The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-23 00:00:00

ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION.—YeatertIay
general meeting of the proprietan of this bank took place,
at the establishment in Lothbary. harry 0. Gordon
Esq., having taken the chair, Mr. Cargill, the general
manager. read the notice convening the meeting. The
chairman .aid they had the pleasure of meeting to increase
the board by two directors (making tight together) not
only in compliance with the charter, bat also in eons.-
gums of the great increase of the business of the Oriental
Bank Corporation. (Ilear, hear.) John Ballard Wil-
loughby, Esq., late a member of council Bombay, and
William Scott Many, Ewa., late of Madras, were then
elected unanimously as director'. A resolution was passed,
fixing the remuneration to be paid to the directors. Col.
Dothwick than moved, and Major Gibson seconded, a vote
of sleuths to the chairman, deputy-chairman, and directors,
whist was parsed annainsowdy. mud this ineetiai ad-
journed.
AUSTRALIAN MINING COMPANT.—Yeaterday an
extraordinary general meeting of this company took place
at the London Tavern, Biehopegate-street, pursuant to a
resolution passed at a former meeting. Mr. Davis took the
chair, and moved the adoption of a report which gave the
following account of the condition and prospects of the
mines : —The report states', that the correspondence of the
late board of directors on the subject of reductions in the
colony had not been without effect, the superintendent
having recently reported reductions in the salaries to the
extent of 414. pee annum, which, added to the saving
effected by the enahgements for conducting the
colonial business, would, it was anticipated, make a
total permanent reduction in the colony, in shape of salaries
and office expenses, of at least 1,200/. per annum. In
reference to the mining progress during the past six months,
the directors observed that the anticipations entertained by
the late board, had not been realized : the completion of
Wotton'e shaft, expected in June, was nut, as far as the
directors were aware, fully accomplished in September; the
stamper', which it was reporteu from the colony would be
ready by the Ist March, were not at work till the middle of
June, and then only half the number, viz., eight instead of
sixteen. Advices from the colony led to the belief that a
shipment of 60 tons of fine ore would he made by the Ist
March, and during the next five months at least 20 tons
of fine ore from the mine, and NO tons from the stompers
monthly, independent of new discoveries ; a shipment of
only 47 tons of ore, under 20 per cent. produce, had been
made, and the 'tampers had not, up to the end of Septem-
ber, been made to produce one shilling towards the ex-
penses. The directors had learnt that arrangements had
been made for dispoliur of the stern;oed ore in
the colony ; but it appeared that from further delay am-
sinned by flood, a few tons only were ready for cartage ;
in audition to the above, a long drought fol-
lowed by unusually heavy floods, bed necessarily increased
the expenditure and retarded the operations at the mien.
The liabilities of the company (up to the 15th of January,
1852), were 15,4951. 10s. 3d. Ily last advice, the mining
expenses were reduced to about GOO/. per month ; the funds
in hand in the colony would therefore, it was expected,
carry on operations to the end of 1861, and Messrs. korster
and Hitching (the mining agents) had received the most
stringent directions to use every economy. The directors
were of opinion that it was absolutely necessary to raise a
further sum of 20.0001. to clear off all outstanding liabilities
and provide sufficient funds as a working capital, to develop 1
the resources of the property under the economical manage-
ment now in force both at tome and abroad. With this
view they proposed an issue of loan notes for one year toi
that extent, to bear interut at the rate of six per cent. per
annum, for sums not less than 201., with warrents•attached
to them for the half-yearly interest. The security for thesel
notes was the entire property and capital of the company,
the former consisting of 23,000 acres of freehold land,
eximpt 'from royalty the surface rental of which was
valued at nearly 1.000/. per annum, and, the interest being
liberal, the directors trusted the shareholders might induce
their friends to avail themselves of the notes as a money in-
vestment. The colony generally was in a prosperous state,
and as steam communic..ation between this country and all
the Australian colonies would be in actual operation within
a few months from this time, an improvement in the value
of the company's property u a landed possession might he
confidently looked for.—home discussion took place, in the,
course of which it was suggested that a call of 10s. at the
present time and another call six months hence would be a
better mode of raising money than that proposed in the
report. An amendment to this effect was brought forward
but was negatived, end the report was ultimately adopted.
Thanks were then voted.

