The Sun.
London, England, 1831-03-17 00:00:00

BANK MEETING.-(THIS DAY•)

prietorsTili of Bank S
This
mopping atho
----
Corporation, for the purpose of declaring a divid
en,end,
the Company's Stock for the current half-year. Th
ing was fully attended by bankers, merchants, and 01!
aclk f-yearly
genera(
thec nCecotuitirgt- ofro Court-room h
e;
gentlemen connected with the Country Banks' as l''
important discussions were expected to take place rest
ing the circulating medium,
At twelve o'clock the Governor, J. H.
Wt.
aTfsoluieirtGpteOhricEeßonpNtiißoiounsttlototffedttilit,elattaptrcotolfiluitssr was as a
tors, entered the Court-room.
o
the Deputy-Governor, and a large majority of the Di
pursuance of the Charter to declare a dividend, 13‘c't.
Court of Directors, after looking at the Bank acconn
livid•'
come to the resolution of declaring a half-year)Y i.e
agreed to ? ni
A PROPRIETOR asked what steps had been taken
reference to the renewal of the Charter? knee
The GOVERNOR answered that the Directors -,..- „, t
thing further upon the subject than was gathered rr'-oto
bedaily papers. Lord Althorp had stated that a Bill foul
sorerw
,r o,
i: fit tr
t. or
II: 1 IEo
%s,
question.
R ylihereTl
introduced on the pro the subject'
vr. _ , per time upon ch ban
I itt.vELyr asked what number of bran .c to
whole syste:nEoßf"thße said
ki t onf'aEs
were now established, and whether they were svori'l°' t
Wu"
s • ea so wished to know the a
notes in cir • • . eulation belonging to the country bank'' to Jr
The Go •
ihnel branch
if banks
awn
ke rPec
0'3131 melleaerrr.' 1
theTi'i Nth7r—e is every
far aas
reason
acgsaloa.nnldiiet impossibleo a s
believeefl rrt ahiingi°‘frltel'll
eecGoioinvtits,ll
now managed at a profit or loss ? A {rot
Court helll
ottflatthteh:tdail;iiiale".7_ll.-h:i

branch banks are working profitably. toideral
r. REVELEY asked whether the profit was°
or not ? ec uld
The GOVERNOR-Not considerable, but he
take upon himself to say to what amount. 3.,trg
EY said, that the 13ank of England -divi(l
ing Corporation, and that the proprietors hilvijecl j
lately only 8 per cent., whereas they formerly "'Lad d
per cent. He hoped the country Directors old refor
cider this. He trusted that the Directors sv°u to
the affairs of the Bank now that Parliament °
as
reformed.

STOC TRANSACTINS.
A PROPRIETOR saidK ,it was notorious that
'o anti
since the I3ank purchased two millions of 90e% $ 10'
Stock Exchange, now, at the present price, there %/
'l,ipg
of 250,000/. Was that loss considered in °I
dividend ?
*toe
The GOVERNOR said that the Hon. Pre rehlo
wholly mistaken as to the amount of stock Pudividell
only some small amounts were bought. rrbe,cariii°
was decisred after taking the value of all the °-

&c. possessed by the Bank into consideration.
ADVANCES TO GOVERNMENT. _:nee
A PROPRIETOR observed, that some time 0"-eit„
tl
Bank had advanced fourteen millions to Goverpaithe
three per cent., and he wished to know wheriktaiii
vances were to be repaid, in order that the 133°
obtain a proportionate profit for the advances. 10,1
The GOVERNOR was understood to say that t";(1;
ter with Government had not been finally arraloul
then put the usual motion, that a dividend of
cent. be declared. 491016
Mr. WINTER entered upon a long statement of v:,.00

skew that the corporation was in such a'statetts
rant an addition of 11. per cent. to the. dividend to.;0110
dared ;he deprecated the appointment of Branch ip t
the Court of Directors alone, such a material alteratiol3ce 1
privilege of the charter ought only to Lave take° tiler,
and with the full knowledge and consent of the o.ll° 06'
prietors; he suggested also the propriety of the C°ll3:Arike,
limiting its:discounts to Government alone, privatef 01 el,'
being better able to judge of the respectabilitY
applying for discounts than the Bank of Englar3
rtnb
Proprietor concluded by moving a resolution in tz
his remarks.
The GOVERNOR wished previously to put the
question regarding the declaration of a dividend.

