The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-17 00:00:00

BANK OF LONDON.-'THIS DAV)
- 4.

This day the half-yearly meeting of propriet.w.
was held at the London Tavern, tiirJ. SHELLEY, ]l. P., in tli•
chair. _ .

The following rert wax read :
" The director* have pleasure in submitting the annexed
statement of accounts, made up to the conclusion ..1 the
post half year, showing that the balance of profit and 1.41
account amounts to 31,5:0. 12.. 3d. This result en-.ld,
them to make the most ample provision (mall outstinilog
debts, which on %Lb:occasion arc rendered unusually large by
the great failures in the leather trade, and after liquidating
the current expenses, allowing for rebate of interest, sod
the usual appropriation fur preliminary expenses, *bac re
mains for disposal the sum of 11,7311/. 4s. ld. The director,
therefore, declare a dividend at the rate of 51. per tient.
annum, freed income tax, and they own 4,6001. to th.•
reserve fund, by which addition that hand is incresod to
31,000/. The Valance, viz., 23.41. 4.. ld., is transfeind to
profit and lam account of the current half•yeer.
" Liabilities and Assets —Dr.: To capital paid up.
360,0001. • reserve fund, 27,0001. ; amount received undo
the decree of the Master of the Rolls, 4,812/. 16.. 6d..
amount due by the bank on current, deposit, and ,dhe,
accounts, 1,617,3R9/. 3s. 91. ; amount carried to credit ot
profit and loan aCCOUIit. 43,841/. 11.. sd.—Lem amount
paid to customers for interest on their balance-.
12,2071. 19s. 2d. --31.533/.121. 3d• it0ta,2,0130,733/. lls. 11d.
Q.: By investmeuts, viz.:-1n Government securities.
India Bonds,ke. 29.581/. 15e• ld.; by ditto in freehold pre.
Dims in rinnine9needlestreet, let at &rental yielding 41. pet
40,000!.; by freehold premises in the occupation of the
bnah, 35,0101-75.000/. ; by bills disoounted,loans, Ac.,
1 317,6001. 7.. 6d.; by cash in hand, and at call, 292,921/.
IL yd.; by preliminary expenses, :1,6171. 5.. sd. ;by
and buildings at Charing-moss branch,furniture, he., 1,814!.
8..9.1.—t0ta1. 2,060,7 W. Ils. 11d.
" Profit and Loss Account —Dr. : To half a year's .
rent /spews. at Hesitboffice and Whoriug-crou branch,
had and doubtful debts, directots' remuneratioa, ac.
15,204/. lis. 9d. ; to rebate of interest on bills discount.'
not yet due, carried to profit Rod loss new securer.
3,836/. 13s. 5d.: to amount written off—prelimi•
Baty expenses account, 5001. ; ditto ditto, rlist•
impenes lease sod buildings, /sc., 20w...7001. ; to di,:•
deed for the 'ratline at the rate of 5. per cent.
62111:714::n4..cfe:LcellYitno.12sw; etebr
yhAlan4idief.w.tio'ird..ll.l,lo/into:::eterest on the reserve (sail
; to amount now n1.b.1
thereto, 3,4601. ; to balance osnied to profit sad les,
Cr. : By belonce of profit brought from last half we,.
3tl. ; total. 31,U1/. 1.2 a. :id.

Reserve : To Waxer, ..I.tko

t...t

. dons, 4.111 ks total, (Mit
A Pio.elineleds said be wished to keow Wore the re-ort
. -1 h-w it was th.t the) the amulet of
rit oti”ot ao waists.

