The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-24 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—Feb. 23.

GUI LDEIAL L.—We reported a few days ago a
charge preferred against a Spanish merchant, Mr.
J. Bailey Davis, by a friend of his, Mr. Curtis, a
civil engineer, of Great George-street, Westminster,
for the abduction of a young girl, sand evidence
was given of the intention of Mr. Davis to
take the girl with him to Spain as his housekeeper;
but from the testimony of the young lady herself,
it appeared that she left her friends voluntarily to
accompany Mr. Davis, with whom she had been
litde more than a week. She most positively
denied that she was under 17 years of age, and
added that she had no wish to leave Mr. Davis.
Alderman Copeland expressed a very strong opinion
upon the conduct of the parties, and dismissed the
case, when Mr. Curtis intimated his intention of
appealing to the Foreign-office to prevent Mr.
Davis getting a passport for the girl ; since which
Mr. Davis applied to Mr. Alderman Copeland for
a recommendation to obtain a passport for himself
and wife ; and on being interrogated, he said lie
wanted the passport for the same young lady whom
he had that day married, and he produced the mar-
riage certificate in support of his statement.
Alderman Copeland f-xpressed great pleasure
upon hearing that the affair had terminated so hap-
pily, and with every. wishfor the comfort and pros-
perity of both, he willingly granted the certificate
required to procure the passports.
Mr. Davis said it was his intention to marry the
girl from the first, but he did not choose to be in-
terfered with by his friends, or to allow them to
meddle in his private affairs.

WORSHIP-STREET.—A care-worn, middle-
aged woman, of respectable appearance, applied to
Mr. D'Eyncourt for a protecting order against her
husband under the Matrimonial Causes Act.
The applicant was in such agitation and nervous
excitement thA she was unable for some time to
state her grievances, but, with considerable diffi-
culty, three facts were elicited from her : Accord-
ing to her statement she had been married upwards
of 20 years to a commercial traveller, and had
given birth to 14 children, several of whom were
now dependent upon, her for support. For many
years she had been most cruelly treated by her
husband, who had been in the habit of subjecting
her to brutal personal violence, and depriving her
of the common necessaries of life. Finding that it
was neceioary to resort to some means of obtain-
ing an independent livelihood for herself and chil-
dren, she applied herself to the business of an em-
broiderer and artificial flower maker, by moans of
which she would have been enabled to acquire a
sufficient subsistence for her family but for the ra-
pacity of her husband, who deprived her on three
occasions of the produce of her hard-earned labours,
and. lel. ii :r c Ich time in a state of absolute desti-
tution. The last time she saw him was about 18
menthe since, when he returned home after a pro-
tracted absence, and remained a week with her,
during which brief interval ho basely seduced a
young girl who assisted her in her business, with
whom he absconded in the night, taking with him
the whole of her jewellery and every portable
article of value which remained in her possession.
She had since ascertained that he had proceeded
to Scotland with his paramour, but having recently
received credit;le information that he was about to
return for the purpose of again dispossessing her
of the property she had acquired during his last
absence, she had been advised by her friends to
apply at this court for protection under the act.
After some observations from the landlord of the
applicant, which went fully to corroborate her
statement,
M. r. D'Eyncourt said that it was certainly a most
painful case, and from the evidence he had heard
he should certainly grant the complainant an imme-
diate order for the protection of her property.

