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- •3 EAST INDTA. norm 17111 5E1 , 7%0855. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA. COMPANY DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That a Proprietor of East India Stock—John Jones, Esq., bas postponed until the Quarterly General Court of the said Company, appointed to be held at their House in Leadenhall•street, on WED NESDAY, the 24th instant, the motion of which he had previously given notice, viz.:— " That the exaction of 12 per Cent. Interest on arrears of land 'revenue in the Madras Presidency is a severity that ought to be abated." J. D. DICKINSON, Deputy-Secretary. UNITY FIRE and LIFE ASSOCIATIONS. SHARES either Purchased or Sold in the above Companies. Apply to Thomas Bensusan, 75, Old Broad-street. PRINCE'S CLUB.—RACQUET and TENNIS COURTS, Hans-place. Belgrave-square.— The Racquet Courts of this Club are NOW OPEN, comprising three close and two open courts. Gentlemen desirous of becoming members are requested to forward their names to the secretary, at the club. By order. R. CLEMENTS, Secretary. ARGYLL ROOMS.-LAURENT'S CASINO, Great Windmill-street, riavmArket.—The above elegan Rooms are now open every evening for the winter season, with Laurent's celebrated Orchestra. Principal Cornet-a-piston, M. Boulcourt. The Proprietor begs to inform the public that this fashionable place of resort ha, been entirely redecorated during the recess. Doors open at half-past eight, commence at nine. Admis sion One Shilling. R. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MITSEIJM, Al 1 4, Coventry-street, Leicester-square.—Open (for Gentlemen Only) from 10 tilt 10, containing upwsrds of one thousand models And preparations, illustrating every part of the human frame in health and disease, the race of men, &c. Lectures delivered at 12, 2, and half-past 7, by Dr. G. SEXTON, F.R.G.S. ; and a new and highly-interesting series of Lectures is now in course of delivery by Dr. KAEIN, at 4 p.m. precisely. Admission, One ,hilling. ROYAL SURREY GARDENS._ Y. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS.—Positively the Last Week of the season.—THlS DAY (Monday), First Performance of Locke's Magnificent Music to MACIIETII, vocal and instrumental. Princi pal singers —Miss Poole and Miss Stabbach ; Mr. Perrin and Mr. Leffler (their first appearance.) The Chorus conducted by Mr. Land. Admittance 15.—M. Jullien's Benefit will take place on Monday, Sept 29; particulars duly announced. ROYAL GARDENS, CREMORNE.—DaiIy, One Shilling. - The Last Week of the season.—MONDAT, Sept. 22d, and during the week, Concerts, Ballet, Burlesque Opera by the Southern Troupe of Sable llarmonists, Dancing on the Monstre Platform , Eqcestrian Scenes in the Royal Cirque, by eminent artistes, Grand Pyrotechnic Displays by the Chevallez Mortram, Brilliant Illuminations, and a host of varied amusements. Open on Sundays for Prof] ienade. Table d'Efoto at 6,2 s. 6d. ea.,:h. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road. —OPEN EVERY EVENING.--The celebrated HUNGA RIAN 1 LAND, under the direction of Herr KALOZDY, will perform every E rentng at 9 and II o'clock, in addition to the usual Vocal Enterta Inment. The following company of talented Vocalists are Perman witly engaged for the performance of Selections from all the Popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Duets, &c., viz. :—Mrs. J. Caulfleld., Miss Brunel, Miss Sommers, and IA iss Pearse ; Sam Cowell, Mr. J. Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghmans S. Jones, T. Farrant, W. Melling, Barker, Russell Grover, and P. Corrie ; Masters E. Con- Austin, and Bennett , and Mr. T. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr. J. Harroway, R.A. , harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun. ; director, Mr. J. Caulf ield. Commence at seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, &c., until t w sive o'clock. NEW GOVERNMENT OFFICES. The Commissioners of Mer Majesty's works and Public Build. trigs giv e notice that they are prepared to receive DESIGNS from Archite.ets of all countries for a scheme for the CO , CENTRATION of the IFRTNOTPAL GOVERNMENT OFF'CES on a Site lying betweer t Whitehall and the New Palace at Westminster ; and also Designs for two Build'ngs which her Majesty's Government have determined to erect forthwith, as parts of such general scheme— one for the Department of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the oth , u• for the Secretary of State for War. Plans, of the ground, together with a statement of the Premirms and otb or particulars, will be forwarded to Architects on applica• lion by letter addressed to me, at this office, after the 30th inst. ALFRED AUSTIN, Secretary. OfficeSof Works, &c., Whitehall, Sept. 20, 1856. WELLINGTON MONUMENT.—The Com missioners of her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings Rive notice that It is the intention of her Majesty's Government to erect a Monument in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, to the Memory of the into Duke of Wellington, and that the Commissioners are pre- Pared t > receive Designs for the same from artists of all countries. A. dr:ming showing the ground plan of the Cathedral and the site Of the proposed Monument, together with a statement of the pre miums, wad other particulars, will be forwarded to artists on applica tion by letter addressed to me at this office. ALFRED AUSTIN, secretary. Office of her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings, Whitehall, London, 6th Sept., IS :';6. iF you are Bald, or your Hair is Thin, pray use AI. EX. ROSS'S C ANTHARIDES OIL, which causes the Flair to : crow on bald places, produces luxuriant Whiskers and Mous tachlos ; it has been approved of by the highest authority, and is most bertefici; 1.1 in all cases of thin hair. Sold from 3s. 6d. ; forwarded for Stamps, sent free, twelve extra. ALEX. ROSS'S CHARGES for Dyeing the Hair permanently a light brown, dark brown, or black— alitsket a from Is., gentlemen's hair from 55., ladies' from 7s. 6d. The dye belt ag a clear liqu , cl it is simply necessary to damp the hair with a comb or brush, when a perfect colour is produced without injury to the ski xi. Sold from 3s. 6d. ; sent free for 54 stamps. HAIR REST! :OYER, a depilatory for removing effectually Superfluous Flair frets n the Face, Neck, Arms, and Hands, without injuring the skin. A. R. will warrant :t not to injure the skin in the smallest degree, at id the hair to be entirely destroyed.—Sold from 3s: 6d. ; forwards l for stamps, free by post, eight extra. Alex. Ross, Na. 1, Little Qut ;en-street. High Holborn. BANIC of LONDON. HEAD BANKING-llorsE—Threadneedle-street. CRARING-OROSS BRANCII-450, West Strand. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. enArants xr.—Sir JOHN VILLIERS SHELLEY, Bart., M.P., 25, Park-lane, and Maresteld-park, ‘ussex. TILE-Cai us-Num.—JOHN GRIFFITH FRITH, Esq. (Frith, Sands, and Co.), Austin-friars. John E dmund Anderdon. Esq., Devonshire-terrace, Hyde-park. Colonel 'William Elsey, 11.E.1.C.5., Bank House, Acton. Thomas. Gooch, Esq. (Gooch and Cousens, Lendon-wall), Brixton _ Jeremi: th Greatorex, Esq. (Bradbury, Greatorex, and Co., Alder . ruanbury)l, Spring Hill House, Upper Clapton. Alexander Con:daunt - it lonides, Esq. (Firm of lonides, Sgouta, • and Co., aracechurch-street), Tulse-hill. Charles.. Joyce, Esq. (Firm of Charles Joyce and Co., Moorgate- Street), fßoucester-gardens, Hyde-p irk. ' • Thom: is Luce, Esq., M.P., King-street, St. James's, and Mal Me s tits. Henry Morris, Esq., late of the Madras Civil Service, 25, Mark lake, City. Sir ili:D,Ty lusggeridge, Alderman of London, Andrew's-IV , , City. Alfred 'Wilson, Esq. (Venables, Wilson, and Tyler, Queenhitho), rirgrove, Weybridge, Surrey. Current accounts made up to the 30th of June and the 31st of De tember in each year, and intereLi. allowed on the balances. DEFOSII' ACCOUNTS.—The rate of interest allowed on money Placed on deposit at three days' notice of withdrawal is 1 per cent. Per annum under the Bank of England rate of discount for first-class ' bills, rising and falling therewith. The ),gency of Country and Foreign Banks, whether joint-stock Sr priva to, is undertaken. ITAGES OFFERED TO CUSTOMERS BY THE BANK OF LONDON. 1. Pa or-tr.—Receiving a fixed rate of interest on their balances, the cult omers participate in the profits without incurring the risk of part iership. 2. SE rusixv.—A. capital of 600,0001., of which 300,0001. is paid up and inv rated. This capital, or any portion thereof, cannot be with drawn. Further security is afforded by four hundred partners, Whose ',lability is not limited to the amount of the capital or of their respect ire shares. 3. P usianTv.—The assets awl liabilities of the Bank are published Month ly in the " Gazette." Auditors to examine the accounts are appoiu ded by the shat eholders. A full account of the position of the B ink, attested by the Auditors, must be published at least once in eve try year. 4. ' !ECILECT.