The Sun. — London, England, 1857-08-28 00:00:00

ROYAL SURREY GARDEN'S. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) IN RE THE SURREY GARDENS. COMPANY (LIMITED). Thii was an adjourned hearing of a petition under the Joint-Stock Companies Act, 1856, to wind up the affairs of the company. Mr. A. Jones, Mr. Chidley, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Link later, Mr. F. W. Casppell, Mr. George, and ,Mr. Coombe appeared in the matter. Mr. A. Jones said the directors were prepared to meet any charges against them. He understood three affidavits bad b-en filed. Mr. Flensin g—l appear for a large body of shareholders. Mr. A. Jones--I deny that. Mr. Fleming—l appear for Mr. Nicholls and other shareholders. Mr. Jones—Mr.Niciolisis the holder of one share. mr. Flawing—That is sufficient to give him a right to be revresented. I appear in support of resolutions pa'sed by 63 shareholders. Mi. Coombe—l am a solicitor and shareholder, and appear 114 such. Mr. James Coppock—Perhaps your Honour will allow roe, kr myself and others, to state— The Commissioner—Stop. I have stopped others. The proceedings must be conducted in proper order. Mr. Coppoek—l should first— Tne Commissioner declined to allow Mr. Coppock to be heard at this stage of the proceedings, and asked Mr. Fleming and Mr. Coombe whether they were in favour of witclieg up, and received for an answer, " Decidedly not." Mr. Coppock ag tin wished to be heard. The Commisiiocer—What is your name ? Mr. Coppock—My name is Coppock. (A. laugh.) The Gimmissioner—You are a shareholder ? Mr. Cupplck—Yes, I am the largest shareholder in the company. I all al3o a solicitor. I am the holder of 1,100 shares. lamal o a creditor of the company for bet xten 400/. and 5001. The Commissioner—That you assert ? Mr. Coppock—Yes. The Commissioner—And what is your wish ? Mr. Coppock—l am for the winding-up, and I wish to tellyou what— Toe Commissioner—Stop. I ought to hear Mr. Fleming first. Mr. Fle , ning—l am against the order as prayed. I 'boon be wiling for an order to he made that would admit of the shareholders winding up the company them advise. The Commissioner—l have nothing to do with wind ieg up, except by tbii Coat. 3.1 r .. Jones suggested that M. Jallien could not be re preseuted by bosh Mr. Chappell and Mr. F'eming. Mr. Chapped—l appear as before for M. Jolliet' and several ether shareholders. Mr. Fleming—M. Jullien is present—he denies that. lla stlys I appear for him. M. Julien—Mr. Chappell is my legal adviser. If there be any clash between them I should wish— _ The Gmninissioner—You seem to take part with Mr. Fleming and the 63 shareholders. 111. Cominission;r—Then it would be unfair for Mr.. Chappell to appear on your behAf, Will Mr. Chappell give the came of any other shareholder for whom he ap pear. 1 - Mr. Chappell—Mr. Thomas Chappell. Mr. Coppock—Will you let me say a few words now ? The Commiesioner—lf Mr. Jones appears for the pete tio a , r it is his duty to open the rase. Mr. Jones scarcely knew whether it was necessary fps ►im to say anything, as it appeared to be the ineii math n of his Honour's mind at the last Hitting to make an order in complial.ce with the prayer of the petition, verified as it was by an affidavit of Mr. Ellie, secretary of the company. The Commissioner—Then you have asked for an order fora indiug up, and you sit down. (Laughter.) Mr. Jones—Yes. (A laugh.) Mr. Fleming said, if his Honour would allow M. Jul lien to be examined, it might be the beat course, and would avoid much trouble. He might, however, proceed to &tete that since the last meeting the shareholders had taken steps to examine the company's accounts. They were in a complicated state, and it would take an accoue tent many days to make out from them a balance-sheet. He refir the Cour: to the contents of affidavits that had been filed in support of the opposition to the wind ng-up order. nese affidavits are three in number. Subjoined is a cops of the affidavit of Mr. Coombe : "In the Court of Bankruptcy. "IN THE MATTtR OF THE ROYAL SURREY GARDENS COM PANY (LIMITED), AND IN THE MATTER OF THE JOINT ' STOCK COMPANIES ACT, 1855." "1, William Alexander Coombe, of Hanover-cottage, Brunswick-road, Camberwell, maks oath and say :—That Mr. William Tyler was lessee of certain ground and pre rale. sat Walworth, and he there conducted in a very re epee: able way a Zoological Garden, but that for the las t two , r three years of his tenancy it turned out an unpro fitalle undertaking. "That he became indebted in a large amount to James Coppock, Esq., one of the directors of company, called the Royal Surrey Gardens Company, who was mortgagee of the premises. or in some other way beneficially entitled thereto. " That for about 12 months previously to the year 1855. the lease and premises were in the market for sale, and IleVel , l,l parties treated for the same, but no sale was effected. " That in the latter part of the year 1355 a conapa,y was formed, called the Royal Surrey Gardens Company (Limited), of which the said Mr. Coppock was one of the registered promoters, the said Mr. Tyler was appointed nia.,ager, and the petitisner, Mr. Horace Jones (who now asel - s to wind up the company), was, the architect. 1. That a company was readily formed, and in the month of March last commenced their buildings an i laying out the ,rounds at an outlay of about 25,0 t 0/. at the least. " That at a meeting of shareholders in Oct., 1856, a div;aend of 10 per cent. was declared out of profits said to be matte in a period of 10 weeks, during which time the garkleus had been open, an i the account marked A, hereto am axed, was then circulated among the shareholders. That in April last a second meeting was called upon the following notice, without any account being sent with it :- -" Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of the dee 1 of settlement of this company, the second ordinary gen ;red meeting of shareholders will be hel l on Thursday, the 2d day of Aeril proximo, at the Royal Surrey Gardens, at t o'clock in the afternoon, precisely.' " That from the wording of the aoove notice, and inti mations given to shareholders that nothing but the ordi nary business, such as the arrangement of the establish mei is and the opening of the gardens, would be under eoueideration, saverel shareholders did not attend who otherwise would have done so, particularly - if it had been kite sn that an account affecting the vitality of the under taking would have been brought forward. -" Tnat at this meeting the shareholders were kept in the large concert room until the appointed time for the meet ieg had expired, and they were then shown into an a Ijoie ing room, where a plentiful supply of sandwiches and wine was spread upon a counter, which several of the share holder, attacked at once, and at one end was laid a bundle of accounts, which accounts were not distributed, but left to he taken by those who chanced to tee them. " That I had not time even to real the said account be fore some gentleman moved that such accounts be received, appsoved, and adopted, whereupon a question arose as to whether the dividend declared at the last meeting was or was not psid out of capital, when a show of bands was taken and the account was assumed to be passed by a ma jority of two as counted by the secretary (although I be lieve the fact to be otherwise), all the directors present Yeti eg for tha passing of their own account, and the real and vital question as to whether the sum of 14,0001. should be eppro‘ed as and for the purchase of the gardens was not made the subject of discussion. " That I had not the opportunity of reading the Said account until the evening of the day of meeting, when I discovered that the sum of 14,000/. was charged for the purchase of the lease, and a day or two afterwards I spoke to two or three of the shareholders thereon, and although it was then believed that the directors possessed a lease of aboet !A/ years, still 14,010/. was thought au exorbitant snu. for the purchase, the fact being well known that the hew, was held upon a heavy rental and a large septennial fine. " That I believed the lease had 50 years to run, or there about; for I positively swear that during the time the grounds were being laid out I walked rouni them with Mr. Coprook, and, being well acquainted with the laying out of gardens, I expostulated with the said Mr. Coppock upon the enormous and unnecessary outlay being expended on the sail garden, and at the same time I said to Mr. Col peck. ' I suppose you have a long interest in the pie wises to justify this outlay ;' to which the said Mr. Cop pock answered, ` Oh ! yes, my dear fellow, about 50 years' cr words to the like effect. " That two or three days after the meeting I met Mr. Fleming, the landlord's solicitor, who also had attended the meeting of shareholders, and a conversatb n arose upon the sum of 14,000!. charged for the purchase of the lease, whin I discovered for the first time that about 114 years was the only tenure under which the promises were held, at which I expressed my ant prise and asked his permission to : llow me and other shareholder to inspect the lease, That 1 called upon a shareholder, Mr. G. P. Nicholls, of Pat,rnoster- row , an d t o ld hi m o f my i n f ormat i on and re quested him to accompany me to the lanllord's solicitor to inspect the lease, and we went to Mr. Flemings office, in Tlieitv-square in the Borough, and tht rts examined the said lease and found that it bad only about 11 years to run, and that every erection would then nese to the land ha. t. ."rho, • I was so i disgusted the' ~,bi , ,,, _, e, . amazes an with the way in _ taii,,,, i ~,u,, Beek meeting had been conducted that I &ter- Who i l la t d.bee k a. an interview with §ir Win. De Bath, 11. rt.., a slight con. the chairman of the last meeting, and, after shai.eboid.