The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-07 00:00:00

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imikial **Agog Iffie tra;rdlyrnia alas iiiiifrilargrb•
could hold • woman to Mar NW montbs. end write seek
Mims me be referred se, he mire Nadi liar to
0101010 ber. end who omild thialtb•Mgdi timeby palliate
his heertleMernelty towards her, scab not. eat be wee ewe
it would sot commend him to them se • men of • religious
abareolar sad speighimme of coaduct. He weaned to brow
what defeoos the defeadant bad to pat before them
in explanation of his 000duci. The defendant, so
far as he esuld seseetele, was • man of conaldersble
pand he had in additioe oartelo expectsseim oo
rhreliros% of his mother, who wee llring In a comfortable
positioa in the comity of Sammestahlre. Bat whet cora-
periaation woe he to mike to the plaintiff, wh• he bad com-
pelled to come forward la • court of justice sad bare all
three Wogs ripped op before • jury' He bad deolieed to
make that compeasahoe which a man could oily mike who
had acted is the etruninable manner he had doge towards
the plaintiff, end beyond what had passed between the
tweed counsel sad the learned oatmeal who repreeseted
the defendant, which was an offer whisk coal& net be
accepted, nothing had bean dome by the defeadant to proven
the trW of this case. He therefore called rum the jury
now to give the plaintiff exemplary damages, which was the
only compensation she could now obtain for the unprovoked
breach of the most solemn eogagement which a man could
make with • woman. The teamed counsel then called the

following evidence.
Miss Tansy Woodward, examined by Mr. Gifford, de-
poesd—l am the eldest member of my late father's family.
I have known the defendant mid his family between twelve
and fourteen years. In 1657 I first knew the defitodam. I
and my sister then met him at my uncles, Colonel
Woodward's. There mei no peat istkasey between them
thee. sad be emit sod joined his regimest in fedi". Oa
the 30th Much, 1863, be came to my father's hones at
Worcester, with his sister, and 'peat the day there. He
sat Imlay sista all that day, and whenever he 'anti, sad
they met as if they had VMS each other before. It was
like the renewal of an old friendship. I noticed several
thief that took place between them that day. He
adverted to some pictures that my sister had seat
to him through Lis sister. He came again ou the 9th
April with Mrs. Woodward cad her three boys.
lie brought her a beak he had promised her. Ha sat next
to her, and spoke little to anyone else. He paid her almost
esolusive attention. On the I lth April be came spin, and
he paid my sister the same ettentim. He remained that
sight, and left the following night. Before pm he said
he wished to be too late for the train, and I think be would
have been If welled sot takes him to the 'totem He did
eat pack up till the lest moment, and he left many this
behind. My sister was not well then, and be frequeotri
drove her oat. He came afterwards with his nemarri
Mater and two other ladies. He then sat beside
her, said he was glad to see she was better, and ap-
peared to take great iaterest is her. We all came
to the °seclusion than was something more then
friendship in it. We thought no from the tint day. I sad
my mother and sister visited him at Malvern, and on that
census he drove my eater from the station. In the even-
ing I par etals:ly noticed their demeanour. He sat sear
the Mew with her, and be read to her his own verses. On
leaving to return home be rioooropsaisd her to the station.
sad he took a brooolp which she broke on the way, to be
• Lord Chief Justice said he thought they might ei-
nem a little fester in the awartship.
Witness continued—Oa 01111 OVINIIII7g she mended a glove
of his, and he said that would be the best pert of it.
Mr. Hideout Balleatine—The stitches. (laughter.) There
could be no dispute whatever about the courtship.
Lord Chief Jeatioe—Except putting an idle plea on the
record.
Mr. fferjeant Ballantine—That he is sot respoesible for,
end I am informed by the attorney that at the time the
plea was pat on the record he bad not sees the letters.
The Lord Chief Julies—Bat he bad seen the defewdact.
Witmer ooatinned—He ve her the engaged rip& sad it
was announced to the family. _ _

COURT OF BANKRUFTOY.—Fza. G. •
(Mono Yr. Oemadmisser Gee'bum)
IU 1111011.--LOOF OF BANE NOTCH.

