The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-29 00:00:00

BELTIOLOZTTIAIY ATTEMPT TO WATT ST • HOITSIKBRT.AKEIL

A decenily dressed Africa; named Richard Hudson, de-
scribed as a ship's 000 k, was charged with feloniously enter-
ing the premises of Mr. Eldon, in Drummond-street, and
stealing therefrom several articles of wearing append.
Io this clue the prosecutor is the proprietor of • coffee
and eating house. In the afternoon his wife went upstairs,
and on going into one of the rooms she was vary much
frightened at seeing the prisoner. She pulled the door to,
k :lied It, and ran downstairs screaming for her husband,
and sayiag there was a black man In the room. The husband
went up and found that the prisoner had managed to get on
to the roof. A black leather beg was found to be broken
iftge
e;and some of the things abstracted from it.
White, 98 8, wee celled in, and west on to the roof
where he found two pairs of trousers and a coat. He also
caught sight of the prisoner, and chased him over the roofs
of about 30 houses, till they cams to the end of the street.
There the prisoner wee last sight of. The next that wee
seen of the prisoner was by George Duncan, •
constable in the employ of the London and
North Western Ihilway, who lived in this last house. He
was in his kitchen, and was startled by a lot of soot coming
down the chimney, followed by a rumbling noise. He
I was still more startled when he saw the prisoner, whose
original eclair was still more blackened by soot, emerge
from the chimney and boned into the kitchen. He raised
an alarm, and White came and took him into custody.
His cap was found in an adjoining yard.
The prisoner, who had nothing to say, was remanded.
THANES.

a sumac's morass.
Alfred Mitchell. or Wildsl/, a youth, was charged with
tearing up his clothes in Poplar workhouse.
Mr. James Hevrick, superintendent of the casual ward,
said the prisoner was admitted oa itatorday night, and had
a bath. He gave up his clothes and went to be ; yesterday
(Senday) morning, whoa his clothes were reit wed to him
he tore them up, except a cotton handkerchief. He
rid his clothu ware old, ragged, and filthy, and he
could wear them no longer.
The prisoner, a miserable, half-starved looking creature,
said—Please, sir, as I waa going through the City
the police locked Ins up because my clothes were so
ragged and shabby, and told me not to come there again.
Please, sir, I never tore up my clothes before.
Mr. Paget—Yon are sentenced to one month's imprison-
meat and hard labour.

UNION BANE OF IRELAND (LIMITED).
(THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders wee
held at woe, at the Load= Tavens ; Mr. E. W. Wlla
lanolin in the ehair.
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following The weepresented :—" The directors
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report
beg to submit to the shareholders the annexed statement of
accounts, made up to the 30th December, 1865. The profit
and loss aocount shows that the !rose Gamine for the pest
half•year, after making provision for bad and doubtful
debts, amount to 18,0024 ss. lld., and after deducting all
current expenses and interest paid and due on deposit and
current accounts, there reroabis, including the bakines
brought forward from last account, an available total of
9,3631. I Is. 4.1. This sum the directors propeee to appro-
priate as follows :-1,0001. to the reserve fund, to set aside
7981.24. Bd. in further reduction of preliminary expenses,
5,0001. in payment of a dividend of 10e. per .bare free of
income tax, and to carry forward to next amount the
balance of 2,5651. 84. Bd., in which sum is included the
rebate on bills discounted not yet due. Sines the het meet-
ing of the proprietors a branch has been established
at Abbeyleix, in Queen's County, and the pro.
rem already made thereat is satisfactory and eneouragiog.
The directors beg to remind the shareholders of the power
that Iles in their hands of further increasing the prosperity
of the bank by influencing business both in Ireland and
London. The dividend will be payable on and after the sth
proximo to the proprietors at present on the register, at
Messrs. Barnette, Hoar,., end Co. in London, or at either
of the branches of the brink n Ireland. The warrants will
be forwarded by post on the 3rd proximo."
The Cliatilltatif, in moving the adoption of the report,
observed that during the last six months the bank bad made
good progress. The deposits had increased during that pe-
riod to the extent of 100,0C3/., showing the confidence of
the Trish people, and the time was not far distant when the
proprietors might look for a much better return. The bank
was now becoming self-supporting from its own proper
business. During the last half-year the rate of interest
was only a trifle over 5 per cent , and therefore the board
meat have used the money entrusted to them exceedingly
well. The cattle plague in Ireland would have been a serious
disaster ; but happily it had not yet reached that country.
The branches generally bad yielded good resulta, and the
bank, as a whole, was in a favourable and sound condition.
Mr. Evans (a director) seconded the motion.

