The Express.
London, England, 1848-10-19 00:00:00

POLICE.—YrsrmaT.

MANSION-HOUSE. MISTAKEN CHARGE Or FOR-
n Lickmemn was furber examined on a charge of
eorgiog a bill of caci.ange for 101. Tao prisouer had ac-
cepted the bill in the name of Juba' Licknivin, sod on its
being presented for p,yment by a Mr. Marks, it was dis-
honoured by the pnsener, who (Mr. Marks said) told him
that Julius Lickmann Wes his brother, but that Julius bad
no knowledge of the bill that he (James) had accepted in his
name. This statement was confirmed by George Mush,
apprentice to Mr. Marks, veto accompanied trim when he
went to Lickmenn's counting-house in Msrk-laric.—Julius
Lick nano, who bad on the previous day been nbrmt from
town, now cams forward and stated that hie brother hal
general authority to accept bills when he (Julius) was away
from town, as he frequently was. This was what the pri-
soner meant when he said that witnrn had so knowledge of
the bill, nor had he of that pudendar one, hut th. prion.r
had a general power, which mcludti that particular case.--
The Lord Mayer said that the charge of furry had not
been sustsined, and Mr. Mark must seek his umeiy, if he
desired it, by eiyil procem—The prisoner was discharged.

WORSHIP STREET.—INCAUTIOUS SALT OF POISON.
—Sarah Rich was charted, et the instance of the autho-
rities of the Loudon Hospital, with haring attempted to de-
stroy herself by swallowing' a large quantity of laudanum.—
Mr. Samuel Birch, house curgeou At the Lo:;4,zi, who at-
Wicket to support the charge, stated that he tc.t it his duty
to odor t the proceedings, in consequence of the numerous
cases of a rinsilar kind which had receat:y camp under his
profewiooal notice, and the it-eq.:eat recurrence of which he
att -Dlta in a great measure to the indi,erhrinnte std miss
chievoue manner in which poisons of slam -. cr. ry descrip-
tion were constantly sold over the counters of druggists and
other peruse who dealt in such articles. The pets :ner was
brought to the hospital in a Eats of templets stn.
poiaction co the night of Tuesday se'nnieht, and
alter the usual means had bon success:lt:ly risortcd
to to dislodge the poison and restore her to consciousness,
she voluntarily acknowledged paving taken expinnyworth
of Isudanum wi.ich she had purchased nt two different shops,
but at neither of which, it appeared, had the slightest pros
caution been adopted to guard against its improper applica-
tion. The inicstiga.ism of e.veral previous cases having
dischnadi the same culpable a cnt of cautian in almost every
Instarose, be was iedumd to give the prisoner into custody,
not so much With a view of pressing far her iediviclnci pun-
ishment, u to plate the subjrct nod, r the kadieisl notice of
the magistrate, in the hope that be would be able to suggest
some mods of imposing a check upon the fats' facility at
present afforded fir the conimi siun of such offenc....--Mr.
Hammitt said that he was perfectly aware of the sari. us irOs
resulting from the practice ft:leered to, but as the law
now stood it was entirely wishout a remedy, and
the only means of effecting such a desirable oh-
feet would bo by a direct application to the legis-
lature f. 2; th: IT, nftilion of mete stringeet provisions to
regulate the sale of such drugs than at present exists 3.—Hr.
Birch said be had i: in conte:aplation to make an arty ap-
plication to the Secretary of state ter the introduction of
some such raeasurs, as there could b a li•tle doubt Um'. the
hnrriblc core of p dotting which had taken plus in en ad-
joining county would river have eccuttrd if the
restrictions urn th, sale of each articles hid been mere
severe. The case against the prisoner was then proandcd
with, and it appeara from the statement of her daughter,
that tie occurrence bad originated iu some family diffainices
which had excited her mother to such a degree that ever
since she had been in custody upon the charge she expressed
her regret at having fails! to accomplish h. r design, and
threatened to repeat the attempt at the first opportunity.—
On being asked if she winked to say anythhig the prisoner
pave utterance to some ir.eokarent observed ice, which lelt
tittle doubt that she eras labouring under mortal aberration.
—Hr. Hinunill odd th-t she was taanifettle not ist a proper
stets of mind to be safely entrusted with her liberty, said
he should therefore remand her for a few days to afford Cm"
f r deciding upon the most arteisable course to bo adopted
for her future dispeeal.
1100t/ISING AND RONDIDT.—T. Smith was finally
exasidned, charged with having been cone/toed in h Atli.
lag and robbing a yoneg woman minted lone Nuts:tn., se.
siding 'Rah her mo.her DI P.tat-strs.t, linslnry The
facts of the case Lave already app:ara.l.—Tni ptisoner was
committal fur trial.

