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London, England, 1846-05-27 00:00:00

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NATIONAL BANK OF IRELAND.
(THIS DAY.)
The eleventh annual general meeting of the Pro-
prietors of the National Bank of Ireland was held this
4113', at the Society's Offices, No. 13, Old Broad-street.
The meeting was numerously attended.
Araheg the directors and gentlemen present we
observed_Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M.P., Governor.
A. P. Johnson, Esq.
F. B. Henshaw, Esq.
J. C. Ruding, Esq.
Charles Bianconi, Esq., Mayo; of Clonmel.
Fowler Newsam, Esq.
T. Lamle Murray, Esq.
Captain Sir Burton Macnamera.
Dr. Fitzgerald, Carrick-on-tiuir.
3. L. Wheeler, Esq.
W. L. Wheeler, Esq.
Charles Rule, Esq.
Thomas Shewell, Esq.
Joseph Wheeler, Esq.
• The Very Rev. Dr. Magee.
Francis O'Neill, Esq.
Joshua B. Bacon, Esq.
IL M. Jones, Esq.
Edward Jones, Esq.
The Rev. Thomas Madge.
H. Surmon, Esq.
W. Wrentmore, Esq.
W. Teny, Esq.
Henry Vigne, Esq.
.Augustus Vigne, Esq.
On the entrance of D. O'Connell, Esq., M.P., mom-
Pealed by the Directors, into the Board-zoom, he was
ureceived with every demonstration of respect. The
,'°ll- and Learned Member for Cerk appeared in excel-
lent health, certainly much improved since the opening
of the Parliamentary session.
D. O'Connell, Esq., the Governor, presided.
The CHAIRMAN rose and said—Gentlemen, I will call
°lithe Secretary to read the advertisement calling the
meeting.
•
N. S. KING, Esq., having read the advertisement,
The CHAIRMAN again rose and said—Gentlemen, my
next duty is to call on the Secretary to read the report
Which is to be submitted for your consideration.
The SECRETARY then read the following
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE NA-
TIONAL BANK OF IRELAND MADE TO
THE PROPRIETORS AT THE ELEVENTH
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, HELD AT
THE OFFICE OF THE COMPANY, No. 13,
OLD BROAD-STREET, LONDON, ON WED-
NESDAY, MAY 27, 1846.
" The Directors of the National Bank of Ireland have
Zintell pleasure in sr •eting the Proprietors assembled at
the eleventh annual general meeting of. the Cora-
"uy, and in submitting for their approval a statement
of the
lose assets and liabilites together with the profit and
4.linceount of the Bank up to the 31st of December.
$y red
the last annual report the Directors alluded to the
t. measnres in regard to banking in Ireland, and
Act which came into operation on the 6th of De-
''l!ber,-the issues of each bank are definitively limited,
and42llly excess over the fixed amour t must be repre-
eiret7 by specie. The Act further requires returns of the
teen, Minn and specie to be made weekly to Govern-
G and which are published monthly in the Dublin
azette.
in' The Directors, with a view to advance the general
__‘eifests of the Company. deemed it expedient to aug
Pazt the was
capital of the Bank, and a call of 5/.
sharewas accordingly made upon the Proprietors,
rilable in two moieties, one on the 15th of October and
the other on the 15th of January, thereby increasing
.1° Paid-up capital of the Bank to 450,000/, and,
:I.ltttough the first instalment of 50,000/. did not become
Payable until the 15th of October last, the shareholders
ived the dividend thereon for the full half.year from
Lae 30th of June to the 31st of December.
__n The potato crop in Ireland last year sustained a
gene blight, and the deficiency in this staple provision
of great mass of the people has consequently led to
whreit suffering and destitution ; the directors have,
erefore, considered themselves called upon on an occa-
on like the present, to contribute liberally to the funds
Which have been rai-ed for the purpose of alleviating the,
existing distress, and in the performance of these bene-
volent acts they are confident of having the cheerful con-
currence of t he shareholders.
" The directors have to congratulate the proprietors
05 the result of the operations of the bank fur the past
Year, whereby they have been enabled to add 5,8671.
611. 3d. to the Reserve Fund, after paying the two half-
Yearly dividends, amounting to 18.7501.
" The undivided ptofits. at December,
1844. were....
"Net profits for the year ending Decem-
ber, 1845