In reply to question/1,
The CHAIRMAN stated that no to bad been sustained at
the Bray branch, and that the new bank in Dublin would
be opened in July.
The report was adopted, and the proceedings terminated
is the usual manner.

MIDLAND BANKING COMPANY (LIMITED).
(THIS DAY.)

This afternooon, at the fifth ordinary general
meeting of the above company, held at the London Tavern,
Mr. T. S. RICHARDSON in the chair, a dividend at the
rate of 6 per cent. per annum, free of income
tax, paid upon the capital stock of the company for the
half-year, was agreed to—the balance of 4,3171. 3s. 11d.
being carried forward to profit and loss " new account."
The disposable balance for the half-year was 11,2154
18s. 4d.

ENGLISH, SCOTTISH, AND AUSTRALIAN
CHARTERED BANK.-(THIS DAY.)

This afternoon, at a meeting of the above bank,
held at 73. Cornhill, Mr. T. W. ELDER in the chair,
a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent. per an-
num, free of income tax, was ',steed to. This leaves
9381. St. to be carried to the next amount, and
allows 1,000/. to be devoted to the reduction of bank
premises and furniture accounts. It was stated that
the current Madness of the bnumbes was of a ratisfactory
character.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAIL.
WAY.-( THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was
held at 1 o'clock at the International Hotel, London-bridge,
lfr. Lao &WHIRR in the chair.
The report and accounts having been taken as reed.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving their adoption, commenced by
allediag to the iverease in the capital account by 500,000/.
This Increase would go on gradually as they opened the
pew lines. The tint charge on the concern would be that for the '
South London line, which would no doubt contribute coo-
, siderably to revenue. During the last half-year 8,0001. of
debenture stock had been taken up at 4 per cent., and the
highest rate paid was 4i per cent. for 68,000/., showing
that the credit of the company was as good as that of any
other in the country. Time increase of revenue nearly
equalled the anticipations of the director, amounting
to 67,0001. for the year 1865, and the augmentation in the
first four weeks of this year was 7,4121. The whole of the
117 stations all indicated a continued increase. A line had
lately been opened from Horsham to Guildfonl, and there
never was a line constructed at so moderate a rate ;
137,0001. being the total amount paid the contractor for
land and everything else. This import connection
with the west of England must add considerably
to their income. As regarded the charges of want of
punctually,
residing as he did for six months of the year at
• • hton, and coming to London every day, he bad no
hesitation in saying that there was no more punctual line
in the country. The occasional delays were caused by
impeding trains belonging to the South-Eastern Company.
(Hear, hear.) Very Noon, however, that company's traffic
would be taken off the nee, and other causes of delay would
be removed. The second line to Brishton vrould,m oreover, be
finished within three months. This economy had at pre-
sent 18 trains daily from Loudon to htoe, and 18 trains
from Brighton to London ; and in a short time it would
have 26 Intim running each way, he hoped with romances-
tive results. (Chasm)
dhow some &emotion the revert was adopted, and a divi-
dend of 34 per cast. for the half-year was declared.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
05088 FRAUD ON • MENHIR OF PARLIAMENT.
4% Walborn*, about 60 years of age, describing himself
55 a carpenter, of Smith's-cottages, Riverhead, Sevenoaks.
wu charged before Mr. Tyrwbitt with obtaining by mean*
of false and fraudulent pretences the sum of 2s. fal., from
Mr. Arthur Walsh, M.P. for Leominster, and residing at
lie. 35, Hill-street, Berkeley-square.
Mr. Walsh said—On Saturday, is the forenoon, the pri-
soner called at my house and 54115 my butler and told him