CLERKENWELL.—AII itexaorto Wostate—R. Mar-
iwy, • notorious thief was charged by Mr. J. Dempsey,
home decorator of No. 6, Po:pion, Clarendon square,
Somers-town, with feloniously breaking and catering his
dwelling-house, and stealing a silver watch, a quantity cf
jewellery, sod other property. The prisoner was also
charged with having assaulted Mrs. F. Morgan.—Mrs. F.
Morgan, aunt to Mr. Dempsey, said she lived in hie house.
On Tuesday evening she was Lei the kitchen when her at.
tention was called by a holm as if the stmt door was
opened. She Instantly went up stain with a lighted candle
in her hand, and on entering the parlour she saw the pri-
mmer with two boxes under his arm. She inquired his
bmincss, but he seemed agitated, and mods no answer,
bat kneeled the candle out of her hand. She
seised him by the collar and held him tightly, whilst eke
called out " Murder," " Polies," " Robbery," Thieves in
the holm." lie commenced act continued beating her until
he dragged her int pump is the dark, and ho
her about dreadfully whilst he attempted to get to the street
door to open iv, but she succeeded in keeping him hack, re-
treatiog with her face towards him and her back to the doer,
until she opened it, and they she celled out "Murder,"
"Robbery,' and begged of the uoighboura to come to her
mriatince. The prisoner then threw s. coo of 'he procerty
into the street, and she kept biro at lay until the police and
same of her neighbours and inmates of the house came to h r
asehdance and took the pePoser into custudy. The watch,
which the prisoner threw into the atreet, was picked up near
the door. Further evidence having Len Leatd the prisoner
was fully committed for trial.
CRUELTY.—Sarah Andrews, living at N 27, Clerken-
well.elose, was charged with taatailYa ernehy to William
Andrewe,• cripple between 14 and 16 'ears of age.—The
uutortolute boy, who was supported into the court, was
activested by 111 trestme.,t, and exhibited marks of violence
on the head.—Mr. King said that the defendant was the
c omplainant's mother-in law, and for • length of time past
she had exercised the greatest cruelty towards him, and his
erica and 'imams frequently alarmed the neighbours, until
he (dr. Kier) determined, in consequence of In r conduct
towards the boy last Monday, to bring her to justice, and
over since ho had had the boy under his y roftctioa.—The boy
deposed that on Monday le,t the dependant ordered him to
wash Out a room in the upper part of the house, whea she
complained that he wu slow about it, and he must have
been last asleep. She best sad kicked him on
the body, side and head. Amer he had finished the room,
she beat him, when he ereopel from her muter the ortuoter.
She seised him by the arm, dragged him out, sad dashed
him on the floor. She tilt n knelt ou his Womach, f reed her
hand into his mouth to prevent his ea; big, and knelt upon
his 'haunch with ell her might, amri lie new felt great pin.
She also bit ha middle flatter nearly through, and he bed
very mach. A gentlemai, entered the place and tech him
away —Thomas Moulton said he was passing by at the time
and heard the erica and remains of the boy. Oa looking
through the shop window, ha saw defendant drag him vio
h nth" Irma under the counter, sail dash him on the floor.—
Mr. Heory King spoke to various aces of cruelty towards the
boy on the part of the defendant.—Ties prisoner was com-
mitted for trial.
MAILLOOROUOSSTREET.— PEACE WAIIIIA sr.
Mous. /soma Tows tint Ihdptehe was summoned for having
et Patened to blow out tl.e brains of D. Louis Ardoin, phs-
riciati to the late French King, Loris Plrilippe,—The thrente
tow ,rds Dr. Ardoin took place at the Prince of Wales Hetet,
Leicesterstreet, on Saturday evening last. Dr. Arloin was
at the hotel, when the den:co:lout come up to him, and atter
:alms him several opprobrious epithets, mid he had come
over to Ragland expressly to blow Li. (complainant's) brains
out, and that he had a pair 01 pig- to .n his pertmanteau for
th .t very purpaso. The complairdut had, in eons, quence of
thin, reeurted to the pi election of tne ertlwkk,
baring ascertained from the eomplaiLant that he really
&Arad the defendant would put his threat into executim,
addr:osed the defendant anal told him, that whatever might
be the nature of the dispute between lahavelf and the come
phrinat.t, the law of Eagles:4 did not permit one party to
attain LL object modest soother party by me rime or ihelini-
e -tion. He should therefore nap re the delendruit to find
:Aro ties to keep the peace. for three -nouthr.