—WhiIe complete publicity as regards the position of the B.sink is provided for, the pecuniary affairs of the customers are prote c ted by declarations of secrecy executed by the Directors, Man tiler, and the officers of every grade. MATTHEW MARSHALL, jun., Manager. BENJAMIN SCOTT, Secretary. ANK of LONDON and NATIONAL PRO- P!, VINCIAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, for effect ing .every description of Life and Fire Insurance business. Capital—One Million Steciing. Principal Office—Threadneedlc-street, London. TRUSTEES. Sir John Villiers Shelley, Bart., M.P., Chairman of the Bank of London. Sir James Duke, Bart., M.P., and Alderman of London. The Right Hon. Thomas Miner Gib son, M.P. Lieutenant-Colonel Elsey, H.E.1.C.5., Director of the Bank of L ondon. DIRECTORS. CIIAIRVIN-Sir Henry Muggeridge, Alderman, Director of the Bank of London. VICE-CHAIRMEN. John Cumberland, Esq. Win. Anthony Purnell, Esq. John E. Anderdon, Esq., Devonshire-terrace, Hyde-park, Director of the Bank of London. William Black, Esq. (firm of Black and Bidraead), Trump street, Cheapsido. Stephen 'Broad, Esq., Rye-hill, Peckham. William Carr, Esq., Bishopsgate-street-without. John Oropp, Esq., Oaklands, Park-road, Clapham. John Geary, Esq., the Crescent, Edmonton. Thomas Gooch, Esq. (firm of Gooch and Cousens), Director of ti ie Bank of London. Alexander C. lonides, Esq. (firm of lonides, Sgouta, and Co.), Director of the Bank of London. Lord Clattd Hamilton, M.P., 19, Eaton-square. Fred. W inn Knight, Esq., M.P., Southwick-street, Hyde park, and Wolverley House, Kidderminster. Thomas. Luce, Esq., M.P., King-street, St. James's, and Malnasbury, Director of the Bank of London. John Malcolm, Esq., 47, Mark-lane. Professor Morton, Royal Veterinary College. Peter Robb, Esq., St. Martin's-le-Grand. Thomas B. Stevens, Esq., The Elms, Kilburn, and Derwent Mills, Derby. John Taming, Esq. (firm of Tarring and Son), Bucklersbury. Alfred Wilson, Esq. (firm of Yenables, Wilson, and Tyler), Director of the Bank of London. PROVINCIAL DIRECTORS. Alexander Abercromby, Esq. (firm of Alex. Abercroraby and Co.), Glasgow. William Allen, Esq., Lower Dominick-street, Dublin. Anthony Bannister, Esq., Mayor of Hull. John Barwell, Esq. (firm of Barwell and Sons). Birmingham. Sanwall Briggs, Esq., Bradford-street, Birmingham. John Brown, Esq., Buchanan-street, Glasgow. John Burnet, Esq., Procurator-Fiscal, Glasgow. Theo philus Carrick, Esq., Official Assignee, Hull. R. G.. Collis, Esq. (firm of Mcßirney and Collis), Dublin. H. C. Cooksey, Esq., Heathfield Nouse, Birmingham. George Dingwall, Esq., Talbot-street, Dublin. Peter McEvoy Gartlan, Esq., Gaybrook, Malahide, Dublin. William H. Huffam, Esq., ull Dock Company. John Killeen, Esq., Malahide, Dublin. Alexander Kirkland, Esq. (firm of Kirkland and Russell), Glasg ow. Robert Morton, Esq. (firm of J. and R. Morton), Dublin. Thomas Dundas Spiers, Esq., Houston, Glasgow. Charles Wilkinson, Esq. (firm of Wilkinson and Ingleby), Hull. AUDITORS. DlRRcrons' luDlTOß—Benjamin Scott, Esq. 81112.31110LIMRS' AUDITOR—Henry Chatteris, Esq., Public, Accountant. PIIYSIXIAN—Henry Letheby, M. 13., Professor of Medical Jurisprudence, London Hospital; and Officer of Health for the City of London. SIRGEONS. James Part, Esq., F.R.C.S., Surgeon to the Artists' Annuity Fund Society, President of the North London Medical Society. Thomas Carr Jackeen Esq., M.R.C.S., Royal Free Hospital SOLICITORS—Messrs. Tyrrell, Paine, and Layton, Guildhall yard. BANKERS—Iank of London. ACTUARY—Thomas Walker, Esq., 8.A., F.S.S., F.I.A. MANAGER AND SECRETARY—Edmund Clench, Esq. The Directors have the pleasure to announce that-, all ne cessary preliminaries having been completed, the OFFICE will OPEN for BUSINESS on MONDAY next, the 22d inst. Insurers in this Association have the security of a large paid-up capital, a proprietary of more than one thousand shareholders, and an income from business already acquired exceeding 35,0001. per annum. Prospectuses, with tables and terms of business, may be had at the chief and local offices, or of the agents throughout the country. —By order. EDMUND CLENCH, Manager and Secretary. Threadneedle-street, Sept. 16,1856, ( N. 0 . 20,049.) AWIDOW LADY, possessing a thorough knowledge of Domestic Management, is most desirous of an engagement as Companion to a Lady, or to superintend the Family of a Widower or Elderly Gentleman.—Address C. G., 4, Trinity street, Blackheath-hill, Blackheath, Kent. E AST AND WEST INDIA DOCK C 111PANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That all articles of Baggage lying at the Baggage Warehouses, East or West India Docks, landed previous to the lst of January, 1854, will be Sold for payment of charges, unless the same shall be paid on or before the 31st day of October next. Lists of the said Goods may be inspected at the Mag gage Warehouses, Eastern or Western Docks. By order of the Court of Directors. GEORGE COLLIN, Secretary. East and West India Dock House, 18th September, 1856. NEW ZEALAND.—FREDERICK YOUNG and CO.'S LINE.—One of the finest and fastest 'vessels ever engaged in the passenger traffic, to follow the Rose of Sharon, for Wellington direct, and Canterbury under engagement to the Pro vincial Government or Wellington, New Zealand, for whom Frederick Young and Co. are the duly appointed agents in England, the magni ficent new, high-classed, British-tuilt Clipper Ship, HEROE4 OF ALMA, A l for 13 years, 1,200 tons borthen, Thomas Silk, Comman der, now loading in the East India Docks. Intending passengers are invited to an inspection of this truly noble vessel. She was con structed last year by the celebrated ship-builder, Mr. White, of Cowes, upon the most recent lines, and the beauty of her model has commanded the admiration of all who have seen her. Will carry an experienced surgeon, and bodes etched on the sth November. FREDERICK YOUNG and CO., New Zealand Colonist's Rooms, 74, Cornhill. pIIRSI7ANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, made in a cause, Sydney William ,tanbridge and John Blizard Buckley against Eliza Stanbridge, all persons claiming to be Creditors of WILLIAM ALFR KY, late of No. 31, Alderman bury, in the city of London, and of Ne. 59, South Molton-street, in the county of Middlesex, wine merchant, w•ho died in or about the month of April, 1851, are by their solicitors, on or before the 29th day of October, 1856, to coins in and prove their debts at the cham bers of the Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Torin Kindersley, No. 3, Stone-buildings, Lincoln's-inn, Middlesex, or in default thereof they Will be peremptorily excluded from the benefit of the said Decree. Monday, the 3d day of November, 1856, at Twelve o'clock at noon, at the said Chambers, is appointet for hearing and adjudicating upon the clniilis. Dated this 9th day of August, 1856. CHARLES NIGH, Chief Clerk. G. W. C. DEAN, 27, New Broad-street, Plaintiff's Solicitor. ETROP 0 LITAN COUNTIES and I. GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 27, Regent street, Waterloo-place, London. Capital, 100,0001. TurrwrFrs. Rt.Tln. Spencer H. Walpole,M.P. I Richard Spooner, Esq.,M P. Henry Peter Fuller, Esq. E. Vansittart Neale, Esq. Life Assurance business transacted In all its branches. N.B. The bonus declared at the last division of profits averaged 33 per cent, on all the premiums paid. F. FERGUSON CAMROI:7X, Manager. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, LONDON. Policies effected with this Society now will PARTICIPATE TN FOUR-FIFTHS, or 80 per cent., of the Net Profits of the Society, according to the conditions contained in the Society's Prospectus. The Premiums required by this Society for insuring Young Lives are lower than in many other old-established offices, and Insurers are fully protected from all risk by an ample guarantee fund, in addition to the accumulated funds derived from the investments of Premiums. Policy stamps paid by the Office. Prospectuses may be obtained at the Office in Threadneedle-street, London ; or of any of the Agents of the Society. CHARLES HENRY LIDDERDALE, Actuary. I‘,llll. HOWARD, Surgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet street, has introduced an entirely new description of ARTI FICIAL TEETH ,flxed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from *he original by the closest observer; they will never change colour or decay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastication. Decayed teeth rendered sound and useful in mastication.---52, Fleet-street. At home from ten till five. 2] 2 0 MILNERS' HOLDFAST and FIRE RESISTING SAFES (non-conducting and vapourising), with all the improvements, under their Quadruple Patents of 1840-51-84 and 1. , 55, including their Gunpowder Proof Solid Lock and Door (without which no Safe is secure). THE STRONGEST, BEST, AND CHEAPEST SAFEGUARD EXTANT. MILNERS' PIRENIX (212#) SAFE WORKS, LIVERPOOL, the most complete and extensive in the world. Show-rooms, 6 and 8, Lord-street, Liverpool. LONDON DEPOT, 47a, MOORGATE STREET, City. Circulars tree by post. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. f EA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE 11.41 SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, and all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to perfectly digest the food. The daily use of this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe guard to health. Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 19, Fenchurch-street, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester ; also by Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and mer chants, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce. N.B.—To guard against imitattoas, see that the names of " LEA and PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. /TOURISTS and TRAVELLERS exposed to the scorching rays of the sun, and heated particles of dust will find ROWLANDS' KALYDOR most refreshing preparation for the Complexion, dispelling the .e ielaxatton, allaying all and immediately affording the pleasing sensation attending restored elasticity and healthful state of the skin. Freckles, Tan, Spots, Pimples. Flushes, and Discoloration fly before its application, and give place to delicate clearness with the _flow of beauty and of bloom. In cases of sunburn or stings of nsects its 'virtues have long been acknowledged. Price 41. 6d. and Bs. 6d. per bottle. ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL. A delightfully fragrant and transparent preparation, and, as an Invigorator and purifier, beyond all precedent. The Prices are 3s. 6d., 75., family bottles (equal t• four small), 10s. 6d., and double that size, 218. ROWLANDS' ODONTO, or Pearl Dentifrice, compounded of the rarest and most fragrant exotics. It bestows on the Teeth a pearl-like whiteness, frees them from tartar, and imparts to the gums a healthy firmness, and to the breath a grateful sweetness and purity. Price 2s. 9d. per box. Sold by A. Rowland and sons, 20, Hatton-garden, London, and by Chemists and Perfumers. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. Patron —The QUEEN.