The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-25 00:00:00

LONDON AND EASTBIIN BANKING CDRPO-

RATION (THIS DAY.)

This afternoon a general meeting of the share-
holders in the above corporation wee held at Westboume-
tome, Hyde-park, but in pursuance of a practice of the
directors since the origin of the undertaking, the reporters
for the public press were nut admitted. The object of the
meeting, it is supposed, was to take steps for winding-up the
concern. Tales are rife of disastrous consequence. attend-
ing the Este of the bank to individual shareholders.
Tho head-office is at 27, Cannon-street, City, and there

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are branches in Mark-lane, Pall-mall, and Wcatbourne-ter-
race ; as also at Calcutta and Bombay. The bank was esta-
blished in 1854, with a nominal capital of half a million
sterling, of which 250,000/., or 601. per share, is paid up.
The number of partners, or shareholders, in the bank, which
is incorporated by royal charter, is about 850. The
chairman is John earner Morris, Esq.; the deputy-
chairman is the Hon. John C. Erskine, and the directors are
Col. Thomas Chadwick, Colonel W. P. Waugh, Colonel
E. R. W. W. Yates, and Mews. Henry Pendell, Robert
John 'Arley, and J. E. Stephens. This latter gentleman is
also general manager. The trustee* are General George
Brooke, C. 8., Colonel Thomas Chadwick, and Colonel
J. 0. W. Curtis, C.B. The company are agent. in Lon-
don for the Delhi Bank, Simla Bank, the Uncovensated
Service Bank of Agra, and the Agra Savings Bank.

PROROGATION OF CONTOCATION.—IIia Grace the
Archbishop of Canterbury, attended by the Vicar-General
Dr. Twos, and the principal Registrar of the province, Mr.
F. Hart Dyke, arrived at the Jerusalem Chamber, West-
minster, yesterday, at half-pest ten o'clock, when his grace,
in pursuance of her Mnjesty's writ, dissolved the Convoca-
tion of the prelates and clergy of the province of Canterbury.
The writs for the ensuing Convocation are returnable on the
let of May.
The United States' steamers Niagara and Minis-
alpd have been ordered to proceed to England to amid in
laying the Atlantic telegraph. The Niagara is a screw pro-
peller, and is said to be the largest steam vessel of war in the
world, while the Mississippi is the most powerful paddle-
wheel steamer in the American navy. The English govern-
ment, it was understood, intended to furnith two ships of
similar character, the two propellers being designed to re-
ceive the cable and the paddle ships to attend them. As soon
as the cable is received on board the four ships will proceed
together to the middle of the Atlantic, where the cable in the
two propellers will be united and submerged, the English
vessel paying out one half till it reaches Ireland, and the
Asesriean vessel the other half till it reaches Newfoundland.
The Belgian ifoxiterr publishes a myal decree,
directing that such holders of the 5 per cent. loan of 18.51 as
may wish to obtain the reimbursement of their capital shall
&pewit their title. in the °Mom of the Public. Debt at }Due-
ls% within a delay of 15 days tram the 21st inst. The per-
lOW who do not demand the reimbursement within that
period will have their securities converted at per into four-
and-a-half per cent. route on the Ist November nest. A
preruitun eta half per cent. will be given to these who pre-
sent their securities for conversion.
A letter from Smyrna gives a few details concern-
ing the 101 U of the Roscoe, already known by telegraph. An
Austrian steamer having arrived with intelligence that a
teem), laden with coal, was on tire near °Wiz, the admiral
despatched the Brandon, steamer, to her assietanee. She
proved to be the English brig Rome, which was on shore,
and horning furiously in comemenee of the inflammable
adore of the cargo, and the wind blowing fresh at the time.
The maw, nineteen in number, had got into three boats, and
halm able to rue same of their property. Just after the
as Thal etas steuser, thebrig, having burned to the water's
nip.~ lad sol went down. The crow were afterwards
I ads on bawd the Brandon, and conveyed to Smyrna.
THE BREAK flows Op THE MADRID.—It is ex-
ploded that the predinient will have to pay the expel= of
sending on the Peninsular mails when the Madrid wee
wrecked in consequence of the. Board of Trade acquitting the
commander. The mail packet companies it appears are not
liable to such extra expenses when their steamers are da-
maged at sea through no fault of the mail cerepanies ser-
vants. When the Candle broke down through an unavoida-
ble accident in the Mediterranean a few months nines the
expense to the government of bringing her math home
through France was nearly 1,0001.
BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN LONDON.—The total
camber of deaths registered in London, which in the pre-
view; week was 1,154 was in the week that ended het Saba-
dp 1,195, of which 627 were deaths of males end 568 those
et In the ten years 1847-56 the average number of
deeds in the weeks corresponding with lest week woo 1,198,
which &sod entirely agrees with the number now returned;
but aa last week's deaths °warred in an incremed population,
the average meet be raised, for the wpm of comparison,
proportionally to the increase; in which ease it will become
1,318. Hence it angelus that 123 persona survive] last week,
whim mimes would have been inscribed on the reeirtere if
the average rate of mortality had prevailed. Last week the
self 939 boys and 916 the
us all 1,855 children, were
In London. In the tea oonseponding week, of
the years 1847-86 the avenge number was 1,803.
I/EATH by FIRE..—On Saturday last an accident
happened in
e,
see try which a fine little life.d
Edward Dance, seed three years, unhappily lest bin lt
appears that the child, who was the eon of the homickeeper
o. 19 in that street, came down from the bed-room in his
night dress, early in the morning, into the kitchen, while Mr.
and Mrs. Demo were engaged in cleaning out the offices of
the Guarantee Society, and set are to his clothes. His
shrieks moon brought his parents to his assistance, but not
until he was so dreadfully burnt that he died after lingering
in the greatest pain for 21 hour,. An inquest was hill yes-
terday on the body before Mr. Payne, the City coroner, when
a verdict of accidental death was returned.