The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-26 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, F'RIDAY EVENING, MARCH 26, 1869.

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

Closing business
Share NAME. Paid. Price. done
10 Agra Limited, A all 121 131 13 4 1
15 Do B lO 41 44 4:
50 Albion
00 Alliance, Limited
20 Anglo-Austrian
20 Anglo-Egyptian, lira ally 191 2 1 201
20 Anglo-Hungarian
20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 51 44
40 Australasian
20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13
20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. .8 5 1
25 Bank of Egypt
20 Bank of Otago, line.
25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32
50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39
10 Bank of New Zealand all 17 13 174
50 British North American
20 Chartered of India, Austra-
lia, and China all 21 22
25 Chartered Merc. of India.
London, and China all '94 304
20 City IU 12 121
100 Colonial 25 351 401
10 Consolidated, lint.
50 Delhi and London, lira
50 East London, lint y 2 •
1
20 English and American, lint 10 ••• •••
20 English Bank of Rio de Ja-
neiro, lint lO pr 1p
20 English, Scottish, and Aus-
tralian Chartered
281 Hong Kong and Shanghai
Bank Corporation all 85 37
281 Do new if 1 li
100 Imperial, lim 2O 164 171
20 Imperial Ottoman io 224 124
25 lonian all 35 27
25 Do new 5 11 4p
20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 31 34
100 Do sp. c. Debs.lB64, 30 all 76 75 78
30 London Bank( of Mexico
and South America, lint. 20 5 4
100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 32 28
20 Do new 74 54 41
100 London &River Plate, lira. 40 10 11 604
25 Do new 10 24 3P
20 London Chart. of Australia all 244 2b
20 London and County 2O 49 51 50
50 Do new, iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll •:. •••
London Joint Stock 1 52 lx
London and South Arican al I "
00 London & S.-Western, Urn, 20 11 9
150 London & Venezuela, lint_ 121 •• •••, ,„
100 London and Westminster. 20 6.4 634 ''' 1
100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O
100 Merchant, lint 25 5 3
10 Metropolitan, Ern all 74 71
100 Midland, lint 2O 11 1
5 National of Australia
25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 Id 1p
100 National Proviuc. of Eng'd 42 ••• ••• 146
10 Do ...
50 National.
20 New South Wales all 41 43
20 North-Western 7l
25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 43 44
40 Provine. Bank. Corpo., lint lO i i 44
00 Provincial of Ireland 25 81 90
10 Do new. all ... •••
100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 25 15 13
100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 5 6
25 Union of Australia.... all 461 474
100 Union of Ireland, lira
50 Union of London l6 36 37 36 • i

EXTENSIVE FORGERY.

A few days ago considerable excitement was produced
in commercial circles in Birmingham and the district by
the information that Mr. George II arrop, of the firm of
Harrop and Somerville, London Works, Smethwick, had
absconded, after committing forgeries to the extent of
several thousands of pounds. The news was the more stag-
gering because the firm was generally regarded as one of
high position and integrity, and was supposed to be doing
an extensive home and continental trade. Mr. Harrop
and Mr. Somerville have carried on the partnership busi-
ness at Southwark for several years, and, at the time the
former absconded, they lived together in lodgings at Har-
borne. A fortnight or three weeks ago Harrop went to
London,tostensibly on trade matters ; but a few days
afterwards he wrote his brother a letter, in which
he confessed his defalcations, and intimated his intention
to leave the country. This letter, of course, led to an inves-
tigation, which resulted in proof of forgeries of accommo-
dation bills by Harrop to the amount of several thousands
of pounds--£7,000 or £B,OOO, it is believed— the Bir-
mingham and Midland Bank being the sufferers.
Besides this Harrop collected and appropriated a
large sum of money from customers in London,
the accounts of some of them being scarcely due. The
forger is accompanied in his flight by a younger brother,
but there does not, so far as can be learned, appear to be
any grounds for charging him with complicity in the
frauds except after the fact. The works at Smethwick,
we are informed, were stopped on Tuesday ; but whether
the defalcations of Harrop will lead to the permanent sus-
pension of the business, is a question upon which no facts
are yet to be obtained.—Birmingham Post.