—Founded 1828. The sick poor are admitted on their own application alone; no recommendation is required. During' the past month the folio wing number received the benefits of this Charity, either as out or in-door patients, on their personal application:— Week ending 7th August. 2,214 Ditto 14th August 2,435 Ditto 21st August 2,473 Ditto 28th August 2,473 29th, 30th, and 31st August Total in Augu5t.......... 10,740 of which 4,540 were new cases, the remainder (still under treat ment) having been admitted previously. Heavy expenses are inevitably incurred in affording such exten sive relief. The Committee, therefore, earnestly entreat the aid of the publi c. The Tnanagement of the Hospital is in the hands of 30 Governors, yearly elected from the general list of subscribers, at the Annuel Gc.n , ,ral Meeting in January. A Board is held every Thursday, at 4 o'clock (Rev. J. B. Owen, Chairman), to conduct the business, when any subscriber may attend, if so disposed, the Board being at all times desirous of receiving suggestions 07 giving explanation. The Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on volun tary contributions and leeactes, which are received by the Treasurer, John Masterman, Esq., M.P., Nicholas-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co.; Berries and Co.; Ransom and Co.; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co.; itarelay and Co.; Denison and Co. ; Williams. Deacon, and Co. ; 0 verend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Ber ners-street ; Mas,terman and Co.; and at the Hospital. Clothing for ',:he destitute patients will be thankfully received. By order. J. B. OWEN, M.A., Chairman. A NEW AND IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN THE SCIENCE OF MEDICINE. Prtent Office Seal of Great Britain. Diplome d'Ecole de Pharmaele Pharmacien de Paris. Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEMAR No. 1,2, and 3, prepared in the form of a lozenge devoid of taste - or smell, and can be carried in the waistcoat pocket Sold in tin cases, divided into separate doses, as administered by Valpeau, Laßemand, Roux, Ricord, &c., &c. - - TRIESEMAR No. 1 is a Remedy for RE LAXATION, SPERMATORRHCEA, and all the distressing consequences arising from early abuse, indiscriminate excesses, or too long residence in hot climates. It has restored bodily and sexual strength and vigour to thousands of debilitated individuals who are now in the enjoyment of health and the Functions of Manhood; and whatever may be the cause for DISQUALIFICATIONS for MAR RIAGE, they are effectually subdued by this Wonderful Discovery. TRIESEMAR No. IL, effectually, in the short space of three days, completely and entirely eradicates all traces of Gonorrhma, both in its mild and aggravated forms, Gleets, Strictures, Irritation of the Bladder, Non-retention of Urine, Pains of the Loins and Ktdneys, and those disorders which Copaivi and Cnbebs have so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health of a vast portion of the population. TRIESEMAR No. 111., la the great Continental P:emedy fbr Syphilis and Secondary Symp toms. It also constitutes a certain cure for Scurvy, Scrofula, and all Cutaneous Eruptintis, removing and expelling in its course all corrup tions and impuriAles from the vital stream, as altogether to eradicate the virus of disease, and exp e l! it withthe insensible perspiration through tie medium of the pores of the skin and urine, and is a never-failing remedy for that class of disorders which unfortunately the FLnglish Physician treats with Mercury, tothe inevitable destruc tio'n of the patient's constitution, and Which all the sarsaparilla in +le world cannot restore. Price I Is., or four cases in one for 335„ which saves lls., and in 51. cases, whereby there is a saving of I/. 12s. To be had wholesale and retail in London, of Johnson, 68, Cornhill; Hannay and Co., 63, Ox ford-street ; Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; R. H. Ingham, druggist, 46, Market-street, Manchester; H. Bradbury, bookseller, Deansgate, Bolton; J. Priestly, chemist, 51, Lord-street, Liverpool; Powell, bookseller, 15, We.stmoreland-street, Dublin; Winnail, booki,eller, Illgh-street,Birmingham. TH2 FMB IN UPPER THAXIB-11TREET, CITY.-01171. OW, REPORT.—The following is Mr. Braidwood's report on the damage caused by the fire which broke out on Friday night on the premises of Messrs. Matthews and Co., as already reported :—"No. 106, Upper Tbames street, City—D. Matthews and Co., brush manufacturers and bristle merchants; back warehouse burned out, front shops and dwelling, together with the contents, severely damaged by fire and water. The cause of the fire is un known. The fire was extinguished by firemen of the brigade and the engines of the parish, 10 of the London brigade, the steam float, and that of the West of England office. Ditto, W. Tuxford, private, furniture damaged by water, &c., insurance unknown. Swan-lane—D. Matthews and Co., brush manufacturers ; the three upper floors burned out, the roof destroyed, and the lower part of factory severely damaged by fire and water; building and contents insured in the Sun Fire Office. Ditto, Bridge and Dowgate Ward Schools—Top windows out, and the schools damaged by water; buil,ling insured in the Sun Fire Office. Ditt o, M r. E, i liggs—Furni• ture greatly injured by water and removal ; insured in the Union and Sun Fire Offices. Old Swan-wharf—A. Berwick and Co., ale stores ; back warehouse burned down, the first and second floors in front, and contents nearly destroyed. the stock greatly injured by water; insured in the Monarch Fire Office. Ditto, The Old Shades, the property of Messrs. Nicholls and Barra dough, wine merchants ; building a. -waged by fire, and contents by water •; insurances unknown.. ( o Loar Ipe ( • irt - 7 7 . . , '4 144_ 1 Ater \ ily seen to. j k - " I. 4 4.4- .4 . attached L O , v ;01 40 $ o, ;V I . 7 ‘ CtneS B * +.B '''" ' 4 ol'l -F• -.) .'•••• • • r "' .ry o -4 4,40; e• 604 4-1)--‘7-.""N.Itti • INFTeM is unfortunate affair it is really ant. the auditors equally to blame in this matter I (Loud. 1 cries of "Hear, hear.") We have continually seen the aet tit,s and attackingWtheemhapvellbenelie'llfi;xibnugt,itlurilnl names of Thomas Chandler and Thomas Fhsge attached to our balance-sheet, as I vouching for its correctner, RAFTN.-: when those parties, if they had audited the accounts at all, must have known thst was not the fact. (Hear.) a a se y l o v u es r , se l lv a e m s, anct theasic, are directors not de sirous to offer a few observations. (Hisses, and cries of "Hear Mr. Gillott.") NI - v fellow ahareh dders will re member that I called their attention to what I considered a fellow -sufferer :iith on y e ou o r f to be improper proceedings in reference to the manage ment of this concern in the latter end of 1852 and 1853, and if the shareholders had gone with me then they would not have been in their present position. (Hear.) I attri bute that decision to the subtlety of Cameron, who got up a charge against me that I was running about all ova the metropolis doing what I could to damage the bank; and that I was ono of its greatest enemies. The state ments of the auditors were held up in my face in answer to what were called my calumnies. I confess, at that time, and I have ever since, had an utter aversion to those gentlemen, Messrs. Chandler and Page, the audi tors, bcause I looked upon them as the creatures of the bank. (Hear.) Mr. Chandler is a surgeon, and although those gentlemen rosy he well versed in Greek and Latin, and be conversant with our bodily ailments, I deny that they are the proper persons to be entrusted with figures. You will remember that I called your attention to this matter iu a mall pamphlet I published in 1853. I asked you at a meeting which took place to take the opinion of some eminent counsel as to whether your charter was being complied with, but my proposal was rejected, and I was met by the cunning subtlety of Cameron, who framed the first paragraph in the directors' report for the next ha lf- y ear b y announcing therein that the directors were prepa red to p a y a dividend for the last half-year of six p er cent. u p on the paid up capital. (Hear, hear.) This had the desired effect, which was to tura you (the shareholder-) against me, although it was believed by many that the opinions I hid expressed had. done a great deal of good. Thus matters went on, and I was frustrated in doing that which I believed honestly would be of service to the concern, and now we all know what has been the unfortunate result. With regard to the call counsel has advised us that we were competent to make it. That counsel is a counsel of eminence connected with the city of London, and he said, why not make another call, which you have power to do, and whether you dissolve or not, do a something e s: oo the s call, which a s are a pro j.yi n forma o r m beforea and a Chancellor to allevi a t e th e state o f m i s ery and suspen se into which to p large numb ers h ave b een plunged by this lamentable event. These c i rcumstances and this advice i nduced me acquiesce q theperehl3iminelaroy measure, because we know that we cannot d o an y thin g until the are heard. Ido not object to ttie Winding-up Act being brought into requisition with regard to the affairs of the bank, but I do hope that, it our affairs are to be wound up, whoever the official manager may be, he will have a feeling for the proprietors as well as the depositors. I am told that the first charge under the Winding-up Act, which is an enormous one, may be avoided if the official manager chooses. It may be done in this way, as I am informed: We have a right to presume that our books, with regard to the deposits, are correct, and if each depositor is called upon to state the amount of his deposit, and that statement is compared with our books and found satief tetory, much expense will be saved; But if the official manager calls upon each depositor to come into the master's court to prove his or her de posit, then