The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-31 00:00:00

UTTERING FORKED 51. BANK OF ENGLAND NOTES.

.Richard Crunzp Barford, convicted of uttering forged
Si. Bank of England notes, was also brought up for
judgment. The prisoner, a labouring man, 47 years of
age, dressed in a white frock, and having the appearance
of a smith, uttered four forged Si. Bank of England
notes, at separate times, at a beef and ham shop in
Leadenhall-street. His practice was to go to the shop,
purchase a small quantity of ham and beef, and give a
forged Si. note in payment, receiving about 4/. 18s. in
change. On presenting the fifth note he was appre-
hended. Six years' penal servitude.

THE CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY AND
THE STOCK EXCHANGE.

In consequence of the resolution of the committee of
the Stock Exchange declining to recognise any further
dealings in the shares of the Crystal Palace Company,
the directors have caused the following letter to be for-
warded to the committee :

" Crystal Palace, Oct. 29.
" Sir,—The directors have had under their considera-
tion to-day the resolution of the committee of the Stock
Exchange, passed at their meeting on Monday last, to the
effect that—' In consequence of the extraordinary conduct
pursued by the directors of the Crystal Palace Company in
denying the validity of transfers of shares which had been
registered at the office of the company, the committee
would not recognise any further dealing in the shares, and
direct that the name of the company be struck out of the
official list.'
" I am directed by the board to say that the committee
appear to have misapprehended their intention, which was
only pending the inquiry into the extent and nature of the
frauds in the transfer office, to give a general notice of the
existence of an irregularity in regard to every transfer in
which this was detected, but without drawing any inference
or conclusion therefrom, as to the ultimate liability of the
company in respect to the shares.
" I am now, however, desired to state that our directors
having had the whole subject under their anxious consi-
deration for some time, and having obtained thereon the
opinion of eminent counsel, have determined that it is in-
cumbent on the Crystal Palace Company to recognise the
transfers of all shares which have been duly entered in the
register of shareholders, and upon which the usual certifi-
cate of registration of transfer has been issued.
" Acting in accordance with the above, the shares thus
on the register will be entitled to a dividend, and recog-
nised as shares in the company.
" It is proposed to give legal effect to the adoption of
these transactions by exercising to the requisite extent the
power to raise additional capital vested in the company by
the act of parliament of last session.
" I am further desired to mention, for the information
of the committee, that as the directors find that the exist-
ence of so large a number of shares—amounting to nearly
24,000—in the hands of a very numerous proprietary leads
to great expense and intricacy, and also affords facilities
for the commission of frauds of the nature of those lately
practised, they have determined to exercise the powers
also given them by the same act to consolidate the shares
of the company into stock.
" The directors, in conclusion, desire tie to express their
hope that this explanation will be satisfactory to the com-
mittee, and that their resolution will not be confirmed.—
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
" GEO. GROVE, Secretary.
" To the Secretary to the Committee of
the Stock Exchange."

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

We have again to report the arrival of a very moderate
supply of English wheat up to our market this week, coast-
wise and by land carriage. To-day the show of samples
was limited. Those of prime qualities sold at Monday's
currency, but other kinds met a dull inquiry, at that de-
cline in value.

The imports of foreign wheat are only 10,960 quarters,
but the supply on offer was tolerably extensive. Importers
were very firm, but the amount of business doing was by
no means large, at Monday's quotations.

... .
Fine barley was scarce, and quite as dear as on Monday.
Low qualities met a dull inquiry.

The malt trade ruled steady, at late rates.
We had a dull inquiry for oats, and damp parcels were
rather chewer.
Beans, piaas, and four realised Monday's quotations.

1 Wheat. Barley. I Malt. I Oats. I nom..
r.r?sgillsio.. .. 2,020 410 1,970 I
5,7000 I 1,070
Foreign 3 i 10,960 3,170 / 1 9,990 1 3510 brls.
seks.