The Express.
London, England, 1857-05-27 00:00:00

NATIONAL BANK OP

;THIS DAY.)

This afternoon the annual general meeting of the
proprietors of the National Bank of Ireland was held At the
bank, 13, Old Brood-street, City; Mr. F. NZWRHAN, Chair-
man of riser Board of Directors, in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN said before commencing buoineat he
wished to take the of the meeting upon an important
point the p were aware that this wee the
Nrby-day, that :they were obliged by the
deed of settlement to call their meetings on the fourth Wed-
nesday in May. Perhaps it would be more convenient if, in
Nem they altm the day to the fourth Tuesday in the
month. (Hoar, hear.)
A BHA ILRHOLIPHR was glad to hear that such a change
would be made. It bad been charged upon the director. that
they bad called the meeting upon the •by-day to insets a
small attendance. (A laugh.)
Another SHAREHOLDIII said he came from a &dance,
and he should be glad to have the opportunity of combining
business with *mum which the proposed alteration would
give him. (A laugh.)
The CHAIRMAN said the alteration should be made.
Cheers.)
The usual formalities were then gone through, after
which the report wee read, which gave the result
of the transactions of the bank, for the year ending
31st December, 1858, as follows:—First, from profit
and loss account, which now stands as follows :
By undivided profita at December, 1858, 86,4821. 8.. 9d. • by
net profit for the year 18.58, after writing of all bad debts.
end providing for doubtful oios, 70,9611. 10. 3d.
June ; total,
137,4331. 10e. Deduct char hold div. 1858,
13,5001. • Boma paid in July, 10,000!. ; share-
holders' 'dividend to December, 1858, 13,501. •, totol,
37,0001. ; balance, 31st December, 1858, 100,4331. 10s. The
directors recoituuend that the paid-up capital of the Natiotal
Bank, now 450,0001. (being 224 10s. on 20,000 shares), shall
be raised to 500,0001., and to effect this object they propose
to apply, in part, i nun in hand of 20,1001 195. 4d.; and to
take from the reserve fund, the balance say 29,8991. Oa Bd.;
making, together, the sum required of 50,0004 So than
from the lot of January, 1857, every shore vou
represent 251. paid up, being a bonus of 2!. 10.. per sham
in stock ; and, on this recommendation being approved o 4
and adopted by the proprietors, they will receive a dividend
upon 251. ler abate, at the rate of six per cent. per annum.
free of income tax, in July next.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
dwelt with pleasure and thankfulness upon the increaring
prosperity eflreland. As regarded the bank, he was ham
to say that the directors did not owes single farthing, while
there could be no doubt as to its present validity and future
PrVireport was unanimously adopted.

