The Sun.
London, England, 1840-11-10 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Yesterday Mr. Busscy, Governor of St. Giles's
Workhouse, waited on Mr. HALL, to ascertain if any
contributions had been received at this Court for the
relief of the poor woman who had given birth to a child
in a cab (an account of which appeared on the 30th
of October), as he had understood that several humane
persons had sent small sums to remunerate the cab-
driver for the manner in which he had acted.
Mr. HALL said that several sums had been received,
a portion of which had, in accordance with the request of
the contributors, been handed over to the cabman, and
as he was given to understand that the woman had dis-
charged herself from the Workhouse, he was at a loss
how to render her any assistance, her present residence
not being known.
Mr. Bussey said that he had occasion to call on her
in Belton-street, to give her parish relief, on which she
is at present depending, and it appearing that she had
been unfriended in her weak condition, some trifle had
been left with the Magistrates for her use.

Mr. HALL said the driver had been remunerated from
various quarters ; and out of the money in hand his
employer had received what he demanded for the use
of his vehicle, which in the first instance his man had
become responsible for, but as the woman's place of
abode had been found, she might receive 20s. to relieve
her present distress, and if it was considered requisite
she could get a further sum, as it was left to his discre-
tion to apply it. Within a few days a person, signed
" B." had sent 1/. Is. ; and that with other sums re-
mained, after giving the cabman ample remuneration for
his trouble.

Mr. Bussey said she was denied a character from her
last place, and he thought her a fit object for relief.
Mr. HALL desired be might be applied to again, if
necessary.

THE VACANT BisnorßlG.—Every friend' to
the cause of conciliattox and of the education and moral
improvement of the country must look with anxiety to the
appointment which the Government will now make of a
1:17,h0p to the See of Meath. Wo trust the Government
will bear in mind the importance of this appointment. The
Bishop of Meath is, ex officio, a Privy Councillor of Ire-
land, and takes precedence next to the Primate and Arch-
bishop of Dublin : he presides over an extensive see, and
it is manifest that his influence, if properly directed, could
produce most important results,—•Dublin Evening Post,

ALLEGED MYSTERIOUS ROB-
BERY OF TWO BAGS OF GOLD VALUED
AT FOUR THOUSAND POUNDS.

TO THE EDITOR OE THE SUN.

Sut,—l have to request your correction of a most
exaggerated statement which appeared in a Sunday
Paper of yesterday's date, and is copied into this
Morning's Journals, headed " Mysterious Robbery of
Two Bags of Gold, valued at 4,0001." The facts are
these :--A blank bill of lading having been found
amongst the ship's papers, purporting to be for a ship-
ment at Lisbon of two small parcels specie (not bags),
freight 1/. for the two, by the Company's chartered
steamer, the " Wilberforce," which were not forth-
coming on her arrival, the usual prudential mea-
sures were taken by the Company to trace the
robbery, supposing one to have been committed, but
the alleged consignees not being in possession of a
bill of lading, and other circumstaeces, induced the
belief that the packages had never been received on
board, and that the blank bill was left on board in Lis-
bon by mistake.
The researches of the officers in whose hands the
matter was placed, have not tended to alter this origi-
nal impression, and the advices received by this day's
packet arc such, as to leave no doubt that the appa-
rently missing specie was never shipped at all.
The utmost value of the two parcels taken together;
as would appear by the amount of freight, would not
have exceeded 200/. The specie was not consigned to
Mr. Hartley, nor was that gentleman in any way con-
cerned in the affair ; and the introduction of Mr. Hart-
ley's respectable name was at least uncalled for. The
low rates of freight on specie by the Company's vessels,
of half per cent., is the best answer in respect of smug-
gling. The specie is received at Lisbon, and delivered
at the Bank of England, under the shipper's seal, and
the.bills of lading signed " Contents unknown," in pre-
cisely the same way as adopted by her Majesty's packets.
I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
JAMES ALLAN.
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation

Company's Offices, 51, St. Mary Axe,
9th November, 1840.

THE BUBBLE BANK AGAIN !

(From the South Australian Record.)
We lately noticed, at some length, the disgraceful
conduct of the concern calling itself the British and
Australasian Bank, established in No. 55, Moorgate-
street, London. Since that time some important facts
have come to our knowledge, with which it is our duty
to make the public acquainted.
It was known to Mr. Frederick Boucher, who is de-
signated as the Manager of the Bank in London, that
his brother, Charles Boucher, on whom the bills on
Adelaide were drawn, had left Adelaide for the Mauri-
tius ; and with the knowledge of that fact—with the
knowledge of the previous proceedings of his brother
and Milne in the Colony—acquainted with all the parti-
culars of the South Australian Agricultural hoax—did
Mr. Frederick Boucher draw bills and give credits on
Mr. Charles Boucher to an amount, as far as we have
ascertained, exceeded 60,0001. sterling. No arrange-
ment was made to provide for the due honour of
these bills in the event of the death, or absence, or
otherwise, of Air. C. Boucher ; and the result has
been not merely distressing, but absolutely ruinous to
many poor persons who brought out here these bubble
bills for every sixpence of cash they possessad in the
world, and who cannot, of course, obtain an advance
of even a shilling in the pound upon their credit or
security ! Our readers naturally suppose, from these
facts that a nefarious swindle has been practised upon
these unfortunate persons by the Moorgate-street
Bank ; and we admit that either that conclusion must
be arrived at, or another which, consistent with honest
intentions, is so opposed to the admitted cleverness of
the parties concerned, and displays such total ignorance
of all banking and mercantile matters, that there cannot
but be some hesitation in adopting it. Letters have been
received addressed by Mr. F. Boucher to Mr. C.
Boucher, advising the shipment of 300 dozen bottled
ale—draft would have been more appropriate—the
realised proceeds of which were to be applied to meet
the bills drawn upon him from Engiand. Nay, with a
liberality characteristic of the concern, Mr. Charles
Boucher was obliged with authority to draw bills to
the extent of 10,0001. on Mr. Frederick Boucher to
pay drafts drawn by Mr. Frederick Boucher on Mr.
Charles Boucher ! The only unfortunate obsta'le to
this original scheme for establishing banks in the Co-
lonies would have been, that neither of the established
banks in Adelaide would have cashed, and none of the
merchants that we know of would have taken, the
bills of the one brother on the other, or, in fact, ad-
vanced five shillings on the security of either ; so that
if Mr. Charles Boucher had been present in Adelaide,
the same fate would have attended the bills, and they
would have been all sent back to England dishonoured
and protested.
We earnestly trust that means will be taken in Eng-
land to advertise intending emigrants of these circum-
stances, and that they will in consequence be enabled
to avoid the ruin and distress that has recently been
suffered from the gross negligence or misconduct of the
parties whom we have named.