LAMBETH. —Yesterday a most distressing case
....-.•.. •
was Lrought under the notice of Mr. Elliott. A
young woman advanced in pregnancy, and accom-
panied by a little girl about three years of age,
applied for some relief from the poor-box under
these circumstances :—Her name was Flora Au-
gusta Nolin, and at one time her father carried on
business at Cambridge as an optician. After the
death of her father she came to town with her
mother, and they
resided together near St.
George's-road, Southwark. Nearly 5 years ago M.
Chas. &Tiede, a French gentleman;was introduced
to her mother, and soon after she (applicant) be
came acquainted with him. Their acquaintance was
net of long duration before he commenced paying
her at' entions, offered her marriage, was accepted
by her, and a day fixed for their marriage. M.
d'Hasle had always acknowledged that he lead been
brought up in, and professed, the Roman catholic
religion, but made no scruple of accompanying her
(applicant) and her friends to the protestant place
of worship, and their marriage was solemnised in
the parish church of St. George the Martyr, by
bans, on the 22d day of May., 1854. From that
time until about September, 1856, they had lived
very happily, but about that time the pupils to
whom her husband had been a French teaoher hav-
ing fallen of, her husband and herself proceeded to
Paris, where the applicant hada cousin in an influen-
tial position. After a little time her husband made
an application to her cousin to procure him a pub-
lic situation, and her cousin promised to do so, but
in the course of inquiries discovered that he was a
catholic priest, and being so, his marriage, as re-
garded the laws of France was null and void.
When taxed with the fact, Mr. d'Haslo did not deny,
being a priest, but said he should seek the sanction
of his bishop to get married, and he should, in case
of such sanction, marry her (applicant) according
to the prescribed order in France. For some cause
or other, which he had not explained, he deserted
her and her child for a period of nine months,
for 't
fhrepo
onipsislhersipmso:sdet olfiljPoPi enri joining
g-
herself
which period she had every reason to believe
he had spent in the monastery of La Trappe. In
the interim the applicant Res kept at the house of
her aunt in Paris, and at the end of the nine
months she was joined by hehrirahustboaEndn,glwanhdo, periled-
tvhaeiyledproonceheedredtoto accompany Scarborough,
obtained a situation as teacher of languages at a
public school. Two mthoantthhes
haagdorehteilinehdustboaLnad
without any previous notice of his intention, again
deserted her, and she had no doubt, from letters she
Trappehad received
that order of
monks. She stopped at Scarborough as long as she
could, and had been compelled to dispose of almost
n ab existl
e et
on assist her, so that she
aenndrYptahyinhgesrhave ay. Unfortunately she had not a
friend in Loudon, except haersnamalolthpeirt„tawncheo, wasand
therefore
geoeib.odlrieghetedortsaetllolfy parttuo
apparel she possessed, indeed everything but what
kae tb,ilanndile exhibited pawnbrokers'
them to
ited
she then appeared in, to provide necessaries for
herself and child. The applicant, in confirmation
duplicatesoof
h ° r as
, pew oe
s fromeltion
the bench. She also handed Mr. Elliott for his pe-
rusal some letters which she had received from her
heartless, hypocritical husband. The first of these
herdr
letters read by the magistrate was without address
or date, and commenced—" Poor Flora, I am now
in Prance. I had gre it trouble to perform my
journey, but still I succeeded." After giving the
name of a notary through wh©m the can address
him, the letter concludes--.'`Good bye, God bless
you and my beloved child. Do not forget to have
her brought up in the Catholic religion, as you pro-
mised me. Good bye. I hope God will lead us all
to a good end.—Yours truly, C. D'HASLE." The
next letter, which was dated the sth of January ran
thus :

"My
dear Wife, —The troubles I see before us are
more than I can bear, and I see no hope of ever
being bet or. Thus it is no use to keep you in
misery any longer. I hope, my dear Flora, that
your friends will take more notice of you by being
without me. I return to follow my own profession.
In my conscience I think I am right in doing so,
and I leave you to the mercy of God. I hope that
he will provide for you and my dear child Alice, as
well as for the one I am sorry to say is coming,
.and
is mine. Good bye. God bless you and my little
dear child. You will never see nor hear from me
any more.—Your very unhappy husband,
" C. D'LlesLE."
Mr: Elliott having asked the unhappy applicant
several questions, wideh she answered in the most
(Mr. Elliott) directed that
sufficient should he advanced to her from the poor-
boxsatisfactory manner, he
for present wants, and desired her to call on a
future day.

The poor woman seemed overwhelmed with gra-
titude, aud expressed her grateful thanks to the
magistrate for his kindness.

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At a meeting of the General Steam Navigation Com-
pany yesterday the dividend was adopted of 14,. per
sbars, being at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum,
and the usual honua of 2s. Gd. per share was also
declared.