This ease again came beton ilisoo;it uponthe adjourned
bearing. The bankrupt wadi a ecostrisertial traveller, of
Plunntead, who tame up for his order of discharge.
Inspector W. Hamilton, of the aty Police, deposed that
Baker own) to him about the middle of August, 1803, n•
presenting that he had lost a 1,0001. sons, 2'2001. DOW._ $
101. notes, and 4 5!. VOWS. He that the money meths
rodeos of • basins. at Woolwich, which he had sold •
short time before ; that since the* he had been abroad, sod
that oo hie return by way of Dittoed he bad lost these notes.
Witness bequired when he had placed the notes about his
pencil. He said in either his right or left breast coat packet.
He said he must have lost them either at Pane, or on board
the Belgian boat. After some 000vereatioo. be said be
remembered then were two goes with whom be had
convened casually on the pump, sod he thought he bad
told them what amount of money be had. He said one of
them bad gives him his address, and be thought be could
bed out the other. Witter reerattasoded him to do so, and
took the matter in lead with • view to trace the property if
possible, though the loss bad not occurred in the City.
In answer to questions bankrupt mid he had kept
lb. WWI in • agar-case, is his trousers pocket.
He said then was • good deal of bustle and oonfusion when
they landed at Folkston'', and be thought he must have
dropped the notes from his pocket into the ssa is going up
the ladder. Witness trued bills offering a reward, and had
them circulated both here and abroad. He then placed the
matter I. the bands of &wawa Brett, of the detective
force. A mooch or Az weeks he saw the baak•
rapt sgais ; one of the notes had then coon in
le the Beak of England from Hamburg. He believed that
the bankrupt went there. Witness trend the two TOOD
alluded to by the bankrupt, and found out that they were
respectable people.
Mr. Brett, the detective raw, stated that the bankrupt
bad prevaricated in hie statemeet. He alleged be bad lost
the lOUs. He bad been traced to gambling houses at Baden.
Baden.
Mr. Griffiths supported the baskrupt, and produced a
sleslaration made of the loss at Dover.
His Honour said the Bask of England gel the police
authorities had dose all they couldin the matter. He re-
served his judgment until Monday nut.

Frederick Woodward, curate of Mayers, idumieed
Mfr. Oolaridge—l did acre know the defendant before
The first day I sew him was ea the 30th March. He
wrote to me whilst I was at Oxford. I sew hint on the 9th
April at the house sad at Colonel Woodward's, before the
segagerset. He appeared attached to my sister. His
atteetioes to her wen very marked. The engagement wee
made knows to me by letter b 7 on father whilst I was et
Oxford. I wee at home in 15u3, whir my father was very
ill. There was then • rarest oomapondere going es
between my sister sad the defendant. My father had a
were Wm., sod I sod my sisters attended to him. I
seer the letter breakiag ogi the eogsgemeat ; there was
nothing to prepare me for it, except that for the last fort-
sight his letters were lee Inquest. It distressed my sister
very much, and she was very dl afterwards. It bad &leo a
great effect upon my father. I have sot seen the defendant
winos. My sister is sow 2$ years of age, sod the defeeilant
I should think is about the sear age. The letter breakieg
it a was shown to me from indignation. The engagement
was made knows to the family on the 27th April.
Orme-examined by Mr. fliatjeut Hallantrue—The letter
sow produced is from his mother or sister, and the printed
verges were enclosed in it. They were in an envelope, and
ricked in the defender's letter.
Mine Woodward recalled sad examinied by Mr. Herjeant
RaUentioe—llefecidast left Worcester about the 2fftla April.
He did not see my sister afterwards. They waver met
▪ The Lord Chief Justice—No, because he went to Ireland.
The original will of the defeedeat's father one prodinied
fern Doctore-conatnees, dated 6th April, 1840, sad proved
• 11th July, 1:+15. The engird raill of Mrs. Martha Arch-
dell, dated 220 d Febroary, 1861, and proved on 17th
November. 1863, was also put in.
Mr. 1.. 0. Bigg, examined by Mr. Coleridge, deposed that
be wee a solicitor, practring at BristoL He had acted for
the )set 30 or 40 years for various members of the defendant's
family. The defendant was the youngest sou of the dr ,
eared Mr. Clarke. The testator's estrus realised 43,9171.
te. 6d., which was divided into eight shares, one belonging
M the defendant. He took ROOD/. under Mrs. Arehdall's
will, sad a moiety of certain estates is Core Grey and
other parishes in litunedersithe The other moiety was
taken by the father, which realised over 5,000/. Hie had a
boor and villa, ho., at Castle Carey. which sold for 2,0001.
Tr defendant sold out of the army is 1861, bat witness did
not know bow much he got for it.
Onerexamined by Mr. &dear Bellantise—la 1859 the
defendant had in the Three par Cents. Redard 8,0731., and
2,1041. in hie own name, and the villa property. In 1863
he bad over 13,0001. in the Three per Ceets. He were
captain in the S4tb Regiment. He had nothing to do with
the present action.
Mr. kierjeant Ballsatia.—l rectum that der not ogre
within the duties of a family solicitor. (Laughter.)
The letters were then put in and takes r read.
Mr. Serjeant Ballerina objected to the recnitios of the
verses, because the defendant knew bathing of them. The
letter was writtes sad addressed by the mother sad heeded
to him regaled.
The Lord Chief Julies said he ooull not withdraw it
from the jury. It MIA hardly to be expected that he rat
it without knowing what it was. It made all the diffuser
his mother seeding the rms. The letters were nth as •
gentleman would write to a lady he was engaged Übe mar
tied to, cad contained the usual amount of pork Rare
This was the plaistiff's use.
The defendant called so witnessed'.

