The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-24 00:00:00

TEE IVOLI7,I2HAMPTOY 421.1) STAPPORDSIIIR,

B.dNI.

(Faux ova OWN CORIUMPONDRRTJ
WOLVERHAMPTON, iforrosr ETINING.
A meeting of the shareholders in this bank was
held this morning, at the Swan Hotel ; Mr. A. HORDSRiff
the chairman of the board of directors, presided.
Mr. Joan Leto it, stipendiary magistrate for the dirt-
aim, moved the following resolution: "That this mac_ fin
approves of the proposal of the directors to carry on the bank
sceoeding to the scheme submitted; and is willing to pledge
Itself to carry it out subject to the modification and approval
of a committee of shareholders; and in learning the inten-
tions and feelings of the credited."
' Mr. T. Bovrole, in seconding the resolution, said it was
framed on the princip.e that the ahareholders were disposed
to 00-perate far the purpose of carrying on the bank. If
they had a call of 51. a share, he hoped not only to get
IC paid up, but that they would get another Si. voluntrogy
paid up by many of the shareholders upon a reasonable rate
of interest. Mr. Bolton remarked on the evils and expense
whirl would attend a wind u . He was not disposed (be raid)
to recommend it under the ttegianatwn Act; and under the
Bankruptcy iltot it would be by an assignee, who wee ill•
fitted to administer the affairs of such an estate without great
km. (Hear , bear.) Being In the position they were, be
celled upon the shareholders to meet the difficulty manfully ;
not to shirt the responsibility they lied incurred to their cre-
ditoes, even if ruin were the oonsegnenes.
The re solution as moved was carried unanimously.
Mr. Lids then moved the following resolution : " That
the following gentlemen be appointed a committee of share-
tta4vith per ow to add to their number, aDd with power
st a sib-mmmittes of soca smaller number of their
mem as they think et tweet with the director Mr.
W. H. Sparrow Mr. Bolton, Mr. PAnr, Mr. E. Dixon, Mr.
Wood, Yr. Lerili, Mr. Hill, Mr. C. Elwell, Mr. Fleming,
and Yr. Wynn.'' In moving this resolution, ldr.Leigb said A
was net to be expected that the creditors should pledge them-
selves to say particular course of proceeding until the
shareholders had taken some definite stops seta the future
comas of actke. He had no doubt that the shareholders
would make an immediate call of 61. per share, and that
many of them would pay another IL voluntarily. Whatever
was does, however, must be done promptly,. or It would be
mans; and to do it successfully some portion of the hur-
tles must be borne by the depositors.
Mr. R. DixoN seconded the resolution, which wee carried

Xr. boon then moved the following so the third and
fourth resolutions :
" The, the directors take no step of importance without
the concurrence of the sub-committee of aboreholders."
" That the committee of shareholders have power to adopt
the proposal of the directors without reporting toe general
mastingof the shareholders."
Mr. Kerrne seconded the resolution, remarking on the
insportent difference between theigst offer of the directors to
rain 50,0001., and their preseef promsal to raise 100,0001.
He hoped that no difficulty would arias
in the way of ad-
justing emitters, and that the bank would again be re-opened.
Mr. LEIGH repeated that in his opinion everything de-
pended ron the forbearance of the creditors.
Kr. WOOD suggested that a voluntary amount should be
rased es a guarantee fund, which might continue for two

rein.
MT. BOLTON remarked that pending the carrying out of
serangements care should be taken not to allow actions to be
proceeded with against the bank without the consult of the
_ The resolution was then put end carried, aa was also the

following :
" That this meeting is glad to find that a temporary com-
mittee of depositors and creditors has been appointed to confer
with the directors, and treats that the towing to-morrow
will elect a permanent oommittee to act it. the spirit of the
above resolution."
The meeting then adjourned until five o'clock, in order that
a meeting of the committee might in the meanwhile be held.
The moss:Lags had been of a moat satisfactory character
t• the utmoet unanimity prevails amongst the
shareholders, and it is believed that the forbearance and co-
. operation of the creditors will be obtained. A call upon
the shareholders just now will be peculiarly burthensome,
and no doubt there are many parties who would be unable to
pay it; but as matters stand it is felt tlaat it would be the
Est for the interests of all parties thaten arrangement of this
kind should be made, end the bank be re-opened for business
immediately.
In the event of the proposed arrangements being carried
into operation it is most likely the mall depositors will be
paid' oif immediately, and that 6s. in the pound will be paid
at once to the other creditors.
The adjourned meeting of the diareholdera took place this
afternoon, but was further adjourned until after the meeting
of the creditors to-morreer, es upon the receive by that body
very much depends as to the future.
The directors have, it is understood, made a call of 51. per
share, payable by the 27th of February.
In the event of Me bank being re-opened and ranted on as
contemplated, the share registry is tope closed for two years.

