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side. Now let us with equal fairness state the
probabilities on the other. The Bombay journals
of the 27th of August, the date of Major
Messiter's letter, are wholly silent, not only as
to the disaster spoken of, but as to any jilt:,
mediate probability of such a disaster; and it
has not hitherto happened that the Indian
press has, with respect td information, been
in arrear of the Government. Again, no
information to confirm Major Messiter's state-
ment has reached the Horse Guards, the India
House, or any of the. offices of Government.
Now, these facts, taken together, afford an im-
portant inference. If Major Messiter had
authentic information of 'event of which the
public of Bombay were ignorant—as the silence
of the journals proves thet.were—he mast have
had it through an officiar channel ; but it is
incredible that ,what was
~officially known at
Bombay, before • the departure of the mail,
should not be officially communicated to the de-
partments of the Home Government, especially
when the matter was of such momentous
interest—of such importance indeed to the
safety of the Indian empire. Major Messiter's
position too, was such, as to expose him to be
' easily misled : he had but just arrived, probably
but a few hours, from Sydney, whence his regi
recut (the 28th) had been summoned by the Go-
vernor-General, without waiting to obtain autho-
rity front London ; and though it is nearly im-
possible that he could hare been so ignorant
of the events of lag Winter as to confound
the 41st with the 44th, Candahar with Can-
bul, and to allude in his letter tb the de-
struction of Iphinstone's army, still he was
in circumstances to be Very easily imposed
upon by any fitbricat'ed or exaggerated stery ; he
had but just landed—he found kit Colonel. re-
rnoved. ;suddenly for a service in the interior, and
nintsed summoned to fellow in the same rapid
manner. This looked like some extraordinary
c.inergency---ingenuity would be basy in sera is
i .;
ng what the emergency was; and we all know
how soon, in such matters, loose surmise settles
into grave assertion 'The seeming probability,
itself, that. the escort of the battering train to
Qaettait might be seriously attacked, would sup:-
gest the defeat of that escort as the cause of
the hasty mevewient—it is a rule in weigh-
ing evidence to consider the probability of an
event r injurious to the credit of any unsup-
oerted statement of its occurrence—and thus the
story might have easily obtained credit with
Major Messiter, to the extent of permitting him
to communicate it in a private letter. At the
Horse Guards returns from the 41st have been
received to the Ist of July. The last advices
which represent the 41st as detached from the
main army on the way to Quettah, are of the
29th July.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NE WS.
• FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY.
TIMES.—The dividends are now in course of pay-
ment to the public, and the anticipated abundance of
money, in consequence, had a slight effect upon the
prices of the Government securities, which closed
rather higher than they wore quoted in the early part
of the clay, and when the business of the account
called for cash.
It has been for some time under consideration by
the leading merchants, in consequence of the altera-
tion of post hours introduced under the new system,
to meet at 3, instead of 4 o'clock, for the transaction
of business in the Royal Exchange. To this little
objection is made in any quarter, it being, in fact, a
return to the old practice in this respect, which many
merchants now living can well remember, but which
was interfered with probably by the growing taste
for late hours, and the great importance of all public
events in the latter part of the last, and the beginning
of the present century. Several of the leading houses
have signified their concurrence in such an arrange-
ment, and the influence of their example will most
likely carry .the remainder with them.
This incident has no connection whatever with the
proposal for curtailing the hours of banking payments
in the City, to which the same objections still remain.
Indeed, it has been stated to-day, that two of the
City banking-houses, which were at first strenuously
in favour of the change, and had signed the declaration
along with the others, have since expressed their
regret that they did so, and a desire to withdraw their
names. The principal bankers at the west-end of
the town have positively refused, it is said, to adopt
it. These are incidents which, if true, would at once
break up the confederacy; for, though the united
bankers might have but little consideration for the
convenience of the public, when placed at variance
with their own, they would take instant alarm at any
secession from the union, as that could not fail to at-
tract a large increase of new business at their
cost. Of course, the bankers, if they are all firm
in the combination, may, and probably will, carry
their point. Few persons who have not: lived
in commercial circles during periods of panic and
scarcity of money, can form a just idea of the
power possessed by the bankers over the mer-
chants generally, and the great caution exercised by
the latter to avoid giving offence to those to whom
they are to look for help in the time of difficulty.