SOU attortarrisin.—L. Stevenson, 16
years of mgt., was charger' with shoplifting.—Mr. Tarn,
s ;k.inererr, of Iligh•street, Southwark, stated that on
Wednesday, the 11th, the prisoner called at Lis shop, end
re we steel to look at some pa• t2rus of siik. Several rolls were
pl.cAl en tho counter for her inspection, and alsor.ly esiter.
wards ho was iniurmed that oho had conceal. d one of the
roll., and being accused of it, she denied it, saying that she
was resp-ctable, and that she would nut commit lath a die' -
reaceful act. Wl'lloks, however, requested she would seep
Will en hirer room while lie called his ahopmau, and she
van said that the side Would lie found on u char by the
wareliotee door. The *ilk was accordingly C Lcovered in the
ritustion she named. th.o had purshased a pairofgloves and
some alk notion previously,hrnounting to 2. 9d., but when she
less as ereied other phis r.s and silk rildx.n wire found in her
possess:on, which she had managed to purloin. One of the
shopo.cu proved Las ihg seen the pri,n; r take the rAI of
silk when his employer ViS buy at the counter, sad after-
w oda place it down on the choir, when rho was accused o:
the effenee.—Evir!erau.;Lc woe gone foto that the prisoner
called at Lambeth-honee, in the West miestetsroad, cn the
ult., and runts, nting her nuns to be Miss Louisa
Short, and that she VMS sullen at Smith's Hotel, oppeeite
.titlers Thes.re, 'honed that 11 pieces of silt might be rent
,Lere for iaspection. After giviug the order she quitted the
slip, and the rolls of silk were accordingly sent by one of
the shopmen to tin. hotel, but no such person ce °Miss
Snort" was known 'hale. (ta the return of the 'hymen
with the goods suspicion was excited, and, upon examination,
it was ascertained that • pitoo o 1 t ilk, containing 16 yards,
had been taken eft* the counter, aiid, urv.n &obi, fluent in-
formation having been pivon to the police, the missing silk
was traced to the pu.se,sion of a pie nhroker, who identifirA
the prierner as havi..g pledged it at his chop on the morning
it was sto',en.—Mr. Winn, on behalf ef the prisoner, raid
that the accused vs us the daughter of highly respectable
parents in the country, and that a sh,vt time since shy had
been seduced by a gentleman and absconded from herfriends.
' That she had been living at Bri.fhton with her seducsr up to
a few months ago, when, in mooing up to town by the train,
she had the misfortune to meet with ono of thou wretches
of women, who pievidled on her to accompany her to her
house, which was ens of an infamous elescriptien. Hero it
wag that the unfortunate girl was made a victim, and the
woman instilled into her mind eu.mgst other vicious lessons
that of becoming a shoplifter, and hid actually taken her to
the warehouses and instructed her in the way she w s to
possess heteelf of property. When, however, the mulled
war taken into custody, her vile companion escaped.—A
very lady-like woman, who d, anibed herself to be the
prisoner's sister, came torward and verified the fact.' men-
tioned.—Mr. Cuttieghats said it was a lamentable situation
lore young creature like the prisoner, only 16 years of age,
and of respectable family, to ba placed in. She wan thn
victim, not only of seduc.ior, but also of a base woman. The
prisoner, however, must be committed, and the tuts nar-
rated be mentioned to the judge.
LAMBETH.—ASSAVLT AN?
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.

