, 1860-05-14
press 4 Tribt1tte,
Details Of FOREIGN News,

Details OF Foreign News.
Ne have received the City Of Washington's
paper to the o5th ult.-our telegraphic adviccs
being four days later-and ne make the follow
ing extracts:
TUE UE1oS nASE CASE.
The Union Dank Of London has made a re-
port respecting the enormous frauds committed
by the chief cashier, Mr. PulliDger, from which
we take the following:
at is with deep regret that the directors hare
to communicate to the proprie.oss that they
hare discovered very large frauds committed by
their late chief cashier, VIM. Geo. Pullinger,
and with little delay Us possible, they lar be-
fore the proprietors statement of the facts,
and submit the course which, upon a careful
consideration Of the circumstances they recon-
mend for meeting the loss which has been sus.
tained. William George Pnllinger was appoint
ed cashier of this bank in april, 1889, having
previously held similar situation in the bank
Ing house Of Sir Claude Scot T. Co., and after
sixteen years Of most efficient, jealous, aud it
is still believed faithful service iu subordinate
the situation Of chief cashier, mud such was the
confidence reposed in him by the directors and
marager and their satisfaction with the manner
in which be discharged his duties, that about
three months since they voluntarily raised his
salary to 5000 per annum.
His duties as chief cashier were to superiu-
tend the other cashiers, to procure checks for
money, to keep their tills supplied, and it de-
rolved on him to pay all checks, gold and silver
coin, bank notes, &c, which were not required
for the purposes Of this bank, to the Bank Of
England, accompanied by docket specifying
the particulars Of each payment, and by the
"pass book" Of the Bank Of England. which
count Of these payments WIS a!so furnished BY
Pullinger to the principal ledger keeper; in the
ordinary course Of business Pullinger daily sent
ajunior clerk for the puss book. which contained
the acknowledgment by the Bank Of England Of
the cash paid in, and it WAS The duty Of puliin-
ger to deliver the pass-book to the iedger-kcep-
CT, whose duty it would then become 10 check
the entries in 1t a.aiust the Bank OF England By
the items in his ledger. The ledger keeper, on
finding bis account tally with tne passbook,
would report the Bank Of England balance to
the accountant, to be posted iu the general led
ger, when any error in the Bank Of England
balance would disturb the general balance Of
the day, and become the subject Of investiga-
tion.
On Thursday last, the 10th inst, in conse-
qnence Of some information, application was
tnade to the Dank of England for their state
ment Of the balaacc Of this band, when deficit
Of no less than 92i3 ,070, was discovered. Pul-
lnger, who was absent at the time attending
funeral Of relative, was Immediately followed
By director and The manager, and brought
back, when be at once confessed that, from
losses On the Stock Exchange, he h.d from time
to time SINCE bis appointment as chief cashier,
abstractcd large sums from the charges taken
to the Bank OF England, which be had Concealed
fr3m the ledger keeper By exhibiting to him
fabricated pass book, in which rbe balance
agreed with what it appeared in the account
ants general ledger. He was then giyeu into
custody.
It may be proper to statc here that the sup
posed balance ut the Bank Of England Was
1853, ,70G, while the certified balanco was $780,
CSC, exhibiting the deficit Of e263,07o."