the cost to the proprietors will be from 8,000 to 10,000 guineas, because two guineas must be paid on proof iu each case. I again say, lam willing imme diately to pay my further call of 501. on my shares to al leviate at once the sufferings of the depositors. I should add, that though elected at the last half-yearly meeting, neither I nor the two other directors who were elected with me took our seats till the 11th of August. Mr. STAPLETON (deputy-governor) said the directors had not paid up their calls, and they would not advise the shareholders to pay up until after the Vice-Chan cellor had decided on General Aitcheson's petition on Wednesday next. He was elected in February last, and since then he had been mainly instrumental in driving Mr. Cameron from the management, and Mr. Brown from the directory. If the board had fallen in with his views, and made a call of 251. when he wished them, this catastrophe might have been averted. He could name many joint stock banks that were in a worse state than this bank in their infancy. Mr. GODDARD proposed the following resolution :-- "That the past and present directors of this bank (except ing always the three gentlemen who became directors on the let of August last), by their systematic misapplica tion of the fends of the institution entrusted to their keeping, and by their uniform and culpable misrepre sentation and concealment of the actual condition of the bank in the half-yearly balance sheets and statements made to the shareholders, as also the discreditable pro ceeding of issuing new shares long after the bank bad become hopelessly insolvent, thus bringing dishonour and ruin upon many innocent persons, which would have been entirely averted by better management or an earlier winding-up, have shown themselves utterly unfit for the post they occupied, and unworthy of the confidence of this or any other proprietary." The resolution having been seconded, the mover im mediately put it to the meeting, when many hands were held up in its favour, and the mover dec'ared it carried by all, on which The CHAIRMAN rose and said it was not carried. Not more than one-fifth had voted for it, the others believing it was a lie, and that the directors were honest men. Mr. OWEN, a former direetoe, ',mid the unfortunate po sition of the bank was owing to none of the first directors knowing anything about banking affairs, and the con sequence was that they were at the mercy of Mr. CE• meron, and they passed resolutions ignorant of their im port. He did not know that any directors, with the ex ception of one, had borrowed money of the bank. Mr. Cameron always told them that paper for discount must not come before the directors or they would not get respect able customers, but that that department must be left en tirely to him (Mr. Cameron), the manager. After Mr. Alderman Kennedy joined the bank, and he got posses sion of the " private book," he set to work to investigate the affairs of the bank for the benefit of all. (Great con fusion, in which the hon. gentleman was charged with being as bad as a receiver of stolen property, in the midst of which the hon. gentleman sat down.) Alderman KENNEDY said he had been twice men tioned in the course of the meeting, and the effect of the observations was why he did not, before the stoppage, announce the difficulties of the bank. His answer was that he was in the dark as to the state of the bank at the time when it stopped payment. When he pined the bank, 18 months ago, he made all the enquiries it was possible for him to do, and if he had been deceived he was not to blame. He had done his hest up to the last, and all ho had to say was that up to the latest moment he had done his utmost to alleviate the sufferings of the depositors. He was extremely sorry at the unfortunate state of the affairs ; he was a sufferer, aid a heavy one, and entreated the meeting not to cast blame on him. When he joined the Bank he persuaded his rela tions to follow his example, as he was led to believe it was a safe investment. Mr. GODDARD called upon the chairman to put his resolution. The CHAIRMAN declined to do so. On the motion of General AITQIIIiON, seconded by Mr. STAPLETON, the following resolution was passed : " That it appears to this meeting, and it is hereby de clared, that the losses of the Royal British Bank have exceeded all the surplus and reserved capital, and one-fourth part of the now paid up capital of the cor poration of the said bank." Mr. Coleman having first explained that such a resolution was necessary to faci litate the winding-up of the undertaking. The CHAIRMAN said that the resolution having been carried, it only now remained for him to dissolve the company, which he accordingly did, except for the purpose of finally closing and winding-up of the affairs of the Company therein mentioned. - The proceedings terminated shortly before five o'clock. [PRICE 4D. which had been taken from Mr. Cameron as part and parcel of the securities by which the advances to him were covered. Mr. MITCHELL—One of the precautions of our charter was that the bank was not to traffic in its own shares, but the result of this single operation of Mr. Camerou's had been that the 200 shares which stand in his name have been transferred to the board, and that instead of tse-e being shares upon which we should have had the right to make calls, to assist tke other shareholders, the amount of those shares will fall upon the great body who are already threatened with ruin. It is as plain as pos sible that from the very first years of the existence of the bank the accounts which had been presented to us had been constantly falsified and tampered with. We had no right to infer from the reports of the directors sub mitted to the shareholders that among the assets of the company there were included advances to Mr. M`Gre gor, Mr. H. Brown, or Mr. Oliver, and others, amount ing to a total of more than 120,0001., which, it appears, Were brought forward year after year as convertible secu rities. The failure of this bank at any time would have been a serious thing, but it would have been infinitely less serious if those gentlemenhad honestly come forward and said the bank has failed as a commercial speculation and proposed to wind up its affairs. I must be allowed to say that I cannot concur in that exculpation which the directors seem desircus of making for themselves— an exculpation that we, the shareholders, can know nothing about—thatit was Mr. Cameron or some one else who did it all. In the first place, we pay the directors a sum of 2,010/. per annum, and as the members of the board do not average more than seven or eight, that is about 3001. per annum for each—(hear, hear)—and that, alone, in my opinion, entitled us to expect that they were at least giving us faithful service in return for the money. On the other hand, I cannot help saying that I think a fearful responsibility and the ruin and curses of many persons will he at the door of Alderman Ken nedy. (Hisses and other marks.of disapprobation.) It is not my desire to speak in terms of harshnese of—those who are placed in the painful position which they occupy, but less than this I cannot say—that I for one should never have been a victim in this business, but that I saw the na.ne of that gentleman among the list of the direc tors. I made some inquiry wit h respect to his position, and I was told that he was amen of character and capital, and I had no right, therefore, to suppose that any such gentleman would go into a direction which, by conniv ance or indolence, had allowed a state of affairs to exist such as has just been disclosed. (Hear, hear.) If you take the accounts only as they were presented to us last Midsummer, they were fallacious to the extent of over 370,0001. We are now told that there exists a .deft ciency of 227,0001., but no credit is taken on that account for the paid up capital of 150.0001. Taking these two sums together, there was a deficiency of not lees than 370,0001., so that for every year since we have been in operation we have been losing 50,0001., and yet, in the face of this these gentlemen have come forward every year to congratulate us upon our prosperity. (Shame.) I cannot bring myself to believe that for so many years the directors, who now seek to exculpate themselves, could have been ignorant of the existing state of things. (Hear, hear.) There sits a gentlemau —Mr. Stapleton—l believe that he went into the direc tion anxiously desirous to make things right if he could, and I think if he had had the courage so say boldly that things were not altogether right, it would have been very much better for the interests of all parties. (Cheers.) I apprehend that all of you have received a circular simi lar to that which I have received. We are there coolly asked Ito i pay up !immediately a call of 501. per share. Now this is a subject of most serious gravity. I know not to what to attribute such culpable blundering on the part of the directors as absolutely to call upon us outright to pay up immediately this call. Do they sup• pose that every person walks about with two or three thousand pounds in his pockets, which one would pay out as he does his omnibus fare ? I think the directors might have much better said that they regretted the po sition of this bank, and called up the remaining capital by easy instalments. The consequence of the present precipitate step will be, that many of the shareholders, with ruin staring them in the face, will at once declare themselves insolvent, and evade the payment of their share of the calls. I should, therefore, advise the pass ing of some such resolution as this, that the proprietors decline to pay any calls into the hands of the existing board--(cheers)—not considering them safe custodians of our money. (Loud and repeated cheering.) I should have liked the resolution to go on to say that the pro prietors pledged themselves as soon as a recognised and suitable agency has been provided, to use every possible exertion to meet the call upon their shares, with a view