The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-18 00:00:00

i'NGLAND.—( THIS DA Y.)
neon, the usual half-yearly Court of
Beak of Waled was held In the Beak
• .(llr. Siatirritto Nuts) pre.
• was unonally nanieroua.
the two former rotate having been mad
a sidd—l have sow to acquaint the court
this queenly general Mutt appointed by
also one of the half-yearly 1 eourta
12th bye law, for making a 'Wend. The
ball-year wading the o7th of February last
• 7d., melting the amount of the rest oil
lo lit ; sad after providing fora diet-
ed 6t per mat. for the half-year, the rut
n.g. The coast if directors therefore
-year's dividend of Interest end profits he
day of April, of Si. lOs. per cent., without
accesuet of Oicrene-tax.
in wished to know what wee the came of the
the moist of the rest en the last Saturday
011—That apparent derreese mime from the
which is canted to the sell account. Th.
• • I that the amount deducted for di-
et the time of making the discount, and
le That that rate of interest I. applied to Lb.
I Iths to roc. The dividend is made up to
hen :easy bill. are set at maturity, and
• due en those bills betimes to the ditto
thought Mr.
that even this egpleaatios would
n—it suet have been thirt that the wages he.
day referred to, and these had to be written
• w exactly the particular day to which you
y be one noon whi.-ti certain loam woo
the loose which hare accrual during the
v must .till insist that then wee an ama-
in the rest San ling on the books last
• a—lt varies according to the days on which
rough the bolts.
at said there was no doubt • diminished
•• • • must not forget the dictum-
, the peoreat halt-year. In the
• •I commercial pressare, the badness of the
and its lame in a corremponduig ratio, end
for them loam the *moats wo aid hate
roll to-day. No doubt also the court mg
de larger deductions than weal to nisi
may error • and, therefore, taking all theme
to consideration, the proprietor. had aca
• • • with the rieulta. Some of the row.
• to increase the nest holf•year's dividend.
oats thought the hoe. proetor must be
ylag there was a diminished dividend.
• any portion of the prods were
ItlPOday; but he bid always naderolood
:sided everything up short. He should be
w that was.
)a —The Bank have takes the precoution of
tag en mamma account, to meet probable
•pear likely to occur. The directors haw
an direct Seem sod they hare also best
to apply a proper end Just, but by no mama
tau of the prolate to the suspense account,
• .vidiag for probable looses which are yet
nail said be was not disappointed at the
• tridend, but It should not be forgotten that
weeks the other sequoia. ranged between
• 30.000,000/. Now, the &tense.e amount og
we. 20,000.000f_, and considenng that
• wasrecavinofrom Bto 10 per cent.intereS
.ly be some disappointment that the no
diadem' stair not greater.
a reminded the b. n. proprietor that the rat
Awns was cousuitneurate with the almost
os—lt appears to toe that the lion. proprietor
t the looses iipn bills could hardly hare
much es to reduce the dividend to what it leo
• • uld remesutor that the Bank ha. also made
:a the way of purchasing and reselling
hear.)
• SALoMor, observed that the court bad the
••is the directors, and therefore abstained
•to any discussion upon say other topic
the (brides& ConAidenng, however, the
hicks many of the proprietors held in the
• and coupling that with the pres-
to of the last six mouths, he really
• that there should be a wider range
• .It would be only do' 'maim to
Me •ic if the directors dt.oardd the idea
• to gratify the wishes of proprietors.
lestitution in os pro seeding. sad in the
should set an example to all the
of the country. 8o far as the
eassersed, so batter example meld
Me buy of the court to mark the mews
wartd, by pealag • special vote of
of direetun far the wanner in which they
Dank through the moat trying ordeal.
was this deelered, payable os and altar the
task fife ityportnni'y of asking whether the
see
• ileiti.fi•tion in saying that there
erdeiejdfrosi it.
he should be sorry f his inquiries
sae of pace.
Bagonos• sail, ••n the contrary, he
am OMB at theme meeting.. (Hear )
elf Bk. Alderman ,0,,, A, scotaded by
shahs of the k • Ain were given to the go.
, nod d•rwo to for the at•le manes
Sallanahli the afire, of the Bank during
, end ardered to be advertised in all the
• a hewing Mealy sokaowledged the cows
leeks up.
AND HOLYHEAD HAILTAI.
(THIS DAY.)
fb ardinarT half-yearly general
• of this company wee held at
fir M. Fiero, Bart., M the chair.
which the following to as abstract) was
Wait a general Increase of 3,1124/. 14e. 11d.
OM the railway, and 1..5.L.11. 170. 10d. er
a. simpered with the correepoadom period
year, Botwithshanding • faiths, in the
terreheadise end lire stock, attnbutable
• Seignatios of trarle, sad pertly to •
oassequest on competition the ...eking
ether haste, show a decree". of 19',!. 17a.
tit aan atonable balance to t to. credit of
71. 17... %J. from who h your directors rot
t of the full divoi-al, f. r sit oiontbs• on
• Sock, at the rate of St per cent. per
moral, as for lettuces months., at
mat. per amass, la liquidetion of arrears of
secoad preference work to 30th Sepoooler,
• - of 1,8111. 3s. td. to be carried for-
half. The revenue seined during
e unclothe is sutti•lent not only to
sideads on the entire of both prefer-
t leaves a Wince of 17,12711 which
&rem arrears, would be applicable to the
lend on the ordinary coolie( the company.
•• • your dire t-ra reported the cone o:we
with go.ernment for unproved postal mad
.deader between Englund and Ireland: the
- • ted, for the nut-iron of the pn•prieices.
for the tool of ILO. cowpony. 1.4036°'
cement. for carrying out the same em m•
ermined betwoot the ...AN:timbre in
more eft ...ritually rear) lag oat the important
by the a,nreraent tab sorArtteent, your
"oidttO • bill, having for ita ettotr St-
•en and arrangement with the Sad
••timaay this bill wall, at the pn•per sings
pri•prietnre. The superintendent (si minus
t the company's vowels are in Food sad
order, and ail: not require any °tidal, nx-
rep-ors, for some years to come. '
v, after briefly recapitulating the varioust
t, said ex naming that lb. dividend, would
1-ith of July, by winch time dors would
s an hand, ui ~td 'Sat the report sad see
m, es nu original thin-holder, espreteed
tk the import, and sail he began now to ess
• dln oily in which the contpiey bed se
he dvbcioure dist amousted to a sillies
• cast. Was it intended to mew at thee
Sated that some of the see pr est.
sow terasiolag tea sore then three rote
amount at debionwe hoods falling is be
• wee hoped would he renewed at • smith
. Is reply In other question., he added
thane would sot be bawd ands par; ad
• poiniseet, esekt ..y thst if the r.-
take them tip tb.ro would be le
theta with the publie. The
to due in July, would to tabus
from the phareltrldrre, as cash (in that
rel to the pneers to rains capoal mar
, parliament. thas Irma matter to-looting to
Woet•rn Company, and ...old create
• e Chatter .m.l 11••Ird. Th., money wool'
slim and N••rth Wrote's, upon the Rorer!'
that woe n •w owler ornektersii.n, std
develop the traffic, betatron England aid
no Weeklies to solaria., a shilling tower&
• Conway Valley line, though they wash
me oath a line carried out, sad to reser!
I would bring to the main line.
no. then speed to, and the resolution
rides& on the flea sod mooed rehiring,
• did In the report.
red auditors retinae by Panties were re-
l'eto sod Mr. Jackson, who had oil •
• Hailed ma intention of wiring from din
that they oely collocated to remain panda"
uk the London end North Western Cow
to the chairman closed the premien...