Q. Did it stand at that, or rise or fall?
A. It fell by degrees to 30, and from that to 28.
Lord Ellenborough. So that the rumour had a continuing effect to the close of the day?
A. Yes.
Mr. Gurney. Did it fall back so low by one and a half as it began in the morning?
A. No.
Cross-examined by Mr. Serjeant Pell.
Q. Do you remember at what time in the course of the day the report came to the Stock Exchange, of a chaise coming through the city?
A. I cannot say at what time it was.
Q. Then perhaps you cannot tell whether or not the Stocks rose again upon any report of that kind arriving there?