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to the Army , Navy , Marines , and Militia , as in the Lords . On the 9 th , Lord Balmerston , in reply * to a question , stated that it was her Majesty ' s intention to grant an amnesty to all political offenders , excepting those who had broken their parole . The grant of £ 1 , 000 a year to General Williams having passed through committee , the House occupied itself with the debates of the Boroughs and Counties Bolice Bill . The House then adjourned for the Whitsun holidays .
On the 19 th , the Chancellor of the Exchequer made his financial statement , from which it appeared he calculated upon a deficiency of £ 8 , 873 , 000 ; and if the vote of credit be deducted , £ 6 , 873 , 000 . To meet this deficiency the Government did not propose to increase the existing taxes or to search for new imposts . They had resolved to borrow £ 5 , 000 , 000 in consols , and a transaction to that extent had that forenoon been concluded . In addition to this operation , power would be asked to borrow £ 1 , 873 , 000 on Exchequer Bonds , and a like power to borrow
for £ 2 , 000 , 000 as a vote of credit . On the 20 th , Mr . Henry Berkeley ' s annual motion in favour of the ballot was negatived by 151 to 111 . On the 21 st , Mr . Packe ' s Church Bate Bill was withdrawn , in deference to the feelings of the House . On the 22 nd , Mr . Batten ' s Factories Bill , the Beformatory and Industrial Schools Bill , and the Formation of Parishes Bill , passed through committee .
On the 23 rd , the Oath of Abjuration Bill , by which the members of the Jewish profession will be admitted to seats in Parliament , passed through committee . On the 26 th the Joint Stock Companies bill passed through committee , and the Partnership Amendment Bill was read a second time . On the 27 th , a motion of Mr . Miali ' s for a committee to inquire into the temporalities of the Irish Church was rejected by a majority of 163 to 93 .
ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES . On the 8 th there was a slight mutiny amongst some of the German legion , stationed near Plymouth , as they complained of the hardness of their drill and that they were only enlisted to serve during war . It was suppressed without any serious consequences resulting . The trial of William Palmer for the murder of John Parsons Cook , by poison ,
at Bugeley , was commenced at the Central Criminal Court , on the 14 th instant and continued until the 27 th , when the jury found a verdict of Guilty . The evidence was wholly circumstantial . On the 19 th two seamen were killed by the explosion of a gun , when firing a salute on the occasion of her Majesty laying the foundation-stone of a new Military Hospital , at Netley , near Southampton . On the same day four men lost their lives by an explosion at Woolwich .
JOINT-STOCK BANKS . On the twenty-third annual meeting of the Brovincial Bank of England , held on the 8 th , the net or undivided profits on the 31 st December , 1855 , were declared to he £ 211 , 19 f ) . 6 s . 5 d ., and the report said , the directors have the satisfaction to announce to the proprietors that it is their intention to declare a bonus of 8 per
cent , on the company s stock , to be paid along with the usual half-yearly dividend , at the rate of 8 per cent , per annum , in July next ; after payment of the bonus the reserve fund will stand at £ 175 , 195 . 6 s . 5 d . The report was adopted , and , in consequence of the increase in the company ' s business , the directors authorised to call up new capital by the issue of 15 , 000 shares of £ 20 each , rateably amongst the proprietors .
The annual meeting of the Provincial Bank of Ireland was held on the 15 th . The report , after showing a very favourable state of accounts , concluded by saying , the directors have to intimate to the proprietors that it is their intention to pay , in July next , a bonus or extraordinary dividend of £ 1 on each £ 100 share ( £ 25 paid ) , and 8 , 9 . on each £ 10 share ? of the capital stock of the bank , in addition to the usual half-yearly dividend of 4 per cent ., making the amount to be then paid £ 2 on each £ 100 share , and 16 s . on each £ 10 share , for the half-year ending at Midsummer next ; and they will also , as heretofore , pay the property tax for the proprietors .