to the liquidation of the righteous claims of the credi tors. (Loud cheering.) Ido not want it to go forth to the world that we, although we have been unfortunate, wish to make that a cloak for our dishonesty. I should like, if that resolution were submitted, that the latter portion of it should be embodied, and I think, if car ried, it might be made a means of safety for us, and of course for the depositors. It is above all things desir able that we should appear to act in something like e eisemeesesiefeeleae.rance towards one another. It is obvious that the " winding up" cannot be an affair of days or weeks, but must be a work of years—perhaps many years. I think that many of our depositors would prefer the nimble ninepence to the slower shilling, and I think that some system might be devised by which an arrangement of this sort could be carried out. The effect of something like a compromise would be to ease us in some measure of our liabilities, and confer a benefit upon the depositors and creditors of the bank. At all events, it is quite clear that before we separate to day we must come to a distinct resolution that we do not intend to pay up this call to the present beard of direc tors. (Cheers.) General AITCHRSON—I am determined to have a most searching investigation into the state of affairs of the bank—(cheers) —and pursue it to the utmost, so that the guilt—for guilt there is—shall :est where it is due. (Cheers.) If you believe me sincere in making this statement, I would ask you to consider, as rational gentlemen should do, how we are to proceed to effect this object. It is clear, from the statement of the ac countant, that all the delinquencies are of old standing, and that, to the credit of your present chairman, no great liabilities have been incurred under his manage ment. Gentlemen, we can only arrive at the solution of our difficulty by the interposition of the law. You may attempt to stave off the time for resorting to the law, but in the end you must go to it. You must go where equity will combine with law and protect our interests. The directors can only deal with the registry of share holders as it now exists, and the Court of Chancery alone has the power to deal with matters which took place at the time of these delinquencies, and if it could be pos sible to bring against those parties a charge of a criminal character, I would be willing to join with you in taking the necessary steps for so doing. (Cheers.) You will find that the only way in which you can bring those parties under the power of the law is by the Court of Chancery. (Hear, hear.) You may bring an action, or a thousand actions, against shareholders, but what is to pay those actions I Why, your own funds. If this be the case, the less expense you incur in the shape of actions the better for yourselves. (Hear, hear.) No matter what the charter of this or any other bank may state, you will find by the Joint-Stock Companies Winding-up Act that all persons who have been shareholders or directors within a period of three years previous to the stoppage of the bank are liable as contributories. The only difference in favour of persons who bad ceased to be shareholders or directors for some shorter term, is this —that if they can prove that large debts bad been con tracted after they quitted the bank, for those debts et incurred they are not responsible. (Hear, hear.) But in the present case it appears from the statement of the chairman, that for the last two years no new debts have been contracted, that all the great liabilities had been contracted previously. (Hear, hear.) All this m ust show you to the Court of Chance r y y ou must go, and that it would be ruinous to the depositors themselves to institute actions. (Hear, hear.) It appears to me that the most advisable course would be to adjourn this meet ing for a week—say, to this day week. (Hear, hear.) It has been determined to ask you to pass a resolution declaring yourselves dissolved ; but I think you should not pass that resolution until you have considered your accounts sufficiently to enable you to cal ydt m soho_u l ivuo y u(itbltgha a hehue n l and deli berately decide whether you should bring the concern under the operations of the Winding-up Act. I trust, gentlemen, that you will agree with me in thinking that the suggestions which I have thrown out are worthy the e your e attention, best o olcalculated t d e t d h t a o t the benefitcouraslel p I a h r a ti v e e s. m proposed ear.) i s n.— (H o ea h r , , we he a h r a , cl an b d e c tt h e e r er c s ore to some conclusion AS A 5 3. 33 il E t l o r - ° o d L L a D n y E R . n—l wish to know, in the case of a shareholder who is also a depositor, will you take his yourselves in liquidation of his liability uchpeiinhueheiCsuiespiasnereetsLr—Mr. Coleman thinks that a share holder so situated will be enlitled to the set-off to the amount of his deposit. The PEornIETOR—Now I wish to ask another ques tion. You (the directors) have made another call. Do you y s apndbawonl nloivareodtd, our The citcd t athanthh h hffs:ogee i aratncetsahi sensible ebsi wsey t ns)li h i atnßo a mi m gtcsi identical ,mltrikNhv e Nedrneui r ( nomrge t cu:w h dh:socc, e tvsntt, yeaereoh p ern, oul susnl o proprieto rs) aan r aori s i nnueekykt not orruotes your But your imbued veins—(laughter)-- and d l neyl l b e l justified (Laughterin e t qucstica meeting shi , decision ill 1 i 1 ,aaglnadaiunhievaaefrrn,atihuder a e hr ts trust you with at w... ac) is ne gative. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Mr. PORTER—I wish to ask the directors wider what Mower they have made the call upon the proprietors within the last few days ? The CHAIRMAN—We have done sounder the advice of counsel. Mr. PORTRR—Din you intend it really as a call, or have you merely made the call pro forma? The ClleenueN—Well, we made the call pro forma. The Chancellor will decide the question on Wednesday next. A PROPRIETOR—WiII you inform the meetine; whether any shareholder has paid upon that call ? (Shouts of derision.) . The CHAIRMAN—None. (Cries of "I should think not," and "Hear, hear.") Mr. PORTER—I am most desirous that we 13110111C1 you the ,ehpyhvenot tuesratt originalhahm—raa are Cash. £ 0. d. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING-, SEPTEMBER 22, 1856. ROYAL BRITISH BANK. Extraordinary General Meeting. [The following is a more extended report than we were enabled to give in our impression of Saturday An extraordinary general meeting of the directors and shareholders of the Royal British Bank was held on Saturday afternoon at the London Tavern, Bishopsgat( - street, in consequence of the issue of the following circu lar to the shareholders : "Royal British Bank, South Sea House, Threadneedle-street, sth Sept., 1856. " Sir,—l beg to inform you that, pursuant to the 71st clause of the Bank's charter, a special general meeting of the proprietors of this bank will be held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, on Saturday, the 20th Sep tember, 1856, at one o'clock, p.m., when the directors will submit to the meeting a full statement of the affairs of the company, and, if required, verify such statement by the production of the necessary books and vouchers ; and if it should appear at such meeting, and be declared by a reQolution of a majority of the proprietors pre sent, that the lasses of the company have exhausted the "Reserved Fund," and one-fourth part of the paid-up capital, the chairman at such meeting will declare the company dissolved, except for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the company, unless such a number of the shareholders present at the meeting as shall be en titled t, two-thirds of the votes shall desire to continue the concern, and shall undertake to do so, and to pur chase the shares of dissentients, and to idemnify them as provided by the said clause. " The directors will also submit to the meeting such other statements and proposals, and take such other proceedings as may be approved by the shareholders. " By order of the Court. " RICHARD PADDISON, Solicitor." GeneraIAITCHISON, prior to the commencement of the proceedings, rose and addressed the persona assembled in the room, and stated that the present was a meeting of shareholders, and, therefore, persona not shareholders could not legally be present at the meeting. Depositors in the bank could not be allowed to remain, so, with the exception of the reporters and the shareholders, those persons present not being such must withdraw. They were assembled for a specific object, and therefore under the 71st section of their charter depositors could not legally be present. He, unfortunately, was both a share holder and a depositor, and hoped, therefore, that those gentlemen not so situated would withdraw without any disturbance, and by so doing would enable those who remained to conduct the business of the day in a becoming manner. In the making this announce ment, he had merely declared what was the la w on the subject, and he trusted that those persons present who were not shareholders would see the propriety of leav ing the room. They would not be allowed to remain, and if they attempted to do so, recourse would be had to the police. He was sorry to have to make this announce• client, but it was merely to inform those present of the law on the point that ho had addressed them. Some of the persons present who were shareholders left the room, and signed their names at the door, but others remained. The chairman and directors entered the room shortly after 1 J'clock, when about 100 persons only were pre- Mr. Esdale, the governor, took the chair. The advertisement calling the meeting having been read by the solicitor, The CHAIRMAN said that if the few preparatory re marks I shall make before the business of the day com mences are considered to be made in bad taste, I trust you will conceive it to be an error of judgment on my part, holding me personally responsible for the same. Six weeks have barely passed, since under this roof a vote of confidence, in