„reshpArtslerice with him, who said he was only a Thvinas Kn ox fi k ew nothing of: the fats, I wrote to wn, haeb ec , cu. ',Te°, Esq., a director of tbe company, was d ec h r „l , „4"i u r i T i al when the 10 per cent. dividend uaaately I procur ed a ineetiim between these two wiairmen kni.w the facts, to acco,V,l'equested. Mr. Nicti p olls who , `'.Thai in this Peall,letti:ty:lY.,d:etne'rrained to call the alert. hol krs together, crelary to let me make a cop 7 puttrste: applied to the se but ho refused to let mu copy a namee list of sh ar ,h o m„,, I procured, nt from the Re cur siderable expense, a list of shardiiV gis ration-office, and wrote and sent a written cur , War to each shareholder--nearly 200 ii ,, l ' u ald la, lilted " That in pursuance of this circular a. Intheet'elor% pit co„ , and the question was fully brought f or - i'"k 'PPeck. the acting w "r I, bu , owing to a statement made, by Mr. Ci di)stii.or of the coripany, that an . offer had ken tw o, , 3, "rsoi.le abstinence society at the price of 15,0001., and by u: Ju:li6n at 12,0031., and that the coming sensor won]. t do so tders for the shareholders the subject of the circular was not entertainel, and my motion for a committee , f inquiry was not even seconded, and the meeting separated leas.ing me with the pleasant reflection that I had wasted a gent d .:s1 of time uselessly, at a cast of about 101. into the bas pin. The fact,. however, that the lease had only 14 years to ruu was not denied, and the sum of 14,4)0(4. as the valu e o f t h e l ease was justified under the above stated facts, that other offers *bad been made of 13,0)0/. and 1t,0)0/ , and therefore the sum of 14,0001. ought not to oe objected to. " That I was • • dissatisfied with the statement of Mr. Cop poJe that such offer s o f purchase had been made, and 1 found out Mr. Philips, the gentleman who had been secre tary to the slid Abstinence Soci m wh h o stated . that the a sciety had at one time the idea oPierrctanil,geltihfeaßndoyal Sorrey Gardens, bat they were nut ) an , ante that a 50 year.' lease was tLo term of yenta limn: which the gardens wtra held, or could witiot,t iloubt in T IA E _S ITN, VC) :N. I) ON, p rocusable ; and if they had known that so short a term , had been the only' tenure they would never have treated at all for the gardens, as they must necessarily have laid out money in building, which they would not have felt justified in doing under so short a lease as the one then in existence. " That I also understand from M. Jullien that he would not have made, through himself or friends, any offer to purchase the said gardens, but for the assurance that he could procure any extension he liked at an expense .of 400/. or 5001. " That I very believe that the scheme for establishing the Royal Surrey Gardens (Limited) was a concoction be tween Mr. Coppock, the mortgagee, and Mr. Tyler, the lessee, the latter to get rid of his liability to Mr. Coppock, and Mr. Coppock to get his money through the medium of the public. That I find tbere is a contract with M. Jullien for 5 years, at 2,5001. per annum, but that Igl. Jullien was to pay 2,0001. for shares, which he. has done, viz., 1,000/. last season, and 1,030/. this season, and which 2,000/. goes to the capital account and is applied so as to make the 14,0001. available to Mr. Coppock and Mr. Tyler. " That in the prospectus issued upon the formation of the company there appeared the following paragraph : ' All preliminary expenses and the outlay which a new concern would demand would be thus avoided , and if the business of the gardens were carried on with only the usual preparation, more than 5 per cent. dividend on the capital employed might!with certainty be calculated upon,' and yet in the account 8,175/2175. is charg ed for prelimi nary expenses, besides 1,359/. 19s. for stee fixtures, Etc., and in the 3,175/. 17s. is included a sum of 6001. towards a musical festival, 3001. for half-year's salary to Mr. Tyler, 2001. for law, and various items of sundries, amounting to above 7001., all of which ought to have been placed in se parate items, and not lumped as preliminary expenses, " That in the account marked B a sum of 1,160/. B'. 7d. is said to be in hand and at the banker's, but the banker's book on the 31etDec. gives a balance in favour of the com pany of only 477/., but where the difference is gone I can not find out. " That, notwithstanding the acknowledged fact that the lease had only llt years to run, the directors went on building, and completed an additional refreshment-room at a cost of upwards of 2,500/., under the superintendence of Mr. Horace Jones, the architect, and the now petitioner to wind up ; while at the end of March, when the build ing was scarcely commenced, they had only at their bankers' about 901, and at the end of April less than 10/., a s appears by their banker's book. "That, in order to pay for such additional buildings and other outgoings ' the directors issued the following adver tisement, which appeared in the Times from about the 11th of April to the 10th of May last : " ' Royal Surrey Gardens (Limited).—The directors of the Company, having paid a dividend at the rate of 101. per cent. per annum from the actual earnings of the first smart season of 10 weeks, are ready to issue shares of 101. each at par, if applied for by the 11th of May proximo, on which day the gardens will be opened to the public for the season ending the 30th day of September.next. " That under the above aivertimement a great many ap plications were made, and between 1,000/. and 2,000/. re ' ceived, thus increasing the capital account against the ori ginal su a b s s e c o n li b c e i r t s o , r to and t the com pa ny The Commissioner (to Mr. Fleming)--Y ou sa y th a t cash was not pad for about 1,200 s h ares ? . Mr. F:eming—lnstead of c as h b eing p a id s h ares were taken, so that in fact mone y w as no t pa id. Mr. Fleming—Yes. The Commissioner —I un d ers t an d M r. Coppoc k was com mencement woul I owe th e company 14 , 0001 ., an d t h e the solicitor to the comp an y. Th e gar d ens at the com as this sin ce the 8 deponent ,hA believes, ugu t . perfect fraud against the shareholders under the said ad vertisement. " That at the meeting of shareholders held in April last questions were asked respective the sum of 5,080/. 12s 6d. debited as ' Creditors on loan' in the account, when Mr. Coppock, the acting director, distinctly assured the share holders that such loan was on debentures, and the full ex tent of moneys owing to the company, and that the com pany then was in a very flourishing condition, and not sub ject to any other liabilities except the current expenses. "That it now appears, by the petition and affidavit of Mr. IL Jones, that mortgages to the extent of 14,5001. have been executed by the directors, and that there are other debts to the extent of 11,500/. unsecured and unpro vided for." Mr. Fleming, without referring in any way to the contents of Mr. Ceom se's affidavit, which was fil e d without remark or discussion, proceeded to read the affidavits of himself and Mr. N. Lee arid another, All that is material in these affidavits is either embodied in the affidavit of Mr. Coombe, which has been already given in other reports of proceedings that have appeared in The Sun, or will be gathered from the discussion which they elicited. Mr. Jones objected to a reference that be (Mr. Jones) hat; la,en the solicitor to the company. He h a d o n ly ' The Commissioner—The valu e o f th e gar d ens repre sented 1,400 shares at 101. eac h, an d t h e owner was the holder of those shares as fully p a id up ? 