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to the Army , Navy , Marines , and Militia , as in the Lords . On the 9 th , Lord Balmerston , in reply * to a question , stated that it was her Majesty ' s intention to grant an amnesty to all political offenders , excepting those who had broken their parole . The grant of £ 1 , 000 a year to General Williams having passed through committee , the House occupied itself with the debates of the Boroughs and Counties Bolice Bill . The House then adjourned for the Whitsun holidays .
On the 19 th , the Chancellor of the Exchequer made his financial statement , from which it appeared he calculated upon a deficiency of £ 8 , 873 , 000 ; and if the vote of credit be deducted , £ 6 , 873 , 000 . To meet this deficiency the Government did not propose to increase the existing taxes or to search for new imposts . They had resolved to borrow £ 5 , 000 , 000 in consols , and a transaction to that extent had that forenoon been concluded . In addition to this operation , power would be asked to borrow £ 1 , 873 , 000 on Exchequer Bonds , and a like power to borrow
for £ 2 , 000 , 000 as a vote of credit . On the 20 th , Mr . Henry Berkeley ' s annual motion in favour of the ballot was negatived by 151 to 111 . On the 21 st , Mr . Packe ' s Church Bate Bill was withdrawn , in deference to the feelings of the House . On the 22 nd , Mr . Batten ' s Factories Bill , the Beformatory and Industrial Schools Bill , and the Formation of Parishes Bill , passed through committee .
On the 23 rd , the Oath of Abjuration Bill , by which the members of the Jewish profession will be admitted to seats in Parliament , passed through committee . On the 26 th the Joint Stock Companies bill passed through committee , and the Partnership Amendment Bill was read a second time . On the 27 th , a motion of Mr . Miali ' s for a committee to inquire into the temporalities of the Irish Church was rejected by a majority of 163 to 93 .
ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES . On the 8 th there was a slight mutiny amongst some of the German legion , stationed near Plymouth , as they complained of the hardness of their drill and that they were only enlisted to serve during war . It was suppressed without any serious consequences resulting . The trial of William Palmer for the murder of John Parsons Cook , by poison ,
at Bugeley , was commenced at the Central Criminal Court , on the 14 th instant and continued until the 27 th , when the jury found a verdict of Guilty . The evidence was wholly circumstantial . On the 19 th two seamen were killed by the explosion of a gun , when firing a salute on the occasion of her Majesty laying the foundation-stone of a new Military Hospital , at Netley , near Southampton . On the same day four men lost their lives by an explosion at Woolwich .
JOINT-STOCK BANKS . On the twenty-third annual meeting of the Brovincial Bank of England , held on the 8 th , the net or undivided profits on the 31 st December , 1855 , were declared to he £ 211 , 19 f ) . 6 s . 5 d ., and the report said , the directors have the satisfaction to announce to the proprietors that it is their intention to declare a bonus of 8 per
cent , on the company s stock , to be paid along with the usual half-yearly dividend , at the rate of 8 per cent , per annum , in July next ; after payment of the bonus the reserve fund will stand at £ 175 , 195 . 6 s . 5 d . The report was adopted , and , in consequence of the increase in the company ' s business , the directors authorised to call up new capital by the issue of 15 , 000 shares of £ 20 each , rateably amongst the proprietors .
The annual meeting of the Provincial Bank of Ireland was held on the 15 th . The report , after showing a very favourable state of accounts , concluded by saying , the directors have to intimate to the proprietors that it is their intention to pay , in July next , a bonus or extraordinary dividend of £ 1 on each £ 100 share ( £ 25 paid ) , and 8 , 9 . on each £ 10 share ? of the capital stock of the bank , in addition to the usual half-yearly dividend of 4 per cent ., making the amount to be then paid £ 2 on each £ 100 share , and 16 s . on each £ 10 share , for the half-year ending at Midsummer next ; and they will also , as heretofore , pay the property tax for the proprietors .