The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-01 00:00:00

James Rennie, C. B. ; Mr. Win. Hamilton, JUL,
(of Messrs. David Hamilton and merchants, of
Glasgow and Manchester) ; Mr. D. Co.,lacphenani,
Westbourne-terrace ; Mr. James Rodger (of Menem.
Smith and Rodger) ; Captain C. BawlltAia.
' R.N. • Mr. Robert Balker (of Meows. Peter,
Stewart, and Co., Glasgow) ; Mr. David Carson (of
Messrs. Carson, Warren, and Co., Glasgow) ;
and Mr. E. G. Tinker, of Leadenball-street.
The capital is 500,0001., in 10,000 shares of 50i.
each, with a first issue of 5,000 shares.
The following is from a report just issued by the
directors of the Chartered Bank of India,Anstralie.
and China, and to be presented at the general meet-
ing on the 13th of April.
The directors have now the pleunre to submit to the
shareholders the accent balance sheet of the back for the
year ended 31st December last, showing • net profit el
101,1931. 2s. lOd. To this has to be added the unappn-
priated balance of 4,36511. lls. rid. from last year, mating
106,5611. 14s. 4d. The directors have to report that the
increase of the bank's capital from 644,0001. to 800,0001. by
the issue, at a premium of 101. per share, of 7,800 new
shares of 201. each, is is wane of being meet outdate*•
torily carried out ; sad the premium received.
viz., 78,000/., hu een carried to the reserve find.
After deducting from the balance of 105,561/. 14s. 4d. the
sum of 32,200/.—the interim dividend paid to the share-
holders in tretober last, at the rate of 10 pee cent. pee
annum—there ren-.ains 73,361!. 14s. 4d. now available for
division. The d,•ectors recommend the shareholders to
declare a dividend on the present oocasioo at the same
rate of 10 per cent. per annum, and also a bonus of 10a.
ter share (both free of income tax), which together will
amount to 48,300,. They further recommend that 12,0001.
be added to the reserve fund, leaving a balance of 14,0611.
1 Is. 4d. of undivided profits, to be carried forward. The
reserve food, with the above two addition, will then thud
at 105,0001. The directors can cocaina* to report favoura-
bly of the prospects of the bank ; sod they have to state
that since the last annual meeting a new agency has beta
established at Batavia—now in full working under—and
another more recently at Hankow, in China.

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway traffic
return shows this week an increase of 6,817/. over
last year ; the Midland an increase of 7,3041. ; the
North Eastern an increase of 7,28U1. ; and the
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnsbile an increase
of 3,009/.
Application Las been made to the Stock Ex-
change Comini,tee to appoint a settling flay in the
shares of the Ottoman Financial Association
(Limited). It is to this circumstance, combined
with a report that an accession of strength to the
company's board is about to take place, that the
recent improvement in the shares is to be attri-
buted, speculative sellers having been induced to
close their accounts.

A special meeting of the Nice Hotel Company
(Limited) is railed for the 4th of April, to consider
a proposal for a voluntary winding up.
At the meeting yesterday of the Vancouver Coal
Mining and Land Company the directors' report
WAS adopted, and a resolution premed altering the
(late of holding the general meetings to March and
May. At the meeting to be held shortly to con-
firm the above resolution, the directors will declare
a dividend for the six months at the rate of 5
per cent.
We are requested to state that the Roya: Sar-
dinian Railway ('ompany have removed to their
newottices, No. t;, Great Winchester-street.

The letters to unsuccessful applicants for shares
in Silver's lieliarubber Works Company have bee&
issued. The letters of allotment will go out to-day.

It is notithsi that the share hat of the Centr-al
Argentine Railway Company will be closed on
Monday, April 4, for London, and on the sth for
the country ; and that of the North Western Rank
(Limited) on Saturday, the 2nd of April.

The steamship Alexandra, belonginr gto the Lon-
don, Italian, and Adriatic Steam Navigation Com-
pany, sailed on Wednesday for Italy with a fu ll cargo.
The Italia, owned by the same company, has made
the voyage from London to Genoa, Leghorn,
Naples, Messina, Palermo, and back in the very short
period of one month and wiz days, including the dis-
charge and reloading of full outward and inward
C../Xgo4:4.
The return of the Bank of England for the week
ending Wednesday, March 30, compared with that foe
the previous week, shows the following changes:
Circulation issue
Circulation active 20,400525 Impress@ 552,565
Public deposits
Other deposits
Government securities in

banking department 11,27:1,114 No change
Othersecurities in bunking
department
Coin and bullion in both

departments
Seven day and other bills 499.119 Decree's 10,646
The Rest 3,884,915 biasses }OAS

_
Notes in reserve
Total reaerre (notes I: coin
in banking department) . 24,.141.,J4 Decrease 838,267

This return affords evidence of a very active
demand for money, as usual at the end of this
quarter. The increase in the private securities is
no less than 1,456,9411., and thus, notwithstanding
the influx both of government and private de-
posits. the reserve has been trenched upon to the
extent of 838.2671. The decrease of 285,6821. is
the coin and bullion must have been mainly caused
by withdrawals of coin for the provinces, as the
result of the import and export movements for the
week was, so far as the Bank is concerned, a loss
of oul) about 126,000/.

BANK OF INOLtND.—Au Ac
And Bth Vtc.. c Ake the week
110.4.

mount paismust to the ♦et 7th
ending oolVedoesday, March St.

MON lel
Nuke truce Zi9,060,056

12.1.060.0:4

NADU*. DI
=etas' Capltal /114,5.5.1,000
Public Deposits thi-
Lbukel6
chiding Exebeq.,
Pay. Baia; Coal-
ails. a/ National

Accts)
Other Deposita 12,668,966
Seven day sudother
Bills 499,119