The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-20 00:00:00

"No. la.—ln confidence.

" Dear e dare not accept your kind offer, as your
name is known here. You could do us a great service it you
could get us a /ot of 'blanks, 3d. and 6d. bill stamps, signed,
so that we could pay them away occasionally; we could fill
up the amounts to suit us. Now, such men as wheel your
samples about the town would do it, or any friend, because
we never lettbem come back. Our name need not be men-
tioned. Mr. Benson has accommodated us, but as he 'his'
leaving us we cannot ask him. If we could work about
12,000 in this way, it would avail us to give extended credit
to our customers. Now, if you could manage this depart-
ment it will be most valuable, and no risk to yourself, and
I shall be now at home to see all right. You can buy
any quantity of bill stamps. Send them all addressed to
me (privately).

" bestroylitis note.—Yours faithfully,
" ROBT. WHITE."
"Nottingham, May 4, 1860.
"Dear Sir,—l forwarded to you to bank. I received the
bql all right; do very well. Let me have the enclosed done
the flu st opportunity ; you need only let them sign their
names across. I can make them payable myself. You will
have the Birmingham and Bristol ground, as you have
done better than the former travellers.=Yourstruly,

" ROBT.
" P.S.—I prefer the printed bills. I now enclose some
plain ones."

"Nottingham, May 7, 1860.
" Dear Sir,—l shall be at Dingley's Hotel, Moor-street,
on Tuesday evening next. You had better come down and
spend the evening with me, as I want to tell you what cus-
tomers I shall give you in Bham (meaning Birmingham) ;
3 bills to hand safe, all right.—Yours truly,

" ROET. WHITE."
" Nottingham, May 7, 1860.
"Dear Sir,—Since writing you this morning I cannot
meet you in Birmingham. My leg has been bad the last
three weeks, which will prevent me starting for a few days.
We shall advise you for Birmingham next Monday. The
bills came safe. I have enclosed you a lot. When you get
hold of a party let him indorse about six with his name,
and another party six, and so on. Besides your salary,
£lOO, you are entitled to a commission of 2i per cent. above
£lOO per week or £4OO per month, from April 1. Glad to
see a nice order from Jordan, and to hear he has paid his
account.—Yours truly, "R. WHITE."
" Nottingham, July 9, 1860.

"Dear Sir,—lnclosed are a few bills. Please get them
filled up by your friends, and see that they Make them pay-
able at any of the banks named on the list, and you will
greatly oblige yours truly, " WRITE BROTHERS."
" Mr. Davis.

"List of London Bankers.—Smith, Payne, and' Smith ;
London and Westminster; London and ounty Bank;
Union Bank ' • Barclay, Bevan and Co.; London Joint
Stock ; Jones Lloyd, and Co. ; and Messrs. Robarts."
Witness, reexamined—Asked Mr. Davis if he
knew anything about Mr. Green's bill, as to who
accepted it. He replied that he did not, and added
that he got some one to sign it who was a stranger
to him, whose name he did not know, and he after-
wards sent the bill to Mr. Robert White. Prisoner
said he was sure about that bill, because they had
a customer of that name at Dudley, but that his
transactions were all in cash. Green's bill was
signed, he thought, at Bristol. Witness afterwards
showed him several other bills, among which was
one signed by Geo. Smith, draper, Birmingham, dated
June 13, 1860, for £23 3s. Prisoner said he got the
signature written in the same way. Witness had
since shown him five other bills, the signatures to
which he said were all obtained in the same manner.
These bills witness had received from Nottingham
manufacturers and others, and the amounts varied.

By Mr. Coope—When witness was at Plymouth
White said somebody would be responsible for the
bill drawn on Green. He afterwards said he had
taken it in a regular way.
By Mr. Coope—Davis told witness that he had
been at Jersey, but not by the desire of White. He
did not say anything about America.
By Mr. Cann—None of the conversation with
Davis was in the presence of White.
Richard Ingleman said—He was clerk with
Messrs. White Brothers, up to the time of their
stoppage in Nottingham. He had been clerk with
them for four or five years, and during that time
had seen Robert White write frequently. He was
well acquainted with his handwriting. = Believed
the four letters put into his hand were in his hand-
writing, but could not speak to the fifth.
Henry Williams, lace manufacturer , Nottingham,
said he was a large creditor of the Messrs. White,
and had ample opportunities of making himself
acquainted with Robert White's handwriting. The
four letters signed Robert White, to the best of
witness's belief, were in his handwriting. The sig-
natures of " Joseph Green" he believed'to be either
Robert or James White's. The fire bills produced

