The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-31 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 31. 1865

LONDON AND SOUTH WESTRIZIT BANK
(LIMITED►,-(TBI8 DAY.)

The third ordinary general meetiug of the share-
holders wee bad et 1 &ale& at the Lanka Timm ; Kr.
J. W. JOHS la the thaw.

The SICILITILIT (Mr. B. G. Cleatlaw) mad the following
reprt sad trieleasubest :
ray
The &reams have as pleasure to submit to the peo-
prattles a statement of the affairs of the bask far the half
ear emilag 31.511 Dementia leek On referenoe to the
it will be saw that, after making ample mo-
vision for bad and doubtful leas, the grow profile, melod-
ies the OM of 1,5411. lts. 7d. carried forward from last ae-
ramisionssast to
aheages for .spew,
Ma. ; satd
ttat, afar deduct.
then remains a disposable balms of 7,6631. 18a. Ike.
The diatom recommeod that 3,7704 Dia. Bd. beeppgei
abed he the payment of a dividend at the rate per
east. per annum free of *Masse tax ; that the am
of 5001, be writhes off prelimieary expanses ; that
5001. be added to the reserve fend, and 1.1021. to. 9d.
be set amide as ammant of teaks of. bilb sot named,
Isaias the balance of I,Btlol. 13e. 4d. to be carried for-
weed to peas aad loss new meant. The diresters
reads' by retake are Lord George Paola, 0.8. ;
Hry Humphries, Req., Bury Alas Hawkey, Req., all
of whom ere eligible for re-electioo. Ir. B. H. Gels-
worthy (auditor), also retires ad is eligible re-sleatiee,
and wale hes bees reosimd that Mr. Heory Howell
Mishap., who bee been acting temporarily as auditor, will
be peeps's& ter that cam. The dividend will be payable
at the head aloe, err at any of the branches, oe and
after Tuesday, 7th February next.
" Balanoe-sheet.—Dr. : To capital Paid up, 136,5151. ;
to weave fond, 14.5001. • to amount dim by the beak ea
arrant, deposit, sad aka access* 368,5611. 17.. 9d. ; to
Wafts of profit and Ices brought from last micamet,2,l94ll.
10e. 7d. ; b greet moat far the half-yew, after making pro-
vision for bed and doubtful debts, 17,8801. le. dd. ; ble-
ther, 33,3911. 12s. id. ; total. 538,9381. 9s.
Cr : By cash hi heed and at cell, 56,3171.17 e.; by bills
disamsted, and temporary advances to customers, 463,3661.
Is. MI.; by beak prommee, furnitore, and datums, 6.3961.
17., Id.; by Mary expenses, including cost of sitar
Baas breach., 10,0001; by earnest expenses, incladias all
advisee no* Ye., at bead ales and branches, 6,8401.
12s. 3d.; by interest paid on current and deposit moons*
/...„ 6,0071. la. Bd.—total, 538.W.181. 9s. 10d.

"Pr S sad Lem decount.LDr. :To curial expenses se
above, 6,8801. 12e. 3d. ; to interest paid, 6,0071. to. 88. • to
shat. as bills are dee carried to hew acoocht, 1,1001.
Ba. dd. ; to aneocat written off preliminary avenue. 5001. •
to mount carried to rearm 5001. ; to dirideod at the 146;
of six percent. per anew/ 3,7701. 16.. 84. ; to balsam
aarriod forward, 1.0601. 13a. 4d. • total. 20113011. 12.. Id.
Cr.: By blame brought frees leis eeeociatO,64l/. 104 7i;
3039
by potsl/, a' Id for the half-year, 17,8601. 1.. 6d.: lota.
. ..

The CHAIRMLN, in movies the 'doylies of the report
sad easonate. amonieneed by explaining the koldiag of the
reading there fteesad of BApetetrest, the cease of INS
befog that the number of shareholders bad doubled mines
lime year. The balsam-sheet appeared to him very Nati&
factory. The heard had very little to reproach themselves
with is the way of to ismariagemont, they had been mush more
fortunate as regarded lasses than sowed their older
tom. Durbg the last six maths the cornet balanaes=itt
orseesd by 75,0001.—they were purely customers' blames ;
and the pass profit wee 6,0001. more than during the pre-
ceding half-year. (Chases.) There was an excess of
laroool. is the item bills discounted. The ill 411•1111
the head of beak premises, &c., was telly
=Waby good meets. The amount now written
r preliminary exposes would if continued for 10
years cause that item mainly to disappear. The amount
carried forward after dividing sax per cent. °animated
fevourably with the Wawa at some oldie other banks. By
taking 1,0001. frets the 1,4001. carried over, the bond could
have made the dividend eight instead of six per cent. ; but
the meeting would epee with him that the C3UIIIIII panned
was likely to sondes to the permanent prosperity of the
bank. (Cheers.) 'The gram profit of the beak
was now at the rats of 40,0001. • year, ample
=having been made for bad debts. The
miler of customers was now over 2,100 ; the
new aamaits daring the lest half-per were 002 ; and the
new aseccuit since the fine of this month was 120. (Chars.)
There had bees reeently • strict and careful audit by the
heed, independently of that aoadocted by the auditors
themselves, and everything was found quite satisfactory.
After some amnion the report was adopted, and the
insetiag terminated with the weal vote of thanks.

