The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-15 00:00:00

G DII.IL L.

One of the thaveholdws of the Westminster Investment Com-
pany, who gave his name. to Sir Peter Laurie in eonfiderica,,
attended to state how he had been duped, and that he v.:as
reasy to give any testimony in his power to assist those who
were inquiring into the history of this concern. Ile said he
was a foreigner, who had been utterly ruined by puichasing
shares in the Company. Fora great number of years he had'
laboured to save something for its family. He had heard of
tricky establishments. and he had been so :afraid of
duped out of his long savings that he had shunned all advice.;
of placing his money here or there, and kept it in his house tilt.
he had realised B,obori:::,.2o:li.n.daiu:eddthhiemn ttl.toe
ihnigv,h„tin.2!eiroeis.t niffneviet:
by the Westrnimter Investment Company, and the high patro-
sTagreesi.t seNeimrheedn Members of Parliament and Honourables lent.
the sanction of their names, he concluded this concern must.
be
safe
and upright ; nut he had been deceived, and bad not
only lost bii money, but he dare not go to his home, and bis•
nine children were in danger of starvation.
Sir PETZw asked whet the liabilities of the Company
amounted to?
The applicant replied they were said to be 3.0004 at a
meeting of the shareholders held at the beginning of last
month. A general meeting
.was called, but only six share-
holders attended. Th.. chairman made a statement that, in
consequence of some attacks in the newspapers, the customers,
had e ithdrawn their money, and the concern was 3,0001. in
whiebr-triust_be_ produced, or the Savings' Bark must
. • He -asked how this could possibly be the case,
t -when four inCintitsnlao not :lapsed since, the Directors had pro.
rdiieed the following balanee.sheet
Liabilities and Assets cf• the Westminster Lout and InvestMent

J)i nt-stock Company.
Dr.
Amount due by the Company on Shares, De-
bentures, Current and Deposit Accounts,
including money. taken on security £90,C20 14 6
Balanc, carried to Profit and Loss account..._ 10,E66 17 6

£100,1387 12

Cr
A mcunt in loans, bills discounted, and cash in
till
Preliminary expenses, advertising, traveling,
expenses, solicitors bill, stamps, lease, fixtures l ,895 14 8

Balance) as above : £100,687 12 0
Current expenses, interest allowed on depositsl
rebate on bill not due, and 1-10th of preli-
minary expenses......
Dividends payable on debentures, shares, and
deposits for definite periods
Surplus profit carried to guarantee fund 520 1 0
,Auditors.--.IaMES PRINGLE, GEORGE WINES, and loam
H WELL, Shareholders.
The chairman said the lease of the premises had been pal&
for since this Report. Applicant pointed out from the Report,
that this was not true. lie was very dissatisfied, and asked ,or
the deed is see who were his fellow-sufferers. After some re-
sistance the deed was produced, and he found the names of 2b
shareholders, which he copied. Some of them he had not
been able to trace. Those he had found• mostly held twcr or
three shares. One person, however, held 38 shares. The eV*
plicant produced his share. It set forth that he was the pro—
prietor of •3t shares in the Company, and was signed" Charles
Kerry Nicholls and Francis A. Whittaker."

Sir PETER said he had received a letter, in which it was
alleged that Nicholls's real name uas Whittaker, but had
changed it to the more attractive name of Charles Kerry

The applicant said he had waited upon the Hon. Mr. Byl.`g.
iu Clarges-strect, and he said he was not a F h arch old er ; k e
countenanced the concern, believing it was established for the
good of the public, and that he was sorry for applicant's loss-
Ile had called upon Mr. O'Brien, M.P., but could not obtaita
an interview. Some other great men had declared off, but
shareholders could not shift their liabilities so readily. At the
meeting held on the 3d of April, 1841, letters were read from
Cornelius O'Brien, Esq., 39. P., (perpetual chairman,) the
Honourable E. Byng, Ar. Bridgman, M.P., and Sir Robert
Dugdale ; and among st the resolutions advertise(' in the news-
paprrs wrs one—" That the thanks of this meeting are hereby
gratefully presented to Cornelius O'Brien, Esq., the Hon.
E. Byng, Sir R. Dugdale, and Hewitt Bridgman, Esq.,
s, for their exerticns and support on behalf of the Insti-
tution." The Railway Magazine of the following week spoke
of the Society as " supported as a kind of experimental Insti-
tuiion by several influential Members of Parliament and others,
for the purpose of, placing capital within the reach of the
humbler classes on moderate terms."

Sir Prran LAURIE told the applicant if he would call again
next Wednesday, it might be seen whether any and what steps
could be taken bythesufferers. •

LAHRETH-STREET.

Yesterday Mr. William Thomas Elder. who holds a high
official situation in the Ordnance department in the Tower,.
appeared before Mr. Norton, in discharge of his bail for 1.2.001.,.
entered into on Saturday last, for final examination on a charge
of indecently assaulting William Youle, a private in the Cold-
stream Guards, while un duty at the Jewel-house in the Tower,
on the night of Tuesday week.
At the conclusion of the examination on'Satarday last, Air.
Chambers, on the part of the accused, finding that Mr.
Norton had made up his mind to commit the prirmscrz objected
to anything being added to the depositions before his client WIIS
brought up again, as he was remanded merely to have the evi
deuce tut in regular form, so that the proceedings yesterday
were confined to the reading over the depositions. This beim:,
done by the Chief Clerk, the prisoner was fully committed t
take his trial at the ensuing Session at the Central Criminal'
Court, and the witnesses were bound over in the usual way.
The prisoner was admitted to bail, himself in 600'. and two
sureties in 300/, to meet the charge.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
LIVERPOOL JULY MEETING.—WEDNESDAY.
Maiden Plate of ;a; second to receive 101. Heats, once

round and a dis.

Mr. G. Clark's Woldsman,3 yrs (Nat) 6 5 3 1 1
Mr. Graydon's Recompense, 3 yrs ...... . ...... ... 0 1 4 •2 2
Mr. Johnstone's fby Voltaire—Proserpine, 4 yrs... 5 6 1 3 3
Lord Stanley's Fatalist, 4 yrs
Mr. King's f by Muley Mcioch—Lilla, 3 yrs
Mr. Langsbaw's fby Speculator, out of Ambuscade 3 3 dr
Mr. Singleton's &Bike, 3 yrs
CUP BETTING.
4 to 1 agst Thirsk 15 to 1 agst Prince Caradoc
9 to 2 agst Una 20 to 1 agst Satirist—taken
12 to 1 agst Retriever 25 to 1 apt Phaon—taken
13 to 1 agst Forester 25 to 1 agst Vulcan—taken
13 to 1 agst Black Beck (t) 25 to 1 agst Pagan
13 to 1 agst Miss Stilton 30 to 1 agst K. of the Whistle
GOODWOOD CUP.
Bto 1 agst The Squire (t) 1 10 to 1 agst Marshal Soult
9 to 1 agst Monceda

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