1 amount was taken in shares. Mr. Fleming—Yes. The company gave Mr. Ty ler 1,400 shares of 10/. each and of these Mr. Coppock took 1,100 - —the real value of the premises at the three not being 2,000/. The Commissioner—You depose that yon do not be lieve that the value of the property was 2,0001. Mr. Flemieg---A nd if I had said not one farthing it would have been nearer the mark. (Hear.) Mr. Fleming proceeded to state that the rent of the gardens was 3401, that the lease had only 11h years to run, and that the gardens were subject to a heavy fine, payable to the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury, in addi tion to the annual rent, The Commissioner— And you say that a splendid music hal', Bcc , have been erected, which will be sub ject to a new heavy fine when the Dean and Chapter colia r. roAn t d mi a i g g ain y . e ( s ek . laugh.) andu Mnder these circumstances, not only shareholders but creditors—(hear)—join in re questing that the cJrnpany may not be suhjected to a compulsory winding up. Shareholders believe that the company could be successfully carried on by a committee appointed by themselves, This is the opinion of Mr. Nelson Lee and other practical men engaged in theatri cal occupations and as caterers fcr the public amusement, There are not at present directors sufficient to comply with the company's deed of partnership. The ComMissioner—Teen have some of the directors ceased to be directors? Mr. Fiemirg—Yes ; the original number was 6, 3 have resigned, and no number less than 4 can act. Mr. Coppock—That statement is simply untrue. There are four directors. The Commissioner—Who are these? Mr. Coppock—Messrs. H. lines, Baine, Webster, and mysolf. Mr. Fleming—lf there are four, all I can say is that some of them ha ''' disappeared. Mr. Coppock . 18 untrue, jo lit The Comunseioeer I will leave thecourt if gentlemen will not learn how to conduct themselves in a court of . . .. ju-tice. Mr. Fleming—Since the gardens have in effect gone into other hands they have filed every niOlt, and a pro fit of between 2001. and 300/, has been already realised I hatie now an offer from a prty who will take the gar dais for one mouth for 4001. and pay the money down. (A. laugh.) I say this because it is necessary in these times to have the money down. (It :Dewed laughter ) The Commissioner —Have I any discretionary p )wer If I do not grant the required order, can I make any other order ? Mr. Fleming cited the 72d clahse of the Act under which the petition was presented. It was there se*, forth that upon the hearing of a petition presented by a conttibutory the Court might dismiss the said petition, with or without costs, or "make such other order as to the Court might seem just." The Commissioner—What .is the total number of shareholders? Mr. Smith-193. Mr. Fleming—And I have no doubt, if time be al lowed tor inquiry and investigation, that we shall have four-fifths of their number with us. Mr. Chidley said that he represented several share holders and creditors who were desirous to have the com pany wound up out of court. He suggested that the 72d section was intended to give this Court a power analogous to that possessed by the Court of Chancery— that of instituting inquiry whether a company would be wound up or not. Toe Court might refer the matter to its registrar or official assignee, and upon their report the Court might decide whether a winding-up order shouli issue. Mr. Fleming—l simply ask the Court to dismiss the petition and leave the shareholders to take the course they think proper. The Commissioner—lf I take this course, who will Lave the control over the property ?. Mr. Jones—The directors. Mr. Fleming 'urged that the deed under which the company was formed provided that in certain oases the shareholders should hav e th e power of dismissing the directors. The Commissioner—You say this Court is not asked to interfere until the shareholders are sati-fied that this would be the beet course. (" Yes, yes," " hear, hear," and applause.) The question is whether the most judicious course would not be for you to ask me to allow the matter to stand over. (Flei,r, hear.) I say this without knowing the language of the deed. Mr. Fleming—Mr. Jones will state what that is. Mr. Jones—l du not know, I have never read the decd. The Commissioner (to Mr. Jones)—Arc you the ' solicitor to the company ? Mr. Jones—l h to state— The Con.missi.iher—Are you the solicitor to the com pany ? Mr. Jones—Yes ; and your Honour wiil, I am sure, allow sue to'state the circumstances under which I have become so. Mr. Jones proceded to state that on the' 3d of the present month of August he was on his way to Greenwich by one of Um steamboats, when he accident ally tn:rt with Mr. Frederick Caappell. Mr. Chappell then told bim that he (Mr. Chappelt) was the solicit r to the company ; that the company was all up ; that it was being sued in every direction—among others by M. ; Julien, and that it must go. He (Mr. Jones) having received this informationwent to his brother, a C tributory, and, being himself a sharehr.ldur also, it was agreed that lie (Mr. Jones) I , hould go down to Mr. Coppack. Toe affa:rs of the company were'stated to be It' a " terrible mess," and on the Gth of AtrAti , t Mr. ( 34atypepotChke swaiwndig himself h (Mr. A. Joe . ) on tine subject. Mr. Coppoek then s .id—" I d on 't mean t o l e t Ch a ppe l I up : will you act ?" He (Mr Jones) said, would. Mr..Coppock tiers said that prompt ; sktiploarmguostttsbeer take n without ehowing favour to any one. 12 days' writs tliahrevsbr'illU said a o ci f dwo pnivao au i oyon.n dernatvis there ware three on could be made. would give hl d . e p rceohtoaetnregtinieoi nshaiitmoontwebroi ornepot steps were thus necessary exchange, to which no defence O e w r b a n i k n n ig e a w n y M th r ing jo th n a es t was not right. - Mr. Fleming—We make no • imputations on Mr. Joner. The only question is what is the best course to take. The inclination of my-i n l n d is that the matter had bettor stand over. If the majority of the shareholders consider that the conce rn may J o made profitable they bad better take anch steps as they oonsider.may enable them to pmt _ the management on a satisfactory footing. Mr. Fleming—Your honour bas just stated the course that will be most agreeable to the shareholders for whom I appear. The Commissioner—To obtain a winding-np order is practically rushing into bankruptcy—it is bankruptcy in name, if not in fact. Mr, Chatles Jeffreys, of 21, Soho-square, wished to put one question to Mr. Fleming. Mr. Fleming—How many shares are you the holder of? Mr. Jeffreys—One share. (Laughter.) I wish to know whether the two gentlennn for whom Mr. Fleming appeara (Mr. Beale and M. Juhien) were not direct , ,rs at the time the dividend of 10 per cent. wai decl'sred ? Mr. Fleming—M. Jullien never was a director, and Mr. Beale sent in his resignation some months ago. Mr. Coppock, on the part of the directors, who were the holders of more than one-half the shares of the company, wished to say a few words. 1,612 shares were held by the directors and their friends. (A voice, " And their friende.") The directors, it appeared, were the holders of very nearly one half of the shares of the com pany. The Commissioner—Which directors ? Mr. Jones—The names already given in. Mr. Coppock—l will give them again —Mr. Coppock, Mr. Bake, Mr. Holmes, and Mr Webster. After a short interruption, Mr. Coppock resumed : He (Hr. Coppock) was the holder of 1,100 shares ; his brother held 100 ; Mr. Bailie, 50 ; Mr. Holmes, 25 ; Mr. Beale, 25; Mr. Wyld, M.P. for Bodmin, 25 ; and Mr. Henry Boddington Webster (who joined the company only last Christina.), 50 . shares. Charges had been made against himself (Mr. Coppock) which had given him the greatest pain. He had never received sq much as a shilling of the company's money. Not any one of the directors had received so much as a shilling, and none had gone for any other purposes than those of the company. He repudiated every charge made against him, and he challenged the fullest inquiry. Charges had been made by persons who ought to blush for their conduct—by persons from whom be could read letters suggesting cooked accounts and the management of places. Allusion had even been made to criminal pro ceedings—•criminal proceedings for what l The circum stance would be a lesson to him. He had advanced money beyond the amount of his shares. He had never sold or trafficked in the company's shares ; he had never parted with one share. The tact was that, from certain circumstances, the receipts of the gardens during the present season had been 12,0001 less than might have been expected. He and the other directors had done their duty fairly and honestly, and he had no other object in view. He believed that the property was a valnable property. He thought that a winding-up order would be the best course to take for making the beet of the property ; but he was quite willing to agree to any course that the Court might approve, He would not, however, allow his character to be assailed and his re putation dawned, when the only error be had fallen into was an error in judgment. (Applause.) The COMMISSIONER —The best course is for the share holders to consider the matter. If the majority should then say, " Let us have a winding-up order," I can have no objection. Tile creditors, I should think, are quite safe. Mr. Fleming—Yea.