The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-21 00:00:00

Orlando Kenyan,
William

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Richard Helmand*, farmer, Middle, was ehLie-d with U.
abasoUng themselves from service, us Monday, the 20th of 84
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Mr. Cork* Davies appestat for the defaces. 111.
V.chard Edmunds said—l am • farmer at Middle ; the U.
two defendants were my servants. One was waggoner sad se.
the other groom. I engaged them at Christmas for one N.
year. They remained with me up to the 23th of April, K.
when Shingly mime tit me sad "I want my mow.' IL..
The other was with him, sad they refused to work. I is. R.
fused to give them any money, and ordered them to go on
with their work. They afterwards west away together. at
I can only account for their conduct by the fact that they U
bad been loft without their diner on the Sunday. I asks 10
It a rule to keep the ateu without dinner on Sunday if they ,
do sot gob church. This wee oa the Monday. ela
Cress-examined —I kept the dinner from them oo the es,
Sunday. They did "fetal" the hones on Sunday night, se
sad perhaps oil Woodsy manias. Shingle: did my that he *
warded his mosey lowan he bed so dinner on Sunday. I 16
ma' have caught Shingly by the arm and said I would
"lock him to b-1" sad entered Wm off the premises. I did el`
tell them to go out of the stable. I did say to. Yeomans' ft.
mother that I would act bays bin beak at any price. is
Mr. Corbin Davies asked the megistratee if there was not U.
rather • case against** master. The lade bad not neglected
their work whoa they asked for their wages, for they hod
attended to their horses on that morning and Mr. Edmunds g
ordered them off.
Elizabeth Youmans, Newton-ea-the-HA went is
to Mr. Edmunds to ask him to take the boys back. I mid It.
whip; sow he had frightened the lade they would be elk
better and go to church. He mid, " No, be d—d if 1,1
I'll have ever a d—l of them. Mrs. Shingle, was with 6.
me, but asked ms to speak as I had a better spirit than she at
bad.
The Registrable observed that there was no charge of U.
mleresiduct in the service, but for neglect. It appeared 24.
that they had net *Wonted their work, sad were ordered 2
sway. They *ought Mr. Edmunds might to have told all
when he applied for the mamma. ag
The cam was dismissed, but Mr. Edmunds said he would se„
set take the lads back, and the lads wore discharged from le
his =vire.

PROVINCIAL BANK OP IRELAND.
(?HIS DAY.) I li.St.