JOINT STOCK DISCOUNT COMPANY (LIMITED).
(THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders was
held at sooaoht the Loodou Tavern ; Mr. W. C. Blows is
the

Ts. report, which appeared in the Express of the ?Ads
insiant, having been taken u read,
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report and
accounts, said there wu one part of the accounts which
had led to a misunderstanding ; he Waved to the rebate of

bills. It eo happened that ri:Jurre last there was a large
amount under that head, whereas, at the end of
December last., the amount was aaall ; but of comas
the important point was that the amount of net profits
during the last halt year wee by no means
oa a dimiaiahed scale, but rather on an increased one.
Under all the circumstances, however, the board thought
it desirable to reduce the dividend from $ to 6 per oat.
per annum. As regarded the call also there had bees
ranch roisapprekaosion ; the real cause of th!tt step was

the stringeocy of the ninny market. When that step was
taken the company held paper to the extent of 300,0001.,
and • large portion of it being unrealisable it was coo-
sidored best to make • call, thereby avoiding the loss which
moat arise from pressing the paper on the market, sad pro-
viding for all contingencies. Such a question was not
simply • shareholders us ; but he believed that the step
taken was • wise one for the shareholders and that the
company would ultimately derive great benefit from it.
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. Dv" a director, in seconding the motion, said at
the time when the call was made the company held • large
quantityol thiamin paper and of Mr. Mlleary's paper, with
which he believed the shareholders would fen as satisfied in
• few days u the directors were when they took it. It wee
on ainonnt of this paper that the call wu made, and his sole
CAMPS of regret la causation with the cell was that as ex-
plasibiary annular was not sent to the shareholder,. Out at
paper unmet* to 3,000,000/. the loss would not wined
12.0004 (Hear.)
In re* to • clunks,
The Caanmax rid the board did sot anticipate any less
whatever from the Leeds Bank ; on the contrary, the debt
would no doubt be paid with interest. (Hear.)
After some disunion the report was adopted, and •
dividend at the rate of 6 per out. per annum declared.

THE LONDON, HAMBURG, AND CONTINENTAL
EXCHANGE BANK (LIMITED).-(THII DAY.)

This afternoon a meeting of the shareholders in
the above bank nu held at their °Mors, 79, Lombsrd•strest,
to receive a special report of the directors. Mr. Tomes was
in the chair.

~ln the
report referred to, the directors, after alluding to
the long-continued pressure in commercial circles, stated
that she gross profits of the bank for the fourteen months of
its existence amount to 24,7451. 3s. 2d., of which 9,4941.
2e. 3d. has been earned during the past four months. The
losses during the entire period amount to 8,6521. They had
every confidence in the future career of the bank, notwith-
dandies the wild and unfounded immune which had been
so induattiesaly oiroullted with regard to it.
The report was adopted, and a unanimous feeling in
favour of the directors was expressed. A spatial vote of
thanks was moved to them for meeting the shareholders and
laying so straightforward a statement of the affairs of
the bank before them.

IifIABB Llbrh.--i211.18 D 474

Two o'OLoos.

There is little business in the railway market to-
day, apart from that connected with the fort-
nightly sottleinent, and prices in moat instances are
uhchanged. As regards the principal stocks, the
only variations are a rise of per cent. in
Eas Caledonian, and I in South tern. London
and North Western stook is now quoted
123 to ; Great Wretern, 82k to ; Mid-
land, 1301 to I ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
117 to South Eastern, 88} to ; Great
Eastern, 481 to 3 ; Great Northern, 134 to
135 ; Caledonian, 133 to 134 ; Loudon and
South Western, 98 to 99 ; and Metropolitan,
1291 to 130.
Calcutta and South Eastern and East Indian
railway stocks are in demand, and have advanced.
Canadian and foreign lines are quiet.

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MONEY MARKET.-(T11111 DAY.)

Two o'CLocK.