Hence, perhaps, many names would be put forward as
having assented to the alteration of banking hours,
whose wishes and opinions were directly the contrary.
But it is not the mere convenience of merchants of the
first class which ought to be the guide in such,a
matter. Many of them, though they thought it
wrong, would care little about it; but it is on behalf
of the innumerable merchants and traders below the
first class, who could not expect to have their voices
heard against the measure, that the bankers have been
urged by the independent portion of the Press to
pause in their intention. They may, as was just ob-
served, carry their point, but being against reason,
propriety, and the- convenience of the great majority
of traders, they will infallibly be soon driven back,
by competition among themselves, to the old plan of
business.
By the commercial intelligence contained, in the
New York papers it appears that there has been a
steady influx of specie into that city. The Govern-
ment Six per Cents. were selling at par in the market,
and offers had • been made to the Secretary of the
Treasury to take $1,500,000 at par, with the pri-
vilege of taking the balance at the same rate. It
could not, however, be sold, till the result of the agent's
negotiations in London was known. There had been
no new issue of Treasury notes, and consequently
these maintained a quotation at par, and were much
in demand. To the operation of the new tariff the
improved price of the Government funds is attributed.
Ohio Stocka had remained firm at 73 for the Six per
Cents., owing, it is said, to the credit which that
State has sustained. Kentucky Stock, as the debt of
that State is very small, and the interest had always
been punctually paid, held the next position to that
of New York.

Lit W INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Oct. 14.
This day being fixed, in the list, for the final exa-
mination of Lord Huntingtower, and also of Goodered
senior, the proprietor of the Piccadilly Saloon, the
Court was crowded to excess, the greater part of the
audience consisting of bill-brokers, money-lenders,
sporting characters, and " men upon town:'
IN RE WILLIANI LIONEL FELIX TOLLEMACIIE, COM-
MONLY CALLED LORD lIUNTINGTOWER.
His Lordship appeared in Court to pass his final
examination, in custody of one of the officers of
the Queen's Bench prison, and was allowed to stand
inside the railing allotted to the official assignees and
other officers of the Court.
Mr. CHAMBERS, who appeared for his Lordship,
aid that he had given as satisfactory an account of
all his transactions as possible, and he was therefore
entitled to be allowed to pass his final examination.
Mr. CLARKSON said he was instructed to attend on
behalf of Messrs. Price, Pouncef Elmore (the well-
known, sporting character), and latthewson, to watch
what proofs were allowed, as many of those sought to
be established were not bona fide.

Mr. JAMES strongly opposed the bankrupt's pass-
ing. The registered judgments alone against him
amounted to the enormous sum of 125,000/, and
amongst them were many which required the strictest
investigation. There was one of Mr. Moss Davis for
14,0001., for which it was 'alleged 7,000/. had been
received. Another person had a judgment for 40,000/,
upon which his Lordship incurred the liability on
behalf of a lady. When the whole body of the cre-
ditors claimed to the amount of between 200,0001. and
300,0001., it would be unjust in the extreme to expect
them to be satisfied with an investigation carried on
by Mr. Gibbons, the trade assignee, who was a creditor
for only 1,2001., and was elected by a body of cre-
ditors whose debts in the aggregate amounted to no
more than about 3,600/.
Mr. Commissioner FANE said this case was of infi-
nitely too much importance to be disposed of in the
ordinary course. In ordinary cases, ten days' notice
might afford sufficient opportunities of investigation to
the creditors, but undor the circumstances attendant
upon the choice of assignees, he considered it would by
wrong to pass the accounts on such a short notice. He
therefore felt bound to adjourn the cause to Friday,
the 2d December.
Lord Huntingtower soon after left the Courtin cus-
tody of the officer, who conveyed him back to prison.
GOODER
The bankrupt P
this case
was P.
in described as aIN FE J 0101
shell-
fishmonger in Piccadilly, but his identity will be inch
more apparent, by stating that he was the propriet,or
of the notorious " Saloon" in that street.
This day being fixed for
proofs ,
Ipassingr his final examina-
tion, a number of
etenderoefd,thaemsaolnoogstn
which was one by the grounde landlord
for a quarter's rent, and 10/. for dilapidation.' The
10.
sttheno lattersnsiainone named
feG et
aico.tnie
d.
Some six or seven months ago
Cassidy,
a neotoriety in' Paris.' by
ruptcy was issued against