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dividend to a comparatively moderate though satis-
factory amount, the directors are acting, upon a
sound principle of finance. It only remains to be
added that the is ably drawn up, and pre-
sents faller detail than are generally afforded in
documents of this nature.
We are ofiicially informed that the directors of
the Commercial Bank Corporation of India and the
East have, in anticipation of the meeting to be bald
on the 26th inst., declared a dividend for the six
months ending the 31st December at the rate of 10
per cent. per annum (on the old capital of the
Commercial Bank of India, and also the new),
although for working purposes the whole of the
capital had not been available during the six
months. The rate is equal to 14 per cent per ,
annum.
The following important notification has been
issued to the shareholders in the London end Bra-
zilian Bank (Limited) :
Sir,—The dimmers nave mach saliefeetioa in infir±nir
their shareholders that any have, sabjeet te their
emeledsd a provisional arrangement with Mews. assM
Go. for as amalgamation of the Inge and impotiant
Waimea including the privilege of Imes of teak SOW at
Monte Vides and Bowie, earried es by that arm in Baal
and the River Plate, with thee bribers hitherto carried ea
by this bank. The anialpinatioe will be effected by
means of the incorporeal:a of a sew joiet-eteek
bank, with limited liability, having a nominal capital el •
5,000,0001. sterling, is PlO,OOO shares of 201. seek,
sae
half of which is to he paid up. Of the 250,000 shine,
00,000, with 101. per share mud up, will be allotted le
Messes. Mane and Go., is *whew for 00011 or approved
emeriti to that amount, sad the remaisiag 100,000 shires
will be placed at the disposal of this bank. The
anulpination will Mks effect se from the let =Pegg
1806, alter which date neither elthe two teaks will miry em
Weiner es their own seseent. The menagsmat al the
sew beak will be constituted by the pressat heard el able-
tors al the London and Brazilian Bask, Joined by the Baia II
de Mans, the senior partner in the km of M. Mamma
Oa The directors propose to all together their shareholders
at an early date, for the pewee el ceeekkeing the mods et
miming the &menet of initial which will form the oostribu-
, tics or this bank to the amalgamated tiedertakine.—l am,
he., Joan BUTON, Secrebry.—Leadoe, Aprlll7.
At the special meeting of the Great Eastern
Railway Company, to be held on the 24th instant,
the following bills will be submitted, viz. :
A Bill for autboriaing the maids& by the 'Tottenham
sad Hampstead Junction Railway Cowpony, of Baas of
railway byi way of substitution for lisle et railway already
anihrisd to be madeby them, and for wthri hag sneeze-
meats between then and the Great Prim Railway, Coas-
piny and the Midland Railway Company, and for ether
—A Bill to authorise the cometntotion by the
=rand Blackwell Railway 0ND0027 01 railways in the
parishes of Stepney, Poplar, and Limehoose, to be led
The Loaders Blackwell, sad Millwall Rzteseion Rail-
way ;" to anti:arias gramma% with other companies with
reference thereto ; and for Geiser purposes.
The third ordinary general meeting of the Cape
of Good Hope Telegraph Company (Limited) is
convened for the 20th instant.
An extraordinary meeting of a company styled
the "London and Bombay Bank and General
Financial and Insurance Agency Corporation
(Limited)" is advertised for the 27th of June, to pass
the following resolution :
That the present nominal capital of the London and Bom-
bay Bank sad General Manna losunurce Ageacy_Corpo-
ratios (Limited) of 2,000,0001., divided into 2110,000 shame
of 101. each, be Warned to the nominal capital of
4,000,0001., by the addition thereto of the sum of 2,000,0001.„
divided into 200,000 share' of 10/. each, and that Buck each-
tieing capital shall form part of the original capital, is the
manner and form pointed out by the articles of assonance
of this company.