The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-05 00:00:00

THE HORSE SHOW AT THE AGRICULTURAL

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VISIT OF THE PRINCE AND PRDTCESS OF WALES
(THIS DAY.)

A message was received this morning by the
rathoritiee of the Agricultural Hall, expressive of the
intention of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales
to visit the show, the time fixed being 1 o'clock.
Accordingly every preparation was made for the reception
of the royal party ; and within a few minutes of the time
appointed two carriages drove up to the private estrum ia
Birford.etnset. containing the august visitors. The party
included the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Prince and
Princess Louis of Hesse, Lady Carmarthen, and Capt. Gm.
On alighting the Prince and suite were received by Jobs
Clayden, Esq. (chairman), J. W. Brown, Eel., B. Leeds,
Esq., J. Giblett, Fag., and S. Sidney, Beq. (oecretary), and
were at once shown to theroyal box, which had been fitted up
iu an elegant manner. The Prince and party having seated
themselves, several of the principal horses were brought into
the area, sod exhibited various evolution' in the following
order : —lit prize, blood horses in Class 1 ; 2nd, roadsters
and Arabs, classes 2 and 10 ; 3rd prise, bunters in all dams
(jumping) ; 4th prise, cobs, hacks, and ponies. The royal
guests then left their box and proceeded to inspect the
horses in the several boxes, the Prince expressing
much admiration at the Earl of Stainford's "Citadel," Hr.
Scoriae's " Caractacus," and Hr. John Phillips's cob
" Stockwell." The interior of the building was well filled.
The Princess (who looked remarkably well and conversed
freely) wore a blip* elk dress with small (louses,, • dark
cape trimmed with Lee, and a white bonnet.

Mr. Sidney had the honor*: of presenting copies of the
catalogue, beautifully bound, to the distieguished guests.

GREAT ROBBERY OP ✓EWELLERY IN THE CITY.

Yesterday a great robbery was committed in
the premises of Mews. Johnston, the chronometer
makers sod jewellers, carrying on business at 54, Thread-
needle-street. It seems that one of the darts, on
attempting to enter the office, found that it had beam
opened by a side-door, that a large sheet of plate-glase
had been broken, and that goods, consisting of jewels, ku,
worth 4,000 L, had been taken away. The mare in which
the jewellery had been deposited had been thrown into the
fireplace. The police were at once called ia, whim it was
found that a desperate but unsuccessful attempt had hew
made to force a fire-proof safe containing no leas than 10,000 i.
worth of jewels and watches. The police were actively
engaged daring the day in trying to hod out the burglars..

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.—(THIS DAY.)
The lose sustained by Mr. Johnston in consequence of the
robbery at his premises, St, Threadneedle-street, will, it is
stated, exceed 6 0001.
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The burglar cleared the shop of all the bracelet', rings,
lockets, earrings, ka, leaving the watches aloe,. It is sup-
iosed th►t the robbery was committed between Sane,
day night and Monday morning. The thieves, no
doubt, entered the premises by the aide door in Hercules.
p issage, where they forced the door leading into the shop.
The door referred to is of great strength, being formed of
sheet noel cased with wood. The lock was completely cut
out. and the door forced out of the brickwork. The burglars
TnAkle a very desperate attempt to tone an iron safe in the
office upetairs, leaving a cold chisel in it, and breaking off
some of the bars. Had they been oneness/al is forting the
safe property to the extent of 10,0001. would have fallen
into their hands. What is most remarkable in this robbery
is that the operations of the burglars should ben escaped
the notice of the police, gas being alwa left burning in the
■hop at night, and the shutters piercd with boles made for
the especial porpoise of enabling the police to see if all wee
right is the shop.

LONDON BANK ON SCOTLAND.-(THIS DAY.)

An extraordinary general meeting of shareboldere
was held at noon, at the London Tavern, to consider and
I.etermine upon the beads of agreement provisionally en-
tered into by the directors for the transfer of the goodwill
sod business of the bank to the Mercantile and Exchange
Bank ; Mr, Caacru., M. Y., in the chair.
The Citainsia". said the Mercantile and Exehauge Bank
was brought out at a more favourable time for inducing sub-
scriptions on the part of the public than that hank, and the
result war that it soon ht
result larger capitaLaod also ob-
tained • more profitable business in London,
Liverpool, and Glasgow. While the capital of the
Mercantile and Exchange Book was from 300,0001. to
440,CJ1. paid up, their owe capital was under 130.000/
Some time ago a communication from the Mercantile and
Exchaoge Bank led to negotiatioxs for amalgamation ;
sod a provisional arrangement for that purpose was
ultimately agreed upon. The Mercantile and Ex-
change Bank baring been longer established than
that bank, and having already paid • dividend,
with the prospect of paving another very shortly, wan in the
1-at position commercially, and while in the former ease
tte 501. shares with 10/. paid were at • premium of from
to 10/., in the latter the 10.1/. shares with 13/. paid were
at a premium only .1 from 5/. to 6/. Inasmuch as the
business and profits of the other bank were larger than their
own, it was proposed that the London Bank of Scotland
noon pay for the profit over sod above that which
had been made in excess of their owe its proportionthat in
one-third—of four years' purchase ; and d the arrangement
were carried out, every shareholder of that hank would re-
reive (waver, 100/. share, with 13/. paid, one 50/. share ht the
sa.4l;amated bank, with 101. pant The effect of adopting
proposal would, he believed, be materially to eohance
value of their shares. He calculated that the in.
..:use would be from two to three pounds per share on the
--sot price, and of course with any tonnes improvement
. time halloo's the advantage would be greater.
In answer to Cas!ouel ItowLEv.
Time CHAIRMAN said that the difference between the 101.
I op in the one company and the 13/. paid up in the
would become the subjea of an equitable adjustment,
i 'opposing their proportion of the premium to be 30a.
r ere, the other 3.15. of the difference would be re-

u to the original shareholders'. With regard to the
,rarer upon which W. per share had beep paid up the
• •I. nieut would be upon the mune beak. . .

rrenlutino i;rse;7;6;luoTnirnonely. •nd • rote of
••. to the chair °occluded the proceedings.

NATIONAL BANK.-(THIS DAY.)

general meeting of the proprietors was
a I o'clock at the offices, Old Broad-street, Mr.
in the chair, to consider the propriety of
the day for holdioir the annual meeting, so that in
:ch meeting shall be held on the last Tuesday
month of January is each year, is.
• i iif the fourth Tuesday is the mouth of
also to consider the propriety of a report being
• an I circulated among the proprietors in the month
111 each year of the profit and loss of the society
4 the half.year coiling the 30th of June next pre-

• in accordance with the notice were passel
.I.lv, after which the meeting adjourned till 1
to.u,orrow for their confirmatioo.

\lt },oIspLITAM FREI HOSPITAL, DsvoYentss-
•'. 'ITT. —The asgresate Dumber of patients relieved
the week wading July 2 wee—niedioal, 860; env
' •• • .•.; ; tote!, 1,563 ;of which 553 wen new own.