witness believed to be drawn and endorsed by the
same person as Green's.
John. Ingleman, the pay clerk for White Bro-
thers, produced the billhook. in which there was an
entry of the 20th June, "5,520," which is the bill
for £22 purporting to be accepted by Green. The
entry appears to be in the handwriting of Robert
White.
By Mr. Cann—Witness kept his petty cashbook,
and the bills generally passed through his hands.
The fire upon the premises occurred on the 23d of
I July, ands the firm stopped payment a few days
afterwards.

Mr. Chief Constable Hedington, re-examined—
When witness searched the prisoner White on
board the Cambria he found a receipt for passage
from Southampton to the Cape of Good Hope for
£47 Gs., from "Mr. It. Seymour," by which name
the prisoner v. as travelling.
Mr. H. Rogers, accountant, produced the billbook
and the country customers' ledger belonging to
White Brothers. The prisoner handed to witness a
list of customers' bills which he said would not be
met. Witness asked him why. He said they were
accommodation bills. He led witness to believe they
were got for the term by one of their travellers.
Witness prepared a list of accommodation bills,
which he placed before the creditors at their meet-
ing. Witness's attention was specially called to
them, and they were called accommodation bills,
and amounted to £4,470, but only £1,700 would be
paid on the estate.
Mr. Cowley addressed the Court, asking for a
committal of both prisoners on a charge of forgery.
The Mayor said it was certainly a most gigantic
system of fraud, which had been in a great measure
successful, but he should not commit them until fur-
ther evidence had been brought forward, and the
prisoners were remanded until next Tuesday.
The manner in which Davis procured the names
of individuals to the bills of exchange is curious,
and shows the reckless extent to which this syste-
matic swindling was carried on. In whatever large
town he was attempting to do business, he engaged
the services of the boots of the hotel in which he
was staying to carry his patterns out for him. This
being done he promised the servant payment of ls.
for each of the patterns, and said as each belonged
to separate manufacturers he required separate re-
ceipts, which he contrived to have written upon
bill stamps. These bills, with the signatures upon
them, were then forwarded to his employers for
them to fill up with what amounts they pleased, as
well as the date and name of the town.

THE MEETING OF CROWNED BEADS AT

117 ARSAW.

On this day the successors of the three Sove-
reigns who divided the kingdom of Poland will
meet at Warsaw. Perhaps the tryeting spot has
no special significance, and is only accidentally sug-
gestive of the common interests and traditional
policy which unite those great Powers. Order has
long since reigned at Warsaw. The full consum-
mation of the policy which Austria, Russia, and
Prussia were agreed upon in the days of our fore-
fathers has taken effect. Poland is scarcely re-
membered as a nation, and there are now not even
enough Poles to give a regiment to the army of
liberation in Italy. The success of that partition
has been complete and entire; and the three
Monarchs who enjoy the spoil can choose the an-
cient capital of the annihilated kingdom as a meet-
ing place, either ix forgetfulness that it must
awaken an old memory, or with the purpose o
giving a hint as to what hai happened to a turbu-
lent nation which kept its leaighbours in continual
uneasiness. However this may be Warsaw is the
city chosen for this important demonstration. The
fashion of Royal reunions has grown common in
recent days. The Emperor of the French, copying
the practice of his uncle, first introduced it. Pro-
bably he has faith in his personal influence at such
conferences, and he may not unreasonably expect
results roam his own peculiar facilities in the arts
of diplomacy. He came here and drew the silken
bonds of tie entente cordiale ; he went to Villa-
franca and settled in a morning all the points of
&Terence which had caused a great war; he re-
paired to Bad- n, and, we hope, convinced the Prince
Regent of Prussia how fa-2 from his heart was all
guile or cove:ousness as to the banks of the Rhine.
It was not his fault that he did not meet the Queen
of Spain the other day in an island which is still
Spanish. These friendly meetings of Sovereigns
have turned out so well that the fashion has been
followed at Toplitz, and is now again to be followed
at Warsaw.

