The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-02 00:00:00

THE GARIBALDI RECEPTION COM.VITTZE.

A meeting of the general committee will take
place on Monday, at the London Tavern, to receive the re-
port from the Gomm committee, and to consider the draft
of an address to General Garibaldi.

On the executive committee are the following :—Mesere.
R. W. Crawford, ALP., G. J. Guachen, M.P., Samuel
Grepon, M.P., Colonel Sykes, 1L P., Guildford Ooalow,
M.P., P. A. Taylor, M.P., W. H. Core Langton, M.P.,
W. H. Whalley, M.P., W. Ewart, M.P., W. Hinb7
Seymour, Q.C. and ILP., Sir R. Clifton, Bart., M.P.,
Montagu Chambers, Esq., Q.C., S. Morley, Eq., Charles
Dickies, Esq., &c.

AGRA AND UNITED SERVICE BANS
(LIMITED).-(THIS DAY.)

The 30th annual general meeting of the share-
holders was held, at noon, at the bank, 27. Cannon-street ;
Kr. GEORGIC Goaoo YACPHEILSON in the chair.

The following report and baluosollteet were presented :-
" The direetoes have to submit to the shareholders the
audited aceounte far the year ended 31st December last, sad
to report that, after making ample provision for all bad and
doubtful debts, the net profits of the tank for the year
amount to 242,9094 12s. 6d. Out of this sum the
directors have declared, free of income tax, two
half-yearly dividends at the rake of 10 per coat, per
annum each, and have added to the last of the
• bonus of 4/. per abate, thus making • return for the
year of 18 par cent. on the paid-up capital of one million
sterling. From the balance remuning, the directors have
refunded toreserved food account the sum of 7,341/. 2s. 4d.
taken from it last year, and, in coasideration of the greatly
exteaded business of the bank, have carried to credit •
further sum of 25,0001., thus raising that fund
to 225,0034 They have also tensed the snot of
6,0001. to superananatios fund, and 15,0001. to building
fund, carrying forward 10,5681. 10s. 2.1, to credit of profit
and lose account for the current year. Since last annual
meeting the directors have purchased desirable premises in
2/..ddoeraya: and have secured land at Shanghai, Kumla), and
io view to the erection of suitable buildings for the
branches of the bank at those ports. The present auditors
being eligible for reoleetion, in terms of the deed of settle-
ment. offer themselves accordingly.
" Balanocebest, Dec- 31, int. : To
paid-up capital, 1,000,0001. ,• to reserved fund, 192,6581.
17s. Bd. ; to amount due by the bank for customers'
balances, fixed deposits, soceptaoces, letters of credit, cir-
cular notee, Ste., 8,952,8301. 12s. 11d. ; to profit and loss,
242,9101. 12e. 6d. ; total, 10,388,3991. 3s. Id.
Cr.: Assets.-By rash in hand and at call at head office and
branches, 941,8631. 4s. ld. ; by government securities,
511,5491. 9a. 10d. ; by other securities, including specie,
bills purchased, discounts, loans, ke., 8,840,914/. 12.. ld. ;
by freehold pnmues in London, Edinburgh, Calcutta, Bom-
bay, Agra „ and Sydney, and leasehold property and
building ground at the other branches, 94,0711. 17s. Id.
Total. 10,388,399/. 31. Id.
" Profit sad Loss Account, from Ist January to 31st De.
camber, 18463. -Dr. : To payment of dividend on paid-up
capital (at 10 per omit. per annum) for half-yeses ended 30th
June, 50,0001. ; to ditto ditto, for half-year ended 31st De-
cember. 50,0001.: to bonus of 41. per share, 80,000/. ; to
amount transferred to reserved fund, 32,,H11. 2a. 4d. ; to
amount transferred to building fund, 15,000/. ; to amount
transferred to superannuation fund, 5,0001. • to balance
carried forward, 10.5681. 10a. 2d. ; total, 242,9091. 12s. 6d.
Cr.: By gross profits at heed office and breaches to Dee. 31,
1861 (after making provision for bad and doubtful debts),
496.02/. ; lees interest allowed on current and deposit
accounts, 167,3051. 14a. -T.N,146/. 12e. ; total expenditure
of head office sod breaches, including rent, income tax,
taxes, stamps, solarise (with • gratuity of 10 per cent.
thereon to the odious of the establishmesta at home and
abroad), miscellaneous charges, kr-, 86,7.361. 19s. 6d. ;
total, 242,9091. 12s. 6d.
" Reserved Fund Actount.-31st December, 1863.-Dr.:
To halloos at credit of reserved fund, =3,1100/. ; total,
225,000/. Cr.: By amount on 31st December, 1862.
192,618/. 17e. Bd. ; by amount transferred from profit and
lose account, as above, 32,3411.25. 4d. ; total, =3.0001."
The CHAIRMAN, is moving the adoption of the report and
account., congratulated the proprietors on the great and
marked progress which the bank had made since the last
meeting, as was shown by the increase of the deposits std
the great augmentation of business. There was • gross
profit of 486,0001. or Dearly half the paid-up capital of the
and • set profit of 242,000/., from the operations of
the past year- a result due in • great degree to the able
and excellent conduct of the general manager, Mr. Balfour,
and of the other officers at home and abroad. In aclutowledg.
meet of thus services it was proposed to grant to all the
employes of the bask • gratuity of 10 per cent. (Cheers.)
He had beim informed that some of the share-
holder. objected to the retention of so large a sum
as 225.0001. as a reserve fund ; but, considering
that the deposits amounted to about 10,000,000/.
prudence appeared to him to require that reservation. The
last year had been one of great swum for banks ; but they
could not expect prospanty to outlaws for ever, and they
ought to be prepared for adverse times and unforeseen
esetiageocies. He then alluded to the setting apart of
15.000/. for the building premises, and explained that the
application of 5,0001. to the superannuation fund was in
accordance with the oompaoy's deed of settlement. He
afterwarcb congratulated the shareholders on the purchase
of a Dec sit. for the bank, at the earner of Creosol:uch-
street sod Lombard-etrest ; and stated that in coasequence
of the words " United Service" being calculated to mis-
lead the publics as to the general nature of the busi-
ness, it wee intended to cursor a special meeting to
authorise the omission of those words as part of the name of
the bank, leaving it simply " The Agra Bank." (Cheers.)
In reply to • gunnies,
The CHAIRMAN said the reserve fund was invested in
government securities.
A SHARKHOLDER wished to know whether the bank had,
as had been stated in some strictures in the Times, any con-
nexion with the Queensland Sheep Company, and if so,
what was the nature of it ?