Mr. Coleridge having summed up the plaintifra caw,
Mr. Serjeant BaEmail* addressed the jury for the de-
fondest in soitieatien d dearges. Everybody most sym-
pathise with the dilappaatmeet that as athreetive and
accomplished yoga( lady against whom no imputation
whatever rested must Buffet at bevies an engagement so
abruptly terminated, and he thought his learned friend
might have been patent with andleing his observations
to that which rally had onerred, instead et
doing an injustice to the defendant by milting that
for which there was no foundstioe—viz., that there was
Remelting isthiod when the defendant felt compelled to
break off the engagement. He could were the jury that
the defendant bed no motive of any kind whatever for
doing so wreept that which was contained In his latter.
He asked them to give him credit for that, and he had no
alternative but to take the blame upon his own shoulders.
He was instructed not to cast the shadow of an imputation
upon the young lady, whom be admired and respected, and
whom by still weaned to admire and respect. The young
bide was • most accomplished person, younger then the
deadest, of great personal attractions, and of labia.
Ctend uniatpaschsble chsrecter. This ja sea ils
oli ne home fresh from India, when the charm of
beauty were not to be found equal to those of this country;
sad like a yam( soldier doming fresh to this country, b•
filed himself in the home of a (deed—he found himself
bead and ears in love with an iloomplithed and ettreative
young lady long before he bad time for referees. He had
no doubt they had most of them felt the soft, sweet mea-
nies to which his learned friend bad referred, and it was ail
to be surprised at under all theme circumstances, that a
young soldier should have been affected by it. It was not
neoeseary, however, that, be should go iato the minutia el
this case. His conduct was not to be excused, and he °mkt
to have well considered the matter before he mule any ad-
TWINS to the young lady ; but be hoped they would put a
favourable construction upon his actions, and not too
severely punish him for what bad been an act of folly on kin
pert by awarding heavy damages against him. He most, ,
however, °oedema the introduction of religious verse' into
a matter of this kind, but they must bear in mind that
they were enclosed in a letter which his mother wrote to •
the plaintiff, and which he enclosed in his letter to the I
yoeng lady. It was the act of hie mother and not his
and, generally speeklag, young oten'a mind' differed
from those of their =others. (Laughter.) Mar again re-
faring to the circumstances of the case, he expressed a
hope that they would think this a ass not requiring very ,
heavy damages.
'Milord Chief Justice, in immiriog up, said the verdict
roast pass for the plaintiff. There bad been an engagement
whisk led been new abruptly broken off ; and the only I
spastics for them to deal with was the 11010411•11 of dansges j
which, la their jileali, would he an adequate entapania•
dots to the pagalff foe the ncilfulfihnent of Meath:id.
ant's moat. .
The retailed a verdict for the plaintiff—da-
=Va. • .
COURT OF ERROR.—FIE. & •
02rittra qkte. Atioi lorteeki, barons
and melt, and Justices Voinipeoe,
. and 4.
maws r. cumus—aerrise 1H duseitilL.
This was an series tried Wine the Iladit.sball
Middlesex on the 30th of June Met, when a !e/MM ang''
. returned for the defendant. The actin was brought Irse7