It must be admitted that Napoleon 111. is by no
means exclusive, and is not at all afflicted with that
German mania of concentrating la creme de la creme
of human stupidity by churning it up with-
out adulteration. Perhaps he might even have been
induced to go to Warsaw, if properly invited. It
might have happened, also, that if Lord John
Russell had been encouraged to give an opinion he
might have represented another Sovereign at this
Royal party. It would have been pleasant to him
to compete with Count Rechberg in literary com-
position in the high monarchical interest. Perhaps
it would have been agreeable to him to show that,
when he had made his Sovereign declare from the
Throne that the only danger to Italy was the inter-
ference of foreigners, and when he had, three
days later, committed England to such an inter-
ference by a most absolute despatch, he had by no
means exhausted his powers of diplomatic versa-
tility. He might have had Vienna and her Con-
ferences in his memory. Spain, also, might have
liked to be there, tainted as she is with the vice of
constitutionalism ; she also might have found means
of talking Ultramontanism and divine right senti-
ments in good company. But this is a very exclu-
sive party which is about to take place at Warsaw.
There is no getting in there. People who have
desired to see en Archduchess yawn, and whose
quarterings have not entitled them to the honour,
have managed to intrude themselves into the sacred
sanctities of Teutonic society. There is the noted
case of Mr. Smith, freeholder and alderman, who in
the last generation travelled as the " Elector of
Middlesex," and was received with the honours of
a Sovereign. There was also the case of a Mar-
shal of the Marsh alsea, who travelled as the " Mare-
chal de Londres," and before whom every door gave
way. But no unexamined claim will be allowed to
pass at Warsaw. The Czar himself and Francis
Joseph and the Prince Regent are determined to be
very discreet as to their companions. Count Thun,
and Baron Bismark Schonhausen, and M. De Kis-
seleff, and M. de Schouwarhoff, and other orthodox
diplomatists of the old sc'iool, will, of course, be
there; so also, by special invitation, will Baron
Schleinitz and Count Rechberg though the
former is said to be " indisposed ;" but all
these will be the reporters and recorders of the
great debate. France seems jealous that her Em-
peror is excluded. The French papers have mani-
fested some strange symptoms lately. We never
saw a society-hunter go so far as first to advertise
that Mr Fashion had come to town expressly to be
present at Lady Plinlimmon's assembly, in order
that he might in another advertisement say that
there was an error in the announcement, and that
Mr. Fashion had not come to town in order to at-
tend Lady Plinlimmon's assembly, for that there
was much reason to believe Mr. Fashion would not
be present at that assembly. The French press,
however, have been doing something very much of
this kind. There were hints and expectations in
some of the French and foreign papers that the
Emperor was about to start for Warsaw—at least,
we suppose such may have been, for we confess we
never saw them, but the Patrie declared their ex-
istence, in order to oppose "the most complete and
formal denial to the assertion that the Emperor is
going to Warsaw." Unfortunately, the denial is
quite a work of supererogation. There was no
chance whatever of the Emperor going to Warsaw
unless he had chosen to demand it in such a form
that he could not be denied without a rupture. For
once these Northern Princes wish to be quite alone.
They have many little family quarrels to make up
and several little scandalous stcries about the con-
duct of their neighbours to talk over. It does cer-
tainly seem rather hard that the Emperor of the
French is not invited by these exclusive Northerns.
After Villafranca and Baden he might consider
himself quite in the set. It is especially ungracious
in Russia, after that " something written" which
exists between them, not to press upon her friend
a seat at her own peculiar little party. The world
is very base. Prussia has not a spark of gratitude
for the kindest intentions ; Austria doer not hesi-
tate to sit down without her generous friend, who
treated her so hospitably at Villafranca, and Russia
avoids the hand which if Germany had been but
kind would have offered half an empire.
But what are these three Sovereigns thus pub-
licly shut up in solemn conclave about to
do ? There seems to be a notion abroad
that they are going to right every wrong that
every European tyrant believes himself to have en-
dured. No doubt, the Pope timorousldythe hopes that
the Patriarch of the Greek Church an
of a Protestant and constitutional kingdom Regent
Iwi'l
coerce the rebellious Roman Catholics of Europeto
have again a temporal Prince for the head of their
Church. No doubt the King of Naples hopes that
a Holy Alliance is to be formed, the object of which
shall be his restoration.
of Austria hopes that No doubt the Emperor
defen-
sive, is to be formed whiceha ague,
lolffeent;saibvleeahnedr
tore
•
turn to the old me redi
keep down , maintain the Oencordat,
Hungary, and afford him an opportunity
of suppressing' that inconvenient semblance of a
Parliament which is now exhibiting so strange a
spirit of independence. Other discontented com-
munities also look to Warsaw. Even Switzerland
turns her eves to the absolute Powers, and, accord-
ing to the Journal de Geneve, expects that the