ACCIDENT TO THE STEAM-SHIP SAXON.—SOUTII-
Amrros, TVUDiT.—The Union Steam Company's ship
Saxon, Captain Balder, whilst on her passage from Ham-
burg to Liverpool, ladon with grain, spirits, and a general
cargo, broke the shaft of her engine, and consequently loot
the screw, when off Owerts Point. She bore up for
Southampton, and came into dock this morning for repairs.
THE DANK OF MESSRS. LAME ANDS, AT
Paget:mg.—A crowded meeting of the deposi this
tank was held yesterday (Tuesday) in the assembly-room of
the Bull Rotel, Preston; T. Walmsley, Eaq., in the chair.
Mr. Forshaw, solicitor of Liverpool, appeased au behalf el
the esecutors of the late Mr. Lswe, and made the following
statement as to the &Lancia position of the bank :—Liabilities
of the bank. 113,5108. 16e. 'M. Estimate of overdrawn sc.
counts, 53,1001. 7e. Id. ; cash, auSable securities,
47,0751. ; real estate, unencumbered, 60,0001. • total,
150,1751. 7.. Id. Total balance in favour of the estate,
36.625/. 10s. Gd. The proposition made by Mr. Pushes,
with respect to the liquidation of the claims upon the
bank was to pay 10s. in the pound on or shoat
the 20th June next, and the remainder in ono in-
etalment of 10a., or two of 55., as on thereafter se prac-
ticable, end se the depositors thought fit. Mr. Syringe, one
of her kfejesty's inspectors of factories, moved the following
resolution That the statement made this day hy Mr.
Forshaw, respecting the effeirs of the late bank of BOOM.
Lure and Co., is 'satisfactory to this meeting ; and that this
meeting oe has confiden that the proposition made will be
into
carried effect so soon as practicable." The Rev. H.
Self, of Lytham, seconded the motion, which was carried
unanimously and with applause. The meeting separated
with a vote of thanks to the chairman and an expreseion of
condolence with Mrs. Uwe.
THE PARLIAMENTARY OATHs RILL.—The fol-
lowing In the form of oath to be taken henceforth (in all
cares) in lieu of the oath. of allegiance, supregoacy, and din- ;
ration, vie.:—" I, A. 8., do swear that I will he faithhdeol
beer true allegiance to bee Majesty Queen Vi•-toria, ad en
defend her to the utmost of toy power against all complus
cies and attempts whatever which shall be made spinet kg
person, crown, or dignity, and I will do my utmost endeavoteir
to disclose and make known to her Majesty, her heirs and
her successors, all treasons and traitorous conspiracies which
may be formed spinet her or then; and I. do faithfully
promise to maintain, eupport, and defend, to the utmost of
my power, the succession of the crown, which succession
by an act entitled ' An Act for the further Limitation of the
Crown, and better securing the Itighta and Libertine el the
Subject,' is and stands limited to the Princess Sophia,
Electrees of Humor, and the heire of her body being par
testants, hereby utterly renouncing and abjuring any ohes
thence or allegiance to any other person clainliug or pre
tending e right to the crown of this realm ; and I do declare
that no foreign prince, person, prelate, Mote, or potentate
bath or ought to have any jurisdiction, power, super.ority,
pre-eminence, or authority, ecclesiastical or spiritual, directly
or indirectly, within Chiarealm. So help me God." The art,
however, will not affect the form ot oath prescribed for
pepiste by the Sumac Catholic Relief Act (10th of Geo. IV.,
call.'.
THE MASONS' STRIKE at the Itoyal Victoria Hos-
pital, Netley, Hants, still continues. It has already Listed
ten weeks. The number of 131111011% who struck was 92.
They were getting about 30s. a week each, and they are
now allowed front their trade clubs 10.. each per week.
They are pickctted in the neighbourhood of the hospital to
watch whet men are taken en the cork,. The etnke origi•
tutted, it will lie recollected, in the demand of the wows,
who were in the employ of Mr. Smith, a government cow
tractor, to learn work at four p.m. on Saturdaye, end to be
paid full day's work notwithstanding. Staley Hospital
at a distance from any town, and the men declared they bud
no time to send home money to their families on Satur-
days, unless they left work early, end moreover
that minions wire always allowed such a privilege
so they demanded under similar eiretuustenees. Mr.
Smith only contracted to build the foundation of
Nutley Hospital, and as that I. not quite finished, the
contractor fur the eu perst =tut° cannot commence operations.
It is expected the government will not limit the contreetue
to time, end that consequently Mr. Smith will be able to hold
out, and that the worknicu will be defeated. Already. Guy
have waived about 4001. of club money. The members of
the masolue trade dub." throu•thout the country towhee
many teen obtainedhousands. Ifrom Yort 1. reported t
kshire toh a number of renews
have bwork at the Despite/
on the contractor's terms.
FROM THE HANDS OF THE HOTTOR.-011
day, an an Irishman made a sudden rush into a druggiais S
shop
in town. Drawing from his pocket o soda-water bat*
tilled to the britn with wine pure liquid, he herded it across
the counter and exclaimed, "There, dorther, snuff th
week! yon?" The doctor did as directed, and pronoun
the liquid to be genuine whiskey. " Thant ,fou. doether,or
grid the Irishman; "band me it back again. The
duct
again did as directed, and asked Patrick whet he meant.
•• Och, then," said Pat, "if you will have it, the Prasta
tonld ma not to drink any el this unless I got it from the
bands of the (bother. So, here's your, health, and the
Prdsten health, and the llt'ith Mosel: .--Glogetr Deg,