The Express.
London, England, 1856-10-13 00:00:00

ROYAL BRITISH BAHIL-(THIS DAY.)

This day being thud for the appointment of in
official manager in the matter of the Royal British Beak, a
lane number of shareholders and depositon assembled in
the room of Mr. Elwards, the chief clerk of Vice Chem:4llot
hiedenley. The room being small and inconvenient, the
partici odj,urned to the Lord Justices' court.
Whilst the court war getting ready,
Mr. WTLD asked Mr. Edwina whether ho would re-
cognise the depositor, as appearing officially before him.
Mr. EDW•RDS said he would not. Ile only recognised
the rhartholden as appearing officially before him.
Mr. WTLD said Le would appeal to Vierchumelloi
liiisdereley en that point.
Mr. BTRTON, of the firm of Chilton and Bunn, Patella's
for Mr. Harding, the interim manager, gion in the dates of
the edvertitemeets lining the present meeting.
Mr. EDWARD*, having tens his seat in the Lords Jus-
tices court, said t` at be was now ready to hear the snake-
tint of parties for the appointment of officio! manager.
Mr. Wyche renewed his apphestion oar behalf of the
depositors.
Mr. EDWARD* slid that the application WaS at all Glint'
premature, as the first step t be takes was the appointment
of an official manager. Both an application should also be
preceded by notice. The application might in Itself be •
Very proper no, but .t was premature.
WTLD said he should appeal to Vice-Chancellor
Kind( rely.

Mr. DWA11:111 —Every facility will be glees you for Met
Ps/Tow

Mr LIWILATII said that before Mr. Bdwude promeded
to the appotausest of as official manager, be wished to be
hosed ea behalf of a votributor, aid asked that the appelot-
meat cf s official manager might be p tattooed, or if spa
pointed, that be sr meld be spro.nted subject to such limita-
tions and conditions se were mew toned is the wiadisg-cep act.
Arer the Sib of September, when the sot of bankruptcy
took place, the property of the !Loyal British Bank was sot
a property that could be vested is the manager under the
present prof:settler, but the property of the trade assig-
nees, and say person making • disposition of that
property between the Bth of deptembet sad the 9th
of October, the date of the patios for adjudication, would
be liable to an actiro for trrver. Mr. Lis Inter quoted the
cave of Ban sod lle•ton, 9th Bingham p. ♦7l, la support of
this view, sad also the opinions of several ofthejudgee.
Mr tossups said that what Mr. Liakl►ter said might
be very proper, but he did act wee t►►t it bare is the op-
pointmeet of as efficiel meager, w►o was to remotest the
shareholden sod creditors. _ _

LISILLATIIiI said Mars Wife • pout essay nada
dapauton a this bank, and it would be s gnat bum& M
them and do no injury to any is. it, tweed at appetat•
tag as official WOWS f to-day uedam tim s.
tats and Weal of the bask wars to we, the
coon were to suspend its judgment as that peiat
and give tins to the parties to petition the Visia-Cluinewliss,
In eider that Omit rights and pond*" sight M detetalaed
halos him.

Mr. Enamtrus thought that an official swan mud be
appointed. Ho wail tarry to hear that the cam ass takea
to the Court of Baskroptcy, as that court had no pa war to
call ea the shareholden to ccnttaiute ea thirteens' had, sad
that f romdiag Gould only be attasded with a Mthaehlal
wait. of ruaey to the unfortunsta shateholdon.
Mr. I Liana thought that the Court of Beakeepley
would be sere earaditlous and Ins espimilve.
Mr BURTON the. propoisd Mr. Harding, the Wain
smager, air the cfficial snanager. Hie petition was asp
ported by enenty-eight rations, reptresenting 906 abases,
inelsdisg Crewel Attchoron, Mr. Chaadter, Mr. Marsh,
and others.
_ _

Me Illeees—l big to es, that sty sump sbosiol sot be
included. 1 distinct, tamed to allow it to bested in your
pelt ode,.

Mr. Marah's name wee therefore erased from the sup-
porters of Mr. Herding.
Mr. Damson of the film of the Mean. Frwthliold, pro-
posed Mr. Cameo.
Mr. C. Wryghte, of Eleabrook-wert, Bootaghall-otroot,
was proposed by Mr. Roaming.
Mr. BIWIDON, of Mesezerset, supported Mr. Ho=
sad stated that it might he well to appoint two
maasurs.
Mr. Enwaans eouridered the suggestion worthy d N.
Section, sod subj.et to the future appMatatant of a oomml
person, he should now appoint Mr. Harding.
The proesedions thin terminated.

Mr. R. P. Harding writes to owed a raisstatr
nest which has beak mode retitle* to his interview with
Mr Wyld, end to state that he expressed en °Fisica to that
gentlemen, " That 6e. in the posed could probably Is pail
this year, and that if the creditors required so mum 10
In the pound (that =out Laving been suggested by lr•
sell), it meld sot be paid within twelve mowthe." At lbs
same time he drew Mr. Wyld's attention to the ssollmt of
the Wtuctimpup Amended Act, which allows the said
manager to raise upon the security of the mists at tbs ass-
puy from time to time such sum or suss of smash sad la
each masses, as the Master shall from time to time Moist
Mesas. Linkleter aid Heckwood pohltah the opinion of
two emlnost oneeel—Mr. B. M. Gifford and Mr. Joseph
Browo—to the effect that the adjedicetiou of bankrupts;
is this ease la valid, and add remarks of their own, with the
view to prove that no additional expense would be incurred
by the prom,.