The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-04 00:00:00

Total trade._ 1 /118,3114111

The tonnage of vessels entered Inwards and cleared in the
United Kingdom for those two countries, from 1856 to 1800,
amounted to 1,087,018 tone. The Import and export of gold and
silver also represent something like £BO,OOO per =num.
Independent of the above, whien Is of itself sufficient to sup-
port a well conducted bank, Gibraltar Is a market for bills
drawn against shipments to England by Spanish wine and fruit
homes both to the west and east t and moreover, the comnii.iss-
riat department cash their bills on the Treasury monthly. Them
is also a considerable amount of military bills which would find
their way to a bank.
The Bank of Gibraltar and Malta is formed to meet existing
requirementa lie offices will be In Lot.tion, Gibraltar, and
Valetta, the capital of Malta, the chief management being
centred In London. Branches will be opened at such other
place. as the directors may from time to time deem expedient.
The business of the colonial branches will be conducted by •
manner, under the control of a local beard or committee.
The Bank will open current accounts, receive Toone,' on deposit,
grant drafts on Its branches, issue letters of credit, undertake
agencies, discount bills, collect interest, pay pensions, and effect
purchases and sales In stocks, shares, and securities, receive the
dividends thereon, conduct exchange operations, and execute ell
other legitimate banking business.
With the present unoccupied field for operations, and the ad-
vantages which this Bank will parses combined with judicious
management, the Directors beg eve that Its swans will be as
marked and the dividends as good as that of any existing bank.
The capital of this Bank has been placed at the moderate sum
of V. 10,000 the Directors desiring rather to establish a profit.
able and safe business on a small capital, than to overburden
their operations with a larger amount. Powers are, however,
taken to Increase the capital, and to extend operations to other
places In the Mediterranean and Levant, when It may be deemed
advisable so to do.

With the vferrr of commencing busine's no early as possible,
arrangements are in progress for securing suitable premises, and
the sett-loft of experienced managvn for the Bank in L gdon,
Gibraltar, and Balta.
The Directors have not embarked In this undertaking without
due consideration of its necessity. and the promise of support
from parties interested In these colonies. and they have satisfied
themselves, from calculations and data from °Meld returns, that
it presents an unusually glittering opportunity for the profitable
employment capital.
Applications for shares must be made in the form annexed to
the prospectus, and the depolt of El per share paid tothe bankers,
for which& receipt will he given. if no allotment oe made the
deposit will be returned in full: and If a leas number be allotted
than is applied for, the surplus will be appropriated towards the
payymmeennt to be made on allotment.
and forms of applications for shares may be
obtained from MOM% Scott and glivester, the brokers, 7, Loth-
bury, C. : the Bankers, itobeitors. or at the Temporary Mese,
96, Oraoschardastmet, Leaden, LC.

HOLDERS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SIXTH ORDINARY
ANNUAL MEETING of the Shareholders in this Atlantic Tele-
mph Company will be held at the London Tavern, Bishops-
1, In the City of London. on THURSDAY, the 19th
of Marsh, 1861, at I o'clock p.so, for the pumas: of re
a report arid balance-skeet Des the Directon, and for
leansecting the ordinary badness of UM Company.
And notice is hereby farther given that at the mid meeting a
proposal will be made to rescind the sassed resolution adopted
at the Eltraordbary General Nesting oleo Shmeholders on the
nth Jame, ISM, whereby tie number td Directs, was thence-
forward limited to 12, and to substitute is platy thereof a reso-
lution ertending that number to IN
And notice Is bomb, abe men, Mat at thessid meeting, after
the re-election of the Director rabbit by mtatiot I. some one or
MOM duly qualified Shareholder or Sbareholless wi II be offered
fee Election to the additiormil Sesta tins ereahad at the Board.
JAMES, NZUARI WORIILEY,
GEORGE SAWARD, Seustary.
22, Old Broad-street, Landes, March; 1803.
More than two- this& of thiribit immeet the pietwential shame
Lave now bees subscribed for. iss four the remainder
may be made to the Seeretary, al the above oioe trots whence
also prospectuses and every latnmedion any be