- Creditors to the amount of 1 10,000/. have sanctioned the course which I aryear to support. Mr. Jones—No, Mr. Coppock—How many shares do the 63 holders represent ? Mr. Fleming—l cannot say. M. Juilien—l am the huller of shares to the amount of 2,0001.—a larger amount than that held by the whole of the directors_ex , 3ept one. After some di•cu-scion, Mr. Coombe suggested that the direqtois should cab a meeting. The Cnnmissiooer—Suppose that they should then reque=t the directors to resign will they do so t—No answer. The Commissioner a4ced whether the solicitor for the company could state the terms contained in the dee 1 ? Mr. Chappell—l drew the deed, but I really do tilt recollect its terms. Mr. Coppock said one of its provisions was that there must not be less than 4 directors who were the holders of not less than 25 shares each. This number could not be found among the entire body of shareholders if the present directors were to withdraw. Mr. Fleming said that if a winding-up order were granted the shareholders wished to know where their property would go to, and how they were to obtain the information that they desired. The Commissioner—An official liquidator would be appointed under any winding-up order, and he could get at everything. Mr. Copp — ock Paid he and the other directors asked for a winding-up order in this c.)urt as the best mode of in stituting due inquiry and protecting their characters. Mr. Coombe said the affidavit he had made contained facts which were most extraordinary. He wanted time, that was all. The Commissioner—You shall have that. Mr. Jones—The directors are wiling that any gentle man shall be put in nomination to act as joint liquidator. The CJtarnissioner—l have no power to appoint more than ono liquidator. The best course is to order an ad journment. _ _ Mr. Jones applied, under the 34th clause, for an order restraining actions; also for an order appointing a re ceiver. The Commissioner acce , Ted. Mr. George applied f,r an or. , er that Mra. Seacole might be permitted to inve , tigate the company's ac counts, so far ai they referred to the receipts of a benefit on Mrs. Sawnle's behalf. She wanted o go to India, but was prevented by the position of her affsirs with the Company. Mr. doopook—May I ask for whom you appear ! Mr. George—For Dire. Seim le. Mr. o.lopock said the directors had never taken the elightest, part in the transaction referred to. So many false representation , and scandalous imputations had been made in reference to the matter that he [night say the, secretary had been directed to furnish Mr'. Seacole with every iiiferination -he required, and that her claim would be i-atisfied. Mr. George—Mrs. Sf.aeoli told me only yesterday 'hat noaccou,,t had be , n receives. The Commiesioner ordered an adjournment to Satur. day, the 17,12 of October. M. Jultien said he cool I have wished, before the pro ceeding 4 had closed, to say a few word that would throw a light on the whole affair. He would, however, for the present remain silent. A crowded and somewhat angry and disorderly meet• rib then separated. PO ICE INTELLIaBACK.—Aug. MANSION-HOUSE.—CHARGE OF UNLAWFUL POSSESSION. —John Richarls, alias Bland, who has been several timea ratnaticle4 upon the charge of having been in unlawful possession of two 5/. notes, p , rtion of a robbery of 1,020/. in notes, at Man chester' on the llth inst ant, was b roug ht b e f ore Sir R. W. Carien, for further examination. The prisoner was further remanded. Joseph Nicholson, who has been f►equently re manded upon the charge of having, while in a state of intoxication, upset a pleasure van, of which he was driver, and caused severe injuries to several peisoos, who till within the last few days have been inmates of St. Thomas's Hospital, again ap peared in discharge of his recognizances. Two of the sufferers, who were -now called, said that on the day in queti n the defendant was in toxicated on leaving the Rye anus-, near 11, rt ford, and that he pulled up-several times on the road to town, and drank ale, and th+t by the time ho reached the city he was in a helpless state of drunkenness. One of the witnesses st tted th tt the defendant, while at the Rye House, in attempting to jump over a fence, felt up to his neck into a ditch, and that in order to cleanse his clothes from the filth be afterwards jumped into a pond. Sir R. W. Carden said it had been most satisfac torily proved, by three officers as 'well as others, that the defendant was drunk when he upset the van. He should order him t r pay a fine of 205., or in default commit him fir 14 days. WESTMINSTER—ROBBERY OF PLATE. Richard Evans, hut!er to Mr. Fowler, of 2, Queen square-pla,,?,e, civil engineer, underwent a length-, end examination, charged with ste +ling plate to the value of 1501. from his mister. A gentl- mar) from the office of Hargrove an I Fowl -r, uoricitors, Parliame,t-street, atte-Me I for the pros-xu rion ; and Mr. Lewis, jun., fur the ac cused. The prisoner bad been four or five years in the service of Mr. Fowler, and hid charge of the plate. About the 25th of July, as Mrs. Fowler was about to leave Lop;Ion for Ed nburgh, she sent the groom to the prisoner f/r the silver, which prisoner sail she should have.. It was, however, not forth coining; and upon renewed appicwion by the groom, the aceilse - I admit e i he had pawned it. A nu'ut,er of pawtibroki rs produced various articles of plate, and it transt.ired by their testi mony that prisoner kid been for a long time past in the hab t of pawning his thaste.'s plate, and re deeming it as it wAs wantcd. Mr. Lewis, jon , again and again si.r( nOy urged that the case only am milted ti on of unliwfully pawning. _ _ _ The gentleman on the other side pressed a com mittal for felony ; bnd Mc Paynter latring con curred w to him in opinion tat :t Nay a ease f r a jury, instru-tiuns were given t - ) p..ep -re t,e dep;- B,ti. , ns for pr s )uer's eo:nrait for On the appliyatEon of Mr. Lewis, Mr. Paynser consented to take bail in 2001., with 48 hours' M ARLBOROUG 11-ST REET. THE MAIIINE HOTEL BURGLARY.—Mr. C ,, lenrin, superintendent cf po'ice for Stanga e, a divisjon of the Kent con stabulary, apipeated at this court with a warrant for the delivery of the two soldi , rs. John of the 98th Kot, and Jatnes Gillon, 72d High landers, who, it w 11 be recollected, umlcrivect an examination on Monday last before Mr. Beadcn, charged, principally on the confession of Gdlor, with a committal of a eer;e4 of serious' offences, two being burglaries at hotels in that county. It wrlllikewise be recollected that th ()confession stated they had under gone examination lefere the ii.nt FRInzA magistratoi, \S'ere yfor want of evidence. Mr. Beadon had rewande b d them for a week. - Mr. Superintendent an now stated there had been a burglary . effected at the Marine Hotel about the time alluded t.), upon which the prison ers had been before the magistrate 4, but discharged for want of sufficient proof. He added htt the land lady of that hotel, a widow, being rather timid and not wishing it be known a robbery had taken place there, had not put forward the degree of corrobo ratory proof necessary to support the charge. He La l now, upon his warrant, to request his worship to deliver up the prisoners into hi 3 custody upon the charges alleged. The superintendent was accompanied to the court by Inspector Parke, to whom the confession of the prisoners had been made. _ _ Mr. - Beadon directed that they should be given into the superintendent's custody. They will, therefore, undergo a further ex +mina- Lion before the magistrates of Hytho this day (Friday). It is understool that a consideraVe portion of the property stolen has been traced. WORSHIP-STREET.