]rased received of ana epee sees al. stated. Tb. TEN 410VIDert A? 71111 sermAYr` elawitoLic
adWap Mud= list Ye willtr, and escoodly that , /011001.8, WiffirMINSTER.
W mosey wee deposited he ihe plaistlff with the de-1
feeds= leader • onto= or agreement by way of wageries, I a tilKutullY afternoon Mr. Bedford rammed the
pais', sad illegally betting on horses ensuing at racer. inquiry is the Based-room, at Westminster Hospitel, Fels-
The jury halm returned a verdict fee the defendset, the Uwe to the deaths of Adelaide Jam Fallen sod Mary lief-
plaintiff moved for • oils to ester the verdict for him for loess, who lost their lives by the fah= in of • Beacom
the amount dame& The case wee aimed before the fall already well =owe, at the Rama Catholic Scheele, West-
Overei of Casinos Pless, sod the court gave judgment in Wester. 14. New win appeared to wet= the onse
Malayan. That decision was now appealed against. behalf of the stagy.
Mr. Fatima' me counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. ladeint The diet whose' swathed was John Cosgrove, of 5,
Hass, and Mr. Bakst Oren for the defendeet. Pinkies's-math On last Thursday evening week he said he
It appeared from the facts that the defendant wee a was at the Romeo Catholic Schools. He wait there about
Maim man and commission &gut, sod was in the habit ' halhpess six whh a Whet for • refilt. He mot apelike
of ettuding • certain spot in Hyde-park, under the sod sued es a form at the frost of the stage. There wee •
trees. On the 20th October, 1963, which was the day of , gm' orowd of Plasma staltaise ro=ad. H. had be
the Lincoln rice.,ces, the defeodent me is the park with •• than about lut haw when a Patlitima° on taa "se ,„ up
crowd of p.non. resod him. He bad • betting book in a bracelet, and at that time some one said something would
his heed outaisieg • list of the horses, and was betting, I happen and to keep away from the pm. Then was then •
offering the odds evilest them. 'lle plaistiff wee them rush and the ceiling fell in. Witness ma about ten yards
and took 6to 1 spinet Flytrap, for the Witham Handicap from the stage. The people before and behind, mod across.
at Lincoln, which we. to be run that day. The plaintiff al were closely =dud. When the bracelet wee produced
the tiro. deposited 61.10 x. with the defendant. This took there was great pushing sod swaying thorn for plasm. Is
Moos at bell-put 12 o'clock to the day, sod it appeared j the position io which witnessstood he could see all over the
hewn the *rides., that Flytesp had bees "' iterstehed" a ' room to the door. [Mr. Vulliamy (architect to the Metro-
few minutes before. The plaintiff sooordingly • day or' polite. Board of Works) put in • Man of the room, which
two afterwards demanded the rotors of his moray ,
_which Witelei aid correctly atrati the place. '1"
the defendant refused to do, adding that as Flytrap had not injured by the fall. He heard no crooking noise
woe the race, he (the defendant) hod woo the bet. before the fall. He bad besu in out-patient et the
The rule at Tattersall's and the Jockey Club was that the hospital. The caution to keep sway from the gee was to
bet would be " or' under such eircuuntssess. But it was prevent the glee= from being broken. The rush of the
shown that theirs was • rule stuck in the defendant's book, people was after the gas was spokes about, sod the fall of
ad of which the plaintiff wee cognisant, " that ell bete the flooring was about & quarter of an hour after that eau-
steed on the day of the nee. whether =stoked or not." ties. At the time the door fell there was so wood rush.
The ease was argued at some leegth, the quinine being Ballad Caron, of 4a, Old Pyastroit, mid he went to
whether, under the 16th and 17th Fie., cap. 119, the plum the school to the lottery with • ticket at half-put 6. There
in question—under the trees in Hyde-park—en such a were then about WU persons purist. He stood on the
place as was contemplated by the sot when it included left-hand side of the room, about 20 feet from the si
the
ege.
betting houses, aloes, or other places." Raley one went to the front of the platform to view
The Court were of opinion that the judgment of the prises. He remained in his position au hour and a half.
court below was wrong. The act never meant to prohibit There was • difficulty in getting out. When the door fell
two =easter, meeting Is Westminster-hell and =kith • he felt himself going sudasely dove. There was so ads.
usual bet. It we. an act for the purpose of the abolitioo of ~ties beforehand. The room was full. The people were
places of oonsteet resort of betting men. Is this case the all of a lump, sod it wee impossible to push inrush.
defendant weld not be said to have secouraged people to The Rev. William Cardwell ma next examined. He had
the spot where he carried on his betting. Under all the known the building in gustier. for tholes., four years. The
circumsteseee the defeudset wee =titled to the judgment, daily attendance to the schoolroom was from 180 to 200
lead remised the judgment of the cunt below. boys. He bad knows It to be used for • much larger num-
ber. He considered that 400 or 500 prom would fill the
room in • standing putties. It has often been quite full.
He never renumbered that that room was not 000sideeed
strong, but the reverse. It had never been suggested to,
prop it. Whose. was on the platform cm this socadoe.
Priz=e were to be raffled for, and tido= were issued and
bought op. A large number were sold—he should say
about 20,000. but he Gould sot tell exactly. A gentleman
was showing the prizes, and speaking upon something ap-
proaching their value, and while the kaet-box wee being
