The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-06 00:00:00

EUROPEAN BANK (LIMITED).-(THIS DAY.)

The second ordinary general meeting of the
shareholders wee held at 2 o'clock this afternoon, at the
India Tavers ; Yr. C. B. COLCHLMIII in the chair.
The following report was adopted :
"The directors ompatulate the shareholders on the pros-
prom 'sedition of their preparty, the European Bank
ha •
pawed socomdnUy through the late financial crisis.
Th• iesatae regret that, owing to the volunneous sad
varied sature al the accounts, they have found it quite Ina.
pceible, aetvrithatanding their utmost exertions, to prepare
se met statement of the amount. in time for the pelmet
"Phi& Bet they are happy to be able to add that the
r_Feats of the bank since the bet report exceed
Witl. After deducting from that sum the carnet ax-
Pwaty rebate ea belle, making a full allowance for bad and
&offal deb* and writing off the proportion of preliminary
ammo is socordases with the articles of easociation,
a set profit remains of more than 30,0004 The directors
?trammed that &dividend of 7s. 6d. per share be declared,
bong at the rate of 7 pm cent. per annum on the mean
weital, which will absorb 14,074/. 17s. 6d. out of the re
tnainder the directors propose to carry 10,0004. to the
nerve had, and the balance to profit and loss new amount.
The directors have to report satisfactory progrw in all
departments of the bank. The various brine es are gainiog
the confidence and support of the mercantile communities of
the contineot, aad bare all yielded profitable results, with
the exoeption of that at Parr. Alterations have been roads
in the adoxisistretioe of that branch, sof further changes
with • new to its improvement are node? aoseideration.
A provisional mrangemeat bee been entered into for the
Wooster of the business of the London, Birmingham, sad
Booth Staffordshire Barak, on what your directors consider
wimotageons terms ; and further negotiatioes are in pro-
gress, which will teed to streogehen the position and corm-
lidate the 'minus of the bank. The directors do not con.
ha,Plate any Mamas of bespoke@ ; their attention wilt be
"oar directed to the improvement of those at present
wtabliehed. The rapid increase of the business at the head
*Sae boa rendered an extrados of the premises neoemrY
the directors have, therefore, the pleasure of infantile( Um
tharsholders, that they have secured on very reaseeible
terms the lame of the whole building, now in part osearded
by the beak. The retiring directors are Me w.
Phillips, Webber, sad Schimmelmenieck, who are 14:11=
for wieleMiee. The first Wee offer themselves ameedMee.
Br. Robert Palmer Harding, of Bank.buildinge, sad Yr.
Edward Hamilton Hooking, of Change-alley, who are 4°17
qualified abersholden, have given notice that they intend to
Offer themselves a candidates far seats at the beard."

A miner's wife, at Whitehaven, has become the
mother of Ilve children in thirteen meths. Twist were
born on the 16th of Joinery, 1864, and she nave birth to
two some aad a daughter oe the 23rd ult.
The Peterborough magistratee have sent their
ewe resirman, fir. William Bates, to prism in default of
acal ball to mumw • thorns of libel oe a ainghbourilld
minima/4 apes which they have committed him for trial.
The mountains in the neighbourhood of Wanda.
/1"4, harlot partly got cleared of wow, a party of dike
men comataseed a search of the Great Ghat* the some
of the late fetal catastrophe, to God the pane of Yr.
Butler. lir. Jobs Riteoo, juo. ettooseded hs finding the
pens about M yards from where the body was found. It
cootaioed about 21. Tha:raw" stick and Loves have
net yet kwo found. It was asaertabsed that deemed
Pothinau mutt have Wee 700 yards, the reeks le ams 7
them bsioimarked with blood. Ills the Intestine of the
1111.fited (outlaw'', friends to erect a moesuiteat at WI
Pl6OO when the body was fosad.