The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-10 00:00:00

Mw the prisoners near the prosecutor's window. Thorpe
hid acrt the- pattrirani the glare
1:17:=1 it, mr
,irsTrdtliskokkbigo the of glass out
with something and +,nk crt several pbundles of cigars,
sad Daniels all thew e standing by and
um, eye. k
The prisoners then all ran away, itisirbi
efieney) followed them and took hold af an of them, bat
eausequence of a crowd of about 50 thieves surrounding
bin and hurtling him, and one of the prisoners biting his
web hs was obliged to let them go, and they all got away
ism mops, whom he took to the statics, He mese-
ently took Loder, who, on his telling him the charge,
mil
it was all right, and that he was there.
shrives, 82 C, said that on taking Burnley into custody
by eiontted being with the others, but that he did not know
jam they were going to do. He found on Burnley
v. on ed., and at his lodgings a life preserver ca novel
and of one, it being only about half the =nal size, but
evidently quite as formidable).
Br. Belond proved that his window was broken and a
emetity of cigars stolen.
"-Gmege Hadgett, 74 8, said that Denials had been three
gloss oonvicted of felony, the bet time at the Ilaryleboute
police court.
The prisoners, who declined saying anything, were com-
mitted for trial.

BOUTHWABS..
• DINTURBANCI IN TN' 80111 IT WWI&
&err Webb, an elderly man, who appeared in a very
sated state, was charged with being drunk and creating a
beturbenee in the pit of the Surrey Theatre.
lidward George North, an officer in the servioe of the
ganager, said that about 9 o'clock on the previous evening
& heard a disturbance in the pit, and proceeding there he
or the prisoner flourishing a walking stick, and making
ses of violent longtime, and threatening to smash some
ate. Witness went up to him and remoestrated with
him, requesting him to be quiet. However, instead of
that, he became so violent that he was compelled to call
amistanos to eject him, and as he was under the influent*
a liquor he was given into custody.
Defendant (indignantly)—Yes, I was dragged to the
station-house like a felon. I'm • respectable man, and
not pt up with inch brutality from anyone.
Magistrate--But you were drunk, and flourishing your
walking-stick about .
Defendant—l own I was pointing my stick at the ear.
The fact was my daughter was with me,and I was explaining
to her about the Jewish maiden which had just been per-
formed, when some one near me abused me. I turned
found to remonstrate with him when last witness came
and collared me, and dragged me to the station-house like
a thief. I was sober at the time, and very quiet.
James Debedale, assistant to the manager, said that the
defendant was very drunk and quarrelsome. He flourished
his stick about and struck several persons in the pit. He
was not dragged to the station-house although he was very
violent.
The magistrate asked if he had been locked up in the
station-house since then'
Witness replied in the affirmative.
His worship thought that would he sufficient punish-
ment, therefore he discharged him, with • caution to be
sober when he visited a theatre again.
The defendant then left the 001111.

NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BARK OP BNGLAND.
(THS DA

This morning the ordinary meeting of share-
holders was held at the new premises of the bank in
Bishopegate-street ; Mr. JOHN Muller LAURIE in the
chair.
It appeared from the report that the year's transactions
were as follows, via. :-January 1, 1865: Rest or undi-
vided profits at 31st December, 1864, as exhibited at the '
annual meeting in May, 1865, 1'17,652J. 6s. 2d. ; less bonus
declared and paid in cash in 1865 out of this, amounting to
112,2001. ;_ leaving, 225,4521. fie. 2d. Dec. 31: Net profits
ti 1865, after making allowance for bad and doubtful debts
(which have not exceeded the average of former years),
and bonus of 10 per cent. to officers, 2;38,159/. 17s. 10d. ;
together, 463,6121. 4s. ; add undivided profits car-
ried forward from 1864, 20,000/.—total, 483,6121. 4s.
Deduct—Dividend on company's stock, paid July, 1865,
43,200/. ; ditto, December, 1865, paid January, 1866,
43,930/. ; bonus of 6 per cent., paid January, 1866,
64,8001. ; undivided profits to next year, 10,0001. ; altoge-
ther, 161,200/. ; leaving 322,4121. 4s. ; out of there profits
the directors proposed to declare, in addition to the fore-
going dividend and bonus paid to proprietors above stated,
a further bonus of 8 per cent., payable in July next,
msking a division of profits in 1865 in all 't2 per cent. upon
the paid up capital at 31st December, 1865, free of income
tax, amounting to 86,400/. ; leaving reserve, 2:36,0121. 4s.
Arrangements were entered into with the Bank of Eng-
land for receiving the composition of 1 per cent. allowed
by the Act 7 and 8 Vic., cap. 32, to country hanks relin-
quishing their right of issue : but subsequently, the Bank
of England declined to concede the allowance without the
authority of the Lords of the Treasury, unless this estab-
lishment consented to confine its operations to the country.
The Lords of the Treasury, on being appealed to, stated
that an the act enabled only, but did not render it im-
perative on the Bank of England to make these
agreements of composition, and the present not being, in
their lonlships' opinion, a case in which the Bank of
England should be required to do so, they declined
to comply with the applization of the National Pro-
vincial Rink. The dureztors considered that the
general equity of their claim ought not to be
precluded, and that the justice of their case
would yet receive due consideration, but in the meantime
the profit of the lapsed issue would be absorbed by the
government. At Newcustle-on-Tyne and Gateshead
branches of the hank were opened towards the close of the
year, and eligible openings in the metropolis in Moryle-
bone and Islington having presented themselves, branches
were established in these localities.