58,246 5 1

"Deduct half-year's dividend to
di
Midsummer 1845 £8,750
Do. do. Christmas, 1845 10,000
-£18,750 0 0

"Leaving amount of undivided profits at
December, 1845 £39,496 5 1
There are now_ to be elected :our directors in the
Ira of CrConnell, Esq., M.P. • -Thomas Lamie
tittrray, Esq. ; John Clement Reding, ding,,; ; and James
'eade, Esq., whose seats at the board are vacated by
rotation, and all of whom are candidates for the office,
1144 eligible to be re-elected.
" Approved by, the Court,
(Signed) " DANIEL O'CONNELL, Governor?'
The GovEnttog—Gentlemen, it is now my duty, with-
oat waiting to have it moved, to propose this report for
?our adoption. You are to consider whether the report
11.ea' read ;is such as you should adopt, and you
ja to act accordingly. The entire of it has been
wree( have
verified. We have, I think, done well, and
,ec every prospect of doing better.—(Cheers.)
all has been made upon the Proprietors, which has
been cheerfully and readily responded to. The entire
'mount of the call was paid, notwithstanding the diffi-
culties of the times and the demands for mone
i y
from other quarters. We have increased our capital
ewe have increased our circulation—we have increased
deposits ; and our reserved fund has been consider-
ity increased also. Under these circumstances,
eo,,t_lleink we are entitled to call on you to
have nt to the adoption of this report. I
balance-sheet.
profit and loss account before'me as well as the
than 4e-sheet. We have subscribed no less a sum
localiti,oo/. to alleviate the distress in the different
vont in which we have branches in Ireland. The
. ribution has been readily made, and lam glad
it h,
now met with the entire sanction of the
i;er_o_Prletors. The expenditure of this sum has
Z!' carefully considered by the Directors ; the
various sums have been placed at the disposal
'f,! the different 1 ,cal committees to be distributed under
their immediate inspection. These gentlemen had con-
tributed largely to the funds, and we might, there-
t,°re, expect that they will exercise a due vigilance over
~,"ke proper disposal of them. The six new branches
-ui"h were opened have been productive, and
are likely to be eminently prosperous. I shall
now Put the question that as many as are of opi-
nion that this report shall be adopted signify the same
Y holding up their han4s.
The gil,stion having been put, the report .was unanl-
rti ously adopted.
The SECRETARY then read the account of profit and
"s and the balance.;-sheet of the Company, which ap-
Pearecl to be.highly satisfactory to the meeting.
The GovEallou then said—Gentlemen, there are four
Directors that go out by rotation. By the deed of this
c)iint_rly no gentleman can be appointed for the direction
who does not give notice some days previous. There
ha. -
oeen no notice given. Toe retiring Directors are,l.be-
lieve, desirous of being re-appointed if it is your plea-
sure that they should be so.
IN.nThe S:•]CB.FTARY then read the names of the retiring
..reetors, afterwhich
tiThe CHAIRMAN said—lt is my duty to put the (ies-
as to whether these gentlemen should be re-ap-
vointed or not, acd you will signify the same in the
usual way.
, The retiring Directors were then declared to be re-
elected.
t' The GovEalloit—lf any gentleman has any observa-
toleo‘l to wake, or anything to state, he is now at liberty
,"0
teil,',4 . TERRY—I !than be very happy to avail
ofmy-
that privilege. I have heard with very great
pleasure the statement as to the prosperous condition of
the concern ; and that, of course, must give every one
Very
great pleasure ; but there is another circumstance
that is much more
Directors having gratifying than that. It is the
fund for the benefit of
a subject
distressendgp think,
,sir, that is esouphi sec
or subscribed) e d to the
Ireland. I
no matter whence h„. Je7niat upon which every individual
belonging to the United
liingdom—l think every vile,
must
truly delighted that the
kErivveCntorssi hamvuestdofeneel
distressed
been
dviti
uie
diwr E f
at
individuals, and
Cheers)—in regard to the
, am glad the directors have thaaaskyeean
llrger there
I think it might as well
h el
actgee;
'nay be crying circumstances that rile
,ed:Efel very
enin to be contributed. I,
humble one—connected with this concern, feel
very
great pleasure that the sum has been subscribed,
The GOVERNOR—There are many localities that
re-
quire no assistance. I think it is a matter for the pro-
prietors to leave in the hands of the Directors as to whe-
ther they shall advance a larger sum or not. One great
Object that we had in contributing was to stimulate the
gentry of the neighbourhood—(Hear, hear)— and the
advance was not too large lest they should consider it as
as excuse for them not coming forward themselves.
These are things which depend upon the circumstances
of each locality, and, if you please, you will leave this
tauter in the heads of the Directors.—(Hear, hear.) If
the sum do not answer. the Directors will take it into
their consideration whether they should advance a further
%.11401. It might be imprudent if we were to give our
money to every locality. You will, therefore, please to
leave this twitter in the hands of the Directors, for that,
lea
think, is the soundest policy.—(Sear, hear.)
The Governor was on the point of dissolving the
tufting, when,
h
WHEELE
tlt said, before the meeting separates I beg
for ank you cordially, in the name of the proprietors,
I% the interest you have paid to our affairs. I need
NcYrenee,t,iling further, except to request those present to
ith me in a vote of thanks to the Governor and
irtetOrs.
The motion was at once agreed to nein. con., and the
"4'6 selkusted.

