The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-21 00:00:00

BANKERS' HOLIDAYS.

Annexed is another letter received on the inte-
' resting question of bankers' holidays, as presented
in the case of the recent frauds upon the London
and Westminster Bank. Of course the subject is one
which can be extensively ventilated, and various
opinions are likely to be entertained of the pre-
sumed practice, but if clerks are inherently honest
they need not fear any such regulations. The
recent attempted forgery on the London and County
Bank is a sad illustration of the progress of crime ;
the culprit, who was originally a clerk in the esta-
blishment, having previously been convicted of a
similar offence, his term having only just ex-
pired :

"Sir,—ln your impression of yesterday a bAnker's
clerk writes on the above subject, with refernee to the
recent frauds on the London and Westminster Bank,
that in that establishme,t it is not compulsory in clerks
to tike the annual fortnight's leave of absence, and tEat
it is not, granted with a view to the detection of fraud.
Now Gilbert, in his "Practice: Treatise +.n Bankinv,"
Section If., under the beading, "The Rules tf D.s-
cipline—flolidaye," says, "It is desirable, on several
accounts, that all the officer+ of a bank, and especially
those who are entrusted with cash, or other property,
shoul I once a y,ar have leave of absence for at least
a week or a fortnight. This should not even be
optional—it ought to be a fixed rule with which they
should be expected to comply. Again, another advan-
tage to a banking establishment from the absence of their
clerks is, that it furnishes an additional guarantee for
their honesty. We have known instant-s of frauds
being carried on for several year; by clerks who were
constant in their attendance, while a single day's al.-
Fence would necessarily have led to a detection of their
dishonesty." _

This is from the general manager of the London and
Westminster Bank, aad it is but reasonable to suppose
that the principles here laid down for the guidance of
others are those acted upon in the establishment under
his control. However, be tbis as it may, from whatever
motive the leave of absence is granted, the discovery of
the recent frauds proves the correctness of the principl,,
and unfortunately every day's experience teaches us the
necessity that ixiAs for searching investigation ; and so
far from its being a slur, as your correspondent consi-
ders it, it is the duty of every honest man not only to
submit willingly to, bnt to court, investigation. I must
apologise fir trespassing thus upon your valuable space,
and am, Sir, &c.,
Liverpool, June 18.

ANOTHER BANKER'S CLERK.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

LONDON, June 21.—Wind this day at noon, N.E. ;
light breeze, awl fine clear weather.
PLYMOUTH, June 20.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Onward,
from the Cape of Good Hope, with troops. Sailed—
H.M.S. Bloodhound, for the Eastward.

Orr PORTSMOUTH, June 20. Arrived—Maidstone,
from Port Philip ; Von der Heyds, from Dautzie for Mel-
bourne.

COWES, June 20.—Wind W.—Arrived—Charles, from

SOUTHAMPTON, June 20 —Arrived—Cambria (s), from
Alexandria, with 40,0001. iu specie and 15,420 ounces
gold.
CARDIFF, Jane 19.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—lnlade
Staveami, from Monte Video.
OFF PLYMOUTH, June 19.—Arrived—Araby, from Ho-
bart Town.

PENZANCE, June 19.—Wind W.—Arrived—Medway,
from Melbourne.

QUEENsToWN, Jane 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrived--Ham-
mond, from Rio Grande,
CORK, June 19.—Wini S. --Arrived—Eliza BAWOLI.
rom Barbadoes.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning.

Wind S.

Arrived—Duke of Cornwall, steamer, from Dublin ; Ann
and Elizabeth, Cardiff ; Alarm, Newport ; Ernest Augus-
tus Swansea ; L'Etoile and Carolina, Carentan ; Cambria,
steamer, Alexandria.
Sailed —Duke of Cornwall, steamer, for London ; Nor-
tham, steamer, Alexandria ; La Poule, Cherbourg.
LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning.

Wind S.S.W.
Arrived, 20th.--Norman, from Cobija • Arago, Para;
Retriever, (ss), Hamburg; Oriental, Trinidad ; John Law-
son, Buenos Ayres; Alexander, Gonaives; T. W. Burne,
Baltimore ; Justitia, Gilboa.
Arrived, June 21.—W. V. Moss, from New Orleans ;
T. H. Perkins, Philadelphia ; Elias, Manilla ; Bos-
phorus, screw steamer, Antwerp ; Marvel, Antigua ;
Elliott, Sandarlie; Gabriel, Licata; A. H. Stevens,
Callao ; Rowena, Buenos Ayres ; Mary Hyler, New
Orleans.
Sailed—Free Trade, for Sydney; Trempleman, Lima ;
British Queen, screw steamer, Havre; Politena, Havan-
nah.

(BY SUBMARINE ♦ND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Monday Morning.
Wind E. ; tido last hour's flood ; weather fine.
Arrived—Gladiator, from Alexandria; Jenskea, Hook-
seal ; Theodor Reimer, Genoa ; Mercur, Leghorn ; Ema-
nuel, Christiana ; Bristol, Trinidad ; Stag, Dantsic;
Cactus, Memel; Christina Maria, Dantsic.
Arrived, June 21.—A beona, from Havannah ; Zephyr,
Landscrona ; Planet, Colombo.
Sailed, June 20 —Kielmansegge, a., for Hamburg.
DEAL, Monday Morning.

Wind N.E , light.

Passed in toW:lMaidstone, from Melbourne, for London.
Passed —Dana, and Jullsicker, for Cardiff; Sophia,
Corfu ; Manly Hill steamer, Faro ; James Shepherd, frow
Valparaiso—all from London ; Masonic, from Hull, for
Ancona.

