The Sun.
London, England, 1826-04-28 00:00:00

ItOMFORD BANK.

EXAMINATION OF MR. SIJRRIDGE.
Yesterday the adjourned examination of the Bank-
rupts took place before the Commissioners.
Were you interested in Spanish Bonds, Mine Shares, Gas
Shares, Rail Road Shares, Irish Bank Shares, or Shares in any
Companies, during the last 18 months ?—I purchased a few Spa-
nish Bonds ; they produced a gain of 251., and I think the pur-
chase did not exceed 1,000/. ; I am sure it did not amount to
2,000/. ; it might be between 1,000/. and 2,0007.
Had not the firm Spanish Bonds to a considerable amount ?
Not to my knowledge.
Do you know that the joint account sustained a loss of 2,0001.
or 3,000!. by the purchase and sale of Spanish Bonds ?-1 do
not.
Look at page 5 of your joint balance sheet, in which there is the
following entry:—Spanish Bonds, sale of 80,000/., loss 3,000/.
Explain what that means?--It must have been Mr. Joyner's ; I
know nothing of it.
Do you believe that this 3,000/. was lost on the joint ac-
count ?—No.
What conversation was there between you and Mr. Joyner, re-
specting the entry of such loss of 8,000/. in your balance sheet ?
—Having had various losses, we placed them to the account of
Medley and Co. Stockbrokers.
Are there any entries in any book of your's of the purchase and
sale of Spanish Bonds on your separate account, upon which, as
you state, you acquired a small profit ?—I kept a small memoran-
dum-book, in which I believe my dealings in the Spanish Bonds
were entered ; but they were merely entered on tickets, which
were destroyed when the account was settled.
Had you ever had any conversation with your partner respect-
ing dealings in Mexican Mining Shares?--No, never.
Were there any dealings in Gas shares ?—I bought five of the
Independent Gas Company for my private account, which I have
delivered to the assignees ; and one Whitechapel Gas, which! dis-
posed of at 5/. profit.
Were there any joint dealings in Gas shares ?—We were origi-
nal Subscribers to the Continental Gas Company Shares to the
amount of 2001. ' • I think there were 50; and we wrote for some
South American Steam Company's, I believe they call them, which
were since disposed of at a-profit of 40/. or 50/.
Had you any interest on Irish Provincial Bank shares?—Both
joint and separate.
Were they attended with profit or loss ?—With a loss, as far as
they were sold. I have given up 50 to the Assignees on my owl
separate account ; my loss is 133/. 15s.
Were there any other speculations in shares in Joint Stock
Companies except what is stated in your balance sheet?—l had
some separately in the Steam Carriage Company, and they are en-
tered in my balance sheet; there are none others of which I have
any knowledge or recollection. I have heard that Mr. Janes
Joyner had, on his separate account, some Protector Fire
t Shares.

Mr. JOYNER was then called in to be examined.

From Whence did you make the entry, in your joint balance sheet,
" Loss, 3,oool.?"—From memory, fluxed up with an account in
our ledger, which I considered in fact my own account.
Turn to the entry in your ledger to which you allude; and
point out the items which enable you to make out the loss of
3,0001.?—I can only refer to a copy of it, so that I cannot,
as the ledger is not here, speak positively; to some of them I
can speak positivelyi and I will refer to the ledger before the next
meeting.
Why is thefirm debited with the loss of 3,0001. —This firm is
debited because I transferred from my own account a large sum,-
and I thought having transferred my private account to the general
account, I was entitled to debit the joint account.
The examination, was then adjourned.