The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-28 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CITY BETTING.—(TEID3 DAY.)
CHESTER CUP.
20 to 1 apt Strodella (t)
1500 to 100 Black Deer (t freely)
600 to 20 AnAeld (t freely)
25 to 1 Le Hareebel (ed)
1000 to 15 Piano (t)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
600 to 30 apt Tom Fool (t)
16 to 1 Pretique (t)
THE DERBY.
sto 1 apt Lord Clifden (off )
5500 to 220 Carnival (t)
1000 to 10 Queen Beetlia (t)

LONDON AND MIDDLESEX WI (LIMITED).
(THIS DAY.)

A special meeting of the shareholders, for the
appointment of an auditor, and to receive a statement of
the proomtlinp of the bank during the last four months,
was held at 1 o'clock, at the London Tavern ; Viscount
Tom:tarot in the chair.

The Secret'ryiiiißritsr) read the following report and
balanombeet :
" The directors, haring spatially called the shareholders
together far the purpose of approving their appointment of
a professional auditor to the bank, take the opportunity of
submitting the annexed statement, showing the beak's posi-
tion after four months' operatiole. The directors be
the result will be gratifying to the ahareholdere, and have
reason to anticipate that • considerable increase of Mines
will be shown at the first ordinary meeting, which will
be held in conformity with the ands of modation.
Abstract of halms rilst December, 1862. Dr.: To paid.
up capital, 14,9481. ; to amount due on CRUTeet and other
woods 281,7431. ss. 3d. ; to interest, after payment of in-
tercet on customers' balances, 3,5504 2s. ; total,
2800504 7s. sd. Cr. :By brairy expenses, 2,4391.
Bs. 7d. ; by Mak premise, 3,4501. ; by
_Mlle discounted end
loss to customs, 222,6721. lia 3d. by current ex-
C
hem lab September to 31st Decondaer, 1882,1,8091. 7.7. ;by ash fa hand 49,8784 ; total, 200,2501.
7s. 5cL"
The MIAMIAN said that, as chairma of the board,
t ic him peat pismire to meet the share-
at so early a maid after the forma-
des et the beak. One of the chid objects el se-
veils( tide mean wee to segadse
beak.the areplietwe
with and prospects of the The beak had
bees Is lowes four restbs, and the Missed just pre-
mild wee• MOM representation of the send state of
ha dem The propels made thus far was„ hi be=
He would not say anything to
the but be really Slaved that the masage-
been Wu, lwaest, and eatifestory.
The pealhaleary ammo bed hews kept down lathe lowest
sneak eadaswe resalaed to be added. The saw of 5,0001.
would meal& ced of tlto new Whiny ln Ylnd4ane. The
ground sat wee My 5/01. a yam and wend not coot.
made di Aim* sad he was tel by competast authorities
that the peeeiless were worth amble the actual set The
reimeheady realleed swoaded to 35501., which be
wee sot awatiehotory. (Hear.) He then stated that
very ihortly • 4:41 weld be made of 3/. per
ohm, middis 51. pee EOM paid up. He neat referred
to the nmehe it Alderman Salomon. at the recent
=slim et the Leaden sad Westminster Bank with regard
to the saw liedea He entirely sewed with the boo. geo-
demo ea reandbitime seessaity of caution on their pert
They mileald pressed oral ally and steadily in aiming at
peosperity. (Caere.) He wee proud of being asexisted
with smelt eollesgue as his brother director; whose
vied I. refetme to beak management entirely worded
with his own. They hod been singularly fortunate
their Ma Very few banks had the
7ood regarded
ors eto bass en able, intelligent, and skilful a
manager as Mr. Tai7—(elesses)—ead the same remark
was applicable to the searetery, Mr. Birch. During the
Ent four months they had had tire good fortune, mainly
through the ability al the staff, sot to make a single lase.
(Cheers.) So lees an be (Viscount Terringtoc) held the
position of &airman his time and energies would be
devoted to the bank, and he hoped that the
smolt would he that that bank would become, in the
words ed Aldermen Balsam' • credit and boom to the
City of London. His lordship concluded by proposing Mr.
WM= Cooper, of 13, Ceorge•treet, Mansion House, es
the prohnelenal auditor of the company.
Yr. Wnorie moded the motion, but inquired whether
the proposed editor had sufficient 'More to attend to the
duties, end how frequestly the audit would take place ?
He thee& the accounts ought to be examined every month,
, sot every six soothe.
The Oneaosair stated that Mr. Cooper was not present.
, He (the shairman), however, was of opinion that the audit
, should bed the tallest description, and he should be the
fist etimphde if it were not. He would beer in mind the
the hoe. proprietor.
aTittro of
rwoou inquired if Mr. Cooper was the only
coadidste
The Climaxes replied that there were several candidates ;
, bat looking only to the intends of the bank, the directs*
by the Miles of semiatios were reluired to appoint
a prefeedocal auditor, bad appointed Mr. Cooper, who wee
at the seat reassal wasting eligible for re-election, or
dyads*, as the sharehoden might determine.
Mr.. MON= boss testimony to the efficiency of Mr.
, Cooper, why se wee my glad to find, was appointed to an
Slice al so mesh importance to the shareholders.
The teeilicia tram put and carried, with only one die-
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nob' rien="ll=l that the London and IdidAleser
Bank hod moth* whatever to do with the Unity Bank.'
The Us* Book was winding up its strain, and the limegcm
and MdMessm were its bankers. When the Wes wash
formed it task the coMemcne ()swots and balances of the
17aity Beak, mnowntleig to 170,00 N., without taking any of
Its lohEllies.
In reoy to a farther gmatioa,
The Clommon observed that whenever it should be able
key to the dinvehaidare a divideed of 5 per cent. on the
sp impala the Landes and lilliddlimeez Bank would pay
the ebarebeidies of Ins Unity Bank, in mosideratioo of
he bootleg beaded over its Darns and current accounts,
the roe al 10,0001. Be added that a period of six years
wee to be allowed tar the payment of that amount.
Thanks were them voted to the chairman, and the neest-
li lag separated.

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