RAILWAY COM MITTE ES,

(THIS DAY.)

GROUP XXII.

This Committee met this morning at the usual hour,
Sir George Grey in the chair.

IPSWICH, NORWICH, AND YARMOUTH.

Mr. W. H. Palmer, Mayor of Yarmouth, corroborated the
evidence already gone into at such great length on the
general advantages which would be conferred by this line.
Mr. J. Douglas Paine, Mr. Alexander Ady. and Mr.
George Webb, deposed to the great superiority of land to
water carriage in regard to corn. The charge would be less,
and the injury to the corn less.
Mr. Sturge, a corn merchant at Gloucester, and connected
with the firm of Charles and Joseph Sturge, corroborated
this evidence, and was of opinion that land carriage was pre-
ferable to water for corn.
Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P., one of the Tidal Harbour Com-
missioners, gave evidence as to the kind of bridge which
should be erected over the Waveney Navigation. In his
opinion, if any bridge were erected it should havea clear
water-way of 45 feet.
Mr. Virtue, a corn-factor in Mark-lane, corroborated the
testimony already given as to the E•uperiority of borate oche
water carriage.
The Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow.

THE FBRUITNisIiIIFSu—(NDs.O LOSI,I7N? PRICUsiSN.)
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock
,„ .. 205% 20636 205% 20514
'95%
97
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Cent.o t Re ends no ci
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jut tle
se s 95549
6%% 308
New Three-and-a-Qua-ter per Cent Anns. 97% % 97%
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10 3-16 % 10%
Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. • • 10% lU%
India Bonds, I,OOW. • . „.
Ditto, under 1,0001. .. • • 27 p
Consols for Account • • • • .. 96 h
India Stock for Account .. .. 265
Exchequer Bills. INd. 1 Ificl.
1,0001. •• •• 17 12 pm. 12
Ditto. Small 17 pm. 20
Ditto, Advertised •• • • 15 10 pm. 10
ONE CLOSING
FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent ..
Ditto, New Bonds, 1829 and 1839 82
Equador Bonds .. .. • • • • 3%
Mexican Bonds. 1837, 5 per Cent .. 31% 31%
Ditto, Deferred .. .. • • • • 17%% 17%
Ditto, Debentures .• 13% 14 14
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent. • • • • 3936 395¢
Portuguese Four per Cent .. • • 57%
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 24154
Ditto, Three per Cent .. 374 34 3134
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 60% 60%
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 9236 % 92%
PRICES OF BUSINESSCLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. DONE AT PRICES.
ONE O'CLOCK.
Aberdeen .. .. 10 .... 4 314 434 .• ..
Amber., Notting., Boston, and
Eastern Junction 2%.... 1%34 • • • • 1%
Birmingham and Gloucester ..100 • . • • .. 125
Ditto New (lased at 754 dis.) 1734 . 31 .......... 31-
Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 2 % 2%
Bristol and Exeter .. .. 75 .. 8452 .. •.. . 844
Buckinghamshire 425. .... 4 p
Caledonian .. 10 .... 12% 11%
Ditto, Half Shares .. 234 1% .. • • ...... 1%
Ditto, Extension .. • • 214 •• • - 174 % . 1%
Derby and Crewe .. 2%.... 6% 6•• ...... 6
Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) .. 54 %y 4 336
Direct Northern .. 234 .... 1% ••.. •
'Eastern Counties .. 141. 165..... 23% %••.. • •
