The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-12 00:00:00

PROMISSORY NOTES.

(From This Night's Gazette.)
An account of.the Average Aggregate Amount of Promis-
sory Notes payable to bearer on demand, which have been
in circulation in the United Kingdom, distinguishing those
circulated by the Bank of England, by Private Banks, and
by Joint-Stock Banks, in England and Wales, by the Banks
in Scotland, by the Bank of Ireland, and by all other Banks
in Ireland, and of the Average Amount of Bullion in the
Bank of England, during the four weeks ending the 30th day
of March, 1844, pursuant to the Act of 4th and sth Vic-
toria, cap. 50 :

Mr. CLARKSON—Did you know these people as long
as you swore you did ? Witness—l did not.

lilr. GRAVESI—.DO you swear that the whole of the
affidavit was not read over to yni by Mr. Pott's clerk ?
Witness—l do not, think I would ha'e OCH to it, ul,-
less it had been.

Mr. GRAVES—ad you not know you were sworn to
the truth of the affidavit, and do you mean to say that
you took your oath to the truth of the contents of that
affidavit without knowing what they were? Witness—
I believe I did.

Mr. GRAvEs—Do you not know you did? Witness—
I did, but I thought it was only a matter of form to com-
plete what had been done before.
Mr. GRAVES—Do you believe in a future state of
rewards and punishments?—No answer.
To Mr. PnINN (for Mrs. Dorey)—Had been intimate
with the Richardses from the time they lived in Oxford-
street in the same house. Had often heard them say
that property belonging to them had been lost. Miss
Richards was very obedient to her mother. [The wit-
ness was frequently reproved by the Bench for the indis•
tinct manner in which he gave his evidence.]
Mr. Genii was re-called to prove the marriage certifi-
cate of Thomas Richards and Susannah Crene, at Fal-
mouth, in 1785. and also the certificate Gf baptism of
Georgiana Richards on the 23d April, 1802.
Mr. Frederick William Putt examined by the ATTOR-
NEY-GENERAL—Is a proctor in Doctors'-commons.
The business in respect to the will in question was tran-
sacted with his clerk, Mr. Keene.
To Mr. GRAVES—Did not read over the affi,lavit, or
the draft of it, to the last witness, Griffin, but heard it
read over to him. Witness, with his clerk, examined
the affidavit with the draft.

To Mr. WlLKlNs—Before Barber came to the office,
all the preliminary part of the business had been com-
pleted, and an affidavit, which witness thought would
have been sufficient, had been prepared. Witness saw
Mr. Barber but once in the transaction, and considered
his conduct strictly professional. He recollected that
some certificates of marriage and baptism were-filed with
the affidavits.

To the ATTORNEY-GF—NERAL—The affidavits were
read several times, for the purpose of comparing the affi-
davit with the draught, and also to make it clear to the
partieS what they were going to swear. He could not
say at this remote period how many times it was read.
He would not be precise at this remote period. It was
an ordinary transaction, so long back as 1840 ; hut it
was an invariable practice to read the affidavits to the
parties, and in this case more than usual care would be
taken, as one affidavit had been sent back by the re-
gistrar two or three times.
To the COURT—Mr. Barlier came to witness in conse-
quence of the difficulty of getting the affidavit passed.
Edward Parker Wolfe had been acting as solicitor for
Mrs. Dorey. At her desire he transmit'ed the state-
ment now placed in his hand to Mr: Freshfield, the so..
iicitor for the prosecution.