—FRA UD AND FORGERY. —Char:es Micklebury, alias Long Charley, was brought up on remand before Mr.. Corrie, charged with having feloniously uttered a forged cheque for 411. 35., with intent to defraud Messrs. Brookes and Beale, auctioneers, in Piccadilly. It may be recol!ected that, on the 29th of July last, the pros..,cutor, Mr. James Bro,)kes, conducted a public sale in Upper Whitecross-street, at which the prisoner attended, and des.rribing himself as Mr. Wilcox, a meat salesman in Newgate-markA, purchasel tea of the lots, amongst which was a phaeton. On the following day the several lo s were delivered over to the prisoner, who presented in payment a cheque for 4[i. 35., • 0n the Unity Bank, Cannon-street Wes and bearing the signa ture "C. F. Wilcox." The cheque in ques ion was subsequently forwarded to the bank, but having been returned endorsed with the word 4, "No ac count," the matter was placed in the hands of the police, which resulted in the apprehension of the prisoner. Mr. William Haynes, cashier at the Unity Bank, dep - )sed that in the latter part of July the cheque produced was pre ented for payment, but refused, as :hero was no account on the n due of the " os en sible" drawer, of whom nothing whatever wai known at the establishment. Charles William Wile a, an extensive meat sales man in Newgate Market, was then examined, and stated ttiat while passing through Coppice-row, Clerkenw.ell, on the 16th of July, the pris mer, whom he ha I never before seen, suddenly accore I him, and called his attention to a drove of bullocks which were passing at the time. After some con versation togAher, in the coarse of which the pri soner represented thit he was in the habit of send ing cattle from the country to the London market, witness was induced, before they parted, to hand him his card, and saw no mere of him mita he re ceived information that he was in cuitody upon the present charge. Some further corrobora.:ive evidence was pro duced by Mr. Woatner, who conduct the prose cution, and the prisoner, who res reed his defence, was committed to Newgae for trial. LAMBETH.—sEmotTS CHARGES OF FORGERY AND EMBEZZLEMENT. —Mr. John Hoiges, late an agent and collector to the "Birkbeck Life Assur ance Company," was brought before the Hon. G. C. Norton, for final examination, upon various charges of forgery and embezzlement. It will be recollected from the testimony given by Mr. John Mills on the former examination, that the funds of the company, which is a joint-stock company, are vested in six trustees, of whom S:r Fitzroy Kelly and Mr. Montagu Chambers, Q.C., are two, and a part of the object of its _founders was to prDvido payments to the insure- s during illness, and agents are appointed in different dist icts to attend to its duties. The prisoner had been appointed to the Lambeth district some years ago, anti it has• been latterly found that by forgiug the names of dif ferent insurers to, and falsifying documents, and also by withholding sums of money received by him from insurers, he has defrauded the company out of loge sums of money. By the re;ulstion of the company it was necessary on the part of an in surer, on becoming ill, to apprise the agent of his dis -tt ict with the fact, and the lattergives them a printed form to fill up, and when that is done to forward it to the ofEs.ie of the company in New Bridge street, Blackfriars. It is then the custom of the ,directors to sign an order fir the paym e nt o f th e allowances, and the agent was authorised to make such payments as long as was necessary, or daring the illness. Amongst the insurers in the prisoner's, district was a person named William Goody, and his wife, and in the beginning of the present year a claim was made on the company for the payment of 15s. a w,ek, as an allowance during illness. The claim was recognised by the direct >r3, and the pri soner received directions to pay the insurer. From the 18th of May till the 19th of June Goody re ceived the 15s. a week, but at the latter date he declared off the fund, but the prisoner c intinued to charge the company with the allowance, up to the end of July, and presented to Mr. Mills, the company's sacre:ary, receipt; pulp urting to have been signed by Goody and his wife as you hers, but these were discovered be forgeries. In a sec cud case, in which ,a person named Tiiomas Bolithe was the insl:rer; similar malpractices were discovered, and the evidence in both cases having been tak-n, Mr. Mills applied to Mr. Norton to commi), the prisoner on them, on his assuring the magi,trate, at the same time, that though ite was his intention to ind ct the prisoner on some other charges, he should take care and let him have the evidence in th on, so that he might not he t ken by surprise. j Mr. Neale, the prisoner's solicitor ' hoped that the prisoner mijit be remolded, and the evi lence taken in the ordinary way, to that he might know ' it. Ttiis course he considered to be but justice to his &den , . _ _ _ Mr. Mils observed that bis time was very much occupied with the business of ,he comp thy, and it would be a great inconvenienc e to him to attend a third time ; but he should pledge hs word that, in all the other etses, the prtiouer should, have the evidence supplied him. • • Mr. Nor:on—What may be the amount of the prisoner's d .faletti ,ns ? Mr. Mills—Oh, severd hundred pounds. Mr. Ne .le—lt 14 'easy to say hundreds. Mr.-Mills—l have discovered More than 2001., and by this book, which was ke p t b y the prisoner, hs worship will sea that there are several leaves of the accounts torn away. _ Mr. Nort , m recommended that some of the eir liest easel against the priscner should be prepared against him on his trial, and fully committed him at present on four charge 3 of forgery. GREENIVICEL—CHAROE OF A SSAULT. -JOllll S•ile, of 3, Surrey-place, Rotherhirhe, was charged with a-s►ulting Police-constable William Clark, 217 M, by striking him over the shoulder with a • poker. • The constable having been sworn, stated that about one o'clock that morning he was passing along the bulk of the Surrey Canal and he .rd the moaning of a female, apparent'y iu d , s!ress.' Look ' ing rouni whence the cries proceeded, he Faw the Window of the house in which t'nz, prisoner live I open, and on going re saw the prisoner over a women on - a bed and ill-treating her. The prisoner then got up, and having sun into ti:e street, commenced brandiibing a p oker a b ou t, will which he struck him a viohnt td ow over the shonider. Wi - ness afterward; got the assistance of another constable, and the prisoner was taken into • custody. • Mr. Sacker.—The prisoner has a deep cut on his ch'-:•ek ; hov was that inlcted 1 Cunst.ible.—l don't know, your worship. The Piis,:.er.—lt was by_ my being taken into custody wh n I w,s on my way to the station to report the consta, l, le. .Mr. Secker.--"Live you any w:tness?s to ca'l? The Prisoner.-LI hi.ve my wife. Mr. Sacker.—l cannot hear your wife as a wit re s. Constable.—She is no wire. Mr. S. , eker. —ls the worn to your ? The Prisoner.—We areliving t:,g-,t , ,er, and tha 's all t'so sarm.. Mr. SeLike.-.--No, it is rot all the 5' , 111 , 3 ; bat as she 's nor your wife, let her b. , sworn. A. fe.nale hero wood fo:w it I_, and on long sworn, deps• d. that herself* ant the prisoner had been in be lan Lou-, en the shu t‘rs of their Lei-ro'nn win low wee opened by t .e o mrahle, who put his " bull's eye" to the placa, and kept it there fir a quarter of an hour, lo 'king all over tht. r oin,,and refusing to leave. Tfie risoner asked why h, came there to ani:oy them 'n that in timer, w en th co• Ftab'e replied, "Cove out and see. fin yo it mu:." Tie prisoner said it was in order to report this conduct that he was proc,Tding to the p'ilicc s a tion, when h e w...s taken int) custody. fie never Lad a poker i n hi s h an d, a nd could not, therefore, have situ k th e constable. Pace constable; Cox Xll, 506 A, di-posed that he was n ditty n:ar Vie Commercial Docks, at half past one on that morning, when t fir.t came and roqu, sted to take a than into cu-toly for a 3 saulti g him. - %Vitae did s', and met the the prisoner 20J y ar d s f rom his 11 , ,use, and be was s_curecl. On wriving ia a dark lane, the prisoner at . e:nptel to get away. Mr. Seeker said he had no doubt the ass had been committed, and Ordered the prisoner to pay a fine of 10s., or 14 days' implisonment. The money was raid. 1: EV EN 'N(4 AUGUST 28, 1867 BA - I'l'K 11),ETURNS3 An Account, purAuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 15th day of Aug., 1857 Average Amount. 