The Express.
London, England, 1857-06-26 00:00:00

LONDON CHARTERED RANK

(THIS Ddl)

This afternoon the fifth goner
direenore of the above bank w held at
Mr. DUNCAN DrxtiAtt in the chair.

In their annual report the directors e
"The spirit of over-trading and spec
the Australian markets during the past
the ezerciee of the utmost caution in cm
the beak at the various branches. It
for congratuletion that the corporation
lag its bounces, and acquiring fresh eh
of the colonists. The proposed eetablisl
moot of the colony of Victoria of a b
with prospective restrictions on the oper
banke, having incited some apprelterusior
cal shareholders, the directors deem It t
subject. The projectappeara to have mete
for the colonial public were nut slow top,
of thin character, while calculated to de
duction of British capital to Australia,
with the principles of free trade, and re
otherwise than opposed to the true into
essentially dependent on commerce for ti
these circumstances, it is gratifying t
able to announce to the proprietors that
tion has been abandoned. The latest •
the colonies are as follows : viz., Sy&
Melbourne, 15th April. The letters of
sent the bank's operations to be of a •
and it. business steadily incteasing.
placed before the shareholders are made
cember Inst. From these it will be atm
deductions there remain. to the credit e
sum of 22,P771. de. Id. ; from which
mend a dividend to be paid of 21 pe
year, ending 31st December last, viz.
balance of 6,1021. G.. Id. to be carried
The accounts made up to Dec. 31, 181
Balsilittes :—Notes in circulation. 2.5:
and other liabilitiee, 399,0621. 13e.31
16e. 2d. • total due to the public,
Capital—Original capital paid up,
capital paid up, 200,0®/.; profit and
total 1,247,107/. 15s. 6d. Assert:-
658,599/. 2s. ; balances due by other be
bills receivable and other securities, fit
leasehold, and other property of the
10s, 6d. ; open policies, 1,4961.65. Od. ;
preliminary expenses, 3,6811. 3s. 2
16e. 6d.

Profit and Lou Account.—Dr.: To
dividend of 2 per cent, for half year en(
1855, 11,000%; fifth dividend of 2! pot
ending 30th June. 1856. 14,3751.; to pre
expenees—viz., for half year ending
45. 4d.; for half year ending 31st
4s. 4d.; to balance carried down,
49,5141. 14e. 9.1. Cr.: By balance at
per lag etatement; 11,1031. 14s. 11d. ;
in London and in the colonies fo
December, 1856, after deducting con
19s. 10d. ; total, 49,5141. I is. 91.; by
22,9221. 6s. Id.
Tin report waa adopted.

LONDON siND NORTIT-WEST

(THIS DAY.)

A special general meeting of
place to-dayst theßustonStation,toca
pending in parliament—For author
of parts of the Shropshire Canal to
end the making and maintaining of
and for 4uthmioing arrmsfrements
and North Wades& Railway
companies, and fur other purpeees.
from the Llanidlues and Newtown Rs
I.landinare, in the county of Monfgc
dlaebyelleth, In the name county.
port, Dialey, and Whaley Bridge Rai
tend their railway to Buxton, an,
connected with their undertaking,
struction of a railway from Castle Don
Kireudbright, to Portpatrick, in the
Fee =Atom a railway from the Wort!
Junction Railway, its the parish
mond, to be called the Iticho
tension Railway, and for oth,
Marquis of Cbnndoe presided, an
proveions of the bills elated, in refer
Canal, that it was leased in 1849, for
els:re Union Company, at a rent 'quit
the purchase-money agreed upon,
the agreement to pule-haw wee
present company under their origu
the Shropshire Union Company.
bill were to carry into effect a
into in 1849 between the Shropehin
Canal Company, and the propri,
shire Canal Navigation, for the pi
shire Canal, end to convert a porti
& railway. Rig lordship observed t
amount of mineral traffic fee
whole of which was now
Shropshire Union Railway, ne
was forwarded by the lines of this
Manchester and elsewhere. So far
difficulty of keeping the canal euppli
inconvenient and expensive was the
along the canal, owing to the nature
it was feared that, miens convene
present amp:my would lose the wh
they now received from the canl,
liable to the rent required to defray tl
Mg the canal.
The Sottetrort having read the
place, in the course of which several
the agreement proposed was ralculat
interests of this company, and that, t
it was desirable to postpone the con
next year, when the directors would
the state of affairs which had indua
templated step.
& The discussion was proceeding
patched.

The intensity of the heat re
very quick process : very generally
feted to lie till next day, then turned
stacked on the third day without ha
many instances great apprehi nsions
about the potato crop+ which are
moisture, and begin to look withered