The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-15 00:00:00

UNION BANK Or AUBTRAZJA.-(THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was
held at 1 o'clock at the bank, Old Broad-street, Mr. W.
FANNING in the chair.
The report said that though the diminution of profit
anticipated at the last meeting had taken place, the board
considered the result shown in the balance•sheet satis-
factory. The profits of the balf•year enabled the directors
to declare • dividend of 21. 2s. 6d. per share, free of income
tax.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report
and balance-sheet, observed that adequate provision bad
been made for all bad and doubtful debts. Consi-
dering the causes which had been in operation,
it was not surprising that there was a falling
off of half per cont. in the dividend ; but the company
occupied a field in which it might reasonably hope for the
encases to which it had been accustomed. (Hear, hear.)
He could promise that six months hence a statement would
be laid before the proprietors which would meet all their
reasonable expectations. (Cheers.)
Mr. WILKINSON thought the dividend should have been
rather lower, three-quarters of a million of capital having
been unemployed during last half year.
It reply toe question respecting the defslcation of Mr.
Fletcher,
The CSAIRNIAN stated that the board had the highest
legal opinion that the company was not liable in respect of
that defslcatioo, and the board meant to defend it against
any proceedings. (Hear, hear.)
The report and balance-sheet were adopted, and Mr. E.
P. W. Miles was afterwards elected a director.

Mr. Barker sentenced the defendants to 14 days' hard
Wear. end directed the children to be taken to the St.
lams Workhouse.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
• REMORSEFUL THIEF. In the Court of Queen's Bench this day Mr.
Thr
.niat St(phen Chapman, described as of "no home,applied for arule 0 for a new
Digby Seymour, Q.C.,
"W"," was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, with stealiag arid in the case of " Turner v. Walker." In the former trial
alimony sweeping machine, and some tools of the value of
1%, the property of John Jones, a master sweep, at 8, Peter- a verdict was found for the plaintiff for 2501. and a proper.
Soot, St. James. tionate part of the reward of 7301. offered by the defendant,
Tie prosecutor's wife said the prisoner was employed by the well-known watchmaker of Cornhill, for the recovery of
aViniebsed to assist in the Christmas work, and he set oat 'the property stolen. The rule, after hearing conical, who
rna a machine and other articles and never returned.
liest,l9l C, said—On the previous afternoon the prisoner contended that the recovery was solely due to the police,
lee himself up to him for stealing the property of Mr. was granted.
mei, et the Dartford. stating that he had sold the machine FATAL RESULT OF PLYING TEUANT.—Two boys,
h a sweep at named Laq and Adoarns, whose friends live in the neigh-
The prisoner said be had nothing to my, only that he ' kouthood of Newbury, resolved on Tnesday to abscond from
hart' the magistrate would give him a good journey, as he l the school they attended. and they started together for
no friend in the world bat God. He had been a sweep , Reeding. They reached Thesis (withing eve miles of Read-
wer since 1824, having come out of the Whitechapel Work- : ing), but they had had nothing to eat or drink during the
hones to be see. He committed the robbery so that he ' day, and they determined to return to Newbury, a distance
melt re to chapel and get a better home. of 13 miles. They neatly reached Thatcham, which is but
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner. three miles from their home, when Loit lagged behind, and
SOUTHWARK. Adoame walked on, supposing his companion was following.
However, Lait sought shelter under some trees on the
ATTEMPTED VERDE&
John Davi nso , a shoemaker, wee brought before Mr. , farm of Mr. Northway, who, on going into his fields the
olf7ch. charged with attemptingi to slab James Green, . next morning, found the boy deed. Mr. M •r. OMB, surgeon,
maw shoemaker, with whom he lodged, in Webber.row , stated at the inquest that Lait died from the combined in.
ticloo-rced. ' dueness of fatigue, want of food, and exposure all night to
Tro Prosecutor who exhibited his clothing cut through ' the cold'
tut thout the shoulder, aid that the prisoner- and himself UNSEAWORTHY VESSELS.-011 Saturday several
spied one room in Webber-row. On Saturday night he cases of refusing to proceed to sea were brought before
eat to bed about 11 o'clock, and the prisoner retired some , the magistrates at the police court. The cases
lore liter. In the morning the latter got upend charged him were nearly all identical, and were results of
Prosecutor) with robbing him of 41. 4e., and he gave him the severity of the weather. Sailors have as great
ore reetody. At the station house the inapentor refused an objection to being drowned as other people, and
elusion, the charge and witness was liberated. As soon there are not a few who prefer a gaol to a ship
they left the station house the prisoner threatened to in a storm. Various vessels which sailed lately from the
tin some injury, but he took no notice of him, but Mersey have be's.' compelled to "'tun', less "
or Mc with' mme I
M towards home. Just as they got into without, damage, and nearly all with more water in I
'thorr-row the prisoner rushed at him with the hold, and also in the forecastle. The water has
'lath pointed shoemaker's knife in his right terti6ed many a sailor, cad cePtains have been sorely
led and made a thrust at his neck. Witness en.. perplexed es to how to get their meals under welch. The
!owed to avoid the thrust, and stooped down, but he men have made all sorts of *venom for romeicreg, but,
!el it, and was knoziced down. He got up again int- owing to the requirements of commerce, the law les pieced
7, and was about to run away, when the prisoner many of them in the polies-court Those men whose conr
mother thrust at him, but fortunately mimed him, plaints were found to be groundless were committed to
Mtn h
..,,, e was tripped up by one of the pereoes in the Prom for verb)" periods. Some of them, however, had
enkleiest grounds for their refusal, and in their cases the
--7, and OM into custody.
JWoolrych asked if hie flesh was cut. ; captains had to engage to have the necessary repairs effected.
wallets replied in the negative, but his coat, waistcoat. 1 Liverpool A/biors.
larl slut were cut through. I The following is the number of boxes or bags
rilliem Boding said he was standing at the comer of delivered from the last overland mail, vie., 14 at Point
..,
:—thircrow about 10 o'clock on Sunday morning when he de Gallo, 13 at Colombo, 11 at Reedy, 59 at Madras, 89 at
~,1 the prisoner running after the prosecutor with a knife Calcutta, 3at Penseg, 31 at Singapore, 4at Saigon, 61 at
"a hand. Wither saw him stab him, and he fell, and Java, 88 at Hoeg Kong, 2at Shanghai,_O, 7at Manilla lat
when the 101 at Aeide,
Prosecutor got up and ran away the prisoner Yokohama, 21 at Rime George's
jnudo.....arverel other thrusts at him, swearing he would do 392 at Melbourne, 27 at Daunernton. 35 at Hobart Town,
' sm. He was, however, tripped up and given into 182 at Sydow. 85 at Brisbane, and 294 at New Zealand.
crow, vii. at Littleton, and Christchurch, 65 at Dunedin. 28
Sergeant Lawson, L division, said he was on duty at the at Wellington, 11. at Napier, 85 at Auckland, 11 at New
Itsrioeliosse about half-past 9 o'clock on Sandaymorning, Plymouth. 18 at Nelson, and 17 at I amclartfal.-4 "Ira'
lien Paper,