10,871 9, 628 • PRIVATE BANKS. Andover Bank, Andover-Heath and Co. Ashford Bank, Ashford-Jemmitt and Pomfret Aylsham Bank, Aylsham-G. and T. Copeman Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury-Z. D. Hunt Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade Bank, Baldock-Wells, Hogge, and Co Barnstaple Bank, Barnstanle-Marshall an d C o Basingstoke and Odiham - Bank, liasingstoke- Seymour, Lamb, and Co Bedford Bank, Bedford-T. Barnard and Sons Bawdley Bank, Bawdley - Nichols, Baker, and Co - -Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and O x f or d Bank, Bieester-1-1. M. and G. Tubb Birmingham Bank, Birmingham - -Attwoods, Spooner, and Co Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Bir mingham-J. L. Moilliet and Sons Blandford Bank, Blandford-Oak and Co. Boston Bank, Boston-Garfit and Co Boston Bank, Boston-H. and T. Gee and Co Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater-J. and J. L Sealey Bristol Bank, Bristol-Miles, Miles, and Co Broseley and Bridgnorth and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, -Broseley-Pritchards, Boy cott, and Co. Buckingham Bank, Buckingham- Bartlett, Par rott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and Stowmarket Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Banbury Bank, Banbury - Gillet, Tawkey, and Co. Banbury Old Bank, Banbury-Cobb and Son Bath City Bank, Bath -G. Moger and Son Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard-Bassett, Grant, and Co .•• Birmingham Bank, Birmingham-Taylor and Lloyds Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire - H A. and W. M. Harris and Co. Brecon Old Bank, Brecon-Wilkins and Co Brighton Union Bank, Brighton-Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank Burlington- Harding, Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- J. Worlledge Cambridge Bank, Cambridge-Mortlock & Co Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge-Messrs. Fosters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury -Hammond and Co Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen-David Morris and Sons Chertsey Bank, Chertsey-La Coste and Son Colchester Bank, Colchester-Round & Green Colchester and Essex Bank, and Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh, Suffolk, Bank, Colchester-Mills, Bawtree, and Co • Cornish Bank, Truro-Tweedy and Co Coventry Bank, Coventry-Little & Woodcock City Bank, Exeter-Milford and Co Craven Bank, Settle-Alcocks, Birkbecks, and Co Cardiff Bank, Cardiff-Towgood and Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow-Bromage, Snead, and Co Derby Bank, Derby -W. and S. Evans & Co Derby Bank, Derby-Samuel Smith and Co Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby-Crompton, Newton, and Co Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes-Locke and Co Diss Bank, Diss-Oakes, Fincham, and Co Doncaster Bank and Raiford Bank, Doncaster . -Cooke and Co Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington--Backhouse & Co Devonport Bank. Devonport- Hodge and Co Dorchester Old B .nk and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester-R. and H. Williams Fast Cornwall Bank, Liskeard-Robins, Fos ter' and Co East Riding Bank, Beverley-Bower and Co Essex Bank and Bishop's Stortford Bank Chelmsford-Sparrow, Round, and Co Exeter Bank, Exeter -Sanders and Co Fakenham Bank, Fakenham-G-urneys, Birk!' beck, and Co • Farringdon Bank and Bank of %Vantage, Far ringdon-Barnes, Medley, and Co Farnham Bank, Farnham-Messrs Knight .- Faversham Bank, Faversham-Hilton and Co. Godahning Bank, Godalming-Mellersh and Keen Guildford Bank, Guildford-Messrs. Haydon Grantham Bank, Grantham-Hardy and Co Hastings Old Bank, Hastings-Smith, Hilder, and Co. Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford- Matthews and Co. Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, • Hull, Smith, Brothers, and Co Runtingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don-Rust and Veaseys Harwich Bank, Harwich-Cox, Cobbold, and Co. Hertfordshire, Hitchin Bank, Hitchin - Sharpies, and Co. Hereford, Ross and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Hereford- Morgan and Co fpswich Bank, Ipswich-Bacon and Co Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich- Alexandera and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone-Mercer, Randall, and Co. Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington- Davies and Co. Knighton Bank, Knighton-D'avies and Co Knareiborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough- Harrison and Co Kendal Bank, Kendal-Wakefield, Crewdson and Co. Kettering Bank, Kettering-J. C. Gotch and Sons Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End-C Harvey and S0n... Leeds Bank, Leeds-Beckett and Co. Leeds Union Bank, Leeds --W. Williams, Brown and Co. Leicester Bank, Leicester-Pagets and Kirby, 23,344 Lewes Old Bank, Lewes-Molineux and Co 14,891 Lichfield Bank, Lichfield-Palmer and Greene -- Lincoln Bank, Lincoln-Smith, Ellison, and Co. 81,111 Llandovery Bank, Lampeter Bank, and Lan dilo Bank, Llandovery-D. Jones and Co 21,886 Loughborough Bank, Loughborough-Middle ton and Cradock 7,148 Lymington Bank, Lymington-St. Barba and Co. Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis-Gurneys and Co. Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis-- Jarvis and Co . 11,898 Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield-Brocklehurst and Co. Manningtree Bank, Manningtree-Nunn and 27,731 25,992 9,214 22,134 32,747 11,349 14,562 23,115 7,802 7,251 67,588 14,987 6,196 29,666 21,450 62,308 . 31,727 25,497 34,967 27,779 12,161 53,870 16,077 12,701 2,422 12,482 45,975 27,410 20,755 2,6'48 16,027 33,257 42,981 6,525 19,692 69,605 7,804 10,471 81,264 25,664 8,848 10,435 63,189 80,800 8,415 48,543 92,813 51,922 41,845 23,726 7,481 9,864 ---N 13,049 22,932 19,698 45,872 4,770 28,893 25,332 10,300 58,560 8,964 25,405 19,981 43,113 Co. 1,401 Alarlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and riungerford Bank, and Hung Irr Bank, Mar— ner and - Merion - ethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Williams and Son .7,208 Miners' Bank, Truro—Willyams and Co 17,427 Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny—Bailey and Co 29,634 Monmouth Cld Bank, Monmouth Bank, Bre con Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and iferefordshire Bank, Monmouth—Bromage, Snead, and Co 16,473 Newark Bank, Newark—Godfrey dn d Riddell 18,021 Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and - Newark Bank, Sleaford—Handley, Peacock, and Co • 44,616 Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny & Slocock 17,965 Newmark - Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham mond, and Co Norwich Crown Bank and Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Norwich—Harveys and Hudsons 45,142 Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur- - nays and Birkbeck 95,459 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tincrharn, Hart, Fellows, and Co 8;917 , Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddock and Co.' 2,284 Naval Bank, Plymouth, Plymouth— Harris' and Co New Sarum Bank, Sarum—Everett and Co 10,113 Nottingham Bank, Notting]) am—Samuel Smith and Co. 29,719 Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os westry—Croxon and Co Oxford Oid Bank, Oxford --Robinso n , Parsons and Cc. 29,283 011 Bank, Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Ton bridge Wells Old Bank, Torrbridge and Ton bridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank Ton bridge—T. H. and S. Beaching Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney—J. W Clinch and Co. . Pease's Old B an k, H ull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co 4l,f'SO Penzance Bank, Penzance.—Batten and Co. 10,503 Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter borough—D. Yorke and Co. Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—J. and , W. Walters 12,925 Reading Bank, Reading—Sirrionds•and Co 28,475 Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens, Blandy, and Co. Richmond Bank, Richmond—Roper and Co 6,110 Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds, and Co. Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Roches. ter—Day and Nicholson Royston :Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons Rugby Bank, Rugby—A. Butlin and Son Rye Bank, it.ye— R. C. Pomfret, &Co .. R 093 Old Bank Hcredfurdshire, Ross Allaway and daciauga.l Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saf fron Walden—Gibsons and Co. .. 