RENEW-AL OF THE CHARTER. f 1111"
Mr. BLACKBURN strongly urged the necessity' ° Such
the the accounts before the Proprietors at large' ot,
course was rendered exceedingly necessary at Preg
eold
asmuch as he had heard from authority that e, o.°`l
relied upon, that his Majesty's present AlitTle"rthe ,
not enter into any negotiation whatever respeetlr4iirati°
newal of the Company's charter on the eve of esdr perr
until the whole books, accounts, documents, a° fotlie
of the Corpration were laid before them; 03P„stie,
that the whole affairs of the Company were to be 0,„"
by a select Committee of the House of Commo°l4joilte:
were the course to be adopted by his Majesty's
how necessary was it for the whole Propriete(geer:,
previously a similar advantage bestowed on then,.'oir's3
There was a degree of mystery about the wh°llBcleii
the Bank which was surprising ; and he conte°,, Co .
bfftsre the Court of Directors allowed any Seit-ofe','
mittee of the Commons House of Parliament r°o,
gate their concerns, the body of the e.t°ed e
were all partners, ought to be made acquagibe,r,)
the real state of the Corporation.—(llear, bear, „la eS)
With respect to the present state of affairs, be Weritry.
that the Reform question had stupified the ce° and
would be either productive of good or har°le'ted
affairs of the Bank being so intimately cootie opt t
those of the country, he considered it most itnrrbe 13er
the Proprietors should have full information ofol
Abe
accounts before a Committee of the House o.f ot,
was appointed. The non-production of accou °cold')
induce Government to think something iivae e°l Direc4
The GOVERNOR remarked that the Court eilb pevto
were very ready to afford information, and wtwilli4le,
sincerity he might add that they would be owstt-
produce the accounts of the Bank if the Pr°P,rbey
tided that such a course should be adopted, ace°lcl
however, five times in a ballot, decided that tbeion),
should not be produced. The circulation of the, the lof
its transactions concerned the country as well ttjuctia: ii.e
prietors, and it was a question whether the Pr° go
the accounts would lead to advance the inter% 1)61°00t
establishment. With regard to the fluctuatione.'oo leith
it would be impossible to disclose this infosmatt is
nee
disclosing the whole affairs of the Bank. roe- o
Mr. Diatom said, that so long as he had bee% iefatioo6
with the Bank, the Directors had never refuse, est
tion. It was difficult to answer the important were
put by Proprietors on the instant. 0 tittike
Mr. EnE said would appear that at oerpar-0 bet
the Proprietors to have information. Some r ourit°,;,c 0
been made upon the necessity of limiting (11.°100 ut 06
the Directors, as commercial men, knew Nal:. o,la,
be done. He spoke against the advances °'itt be 6,401:
mortgage, a principle generally considered bad .ye vd ib°
as the parchment became the only represent3talo, otjv
notes in case of a panic. The question live note6o,bef
Bank in its coffers bullion enough to meet t of I/60
standing, which were 20 millions. ID ca'e e in ;
fef
panic, affairs would be different from throeirco'
Then, with a Bank-note, persons thought t°.°oof
but now Bank-notes were the principal meal
lation of large amounts.

OP-

In answer to a remark,
The GOVERNOR said that the Bank Cherter
0
pire in 1ti133. ,tione' the
The Govnaxon, in reply to further clue",,ectivgreo'
that the arrangements with Government rth thc CO'
renewal of the Charter would be sanctioned Ice felt
prietors. The new Charter would be med,eipAr,
vinced, to the advantage of the publis.---Lfvetheool)"
The Directors would do all they could to PO'le. id 17 )
,lia.
of the Proprietors, but the public good -
consulted in the new Charter. ("fl

MEL ' 'llg
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ANCHOLY SUICIDE.—ShiS respec,t:les.'
about half-past nine o'clock, Mrs. Jolotst ivi3cPrfll°
looking woman, residing in Green•street, 'rife; ed
c,erveoiopsmdmtiogtpaareletna.eildnli
road, jumped from off Waterloo-bridge into thned coin
was shortly after picked up by a waterroan 4-4, 0 it; to
to the Old Barge public-house. A surgeoo -:rted ; tell
diately sent for, and every endeavour icl°, neso °(!teh sbi
sired t o walkeshr
o'clock, and a letter was found in her pne/tet„7. Ar: 04
vsfeThaifbutthewiiltlhottrietatsmuieTne:so.f
hSehrehdli23:°;l::oeti):
witness of this catastrophe tells us that the sheer
e aecioffconohritnelyvapa(.lparl
(noel
:ni accompanied
pmi
into
oel
ead
the
a}m.i littleteeoi,y:egammtfietrere:r:::::o:63obecs,:tefeerodi
sloIrlf:
ne.arly two hundred yards in the direction °fa, On'the
bri
sire drawing up of the legs, which tuu t
IREAS!
last struggle of expiring nature. na of tb
GERALDINE OF DESMOND, 6", - ditiOP -O.
IN TILE DAYS OF ELIZABETII• The atc?n,- e•
P.lt„s"col
very interesting historical romance, vihw" :,500°.:;;cip
ileischtieodo, poofssfessoo-essimthileesnoovfeltahtetraactattio7r:pfhas lefrjthe esvorlc
o .... the ,oti
historical characters who are introduced it'botic a... 0
These signatures have been copied from I.'llo of sdnic".oi
ments, and, viewed as illustrations of a serleloy be
pry
portraitures of celebrated individuals, theY.sg the a,
dered as links of the great chain which, no 3v°' soi°
with the past, connects us with the coots
bye-gme ape,