The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-03 00:00:00

HUDDERSFIELD.

The commutes haring rsaaaembled duo 010fIlin at 11
o'clock.

Thomas Drake was railed and corroborated Atkinson's
amide's.e of yesterday. as to the conversation which Led
taken place about the 51. vote, and his giving evidence against
Leathern, if hie (Noble's) 'income wan not paid.
WtUum M'Cullms deposed that a week after the Medias
Noble called as him and told him Ise had swat in hie bill but that
►e was afraid the party would be shabby and not pay it,
edlieg that some one would be caseated if it was not paid.
Mr. Clayton, bookeeller, stated that Mr. Akroyd'e retaiing
ke support the liberal candidate had given peat
dieastialaction to the Meetors, and that at a
meeting a vote of want of ocalideare in him was pared.
Mr. Janet Well. took no part in the proceeding.. Witness
was constantly at the committee roomy, and no Illegal peso-
dere occurred by his authority or to his knowledge.

LIMERICK.
The Isqdry was continued to-day.
Mr. Pierce Barron, a cuegistrate of Limerick, gave corro-
borative evidence as to the riotous proceedings et the
election; white, on the other Mind, Mr. Michael Ryan,
Mayor of ',merit k, said there were very few committal/1 the
next day, and be never saw en election in Ireland Isms
disorderly. Dr. Kane, • physician, also gave evidence 1$ ac-
cordance with the latter view of the care.
Captain Vineant Manion, high alienff et the last election,
said he had no aypliestion with regard to impedimenta to
voters.

Map, Grate, the member petitioned againit, on being
examilied, r,:pudiated all theaters's made against him in the
petition. He expected that there would be four candidates
at the air,tion. Previously to it he prialsed Col. Dixon to
vote for his, bet on finding that he was a conservative he
west to his, eM Colonel Dixon at once released him from
his promise. He rade &boat as horseback at the election.
The gallant major was still under examination when this
report was dispatched.

ENGLISH, SCOTTISH, AND AUSTRALIAN
CHARTERED DANK.-(THIS DAT)

The twelfth ordinary meeting of the shareholders
we. held this mamba( at No. 73, Cringell ; Mr. J. R. 130-
tlCKTS,,slnthecheir. The following is the report of the dbece
tore —•• The directors refer to the accomi slaying statement
of the area and detail'ee of the bask, end"! the prodt and
Ines moment, showing a balance of 16,3091. 15s. lid.,
sifter payment of ell supernova, sad writing ad the
lose on overdue bills as estimated by the mansgere.
A. regards the outstanding obligations held here, mentioned
in the Met report, the directors have unabated oinfidesios in
the remit of the proceedings for the recovery of the amount.
Tee proprietor. will observe, by comparing the present with
preceding 1CC01112,,,, that the operation. of the bank are
extending, and that the profit on the transactions of
the peat half year exceeds that of the previous six mouths.
The amount of profit now available would have allowed •
higher rste cf divideod than an the last occasion. The di-
reetere, however, think the more prudent coarse will be to
formate the reserved fend, end they therefore recommend
the following appropriatioe, namely t— To the payment
of a dividend at the rate of four per cent. per anoum
free of income tel, on 500,0001., the paid-rap capital of the
hank, 10,01101. Toward the redaction of the amounts at
debit of preliminary expenses, 6001. • hank premiere and
Wafture stomata, 1,0001., leering 4,6091 15s. lid. to be
added to the reserve fund, which wdl then amount to
13,7701. 2e. Id."
The Lalatice-sheet annexed showed that the depooirs
sweated to 518,6394 ; bdla payable and other liabilities to
93,6521.; motes in eircelimion. 114,288/. ; reserved fund,
8,9691; amount carried to prctlt and lose account, 27,3071.
The asset. were, bills receivable, including the eetlisated
value of those overdue, with Imes on ...tardy. and cash at
bankers', 944,6161.; cleric and bullion, 214.1464 bank pre-
endow and furnitare, 67,5061. From the profit and law cc-
count it appeared that the current expenses in Melbourne,
Sydney, and sub-Manche. were 8,0471., end in !Andras
2,6511.
. .