novar:.—Four per one, named Pitman, Harris, tiriggs,
and Leister, were chained with robbing Thomas Masters of
a silver watch and Maar. Os the ?coleus evening Muters
entered the Plying Horse public house, in the Walwerth•
read, while under the influence of liquor, played skittles
vcre, and was ultimately violent,' assaulted and robbed of
his watch in the front of the ber.—The prisoner Leister, who
is the landlord of the Plying Horse, where the robbery took
pi tee, admitted that he had payed at skittl:s with the pro-
secutor, who put down his watch against 10s. on the game ;
but belies the game had to minted the thing was brought
to a wrangle, and he gave toe prosecutor has watch back.
The landlord pointed out Harris and Orig!..;s se the persons
who had stol, n the watch, but the prosecutor declared that
Pitman W.. 111 the person who had taken the watch from him
when he had been knocked down by y Leister.—Mr.
Elliott remaraed in severe terms on t conduct of the land.
lord of the Flying Huse and his son for permitting nib a
disgraceful preceiding at their house, and remanded the
lITISMOTS, three of whom are thieves, t r a future day.
THAMES. ATTIMPTINO TO STAU. J. Leary
was charged with attempting to stab a police coo-
-1 stable. Oa the previous running the constable saw
the prisoner standing near a crate of ware in Upper
East Smithfield, and wishing to ascertain what he
was about, approached him lur that purpose, and perceived
that be had a few peany pieces, wine halfpence, and tobacco
intim crate. As soon as he saw the mutable, and before
the litter bad uttered a weed, Le presented a large clasp
knit*, which he had open in his hand at the time, and ex-
claim, d : Do not come near me, or shove this into
you." Witness expostulated mita him, and requested him
to put away the knife ; but instead of doing so, he made
three thrusts at the mutable. He succeeded, however, in
avoidir. auv m. Whines drew his eta, Aid seized the hand
which 'hal the knife, and other custables coming to his
assistance, the prisoner was taken to the station-home.—
, Mr. Yardley sent him to prison for 14 days.

MONEY MARKET.

NV SDNESDAT Evixiso.

The funds hare been in an unquiet state to-day, and
in decline, although the market was undisturbed by
silo operatio4s of any magnitude for speculative
account. News of the farther progress of events in
Vienna old other parts of the Austrian empire, was
look 4 for with much solicitude, and speculation was
apparently saspenced meanwhile for the more decided
indications to arrive ‘f the coursJ which offairs might
take there. Consols op:media 841 to 5 for money and
November, and were done at both rates, leaving off
at 84 to 'l, alter some bargains at 1 lower. Reduced
Threes, 631 to 2. Three•and-a-Quarter per Cents.,
841 to 2. Exchequer Bills, 345. to 375. premium.
Long /Inanities, 8 5•16 to 2. Bank Stock, 162 to 4.
South Sea Stock was acid at 921, and the aa Annui-
ties at 801. This was pay day upon the settlement
of account in Consols, whia, e far es appears, passed
over without any casualty.
In the foreign market there was a remarkable
paucity of transactions. The dealiugs were confined
almost exclusively to Dutch and Mexican stocks. The
latter may be quoted without change at 191 to 1.
Dutch Two-and-a-Ralf per Cents. were strong at
431 to 41; the Fours at 671 to 81. Russian were I
called 97 to 9 without business. Danish, 65 to 8.
Brazilian were better at 71 to 3. Cailian, 82 to 4.
' Spaaish Fives, 101 to 111; the Threes, 22 to 1;
Passives, 21 to 31. Portuguese Pours, 221 to 31.
Money continues extremely easy, both on the
Stock Exchange and in the general banking and
discount market. It may be placed, however, with
rather nine facility, on call wi,a the discount houses
at 2 per cent. for short periods.

