The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-16 00:00:00

ENGLISH, BELGIAN, AND NETHERLANDS
BANG.-(THIS DAY.)

An extraordinary general meeting of proprietors
was held at the hoodoo Tavern, Mr. /LucNnuormn is
the chair. for the purpose of obtaisiog the alma of the
shareholders to an amalgamation of the Unice Bask of
mood and ?Vance (Limited) and this oompaay, and with
a rice to effecting such asnalgarnatko, neolutions was pro.
posed to the following effect :
"That an agreement for the said amahramatimg dated
the 28th day of August, 1863, signed by two of the direc-
tors at each of the said companies, be approved of and mu.

"That the name of the English, Belgian and Nether.
hods Beak (Limited), subject to the approval of the Beard
of Tirade being obtained, be changed to the European deed
(Limited).
• That the capital of this company shall be increased to
t 000,003&, divided into 40,000 shares of 501. etch and
that the existing regulations of this company shall, from a
d• to be fixed by the directors of this company, be La.
adad in lieu thereof certain regulations. which will
be before the meeting, shall be adopted ae the regal&
boss of this company."
Zlw CHAIRMAN having explained the object of the mat-
hs. said that the proceedings were of a formal nature, the
direMors leader power to curry out such an arrangement as
had bees made with the Union Bank of England mad Frans;
bloomy properly, thiiidature requited that the anent
dshareholders should be declared before smalgsma•
tiros was established. The two banks would have caned
as their operations in the mama places, and had thee
remained separate would have competed with seals
other. Besides the advantage of avoiding coo.
they would be to le extend steer
gamiara
sby the larger capital that they would have to work
with, sad by brig* to bear the united iefinetim
the two boards of directors, and also to effect a savinLia
the expenses of management, he believed at once of 5,0001.
a year, and whoa all the branches abroad were opse
10,0001. a year. He concluded by moving the formal rem.
lutioes antrking the amalgamation.
Thaws having been seeceded,
Mr. DISHING thought that before they were raid
apse to nanction this name they ought to have some ex.
plsnation as to the anticipated advantages of it. The unite
wasoQera tinogg favourably on the shares of the Union Bank
of Eeglasd and Frame, for they had, since it
had bee, determined upon, leapt up from a die•
onset to par, while those of the English sad
Belgian Bank, which stood some time ago at a
premium, were now unquoted, and might. for all be kase.
have fallen to par or a discount. He considered that they
ought to have some statement an to the liabilities of the
shareholders of this bank to the preliminary expeame ma
other respoosibilities of the other.
The CHAIRMAN. is reply, stated that the board had goes
very carefully into the affairs of the other beak, and satis-
fied themselves that they were doing a very good business,
and would be, when the adjourned general monies took place,
able to declare a fair divideed, whereas et peesrt the Fat
tish and Belgian had aot commend operation'. TM Arad.
damaged Bank took Ever the assets and liabilities of the other
bank, as from the Ist of September. a rsb de being allowed
for current accounts. They had made no bad debts, nod se
to the preliminary expenses they were in the case of both
banks about equal ; in point of feet is all respect* the two
hanks would join on an equal footled The stomas of
establishes this bank were 5,0001., andthoee of the other
beak 7,0001. ; but there wen furniture, fittings, and pre.
mhos to repreased the difference.
Mr. Duman complained that 5,000/. for promoting a
bank which as yet had no locality, neither house nor hoots,
wee oterais..

Is reply to another quistios, said that
the number of shams actually sold by this bank was 8,5.17,
aid three actually issued by the other beak we llkd3,
emir
skates
r. tho rbegambritb/aitlz act.
aid inUtmaxtl.eti. Uzioras
so that there would be a call of 21. to be mad* to equalise
the paid-up capital.
The resolutions were carried unanimously, and a vote of
thanks to the Chairmaa amealuded the proosadiass.

LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT AT AUCELAND•
PIES COLLIERY,-LOSS 07 POUR LIVE&

We have again to record one of those painful and
melanolsely occurrences which are so prsvaleat is our Wang
districts, and which frequeotly bring want and desolation
to
the cheerful and happy homes of our hardy sous of toil. Toe
mese of the diameter is about one mile and a half from
Bkhop Auckland, sod lies in close proximity to the Stock-
tee sad Darlington Railway. The colliery r the MINIM
of Mr. Coiling wood Lindsay Wood, of Howlett-he/4 or,
=Hy apeaking, belongs to what is generally known es this
Boy Coal Company. It appears that ill 60111111.1062C41
of goviwument requirements, the Mews. Wood were en.
pied is shaking a now shaft about fifty distsat Inas
the old one, so that in case of a ••fatality to the
meat memorable see at Hartley, or any sesideet to the
regular mode of agrees, the men would still have ample
MGM for their Mesas In a very short time. Although this.
wee the principal reason for the sinking of the 'weeds:l, ib
was not the only one, as it was intended to risk to the tote
tom or working essm, but a rich seam criesiderably wane
the surface was the one from which the seal had to be
eteleined. Four seams hid already been passed, when
H wee found neeemery to fix a tap In the tabbies
for the purpose of relieving it from the preemie
of water to which it wee subject. This tap ems
=to be fixed about fifty-four fathoms from the
(Id the shaft, and with that object a half .credle was
lowered on Saturday morning last, on which were six
ease. They peoriseded with their work until ten &clock,
whim they were joined by Kr. Coulson, of Durham, the
emstraedor, and the work then proceeded under his Loper-
hdeedesee. A little before twelve o'clock the cradle was
eesswiimi by John Elwin, the manager, George Elwin,
Hoary Davison, Richard Waegott, Wm. Bell, Wm.
Green, and Hr. Coulson ; and while the fear former were
engaged in raising the tap to the " morale" or breach
I pipe, the cradle "canted," and they were precipitated
to the bottom—a distance of 61 fathoms. The
' meal righted almost instantly, sod it was discovered
that four of its occupsnie bad met a horrid sod creme.
tare death. The three remaining were instantly drawn
to the surfaoe, and peeparations were made to ottani
the bodies of their unfortunate companions, whose me
maize were also brought to bank in about an hoar and •
half, and presented a fearfully mutilated appearance. The
scene at bank was of a very heartreedioe description, the
wives and friends crowding roiled to obtain a view of those
6o dear to them, and but lately so full of life sad manly
vigour. They were conveyed to their homes, aweropanied
by their bereaved relatives, and by the sympathy of all who
saw them. The names of the unfortunate deoeased ere—
Jolla Elwin, aged 43, leaves a wife and four children ; (ieo.
Kiwis, 32, wife and three children ; Henry Davison,
wife and ono child ; Richard Weggoth single man, but sap
ported an aged mother. Neweestle Chnmirte.

SINOULAK AND FATAL A CrlDENT.—YesterdaY
Mr. W. J. Payse held an inquest on the body of ling
Shearer, aged 18, • bonnet shape maker, whose death was
occasioned in a somewhat remarkable meaner. The de-
ceased was paying his addresses to • young woman, named
Oatlimine Matthews, and on Sunday sieving so they were
going oat for a walk he wanted to return to his home,
whew his @sweetheart called him back to my something to
before be went. He ran back, and in so doing stru44
buns& against some old railings, and was so *merely butt
that after being taken boom it was deemed advisable to bye
hlaa'recoved to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where be died
ow Monday from rupture of the intestines caused by the is
jury indicted by running against the railings—Verditt,
Accidental death.

DEATH OF A CLRROYMAN FROM DRLYKINO.—AR
*met was held on Friday afterooou last, at the County
Hotel, Francis-street. int the body of the Rev. John Far.
rand, who was fouod dead in hed on the previous day. Mt*
Farrand, on being examined, said her hnsband was a clergy.
men of the church of England, and 46 yams of age. H.
was of very intemperate habits, and had not beau sober for
three dims together during the last three mouths. 02
Wednesday, the day before his death. be was tipsy, ad
went to hed about a quarter to eight o'clock in the seeming.
She did not sleep with him, but went into his bedroom
about half.past ten o'clock, and then aiw that he was ail
right. On going again the next morning, about six o'clock.
I she found him dead. Mr. E. S. Roberts, eargecia, waa next
celled, sod be maid that he was called in to see the daces/ea
at seven o'clock on Thursday morning, but life had de-
parted. He had since made a post-mortem examination,
and had no doubt that the deceased died from apoplexy
brought on by excessive drinking. The jury returned
a verdict in amordaaes with the medical testimooy.—Lords
Mermire.
ANOTHER HOF:RIBLE Dig= TEIMOUOM CHINO.
LlNE.—Yeaterdey Mr. Pique livid au inquest at Guy's Ron
pital on the body of Margaret Ross aged seven years. From
the evidence it appeared that the deoeased, who lived at 76,
Stowage, Deptford, was left by her mother with another
girl shout the same age on the sofa. The deoeeaed, who
had on • crinoline, removed the fender in front of the fire-
place for the purpose of atirrion some rice, aid her dress
me ignited. She rushed into the street, where the
people made endeavours to extinguish the Sr., bet they did
not succeed until she was severely hurnt. She was coin
veyed to the hospital, where she died shortly after her
admission. Verdict, " Aorilleattl death." _

STACK-FIRING uN THE WOLINT.LA destructive
Are occurred is the stockyard of Ma. Clarke 's farm at Ack-
-1 had Sleights, ten miles from MAW°. on Monday night. end
burst till daylight on Tuesday. The Are was discovered
near midnight, and a messenger was despatched for the Mel-
ton ere brigade. Unfortnuately, • muffled peel bad bee*
rung as the chunt bells the previous day. and the men took
some time in getting together, e they could not comprehend
what the muffled bells at midnight meant. The engines.
however, rendered greet service is preventing the ignition
of the surrounding stacks, which, except the effects of char-
ring and water, are saved. The large stack destroyed
estimated to contain about GO quarters of wheat, Prohably
wawa, with the straw, 1507. It had recently been etaceeik
and wee is the mitre of lb* yard. From this circulostence.
and the great bold of the are when found. added to the fret
that • man had been previously sees lurking *beet the pre-
mien, it is believed the Ore was the work of an incendiary,
and that the intention was to burn the whole of the stalks.
Mr. Clarke is Massed.

ORIGISAL PLUM.. ON. SHILLING DAV....
TCHIDAT, Serr. no psyment, 34,879 ; (IA"
by maim ticket', 4,151: to4l, "wo.