the personal integrity of your directors, was freely accorded to us. We did not ask for more, and you may remember that we felt that we bad no right to ask for more. Since that period events beyond the control of your directors have sufficed to pull down the edifice which, under altered circum stances, emancipated from the unhappy influence of the past, we bad hoped gradually to have redeemed and still to have upheld with honour. It is passed. Gentlemen, sufferers though you be--indignant sufferers though you most justly are, it is grievous and galling to add that many of you, I fear, are lasting sufferers. I still believe you are men of feeling, and that you will allow the natural indignation under which you are labouring for the moment, and I ask but for a moment, to be held in check by the conviction entertained, I am certain, by many present, that the mental torture under which some of us—myself first and foremost—have endured for months past, is only equalled by the ruin and misery you yourselves are in course of realisation. A SHAREHOLDER—Why (lid you not tell us that at first 1 (Cries of "Order.") The CHAIRMAN—I thank you for your forbearance even so far, and I avail myself of the moment, through the righteous resentment which you must express against the authors of so much mischief. (Cries of " Wko are they I") I avail myself, I say, of this brief interval to state to you that the course of conduct adopted by the directors since the suspension of the bank has been in accordance with the opinion of coun• sel. Acting under their advice, and in accordance with the 17th clause of the charter, we have called this meet ing, first, for the purpose of laying before you the fullest possible statement of the affairs of the hank ; secondly, to elicit from you the declaration of the fact, that the capital of the bank has been lost ; and thirdly, for the formal dissolution of the corporation, save for the pur pose of winding up. The course of the procedure is in your own hands, and in your bands the directors leave it. With the sanction of the three newly appointed directors, Mr. Jellett, Mr. Butt, and Mr. Hurst, it was deemed advisable to place the accounts of the bank in the hands of Mr. Coleman, who has prepared a statement of our acccounts, which will be submitted to the meet ing, and which exhibits losses far exceeding our worst apprehensions. Mr. Coleman, with your permission, will place a full statement of the accounts before you, and inasmuch as the mere routine and formal business of the day can be despatched in a few moments afterwards, I suggest to you—but it is for you to determine what course of procedure shall be adopted—that all matters and questions affecting the past history of the hank—its administration, its maladministration—and all ques tions affecting the position of the shareholders and the policy of the shareholders shall be reserved for future dis cussion. (" No, no.") It is entirely in your hands. I have only got to say that the Directors are prepared to give the fullest 'lnformation in our power on all matters coming within their cognisance, and with these remarks I leave the business of the day to follow the prescribed routine, and I call on Mr. Coleman to read the state ment he has prepared. Mr. PORTER asked why a copy of the statement had not been put into the hands of the shareholders as they entered the room 1 The CHAIRMAN said the accounts were not completed in sufficient time. Several shareholders asked how it was the figures bad been published in the newspapers 1 Mr. COLEMAN said that the accounts were ascertained on Thursday, but he was unable to revise the figures till late yesterday. IN then read the following stat:.• recut : present time. I will tell you the reason why I have not attempted to value the property in Wales. The pro perty when it came into their hands was incomplete, and was an unworkable concern ; it is now a complete pro• perty, and perfectly workable, with the means of transit right up to the South Wales Railway. A very able report has been made respecting the works by an engi neer of some eminence, in South Wales, acquainted with the nature of the property, and the result of it is, that he has estimated that the works might be made to yield a profit of 16,0001. per annum. A SHAREHOLDER—What is the name of the engineer ? Mr. COLEMAN--I must decline to state it. I may state that he is a gentleman as well acquainted with works of this nature as any man in the kingdom, and I had an opportunity of personally conversing with him on the sub jest, and through him I hope ultimately to find a purchaser for the property. He assured me that the minimum value of the property was certainly 40,0001., and I think if you take works which may be made to produce 16,0001. a year profit, they must be worth at least two and a half years' purchase, and even if they were only worked to half their power, they ought still to be worth five years' purchase. I have exercised a jud gtn eut, for I think 20 years' experience has entitled me to some credit, and I believe that the estimate and valuation I have put upon the property may be realised. Before going into the de tails of the accounts which I have read, I will state to you that the preparation of these accounts extends over 400 sheets of paper, and the only parties who really knew the origin, and working, and true position of the accounts is one man who is away, Mr. Cameron, and the oth-r, Mr. Crawford, has been so ill that I have never had a minute's conversation with him, and you may form some idea of the amount of labour which I have been compelled to go through in examining the bonds and documents attached to something like eight hundred separate accounts. SHAREHOLDER—What is the total. loss sustained by the bank? The CHAIRMAN—If the balance be correct, the liabi• lity in round numbers is 540,000/. Mr. MARSH—When did the first loss take place in connexion with these works ? The CHAIRMAN—This great accumulation of advances originated from cash credit and discount accounts granted at a very early period of the business of the bank—l think in 1850. A cash credit for 3,0001. and a discount account of 6,0001. were open to the parties of the name of Damellar and Scales, and afterwards Du mellar and Swift. In extenuation of the conduct of the directors, I may state that these advances were made upon the recommendation of one of the first commercial authorities in the City of London. (Cries ef " Name, name.") I cannot state it—l must decline to do so. (Confusion, and repeated cries of "Name.") Mr. MARSH—We wish to know the name of the party who recommended the firm. You are responsible for the actions of your co-directors, and I want to know why you take upon yourself to advance our money ? We have a right to know that. (Cheers, and great uproar.) The CHAIRMAN—I am sorry I cannot give the gentle man's name. I must decline to do so. (" Oh, oh," and " Hear.") Mr. Stapleton, one of the directors, here essayed to address the meeting. but was met with a storm of "Sit down," " Mr. Metall, go on," &c. Mr. MARSH—You decline to give it. Well, I leave the shareholders to put their own construction upon that. (Hear, hear.) The next thing I have to ask you is this. You have told us that you gave a 3,0001. cash credit and a 6,0001. discount credit, making in all 9,000/. Now, when did that transaction take place ? The CHAIRMAN—I will give you, if you allow me, a history of the whole transaction. Upon the strength of the same recommendation the parties were allowed to go beyond the original limits. Mr. MARSH—When did that commence ? The CHAIRMAN—I think in the autumn of 1850. Mr. MARSH—Then you had commenced your irregu larities. (Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN—Yes ; if you deal with the transac tion as such. (Cries of "Of course we do.") Trusting to the same information, we allowed these parties to have credit beyond the original amount. We called for col lateral securities, and granted money on what, at the time, was deemed fair commercial value. This was only what any bank would do. When the advances reached 19,0001. or 20,0001. these parties failed, and then we had to consider what we were to do. We expected that we should have been able to recoup ourselves for the whole of the original bad debt by working the mineral property ourselves. It may now be said that it was a grievous banking error of the bank to have endeavoured to cure the mischief ley increasing the liability ; but, gentlemen, I can assure you that weeks were given to the conside ration of this matter, and, at last, the policy of the mea sure was carried, and we became the proprietors of the property. Mr. MARSH—At what time ? (Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN—I think this occurred in 1850 or the I early part of 1851. At that time the iron market fell flat. (Oh, oh.) There was no longer a profit on the working cc Aft,. l;isey came into your : possession ")—but most providentially, as we thought, the general properties were endowed with a value which the original proprietors, the Galvanised Iron Company, had not been aware of. One of the advantages to which I allude was the coal mine on the property, and which I extended over nearly a lineal mile. The value of that coal vein was clearly proved by the fact that the Messrs. Ford had been for years working with profit a con- 1 tiguous coal mine—one situated on the neighbouring I property, and held under the same landlord—Mr. Talbot, of Glamorganshire. But we found that we e mid not make the value of this mine available without an out-pit—that "slips," and a " vent," and other constructions were requisite. Prudently, or other wise, we undertook to supply those requirements ; and as a matter of course money kept going out of the bank week aher week and month after month. (Oh.) Gentle. men, I know that this was matter of speculation ; but, prudently or otherwise, we thought that by making our property available for due working we were taking the best means to recoup ourselves for the advances we bad