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 WeAmitister 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, bat if clerks are inherently honest
they need not fear any such regulations. The
reoent attempted forgery on the Lyndon and County
Bank is a sad illustration of the progress of crime ;
the culprit, who was oritoinally a clerk in the esta-
blishment, having previously been convicted of a
similar offence, his term having only just ex-
pired :

" S r,—ln your itnprescion of yesterday a banker's
clerk writes on the above autject, with refernce to the
recent frauds on the London and Westminster Bank,
that in that establiehme, t it is not compulsory in clerks
to tike the annual fortnight's leave of ab,ense, and that
it is not granted with a view to the detection of fraud.
Now Gilbart, in his "Practical Treadle nn Banking,"
Section 11., under the heading, "The Rules a D:c-
cipline—Lloliiay s," "It is desirable, on several
accounts, that all the officer+ of a hank, and especially
those who are entrusted with cash, or other property,
ehoul I once a pat have leave of abeeece for at least
a week ter a fortnight. This should not even be
optional—it ought to be a fixed rule with which they
should be expect,d to comp!y. Again, another advan-
tage to a banking establishment from Oa° absence of their
cl.rks is, that it furnishes an additional guarantee for
their houesty. We have known instanc•s of frauds
being carried on for several years by clerks who were
enigma in their attendance, while a single day's at-
sence would necessarily have led to a detection of their
dishonesty."

This is from the general manager of the London and
Westminster Batik, and it is but reasonable to suppose
that the principles here laid down for the guidance of
others are those acted upon in tho establishment under
his control. However, be this as it may, from whatever
motive the leave of absence is granted, the discovery of
the recent frauds proves the correctness of the principle,
and unfortunately every day's experience teaches us the
necessity that txists 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, but to court, investigation. I must
apologise f.,r trespassing thus upon your valuable space,
and am, Sir, /to.,

ANOTHER BANKER'S CLERK.

Livcrpool, June 18.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—{This Day.)

LONDON, Juno 21. —Wind this day at noon, N.B. ;
light breeze, and fine clear weather.
PLYMOUTH, June 20,—Wind S.W. - Arrived—Onward,
from the Cape of Good Hope, with troopa.
Bloodbonnd, for the Eastward.
OFF PORTSMOUTH, June 20.--Arrived—Maidstone,
from Port Philip ; Von dor Heyds, from I)antzio for Mel-
bourne.

-- 6 OWES, June 20.—Wind W.—Arrived —Charles, from
Callao.

SOUTHAMPTON, June 20 —Arrived—Cambria (•), from
Alexandria, with 40,0001. in specie and 15,120 'ounces
gold.
CARDIFF, Juno 19.—Wind N.W.—Sailed--Inlade
Stavearni, from Monte Video.
OFF PLYMOUTH, June D.—Arrived—Araby, from Ho-
bart Town.

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

QuEENsTowN, Jane 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Ham-
mond, from Rio Grande,
CORY, Juno 19.—Wind S. --Arrived—Eliza BilifeD,
rum B.irbaloel.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning.

Wind S.

Arrived—Duke of Cornwall, steamer, from Dublin ; Ann
and Elizabeth, Cardiff ; Alarm, Newport ; Ernest Augus-
tus S a awes; L'Etoile and Carolina, Carentan ; Cambria,
steamer, Alexandria.
Sailed —Duke of Cornwall, steamer, for Londnn ; Nor-
tham, steamer, Alexandria ; La Poole, Cheiboutg.
LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning.

Wind S.S.W.
Arrived, `loth.- -Norman, from Cobija ; Arago, Para ;
Retriever, (as), Hamburg; Oriental, Trinidal ; John Law-
son, Buenos Ayres; Alexander, Gonaives; T. W. Borne,
Baltimore; Justitia, Bilboa.
Arrived, June 21.—W. V. Moss, from New Orleans ;
T. H. Perkins, Philadelphia ; Elia-3, Manilla ; Bos-
phorus, screw steamer, Antwerp ; Marvel, Antigaa ;
Elliott, Saedarlie; Gabriel, Licata ; A. 11. Stevens,
Callao ; Rowena, Buenos Ayres ; Mary Hyler, Now
Orleans.
Sailed—Free Trade, for Sydney; Trernpleman, Lima ;
British Queen, screw steamer, Havre ; Politena, travail-
natl.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TEI XGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Monday Morning.

Wind E. ; tido last honed flood ; weather fine•.
Arrived—Gladiator, from Alexandria; Jenskea, Hook-
s& ; Theodor Reimer, Genoa ; Mercur, Leghorn ; Ema-
nuel, Christian•► ; Bristol, Trinidad ; stag, Dantsic;
Cactus, Memel; Christina Maria, Dantsic.
Arrived, Juno 21.--Aboona, from Havaunah ; Zephyr,
Landscrena ; Planet., Colombo.
Sailed, June 20 - Kielmansegge, s , for Hamburg.
PEAL, ilonday

"Wind N.E , light.

Passed in tow- -Maidstone, from Melbourne, for London.
Passed --Demi, and Julisicker, for Cardiff; Sophia,
Corfu ; Manly Hill steamer, Faro ; James Shepherd, from
-Valparaiso—all from London; Masonic, from Hull, for

Mn. D. JONES, M.P.—We tan give the most unqua-
lifi-id contradiction to the report that has lately been
going the round of the papery, that Mr. D. Jones, the
member for this ceunty, is about to be raised to the
peerage.—Carmarthen Journal.
There is no doubt (gays the Gardener's Chronicle) that
Government is preparing in earnest for submitting to
next session of Parliament an estimate for the now
want,,,d conservatory at Keg. Plans are already in
prq.) tr and it is said that Sir Ciaarles Barry has
been e.)-altt..d upn the B4bjzxt.