TnE COAST DEFENCES.—Cmsielera.ble activity now
prevails at Woolwich Arsenal in the completion of as
order given about two years since for the manufacture
of ordnance for the coast defences. Since the Russian
war, such trait additions have been made to the royal
gun factories department, that with the aid of the power.
ful machinery now in use, an almost unlimited supply of
heavy guns can be produced at a short notice. Previous
to the erection of the new foundries, a large number of
guns were supplied by contracture, but the contract sys-
tem is to be entirely abolished. The large portion of
marsh land at the east end of Woolwich Arsenal is now
studded over with new buildings connected with the
labozatory and gun foandry departments ; and the
Royal Standard Foundry, for the casting of heavy
ordnance, which was opened last week, is now in full
operaiec.

TLIE ATTEMPTED _ASSASSINATION OF
THE FRENCH EMPERuR.

EXAMINATION OF BERNARD AT BOW.

STREET.

[The following appeared in our late edition of last
evening :—]
This afternoon, at three o'clock, Simon Bernard, who
stands charged with being concerned in the late at-
tempted assassination, was placed at the bar.
Mr. Bodkin appeared, as before, on the part of the
Treasury, and Mr. Sleigh defended Bernard.
The first witness called was
M. Estieu, who produced a dagger and the oil-cloth
covering of the parcel sent by the prisoner to M. Oatre-
quin. The witness stated that he brought them from
the Cour Imperial.
Jean LeopoldFavre—l am Inspector of the French
police. I was near the opera on the evening of the
attack. I' saw ten men wounded and one killed. I
heard three explosions.
M. Outrequin—l am a commission agent in Paris. I
deal in silks. I male the acquaintance of the prisoner
in October, 1850. I first saw him in a cafe in Tichbonrne-
street. The prisoner spoke about some dye for silk.
This was the commencement of the acquaintance. I
was in London for about ten days. I saw him every
day. I returned to Paris, and had some communication
with the prisoner about the dye for the silks. I returned
to England in March, 1357. I again saw the prisoner
at the Cate Suisse ; he was always accompanied by a
Frenchman. There was some conversation about a
person named Hodge. I went to see Hodge. Eerly in
December a letter was brought to me in Paris. I can't
tell the date exactly. I don't know the handwriting. I
have had correspondence with the prisoner.
Mr. Bodkin—Do you believe that the letter is in the
handwriting of the prisoner?
Mr. Sleigh objected to the question.
Mr. Bodkin—la whose handwriting do yon believe
the letter to be ?
Witness—All make me believe that it is the hand-
writing of the person who signed it, but I can't say.
Mr. Bodkin—Who brought that letter to you ?
Witness-7 Mr. Thomas Allsop.
Mr. Sleigh asked to see the letter before it was read.
It was accordingly handed to him. Alter having
perused it, the learned gentleman objected to the letter
being read, as there was no proof of who wrote it.
The Magistrate ruled. that the letter ought to be read.
Mr. Sleigh still objected without he was allowed to
cross-examine the witeess.
Magi-trate—You have a right to do so.
Mr. Sleigh—Very well.—Did you ever see the person
write who signed this letter ?
Witness—l have seen the person whose name is to
that letter write, but I cannot positively say this is the
prisoner's handwriting. I have never paid particuter
attention to the handwriting of the prisoner and. I can-
not say whether he wrote it.
Tho letter was then read, it was from Bernard, and
dated the bearer (Allsop) was a friend of his visiting
Paris and desired the witness to give him every attention
it was in his power to do,
to witness—slave you been lately to the
French prison to see a person named Allsop ?
Witness—l saw a person whom I knew as Allsop.
Mr. Bodkin—ls that person detained under the name
of Orsini ?
Mr. Sleigh objected to the question:
Ia answer to further questions the witne-s said—The
officer of police who went with me was M: Estieu.
M. Estieu was here recalled and said—l accompanied
the witness to the French prison and pointod nut Orsini
to him.

