The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-26 00:00:00

CHEQUES

TS BILL.

The following is a copy of the bill as amended in
committee, to amend the law relating to cheques
or drafts on bankers : _ _ _

" Whereas it is expedient to amend the law re-
lating to Cheques or drafts on hankers : Be it there-
fore enacted by the Que,n's most excellent Majesty,

by and with tire advice and consent of the toils
Spiritual and Temporal, and Cemmons, in this
pre,ent parliament ai,sernbled, and by the authority
of the same, as fellows :
"1. Whenever a check or draft on any banker,
pay dale to bearer, or to order, on demand, shall
tie issued, crossed with the name of a banker, or
with two transverse lines with the words and
company,' or any abbreviation thereof, such cross-
imt sh,ll be deemed a ma'erial part of the cheque
' or draft, and, except as hereafter mentioned, shall
not be obliterated or added to or altered by any
person whomsoever of er the issuing thereof ; and
the baeker upon whom such cheque or draft shall
b- drawn Atilt not pay such cheque or draft to any
other than the hanker with whose name such cheque
or draft shall be so crossed, or if the same be
crossed as aforesaid without a banker's name, to
any other than a banker.
"2. Whenever any such cheque or draft shall
have been issued uncrosted, or shall be crossed
with the words, 'and company,' or any abbrevia-
tion thereof, and without the name of any banker,
any lawful holder of such cheque cr draft, while
the same remains so uncrossed, er crossed with the

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words `and company,' or any abbreviation thereof,
without the name of any banker, may cross the
same with t o !ramie ef a bairker ; and whenever
any such chi que or draft shall be uncrossed, any
-uch lawful holder may cross the same with the
words and company,' or any abs reviatron thereof,
i h or withunt the name of a banker; and any such
crossing as in this n meet,oned, shall be ,
deemed a mat rial t art of the cheque or draft, and
shalt not he ohlrterated or added to or altered by
any person whomsoever afterthe making thereof;
and the bar ker ur,on whom such cheque or draft
suall lee d awn rha.l not pay such cheque or draft
t army (Arr• r than t.e benker will whose name such
. hey Ile or dr .ft shall be so cio sed as lase aforesaid.
3. It any person eh dl blite-rate, add to, or alter
any such ci os-ing with intent to defraud, or offer,
utter, dispose of, or put off with intent to defraud,
any cut que or draft on a banker, whereon suck
fraudulent obli.eration, atieriti, n, or alieratiori has
been made, knowing i t to have b .en so made, such
person sh-11 be guilty of felony, and, being con-
victed thereof, sh 1. b liable., at the discretion of
the court, to he transport,d beyond the seas for
or to such 0 her punishment as is enacted and
provided for th 030 grit y of forgery of bills of ex-
change in the stature in that case made and provided.
"4. Provided always, that any banker paying
ch. que or draft which does nut at the time when it
is pres-uted for payment plainly appear to be or to
have been crossed a, af..re-aid, or to have been obli-
terated, added to, or altered as aforesaid, shall not
he in any way respo:.s ble or incur any liability, or
nor shall such payment be questioned by reason of
such the que having been so crossed as aforesaid, or
having been so obliterated, added to, or altered as
aforesaid, and of his having paid the same to a per-
son other than a hanker, or other than the banker
with whosl name such cheque or draft shall have
been so crossed, unless such banker shall have acted
mala fide, or been guilt) of negligence in so paying
such cheque.
"5. I.e, the construction of this act the word
b enker' shall include any person or persons, or
c .reoration, or joint-stock company, acting as a
banker or Daekees."

Comm y

YORK-JULY 24.

There was a tolerable show of wheat today, which
sold at about is below last week's rates. Very little dant( •
in barley, prices varying from 34s to 37s per qr. • 0144
and beaus were in small supply and the turn dearer.

LEICESTER—JULY 24.
With only a fair supply of wheat at our market to-
day, prices were generally is to 2s per qr lower than last
week. Superior white sorts 495, and 463 for red. Oats ,
in small supply, and in better demand, at rather over the ,
prices of last week, good qualities making 35s per 24 stone• .
Beans were scarce, and sold for more money, prices vary- ,
ing from 4 a to 48s per 38 stone.