Maths had pressing business with me. The butler told
blur that I was not aid that he had better call about 5
o'clock. In the interval of the prisoner's leaving and
edlieg again I watt to the Mendieity Society's Office and
asked them to send **me one to my house to see whether
it erm a case of imposition or not, and an officer
etai runt. The prisoner called bet wear 5 and 6
e eh* said he was a native of Leominster, TheLondou Assurance Company has contributed
that his nephew had been killed in a railway tun• the munificent sum of 1,0C31. to the fund being raised is
nel accident at Sevenoaks, and had left a widow and a very the City for middle-class education.
1.,,,p family, and that he was going to take the widow and
%Man down toLeominster by that night's train, but that We (Liverpool Albion) are glad to bear that Mr.
be was short of the money by lOs. The prisoner asked me William Jacksort, M.P., who has been suffering from an
to mast him. I then asked him if he could refer me to attack of typhus fever in London, is much bettor.
anybody at Leominster, and he mentioned the THE LIBERAL DENONNTRATION AT GUILDFORD.—
"Zihae of Mr. Williams as his brother, and According to the second edition of the West Surrey Times,
"re or three other persons, and further published on Saturday evening, all the arrangements for
mil that Mr. W illiame was one of my an porters. I gave the forthcoming banquet to celebrate the return ty partia-
lkePrisoner 2.. 6d., all the silver I had, to assist him in i ment of nine liberal members for Surrey, are now earn-
mien the widow and children to Leominster. The , plead. Colonel Challvner, who once contested the county,
prisoner then asked me if I could not give him any more
Ol'eael' to lend him 10s. for a week, whoa Ise would reps/ The Belgian journals state that the cattle plague is to preside, and all the members invited have accepted tee
N tad the oflicbr then "Me in fled told me that the mi. ban recently re-appeared in the province of Antwerp. and ' inyitaion, with the exception of Mr. Ovation, from whom
saner was a notorious impostor, and took him into custeady. is making sock ramps there, that the authorities bare B.:replier
of tt. been received. Thurber wAhoHhayetiksignijedo.sythdeir
being present are, r. . H. ya ner
Thomas Turner, officer of the Blendicity Society, said— been compelled to take the severest measures to pre- Ige=
re of State for Foreign Affair-0,9,0d Mr:J. Locke, Q. 0.,
4)o.Batarday afternoon I went to Mr. Wash's horse , merge she rest of the country from contagion. members for Southwark ; the Hoar al. P. L. King, and Mr.
led a little after 5 the prisoner called. I plead ,mor. eves been some quettion of sending Baxter, mamba's for East Surrey • Mr. J. L Brillool4 MINN-
4,raelf so that I could see and hem what took ---- bra to
ttil heard the prisoner soy that ho had wow 4,0 u mimosa establish a sanitary cordon ;theDutch or est . rrev , r . .
3i of his nephew's widow, who bad beat left with fr• nt er. The Minister of the lute. ior has issued regula.. Omar:At:74W:
OHrLe..... T. Ilmoolses,. aressberb.rfor
forLLerbethto.;
The
..110dree, her husband basing bees killed is a railway ri,n, forbidding rbo ...ding of any cattle to the Brussels ➢booriast. as advertieel, will ijairesmnpleee ea lasTy mat at
'''"mota and that he wasted to send the widow and =work ausept thom intended toss immediate slaughter. the Public Hall. Guildford.
dr s-
ildr" Leominster by that &lila'. train. Their TIN' aware was enforced for the first time ihe day before CRYSTAL PALLOR. •-•-• HALP-A-CZOWN DAY. -•—•
,alltor Premed Mr. Walsh to give him something ; and tar "—al 112
Mr. Walsh had given him 20. 61. he wanted M borrow yesterday, w en al, the dealers who had come with lean Ssrosnar, JAN. 27.—Admissioos on payment, 1,157 ;
Ilk. faa week. Mr. Wilda Wesel, red I then stepped animals were obliged to drive them bck again. ditto ets,
5,
by mason tick 4,559; total, 716.