The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-13 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PA RLI A M ENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS DAY.)

The Mums took the chair at 25 minutes put 12o'ilock.
Sir R. PEEL moved that the orders for the second rradist
of the following bills be discharged :—Superior Courti
tad Common Law (Ireland), Court of Queen's Bench (ft.
land), and Married Womea's Acknowledgment.
TM motion was agreed to.
UNIFORMITY ACT AMENDMENT BILL.

Mr. BOUVERIE moved the sewed reading of this L
The Act of Uniformity required the fellows of ton„
colleges to make a declaration that they will conforia to L.,
liturgy of the church of Ragland. The object of the 1,1
was to repeal those provisions. The effect and object of
bell had been misoonceived and misrepresented. He wo..f
explain, Bret of all, how matters stood in the University ~i
Cambridge. In Cambridge there never had been aty ,Itchaa.
tion of those who merely sought admission to the nws.eint,..
Up to the year 1848 a declaration was required
taking sit degree. That declaration until the year
1778, which was required from all persona talc;:.;
degrees, was adhesion to the three articles contaio,d
in the 66th canon, which contained a declaration of the
Queen's .upremacy, adhesioo to the Thirty-nine Articles,
and a declaration that the liturgy in the Prayer-b. ,a COQ.
bleed nothing contrary to the Word of Cod. But in 177. i
or 1774 as alteration was made, sod it was thee required that
members obtaining the degree of Bachelor of Arts should CI
declare that they were bona fide members of the eland: of
England. The object of the bill was to do :may .ith the
necessity for any such declaration, leo far as regarded the
university, without interfering with the foundations of the
colleges. He costended generally that these trammels and
clop upon the church tended to weaken rather than
streagthen her influence in the country, as she incurred the
ignominy of maintaining a monopoly which was practically
not maintained.

Mr. WALPOLE, in mo►ing the rejection of the bill,
urged that it wee now admitted that the bill was not
necessary, as there nu only appearance of a monopoly,
and that it would have little effect one war
or the other. If it produced any effect at all it
would introduce elemeota of religious discord in establish.
moots which were founded on the principle of one religion
denominat'oo, that of the established chard;.
The establisbniect of the London University
removed every ground of complaint on the part
of diesenWrs, unless is was to be said that everybody had a
right to come into a university on his own terms. The real
question involved in the bill was, whether there was to be
an established church or not. There mast be some superia•
tending power, and be thought it ought to remain where it
was now vested.

Mr. MONSELL was surprised to hear the right hoc.
patterns° should have excluded the Roman catholic, from
the civil rights which formed tidi basis of the bill (Cbeen)
It woe a great advantage to Al classes of her Majesty's sub
jests to be admitted to the national universities, and Ronne
cestbolice ought to share all advantages which were cot
inconsistent with the fundamental principle that educe•
tion and religion should not be disassociated.
[Left sitting.]

UNION BANS OF LONDON.-(THIS DAY.)

To-day the anneal meeting of the proprietors of
the above bank vas held at the Bankiag-se, Princes.
street ; P. N. LAUZIAL, F•q., in the char ; when the fol.
lowieg report and accounts were adopted :
The directors have much satisfaction in reporting that
the net profits of the book for the six months ending the
30th Joe* hit, after payment of all charges (including the
sum of 149,6201. Bs. Bd. for interest paid sad due to can
on their correct and deposit accounts), and
making ample provision for all bad and doubtful
debts, amount to 154,37 W. 18e. 10d., which, with
9921. 76.4 d. banight forward from the 31st of December
last, leans fur hoe the sum of 155,3634 Ga. Si
The demises have deaimed a dividend for the Let six
months at the rate of 15 per cent. per mourn, and a boons
of 2j per cent. as the psid.up capital, being at the rale
of 20 per cent. per annum, clear of income-tax ; and after
paymeot of the above, amounting to 78,C304, there will
remain • balance of 77.31:31. Gs. 2d. The directors
are now enabled to make a third addition to the
paid.up capital of the book out of profits, and
they haver therefore appropriated 77,0001. to the re.
served hod, thereby reed to 187.06)1.; mad out of seek
animal, they have appropriated 130,0001. being 21. per share.
to the paid-up capital, which wiU thus be further increased
from 7801,0= to 900,0004, sad being, with previous 'dill-
thee, an hareem of 300,C301., or 50 per oat., out re=ei,
to the original paid.up capital of 4,00.6301. After
the dividend and bonus, and 120,CC31. added to the paid up
capital, amounting together to 198,0004. there
will remain the sum of G 7,0004 to the audit
of the reserved fried, sod an unappropriated
balance of 3631, Gs. 2d., to be carried forward to • sew
profit and loos somas& The following direetors retire by
rotation under the provisions of the deed of settlement,
yin :—Harry thongs Gordon, Esq., Samuel Bernie, Esq.,
P. and Fleetwood Pelle w Wilson. EN., who, being
eligible, offer themselves, mid are moommeeded by the
court of directors for re-election. N.B.—The dividend and
bonne will be payable on and after Wedriesday, the 20th
instant.