4,398 7,903 11,724 8,381 9,983 23,035 kialop Bank, Shrewsbury Bur Lloyd and Co. Scarbor )..411 Old Bank, Scarborough—Wood all and Co Shrewsbury Old Bank and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury— Rocke, Ey ons, and Co Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbune. —Valiance and Co. Southampton Town and County Bank, South ampton—Maddison and Pearce Southwell Bank, Southwell—Wylde and Co Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherley, Fell, and Co. Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore Stafford Old Bank, StaAord—Stevenson and Co Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford —Eaton, Cayley and Co. Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. Taunton. Bank, Taunton—H. and R. Badcock Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill and Rundle Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rolph and Co. Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton Dunsford and Co. Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire—Thrapston, Yorke and Eland Trinc , Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—Percival and Co 6,916 Town and County of Poole Bank and Ring wood and Poole Bank, Poole—G-. W. Led gard and Sons 8,602 Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and Co 14,643 Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and Co Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Hedges, Wells, and Co. ... Warwick and AV arwicksl)irs Bank, Warwick— K. Greenway and Co. Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox, Brothers, and Co 6,243 West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield— Leatham, Tew, and C 0... Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap man, and Co Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester—ulpett and Co Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester —Wickham and Co Weymouth Old Bank , and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth—Eliott and Pearce Wirksworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirksworth—Arkwright and Co Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurneys and Co 46,70 Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe— P. and W. Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Go od ricke and Holyoake Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Laven der, and Co Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley, Turner, and Co ......... ............... Walsall Old Bank, Walsall--Charles Forster and Sons Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton--R and W. F. Fryer 10,59 Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurneys, Birbeck, and Co Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth—Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart,, and Co York Bank, York- Swann, Clough, and Co 22,137 3 ,942 ,076 10,923 10,118 2,710 325 11,729 23,303 20,335 24,536 8,465 8,023 10,707 11,010 43,058 13,225 16,825 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmorland, Kendal.. Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, 31,204 6,808 10,433 5,023 0,825 40,044 10,576 39,921 Bradford Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ington Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel- 8,865 7,806 47,407 9.418 26,995 19,107 40,642 10,263 34,39 22,355 15,393 105,373 tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company, Carlisle Carlisle City and District. Bank, Carlisle Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company, Dudley 37,197 Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby Darlington District Joint Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington East of England Bank, Norwich 23,063 Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 138,463 Halifax Joint Stock Bank, Halifax 18,204 Huddersfield Banking CompanY; Huddersfield 36,390 Hull Banking Company, Hull 20,294 Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Halifax 13,789 Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax Helston Banking Company, Helston Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough 24,415 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 2,561 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster 50,908 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester 59,901 Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company 43,042 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors. 9,609 Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 9,69 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, NottinieW Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham 30,208 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 76,560 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North ampton North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool 54,195 Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth. Sheffield Banking Conipany, Sheffield Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stamford Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang port Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com pany, Stourbridge Sheffield and Hallamshire Banking Company, Sheffield 23,562 Sheffield and Rotherham Joint Stock Banking Company, Sheffield Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking Company, Wolverhampton 34,56 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wake field Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Company, Whitehaven Warwick and Leamington Banking Company, Warwick West of England and South Wales District Bank, Bristol 69,126 Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 75,262 West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud _ _ 45,447 1,500 22,418 31,919 44,812 2,398 86,636 46,810 -317,677 44,090 0,830 52,60 13,81 32,940 11111 E 10N Op MIDDLESIX MAGISTRA2E3. A general meeting of the magistrates of the county of Middlesex was' held 3 e terday at the Se, sions House, Clerkenwell-green, for the transaction of the usual county business—Mr. H. Pow, al in the chair. The report of the committee of accounts and general purposes was presented. A mortgage was txPcuted of the county rates for raising the sum of 20,0001 for the purposes of the ouunty lunatio ivvlum at 1-I,nwell, ()OLNEY BATCH ASYLUM. Mr. WARNER moved " That the sum of 20,0001. be granted by the court, in addition to the sum of 50,0001. already granted by the court towards the cost of the en largem-nt of the county lunatic asylum at Co!isey Hatch, and that the same be raised by the committee of accounts and general purposes from time to time as may be re quired." Mr. WOODWARD seconded the motion, which was put and agreed to unanimously. SLAUGHTER -HOUSE LICENCES. The CHAIRMAN announced to the Cow t thit, under the new Metropoiitan Cattle Market Act, the granting of slaughter-house licences was taken from this court and transferred to the divisional pctty sessions, and that the laQt day f-r uiviug notice of applications would b e the 2d September. 'rue AbSISTANT-JUDGE moved, pur-zcant to notice, " That, considering the length of time during w hich Samuel Sawyer and Arthur Rumbelow have filled their several offices of beacle and messenger, and c. , nsiderb g also the nature and extent of the duties of such offices, an addition of 20/. per annum be made from Midsummer last to the salary of each of them, the said Samuel Sawyer and Arthur Rumbel bw. Mr. KEMSHEAD seconded the motion, which was put and agreed to unanimously. The usual prison reports were presented, but they contained no matter of public interest. Mr. PAYNE, E-q., moved, pursuant to notice, " That the wages of Mr. J.seph Anr.ler, the assistant clerk at the House of Ci;rrection ac Westminster; be increased from the pre sent amount of 721. 16s a year t., 901, a y e ar, as from Midsummer last. ; The motion was put and carried. H. M. KEMSHEAD, Esq., moved, pursuant to notice, " That the committee of visitors of the County Lunatic Asylum at Han wail be empowered and authorised to purchase the L ck 11 ,, use and piece of land adj , :iciug, et a cost not exceeuir g 5001." The motion was a, ; ieed to. Some routine businese' having been disposed of the court Adjourned. dersfield. Whi+aurch and Elleamere Banking Company, Whitchurch Worcester City and County Banking Com- 4,320 pany, Worcester 5,998 York Union Banking Company, York 65,235 York City and County Banking Company, 83,628 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds - 122,439 J. MICHAEL, Acting Registrar of Blnk Rettnns, Inland Revenue, Somerset House, A. lg. 22. LAMENT OF A MAIDIN PRISON. (From Punch.) To think what I am come to from a comfortable place ! Here I ham a pickin' hocum, brought to trouble and dis grace ; Aunt allowanced to bare wittles, that hal meat with hovery meal Halt along of bein' tempted in a hevil 'our to steal. Drat that there rag and bone warns !