The examinati.in of the witness was then proceeded
with—l received another letter (produced), but I don't
know when. I can't find out by the envelope, bur. it
was after the letter just read. I believe it to he written
by the prisoner because it is similar to the other.
The letter was read, it related to " placing in con-
signment" some magnificent pistols (revolvers) in Paris.
Examination proceeded—That was the first tune I
heard anything about pistols from the prisoner.
Another letter dated " Saturday, London," was here
put into the witness fiat d.
I believe this to be the same handwriting as the other.
The letter was one from Bernard. It thanked the
witness for the informetion about the pistols, and went
to ask what sort of eatidkerchiefe would best sell in
Paris. It also thanked him for the attention he had
given his friend AMOR Another letter was subm.tted
to witness. It announced tle,a,, two pistols had been
sent as patterns.
The witness then proceed ed received a parcel
immediately after the letter artived. The oil-akin cover
now shown to me is the same- that was on the box. It
contained two canes, each havi eg a pistol and the neces-
sary apparatus. The boxes before me are like those I
received. Tho person who I knee; as Allsop called on
me the same day as the paoket arrived. He spoke
about the pistols.
Mr. Bodkin—What did be say ?
Mr. Sleigh objected.
The Magistrate overruled the objection.
Witness—Allsop examined. the pistols after having
asked me if I had received them. Allsop gave as a
reason for coming that he vranted to know whether I
bad received the pistols, bat I did not attach any im-
portance to the conversation. The next day Allsop
called again and took away one of the boxes
containing a pistol. I recollect being at home the
Sunday before the attempt. Allsop called that day in
the morning, and I accompanied him to a hotel in Paris.
It was the Hotel de France et de Champagne, Rue Mont-
maitre. I did not go in.
rlr. Bodkin—Did Allsop say anything about another
person a friend of his who would buy a pistol ?
Mr. Sleigh again objected, but the question was put.
Witness—Allsop said that a friend of his, a German,
would take one. I think he said his name was-Pierry.
I left Allsop at the door of the hotel and returned home.
I have seen the man Pierry since, but it was dark, so
I can't recollect. It was at Allsop's lodgings at
the Rue Montaba, but I can't remember the day : but ,
it was before I accompanied Allsop to the hotel.
In the course of that Sunday I discovers I that the
pistol bad been taken away. Allsop paid me the amount
of the carriage ; 25f. 25 centimes for carriage.
Mr. King was recalled, and recognised the seal of the
South Eastern Railway Company on the oilskin cover.
—That enables me to say that the parcel produced is the
same as I received from. the prisoner.
Cross-examined by Ma. Sleigh—l have had converse-

tions with Frenchmen vben they have arrived at the
office. I never had a conversation with the prisoner on
any other occasion than the one I have alluded to. I
am positive of it. Tire reason I spoke about it on the
oay when he brought the parcel was because he asked
me so particularly ab,.)ut the trains that I thought he
was going back. •

By—Mr: Bodkin.--I perfectly recollect that the parcel
to which I have alluded WEI 4 not secure, and that I
affixed the seal thereon.

Cross-examined by Mr. Sleigh—l don't know that
the expression about going back " when the Emperor
comas here" was a common one with -Frenchmen. I
never beard it before.

The prisoner he,:a handed a small plena of paiier to a
person in court to give to the witness, Outruquin, but
Mr. Durkin, the superintendent, took the paper, and
before it was given he wished the magistrate to know
the fact.