" (imam. : (Capital) 104
per share paid lap oo 60,100 shares, 6(3,0001. ; 34 par
share added out of reserved profits, 180,4304-780A9& ;
dos by the bask on cornet accounts, deposit receipts
(inclo&ng later's* soorsea), and other obligations,
19,518,6751. 6a. Bd. •, neereed toad, invested in consols, as
per contra. 110,0001.
•rebate on bills set doe, 43,4651.
Da. 6d. ; balance at credit of profit and lose. 155,363/.60. 2d. ;
total, 110,607,5031. 18a. 4d. A asets.--Cr. : Cash is the
bank. 721,3134 190. 2d. ; cash in Bask et Eoglaod,
751,5451.65. 9d. ; cub hat at call, 1,001,0004-2.566,8824
sa. 11d. ,• Myestaisst in Goearuniest stack, Exchequer
Bills, Debenture' kr., 1,156,0001. 4s. ;118,4601. 194.8 d.
consols flakes as 41) waservad fund, 110,0=. ; bank pre-
missii—oonsistiag freehold buildicip is
Mansiou•boa's-atreet, Argyll•place, and FlestutrPl4":=;
LION and fixtures of Na 4, Pall•mall East, 108,7751. 4a. bd. ;
limas, bills discounted, Le., 16,065,7594 Ss. 10d. ;
20,807,5034 184. 4d.
"Peones AND Lous ACCOUNT.—Dr. Divided at ths rate
of 15 par eat. per annum, 58,5034 ; bonus 21 per cost.,
195004-78,0001. ; ted to rammed toad, 77,0004•
'miaow, being sadividsd profit carried forward to me
half.year, 36X. 6s. 2d.; total, 15.5,3G:11. 6.. 2d. Cr. Profit sr
31st December, 1663, 9921. Ti. 4d.: mous&
:rriarate‘tiprod nof the balf•year ending 30th Jane, 1064, after
deducting all =psalms, asd interest paid and doe (149,5231.
8.. Bd.), "mowed to muitomera on their carnet and deposit
amounts, 154,3704 184. 10d. ; total. 155,3b.11. 6.. 2d."
A special general meeting of the proprietors was this
hold, to rowildar the propriety
4,000,C301., by of iscreanag the capital of
the beak from 3,000,0004 to the creation of
20,000 wow shares, is accordance with the ofroolar forwarded
is the proprieties on the 27th of April last, and to adapt
ths necessary measures in relation thereto."
A readatios for carrying out the objest was agreed to.

UNION BANK OP AUSTRALIA.-(THIS DAY.)

This afternoon the annual meeting of the pro-
rrof the above bank wheld at Old Broad-street ;
O. Dkuserr in the chair.

TIM leper% ether referring to the
balm operated lejarionsly to trail* operations in
Australia and Now Zealand ; and on the Giber
hand to the improvements in railway transit and to the
*dream and prosperity in the psaoeful provisoes of New
Zealsad, proceeded to give a statement of the position of
the company's affairs. The amounts exhibited a set
prat of 104,3131. 14a. 9.1., out of which the directors de-
aired a divideed of 21. is. 6d. per share, which with the
dividend declared in July is equal to 17i per mot. per
annum upon the4o,ooo 'hares formi rig theoaphal of 1,000,000/.
This dividend would be payable in Loodoe, free of biome
tax, on the 19th inst., and in the colonies es moo am the
b should be r receipt of advice'. An allowance
jofarg."67 after
. per share interest would be simultaneously pay-
able in London on the new shares, and an equivalent abe-
am' would be made on those Lewd in the colonies.
The CHAIEXAX, in moving the adoption of the report,
expressed the regret of the directors at the lose of their
colleague, Mr. Bt. Leger Glyn, whose delicate stated
health had compelled him to retire.
The report warn adopted, Mr. Wthiuirsou and other 'hare'
holders expressing the fullest satisfaction with the directors'
statesmen ; Mr. Fanning, formsly a local director in Sid-
oey, we. appointed to the board in the room of Mr.
Glyn, the retiring directors were rmelectod, and a cordial
vote of thanks was pasted to the directors and officers of the
company at home and abroad.

Tug GIANT BAuooN.—An action brought by
MM. Godard Brothers against M. Nader, the proprietor of
the monster halloos, the 04erit, has just hem decided by
the Tribunal of Oommeros of the Seine. MM. Godard
claimed payment of 22,034 fr., which sum included a balsam
oe the cost of construction of the halloos, with their feel
for two somata, and other Meeker' uprises, while Y.
Nader made a denied for 50,C30fr. as damages for loss
incurred from a seizure of the balloon by MIL Godard at
the moment he wee about to send it to Bogland for @alai-
ties. The eoort rejected M. Nadar's claim, and having
gone through the account of the satire charges made by
MN. Godard, Axed the total sum due to them at 28,857 fr.
As messy to the amorist of 21,1001 r. had Wee received by
than ea different omeroes, their present claim woe mow
eerily reduced to 7,487 fr., which sum IL Nader was
adored to pay. The above charges of 28,587 fr. admitted
by the court as being due to MM. Godard did not include
the Ma need is the construction of the halloos, which
arterial had hem famished by M. Nadir himself, at a met
of 30,0801 r. The total cost of the Geier and exposer of
1 the two sonsokes was therefore 48,6231 r.