In reference to some remarks in the Express
11
under this head this evening about Stock Exchange ;.
practice in the matter of shores and transferor, in t
answer to an inquiring correspondent from Cam-
bridge, I,
wo have the following note:
Sir,—As lem sorry that you should give the high-priced 1
newspapers asy Just occasion ts dispute the accuracy of your '
information, I tog to mention that what is mated about the '
iianees of Stock Etchings regulations for railways, m-
gusted with English stock, in your journal of to-day, it quits
intoned. If anything they are more full and stringent, as
your City correspondent may eatily.aseertain from any mem
her of the Etehamte, who will fume h him with the printed
rules. He Minot the " Transfer tickets " having possibly
been signed by the jobber or seller ; which is simply non-
sense. He must mean the Transfer deeds—very iiff-rent
things. And such an error vitiates the whole of the supplsi-
Lion se has ow:le.—lL D. CI
We are not the less obliged to 11. b. 0. for the cor-
rection of an error of no great account, b2camo the
correction is administerel in rather rough terms. lhe
error, according to his own showing, would be
merely one of technicality, as between " tranefer
tickets" and "transfer deeds." It may be as umed,
however, that transfer deeds could not properly be
executed until the railway books were re-opened for
the registration of transfers. But if the "Stock
Exchange regulations" are " more full and strin-
gent" fur railways than for stocks, how does it hap-
pen that Mr. Peter., the complaining party, could
not obtain possession of shares, purchased to order
for money on the 14th of Augnst, before tlrs 30:h of
September, when the railway books were ro.opmed
for transfer on the 25th of August? This is the very
material point for explanation and justification, to
which H. D. C. should have applied himself. He
should know that on a purchase of stock, I ay.Console,
for money, the transfer takes place forthwith ; and
should the purchase be made for the opening, during
the time the Bank books are shut, so also the sleek is
transferred punctually at the date assigned by bar-
gain, when the transaction is ',iota fide for thu stock
on the Fart of the purchaser, or, indeed, of the
seller also. Suppose a default on either side, the
defaulter, if in the house, would be declared—placed
on the black board. Such at le cult is the common
understanding in respect of stock practice, which
the printed rules eho.tiv to bo befotu us will, we
apprehend, be found to confirm. But that such is not
the strict rule with altar.) business the case of Mr.
Peters will sufficiently testify. He purchases for
moLey, remitting the money forthwith, 1& railway
shares which ho does not obtain for more than ore
month and a half afterwards, and yet, as we are
assured, no redress is cepa to Lien, further than that,
if tho transferceempechurzed to him open the, various
deliveries of the shares in small parcels, which made
up his quantity. in the wind-, should exceed the
amouut of the beagle stamp required only for the 15
' shares ordered for purchase, he can claim the allowance
fur, or differecce of, such exee.-.1 of charge. The regu-
lations for the conduct of share business would appear
to be exceedingly loose, if we ate to believe in a fact
related in r spectaLlequarters,that on one occasiedi an
unsettled and disputed share transaction was held to
be binding beta-ten the contending parties by the
committee of the Stock Exchange at the expiration of
twelve months after the date wLen entered iuto.