shaken the people disappeared from before them, end
oinking was ldt but • cloud of dust. The object of the
drawing was to build a reeding room, and get rid of some
small debts attached to the buildieg. He thought that
about 150 =noes went doers. He believed that there were
prose= many more than twelve childree, but outhinly not
more than half of the mumbled numbei. He bad seen .any
niers adults paean. Some of the spoliators did not go down.
Mr. George Vernally said he was architect to the Metro-
politan Board of Woke, and received instructions from
that board to inspect the premises. He had done so, and
• report for the Metropolis= Beard of Works.
Lir ;Tod aced • piece of yellow Americen pine
which he had taken from the ruins, end which he
said be would not use for the beam support of as
building. Timber applied to that use should be Baltic
timber. The usual colealetios is the building of an
ordinary character --a dwelling-house, for isstanos—each
superficial foot should snails • weight of 11 est.; a public
building 11 cwt.; and warehouses 2thirt..—ssoh person being
allowed two square feet in • lectors room ; bet allowance
is each cases would he wade. All calculations were made
up= the beet authorities. The dinned /no, 13 by 121 feet,
would have been the dimensions such as the architects
would use with the beet material—Baltie, Riga, or Dentate.
He bad examined one of the beams, and found a fissure is
it into which he placed his rule. There were also knots.
lie was of opinion that there vu danger in such • beam
when tint put up. The brickwork of the walls was very
good and sound. Putting aside the coodition of the timber,
the building appear= to have been substantially built with
the view of sustaining the weight it might have had to hold.
The American pies is cheaper than the other wood.
If the specification had been carried out es
directed, which stated that the timber to be used should
be Riga, Deatzie, Memel, and yellow Baltic, but no
American, then it would have been • substantial building.
He saw one beam which was full of fissures, and was down
shout an inch and a half. He considered it mod be re-
moved without doubt. Witness was disposed to attribute
the breakdown entirely to the Mad of timber he had re-
fared to. The brickwork and the roof were entirely sound
and subetantith
The Coroner said under three =romaine's they would
then have to amidst how that timber came to be used.
Mr. George Smith, of South-street, Groevenor-sasere,
builder and contractor, having been duly cautioned by the
coroner, was sworo—He was cootesetor for the building in
question, and Mr. Foxhall (since deed) wee the architect.
According to the terms of the specification, Dentin, Riga,
Memel, and yellow fir should have been used. With re-
spat to this building, by some Inadvertence beam, were
put in of smaller seautlisp, and his attention being
called be them he ordered them to be taken oat,
which was done, and thaw which wore there at
the time of the accident were hearted. He bed seen the
timber, and he mid that it was Bohm timber; but it had
been &Officially seaweed by heat, probably from gas under-
neath it. He believed be had used a piece of yell. .w
pine for tint purpose. It was more .:pensive that Baltic
timber. He did not believe that he had been In the building
more than four times in his life. He thought it was the
foremen who called his attention to the insufficient meant-
hogs, and not the district servers. The roller scantlings
IMO put in =leg to an intoned plea. Than WY no
quintal) in wilesess's mind but that the wood produced as •
part of the timber was Baltic pies aid not American pine.
Richard Cell, 1, Staley-road, Heitakney, builder, said
he was foreman during the oreetice of thL building. He
was also cautioned by the coroner. He then said he
remembered the beams in quertios. The dimensions
of the girders, ecoording to the specilcatlons, he inserted
as he had them from the yerd ; but being dissatisfied with
them he spoke to Mr. Forhall, the architect, and Mr.
Smith then mew them and ordered them to be taken
out, being replaced by others of increased dimensions. As
to the quality of the timber, he had not the shadow of •
doubt but that it was Baltic ; but he had seen some timber
which had been long in dock present a faulty appease°.
similar to that produced. He should have had no hesitation
in attending • crowded meeting is that building, being
unripe= of its substantiality. He did not know where
the timber was bought. It was prepared at the yard. He
.membered the district surveyor viewing the works, bat he
made no remark es this timber. When faulty dry timber
came out of the dock it could sot be recognised by external
examination. From the substantial character of the
bedding he did sot thisk it pastille that any peeking
in one room would have brought it down, Thor hit
beams which wen put in were Lift. 19in., and the floor
was stronger then the specification directed. They usually
used Belts timber for the support of doors, but red pine
was very good. When witness saw the account of the ac-
cident in the newspapers he soot tits= and wondered how
such as incident occurred, as the building was so sub-
destiaL On looking shout he maw • stove near where this
beam was situated, and he thought that bad some influence
on the timber.
The Coroner said they would not proceed further withthe
evidence on that omemon, as it appeared to be seosseary
that something more effectual should be adduced relative to
the condition and quality of the timber in questioo.
The jury concurred in this view, and the proceedings were
then adjourned until Friday morning next.

