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?