CMAIKW %,1 odd thAt was the amount which
•ur r revived utak r the decree of the Master
in tie str. Tyridl
igat add that that amount rernaineri uesppeopriated
• .11 rhe rinse within *aids the defeedent conkl appeal hol
,r • •.- I T, wet . the entire nano for which the de.-r,
Ler, tout there was a further •uin of 475 f. fur
wii,4l they tad neenrity. That sum, would, however.
re •+tenet t.. deduction toe He now lev,ged
• ..., : • sr tint the report tie :01opecil, and
r. AA ! edit kto old to the facts sad d,nue• which
i -.-ostAined. The liaisilities and ikeese• showed as increase
'Too the n..counts d last year, lint it was right
r..•_ that did riot represent ena.stly the T.roritt. th.:
it. whs.+ they stood, heeatwee thee haii a pith-
I *irk!. was iukeet to glut IlUttuettot,
whi h .t•eel eon•idtrably lower thin half.rear
th,r ,t the eori.••trilin...• periorl of Lot year. that
de^,irle•Y w.. wank up .4 heliuma opus the legitimate
i•i: ••- s tie lwoh. 1 its the ia,t .ec.ocs he. c0115T•4141.1414
p.• praetors or the fact that they ',lade a
ore.. prom ine that than as say revimin balf.vrar but
Or A ..".unt. now perorates! nkoweil that tiny node larger
prefer. •ir thin than ewe on the prev!ou• hnlf.year, nor-
anthatAudree, the eirrunotasee which oust he patois and
to the Runde d ..11 coaseete.l with the trade
! the rots' iniarkiag that r. ti .1 the veld
defal.ntsciell In the leather trade. With regard to that.
they were aware that on a former ireetaion they wrote off
11ter' thinkiag ILA Oakes "paw be better ibex
the: wire. led they haul wow written uhf \b74/..
Mallhar 1111.4rtht7 ItLe7e/. fee boa debts. They paid
A dr. nkral rosin., and they had 11,1 W. to
1.4•• This state of throws roust he a nuttier
croriderable patithellion to the prepnetors. With
tepid to the frauds rn the leather trade, he burst
gireeritatelt WoUll in the sent session .4 p,iO4.
meet brine is a bill to cheek thee which h...nrst chant--
roe as nothing but a aroma of swindling. Ile coaeluded
oc espresute his cookeries to the future pro•penty of tie
tont

Mr. 1. al rlf (deputy chain.as) etvowled the report. atrial.
,obef dyk.U...4.41, Was usearreou"ly adopted, and
dr...l.nd of per 'vet per &Maim deel.uvd.
Votiat4 thanks were piowd to the director', the manazer.
awl uta••ere of the coespaay, after which the meet's*
,p_rated.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF COMMON PLEA&
"..tt or at Stu Pritu. in Middlesex.--Iffefore Mr. Justice
11 lo• arid • Common J sr) .1
•TZWAILT .*. .INGULAR PLL/W1N1.4.
The plaintiff. Mies Stewart, weed the defendant, I.
Binh. to recover &mare, sad bank parties appeased re
hroom. Mies 741 e wart WWI about to address the jury Muss
r. hethihip interrupted her by raying that the record was a
ware magtaiat one, mid he coakl sot anderatand it ; the beet
we) would probably be to have it read.
Mr..loaet (the itatociatis chief clerk) .c.urdinaly read
the document, which was is them terms :

" I, .tan Anna Maria dtewart Stewart (of lbewart),
late .1 .tan :.dace illoaswstreet, t •heliwa, M. W., plaintiff,
sue scholo. Butler Birch, the defendant., of K
gore Lodge, and 217, Piccadilly (in the =1"6:41;
Chel.r.o ; who lee been summoned to answer me,
and to enter an appearance within eight days at the saes
of the Court of Common fleas, ChancerYdene, for that the
defendant heretofore, to wit, on the '2.'l rd day of %pl.
IMO (and may be previously) dal publish of and cencess-
Mg the plaintiff that she was " bastardie ontaiseal,"
being a &be sad scandalous libel, the defend.
nut haring 'adrenal the plaintiff as " illegi-
mate • rr sal issued judgment ; the above organised
and acted out wield the plaintiff, who ha. suffered
special damage a. follows :—Thespecial damage was alleged
in gthi. way. A.lmiai.tratrix of three wills of plaintiff'.
father\ niother'a.and necks, having muttered under leaving
and leaving, and leaving, three lodging-houses ejected from
LI, defendant's medical orders.
"In throe licensed lodginip treated as if lunatic M &private
house. Threat. 'lf the plaintiff euroreikd in gettiug (as
her right, a private house, be, the medical man, would take
the credit of it the plaintiff deprived of money in hand
sad is conumal.

"The defendant baring been called in ea a prirate physi•
cian to llarStewart, the plaintiff 'a sister, he threw We
tad the plaintiff on the public under the alluded to
scandal. y means ~f the said scandal of the defendant,
I sr. Birch, the plaintiff had been greatly injured In her
good name, fame, and credit, and brought into public) enindal,
infamy, and disgrace, and the plaintiff hen hem, andia, by
means of the prosier otherwise pearly injured sad &mant-
led in the daauge of the plaistif, L a. d., sad tisrefare
the plaintiff brings suit, chemist( saliquidided eiwypee from
the defendant Dr. *holes Birch.

