The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-30 00:00:00

P4SHION4 POJI JUNIL

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BANN.—(I7IIS DAY.)
The annual annual meeting of the shareholders was held
It 1 O'clock at tire elle% No. 6, Great Wincheeterodreet,
Olty ;Hr. Wyse Pause in the chair.
The rincarrair (Yr. W. Kettlewell) read the director'
rert, which was u fonows
• The direekes of the lesion Bask, in presenting to the
proprietors their amnia report, have little to corn-
muscats beyood what appears trotu the summary at
foot, as the result of the year's transactions. The return
of the rest to an amount exceeding what it was before the
pressure of Wren* times, has reabled the court to resume
the former rate of dividend, viz., 6 per cent. per annum.
This step was sot taken without mature consideration,
see nab] the directors had assured themselves that the
easy rate might, according to all reasonable expectation,
be steadily continued, together with a due pro-
: video for contingencies and addition to the rest.
&see the renewal of the charter the attention of
the court has bees mainly directed to old dependencies
lieegrsil securitisa, which hare unavoidablz remained on-
/titer a earefal examination of me securities,
the directors have widened themselves that no material
lees is to be apprehended in their ultimate realisation ;
they hare, nevertheless, thought it right to make pro-
vision for any such contingency, and they have further
directed measures to be taken for effecting, as promptly
as prudence will permit, the liquidation thereof.
The character of the business transacted during the
year MIA as well at the branches as also at the
sericite of the bank, has been aatisfactoty, and it is
gratifying to be able to add that the agitation which
occasionally ruiner the surface of the lonian commonwealth
has no sensible effect on the operations of the bank.
The following is the abstract of the profit and lots account
for the year:—The balance to the credit of profit and loss
on the Ist .January, 1860, was 17.067/. GI. 7d. The net
profit, after deduction of charges and allowance for doubt-
ful debts, is 11,1261.19 a. 3d.. Together 28,614/. se. 10d.—
Fromwhich is to be deducted the amount of two half.
yearly dividends paid in 1860, at the rate of 5 per cent. per
annum, 7,5001. Leaving to the credit of profit and loss on
the Ist January, 1861, 21,1141. Is. 161."
The Cearanrur, in moving the adoption of the report,
said the business had throughout the year been satisfactory.
The abetter had answered all the expectations which were
formed with regard to it. The directors bad felt
themselves justified in reverting to the former
dividend of 6 per cent., and they believed that
they would be enabled to continue that amount. The in-
demnity fund, the balance of profit and loss, had gone oa
steadily increasing. On the 12th of January, 1659, it
amounted to 13,181/. ; on the Ist of January, 1860,
it bad Increased to 17,0871. en addition of about
4,0001. ; and on the Ist of January, 1861,
it amounted to 21,1141., being • further addition of
4,0001. Besides this, the board had provided a aura to
meet any unexpected contingencies that might arise, and
they would continue from time to time to add to it.
There was also a considerable sum under the
name of suspense interest— interest which was due
to them, and • great portion of which the ma.
miters thought would be available either as an
addition to profit, or to meet any possible loss. He
was happy to ray that the corporation bad not lost • single
halfpenny by the Greek failures. He would only add that
the profits of the find four months of the present
year considerably exceeded those of the corresponding
period of last year, and that if they continued at the same
rate, next year's report would be better even than the pre-
sent one.

Mon Le Ma)

The light and pine-like materials which have been
prepared for summer weather are now in great demand.
Grenadines, Chansbery gauzes, organdie, and painted
suiting, form chinning toilettes for Lot days. However,
the materiel most i Is mode for negligee dresses is,
decidedly, alpaca, with a pattern of small flowers over it.
Per this kind of dime, there are also other materials, such
as polls de chime, or thin taffetas, grisailles, and checked
or Iwocatled. The make often used for these is the high
body, called Empress—the body and skirt being without
seam in front, and duces with revers monequetairee.
They are sometimes trimmed up the frost breadths,
and the seams of the body, with niches of silk, or, better
still, with rasioties or bows, or passemeoterie, of !which
there Is always a great variety. When these toilets of
which we are speaking are exclusively meant for in-doer
diem, some ladies complete it with a Zone* ?Mt
of the same material as the dress, and trimmed
round with a band of coloured taffetas or
poplins. In this case, of course, the skirt must be
trimmed in a manner suitable to the vest : sometimes by
• hand of taffetas, from nine to Ifteen inches in width,
placed round the top of the hem ; sometimes a band up
the front of the skirt ; or three bands—the middle one
from the waiat to the bottom of the skirt—the others
carried round is tunic form. Taffetas, of all shades, is
Mill worn with Pompadour bouqueta, chine and shaded.
upon a light-coloured ground, as mauve or faded leaf, sad
with small cross ban or lozenges, or deeper shades, dotted
or speckled with a bright colour. The colour most fashion-
able for this kind of dress is gold colour, upon a black
potted.

Taffetas dresses are usually trimmed with passementerie.
We Sad pasaerocisterie, for trimming the !route of dresses,
la rascarons of all colours and sizes- in stars, in whole
tabliers—n4 palm leaves or other foliage, he. The trimming
of the body sad sleeves match. Rich cords or plaits are
suede elm for the edges of flounces—for flounces are not
altogether abandoned and there is nothing prettier than
narrow flounces, pinked in deep points, and put on the
bottom of the skirt in festoonn.

Simple walking drewes an; frequently made in redin•
(ate fashion, particularly when composed of foulard.
Their trimming consists of tabs, edged 'nth' narrow ribbon,
of a suitable colour, with buttons to match—or still more
frequently, with a row of foulard bows, with embroidered
ends.