We know, moreover, of a case where the purchaser
of London and North Western shares could not obe iu
the deliver) of Lis shares fur several wet he.
It should be menticue:', by the way, that when Mr.
Peters oruc.ed the purchase of his shares, say Ihe
14th of August, Lonekn and South-Westerns were
quottil 42 to 3 ; on the 30• h of September, when they
were offered for delivery, the quotations were reduced
to 37 to 39. The sellers, not haling the shares for
delivery, must have speculated on a fall of prices to
buy them in, and the object, therefore, was all p 'ri-
sible delay in completing their bargains. This sort of
manoeuvre the brokers should have laboured to defeat,
as in silty bound to their client. Supposing the client
to have purchased for rattle, on the chance of a profit,
his interest was entirely sacrificed in the business.
ruin +n 1/11.‘11!+..

Rsok Reser, 184 3 Y I Mut Rock for Acct., 11D
Slot C 6 11,3 41.20..331 Le 1 1.:.4..ek. for Arceneat,e.:l" 6 41
3 pre Lt. Ann.., 15 41 Meek 1211 s, 41,1 W, Dank
Now 31 per Irt. Mum., '4l e 4 34 7 • rd.. June, 31 4.
New 6 per Oust. AUG,. 10.1 'LPN, 311, Mar.'s. 31; 21,
hold AJu, csp. Jew. 6, 1100. 41 Jose, 314.
Pitt Dftto 816411, 2,d., 31treb, 36 ; 24.,
South Ku' Slodt, 221 June, 33 3 6.
Ditto 1114 Um., Phi

IDRnION rurpg.
5 per et. Rreostan 111, , 4 Ler Ct.rigt Cir. frees
6 pen cL. Mozir..l.lakt.l:l4 14 Mar. I 4 71
6 per I. MU° Act. Oct. Jl, r. 14 ver VW& Exclaim. 12
6 per Ct. reetasuc UT O W., 444
4 ptr Ct. Ala Cart.. 4:31
EXCITANGES AM) 'ROCKS ABROAD.

Barnms. 1 40. 1344.
71; PEW, ECIE el DEW. 144, ; Rank a Hellool9. 9.1! ; Mint
hew 1441, 994. Exchange oc. 1 °ado% 2141.
Aex an. Um 17. 6 xch eO, Londa.t. p. 45.
VII M3ll, OLT. 19.—Wlec Inc Cenh., 70; FOll7 per Oahe.. 80: Three
pw eve... 47 ; Thehada•llalf ace Colts, ; Lou, 1834. 121 ; 10314,
77; Bank Sham, 910.

RAILWAY MISSTATEMENTS.—Sir,—Yone exposure
of the grossly euggerated statements of the London
Weekly Railway Share List wal have the diet: of restoring
confidence in railway property seen investment if the com-
panies support sou by ottle.al contradictions, and in jus ice
tit. you tht to make Four columns the medium of Come con-
tradictions. It weuld be well it ever/ corerdmy would
:01luw the example of the Ipmdon and North Weft.rn, and
prepare official statements to relieve the anxiety of their
shareholders. It is cruel not to do to when they can ; and
let them be assured that those who do not will be considered
as incapable of a) doing. The Iliichton and South Coast,
the Great Western, the South Wettern, the 3lidlard, have
all, according to the best information, been as much the eic•
time of "groat exaggerations "as the Korth Western. The
nit, no doubt, will be equally victimised if no impediraint
is made to such statements by the few of exp-eure, fm even
the editor of the London lVeckly Railway Mare Lis! will
pause In the promulgation of misstatements if they matt, u
they ought, with immediate and summuy contradiction. The
publication, as it now stands, ought to be discountenanced,
for it will be but poor consolation to those who, thr.ingh its
'Ms-statements, ate frightened out of their property at hal
it: value, to be told hereafter that the committee of the
Stock Enchango are nut reponsible fur the editor's remarks,
nithough they suction his iigures.—Yours, A CONIITAMT
READZIL—London, Oct. 17, 1618.