Ditto New .. 8/. 165..... 7%% p.. 7% .p
Eastern Union .. .. 25 .... -
Do. Extension to Norwich .. 23% 2%
East and West of England .. 1% %
Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. 24 .... 2
Grand Union (Nottingh. & Lynn) 1% .... % % .......
Great Eastern and Western .. .......... 1
Great Western .. 85
Ditto Half shares .. 50 .... 84 .......... 84
Ditto, Fifths .. .. 20 .... 34 33 ........ 33
Guildford, Fareham, & Portsmoth 5 .... 454 % ........ 4%
Leicester and Bedford .. 225..... p...... 14 p
Leicester, Tamworth, &c.• ...... 425. dis as
Llverp., Manch., & NewC. Junct. 236 .... 21434 ..... 234
London an • Birmingham . —lOO .. .. 228 .... • • 228
London and Brighton .. 50 651414 % 65%
Ditto ditto Fifths .. .. 30 .... 414 ••.. • •
London and Croydon .. .. 131. 15s. 9d. 22% •
London and South-Western.. 41/. 6s. 10d. 79% .. 7954
Ditto, New .. .. 14 .... 2354 2314
London and York .. .... 234 .•• • • .... 234
Manchester and Leeds .. 82
Ditto, Fifths .. .. 3 .... 12% .....• •. • • 12%
Ditto Extension .. 425.....
Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . 81 8036% .. • • 80%
Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 •• • • 94 • • 9%
Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. .. • • 1% p.. • • 1% p
Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 1% .. •• • ..... 1%
Midland ..100 .. • . 149 .. •••• • . • • 149
Ditto, New .• .. 18 .. • • 31% 32 .. •. .• 32
Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 15 .• ••••.. • . • • 2534
Newark, Sheffield, and Boston .. 2% % 74
North British .. 2254 .... 304 .......• 304
Ditto, Half Shares .. 8 4 1134 ...... • •
North Kent and Direct Dover • • 2% 1% .134
North Staffordshire .. • • 425. • . 434 p .... • . 414 p
Oxfd.,Worcester,& Wolverhmptn. 1234 .... 854 .......• ••
Portsmouth 1 dreet .. • • .. 35.... 3M •• • • .... • • 33(
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 425. •••• • • • •
Scottish Central .. . .. 10
Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 234 .... 2Ti .... • 3M
South Devon .. .... 33 .. •• • •
South Midland 425..... ±e dis
South Eastern and Dovor .. • . 3356 • •
Do., New (do. 33/. 65.8 d.) No. 2. 10 .... .. •• .. 13%
Staines and Richmond .. 1 ....
Warwickshire and London • . 425..... 4 dis 4 die
Welsh Midland .. 256 .. • • ..13(
West Riding Union • • • • .. 425. • ... 27436 p.. .• • 2% p
York and North Midland .. .. 50 ....
Ditto. Extension .. 15 .... 33 4 % .. •
Do. E. and W. Riding Exten... 1 •• .- 111,E • • -1 134
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. 12 .... 11% ...• ... • • 11%
Bord., Toul., & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 ....
Central of Spain .. 2 .... 1% .. 114
Dutch Rhenish .. • .. 6 .... 8 ...... .
Great Western Canada ....
Madrid and Valentia 2 .... 1% ' .. 1%
Namur and Liege .. 6 .... 4 .........• . 4
Northern of France Constituted.. 5 .... 14% 14%
Orleans and Bordeaux .. .. 6 .... 10%..... 1036
Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 .... 694 % • • 6%
West Flanders . 4 .... 2 .......... 2
JOINT-STOCK BANKS. •
London and Westminster .. .. 20 .... 2616 27 '.• •• • • 27
National of Ireland 2534 • 1936
MINES.
Real del Monte, Unregistered .. 344 ••••• • _ • • • 4

27 p
96
2&

FEARFUL OMNIBUS ACCIDENT ON LONDON-BRIDGE.

