The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-09 00:00:00

BANK OF L ONDON.
Head Banking House, Threadneedle-street.
Charing-cross Branch, No. 450, West Strind.

Proceedings of the ADJOURNED GENERAL MEETING, held
at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, on FRIDAY, the Bth
August, 1856.

Fir JOIIN VILLIERS SHELLEY, Bart., M.P., in the Chair.
The Auditors appointed by the Proprietors on the Bth July pre-
sented their report, which was read by the Secretary, as follows :
TO THE PROPRIETORS OF THE BANK Ow LONDON.
The Charter of your Bank confers upon you the important privi-
lege, enjoyed by few joint-stcck banks, of selecting your own audi-
tors ; and, as we have the honour to be the first Auditors so an-
pointed, we thought it our duty on this occasion to enter very fully
into the xamination of your affairs, and we beg to add a few words
to the formal verification of the accounts implied by the subscription
of our sienatures thereto.

We directed particular attention on this occasion to the prelimi-
nary items of account, such as the ca/ital account, and preliminary
and building expenses; and, having been furnished with ample in-
formation and proper vouchers, we certify that those accounts are
accurately and fairly stated.
_ _

The title-deeds of property purchased, and the securities ofvarious
classes in the Bank, were produced to us, and we attended at the
Bank of L'sr,•land to verify accounts of Government Stock. All
these items we found to be correct.
We may add that we have found the business of the Bank in Lon-
don has been steadily progressing from the commencement, that a
considerable country agency has been acquired, and that the Char-
ing,-cross Branch is already a source of profit.
The accounts of the Bank are kept mow' a system which enabled
us to inform ourselves without difficulty upon every head—nothing
within the proper range of our inquiry was withheld ; the bad and
doubtful debts incurred are remarkably small; and we have the
satisfaction of stating cur opinion that your affairs have been man-
aged hitherto with great prudence, and that a continuance of such
management must tend to promote the interests of the Proprietors,
and to maintain public confidence.
(Signed)

ROBERT PORTER.
GEORGE THO NT RON.
JOHN JOHNSON.
( rhe accounts as already published were appended to the report.)
It was resolved unanimously—That the auditors' report now read
be received, printe 1, and circu'ated among the proprietors.
The following directors retiring by rotation, offered themselves for
re-election, and were unanimously re-elected directors of the
Bank:—

Jeremiah Creatores, Esq., of the firm of Bradbury, GreatoreN, and
Co.
Charles Joyce, Esq., of the firm of Charles Joyce and Co.
Henry Morris, EQq., late of the Madras Civil Service.

Resolved unanimously—That this meeting hereby authorises the
directors to call future ordinary general meetings on such days as
they shall deem convenient, between the Ist and the 15th August in
each near.

Resolved—That on future occasions the balance-sheet be printed
and circulated among the proprietors seven days at least before the
annual peneral meeting.

Resolved unanimously—That the thanks of this meeting be given
to M. Marshall, jun., Esq., Manager, B. Scott, Esq., Secretary, and
the other officers of the Bank, for the facilities and assistance afforded
by them to the auditors in the performance of their duties.
The Chairman having left the chair,
It was proposed by RICHARD HARTLEY, Esq., seconded by SAMUEL
• SuunEsr, Esq., and resolved unanimously—
That the best thanks of this meeting are tendered to Sir John
Shelley, Bart., M.P., for his courteous and impartial conduct in the
chair. • BEND. MIN SCOTT, Secretary.

INTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
JOHN WILLIAMS, of Bangor, in the county of Carnarvon,
Cabinet Maker, has by Indenture, dated the 15th day of July, 1856,
assigned all his estate and effects unto John Richards Jennings, of
No. 11, Eldon-street. Finsbury, in the county of Middlesex, cabinet
manufacturer, and Thomas Garner Gabriel, of M idford-pl ace, Tottenr
ham-court-road, in the said county, in trust for the benefit of them-
selves and the other creditors of the said John Williams, and that the
said Indenture was executed by the said John Williams on the day
of the date thereof, in the presence of and attested by Henry Lloyd
Jones, of Bangor, aforesaid, solicitor; and that the said Indenture
was also executed by the said John Richards Jennings and Thomas
G riser Gabriel, on the 23d day of July last, in the presence of John
Henry Taylor, of No. 15, South-street, Finsbury-square, in the
count, of Middlesex, solicitor.

Dated the Bth day of August, 1856.
J. 11. TAYLOR,
- 15, South-street, Finsbury-square, Solicitor for the Trustees,

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