The paper was not handed to the witness but was
given to Mr. Sleigh, who said -the prisoner was un-
acquainted wiech the forms of the English Court.
Madame Ontrequin said—l am the wife of the witness
Outrequin. I know a person of the name of All-op. I
first saw him at our house in Dec., 1857. I have also
seen an Englishman there ; his name was Hodge.
Allsop and he came together. Mr. Allsop brought a
letter of recommendation to my husband. I only saw
Hodge once, ; it was iu December. I have seen Allsop
frequently- at our house since that time. He usually
came alone. I recollect a parcel containing pistils
arriving, and was present when it was opened. It
was in a cover like the one produced. It contained
two boxes, in each of which was a pistol. It also con-
tained a hit of coal, or pitch ; nothing was done with
that. I think Mr. All-:op carried away one of the
boxes of pistols. I was at home when Ailsop first
came. I think it was in the month of December. Allsop
rl came to our house.the Fame day the parcel arrived. He
said nothing, but the boxes were shown to him. He
did not say what he came for. Thcy spoke about
pistols when Allsop said they had arrived at the house
He said there was a German, a friend of hiB, who was
to buy one. I did not hear him mention the name of
the person. I recollect Ails p coming to the house on
the Sunday before the attack on the Emperor. My
husband went out with& laim. Whilst my husband was
out some one came axed took away the other pistol. I
never saw him before, and not knowing whether my
husband had sent bins, I asked his name and address.
Mr. Boilkiu—Srant name did he give ?
Mr. Sleigh objected to the question.
The Magistrate said the question ought to be answered.
Witness—Ho gg.ve me a card. It had only " lintel
do France" on it.. Ile said his name was Pierry, and he
wrote that namek in my presence.
By Mr, Sleigh--Some time after a person came to me,
it was a lady 1. did not know. I have been take❑ by
M. Estieu to tb e prison in Fiance, and there I saw the
person I knew as Alsip,
M. Estieu was here recall A—l pointed out to her
Orsini. She recognised him immediately.
M. Moronrl said—l live at No. 10, Rue Montmartre.
A person named Allsop resided there. I have bi-en to
the prison, and there saw the person I knew as Allsop.
M. EstFteu here again stated that ho pointed out
Orsini to the witness, who immediately recognised him
as Allsop.

\\TittleEts—The passport shown is the one I received
from the person I knew as Allsop. It was dated Aug.
15, 1851, and I afterwards sent it for registry to the
proper authorities. It was made oat in the name of
Thornaßlsop,
Mr. Bodkin said that this passport was originally
granted to the real Thomas Allsop, for whose apprehen-
sion a reward has been offered, and that it was. the
practice of Orsini to travel on the continent
under the astiumel name of Allsop.
By Mr. B ,Jdkin—The person I knew as Allsop lodged
with me up to the time ha was taken into custody by
the police. On the evenioL of the attempt he left my house
between 7 ar d 8. Ile had somebody with him, but I don't
know who. I know his servant Gomez. Allsop returned
about 9 o'clock in the evening, covered with blood. I
got a washbasin and bathed his face. There was a
wound on the temple. The police arrived between two
and three the next morning, and took him into custody.
Gomez was also taken into custody, The police
also took possession of the passport. I recollect the
names of two persons who used to visit Allsop prior to
the at;,etept. One was named Pierry, the other De
Silva. When I went to the French prison I did not
see Silva. I have not seen him since. I recollect
that Allsop kept a horse, Ire hired it about

24 days before the attempt, and occupied a stable
adjoini: g the house.
Mr. Bodkin—l do not intend to proceed further with
the case to-lay, and as sevcral cf the witnesses are
required in Paris for the trial which is to commence the
day after to-morrow, a remand for a shorter time than
eight days would not be of any use. On that
occasion another part of this case will be opened.

Mr. Sleigh then made a very forcible appeal to the
makistrate to admit the prisoner to hail.
Mr. B )(Min .tronglv objected to the application.
Mr. Jaruine—l objected o❑ the first occa•iou to admit
the prisoner to bail. I feel doubly justified now in
refusing the application.
The prisoner was ultimately remanded to this day
week.

TRIAL OF THE RoYAT, BANE

DIBH;CTORS.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, GUILDHALL.
(Sitting at Nisi Prius, betore Lord Campbell and a

Special Jury.)
THE QUEEN V. BROWN AND OTHERS.

NINTH DAY.

[Th• following appeared in successive editions of The Sue
of yesterday :---j
The trial of the information against tho directors and
manager of the Royal British Bank for conspiring by
false pretences to defraud the shar-ihold,r4 and cus-
tomers and the public, was this day resumed.
The same counsel appeared as before.
Lord Campbell, on taking his seat ow the bench, an-
nounced that the prosecution would be deprived of the
further assistance of Sir F. Thesiger. Tie candidly con-
fessed that he should have been well pleased to have
had the assistance of that learned gendsman till the con-
clusion of the trial ; but, at the same time, he must
express his satisfaction, which he felt assured was shared
in by the bar and the country, on his elevation. (Ap-
plause.)