The attention of the members of the Stock
Exchange to-day is almost exclusively occupied
with the completion of the settlement in
shares and foreign Awoke. The general tons of the
markets is dull. Consols have again declined about
1-16 per cent. As regards Confederate Bonds,
Turkish Consolidis, Spanish Passive, and a few
other stocks, somewhat lower prices are current,
but there is no general decline of importance.
There is little demand for discounts to-day,
but a stroug inquiry fur money in connexion
with the Stock Exchange settlement where the
rate for short loans on English government secu-
rities has risen to 41 to 6 per cent. The
supply of money at that establishment, how-
ever, being insufficient to meet all requiremente,
application has been made to the Bank of England
for a considerable total till Friday next, at 5 par
cent. The minimum for first-class bills in Lombard-
street is per cent.
At Paris to-day according to Mr. Renter's tele-
gram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at
67fr. 05c., being the same as yesterday.
Consols are now quoted 891 to f for money,
and 891 to for the account (February 9).
The official business report is as follows :
Three per Cent. Console, for money, 891„1 ;
ditto for account, 891, 1 ; Three per Cents. Re-
duced, 88/, 1 ; New Three per Cents., 881, 1 ;
and India Five per Cent. Stook, 1031,
In the foreign stock markets the variations
comprise a decline of in Turkish Con-
solider. and Spanish Passive, / in Spanish
Certificates, and 1 per cent in Confederate
Bonds, but an improvement of in
Turkish Bonds of 1858, and / in Greek.
Some of the present quotations for the new account
are annexed, viz.:-Greek Bonds, 24 to 1. ; Mexi-
can, 281 to 1; Confederate, 54 to 56 ; Spanish Pas-
sive, 321 to 1 ; the Certificates, 141 to 1 ;
Turkish, of 1858, 721 to 1 ; ditto 1862, 701
• to 1, ex div. ; and the Consolidie, 511 to 1.
Transactions are recorded as follows :—Egyptian,
981 ; ditto second issue, 1001. Bonds, 99, 98 ; ditto,
1864, 96, 951 ; ditto scrip, 11 prem. ; Greek, for
account, 241, 231 ; Italian, 641 ; Mexican,
" for account, 281, 1, 1 ; ditto, 1884, 261, 271
- New Granada Two per Cents., 281 ; ,Russian,
1862, 891, ; Spanish, for aooonnt,
481 ; ditto New Deferred, ; 401 ; ditto
for account, 401 ; ditto Passive, for account, 321 ;
Turkish, 1858, for account, 721; ditto 1862, 701;

ditto, for account, 70j, }.
Egyptian Loan scrip is now quoted 2 to } prem. ;
Danubian, Ito 0} din. ; Monte Paean, 4} to 5
prem. ; Italian, }to I prem. ; and Atlantic and
Great Western Railway Certificates of Debenture,
1} to 2} prem.
International Financial shares are now quoted
11 to 2} prem., ex div. ; General Credit, 3 to }
prem. ; London Financial, 71 to 8 prem., ex div. ;
Imperial Mercantile, 2} to } prem., ex div.; Hud-
son's Bay, 16 to ; Anglo-Egyptian Bank, to
prem. ; Ottoman Soci4t4 Gindrale, 2} to } prem.,
ex div. ; and City of Milan Improvements, 3 to }
prem., being lower.
The dividend on Blackwall Railway Stock for
the half year will be officially proposed at the rate
of 41 per cant. annum.

Fotrz o'CLocz.

Consols remain dull, at 814 to I for money, and
89f to 1 for the account. No bullion operations
have taken place at the Bank.