" figaed by A. A. M. 8. EITRWAST.
" T.. 14.. *holes Moiler Birch, 154, Sloane-Are*
Chelsea, 8.W., 110th Dec. 1811 U.
" N.B. If within eight days the defendant does sot
plead the plaintiff can sign jualgeneet."
To thie the defendant pleaded la reply to the extra-
ordinary charge of sandal brought spinet me by
A. A. A. S. Stewart, I, Dr. &toles Butler Birth, bees
merely to eipress my extreme surpr that Min A. A. M. 8.
ttraw..it should have such an imaginary lam
without even • shadow of fenadatimi ; it appears, there-
fore, unnecessary for raw to add that I give • meet soma-
*lima desist to the deem sad that I cannot emeeke
what natives have based Miss A. A. N. S. Stewart, to
subject me to anzanyeses and Inconvenience.
I me at premat best home, but shell bentuning eery
shortly. II Yin A. A. Y. & Stewart swishes to withdraw
from the course which she appears to have decided epee
Dr. Birch will be at Gore Lodge, his residence, en and
after Monday next, the 31st December.
" iloiouni BUTLER BIRA:EIe Ka"
"The plaintiff joins issue on the defendant's plea, there-
fore let a jury come."
Miss Stewart then addressed the jury, making amoral
diseuenseeteil statements in reference to the defendant
Mr. Justice Byles said, as far as be could understand.
Dr. Birch was charged with baring published • libel, but
there was no writing. The best thing was for the plaintiff
to be Dominated, but if she insisted upon going to the jury,
be mist direct them to find for the defendant. Perhaps the
defendant would cosset to put an end to the matter at
owe, it would save the plaintiff expense.
Mom Stewart said she could draw on the treasury for the
remiss.
Dr. Birch said he was reedy to adopt the suggestion if
the plaintiff would premiss to abstain from asaojiag him.
Me Stewart, in an excited manner, aiBseesd Dr. Birch,
saying that she could call God to witness that though she
dad sot see him do It be had written what she had elated ;
and she hoped God's judgment would fall us his Her sis-
ter email coning her.

The motet eirly an. wi iv red in the affirmate.
Mr Justice yips was about itweeting a renlict for the
&fondest, whew the plaintiff, meting oa an iatamatioa that
he wee ready to bear asythiag which could be proved, said
slit would calks wit....

Mary Asa lawfard, a swami girl, war areardiagly
rimra, sued the Is qesidke lie plain t& raked w lhis :--
" Whim I was at 46, Aggeridssa, sad soy ga4ar sad I gam-
phased sorb morals( far Woe ar *knee amarniage ia gateggeisa
Iha4 irked at lasing rafaigiNd with not Urn wag pas la
egg 91644,
did yea?" rearudier what you romattes to an was
Aril the agger

.I—w-stice add tie potion meld .M be pet he
it Mewed to what pawed aka{ the iisleadast behind h
bark :.ad l ianas Own avissibr dscialow aa to amoral *akar
pietism ba said that b mitauld direct • summit, mil
am
could it tha way esaaptaist against Dr. Hirsh
ah• come mania.
Kite Stewart it ask watt to rocas spin aping
Id Or. Meta
A wesoullt was wtired.

iiir.tisewailhaviag was sealed to Woos the J. to
advise her se to her Mare wane. kit the court, saying
MO she hod Wee to six Low% sad the law was est
edelset M.

COURT Ol IXOHEQUIR.

Sittings is iiteak —Older, Ile Lord-CbisfDeres, sad
&Nem 11arY. iternevidl, and W 11&)
EI1:1011111. ASP MOW= r. Het',:. AND AMMO.
At the AIMS lifts court this morsiag.
tic. &we Rae& &livered the judynent et their lord-
Alpe Is this isee, mord yeeterdey. It woe • demurrer to •
tut=intim bought against the defendants, Alp and
brokers at Maiser, who had, through their
emote. Masts. Lament mid Co.. entered into a. agreement
with the plaintiff. to ship eertaiii goods as bowed the
Warrior (toren for Calcutta, which was to aid on a spitt-
le.' ilate. The quoition hosed ea the meaning of
• letter written by the agent. of the defeednote_-
whether this letter involved • gurinintoe that
the owed would sad on • certain date. The de-
lenient. had demurred to this plea, and the flout was of
..proon that the demurrer was gond, sod that the de-
f•toLinte were retitled to judos's'.
oloient ecourdingly.