The Express.
London, England, 1856-08-28 00:00:00

NATIONAL DISCOUNT COMPANY.

Yeeterday the proprietors in this company held, at
the London Tame, the first of two extraordinary meetings
which, under the deed of eettlemeat, are requisite, previoas
to say @lteration is the mishit' ruse and regulations, to
the purpose of Waging the compso• within the operation
of the Joint &ask Ccmpudes Let of 1866.
lir. F. W. Roseau., the Mishima of the eelapaay,
presided, and ezdaisted the object of the meeting. Re
stated that the priacdpal cheeses contemplated in the roles
beyond thee* which were a to being them within
the operatics of the sew Joint Stash Companies Act, were
an &hermits la the mode of voting, so as to give one vote
Ow every shale, with* the directors considered the best way
of tassels, a fair represtntatioa of the views of the share-
holders fa secordenes with the interest they held in
the concert; seseedly, to Maws the qualificatioa of
the area/s from we hundred to two hundred
shuns—a ohmage whisk wee justified by the tantalise of
capital hem imo to two =Mom, agreed to at s preview@
inseam ; wl, thirdly, to give power, In conformity with
the new set, to a aortas pr 'portion of the shareholders
(the directors proposed toths outset of one-fifth of the se-
minal capital) at any time, by requislUon, to call a spatial
general seeds( of the sompasy.
In ropy to • gentles hem Mr. Coimasox,
The CNATillecer added that them was no limit is ;mist of
time to ths liability of the shareholders under the new set;
bat the motley liability would at all M..@ remain for se
math of Ike amount sabomibed for as might set have beat
pada up.
A Plol.llll7olobje..ted that one-fifth of the whole share
capital was too large M proportion to be necessarily nem-
mead In say requisitios for calling a special general meet-
ing of the someway, and would in practice almost render It
impossible for shareholders to eo nnnnn a special nesting.
The Camaxmcnbeerved that the directors bail taken the
proportion indisated in the table of the act of last session.
The PAOPIIIITOII—Bat are we bound to that as a

valeheum
Mr. Tuoutos (the ielleitor)—No, it is in the power of the
shareholders to =edify it, and fie what proportion they
please.
Mr. COLLDISOW saggested that the requisition shoal be
@brood by alarsholders holdieg shares to the (metal of
100.0001, or oae-teeth of the whole amount, wh.el was half
W preplitiou eseeested by the hoard.
The Paoyatrron thoestst 100,0001., or ont-tereatieth of
the wilt le capital, suffieisat.
After some couverentioa Ibis prop:wet was adopted, said
the reeolutione, to modified,. were out aid serried.
The SoLtotron then read over the draft of the sew deed
et eettleieent. ma It would steed undt r the new eat—whisk
was adopted, end after a vote of 'busks to the chairman thn
nietniag separ►ted.

DEATH FROM THE BURSTING OF • SODA-WAT2II
BOTTLE—An iesaset was halt on Tuesday at the Una-
elimmatir Royal infirmary on the body o f John Day. .4
Goaldea-street. Hoary elm ham stated that ha sad the
deatesed were working for Kr. Jobs Stetter, earn host
ataaataetarer. As ke was Oiling a glass bottle with soda
water hos a mschtea, which ells the bottle and cooks it. It
bloke, sad a pima of the glut struck Day ea the We of his
Isar He bled very sash, and was take& le tbstaoyal
=g,whoto M Med. Vettliot—"AbibilM dtath."—
et GYSIMIkoIt.
Advationein.l--AT Mawr. ErrAsum.
mam. 11/kw*mlonskabolowest. and
Coati
Palma. ate oahltland the dart of MI6 INM•111~01, la
onmElll4%.ltlffhilass blassiostlastsualMaa
walked to hum staballas Fraustatiso. •
minima kit Kasha Ilasedastom sad bosaidle
NUary. Pealudoes, Wimps Peak tho
ordeal elowohaL Me Venettiaziat Cl
Now
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