It appears that the present packet has brought
nearly 2,0001. on account of the Colombian Loan.
This sum completes the amount required for the
dividend due the Ist April, and leaves a balance
which will be applicable to the sinking fund.
The following notices, relating respectively to the
debts of New Granada and Venezuela, were posted
yesterday in the Stook Exchanf
Bering :
Saw Clasmaria Dar.—Kessze. ' Brothers sod Os
have received by this mall cm account o New Granada di-
vidends :—From the Castom-house of Santa Harts, 2,5001.;
ditto Rio Hat* 7.371. lls. 6d.; ditto 'Manilla, 2681.95. 7d.;
ditto Camases. 9901.—total, 3,9961. la. ld.
Visszuns Dear.—Meson. Baring Brotben and Co.'s
agents in Venezuela report that the High Federal Court
has been in recess during the Christmas holidays, and they
are consequeotly still unable to communicate anything new
relative to the 65 per mat of import duties—London,
January 30, 1865.
Vzimmir.s Six Pea Catty. Loa' 1864.-11 re General
Credit and Finance Company of Loudon (Limited) are in re-
ceipt of advice from their sputa (Messrs. R. L. Bonitos.
sad Co.), dated La Guam, January 9,1866, of duties col-
lected as follows, on monst of the above loan :—Per state-
ment No. 22, from Puerto Cabello, $5670.35 ; ditto No. 23,
from ditto, $73.80 ; ditto No. 24, from ditto, $1363.91;
ditto No. 14, frets La Cum, $2462.49—t0ta1, 89460.55.
A private letter from Caracas (Venezuela) states
that " the exports will be considerable for the next
six months, and the remittances large."
The arrival of five gold ships from Australia
is announced. The Monarch has brought 104,0001.;
the Star of Peace, 44,0001. ; the Lincoln-
shire, 35,5001. ; the Omar Pasha 17,0001. • and
the Jleysl Noe, 0,0001. The ;tamer Aim*,
from the West Indict, bat else tionglit 261,b001:
(123,5001. in silver and 81,0001. in gold) ; and the
New York, from New York, 8,0001. The day's
total is 419,0001. The whole of the gold is expected
to be taken for the continent, there being a good
inquiry for that quarter.
The Moravian with 66,0001, the Stamboul
with 18,0001., and the Marco Polo with 8,5001., are
the only ships with gold known to be now at sea
from Melbourne. _ .

-- ---------.
The Stook Exchange Committee have appointed
Thursday next a special settling day in the shares
of Hewett and Co. (Limited), for transactions
entered into on and after the 24th of September list.
These shares are not to be officially marked, no quota-
tions having been asked for. The committee have
further allowed the new debenture* of the Cape of
Good Hope government to be officially quoted, and
the shares of the Fairbairn Engineering Company to
be quoted in the daily list, instead of the twice-a-
week list.

The proposed dividend on Great Southern and
Western of Ireland Railway stook is officially an-
nounced at the rate of 4i per cent. per annum,
against a like rate for the corresponding period
of 1863.

At a meeting of the Eastern Bengal Jute Manu-
facturing Company (Limited), held yesterday? the
report of the directors was adopted, and a dividend
to the 31st December last was declared at the rate
of ten per cent, per annum.
The report of the directors of the Telegraph to
India Company (Limited), to be submitted on the
Bth Feb., states as follows :—" The directors have to
inform the proprietors that they have received the
half-yearly payment of 1,250/. from the Telegraph
Construction and Maintenance Company, for the
rental of the company's line in Egypt, to 31st
December, 1864, and recommend that a dividend
at the rate of five per cent. per annum, free of
income tax, be paid to the shareholders for the
half-year ending 31st December, 1864, payable on
and after the 16th instant"

The first ordinary general meeting of the South
Eastern Banking Company (Limited)) will be held
on the 6th February, to receive the directors' report
and declare a dividend.

The manager of the Tahiti Cotton and Coffee
Plantation Company (Limited) informs us that the
Brat batch of 337 Chinese emigrants sailed on the
7th ult. from Hong Kong for Tahiti (Otaheite), to be
employed on the company's estates. The managing
director reports 260 acres cotton planted, which he
oonsidered equal to the best Sea Island in quality,
and he was about at once to commence picking.
The annexed is from the report of the directors
of the London Tavern Company (Limited), to be
presented at the meeting on the Gth Feb. :
I The divseters is presestlss *dr staged mart tad
I balases-abgat, mods up to 3164 Destuttaw I t, egad
nem* that de scesaats sow @abraded add* tbstssalt

of nine months' trading. The altar.—
trejzpriead that Itasca. Chats, and
tbs.r guarantee to the end of
the directors to dens their eseenste
the 31st of Demented. The alveolars,
the wriegessat wowed tate will Mr. Mawr,
almond it desioile to parehase the freehold al the Landon
Tavern, and have Mahan' it in the wets at the amount
which it wowslly cost. It used scarcely be remarked that
He present real value very far exceeds that sum. After
payment el Weds imposer sad ether ebarges, there is abet
profit of 4,0281. 17.. 4d. epos the sine reeatli• shish,
added to 6861. 116. 114. brought how last, account, have.
the nun of 4,715/. 14s. 3d. at the disposal of the company.
From this amount the directors have written of 2001. from
the preliminary expenses, and out of the balance they pro.
pose to payer dividend at the rate of 10 per nest. per
ammo, together with a bonne of is. per share, both free
from Moores tax, which will have 1061. 14a. 3d. to be carried
te the neat amosset. It will be observed Most the slopes*,
account referred to is the last report has been reduced by
7471. 6.. ld.—that amount haring been since impended upon
tvrsitore and repairs.
The first oriry general meeting of the London
Mercantile Discount Company (limited) is con-
vened for the Bth February,and will be made special
to make several alterations in the Articles of Amnia-
tioo. Amongst other points it is proposed, iu wooed-
! ance with the requirements of the Stock Exchange
Committee, to take from the directors the power
of investing the company's funds in the purchase
of its own shares. It is also oonsidered advisable
I that each share of 501., with 101. paid, shall be
divided into two shares of 261. each, with 51. paid.
The liquidators of the London Discount Company
(Limited) invite a meeting of the shareholders for
the 7th February.
The Central Argentine Railway Company (Li-
mited) have made a call of 21. per share (making
61. 10.. called up), payable by the 28th February.
The directors of the Financial Corporation
(limited) have made .further call of 10s. perchers,
making 21. paid per 201. share, payable by the 21st
February.
The receipts of the Atlantic and Great Western
Railway for the month of December were 357,566
dols., against 381,810 dohs. in November.