sours ZAdrllti

WINO COMPANY.

The first ordinary general meeting of proprietors
was bold yertmday at tie Leadoa Tama ; Yr. A. LAMS
le the chair.

The diresboes' IWO sad balisaiabeil iris raid by as
Seastary as febraPs

The dirabon UV' musk pleasure is pesseMing to the
skarsholders theft ant repeat, 'together wM • statement of !
arassata to the Slat Deoaber, 1864. Oa Me lesmatisa of
the beak the Names of Moore Nsaglee—the Welt Serra
Bank—establiehed a 1836, sad esnied ea et Gublierd sad
six otiose please, was takes ca • sub" and shoed otter. '
wards the bask took over the Maisie dMa le&
mid Oughers, the Bask. The reed{ d '
ppren beam has proved highly eatiabotegy. Fibees sew
sad three asessies Mee oboe bees °posed,
maklas la all twesty.aia plasm where the bask is aciwarry•
log os business. By tie essered elsteneest it will 66
ems Mat the pas peat sp t• the 3114 Deember, 1864,
was 14,1174 13s. Bd. Aber deducting heated paid to mu-
tosses os &peat sod earreat meessta, smut szpsome,
rebate as bills dismounted sot yet dm. and providlog fee a
loin ol 2161. se. ld. is Mash them& theagetnther• Ire-
maim • oat mob of 4,8461. b. 3d. !The MOM-
mend the payment of • dividend at the rated .4W. par
cent. per ammo (free of Weems kasf as the mid up capital,
wivah will absorb 2,387113 a. ; that 1871. 16', be writ-
les off the preliminary expemes-1,1121. 18a. eft the rm.
Mum of the old basks, bug at the rate of 101 ppseaa oast
per annum—sod that the sum of 6001 be to a
MKTG fund. This will Imre 4764 195. 11d., together with
rebate rolonlatedat 81. per c05t.,1.0103. Ba. 11. L. Nokias the
eas.of 1,507 k 8.. 10d. to be garbed forward to new profit
sad ism amoust. Wider the provision of Ms artiMes al
amociatios tie director' all retire, sad bolas eligibia. offer
Umeaelvis to melectime. The auditors. Merles Filch
Kemp, Esq., tod Robert Smith, Seq., means their ram,
sad bobs eligible, offer themselves foe meleglies. The
dividend will be paysble oo sod after the 7th Met.
Bosses Beast—Dr. To capital, vie, 10,000 shame of
261. mob, emu ,which 104 per share have been called up.
100,0001. ; boa oMM:sodium calla, 4,8351. ; amount doe to
customers on current and deposit accounts, 279,1671. 146.5 d.;
pass profit ■ to Deo. 31. 1864, manial to pewit sad loin
amount, 14,1171. 13a. M. • toted, 318,8101. ld.—Or. By
emit at bessehas, City Seek, am mil, IMAM Os. 9d. ;
dirmested, leans, sod ether eseuetties, 1174.11841. 14s. id. ;
and'
abeam, 4324 7s. ; prollisimey espeasse, 7.3541.
pure Jame of old Maim 21,2011. 3e. 4d. ; Isem-
holds of hook ;gamine, ibis., ides, fsmitme, &a., at
bead odor and brabohm, 7,4611. lb. 3d. ; east of mesb-
baking 23 broaches sod theca amitcies, incise:has solicitor's
charger, travelibeg exposes, kri., 2,3341.1'35. 9d. ; interest
cm curse's{ sad deposit accosata, 2,4914 165. 2d. ; abbe'
and other szpamen at hoed offlos sad branches, 5,7501.
25. 4d. ; total, 388,8501.8. ld.

