The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-12 00:00:00

LONDON AND DUBLIN BANK.

The first annual meeting of the shareholders of
this establishment was held yesterday at the London
Tavern, Bishopsgete-street, pursuant to the provision of
the deed of settlement. There were but very few of the
shareholders present. Amongst them were the Right
Hon. the Earl of Mountcashel, Sir Ralph Howard, Bart.,
S. W. Perrott, Esq., the Secretary, &c.
Shortly after two o'clock the chair was taken by
Sir RALPII 'TOWARD, Bart., who said it afforded him
great pleasure to preside at this, the first annlntl meeting
of this concern, particularly when he recollected the
prosperous state of their affairs. lie had not long been
connected with it, but, short as the time was, ho had
endeavoured to advance the interests of the establish-
ment by every means in his power ; and he was happy
to be able to congratulate his brother shareholders upon
the fact that they had not yet made any bad debts.
The SECRETARY then read the advertisement conven-
ing the meeting ; the report of the Directors, and audi-
tors,mber of
branches
and the balance sheet. The Directors' report took
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in the different towns, and stated that no bad debts had
been contracted, and attributed much of the prosperity
of the Company to the fact of their not being a bank of
issue. The balance •sheet showed a surplus profit of
over 2.0001., after paying all expenses, including those
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auditor's report declared that the accounts had been
most satisfactorily kept, and that they had no item to
take exception to.
Lord MOUNTCASHEL rose, and proposed the adoption
of the report read by the Secretary. In doing so, he
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demand for. He said, England had 1,030 ; Wales, 69 ;
Scotland, with a population of only two million and a
half, had 337 ; while Ireland, with over eight millions
of inhabitants, had only 161. He said, he was happy to
be able to state that they had made but one bad debt,
which could scarcely be called such, for it was a bill of
171., and 141. out of that had been recovered.—(llear,
and a laugh.) The Noble Lord concluded by moving
the adoption of the report, which was agreed to unani-
mously. It was also agreed upon to re-elect the auditors,
and to pay the Directors 5001. as remuneration for their
trouble.
Lord Mountcashel was then moved to the chair, and
votes of thanks having been passed to Sir Ralph Howard,
the Directors, the Secretary, and the Dublin Manager,
the meeting separated.

SUDDEN DEATH IN THE GREEN PARK.—Yesterday
Mr. Gell held an inquest at St. George's Hospital on the
body of Robert Elkins, aged sixty-nine, of No. 2, Duck-in-
tholPond-mews, Shepherd's-market. The deceased, it ap
peared, on Saturday night last was carrying a small bract
of linen through the Green Park, when he suddenly stop et,
and leant over one of the hurdles. A police-constable tali'
his assistance, and whilst he was removing him to the hos-
pital he died. Verdict, " Natural death."