made. (" Oh, oh," and " Shame.") Gentlemen, it is very easy to take a retrospective view of the matter and say that it was imprudent for us to take that step ; but (to Mr. Marsh) if you, sir, or any other gentleman had been admitted to our councils at that time you would have acted on the exigency of the moment, and the expedients that presented themselves. (No, no.) Shortly after that, in 1853, we conceived that it would be expe dient to get rid of the works, and we received a proposi tion from Mr. Frederick Clarke, who expressed his opinion that if he took the works in hand he would be able to pay a certain interest on the outlay of the bank, and ultimately to recoup ns. Mr. Clarke took the works in hand, and went on for some time ; but finding that he had not enough of capital to go on, he threw the property back upon the hands of the bank. (Hear, hear.) However, in so doing he expressed his convic tion that he was throwing up a large fortune—(laughter) —yes, gentlemen, that if he had another 10,000/. of his own to enable him to work the property, he would make his fortune. (Laughter.) Mr. MARSH—Now, when was that The CHAIRMAN —I believe it was in 1853, but the particular moment I cannot tell. We had thus again to make ourselves masters of the works, Mr. MARSH —What amount had been incurred when you took them back ! The CHAIRMAN—I think that, including the original debt, and the purchase of the second and third mort gages, with the equity of redemption, the amount must have stood at 70,0001. or 80,000/. (Oh, oh.) Mr. MARSH—And this was so far back as 1853 ! The CHAIRMAN —Yes. (Shame.) You may say, gentlemen, that serious as the loss would then have been, we should have closed. (Hear, hear.) Gentle. men, we could not—we dare not have closed then. Mr. MARSH --No, not Nu long as there was a hope of bringing fresh shareholders, (Cheers, and " Hear.") The CHAIRMAN No, gentlemen ; but it was our duty to make every endeavour to induce capitalists to come forward and take the works, in order to recompense the sbareholders for their advances, or to Otablish a public company to work the property ; and I aasure you that a short time ago there was every prospect of our doing so under the Limited Liability Act. Mr. MARSH—I have no wish to go further ; but it ap pears, from your statement, that in 1853 you had in volved the property of the shareholders to the amount of 70,0001. or 80,0001., while at that time the paid-up capital amounted to only 50,000/. (Hear.) I was not then a shareholder, bet the representation made by you then induced me in 1855 to become one ; and therefore I I have a right to say, that by your own admission, you and the other directors made use of our property to the amount of 70,000/., in advances on account of this single concern —these works— although your paid-up capital was only 50,0001. (Hear.) Can any man, whether be be acquainted or unacquainted with business, say that that was a prudent thing ! (Cries of " Hear.") Why, sir, was it not a fraudulent destruction of my property, and of the property of my children (Renewed cries of " Hear, hear.") The CHAIRMAN--Will you, air, kindly point out to me what you would have done had you been on the board at that time ? Mr. MARSH —My reply to you, sir, is, that in the first place you are begging the qnestion. (Hear.) Your inquiry is not a fair one. (Hear, hear.) But I shall now tell you, sir, that though not brought up to com merce, I would never have consented to such a proceed ing. Had I been a director, I should have opposed such a proposition, and if it were carried I should have left the board. (Cheers.) I would have stated my reasons for my opposition, and stated to the world that as honest and honourable men it became the directore to wind up the concern. (Cheers.) Eat instead of that, in 1353, so flourishing was the concern represented to be that I was asked to invest in it by a friend who had a conshleral& n umber of shares. ( Hear) Mr. Cameron was daily put ting forward a statement that the half-yearly capital was to be increased with every prospect of success. (Hear.) App ication for liberty to issue more shares was to be applied for ; and I sent an application fcr shares, but did not then get them. Now was that proceeding on the part of the bank a just one ? Was it an English man's act ? (Hear.) I have visited every quarter of the world, and I know the estimation in which English merchants are everywhere held. I have known their bills to be accepted when those of even American mer chants were refused; but, gentlemen, will this confidence in our countrymen ocmtinue if such proceedings as thiv be allowed to pass uncensured or to be repeated ! (Hear.) I say, sir, that I am smarting under the swindling of myself and my children. (Cheers.) lam not like the merchant making, perhaps, his 10,0001. a year. The investment made by me in the bank was a part of the small patrimony which my children had a right to, and seeing that the act of those directors may send us to beggary, or to depend upon half pay,—my brother shareholders will pardon me if I may appear a little importunate. (Hear, hear.) I now wish to ask the chairman whether ho does not think that this bank waq insolvent when those new shares were issued! (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN—The bank was not insolvent so long as those securities were taken as worth the money they represented. (Oh, oh !) Mr. MARSH—But those securities were not worth their money. (Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN—In our estimation they were. (Hear, hear, and Oa, oh !) Mr. MARSH—But, unfortunate l y for us, the fact is, they were not. (Hear.) I now come to Mr. Humphrey Brown, an M.P. The CHAIRMAN—You are going through all our blots. Several Voices—And he has a right to do so. The CHAlRMAN—Certainly. Mr. MARSH—WeII, sir, I read of a manager of a bank at Tewkesbury who embezzled money, but could not be legally convicted because he was a shareholder. (Laughter.) Well, the gentleman received in payment of an advance of 1,0001. to Mr. Humphrey Brown two cheques of 5001. each on the Royal British Bank. I want to know, were those cheques honoured I The CHAIRMAN—No. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Marisa—Were Mr. Brown's liabilities to the bank as much as 70,000/. at one time! Tne CHAIRMAN—I believe they were, with running securities. (Oh, oh ) Mr. MARSH—Was it fair to allow him to incur liabi lities to the amount of 70,0001. (Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN—Perhaps you will hardly believe it credible that, until I was called to the chair in 1855, 1 did not know that Mr. Brown was in debt to the bank at all. (Oh, oh.) Mr. MARSH—WeII that was a sin of omission which was quite as unfortunate to us as a sin of commission. As a paid director was it not your duty to have fully informed yourself as to the finances of the bank I The CHAIRMAN—WeII, when we had officials munifi cently paid, and when we had no reason to believe that they were not acting in a perfectly straightforward man ner, and when you remember that much was done below stairs of which we had no knowledge, then you have a clue to much of what has occurred. [A. Voice—" That is the very thing."] Don't think that I am excusing my self. Mr. MARSH—The general manager of a bank ought to be the servant of the board, and nothing more. Yet I was told that the directors of this bank had not the confidence of the people of London, and that Mr. Came ron's manner was most disagreeable to the customers of the bank. May I ask, what is his debt ? The CHAIRMAN—About 30,0001., as it appears on the books. (Shame.) Mr. MARSH—I wish to know what is the value of Mr. Cameron's security for the 30,000/. ? Mr. COLEMAN—I will answer that. (Hear, hear.) General A ITCIIESON rose, amidst cries of " order, order, and chair, chair," to insist that the whole of the general expenditure should be given to the meeting. Mr. COLEMAN—I think you will find it most conve nient if you will allow me to go on with my statement. I will endeavour to account for the whole of the defici ency, and also as to the assets of 238,644/. 83. lid. I can not give, as I have said before, the exact value of the Welsh mines, but simply that their cost was 106,453/. 4s. 9d. At the commencement I found there were placed down as charges and expenses 7,123/. 118. 10d., and another item, preliminary expenses, of 15,7931. lls. 11d. Then there was the adjusting interest account amounting to 22,3521. 103. 6c1., the entire losses being 270,4121. 103. 6d. (" Oh, oh," and "Shame.") I be lieve that the adjusting interest account is one of the painful causes of plunging the concern into inextricable debt. (Hear, hear.) A SHAREHOLDER.—We want to know what were the bad debts of the directors and officers. Mr. COLEMAN.—The loss by Mr. John Gwynne, for merly one of the directors, is 13,640/. (" Oh, oh," and "Shame, shame.") That was increased between 1850 and 1855. He retired from the directory in October, 1851, and,leannot find that any debts have been incurred since, except the interest charged ou the original amount. A SHAREHOLDER.—Go on. What is the next swindle ("Hear, hear," and laughter.) Mr. COLEMAN.—The next account is that of Mr. M'Gregor (groans, and cries of " How much 1") The loss by Mr. M`Gregor amounts to 7,302/. (Shame, shame.) A SHAREHOLDIR.—IS it true that he was a director with one share—(hear, hear, and "no, no") ! How many shares had he Mr. COLEMAN.