The annual general meeting of the proprietors M.
wee held at moos, at the bank, No. 42, Old Broad-etre* ;
Mr. MAITHLAN ATTWOODIO the chair.
At the conontoommet of the proceedings, the four re- ot,
tiring directors were unanimonaly reelected.
The Ilisoarriar (Mr. T. Hewett) the, reed the report,
which was as follows :—" In reek's' their report to the
prietors at this time, the directors have to express their
regret that they mama speak in favourable terms of the ._l5l.
condition of Ireland. Four adverse moons I. enooseslos, •••„„
from the year 1859, have neesmerily operated injgrioody
upon the rimunistaness of the aumerons class of small et
&men, and this ham of course affected the retail trade of at.
the camintry. The summer of 1862 was more than usually wet IS
and ingeoial, and the areal crops were inferior, and very U.
marsh below an average. The potato crop was more pro-
thirties than that of 1861, bus was still under an average in el
quaintly, audit was is some instances on the soath.wast mast et
nearly a total failure. It was., however, generally of good it.
quality, and in that reenact was better thaw for many 11.
past. While, however, the memos was thin aefavoaeable to
the agricultural and trading interests, it Is atl,faateey to 114.
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be able to state that the distrese which wee so t a,
among the poor and labouring classes throughout the pre- la
elms year was moth mitigated daring last year by the low at
price of food, and greater abmidaece of fuel. In the linen el
trade, the past year was eatiehetory ; for, though the home N
salsa were affected by the dementia which has
existed in mme of the manufacturing dig*** of Eagles& a.
the export trade in linen goods considerably hicenaged. et.
Flax spinning was in consequence active sad presparons
throughout the year, and the high prim of flax readiedd
fairly remunerative to the farmer, though it was wet a pro
dative crop. The value of money was low throughout the it
laar. Tbefinctuatimisin the minimum ratedthe Baud Eng- e 1
ud were considerable, having ranged from 2to 6 per cent, la
but the average rate of the whole year was under 3 per COM
Under the circumstances which have been thus briefly 11l
stated, the directors consider they have every reason to be
satisfied with the result of the bank's operations for the
past year as shown in the following statement, to which IL
they have now to request the attention of the meeting. la
The account submitted to the yearly geoeral meeting. in IL
May, 1862, showed the amount of net. or undivided profits, OS
at .Zth March, 1862. to be 255,018/. 19s. 91. ; out of which
there ham been paid to the proprietors the amount of two '6O
ordinary and extraordinary dividends, as follows:—At Mid- se.
summer. 1862, mailer, dividend of 4 per met., 21,11001. ; i<
extraordinary dividend of 6 per cent., 32.4001.—x{,0001.;
At Christmas, 1862: Ordinary dividend of 4 par newt.,
21,6001. ; extraordloary dividend of 6 per cent , 32,4001. 61,,
54,0001.—together, 106.0001. ; leaving a balance of 147.0481. 81'
19e. 9d. To which there has sines been added the amount it
of net profits for the year ending on the 928th, being the last gt.
Saturday of March. um, after deducting property lex, N.
and providing for all bed and doubtful debts, 103,8641. 9a. BS
9d. • making the rest, or amount of undivided
ratite at 26th March, 1863, 2,50.913/. 9s. 6d. °A
Although thin statesman exhibits a 'somewhat smaller es.
amount of profit them was realised in the previous year, the to
directors have the satiefaotioe of intimating that it is their tit
intention to coetiatue the same rats of dividend. and they 11
accordingly propose to pay. in July next, ao extraordinary
dividend of 30s. on each 1001. share, and 12.. on each 101
share of the capital stock of the bank, in addition to the et
ordinary dividend of 4 per mat., making the amount to be 4.-
then paid 21.10. on each 1001. share, and 1/. on each 101. IS,
share, for the half-veer ending at Midsummer next. They OS
will also. as heretofore, pay the property tax for the pro- 11
prietom.'' LOd
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The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, ss.
onsigratolsted the meeting on the state of the company's st.
affairs. As its operations extended over nearly the whole et
of Ireland, the bank was, he observed. necessarily dependent 16
very muck on the general state of the country. Three 16
come:Mies lied harms* bad produced their natural 1111
effect in the dieters of the popnlstioo. An investigation it
of the general date of Ireland had been made under the al
orders of the Lord Lieutenant, and the result was to show N.
that the general wealth and resources of the country al
were in a satisfactory condition, and that the die. (IL
trees was owing solely to the exceptional cause be
had mentioned. The lames on three years' kareeste
were estimated at 26,C30.0031. or two years' rental of the 'IL
whole oountry. He believed that the manner* which the is
recent calamities of Ireland had been met. and the sound 11
Econdition of the anintry, were attributable in a great
to the operations of that and similar backs, which ;
stimulated the agriculture, trade, and commerce of rtes
the country wherever it seemed desirable to do so. The It
stability of the resources of Inked mid the prosperity of *
that beak ware very closely committed. He trusted that U
the dividend sow recommended would be as satisfactory to 2
the proprietors as it was to the directors ; and that the ;
board would not spio have to speak at an annual meeting gi
of such causes of depritesion as had existed for the last tg
three or four years. t•
The motion having been seconded was put and carried le
without question. 10
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Mr. MACNAMAR.A.a=Iied that as the bank was pros. im
porous. and then n of life were much enhanced in fey
Ireland, the employfs of the back whose prosperity they *
had contributed so much to promote should be considered II
when the proprietors were dividing profits among them- 0
salves.
The CHAIRMAN horsiest/many to the efliciency and nal of I/
the staff generally, and premised that the rnuestion should go
be eoceidered. te
The *nal vote of thanks to the chairman and directors el
coaaludid the proasodhip. as
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In Committee of Ways and Mean, on Thursday
ant the Clusessiler el tie Easiewar will WWII the rot•
lowing resolutioni " That theezeoption from duty ranked
by the 9th notion of the set passed in the 7th end Bth years
of her Kohrhy's reign, chapter 85, in reaped of the convoy.
anal of pannoists by Asap trains shall act extend to say
zeilway bale which shall not his a teak naming an at haul
etx days of the week, or else a train runniug to or from a
Brass tem ce a whet thy, sad approved of 1 y the Lords
of iho Ooomitios of Prhy Nowa far Trade sod Plaata-
thus es a Asap teat., for the coaretsace of pasesopers to or
free reheh"
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