Mr. Sergeant Balla,ntine said the bar concurred in
congratulating the learned gentleman on his elevation,
and the prosecution much regretted his loss in the com-
pletion of the trials.
Mr. Crawford was recalled, and said that during
Cameron's absence from illness during January and
May, 1855, Mr. Esdaile took the general management
of the bank. Tne green ledger, general ledger, share
lodger, and diary and bills hock were frequently before
him, and they were also- before Mr. L. M. Valiant and
Mr. Stapleton. Witness prepared the periodical balance
sheet in the mode adopted when he joined the bank by his
predecessor, in the course of their preparation he got ow,
details in a tabular form of the assets and liabilities of
the bank which were extracted from the nalance end
ledger-hook. He held in his hand three proof impres-
sions of the balauce-sheet for the half-year ending Dec.
1855, but each is different. The first is a printed form
filled in by witness in red ink of the balances in the
books, and delivered to Mr. Cameron, the general
manager ; after that, by Mr. Cameron's direction, he
prepared a second balance-sheet, which was a printed
balance-sheet, in Feb., 1855 ; in the first, the paid-up
capital was called 137,0001., and the new shares were
put in the inner column along with the deposits ; in the
second form, the paid-up capital was raised to 150,0001.,
by aopiying that portion of the deposits for new shares
that had been paid in full. When Mr. Cameron gave this
direction to make the alterations, witness tuougnt he
said the balance-sheet hail teen under the consideration
of the board. The third balance-sheet contained the
alterations in the second and some other trifling ones,
and was the last he prepared previews to the final
balance-sheet which was read to the shareholders at the
meeting. Tue tabular sta,ement on which the final
balance-sheet was based was pot in. The witness then
detailed the amen*, of the suspense account, pest-due
bills, &c., &c., inserted as assets, which have already
been given. The balance-sheet was audited in his pre-
sence. He produced before the auditors statements of
the assets and liabilities similar to 'those he bad spoken
to. There was a difference in them to those he
handed Mr. Cameron, The accounts were differently
described. In the statement of assets, as first shown,
the bill account was headed io the precise form in which
they stood in the bank books, but in the copy before the
auditors they were simple entitled bill account, No. 1,
2,3, and so on. The loan account was similarly
named. Convertible securities being called loan account
No. 1, and past-due loans, loan account No. 2. Mr.
Cameron, with his own hand, altered the titles of the
account before they went to the auditors. An alteration
was first made, so early as 1853, in the statements
produced for the auditors, and they continued to be made
down to 1855. The auditing usually occupied three or
four hours. In 1853, after the accounts had been
altered, he said to Mr. Cameron, Mr. Page, one of the
auditors, appeared to consider that he was entitled to see
an the bills and securities of the bank. Mr. Cameron
replied it was no portion of the duty of an auditor to go
into those matters, or into the personal accounts. He aleso
said Mr. Page mistook his duty, and were he to carry
out his views, he should sit at the board-room table, go
into all the transactions of the bank, and there, de die
in diem, revise and comment on all the bank's transac-
tions. Such a duty would entirely take away the
functions of the directors. If the auditors required to
see anything in the books he showed it to them. He
read -the accounts off to tl•e auditors. The balance
sheet of 1855 contained in the assets all the proved bad
debts, such as Welsh works, &c. In the ledger
these accounts were ranged under different
heads. The Welsh mines were ruled under
the suspense account and convertible securities,
cash credit account, adjusting interest account, amount-
ing in the gross to 108,0031. 2s. sd. up to December,
1855. Witness then detailed the manner in which the
others were more or less spread over the above accounts.
The Islington Cattle Market debt amounted to 8,600/. ;
Mullens', 10,646/. 16,. 3d. ; Brown's, 79,437/. 3s. ld.
Oliver's, 14 1621. 4se sd. ; Macgregor's, 7,369 i. Ba. 3 I. ;
Blacker's, 4,518/. 2d. ; Gwynno's, 13,4151 19e. 11d. ;
Cochrane's, 9,533/. 3s. 3d. ; Cameron's, 24,590/. ls, sd.
(deducting 693/. Be. 10d., balance of his drawing
account).