—I believe he held ten shares. There can be no doubt but that a further inquiry into the af fair. of .e. meet toe.. pie., is seal eo se- duty of the shareholders to insist upon further inquiry, and they have a right to demand it ; but there is one fact which I desire to bring under your notice, and that is that since the present governor had filled the chair there has been no increase of the debt at all, and, as you are aware, there are many other new directors whis knew nothing at all about the matter until they became mem bers of the board. (Hear, and oh.) Another point I feel it to be my duty, as your accountant, to lay before you, is a fact I have endeavoured to ascertain, namely, that I think there is not one farthing lost by any one gentleman now sitting on this side of the table as a direc tor. (Hear.) I think it highly impolitic and indiscreet that I should disclose the value of every debt, as it may be of disadvantage to the shareholders themselves, if I were to disclose the value I estimate them at. (Oh, oh.) I may be wrong, and am liable to error as well as other people, but I think it will not be advisable, unless the proprietors demand it, that I should disclose the value of all the bad debts, because if people know what esti mate I put on the debts they will not pay you more. Then there is a debt of parties connected with the direc tors through Mr. Humphrey Brown of 50,0001. (Oh, oh, groans, and Shame, shame.) The direct loss through directors has been 70,9781. (Oh, oh.) The next loss is one occasioned by the firm of Oliver, of Liver pool, who were introduced through Mr. Wharton, one of the directors. It amounts to 13,486/. (Oh, oh.) The next account is that of Mr. Cameron—(groans and hisses)—whore liabilities, standing in his own name, amount to 21,250/., besides a further loss by his traffic in shares of 8,752/., making a total sum of 29,902/. (Shame, shame.) The directors were led to believe that there were policies existing on Mr. Cameron's life amounting to 10,000/., that there was security upon his property at Dingwall, and other securities, upon which he was said to have claims, amounting to between 3,000/. and 4,000/., making from 24,000/. to 26,000/., and in addition to this there were 200 shares in his name. Those were the securities which the directors supposed they had from Mr. Cameron, but I regret to say that it has been discovered that the whole of these securities and policies had been previously charged and encum bered by other parties to the extent of their value. (Shame.) The value of the property at Dingwall would not realise anything like that which was represented as its value, and my opinion is that what you will be likely to get back would not exceed 3,000/. or 4,000/. (Lou'. cries of " Oh, oh.") I find that there is a loss also by Mr. Mullins, of 7,0001. This forms a total loss of 121,840/. occasioned by directors directly or indirectly. (" Oh, oh," and " Shame, shame.") The next item of losses arising from various accounts in the same form amounts to 49,735/. The next item is a loss of 59,3651. on 492 sundry accounts. (" Oh, oh, shame," and cries of " These are for the friends and relatives of the directors.") These were general cus tomers of the banl.. The next item belongs to the branches of the bank. The bad debts or losses by the branches appear to be 10,428/. (Shame.) The esti mated loss upon the value of the premises occupied for the business of the bank and its branches will, I believe, amount to 14,022/. There will, I think be no loss upon the South Sea House premises, with the exception of a claim of the builders, which is disputed. Indeed, I think they will prove to be of more value than,their cost; and I will tell you why, and that is that the directors have been from time to time been offered a premium for them. I think that four-fifths of the whole value of the establishments will be likely to be realised. There are only two items more—namely, 2,7061. loss on sale of securities, and 11,000/. allowance for contingencies, which I think you will find make up the total loss of 270,000/. Having given you these facts, I may perhaps be permitted, as a man connected with commercial mat ters, to make a remark upon this subject. (Hear, hear.) It appears to me that the promoters or managers of this bank began with a theory which practice has shown was enti rely wrong. (Hear, hear.) In fact, the persons who started the bank did so upon a principle which is spe cious and false, and I have no hesitation in telling you, as a public man well acquainted with these matters, that unless the public and commercial men do something to arrest the progress of specious individuals such as those ivho concocted the scheme upon which this bank was tau-tided, more serious occurrences of a similar nature w ill .recur. (Hear, hear.) I have placed before as you the facts which have co me within my cognisance ex plicitly .es possible, without the slightest influence being exercised over nee by the directors or any one else. (Hear, heats) It hies been asserted that I have been en gaged by the directors to cook the accounts. (Shame.) Now, I do in common fairness and common justice ask c you, the shareholders, ti refute that. ra Tic ea e r in he t a h r i . s ) eit l y do assure you, after au ILonpurabio p o s tfrupwards t, g o h f d A PROPRILTOR — Wh at was the financial condition of to‘2olrayik"re uis'eteheeerek. t n b e e v i e r r ac w ce a u s a Y ts 3 . t a ( H b e o a a i r sd) the bank prior to the new slo.res being issued ! Mr. COLEMAN—If lam to give a fair and explicit an swer to that question, I must say that if the account; of the bank had been properly made up, the shareholders ought never to have had a dividend in any one quarter. (Hear, hear.) I regret that I have been compelled to give you a verbal statement, but I really have not had t ge t t you out the entire osition of the bank in every p aricular, as I first undertook the duty last Wed nesday week. In reply to Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. COLEMAN stated that within the last few months a director bad transferred tome shares to Mr. Oholeron, STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF TRH ROYAL BRITISH BANK, SEPT. 3, 1856. LIABILITIES. To Head Office Strand Lambeth Islington Pimlico Borough Piccadilly Holborn £ g. CI. .. 256,595 15 0 .. 110,190 15 6 .. 43,317 0 6 .. 73,596 17 7 •• 9,831 19 1 •• 15,335 18 8 •• 14,887 3 7 •• 15,375 210 Totalliabilities.... X-539,131 12 9 ASSETS. Buildings and Debtors, tce. Furniture. £ s. d. s. d. Totals. £ s. d. By Head Office 29,022 2 10 169,623 10 7 14,480 0 11 213,130 14 4 Strand .. 6,963 16 10 28,972 16 7 6,000 0 0 41,936 13 5 Lambeth 3;573 16 10 5,956 12 10 9,530 9 8 Islington 1,649 6 6 2,950 3 4 1,000 0 0 5,599 910 Pimlico.. 1,540 9 6 731 410 750 0 0 3,021 14 4 Borough 3,587 710 5,252 1 2 500 0 0 9,339 9 0 Piccadilly 1,565 1 6 5,673 17 S 1,000 0 0 8,238 19 2 Holborn 625 19 5 6,504 9 9 2,039 0 0 9,130 9 2 0,52 i 1 3 *225,669 16 9 25,731 0 11 299,927 18 11 Less ellowan3es for contingencies, exclusive of any expenses, 5 per cent. on 225,6681. 16s. 9d. .• 11,283 10 0 Total assets, exclusive of the Welsh works (gee A) 288,644 8 11 (A.)—Welch works cost (exclusive of interest) 106,453/. 4s. 9d. This statement does not include the estimate of the value of the Welsh works, as I have not been able to estimate their value. I may state that they stand in the books at a cost of 106,453/. 4s. 9d., exclusive of interest on the various advances. That is the amount at which the Welsh works stand in the books of the bank, and that lincludes all the amounts advanced to the parties con nected with the works, and all the outlay up to the (1 .m the Times' City Article.) The meeting of the Royal British Bank on Saturday excited intense interest and was protracted to a late hour. The proceedings were such as might have been antici pated, and the shareholders, smarting under the ruin disclosed, resorted to indiscriminate manifestations of auger, which, instead of promoting, obstructed the at tempt to obtain specific details that would place the chief delinquents in their proper position before the world. It transpired, however, on the testimony of Mr. Cole man, the accountant, that the account of Mr. Humphrey Brown, the member for Tewkesbury, and until recently a director of the bank, exhibits a debt of 70,9081. ; that Mr. John MacGregor, the member for Glasgow, and the founder of the concern, figures for the more moderate sum of 7,3621. ; that Mr. Cameron, the late manager, has obtained 33,0001., against which there are no seen rities except such as are now found to have been pre viously charged and encumbered, and the utmost worth of which is estimated at 3.000/. ; that Mr. Mullins, the late solicitor, took 7,000/. ; and that one of the auditors owes 2,0001. It was also stated that Mr. John Gwynne, who was formerly a director, re tired in 1851, leaving a debt of 13,6401. ; and that a loss of 13,4861. was sustained by Mr. Oliver, of Liverpool. The total of the loss from persons directly connected with the administration of the bank ap pears to have been 121,0001. ; and it is to the acts of these persons, and not to the imprudent advances on the Welsh coal and iron works, that the fate of the shareholders is main!y to be attributed. Tho Welsh works have involved a sum of 106,4531., but they are even nowconsidered to be unquestionably worth 40,0001., and there is a possibility that they may prove of much greater value. According to the balance-sheet the liabi lities of the bank are 539,1311., while the assets are estimated (assuming the Welsh property to fetch 40,000/4 at 328,644/. The loss to bo made up is there fore 210,4871. It seems that out of the sum appropriated by the late manager 8,752/. was connected with deal ings in the shares of the company, although the charter among its other deceptive provisoes contained a prohi bition against transactions of that nature. It was far ther stated that the securities furnished by Mr. Cameron comprised 200 shares of the bank, and as there is no prospect of recovering anything from him the proprietor a will suffer proportionably by the non-payment of the 10,0001. which the call of 50/. on that number should now bring in. On the whole, the prospects of all parties have been placed by the results of the meeting in a more deplorable light than they had previously occupied, and there is reason still to fear that neither shareholders nor depositors have yet recognised to the full extent the manner in which their calamities are likely to be aggi ii. vated by the costs to be drained from them by the Court of Chancery. .'stlfPr;,t, tM - id ~~ N ;~ II I 1