MEETINGS Or CREDITORS AT GLASGOW.—By the
statements submitted to recent meetings of creditors the
following dedidendes, liabilities over assets, are shown :
John Monteith and Co„ liabilities in emote of the assets,
430,00131.; D. and 3. Macdonald, ditto. 334,00 W. ,• Godfrey,
Pattisos, and Co., ditto, 240,0001. • William Santh and Co.,
ditto, 104,0001.; J. Inches Robertion and Co., ditto, 76,000/.
Total, 1,182,4441. It arise from this
is statement that on
the banbuuptie own mho 1,180,00 W. have been bet the
creditors of five homes.— laspow Daily Moil.
TFIE RUSSIAN PRISONERS AT LEWES. The
kindness extended to the officers detained at Lewes as pri-
soners, on parole, during the late Russian war, appear. to
have nude a strong and luting impression on some of our
compulsory ;meets at that period. We bare been favoured
with the eight of • letter from one of them officers, Lieu-
tenant Hook, addressed to Mr. William Figg, containing
warm expressions of kind feeling towards the inhabi-
tants of Lewes, and speaking with grateful remembrance
of the houitality extended by them towards the " pri-
soners." The writer, who dates from St. Petersburg,
Zarekoje Selo, 25th Oct. 1857 (i. e. 6th Nov. English style)
says :—" Since I left England sad arrived to my Father-
land have I been in very good healt, sad have spend my time
very &reside among my family and my friends. Since lest
Man (March) have I been in Zarekoje Selo, in the model
regiment, when I get spotlit/Dent for 18 moots to be in-
formed in a new exereice, and after it time I will go back to
my regiment in Finland where !hops to get a company and
hope to be promoted to kapten. If you wish to know
exaething shoat my comrades, so can I inform you that
Alexander Dalin and Bolling is very well and mill
In our old regiment, Lk-Colonel Ondin boa got a rue-
meat in Rands, and also Nkolaus Dalin has got
appointment in a shsrpahoth battalion in Ruses,
and Blum with their fanlike, are also
la good beak; Blum has left the service be-
muse he is very well off. Olivier Orotenfelt is still in the
Finlander service. Omer is a oftiott ins tharpshoth regi-
ment in Ramis since a year see.
Akerman still in a mai-
taire hospital in Abo, but, poor fellow, be has lost him wife.
And if yea will do me the favour to write to me, shell I feel
most grateful; but pray let me know of all my friends, who
you do know, I know in Lewes and its neighbourhood. I
ears Mitlys you, my dear Mr. Firm that my departure from
Lewes ham been much regretted, and I have Lome, with all
my Mends I left there, often in my memory. Never schen
I forget the time of my captivite whermader I
was misted with nothing but the vested kindness
and hospitality; therefore receive otos more my deer
Muds, my wannest thenks, and I AM only sorry
that lat not able to explain all that my heart feels. Yon
mad smear me, if you most gems to what I wisched to
eights is this letter, but I have forgotten much of the
berate, because I have no much time to study it,
rierime to meek it with. And now farewell, my dear
Yr. Mu; pray make my compliments to every one of my
Meade who remember me in Lewes.—l have the honour to
remain, your ever obliged, G Entine }lgoe." It will be
seen by the above that Lieutenant Hook made no
little acquaintance with the Englieh language during
Ills sojourn here, and that he need scarcely ham apologised
for having "forgotten much" of it. Indeed, comideriag his
statement that he has "no much time to study it, and no
me to speak it with," the whole style of the letter bespeaks
• proficiency in the writer highly creditable to his pewees u
a linguist. Lieutenant Rook wu distinguished during his
residence here for his gentlemanly manners and mutable,
unassuming disposition—a disposition which the entire tenor
'tithe letter in question fully corroborate,. Our Lewes
readers will be gratified to find their kind reception of the
Russian—or, more strictly, Finland—officers has been thus
tally appreciated.—dusess Adcertiser.
SINGULAR CASE or Dnowrnso.—Recently in St.
John, N. 8., on a dark night, a wen walked of one of the
wharves in that city, when the tide was out. He greped his
way along in mod, but instead of taking a enune which
would extricate himself from his implement predicament, he
wandered up among the piles beneath the wharf, where, of
course, be became more bewildered than ever. The rising
tide made him conscious of Ms danger, and by shouts sod
noise he we. enabled to attract the attention of persons rim-
ing in the viciaite, but too Ism for sacomr. As the tide
rose, he climbed M the top ef the pile', and ughthro a stuall
aperture in the wharf aufUent to admit one of iarm, be
mut enabled tn inform them of had tit His position
and feelinp can be imagined, when the water was every tno-
meet rising around him, and be could net be extricated. He
shook bends with his friends, passed through the bole all the
mosey and valuabke he had at Ids person, and just as the
ester was closing over him, after giving some directions con-
cerning hie family, he bid his friends good bye, and the
gurgling water beeetth summed that all was over. His
body wee recovered when the tide receded. Could a few car-
penter, with their axes not have been promptly on the spot to
cutups, sufficient portion of the wharf to let theme& through P
—Casiedien paper.