Profit and Lona Amount —To interest on carnal and do-

pee
not, Mae, itaticeary. Iso., 50751. 106. 7d. ; keel
of notes and drabs in tressit through gm post. 2161.60. Id. ;1
dinstore ressuasretion tar 1864. 4684 Gs. &I. ; rebate on
bills diesousted, 1.0.101. Bs. 11d. Net peat :—.Lsmunt
written off prebasinary squaw. at the rate ot 10 per mat.
per sonata, 3671. 15s. ; mesh% whim off panas& M old
Inaba, at the rate of 10 per met. per maim, 1.1124 18s. ;
dividend at 6 per seat., 43874 13s. 4d. ; amount tarried to
reserve fund, 5001. ; automat *anted forward to profit and
loss Dew amount, 4764 194 Ild. ; total, 141171. 13a. &L ;
by gross profits for the half-year. brought down. 141171.
136 tid ; total. 14,1171. 13s. dd.
The Casmuins mid that the report gave all the Miasma-
tics riecomary, but he should S. happy to mower say qua-
Um that might be put. Them woe ass remark he wished
to make in relwresee to the 6301. pascal to the reserve food.
That sum might amass mall, but them wag a Mame in
the articles of asmodatim whit Meted Vast the disesturs
skald, Wore they reormsnanded a dividend, plans a suns
to the realms ; and to empty with all legid requirameta
they had *sad 5001. to that fund, whisk they imprimis
to maw to a mush lame ammat. In meolostea, be
moved that the report he adopted.
lir. Btitneugw sesoaded themetios._ _ _

A timmunouna inquired whether We 216 i. du U. last
is transit duos& the pest bad bees forwarded is seem or
cheques, sad whether the pored had bees regietwreel.
The thimaras--It was abstained is two parcels for-
warded from the same Mauch. It ocsaisted of Dotes sad

cheques. The nettle have thee maid, sad the Megan
which have not 61114111 preesseed have bees ceasellet The
paresis were not mimesis& and in this the ssearrigor dis-
obeyed the mulattoes of the bank, for which he has been
re
" ri '
p a weir to other questions,
The C6anraa elated that the manager of the branch in
question was very mama eerranj, land ma it ight damp
his energies to mention his name, he hoped he should not
be pressed to do so. (Hear.) The bank had no bed debts
to provide for.
Mr. Stunt eomplained that a seffinissit sea was sell est
apart toward meeting the preliminary expeeeas sad
dividend
be elms money for the old banks, sad moved that the
be at the rate of 5 instead of 6 per coat., sad that the Wanes
be credited to the purposes he had mentioned.
The Cwarmi.of said that the difference would be rely
4004, and he did set think the shareholders would wish to
have their divideed reduced in order to add that amount to
the fund foe repayiet.the preliminary sapsnass, and m-
olten Id the old ban
The amendment not being secenided fell to the
sad the report, after same further remarks, weeggptir4
serried unanimously.
The motioe for re-sleeting the diesetme, who, wage the
deed of assodetton, retired at this meeting, elicited as
objection from Mr. G. Taylor, that NAM' Hanks, whim
he highly sukegised for his besieges qualiflentacess, wee a
director of men 7 other joie/amok nom emir. mad urged
that he should give up some of his other °Despotism, is
order that he night have more time to Weed to hi Safes
at the South &Mae baud. The grist lease which had
bean suffered by acme other bank. had ell arisen ham the
directors not kakis( sufficiently after their merger.