The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, said that the
bank is now definitely constituted in London, and they
bad only to watch and superintend its future growth.
The amount of compensation made by the Bank of Eng-
land to this bank for resigning their right of issuing its
own bank notes was not satisfactory, namely 4,100 f. a year.
The new building is finished and paid for, and its estimated
value was greater than the amount which had been
hid out upon it. They avoided entanglement with
those companies which unfortunately for themselves had
got into difficulties and embarrasments. The bad and
doubtful debts were inconsiderable. The country business
was good, and deposits had increased. For these results
they were much indebted to a staff of able and devoted
officials. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. HAesoe second the motion which was carried.
Lord E. Bruce, M.P., one of the retiring directors, was
re-elected unanimously.
Mr. Paull, M.P., also a retiring director, was elected
unanimously.
On the name of Mr. It. B. Wade, also a retiring director,
being proposed for re-election, a few of the shareholders
held up their hands against the motion, which was, how-
ever, carried.
A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors for their
admirable conduct of the bank was carried, for which the
chairman returned thanks.
A SHAREHoLOER remarked that Mr. Hanson and Sir J.
S. Scott were members of the board. He wished to know if
these were the game gentlemen who formed part of the
direction of the Imperial Mercantile Credit Association, an
institution which had of late acquired an unenviable noto-
riety.
The CHAIRMAN said that both the gentlemen named
were members of the hoard, and be only knew them as
members of the board. What they had to consider chiefly
was their conduct as members of the board ; and in that
respect he bore his testimony to the valuable services of
the gentlemen named.
The SHAREHOLDER said that this company bad a high
reputation, and he chit not think it was right or proper that
the gentlemen named should continue to be members of
the board. (Hear, hear.)
Another SHAREHOLDER suggested that the two directors
alluded to should make their selection between the two
companiee.
Another SHAREFIALDER maid that the directors of this
bank should do all they could to keep up the credit of the
institution, because there were many persons who had in-
vested their all in it on the faith that it was conducted on
high and honourable principles. He therefore hoped they
would not ally themselves with any other company which
they did not think was conducted on similar principles.
A vote of thanks was passed on the managers and officers
of the bank, for which Mr. Robertson, one of the general
inatlagers returned thanks, and in doing so said he did not
believe he could lay his hand on a value of 1,0001. in the
bank which was not represented by good security.

The Protestant Archbishop of Dublin has been
spending five days in West Connaught amongst the newly
form l eengremtions there, snl mends the result of his ob
servations to the Times. His grace specifies the number of
Persons present at the late consecration of new churches in
Connemara, and at services in which he took part,
carefully mentioning the proportion of " converts" from
Roman catholicism who took part in the proceedings. Endow-
ments have alrealy been provided in West Connaught for
wren districts, and nine additional ones are to come. The
Archbishop praises the church schools in Connemara
my highly, though he wishes that in some of them the
Scripture teaching was brought into more frequent and
&met relation with the church catechism. The allegation
that the children are bribed to attend is, he says, unfounded.
They only get about a farthing's worth of oatmeal during
three months in the year, whendistress amongst the poorest
dun of scholars is extreme. There is now, he is glad to add,
• total absence of anything like persecution, or indeed of
active opposition on the partof the Roman catholic'. Even
of those of the latter who are not themselves drawn into the '
movement many look upon it with favour. Of scholars attend-
trig the schools, very many are children of Roman catholic,
Permits who say that they are themselves too old to
'huge their religion, while at the same time they encou-
rage the attendance of their children, " being well pleased
to lee them trained up in a better and purer faith than
their OWE.