this grand
plot was carrying un from Dover to London) a sort
of ander-plot was also carrying on from North-
Ilea to London. For, on the same morning a
person of the name of Ralph Sandom, who
had absented himself from the Rules of the
Eing's-Beach, set off from North Fleet, in
company with two other persons dressed as Fo-
reigners-, in a post chaise to Dartford. When
they arrived. there, they got into a post-chaise and
foe.- for London. They decked the horses with
laurel, and directing the post-boys to drive over
London-bridge and through the City, they circu-
lated on their way, the same news as the pretended
Bourgh, at Dover. This chaise passed over
If' Ic'.-.friars-bride, and stopped also within a short
distance of the Marsh-gate.
The Sub-Committee, for various reasons which
it is %tanecessary here to allude to, refrain from
nrikiniA any observations on the evidence which
they it ire obteiaal relative to this subject. They
therefore commuocate it without a single com-
ment. Their only object has been -to endeavour
to find sh- riaoir .1 agents in this disgraceful
and d:al;onourable transaction ; anti they are
b-appy to state, that there is every reason to hope
that the chain of evidence which they have been
enAled to obtain, will finally lead to a full dis-
cover of the offending parties ; at the same time
ey have the satisfaction of being able to declare,
tlitt it does not Appear t!:at any Member of the
Stock-Exchange has i.ieen implicated in the know-
ledge or participation of a measure which would
Ii inevitably rendered him liable to expulsion
froin the kionse.

It is unnecessary here to state the time and
attention which the. Sub-Committee have devoted
to the investigation of this subject. Theycannct
however, refrain from noticing the great ditbeul-
ties and delay which they have experienced in
obtaining informaticin on those points, which
could have enabled them to have brought their
labours to a vivre speedy and complete issue. For
though they have had every means of assistance
voluntarily rendered to them by his Majesty's Go-
vernment and by the Bank of England, in those
cases where it was very essential and desirable,
yet having 'no legal power to compel the atten-
dance of persons whose evidence would have been
of the greatest importance, they have been obliged
to resort to a more indirect mode of procuring the
information on which their report is founded.

Although the Sub-Conunitiee, in thus present-
ing the irsult of their labours, may be considered
as virtually dissolved, yet they beg leave to state,
that they are ready and willing to continue their
exertions, as long as they may be considered ne-
cessary. They are in possession of still further
itifortnation on the subject, ‘shicli it is considered
proper not to disclose at present, and which they
hope and expect will eventually crown their ef-
forts with complete success.

C LAURENCE, Chairman.
CHARLES NeI,IHNE, Deputy CbairWan.
13ENJANI!!%1 OAKLEY.
LEWIS .INDKEW LIE LA CHAUMETTE.
roPt IEII 'FERRY.
FRANCIs -WAKEFIELD.
FR.II%;CIS BAILEY.
JOHN LEWIS.
C'APEL.
WILLIAM HANIMOND.

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE.

TIMMAS SHIL!_ING stated, that he is a post-boy
at the M.:rquis ot Granby Inn at Dartfoul—that
he took np a person ab,ont half past seven o'clock
qo-tNionday morning, February the 21st—that he
(hove thL, wheel horses—that when the gentleman
got into tt e cl aise, the waiter asked him if he
knew of any newA, to which he replied that " it
wee: all over :"—that ''hen the iroiter asked him
what he meant by its being all over, he said that
Buomiparte was torn in a thousand pieces, and
that the Cossacks fought for a share of him—that,
at tbc. same time he said this, he was in the
chaise—that, he ordered the pest-boys to drive
rind that they accordingly did drive very fast
for the first three miles, but when thcy came to
Bexley Heath he told them they need not drive so
tast—that tic said his business was aot so parti-
cular now, since he though the telegraphs could
not work.. t•shilliog replied that he was sure they
could not, as he knew all,the telegraphs ;—that
the gcntletnan .then looked out orthe chaise-win-