—if I'd never sin their bill, • I might have kop in service and have live-1 in plenty still, If I to their persuasions hadn't never lent my mind, A. d ue'er know'd what hard labour was, which now, a lass, I find. I first begun with kitching stuff disposin', on the sly, And then I sold the drippin' which I ort to h•►ve put by, To melt it down fur gravy when I had a jint to toast, Not content with spreadia' butter upon both sides ( f my toast. Bones also I got rid of, which for stock I should have saved, Which I repents of when I thinks how fool-like I be-ave , l Then bottics to the wiue•merchsnts that back was to have gone, And so to towels, napkins, and sich-like, I soon got on. 'Twas very stoopid on me that much I will confess, And next I took to pi it , criu' and to sellio' bits of dross. One thing leads to another, and one don't know where one stops, - • When one begins to steal things for to sell to them there shop.?. At last, ill-luck would have it, by chance, as I may say, Some spoons and forks was m inin', and our Idissus in a way; The servants alilleuied it, both the others and me too, And sore we wasn't capable rich wickedness to do. But Alissus wouldn't listen to a word ; and did insist, And would have a policeman iutosearch for what was mist; He goes into our bedrooms, and everytbink unl oc k s , Lo and behold you ! ther e they was, sincreted,in ray box. So them dishonest courses by degraes j.s I pursued, Has led me from good service to penal servitude. • t 3 y n o s 'u steal to sell at shops that deaf in rags and T a ke wainin' all' you maid - servants that he ars ray cr i es i do g n ro , Ark 6 d n' • bones. Country Markets. MANCHESTER--AuG. 27. With an average attendance this morning there was only a limited inquiry for wheat and flour. New English wheat declined 5s per qr., and old 2s, whilst Amerte.,,,n must be quoted 3d to 4d per 701bs lower since this day se'nnight• Flour a slow sale, at a reduction of 2s per sack. Oats a nd oatmeal steady at late rates, Beans rather dearer. NEWARK-AuG. 26. We had a good supply of grain to-day. The best saw' pies of wheat 3s to 4s per qr cheaper than last week's rates. inferior could not be sold at 8s to 108 redaction. Wheat, white 60s to 665, red sis to 634 barley, malting 46s to 525, grinding 38s to 40s; oats, 24st. 36s to 38s, 22st , 32s to 34s ; beans, 52s to 54s ; malt, 73 s t o go s ; peas , 461 to 48s; tares, 54s to 58s per qr. LOUTH—Aua. 26. Several samples of new wheat of excellent quality well sold at 56s and 595, and old declined about 4s per quarter. Barley and oats rather lower. Beans as hit quoted. Wheat, 53s to 59e ; extra, —s; barley 38 s c o 42 e; oatO 23s to 27s ; beans, 45 s t o 49. BOSTON —Au G. 26. Prices :—Wheat, red, 62s Od to 66s Od ; new, 79s to ; white, 603 0,1 to 63s Od extra, 655. Barley, 40 s Od t o 47 6 Od. Oat: 25s to 31s. Peas, 40 to 44s 01. Beans, 47 f 4 Od to 50s Od per gr. EDINBURGH GRAIN.—Aua. 26 There was a mi , loling supply of grain in the market to. day. Two new parcels wheat, selling at 608 and 66.4 Per qr. Also several parcel , of new bat ley and oats. With the exception of barley all grains fell back iuptice. Sa le° were heavy. ry tie .A., on the top, is 01 up, and on the averige, 28 6d down. Barley, 2 s ed up on the top, and is 11u up on the average. Oats on the top 18 0,1 down, awl °I tho average 3d down. Beans on the top 6d down, ail' on the average Os 5d down. AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat £2 1 0 11-121hs. Do. new -12th. Barley Oats 1 11 7 7-12ths. Beans -12ths. Total Supply and Sales. Wheat 174 , 7 qrs sold 10 - 4 vs Barley 595 qrs sold 309 ,trs Oats 9ll qrs sold 578 (li'} Beans ll9 yrs sold 49 qrs DERBY SMITHFIELD.-AuG. 25. A moderate supply of fat beasts to-day, which were ►n good request, and last week's prices fully maintained. The uumber of sheep awl lambs by no means large, and readily , deposed of. A large supply of fat pigs, and sales heavy at a slight, reduction. Fat calves dearer. The following were the quotations ;—Beef, 633 to 7d ; autton, 7d to 73d ; lamb, 8d to —d; veal, 60 te 7 i per b. ; pigs, I,s Od to 103 3d per score; rough fat, 6:10 to ,er 141 b.; hides, 41d to 6.d per lb ; calf-skins, 4jd. .er lb. LOCAL SHARE lIIARKETIJ, LIVERPOOL, AUG. 27. STOCK EXCHANGE.--The transmtion3 in this market have been quiet, and prices steady, at a slight improve' men on yesterday's rate. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 99 C Aedonian, 40 a—North Estero, Berwick, 23,4 —Ditto York, .39 i—Lon ton and N, rth-Westerns, 1024 —Dutch Rhenish, 4 821—South EaAern f 21$ —Lancaster and Carlisle, new thi r d s , 71 p ---1- Or t au Western, 53. —Great Luxembourg, 7.l.3.—Mancheste r . Sheffield, and Lincoln, 3 Birkenhead, L ancas hire ?. and Cheshire, tsi --Grand Trunk of Canada, 13 121 e.--Great Western of C.s..ada, 22A 4—Dittq, new, p. 4. MANCHESTER, Aua. 27. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was firm but qui et to-dv, and little business doing. Blackburn, 7 Great Western, 53 -,1,--Lon lon and North We terns, 100 4 --Sheffields, 39—Leeds, 99i—Dovws, 9-16-lEister il i Counties, 115 —Gre a t W es t ern o f C ana d a, 2 2 i—G ra n' Trunk of Canada, 13i. LEEDS, AUG. 27. ST3CE EXCHANGE.—The market rather inactive, sil l the quotations rather better. N or th E astern, Leeds, 2" —Ditto Berwicks, 234—Ditto Yorks, 39i. BIRMINGHAM, AUG. 27. STOCK EXCHANGE. - The market has been firm 10 " lay, and prices have been about the same, with little business doing. Shropshire Union Stock, 49 Gie o Westerns, 54 London and North Western, 102 South Staffords, 9.3.9. —Midands, 84—Birmingham Cy nal, 90—Birmingham Waterworks, 374. SHIPPING DISASTERS.—GREAT Loss OF CoTTON.- -. Infurmation was received at Liverpool on Wednesday , hat the ship Lexington, from Orleans to Liverpool, bad gone on shore at Brrndon Bay, near Tralee, with 1,09 1 bales of cotton and 100,000 ,•raves. A SPORTSMAN'S BOTTLE.—Had you just discussed it 4 contents on the softest pi -co of turf you could find, after icou , ing the bids from grey dawn till mid-lay the tealthful pursuit of grouse-shooting, and did you feel inclined to toss that bottle now empty but safely colt , ea into the brawling; rocky mountain stream that is tla 4l. :ng past, how long do you think that little navigator would e ,, cape tie perils of so temp , i.tuous a v ,, ysge " Perhaps," ,you will say, "it might ho half a mile, cer' thinly not a whole One." Well, the experiment has bee° tried, as' the fol:owing legend, found inside a bott l e, Nicked up by the I"),veron side near the Glebe of Mar' noel), on the 17th inst., will testify :=" Fine shooting at B,,ck water—emptied at 12 noon-961 brace nOW,, killed. — B." Thi s b ot tl e , w hi c h b a d run the gaunt l e t of he waves through f , ur parishes, had been skit dry by the subsiding of the fl.md water, otherwise it might be" gone out to sea, and have been caught at the antipode; is another age. BIRTHS: OF A SON, On the 28th lost., at 63, Upper Berkeley-street, 1 113 Countess de Lalaing. Ou the '43d inst., at St. Leonar.l%3-on-Sea, a}the rest done,. of her fath e r, Earl Cathcart, the Lady Elizabeth Douglas. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 25th inst., at 51, FlArley-street, Mrs. Walter S• On the 2 th inst. at 7, King William - street , Strand , the wife of Mr. William Cope. MARRIED, On the 27th inst., at St. James's Church, Piccadillf , Henry Holmes, the second son of Henry Dobson, Esq.tof Piccadilly. to Jane, eldest daughter of Robert. Hil l Adcock, E 84., of krompton-square. On the 25th inst., at Holy Trinity Church, Islington , Mr. D. S. Edwards, of Basinghall-street, city, to Jan e ! relict of Mr. C. Daiwa; of Leicester•sgnare. f) DIED. On the 26th Mr. Wm. Lowe, of the firm of Vi6t son, Loa e, Lind Bell, Old Bowl- s t ree t . On the 26th ins., at Swift's House, Oxon, tha Dowage v Lady P.ytp, agtd O the 26th nvr,, at Crol don. F. S. Thomas, Esq., S - cretary of tho Public Record Departm , .n* ag , d 63- . On the 26th i ns t., Ch .ties Ri ng Es , and 3, Great K n i g ht Ryder-street, Doct,r., aged 61. q., o'f Upp,,r Tootills; Ou the `isth inst., at Sthin9., Thomas Uwins, B. 1" Surveyor of Picture s t o th e Q uee n, aged 75. On the 2:ith inst., at Cbarminster, Dorset, the Rev. 31. Devonish, ILA., aged 57. On the .'4th inst,., at Cheltenham, Lieut.-Colonel Jolla Robson Wornum, late 51st Bong NI. On the 3 t must .at the Admiralty House, Sheerness'Eliza Ann, wife of Viet-Admiral Harvey, Command er -ill " Chief, aged 59. end' Oct the 27th April, at his lb-other's house, Oalcw park, Dandenong, ne a r Melbourne, Victoria, Geo. lionri Lavender, Esq., solicitor, aged 26. 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