BANK ROBBERY lc SCOTLAND.—A serious robbery
has been perpetrated on the Union Branch Bank at Doane
in a very cool and deliberate manner. The manager of the;
branch occupied a two-stony house at Donne, the upper
fist being set apart fur sleeping apartments. Business
being over fur the day, the usual practice for the manager
was to take the cash with him to his dormitory, where it
reposed within a certain bum is fanned security near his
pillow. Unfortunately, as the event prewed, there appears
to have been no safe provided for the eninemily of the money.
Between Monday night and Tuesday ineraing some one
as yet unknown applied a tall Weer In the side of the
house, and cautiously opening on usholoned window on
the upper fill, appear. to have And sedillieulty in getting
into the bedroom of the anomalous manager. To make
the matter short, the box, cash and all, was quietly removed
from the bedside of the sleeper, and not till next morning
wu the theft discovered. The amount thee impudently
stolen is very considerable; but as a reward of 601. has
been offered for the apprehussion of the robber or robbers,
of whom, however, there is as yet no trace, there is little
doubt they will soon be brought to justice. It is • rather
provoking reflection, that a house for the express rase of the
bank at Doune, with proper safes, Ile., was in the process
of erection, it not nearly finished. Perhaps the rogues
were aware of this, and made the at of their time.—
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VALUX or DEAD Hossamten.—lt ii ssictliißua
that it is in eastomplogim Os establish in the neighbourhood
of each thief tetra of as olosadbscsont a building for
Messp mod two, to aerostat the bodies of deed
Is posolosil Was neighbourhood of Paris. The
'Meet of mit • mum Is two-fold, one to prevent all
Is pile Width from leaving die carmen in a
state etwfrbollolog. mil neat to enable the bodies to
ue be go sessuat. Duehatelet has comptimd
the mime of a deed home, if properly managed, to
be from 886. to 11114). The hair weighs from 100 to 200
ermines, wadi isms 10e. to 30c. The skin weighs from
24 to 31 killegrisemers, and is worth from 13fr. to 18fr.
The Wells woolibbstiosen 2(r. sad 111 r. The flesh, which
weighs from Wl* WO kilogrammes, is worth for manure
or food he ether amionsla, from 36fr. to 45fr. The fat is
worth about Its. Ms. the kilogramme, but the quantity ia
not very great. This slims, the boob, and the bones, are
likewise all worth small sums, which make up about what
is mated above.

TIM. BALT TRADE.—There are now in England—
the greatest pan being in the valley of the W , in
Cheshire-97 works, which produce, on Is average, 809,000
to.. et salt per annum, of which fully one half is exported
to the United States and the Cicadae, the Baltic, the meth
of Scotland, and Ireland. The prima per ton are—ocas-
moo, s*. to Da ; better, 7s. to Ils.; bay, Ifes. to 21s. • rock,
Na to 123.. ; stowed. Ina to Iret. The river freight dant the
Cheshire works to Liverpool is 3e. per ton, of which Is. is
paid as dues on the river Weaver navigation. About
12 cwto. amid (bugle) are consumed in the produetlon of a
ton of salt The capital represented by the saltworke of the
United Kingdom is about 1.000,000/., and upwards of
3,000 men altogether are employed la the trade. The rock
mines are twenty in number.—Clower Ceursist.

SOUTII WALES RAILWAT.—The subscription con-
tract for the new maims to Milford Haven and at New-
port, and for abandonment of portions of authorised lines
from Fishguard and at Haverfordwtet, is, according to the
parl,smentary Jec!oration, signed to the silent of 135,000 f.
with 13,600 i. paid.