The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-18 00:00:00

IMPERIAL BANK (LIMITED).--THIS DAY.

The third ordinary meeting of the proprietors
was bold at nOOO, at the Loadoa Tama ; Mr. Jams
DICKSON 10 the chair.

The following report and bilanceeheet were submitted
for the half-year ending the 31st December, 1863
" Pursuant to the provisions of the articles of asomiatios,
the director' bare now to submit to the shsteholden, for
their adoptioe, the accompanying statement of account
sal balance sheet for the half-year ending the
31st of December. 1863; together with the auditors' re-
port thereon. From the profit and loss account
it will be observed that after defraying the current
charges of the bask, amounting, inclusive of directors' re-
muneration. and provinces for bad and doubtful debts, to
4,6211. 'Jo. yJ. ; and deducting the sum of 1,9681. Ns. Bd.
for rebate of interest on bills discounted and not ye 4 der ;
there remains an available balance of 9,613!. Ifis. 4d.
The directors recommend that a dividend at the
rate of 3 per cent. par ananm, free of in-
come tax for the six months ending 31st De
comber, 1863, be declared, payable to the registered
shareholders of the bank at that date, which will require the
sum of 5,000'. That the sum of 3,(1C3/. be appropriated to
a reserve fund ; and that the balance, 1,6131. 15., 4d.,
be carried forward to credit of profit and loss
new account. The retiring directors, John I Alfred
Uhowne, James Dickson, Robert Dineen, and
Samuel Bolton Edenborough, Eels., being eligible. offer
themselves for re-election.. The present auditors, George
Broom and Peter Broad, Lau., also retire ou this occasion
from office, and offer themselves for reappointment. The
directive have the gratification to announce that the bank
was on 151 November last admitted to the clearing house ;
and that the business continues to make steady end satiates-
, tory progress,
" Liabilities and Assets, Dee. 31, 18111.—D r.: To capita
paid up, 199,95 u/. ; to amount due by the tank ca current,
deposit, and other accounts, 606,4391. is. 11d. i to redemp-
tion of premises fund, IC.W. ' • to six mooths ioterest on
ditto, 2/. •, together. 102/. ' • tobalance of profit sad lose ac-
count to June 30. 4,0121. 78. 2d. ;
_to gross profits for the
half-yesr. 16,2271. 4s. 6d. ; together, 20,239/. Ila Bd. ;
to less interest paid to custonsen. VOA 15e. 11ffi •
leaving, 16,142/. 15a. 9d. ; total, 82',6341. 3e. gad.
Cr.: : By Conga and India debentures, 19.364/. 9a. 7d. ; by
bills discounted, loan to customers, fie, 657,50/. Is. 241. ;
by each in bend, at the Bank of England, and at call,
119,1191. 16s. 11d. • by bank premises, furniture, and fix.
tures, 22.M41. 14s:. • by preliminary expenses, 4,0001. ;
t0ta1...84634f.

"i'rofit sad Loss Acoonnt.—Dr. :—To warrant exegeses,
including salaries, rent, directors' rerouseration, sod allow.
since for bad debts, 4,620/. 9a. 9d.; to amount carried to
profit and low new account, being rebate on bills dim•
counted not yet due, PM. 10a ;to Palmeri, of divi-
dend, at the rate of 5 per mut, per annum, for the last half-
year, 5,0004; to amount carried to reserved fund, 3,0331.;
to profit and loss, new account, 1,61:31. 15a. 4d.; total.
16,142/. res. 9d. Cr. By balsam broeght down, 16,1421.
11e. 9d.; total, 16,142/. 13s. 9d."
The CHLUIMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
said he hoped it would be considered satisfactory. The
gross profits were 16,0,11 W. as against 10.06.6. in the cones-
poodiog half of last year. They had latterly been helium
the benefit of public confidence, as manifested in the increase
of the current and deposit accounts. During the half-year
they bad been admitted to the clearing house, sod they were
now able to trensact business in the same as the old
basks. A branch had been 'meetly mooed in l'indsco,
with every prospect of success. The hink was gaining
confidence daily ; and he appealed to the shareholders
generally to sodeavour to bring customers.
After a Mort discussion the report was siepted.
In reply to a questing the CHAISMIIf said the remain's-
! tion received by the directors was 1.0001.. the &must
they ht have taken being 2,000/. ((,'heers.)
Adi at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum fres of
income tax was declared payable on Tuesday, the 26th
inst. _ _ .

The meeting thea termivated with votes of thud]; to
the directors and the manager.

The Irestinikaftr Rerioir has a paper on the
" Physiology of Sleep," giving the result of some experi•
meets made by Mr. Durham, of Guy's Hospital. This
gentleman "chloroformed " a dogged then cut away a piece
of the bone of the skull about the size of a
shilling and the subjacent of-re warn He then replaced
the bone by "accurately fitting watch-glares, and roc-
dered the junction of their edges air tight by means of in-
spirited Canada balsam." He could then observe the
changes in the brain produced by sleep through those
windows.

Letters from Zurich anuounce the approaching
appearance in that city of a newspaper to be published thrive
a weal, and to be called the White Boyle, whose main
object will be to support the cause of the liberation of
Poland. Its principles will be those of the Palish Na-
tional Government, as whose orpa it will have a semi-
official character.

MARSHAL NA-RANGEL AND THIS DUIC/L—Apropos
of the menaced attack os fileswig, sa &predate of Marshal
Wrangel bee made Berlin smile this week. That eticeetrie
old warrior gave a dinner the other day, and one of
the guests rem►rked that it was, dotibtleav, a fare-
well banquet. The marshal acquiesced; he was off
to Holstein to drive ►way the I. *decal troops and then
to eater filesorig. And tenet, he wee asked, will you do
with the Prises of Augostaebazg T " I will Oar* him."
was the prompt, sod, let as live, jesting reply. The
illeeforions Marshal was advised, it such were his
latentioas, to keep them a secret from the Kisg. lest his
Majesty, who is understood to entertain a certain feeling
of goodwill towards Duke Froieriok, should see fit to
transfer the command of his troops to as °Meer who took
a lees bloodthirsty view of what ought to be the mature of
as exeoutioa in Holateia.—Leilcr from Beth* fa the
Tiatu.