Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-06-03
Eurobsa,s Intelligence.
LONDON, April IS.
BANK OF ENGLAND

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On Saturday laR an unpleafan, difcove
ry was made at the the Bank of England.
Mr.. Bib, of Cornhill, iome time ago,
fold TO Mr.. Cowell, Broker for the Bank,
certain Excheouer Bills, which had been
put into his hands for fale. Thote Ex-
chequar Bills were of coull. depofted un-
der the care of the Gather, by whom
money was ifued for the purcbafe. In
The end Of lae week, the peston now il
cufody, holding an Office n the Bank,
brought iom- Exchequer Bills TO Mr..
Bib for lale. Upon examination, MI.
Bifh found thoie to be the very bills
which he had lately fold to the Bank. bro
ker, Mr.. Cowell. he was turpfifed al
The diicovsry. But il occurred TO him
thar there mutt be merely fome miaake
in the matter on the part Of the Bark or
It's fervants. He went TO the Bank, and
communicated thele particulars. An in
pcltigslion was Immediately inifituted,
thesrefuls of which dllcoyered, that an af-
iiltens 10 the Gather had actually been Of
late 10 the practice of re flung, for his
own private beneht, Exehequcr Bills,
having been bought in by the bank, had
been depoftsd under cufody.
Monday and yetterday the inyeaisa--
ton was renewed, and profecuyed to
greater lengths. The gentleman who had
been unfortunately betrayed into fuch a
breach Of truf, was committed 10 the
cuaody Of certain of the Bow freet of
dcers; with one ct fhsfe before him, one
behind and third ar his right hand, he
was conducted before Brooke Walton,
Efq. a nagiltratc, and one of the direc-
tors Of the Back. A long and minute
examination took place. Twas difcover-
ed, that this peTfon, man of nodelt IN
expenfivc habits, who has been brought
up from raw youth, under the immedi
ate care and favour of Mr.. Abraham
Newla;d, has lived, for rhe .af htteen
years, ia lodgings; and with an incomr
OF about Ioool. a year, has not appreni-
ly, been in the habis OF expend;ug more
than 2ool. has nevertheless enbezzied
lately according TO report, TO the amouaf
Of no lefs 1--WE are aGared) than 100, 1000.
aeiling, of the property enuulted 20 his
official care. It is not imagined that his
error is to be attributed 10 any other cauie
than fpeculating 10 the funds, amid their
Iare fluctuations, ruinous 10 70 many OF
the monied inteFets. He earnettly en-
treated TO be left at liberty till Monday
next. His requef could not be complied
with. He is we.uoderGand, fully commit
ed TO Newgate, for trial. The puniih-
ment for bis crime is by late act, Death.
He was likely TO have iucceded his pa
tron, Mr.. Newland, now greatly advanc
ed in pears in the Office OF principal
Gather 10 the Bank No character
could be higher than his for integrity and
honor. Mi. Goldsmith is faid to have de-
clared that be would have advanced, him
60 oool. on his word, juf as ready as
FIVE fafthings.
April IT.
The only mention made of Lord Mel
fon in The will of the late Sir William
Hamilton, is in a codicil, proved with
the will on Saturday laA, and is in thefe
words
The copy of Madame LIE Bruins pic
ture of Emma, in enamal, by Bone;
give to my dearef friend Lord Mellon,
Duke of BIonle; fmall token of the
great regard | have for his Lordfhip, the
moa valorous, loyal, and truly brave
charatfer ever met with. Lord bleis
him; and lhame fall on ihole who DO not