MR. D. JONES, M.P.-We can give the most unqua•
lifted contradiction to the report that bas lat,ly been
going the round of the paper, that Mr. D. Jones, the
member for this enmity, is about to be raised to the
peerage.—Carmarthen Journal.
Tin-re is no dou, t (-aye the Gardener's Chronicle) that
Government is preparing in earnest for subtuiting to
next session of Prirlinwent an estimate for the now
wanted conservatory at Kew. Piano are already in
preparation,
and it. is said that Sir Charles Barry has
been consulted upon the subject.

SPORTING NOTES.

4-.7-NEWCASTLE7ANDXSELMSFORD;
Perhaps, as promising a:lot-4--2-yr-tilds as ever El,-
tPrect 'the racing arena wers seen at ,Stockbridge •
Thursday last. Musjid carne through his engng;,,,w.
with flying coloors, and ha is lik(ly for some time 1-
h.ard of to advantage in the market. F! ha.
a sweet action, and he seems altogether a ".
horse." Sir Joseph Hadley is itdCed foft,:nate •
man, and,- -with his:small private stu::1; he Ltv.
monopolised all, the good things _of the the turf .
season. Three stakes alone went to his share at Stock-
bridge. The defeat of' Eclise by Fit Roland, and the
wretched exhibition made by Sedlosty, crated nolitth
suriirise, and people were pozaled to account for the
running of the Findon horses. Perhaps thetrue cati,
of Eclipse's defeat may be fotind in his inabilly to ersy;
and the only rrasoi abic whielA can g
oi•Sk dburfa ',he fact of the horE:::'s
pieces. lam not Fi, litrwan'iteverthrow, u
I am inclined to believe that he would nevtr have
down before the lumbering IgnOrainui if the rice had been
strnisger. Perhaps tbroughAn: the year torfites do 110'
assist at a plea .anter meeting than that which was celk-
brated at Stockbridge on Thursday last, for not only is
the course most _picturesquely aiivated, and the racing
Inset interesting and important,
,but the herpiulity
which is dispensed by Jf:lhn Pay at Danebury,"and ibt
cordial welcome which is extended to all cornet.:,, render
a trip to the locality doubly agreeable aLd an "event "
to be remembered.
Sporting men will have their time and attention fully

occupied this week, for racing will t,ike place "all over—t7:t
I country." Southern turfites Will scarcely care about tht
long and tedious journey to Newcastle, where, however,
the prinoipal sport would be quite good enough to draw
them so far North if there
.were not mettle more attrac-
tive nearer home. The policy of limiting the meeting
on the banks of the Tyne to three days admits of no
question, for although it will deprive the miners of a
day's holiday_it has materially improved the programme.
Five races will be decided each day, and they are
likely to be marked by incidents of more than an
average importance. The Members' Plate has twenty
nominations, and Martlet, - Pete," and Meta seem the
most attractive names. Of the trio my preference
for the three-year-olds. Should—Longrange go to the
plot for the North Derby, he is not likely to meet an
opponent formidable enough to make hioa strike hi,
colours. The Tyro Stakes will, perhaps, go to tithe'
Marseillaise or Meg Merrilies, and the latter will, per
baps, be the winner. For the Licensed Victuallers'
Stake I shall select Evelyn and Griffin. .

•
The field for the Northumberland Plate is not likely
to be numerically strong. It will, perbape, coinplise
Gunboat, Underhand, Minnie, Herne, Hamlet, Dacrow,
Pensioner, Meta, Satinstone, Honeytree, and Con-
duc:or. Of these the two top weights, Gun-
boat and Underhand, are of so decidedly su-
perior a class that, despite their heavy imposts,
lam almost induced to trust them. If Gunboat be
capable of staying I shall be fully prepared to see him
carry his Set 12ths successfully over the two miles,
Satinstone will perhaps be his most dangerous antao-
nist. The withdrawal of Hepatica from the Grand
Stand Stakes has imparted quite an open character to
that event. Marseillaise and Meta are the animals
most to my liking. For the Gold Cup my fancy points
to Duneauy and Hesperitbusa. The Gateshead Nursery
" on paper" a good thing for Mapsiilaiee.
The Chelmsford Committee does not seem happy in
their choice of officers. Within four years they have ap-
pointed three different clerks of courses. Mr. J. F.
Clara, the judge, bats now been entrusted with, ti.e UM-
,,agement of affairs in that locality, and it is to be h ,pea
that his Efforts to advance the popularity of the meeting
will be more appreciated by the local authorities than
were those of his predecessors. The meeting 'promises
to be most successful, and should the present fine
weather continue a larger assemblage than ever will be
witnessed on Galleywood Common. The County Plata
may be a triumph for the American colours, and Mr.
Ten Broeck may secure it with his recent Enlist) purchase,
Badsworth. The Welter Cup ought to be won by Theory.

The American mare: Prioress is leniently weighted fur
the Chelmsford Handicap, 'and if she were to start I
should be induced to place faith in the stripes. In her
absence, however, either Barbarity or York may pull
through. The race for the Great Baddow Stakes will Le
a " nice point," Artist and Zitelia, and taking into con-
sideration the difference in the weight and the severe hill
at the finish, I shall expect the Hampton running to be
reversed; Borderer may carry off the Cup, and School-
fellow ought not to be over-tasked to win the Town Plate,
A PRESET MAN.