MOIIDAY

Consols, which closed on Saturday at 89 13-16 to
for the 9th February, opened this morning
at 89k, and closed at 89 11-16 to 13-16, or 891.
For money the last price was 891. The official
business report is as follows :—Three per Cent.
Consols, for money, 891, 1,1, 1 ; ditto, for
account, 891, ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 89,
88k, 89 ; New Three per Cents., 89, 884, 89 ; Bank
Stock, 245 ; India Five par Oteit. Stook, 104, 1031 ;
ditto Four per Cent., 981 ; ditto Certificatee, 981.
The India Five per Cent, Stock remains steady.
Exchequer Bills were unaltered at par to 4a. prem.
In the foreign stock market the tendency of
prices was favourable. Turkish Consolides continue
in request, and have again risen 4 per cent. There
was also an improvement of 4 in Mexican old
Three per Ceuta. , and Venezuela of 1864 ;
to lin New Granada Bonds, in Greek, and about
lin Spanish Passive Bonds and Certificates. Con-
federate Bonds, on the other hand, have fallen 2
per cent., owing to the partial success of the Federal
expedition against Wilmington. The intelligence
by to-day's mail showing that the quarrel between
Spain and Peru is still in a threatening phase, and
that the Spanish squadron was shortly expected at
Callao to enforce a settlement, has caused a fall of 1
per cent, in Peruvian Bonds. Chilian Four-and-a-
Half per Cents. were quoted 1 per cent. worse.
Egyptian, Loan scrip was last quoted 11 to 2
prem., being better ; Danubian Principalities scrip,
to 01 dia. ; and Montevidean scrip, 41 to 5i
prem. The letters of allotment of the new Italian
Loan were distributed this morning. The first quo-
tation was 11 to 4 prom., and the last, to 1 prem.
Alliance Bank shares were again inquired for,and
closed at 9 to 91 prom., being slightly higher than on
Saturday. Brazilian and Portuguese Bank, Anglo-
Austrian, British and Californian, and Consolidated
Bank shares were firmer ; while English, Scottish,
and Australian Chartered, London and South
African, London and South Western, London
Chartered Bank of Australia, and Mercantile and
Exchange Bank, were weaker.
Hudson's Bay shares were last quoted 16 to
161, being rather firmer ; Egyptian Trading, 11
to 11 prem. ; National Discount, 10k to 1
prem.; Joint Stock Discount, 1 to 1 dm. ; and
Ottoman Societe Generale, 2to 21 prom. Con-
tinental Union Gas, Smith, Knight, and Co., Thames
and Mersey Marine Insurance, and Universal
Marine Insurance shares met with inquiry. Na-
tional Steam and Societi Financiers d'Egypte have
receded.
The shares of the financial companies were firm,
and in two or three cases, including International,
General Credit, and London Financial, the final
quotations were slightly above those of Saturday.
The closing quotations are annexed, viz. :—lnter-
national Financial, 25-18 to 7-18 prem. ; General
Credit, 3 to 31 prem. ; London Financial, 81 to 9
prem. ; Imperial Mercantile Credit, 3to 31 prem. ;
and Credit Fonder and Mobilier (old shares), 34 to

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City of Milan Improvements shares were bet
quoted Se to prem. ' • the Darjeeling Companyj
to 1 prem. ; Manchester Warehouses and Office,
to 1 prem. ; and Metropolitan and St. John's W
Railway,} to prem.
United States 5-20 Bonds were last quoted 49 to
50, showing a fresh rise of to 2 per cent. since
Saturday afternoon. The advance extended to
Virginia Bonds.

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