The CHAIRMAN said that time was so director mews
mart in his araniance at the heard than Captain Man-
-lea, where savior were of the greatest value to the
comes (firs, hear.)
°apish Mom.= explaised that many of the heeds of
Mirk ►e was • menther entailed merely nominal dries.
He had Mind from the direction of the Alliance, is order
that he might devote teen of his time to the Booth Ilaelera
Beak. (Haar, hear.)
The MOSS oi the amoral diners were then pat ewriatis
sad their re.electioe confirmed.
The auditors were likewise areieeted, and 20 piers
each awarded to them for each audit.
A vote of thanks to the Maims and &restos sad a
eimiler compliment to Mr. ?Wavy, the soarer, brim
been accorded and acknowledged, Mr. Finer in his reply
took manioc to observe the rapid ismer of the
business at the several bnaoher, eddies that from the cos
resormad the beak had never rediscounted • single bill.
The meeting was made special, and resolntior were pro.
reed sad carried regalia( the ekes* ia the articles ill.
powering the directors to mall or porches* ahem is the
company (the altessiers berg aseressy in eider to amply
with the requieemaits of the Stook lizolterige),
the nes of
amendamap to the enentior.Joist Stocichr
Meociation, giving power for ihareastag tho capital of
the company, by the issue of new shares of Mi. each, to any
amount not excepedim 1,000,0004
In answer to • SHARNHOLDIOI.
The CHAIINAN intimated that the sew shame mead is
all probability be rowel at • premium, width world so to
tie augmentatios at the rearm fend.
A vote of thanks to the chairman cescluded the pro-
°maw.

TELEGRAPH TO INDIA COMPANY.

The fourth ordinary general meeting of this com-
pany took place yesterday. at the odious la Moorgsteetrest
Sir MACIDOZAID linarnisuros la the chair.

A report was presented, width elated that the directors
had received the MU-yearly payment of 0604 trim the
=ltOdeletreeties aid Maiuthagisee Couspan&Lot the
the goinepasy's line ia Egypt to Kai
1884, and they reommended that a divideed at the rate of
Ave par °sal per thanes, free of theme tax, be paid to the
tharaholders fee the half-year aiding 31A Dosimeter, 1884,
payable cm and after the 11th ineMnt.
The CHAIMAS, in moving the adoption of this nelliwig
laid that new any special information should ha
required. by the shareholders. he seed sot take op
their ignec except to offer a few
{Lthe y whisk the directors had C=.l:
ir du to recommeed. Theta Maim was that they
should wait quietly and not attempt to force the sale ol
their line, nor to take any Maps to reimburse themselves ;
but to watt patiently the rgs of illions now
pt./
on. The amass of the birdie Golfe was now
beyond doubt, if the working shesidlerove se satisfactory se
the layiug of it. If this wore to, there could be so doubt
that the tong) Warms thlp goontep. Ipdia, sod Obis&
would require four or five lines. The governmeot would he
all probability have an alternative list by the Bed Sea ; for
U the 00011141111i01111011 by tis Pmeion Gulf should fail, or
cease to work for a time, the &initiative line would be is-
, dispeonalge. kie believed that dazing the
' sorrel thousand miler of submarine telepapt gurtegildiel;
I laid. They had bad meek evenness to
upon this subject, and they bad longed that th=
bad been laid too cheaply. They bad been laid
! at the rang of one ton to She mile, wherein it had sew
bees disoovared that at least tour tons to lice mile would be
required. The gnat gadget' la gedsil to the moons of
• sea lime was that it required neorostel a snores,' se • lead
now It was at one time thonot the wirvisy of a few
fathoms would be milionot ; bus We was atm knows to be
a mistake and contrasting Were to be found who would
have no li4telie• in nodlertehleg to ley down sehuoriae
' lines, sad to guanladee Vosiiratibilsampoe. The acpenttl.l
tore of the w, bed bow =doper** • Winnow In
abort it ala_mo not 'bed
io more than 8801. a stoke
dire:ton not ressiviig thy remneere*lN or
is to
eak !err say. The iirdet eidese of Id* boo* la
lodgment of the oonfultagm which the shareholdeni bad
I pineal is the., Ike to dolgewourlweedete eke t Nit le-
i tege far 'tbe ea*. di Near
The report war adopted. asatialLidood declared et With rats
of five per gent enee, malt*, pearles dkectore sad I
auditor weee
The business than terminated with tbp send tete of
thaaka.