The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-19 00:00:00

BANK OP AUTIRALISIL-01113 DAY.)

The half-yearly af the abalitholders in
Uth Usk mu hid Wes day at the beakkag premier,
Ttheadesedientreet. Kr. T. W. figthwerionki as Amis.
lithearawv read the fellewleg menet
their hell amid emu% whiles eathhiled the sr
eissnie al the bask few the yew 'Wing Otheireg jarss
the dieedisen doled that the year bed
under mere kminethie ; thee indiediene of •
weird et lenge Is the Anstralthe seinidew and of •
geadmi end sts maws to emidesse, wen apemen/
and it aced, them Omen to be eirlded wsw ri=
that the thseeste dam meshed medneed
time. demewirelel elides were ••••••isc • smile esd
mere legitimate eitermier ; the prompwity el the thrievatnrel
rmd peennal intereete sontineed undimilithed ; end • mere
shaerfni feeling prevailed thronithent the wieenamity.
Bfr. inisener resehed Xelboonie early hi Merck nod
reenmed his duties es enpmestmodeni. He reports that he
lewd wing rim; es weth and the affairs of the
leak gemaally in • sagehetery position A better
thieetemling also existed amen the Make in regard to
the pnrehme of rid ; sad the alloweace of interest on
herein is sew essised to those of a Axed character.
Under there eiresmatencee the directors bar retro to
err that the transactions of the current year will prove
satidectory. The direeton have the phones I. mate that
Mr. M'Arthor, the anialarsuperintesdeat, has arrived
io Engird on leave of armee, mid they aathie tooth
be from the opportunity thus afforded them of cont.
maidessing with Wm penman,' on the various mattes
winaseleil with the hitereste of the bank. The directors
have tell 1111011•10 their Marro of declaring the same divi-
dend and loess es for the half •year in April, being together
at the rate of 10 Nat. per annum, free of income tar,
payable es llessis , the 15th October nest."
The autumns said they had inked the shareholdets to
met them at this inionvenieut time of the year io pares-
ire of • roper that had been mad* to them that they
should held two meetings a-year instead of one. They had
no aesthete to emboli at this meetiog, soil therefore it
would sot nernary for him to details them. la
fath be bad very little to oommunimte beyond what was
smug is the report, and nothing to mention but
what was satisfactory. They would remember that
at tie last meetiag be alluded to the isubiect of interest
on the balsam of current account', and endeavoured
to explain to them how very severely the system premed
upon the profits of the bank. They had always contended
against the system,and although he could not now e
late the ahareholden upon it. being relinquished, yea
satisfactory that for some time back it had bees preetioally
relinquished. It would be some months yet before they had
the yearly accounts before them, and it would be premature
of hum now to speethde on the result, but the change would
so doubt muse their profits to contort favourably with
those of the lest half-year. With regard to the decrease
of the expenditure of the beak at the breathe.,
the directors had sent out to Mr. Faloosier Metres.
time to enforce economy in the breaches r rich
m possible. But it was maim le mite anklien than Glower
them, and anything that was awe in this way sawn he
gradual. The amanita this yew, brinsme, would
show a risfeetery rethedem and .sat year he
there would he a pater. During the tfine be
had the imam of • mat at the bred be bed watered
mesiestetwe in the dromedaries of die honk end they
hid
avenli.r.ro the. thelirthiresritYof
the lank wee ten in • are eaddethery condition
teem at press* with the eines exesplien of rolls. Their
bed ashes were eneprisio ly emall. Be moved that the report
he usheed wed d.
After sera iliemesion the wades was carried ; and, a
vele of dodo bait* ban given to the directors, the
meetiag sormied.