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iIE CITY OF NEW YORE STEAMER.
(THIS DAY.)

(IT ELECTRIC ♦ND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
QUEF—NSTOWN.
T • ry are now nearly 300 men engaged on the
Yew York. Straw hopes an satortabod d bee
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\I •. HENLEY, M.P., oN THE REPEAL OF THE
\ —Mr. Henley, in reply to the request of the
re Association to support this movement, has written
- _Jet six minima is a difficulty not easily ser-
i •,ied, and I much doubt whether in the prompt state of
• aflame there will be any chance el reducing our
• ~nd. if out, I also much doubt, however the re-
.. •••Th of the malt-tax duty may and would hewn us ail
'm• ien. if it would be • gunk to the leaded jokiest to
i:reet tax, which would fall =Maly ou them, substi-
, f r s.. large an indirect tax. But, whether lem right
' LTT in this, the time is not, in my judgment, [avow-
- - • r caking a move at en large a breech of revenue."
or CuLurius —There is every
- T. fear that the names of two more Type colliers,
crews, will have to be added to thesad catalogue
• -. of north country vessels and mamas that have
ace during the winter gales. In the early part
• is a large fleet of laden collier yeseele sailed from
• • to Hamburg. All these vessels arrived sale out
0. the Mary Campbell and the Mary Clark, be-
. - Shields. which have not bees heard of since
ft •-•rields Bar. The fleet in whose company they
a rem trkahly quick run out, and, having die-
- :t ,ir cargoes, most of them have had an equally
lgime, and have completed their voyage.
:• .easels that sailed 21 hours after them have got
the Type. The painful concision is that the Mary
an.l the Mary Clerk, in approaching the Elbe,
1)pOn some of the dangerous sands in that
, • h4ve broken up and drowned their crews.
• • their safety have been abandoned. Most of
• -f these ships belonged to Shields, and several of
left families who will no doubt receive mkt-
' :he fool raised during the winter for the families
'' TitsliE.—We trust some benevolent I LITERARY AND eicIILVTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE
•• r f parliament will eases inquiry to be made into ISSUING WI/E.—Monday, Entomological, at 8 ;
Arcbi-
.u:stan.:es under which "a government immigration• tents, at 8; Royal Institution, at 2, general monthly meet-
... lost bq a waterspout off the coast of Ceylon. log. Tuesday, Anthropoirmisal, at 8 : " Universality of
that a craft of 150 tons hurthea, chertmed Belief in a God ;" " Hvbridity." Rev. F. W. Famtr ;
',.•,,ent. was struck by the spent wed (implied, and " Skulls front Annabem," Captain Buries and Mr. Blake ;
•site, were lest, sod all the orew hut one Photographio, at 8 ; Es/Mears, at 8 : -'Resistances to
- Where were these coolies ? Coefieed in Bodies paring through Water, 11r. Phipps ; Royal Insti-
., I,uo hundred and twenty human beings tunas, at 3 : Natural Law of Conservation of Energy."
the hold of a vessel of 150 tons barflies, in the Professor Helmholtz. Wednesday. Society of Arts, at 8 :
:,41-s^ March wind ! The noon assigned Is ridi- " Principles of Imitation as applied to the Decorative
" There had been a little rain in the early more- , Arts," Mr. Purdie. Thursday, Antiquaries, at 8 ;
Lio-
•. the coolies to the hold." We have a strong Damn. at 8: " The Garciois yielding Gamboge in Siam,"
the cooly trade requires the closest watching on ' Mr. limibury ; Royal. at 8i : " Functions of Cerebellum,"
• • f the friends of humanity mid enemies of slavery, Dr. !Sebum*: "Train of- 11 Sulphide-of-Carbon Prisms
' wore closely than at Ceylon, particularly after for Spectrum Analysis." Mr. Geatiot. Friday, Royal In-
in the recent court-martial on Major I 'thistles), at 8: " Resent Improvements in Iron and
in that case Sikhs took the place of coolies. Steel." Dr. Percy. Saturday, Royal Institution, at 3:
" Metallic Elements," Professor FraokLand.

The CHAIRMAN mud the company referred to was, in hie
opinion, one of the most honest and straightforward com-
panies that he knew, and the Alps Bank was simply the
depositary of its money. (Hear, hear.)
The reportand accounts were then adopted unanimously ;
and the retiring directors and auditors were re-elected.
Alderman Firma gave sotiee that at the special meeting
before referred to he should move that the salary of the
chairman be increased to 1,0001. per annum.
The proceedings terminated with votes of thanks to the
chairman and his colleagues in the board, and to the gene-
ral manager and the other officers of the bank.