question of Savoy will be re-opened, and th e
southern frontier secured. The high monarchical
party throughout Europe ar e confident that a " pro.
gramme for a future Congre.is on Italian affairs will
be examined, and afterwards submitted for appro-
val to England and Fraace." All who love not the
events now in course of accomplishment see in this
Conference an alliance which is to speak with a
voice of power, and to say to the Italian Revolution
—" Flow back and leave the lands you have covered
dry as before." All these expectations will be dis-
appointed. The days are over when these three
Powers could give law to Europe; the time is past
when they would attempt to do so. There is no
longer that unity of purpose which existed when
the broad plains of Poland lay before them as a prey.
If it should be t.iat Russia is discontented at the
failure of any promise which that "something
written" may have involved, Austria and Prussia
must not trust too secur;47 to a breach which may

not be without possibility .of repair; if Austria his
romantic hopes of revenging Solferino she must
have her fears of events connected with the suc-
cession of the " sick man ;" and if Prussia dreads
the projects supposed to be forme.k in relation to
the Rhenish provinces she must ab:to
ear the jea-
lousy of Austria. There is no sufficient confideace
for the bold step of a Confederation, and it is
already whispered that the Prince Bege u t of Pius-
sa is even now bound to " accept on thh' occason
no engagements binding upon Prussia." 'i.`:he is-
ters of a million and a half of bayonets have a rifht
to speak, and will speak with some effect. -TeY
have not, however, the power to command; an. it
would be a grievous injury to the cause of ratiotAl
order in Europe if they should attempt to do .1,
To make programmes which are to be offered to 3.e°
rest of Europe for acceptance would be an impr-
tinence which the general sentiment of Eurpe
would certainly resent, and we cannot imagine tat
there can be the least foundation for such a sugps-
tion. The assembled Sovereigns will doubtss
come to an understanding as to some comm.
course of action to be taken upon the occurrence of
certain contingencies affecting their common Re-
' rests ; and the knowledge of such an understod-
iug, if it should be confined within reasonsle
L limits, will tend to the peace and quietude of he
• world. But beyond thisthey must not go, or orter
L may not long reign even in Warsaw.—Times.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL—OcT. 19.

There was a good attendance of both town and wintry
buyers at this morning's market, with a large consumptiva
business in wheat, which may be quoted at the exueme
rates of Tuesday . Flour was mere saleable, and Aneri-
can muse be noted 6d to is per barrel dearer on the meek.
Prime new oats as befixe ; inferior descriptions ;d ld
per 451 b lower. New oatmeal plentiful, and is per load
decline on the week. Barley and peas were unaltered but
little or none offering. Egyptian beans in good demand.
In Indian corn there was a fair demand, a A
nd meican
mixed add yellow brought 37s to 37s 6d pex qr., aboit 6d
per qr over late rates.

WAKEFIELD—OcT. 19.
The show of wheat was fair, and trade firm. Old and
fine dry new rather dearer, but the demand is not exten-
sive. Other kinds alines:: unsaleable. Barley dull, and 6d
cheaper. Beans is dearer. Oats and shelling were un-
changed.