—Last evening, about six o'clock, a very distressing accident took
place on the Southwark side of London bridge, to a poor man, named
Michael Donovan, aged 49 years, a bricklayer, residing at No. 3,
White's-place, Redcross-street, Borough. lie was crossing the car-
riage way, when he was knocked down by an omnicus which was
passing towards High-street, and before the driver could stop the
horses, the off-wheel passed over his neck, and caused a lacerated
wound of the cheek. He was carried to St. Thomas's Hospital
where he is going on as favourably as can be expected.

HAVRE HEGATTA.—The annual regatta at Havre will
take place in the m nth of July next, and so enamoured are the
French of the sport, that they are determined to begin_ practising in
time. Oa Sunday last, opposite to Frascati's, the essays of the boat-
men were witnessed by many hundreds of persons. For the informa-
tion of regatta men, who look forward to the coming fetes for a dis-
play of skill in rowing, &c., we annex a list of the boats that prac-
tised on this occasion, in the order in which they came in :-1. Le
Greville ; 2. La Maria ; 3. L'Heloise ; 4. La Fleche ; 5. La Riposte;
6. La Vesta.

The Marquis of Anglesea's cutter yacht, the Pearl
has come up the river from Spithead, to embark his Lordship and
family on his annual aquatic excursion in the Channel.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.

(YESTERDAY.)

lIOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP XVIII.
The Committee met this morning; Mr. B. Denison, chairman.

EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DOILCHESTER AND
LONDON, sax.xszturzy AND YEOVIL.
The CHAIRMAN announced, that he had received two letters, which
had been very improperly addressed to him, as chairman of this
Committee. He would hand them over to toe Committee's clerk,
and hoped that the publicity which would be given to this transac-
tion would prevent a repetition, for the future, of any such improper
conduct. It was decided by the Committee, that they would only
hear two engineers on each side of the line—a Committee having
recommended that course he would adopt their recommendation.
The examination of Mr. Vignoles was then proceeded with, but in
consequence of the previous instruction of the Committee was not
extended to any length, and embraced no new features on the
evidence of Mr. Lester, given before the Committee yesterday.
Lord Morley and Lord Vivian were then called, who gave evidence
in favour of the line, as being a more direct and shorter route to
London, and affording greater accommodation to the intermediate
districts than was given by the existing lines.
Mr. Tite, land surveyor and architect, was then called, who proved
the quantity of land required for the construction of the railway.
Mr. S. Herbert, Secretary at War, M.P. for South Wiltshire, proved
the great necessity of railway accommodation in the districts through
which the railway proposed to pass. He considered, both in his pri-
vate and official character, that it was advisable that there should
be a continuous line of railway along the coast. He knew that the
military authorities attached great importance to having a line
which would connect Falmouth, Portsmouth, Southampton, Dover,
and Sheerness, for the conveyance of troops. A break of gauge
would be very inconvenient for this purpose, in consequence of hav-
ing to unload and repack the luggage, which with large bodies of
troops was very considerable.
Mr. Locke was then examined with reference to the alternative
line between Yeovil and Exeter, which leaves the main line at the
511th mile and joins it at the 74th.
Mr. COCKBURN then put in the agreement between the two eom-
panks and Inc South-Western Railway and the Cornwall and Devon
Central.

-The returns in .accordance with the Duncombe resolutions were.
then handed in for that portion of the line between Basingstoke and
Salisbury. This formal proceeding closed the case on behalf of the
promoters.
At the request of Mr. Talbot and Mr. Butt, the Committee ad-
journed till twelve on Thursday.