By Mr. Sergeant Shea—Tho balance-,beet,was drawn
out on the recogniwed principle of book-keeping. Toa
accounts showed ;ippear in the balance-sheet as they
ware i❑ the books. A debt, unless it was entirely hope.
less, ought not to be written off, and, of course, it most
come into the ba'anee-sheet in the character of an asset
until that was done.

By Sir F:Kelly —The reserve fund for meeting had
debts was formed on a calculation of 5 per cent. on the
not profits, and that was the moaning of the item 3071.
for that purpose in the balance-sheet of Dec., 1855.
No calculation or examination was then made of toe
actual amount of had and doubtful debts, but there was
in June, 1855. The balance eheets of June and Dec ,
1855, did not include specific items of bad debts. On one
occasion witness hazarded a remark to a director, when
Mr.Carneron name to him and said "I understand you have
been speaking to Mr. Cochrane. I think it exces ivo
bad taste on your part, and any recurrence of it wilt
meet with my most severe displeasure."
By Mr. D. Seymour Witness became general
manager after Mr. Cameron left, on 22d July, 1855. A
balance-sheet of June, 1353, banded in, had corrections
on it in Mr. MuOiro's handwriting. Up to August,
1356, he believed the bank would bt abie to dispose of
their interest in the Welsh Works satisfact, rily, and be
no substantial sufferer by it. It was Mr. Cameron's
policy to keep up a bad debt fund.
By Mr. Atherton—After June, 1855, no interest o,as
computed on 42 0001. of bad debts included in the
subsequent- balance.sheets or ass,t.. Out of 70,0001.
odd, Mr. Brown's discounts 8,060/. 11s. 11d. was for
current trade bills. During the last few days of the
bank depce,its did not come in very fast, and it had sold
out nearly all its stock.
Mr. Williamson stated that he was assistant-account
ant of the bank. Mr. Crawford informed him on one
occasion that it was Mr. Cameron's wish Mr. L. M.
Valiant, a director, should not be assisted in his exami-
nation of the books, and witness gave him as little
assistance as possible in prosecutitig his inquiries.
(Laughter.) _

By Mr. Seymour —He did not know if it wa; state,'
that Mr. Cameron's object was to prevent one director.
.examining the account of another director.
By Nlr. Atherton —Tile cast book showed on the
cash credit side, incluling money tran4erred from one
account to another. It !lood aR follows within a
(lays of the stoppage :---27th August, 1856, 18,139/.
19. sd. ; 28th August, 117,092/. 183. 41. ; 29th
August,. 75,9211. Os. 1,1, ; 80th August, 131,0241. 104.
7,1. ; let September, 157,672/. 19s. 4(1. ; 26 September,
109,4851. 183. 86. ;31 September, 56,9181. 8 11d. ;
making a gro,s balanco of 665 2611. 17c, 41.; a balance
a band then remained of 18,0391. s,is. 76.
Mr. Duncan was called, and stated that the bank
was never pressed fur money, and when the hank
stopped there was a balance of 35,0001. in the till at
the principal office, and a similar amount in the Bank
of England. •

Mr. Sergeant Ballantino then read a portion of Mr.
134dailo's affidavit before, the Vice-Chancellor, which
applied to his knowledge of the state and condition of
the bank; from its commencement to the time Gf its stop-
page• It stated that Mr. Esdaile was not aware the
capital was not paid op when the charter was obtained,
and his impression that the bank did not make, in a
co.nmercial phrase, sufficient provision for bad debt'.

The affidavit 'let out the different debts that had
been the subject of investigation during 'the trial,
and gave a detailed account of the transactions
in reference to them, it also referred to the additional
charter and the isue of new shares in consequence.
It stated also the appointment of various committees of
the board before whom, almost every day: questions
arose relative to past-alue bills and loans ; i further
sated the principle on which the balance-sheets were
male up, a.,d the ,=•ystern •,t carried on, The
;tirectArs cong,nied to the is ue of r,ew share,, in the
hope that by doing so they would it creaße the capital
and prevent the run on the diareholders. The applica-
tion for issuing new shares did not arise from the want
f money, but to r‘tren4then the bank and allow them to
recover their lost position. He had no idea when the
application was made for a new charter He bad
no knowledge of the 71-4 clan3e of the charter, making
it nece.sary that the bank should stop when one-fourth
of the capital was lost. He denied that he had been
actuated by any sinist,r object, and his whole time anti
attention had been devoted to furthering the success of
the bank.

