The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-18 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

DISGRACEFUL OUTRAGE. - Edward Salter, Nathan
Goldsmith, and Henry Morris, three rough-looking men,
were charged with the following wanton act of malicious
damage and other disgraceful conduct:—
Francis Kettering, 240 B, said that at 20 minutes past
12 on the previous right he heard a knocking at a door in
Ebury-square, and on going there found Salter at the door
of No. 9. As witness was going up to him Salter left the
door, and ac he passed the parlour window wilfully broke a
pane of glass with his fist. The landlord of the house, who
was a perfect stranger to defendants, gave Salter into cus-
tody, when the latter struggled and resisted violently, when
Goldsmith came up and said he should not be taken•
Goldsmith then struck him several times in the face and
made him bleed very much, and Morris then held the com-
plainant while he was being illused by the other men. In
the course of the attack Salter used the most disgusting and
frightful threat of peculiar personal injury to complainant,
which he endeavoured to carry into eff.ct. Two other con-
stables came, but they were violently assaulted by Salter
and Goldsmith, and a disturbance was continued for a great
while.

James Hook, 291, proved the injuries he had received
-rom the defendants Salter and Goldsmith.

William Brooker, 287 B, alleged a further assault of a
savage nature against Salter,

James Brock, the reserve man at the station, said that
the conduct of the defendants was so violent that no less
than six different gentlemen came to the Police Station to
request that more constables might be sent to assist those
who were being so violently attacked.

Morris denied that he had done any thing at all; but the
others admitted to some extent that they had been violent,
but it was a long, rambling, incoherent story.
Mr Selfe said, that if Morris had been charged alone he
would have dealt with his case, but he could not now as the
whole was too serious, and he must send it to the Sessions
for trial,

The Land Mortgage Bank of India, Limited.

An extraordinary general meeting of the pro-
prietors was held yesterday at the London Tavern,
Bishopsgate-street---S. Laing, Esq., in the chair.
The Secretary read the advertisement convening
the meeting, which showed the object of the meeting
to be to hear resolutions to be proposed, "in the
nature of special resolutions, for the purpose of
authorising the company to exercise the powers
given by the act to joint stock companies to make
and use one or more seals, to be used in such place
or places as may be thought desirable in India, and
for the purpose of determining the mode and manner
in which, and the 13rtics by whom, such power
shall be exercised ; and for the purpose of altering
the articles of association of the cornpary so far a©
may be necessary for the purposes aforesaid."
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meeting was of a formal character. In taking mort-
gages there was a great difficulty experienced in plat
ing in the names of trustees in India, where the succes-
sions were very rapid, and where possibly if a mort.
gage were vested in the names of agents, there might
be changes necessary by reason of death or from
those parties returning to this country. The diffi-
culty would be removed by a provision which would
enable the company to use a corporate seal in India
as well as in England. It was thought by the legis-
lature that such a power should be given in all
companies' general acts, and accordingly an act was
passed having that object in view. It would be
then lawful to have a corporate seal both in India
and in the colonies, and a second meeting would
be held in seven clear days to confirm that resolu-
tion, which it was important should be passed
without delay, because they would then be able
to commence business in India. The scale would
be placed under the custody of the agents and
solicitors, and the same caution would be used
as in the case of the one seal. He might state
that the last advices from India were very
satisfactory. Mr Fitz william had returned from
India, and the accounts which he brought were
very satisfactory. In a business of this descrip-
tion great care was necessary to avoid making bad
debts. Some delay had arisen from the extraordi-
nary state of the money market in India. Remit-
tances in silver, however, had been made, and the
whole of the paid-up capital in India was invested
partly in mortgages and partly on temporary loans
on Government securities, from which they received
interest approaching 8 and 9 per cent. He would
which were four in num-
ber.nw p
iu,the the
firs e
baard of directors were expressly authorised
and
resolutions,
oultvioedns that
the company and the
,
empowered to exercise the powers given them by
the act of 1864, subject to resolutions to be passed.
The second resolution declared that official seals
should be prepared for Bengal, Madras, and Bom-
bay presidencies, and that the directors should be
empowered to see that such seals were prepared
accordingly. The third and fourth resolutions re-
ferred to details connected with the affixing of the
seals, &c. A fifth resolution was that the articles of
agreement, so far as they might be opposed to these
resolutions, were repealed, vs ried, and modified.
All the resolutions were carried unanimously ; and
the chairman stated that another meeting must be
held on Monday week, which would leave seven
clear days' notice as required by the act.
The meeting then separated.