case hi the Law Courts which ended on Wednesday has
caused the Government to institute an inquiry into the conduct. of certain Civil Servants. A firm of bankers, MeSsrs. Ironmonger & Co., sued Mrs. Dyne to recover a large sum. 'of money which they said she had lost in currency .transactions with them. She had speculated on the rise of the franc and, although she pleaded the Gaming. aming Act, contending that she had been merely " gambling in differences," judgment was given against her for. £138,938. In the course of her evidence she alleged that she had been introduced to Messrs. Ironmonger by a IneMber of the Foreign Office, that she had acted as his agent in transactions, and that two other members of the Foreign. Office, had engaged in similar speculations. Hardly had the judgment been announced when it was made known that a Committee consisting of Sir Warren Fisher, Sir Malcolm Ramsay and Mr. M. L. Gwyer (Procurator-General , and Solicitor .to the Treasury) had: :been; appointed to inquire into these allegations. It may, of course, be found that the allegations are either wholly. misleading as regards any impropriety of conduct by the Civil Servants or that they never entered into such transactions at all ; but we mention the matter in order to say that is most reassuring to have such quick and ample proof of the Government's concern that the Civil Service should be above all reproach.
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