Mr. Peter Brown was cllled, and proved what took
place at a meeting of directors and shareholders, held on
the Ist F,b., 1856. He took a report of the proceedings
at the recirm.t of the direet3rsi, and he now produced an
accurate abridged report of the meeting.

It was handed in and read by the associate. The pur-
port of it was that the directors of the bank represented
the bank as being in a prosperous condition.
Mr. GNtherer was recalled. He proved the certificate
of application to the BoAr,i of Trade for the supplemental
charter, on 15th January, 1856. The certificate stated
that 100,000/. worth of new shares, of 1001. each, had
befen itriz,cribed for ; that 50,0001 bad been paid up ;
and that the sub,cribers hail (ccented the necessary
deed. Witness then detailed the circumstances in con-
i,ection with the is-wing of cimular advtrtisements, &e.,
and the application for ~hares in consequence. He
Awed that theshares of the second issue were transferred
to the third issue.

Mi. Cra-vford was then examined at great length rela-
tive to the instructions he received from Cameron. to
take necessary steps for the purchase of shares that were
known to be going into tne market, to prevent
which a broker vi as employed to purchase them (at the
averag., price f 50/. par) is the name of Henry Empson,
w4o,e account at the British Bank was debited with the
amount. As uividende were due on these shares they
were placed to the profit of the company. There were
many transac,ions of this wort, amounting in the aggre-
gate to 9,0001. At the end of 1855, Empsou'rs private
„c ,unt stood at 6,4031. 10s. That am itint was carried
into die balance sheet as part of the assets of the bank-
mr. Saott (broker) ii-oved making the purchase by
order of the Batik, for Mrl3~,.ryMunson.
Mr. (Ire Adord, in answer to Sir F. Kelly.—On the
fa,c- a fit Rupson's acc,unt wou.d show him to be the
bone fide purcitasi.r and holder of the shares. Einpson
applied t, the niiard for an indemnity, but Mr. Staple•
ton reused anything of the sort. Tins was just before
the failure of the hank.

Evideaae way then given to the purchase of the shares
by the t.auk in the 111:t+118 Ectipsor,.

The ne2u, wit ens txatnintd was Mr. Th•,1133i Dakin--
He
,tated that be j )intd the directory alter the represen-
tations of Mr. Alderman Kennedy an old trend of his,
who said the bark would become one of the leading
institutions of the couotey. lle said the bank had one
or two lock-ups" of capital, which bad retarded its
progress, biat he thought so well of the bank that he had
intro,luced Mr. Valiant, his brothel-4 -law. Witness
paid 1,0001. for twenty shares and joined the board, but
atter.,ar s that the bank were iron rnannfac
turers, and other matters occurrinv, he resigned the
direction and insisted rena,yrnenn of his money, which
was done by direczion of Mr. Emdaile.

By Mr. S,-r.4eaut Shee—H, ha,l the highest opinion
of Ald,rinan Kennedy's int,grity ; such was his general
character.

Mr. W Nichoil, of Eccleston-square, merchant, was
induced to become a sharebolderon the representation of
Mr. Alderman Kennedy. He had 20 shares, fOr which
be paid 1,0001., in 1855 ; from information he subse-
quently ontained he refused .o become a director. fa
February following he sold his shares ; ten of them were
fires sold in the market for 5001., and they were trans-
ferred to Mr. Empson. Later in the month be
sold she remaining lOshares, which were also transferred
to Empson for 5001.

By kr. See—He first knew Aidarrnan Kennedy, in
Bombay, in 1811 ; he under,,tiod Alderman Kennedy
was the physician-general—he always bore a high cha-
racter for integri,y and honour.
By Mr. James—Witness was a director of the Lon.
don and County Batik. He did not know if that bank
commenced with a capital of 34,0001.
After .owe further evidence of a similar character, the
court adj 'timed at a quarter past five o'clock.
The case for the pro.ecution is expected to finish early
to-marrow morning.