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

them to see if any cheque of Mr. Fearn's was
paid on that day, -xholly.or in part, in one-pound
notes ; but it did not appe..r that any of his
aeques were paid in that way. One of his clerks,
however, stated that ahout three or four o'clock on
that day, Mr. Thinuat Christmas, a clerk to Mr.
Fuaro, requested to have fifty one-pound notes in
exchange for four ten-pound notes and two five-
pound notes, M'llich were accordingly given to

Mr. TnomAs CHRIETMAS stated, that he was a
clerk to Mi. Fear:), but could not recollect having
exchanged the notes in qnestion ; he, however,
said, that he would not take his oath he did not.
After inuch hesitation and apparent unwillingness,
he at length acknowledged that he had exchanged
the four ten-pound and two five-hounds notes for
Mr. Butt, to whom he delivered. the fifty one-
pound notes.
Mr. GLoven from the Bank of England, inves-
tigator of Bank notes, stated, that the four ten.-
pound Bank notes which had been delivered by
Mr. Butt to Thomas Christmas, in order to get
exchanged, were paid on February 16, by Messrs.
Bond and Co. in part of the value of a draft for,
seventy-five pounds, drawn by Mr. learn, and
payable to Mr. Butt.:
• Mr. Joseph FCaril, a Stockbroker, stated, that
he knew. Lord Cochrane, the Honourable A.
Cochrane Johnstone, and Mr. R. G. Butt ;—that
lie had been iu die, habit of transacting business
for each of them in the pubic! Funds ;—that Coil
the morning on the 21st of February, he sold for
various persons Consols and (Thulium to a very
large amount, in the whole about 928,000/. Of
this sum there were sold fbr

onoiton. consoli.
Lord Cochrane - - 139,0001. N one.
Hon. A. C. Johnstone 120,0001. 100,000/.
Mr. Butt - - - I;; 1..000 ;68,0001.,
most of which had been purcha :od ia the course
of the week preceding ;—that r Butt often acts
for Lord Cochrane, in his instructions to buy and
sell Stock, and that such bargins are -always ac-
knowledged as correct by Loud Cochrane;—that
Lord Cochrane, Mr.' Cot:1)1111e 'Johnstone, and
:Nil. Butt, were with him by ten o'clock on the
morning of the 21st of February ;.*--that Mr.
Cochrane Johnstone took an ()nice for him in
Shot ter's-Court, (next door to the Stock-Ex-
change) Without his knowledge, and that be en-
tered it ou the morning oF the 2lst of February ;
—that although he sold :t great deal of Stock on
that day, yet (with the exception of the three
names above mentioned) he did not sell for any
one person above 53,0991. ;—that Lord Cochrane
bought 20,000/. of the Omnioni above-mentioned,
on Saturday Feb. 19, and Mr. Cochrane John-
stone bought 60,000!. of it on Friday, Feb. 15 ;
that he thinks Mr. Cochrane Johnstone and Mr.
Butt acted in concert on Monday, Feb. 21, :_l•
though at other tittles they have occasionally -.et-
ed different ways in the purchase and sale of Sto;A;
that the whole of the Wove business was done
fer the next settling day,,,
ant. not for money.
Mr. HICHENS, a Stock-broker, wa sent for;
but it being understood he ‘vris confined to his bed
with a severe fit ot- illness, Air. Wakeueld (one of
the Sub-Committee) waited upon him, and learn-
ed from hint, that although he had known Alr.
Cochrane Johnstone for sonic ye:trs, yet he had
not done any business fur him in the Pubic Pond::
before the present year,—that about the sth of
Feb. he began to make sonic purchases in (Minium,
which had increased to such an extent, that on the
I 4th of Feb. it ituionnted to 565,0001.—that of
this suns 200.0001. was sold on Feb. the IGtn, and
115,0001. on Feb. the Fith,—that the remaining
sum of 250,0001. was sold on the morning of Feb.
the 21st ;---drat out of this stun of 250,00u1 it %rip
stated by Mr. Cochrane Johnstone, that- 50,0001.
was for a friend of his, and he consented to be a
guaran-tee for any loss NVllHltnight accrue ;- -that
be does not know Lord Cochrane or Mr. Bott.

, Mr. SNALLSONE, n Stock-broker, stated that he.
had bought (a few days prior to February the 21st)
40,0001. Omnium for. Air. Cochrane .lohnstoue
and 40,0001. Oninium for Mr. Butt ;—that both
these were sold in the morning of Feb. the 21st ;
—that the bargains were made for the next Set-
tling-day, and not for money.
Mr. J. M. RICHARDSON (a Bookseller, but oc-
casionally acting as a Stoek-broker),. stated, that
on the afternoon of Saturday, Fel). the 19th, Mr.
Kitt applied to him to buy 150,0001. ()minim for
the next stttling-day;—that he had once purchas-
ed 20,0001."Omnium for him, and gained iths per
Cent, on the 'transaction ; but that be deciined
entering on so large n speculation as the one now
p'roprised ; that, however, he did purchase
30,0001. Omnium for 'him as he requested ;
and that he sold it on the morning of February
the 21st.

[From these statements it appears, that oar the
afternoon of Saturday, Feb. the 19th, the three
parties almre-mentiuned may be considered as
having purchased tor the next settling-days tlw
following sums, viz.—

Onminm• consols.
Lnrd Cochrane, . . X 139,00- None.
}lon. A. C. Johnstone, 410,000 £lOO,OOO
Mr. Butt, . . . . 224,000 168,000

Total, &773,000 £68,000

whole of which was sold on the morning of
Monday, Feb. the 21st.]
F. BALoarY stated, that he is a post-boy at the
Rose Inn, Dartford ; that on Monday, February
the 21st, he took up Mr. 11. Sandont and two
other persons at Dartford, in a post-chaise and
four; that he was ordered to drive over London
Bridge, through the • City, and over Blackfriars
Bridge, down the New Cut, towards the Marsh
,Gate ; that the inew-had cocked hats :i'ith a white
rockade in each 5' that the horses were decorated
With laurel ; that they came. from Dartford to
London in about an hour and a half ; that they
all three got out about two hundred yards from
the Marsh Ga:e. 'where they arrived about twelve
o'clock, and 'tying up their cocked hats, walked
off in round ones; that he knows Sandom very
well, but does not know tile other two ; that
these two others had blue great coats on, one
of which was laced across ; that one of them is a
thin man; and the other bad a rinindish face; that
he thinks he should know one of diem again, but ,

•t a sabsepint examination, Mr. i'earn.ix.pressed some
doubt UDC