Upm taffeta. &MIN, wide ribbon, covered with black
I guipure, is sometimes worn ; the ribbon is white upon
=aye, or green dresses. Long sashes are worn mod
behind, but without bows. Very choice mashes
are mode of black niphoe, the ends embed with bouquets of
geld Sowers, owe., hkie, to. The ribbon is very wide and
fringed at the end..
As promenade dream, the robe Beatrix is a great favou-
rite. It is very elegant, made of plaid silk, trimmed at the
bottom with a wide plaited flounce, coming up at each
side like • Roman tunic, whilst it is much narrower at the
back and in front. This arrangement of the flounce gives
height to the hon., and is very becoming. A tend of
brew,' milk trimmed with black braid is placed above the
flounce, sussing at each side under a rosette of pinked silk.
The body is open, with a bend to match that on the skirt,
crossing behind and on the shoulders. Ao Italian band
round waist, closed with • long agraffe resembling •
stiletto. The sleeves are full, and gathered into a wristband
crossing with owl..
Summer mantles are divided into two closest—those
foe visiting or town wear, and those for the evening, fur
country, or for travelling. They are made in various styles.
There is the large assaipte of taffetas, called the Robe-
rt% the silk paletot, the polio's, the mantelet, and the
shawl. The large mosque, half fitting to the figure, aid
the mantelet, are TOM imitable for young girls ; the silk
*stet for older perorate ; the mantelet, trimmed with
guipure or Chsotilly, and the cechemire shawl, black or
coloured, with a very wide black or white Ince, suit all
ogee. The cloth paletot, the burnous, sad the large ceps,
are special favourites for evening wear, or at any time
when thinoer material his 'not sufficiently warm. The
tocispe, or collet, i. even still more in vogue than the
t. It is made of various materials; sometimes, of
eschrnire, lined with silk or plush, and edged with •
biais of the same colour ; frequently it is made of the same
material as the dress, when that is silk. White grenadine
shawls are particeholy elegant, when trimmed with wide
lace d'Alene= ; the second point having • fringe of
twisted silk round it.

Mr. FORDATt, in somoding the motion, expressed him-
self perfectly satisfied with the report.
The motion was then pot and carried.
On the motion of Mr. Gotomsr, thanks were voted to
the chairman and hie colleagues in the direction, and with
this acknowledgment the proceedinp terminated.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT ON THE GLASGOW
AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.
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The train which wag due at Carlisle at 7.25 p.m.
last night did not arrive at the time elated, ands telegram
was despatched to ascert►in the cause of the delay. It
was then found that the engine had run off the line into
a field, the carriages following. The mail guard was
killed on the spot, and a gentleman named Crowther, of
Ilareoliy, near ('shale, died on his way to Carlisle, from
internal injurice. Several other paiwrigure were severely
injured. The cause of the accident has not been eecer•
taineiL —Mancamesr Guardian.

Some at OUT most fashionable artistes are getting tired of
so much nuncios in the trimming of bonnet., and have de•
dared waragaimit the mode, by putting one kind of floweron
the outside, and quite an opposite trimming inside thn
bonnet ; at the acme time taking care that there is no want
of harmony, or else a pleasing contrast in colour.
'Menet. are •zenenlly lined with coloured milk. This is
very becoming, as the colour that beet suits the complexion
can be chosen.

Wreaths for 'veal/10... ffing@ are still much in favour
but many pretty head are made with ruches of elk
mired with blonde and Sowers. Diadems of steel mid gold,
and also el pearl, are still Rosati wore.
Morales collars of cambric or fine linen are still wore
very small. Those for demitoilet rather larger, of em-
broidered muslin, trimmed with rows of zero velvet, sad
rosettes ia frost

The armeeopen is front, which will be much worn this
MOM Mak. MIS with wren embroidered. nt bond-
keels TIM slave of ribbon. For the Raphael bodies, very
pretty embseidered guimpes, with insertiaos of Valen-
olennse. are rade. With low bodies, the Soho Marie
Antelerelle ateeel in front, ss well as the square pilerines
of Nash ad white guipure, trimmed with pomp:eaten
eel 11011111/ velvet, are much worn.
Undereleeves are made very full. Closed marlin sleerres
Use a elmeWeuff ; but embroidered sleeves have generally
amain ce Macao& cuffs. Very full open sleeves are
she were, t, erred to match the fichu. We have seen
swum veep pretty, epos ia front of the arm, with a
niche M the lisp el the thiamin. This as very light and
Veseta
Malin bodies, with drams of media or grenadine, will
be mark wise. It is a modiAostion of the okl•faskiimied
sposer. If this muslin is need, then they are trimmed
with Vaheaseam or niches of tulle. The sleeves are
dead ender a ruche of Wackiness or tulle. A
low lady of the mme colour le the skirt, or white, is worn
under tide newer ,• hat white is morally preferred, the
skirt thee beteg coloured. The pumps of embroidered
made or jesseet is worn with the &slave Picket.

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 30, 1861.

SMARR L1828.--(THIS DAY.)

Two o'Ctoex.
In the railway share market to-day business has
bees almost entirely confined to the settlement,
and scarcely any variation has occurred in prices.
Midland and South Eastern stocks are rather
firmer. London and North Western stock is
now quoted, for the new account, 93/ to 941 ;
Great Western, 721 to ; Midland, 1201 to >i ;
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1081 to 1101 ; South
Eastern, 791 to 80 ; Eastern Counties, 491 to 1 ;
and Great Northern, 109 to 110.
Lombardo-Venetian Railway shares are dull,
at 7-16 to 5-16 dis. Great Luxembourg have
again improved. Great Western of Canada are
rather firmer.

OBDINAZY MIMS AID ,row.

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