The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-29 00:00:00

THE UNITY BAAS l'ILl UDS.

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Joseph Wakefield Terry and Thomas Burch
appeared yesterday before the Lord Mayor, at the Mansion-
house, in sourer to their recognimoons, to undergo n further
"MiSlia" aPca the charge of having unlawfully made
sad circulated, ► certain statement, to wit, s balanar-chant
of the affairs of the Unity Brink, they knowing the eams to
be false in divers material particulars, with intent to
demise and defined the members sad shareholders of that
biak.

Mr. Lewis again appeared to proem& ; and Mr. Sleigh,
instructed by Mr. WS6IIIOII, of Oaanon-street, appeared for
the defendant Terry, and Mr. Metcalfe, instructed by Mr.
Wentowr, psa., of Bocklersbury, for Bora.
Mr. Lewis said he proposed to call Mr. Howell again,
sod to go vie) shortly into a few transactions of the west
branch.

Mr. Oswald Howell, of 40, Broadotreet, Decountset,
was again called and said—The west branch was coder the
=t of Kr. Sykes. The bask hod ortomen
Callied E. Hendry. He produced thirty one bills
of tkst arm, amounting co the 30th Jose, 1862, to 2,8891.,
which were dishonoured in 1859, 1810, and 1861. They
bore the marks of dividends. The beak held some security
to about the value of 1,0001.. which bad not yet been
realised. Witness believed Homing did not pay a divi
deed under his Spey. Witness produced Mr. Sykes'
hammerer, and in that the amount of Humfrey's debt
=hiessithe past due bills, but in the defeadrite I
lamed to the shareholders, it was carried
into the amount of bilk discounted, and formed part of the
207.0001. as good amts. There was • oustemer of the
western branch named C. Dolmen. who owed the bank
1,6961. upon dishonoured bills of ex/Mange, dishmoured is
April, .16y, sod June, 1862, sad an overdrawn account.
TM bask had as mount, 2,000 shams in the Orhohe Book-
rills& Comppaanay, which were perfectly worthier. The
mount of Daises.'. debt went into Mr. Sykes' hamar
sheet as loans to suatomers, and was included is the
nrMimes in the item 207,0004 as good
bi ank bad • customer named Lutomiaki, who owed
170271. on the 30th June, 1862, upos hills dishonoured prin-
cipally in 1860 sod 1861. That sum was carried in Mr. Sykes'
balance-shwit is peat due bills, and in the general Miaow
sliest was 'Deluded in the good errs as loam ander
discount, R. G. Leighton was • castors, of the beak. sod
in June, 1862, be owed the hank 1,1354 on bills diebo-
soured in 1860 sad 1861. and as as overdrawn amount. He
found 18 instalments of 14 each on aserst of that debt.
They appeared sometime every week sod sometimes every
month. The sum be mentioned we. the balsam otter the
payment of the 18 instalment. That sum wee also in-
cluded in the good assets in the genera balaremehest. The
bank had a customer named C. Baring, who owed as the
30th June, 1862, 9801. upon bills dishonoured in 1860 sad
1861. These bills appeared to have been lost. Baringoaiws:
bankrupt is 1861. That item appeared where it
ewer in the past due bill hem le Mr. Sykes' balance, but
is the general hoir it was carried into the good assets.
Thomas Pearce kept an amount at the western breech
who owed 2,0171. epos an old overdraws sesonst and bilkdis hOOO
By the Lord Mayor—That was the baron after deduct-
ritettelvidesds which amounted to 2161.
mined—That Item appeared In Mr. Sykes' Waste
as part due bill', sod was included in the general balsam-
sheet as • good rest is the item 207,0001. Witness mid
is June, 1862, the bias& aloe was sot admit, bat was in-
volved to the extent of 16,0001. or 20,0001. As far as he
could say, the west branch never made any rode. They w-
owed to have lost 5,0001. the first year. Be found In the
books of the head ofßee an ritzy of a cheque of Morgan'. for
501., paid in error io April, 1862, and pored in the peat doe
bOk os the 30th Jam, 1862, having been metered in the orb
article book every day until that week, and included to the
balance is the 1307,0001. se good seers ; being roomy shoo.
lately lost at the time. A remittance to the west breach of
731.. which was lost about April, 1861, also appeared in
Jam. 1862, is the item as good smite. Wirer produced
• babuimelteet both el the branch came and the bead
car op to J 1812. The overdraws arowente which
at the heed alai amounted to 9,0004
odd. This This balanambeet was prepared by witata
Cren-eminined by Mr. Shish—Witmer bed thoroughly
examined all the books, and they showed that it was usual
to have • meeting of director aver, week, and • eassmitese
meeting likewiae. The committee meeting was on Tuesday,
and the board meeting was oa Friday. The dlrestere pee-
rally all attended. At the committee nesting the mere-
speeder*, peat due hills, loans, and dimmer were
examined, and the proceedings at ere masking were Mord
by the chairman and orfirmed at the nabereent meriag.
At the board merlon the proceedings of the emusires
were examined. There was • resolution of the directors,
individually and collectively, epee the Maser of the bur-
newt to the Loudon Middlesex, thanking the manager and
@starry far their untiring sad is the management of the
bask.

6omexamined by Mr. Metcalfe-71wy wee a essmary
of the business of the bask submitted each week to the
committee and to the bond. A statesset of the bills dir
counted were laid before the board eice week. The loses
were promoted to the board before they wen mine bet
the bills wen discounted and the bills Mid Wore the
board. The geared ledger whisk wee to Bunks
was posted op from the eiarbook. These Seim included
in Mr. Sykes' Miami es past dm bills ought sot to hays
gam into the balsam as loam to senorsers, as the lam
ems we that they were good bills alder dimmest.
Luke Richard Sykes wee called, sad said he was a bask
manager. H. wee appointed bank assegai to the west
branch of the Unity Bask is 113511, reverse to that he was
acting manager. Be. day's temaseMems were met is to the
had odes daily, and a weekly statimmet wee also most is,
sad a half-yearly elatemest or bebuse was also made show.
hag the profit and Ices al the bank. From Mme to time
SOON of the customers who owed the beak mosey balsam
baiikrupt, arid some of them became wrinkles sad some
were doubtful. There me a customer by the same of
Baring at the bank. His bills were diniesosred is 1860
and 1861. Swam was haakmpt Moat Doommber. 1861.
The semarities weer realised, aad the belemos wee Mt. The
bills were lost. Wilmer believed that Mr. Are one of
the direncre wee informed of it fast. He wrote to Mr.
Terry ems the manor, bat had sot a espy of that letter.
OMB
At
tail being this stage the
accepted preemedinp wore soda adjourned. the
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