EXETE
A fair business was done i
last week's prices :
Wheat, white.. 8s Od to Bs:6d Barley.. 48 6d to 5s Od
I
Ditto red 7s fid to fis Od Oats 3s 6d to 3s 9d
New white wheat. 7s tO 7s 6d; red, 6s 9d to 7s.
Flour, fine, 46s N 47s ; seconds, 44s to 458 per sack.
CATTLE.
There was a fair attendance of dealers at the market.
Business
Fat beef.p score, 10s to 11s6d
Pork carcases,do 1 is Od to 12s
Sheep, per lb. 7d to —d
Bough fat,

-OCT. 19.
the corn market to-day, at

Ewes, per lb .... 6d to 6id
Wethers, do. 6d to 7cl
Fat calves, d 0.... 61d to 01
Cid per lb.

COAL MARKET—OCT. 17.
Crrioes of Coal per Ton at the close of the market.)
Walls End.

Davison's West Hart-

s. d.

ley l7 8
Tanfield Moor Butes..l4 0
Eden Main 19 0

Walls End.

s. d.

Whitworth l6 6
Hetton ... 22 0
Kelloe ....,.20 9
Ships at market

Heugh Hall.. 20 6
South Hetton.. ..... 22 6
West Hetton ..20 6
Thorpe 2l 6
Caseoo 2l 6
Stewat Cr' 22 6
Tees .
South Hartlepool 21 6
;, 34 ; sold, 34.

COURSE OF E XCIIANGE.—YESTERDA.T.
Amsterdam
Ditto
ftotterdam — 11 161. rt. 17+
Antwerp
Brussels — 25 25 25 32i
Hamburgh
Paris
Ditto
Marseilles — 25 37l 25 42}
Frankfort on Maine —117 i
Vienna

Trieste
Petersburgh
Berlin

13 64 13 70
341

Madrid
Cadiz — 49 49A
Leghorn — 25 60 25 65
Milan — 25 40 25 45
Genoa — 25 40 25 45
Naples
Palermo — 1211 121}
Messina —121 f
Lisbon
Oporto
Rio Janeiro
New York — •• ••
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)....per oz. S 3 17' 9
Mexican Dollars OOO 9 9 0 5 2
Silver in Bars (Standard) 9 9 0 5 It
South American Doublons

THE MAILS.

MAILS DUE.

Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South-
ampton) •.. Oct. 19.
Do. (via Marseilles) Nov. 12.
Brazil and Cape Verds .. • . . • .. Nov. 6.
Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &c. .. Oct.
Bahamas and Havana (via New York) .. Oct. —.
Canada, &c. (via Galway) .. .. Oct. 20.
Cape of Good Hope, &c. Nov. 2.
China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampt.on) Oct. 19.
Do. (via Marseilles) Oct. 27.
Gibraltar (via Southampton) Oct. 19.
India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) Oct. 19.
Do. (via Marseilles) Oct. 27.
India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. Oct. 25.
Do. (via Marseilles) Oct. 19.
Lisbon Oct 21.
Cuba and Mexico Oct. —.
Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) .. Oct. 19.
Do. (via Marseilles) .. Oct. 19.
Vigo, and Oporto .. Oct. 21.
-United States, California, &c. .. Oct. 25.
Western Coast of Atrica, Madeira, Toneriffe .. Nov. 10.
West Indies and Pacific, Carthagena, Cuba, &o. Oct. 29.

BIRTHS.
MUNSTER.—On the 18th inst., at the Windsor 1141,
Moray-place, Edinburgh, the Countess of Munster, of a
_ son,

ORMEROD.—On the 17th inst., at 14, Old Steyno, Brighten,
the wife of Dr. Ormerod, of a daughter.
Poirmunu.-01. the 14th inst., at Brussels, the Princess
Theobald de Vismes et de Ponthieu, of a daughter.
STUART.—On the 18th inst., at Southsea, the wife of
Lieut.-Colonel William Stuart, M.P., of Kempston, Bets,
of a sen and heir.
WALKER.—On the 14th inst., at Castleton, Monmouth-
shire, the Hon. Lady Walker, of a son.

THE PRICE OF HOPS. The Indicateur of
Haguenau, in the Bas-Rhin, says :—" Business in hops,
which for some time was calm, has all at once assumed an
extraordinary animation, and prices, which'a fortnight ago
were
from 3GOf. to 330 f. the 50 kilogs. (about 1 cwt.), have
risen successively to 400 f., 420 f., 450 f., and even 500 f."
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