THE BANK OP MANOKESTER.—The prop ictors of
this unfortunate; dohstock bank, which stopped payment in
1842, but has not yet been wound up, held their snood
meeting ycst, rday at Manchester, when Mr. George Royle
Cnappell, one of the directors., was callei to the choir, and
the following report of the peanuts made in realising toe
asset• aad meeting the. liabilities of the establishment since
this date last year was read :
Report of the board of directors to the annual genera! rousting of
the Fork:ors, hjd at *be Clarence Hotel, Speing.gardens, on
Wethedsy, Het. 18, I3lB.—The amount luthmitted to the proprie-
tore at the Ise norual general meeting brought down the affairs of
tbe bank to the 70th June, 11117. The estimated net &wets at that
data were 841514 3e. Id.; the liabitities, 20,2101. 34. 3d.;
and the apparent surplus, 01,040/. 19s. 10.1. The flirty-
tore bare again carefully revised the estimates cf the
mead the bank on the 30th June, ism, and consider that they will
ultimately produce the Film of 334331. he. Id., hem which Itatelitiee,
still outstatullng, amounting to 10,7801. li. 4d., will bare to be de-
ducted, lensing a surplus of 86,452/. 18.04. The increase in the our-
plus during the past !ear irises from the not apt of 2101. nu account
of c.d..% and 4,241/. ISs. 11d. gain on the estimates previou.'y made,
after defacing caper...A. Slue the last report the dlree4K. have Pr-
kited 91 shares held by insolvent promletere, and have carried 973/.
original capital of ldJ. onshore, and 763. received on account of calls
thereon, ta the credit of the had debt acconat. The number of 'hares
now swatting in the clock seernuat Is 57,713. The whole of the calls
have been paid on 31,6931. The funds In bend amount to 40,6031. re.,
and the 'manatee to 10,4171. Gs. The oireetors who retire from office
ore Messrs. John Potter, John Spence, and John Bannerman. They
will be proposal for reeleetian.—G. It. CHAPTELL. chairman.
The Chairman tasted, in the course of the proceedings that
it was probable the directors would be able to make a return
of 20s. per share, and that a dividend of 61.8 d. per share
might be well spared now, but that by a resolution passed in
1842, the hands of the director were so tied up that they
could not return the money. Its 1842 they were in a posi-
tion to have dissolved the bank under the deed of settlement,
and the charter wool! have expired, but a motion was then
carried " that the bank be not dissolved," and consequently
the shorter wee still in force. lie suggested that a commit-
tee of proprietors should be appointed to confer with the
directors atter the ince, ing as to a means of ov:reoming this
difficulty, to report to a future wetting. The report
bafaig been adopted, this gut/gee:ion wan followed
up by Mr. Millington. who moved a committee consist-
iog of Mcure. Thos. Greig, Edward Hacking,
Steil, and Samuel Walker. The resolution w.s curia:', cad
the retiring directors were re elected. A vote of thacks was
given to the dirtekrs for their exertions to make the most of
the pr,perly of the bank, and during the meeting e propo-
sition was alluded to by Mr. J. C. Dyer, one of the dir.etors,
as having been made to transfer the charter of the bank to a
part of the proprietors who might be willing to sower it for a
cacsilention, with a view to resu.eita:ir.g the bank of Man-
chester, and again carrying on hygiene ; and the chairman
ns the hank had bills sti.l running for three yenta to
cane, and would here to keep up en es.ublishment, ie had
been auggesttd that a safe and profitable business n.igl.t be
carried on e° as to employ the c ilium by discounting fee shop-
keepers. It was under toed that this proposition would be
more fully kid before tha committee appointed. In answer
to a question, it wat stated that about 39,0001. had been got
in since the last annual meeting, the produce of sales of pro-
perty and debts.