—.TlltiCuoienort mid Misreport WM signed by only one audi-
tor, Mr. Cancun, the other auditor, Mr. Reed, haying sent
in his resignation, accompanied by a letter in which be ex-
plained that his reason for taking that step
was a difiereme of opinion between himself and
the directors with reference to en item of 11,0001.
included in the steels. This was the amount of bills which
had come from the oolony, drawn there by the meets of the
Ear peon and AtunrCian Royal Mail Steaucticket Com-
pany. That rompany beim; a joint concern with the
Seal Mad Company hers, It woe held by the directors
of the beak that the Royal Moil Company was liable,
' but hitherto the Royal Mail Company bad objected M pay
these bids. The directors of the beak having hem inf wooed
be their legal edvisere that they bad ample meow of eats- '
babbles the, claim, bed included the aroma amongst the
Mlle receivable, but Mr. R.ei mid I no. adopt that view of
the cies. Re on Ly waving the ad .ption the
rillt.Cosceovr., the other madam, expressed hie regret
at the retimmest of Mr. Reed, with whose opinion he did
alt libessidegree.
Mr. ;OMAN WILSON also made some observations on this
question, to the effect tbet it was one which properly be-
looted to the judgment of the board, in whom the snare-
holders had perfect could-nos, and that the functions of ea
auditor should be limited to aloe twining the carnotite** of
the accounts.

After some farther cmversetiors the report and bilanee-
'beet were Insider wily adopted.
At a vadat meeting held immediately afterwards, a ma-
'orlon was proposer t that cicue of the doed of sett*
meet which precluder, outgoing dire,rom from being re-
elected fur ,ne year after their retirement. By the motet
rul- 'me-fourth of the board retire every year, and one sixth
are 0,10 for a twelvemonth. _ _

Mr. M'Dot cst.t, thought the low Vary IVAII utt MOW,
usktroold not slier it ; but ifter Kew resiarks trots

Mr AN WIL.ON sod Mr. 110110DALI4 who urged
that to edict wee ohea to deprive the board of the eervkao
of valosble member..

Tin resolution wam agreed 0.
• vats of thanks having Ives gives' to the buret* and
ummosmaa Aumtralla, u oral a• to the (Brutus hue, the
bamboo Unabated.

LoNnoN Hoqram..--(Titis DAT.)—A special
metal !swiss of the governors of %hie inetitnion was belJ
Ow the purpose of eleetiew • playlet-len of the hospital. Dr.
Jobe Laasdo• Betties Down, of the Asylem for Idiots g
imiewood, and Dr. Jebel Sprees fterwhill effsret them-
selves for the poet, bet trier lathe election Dr. Down retired,
and the tlei.oe of the governors cresequesdy fell upon Dr.
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•••••••-•••••
AMERICAN RAILWAY RECEIPTII.—A comparative
otasenieut of earnMiso and *xylem . he the month of June,
I',BB and 1859, of the Buffolo arid Stab Line Railroad 0110111
that the 'mei receipts in June, 1858, amounted to 86,219
able., end for Jose, 1859. to 52,03.5 dole.; decrea.e, 7,284
dd.. The exprnao• amounted t 4',009 dole., *safest 38.110
dole., obowing • deem,. of 3.399 dole., which, deducted from
the dermas. is rowsiptr. Intone the net decrease 3,96.5 dole.
The Lamm-es of the Philadelphia and Readiag Railroad
Comoihr for she month of J wee, 1859, phoned that
231..;77 401.. bed hems !avowed, sad 126,43:1 dole. expended,
karat, a net profit of 103.944 dole., ageism 87,069 dole. in
Jane, 1858. The not tooth on the line for the post 'even
mamtkr was 614,810 del. , oprainst 519.353 dole. In the mom
paled of 1858. The earwigs of the Ohio and 14iesissippi
Railroad for the month of June. 1858, show in faunae, of
83,718 d• it., the 101.1 receipts being 130,481 dole., against
74761 4.010. The e.raiego of the Oreet Wostern Itailmad
Company '.f 1111110 M far June, 1859. were 38,013 dole., satinet
32.52. R in Jong, 18.59. ineosee., 5,485 dol.. The 'dreier. of
ihreBardosay. Rms.& Id and Newark Railroad Company fur
June. 1559. were 6,440 dole., aid In Jure, 1869, 17,13661 a.;
decrease, C 95 dole,