The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-21 00:00:00

REPORTS OP OOMMIRCIAL OOMPAIIIBIL

The directors of the Bank of Egypt have issued
the following report, to be presented to the ninth
annual meeting OS the Srd February :
The dilution of the Beak of Egypt have the *rare at
thie, theta aietheeseal vowel mieethig, to ealzeit to the
ehereheigme she unwed eletemest of accoeete far the

half-pear which soda ou the 31st Deossaber, 1864„ The -
set profits, after prwridliag for had loud doubtful debts,
amount to 30,0261. 13e. W. This, added to 6,872/. 12e84.,
the Warn brought forward from the previous Wf-y.ar,
wakes a total of 26,3811. 61. sd. available for app
The direetors 11101141ilied that 8,482/. be serried to the re.
serve feed, which will thee amount to 20,0001. • theta hls
ridead be declared, as as the last oeseeice, at tge rate of IA •
p.r oast. per assume for the half-year (12,5000, hie of bi-
ome la; sad that • ben= at lie ier share (2,50 L) be
added thereto, leseiwg a babies el 191. Bs. Bd. to be ow.
Tied forward to the west aceoust. oosformity with t
povisiosa el A* deed of Within The, ieglt
LP. sad Patera F. Baberbooe, Rig, go oat at aides, 9
ami. babe 4.11111, east thesailires firmelsiplics.
sadilas also Mats from rase, awl are eligible forint,
eleotioo.
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Annexed is the report of the directors of thi
English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank
to be presented at the imeting Oa the 30tk ineLdi
The directors have to state that sdin
trained depression which has prevailed in ao.. al the
in thooolsey of New South 'Wales, the prolisittitletg
far the bet limehyser have, es the whole, bees
and that the Adsleidebreeek, thebesiann of which poetises,
swift to adviseear s, poem* ell ties *al ultigeols,:.
seema The W
-shame\ needed to . • pee=glan
has hem fosad eseeseary to make for exuded Imes ',Wag
from failures et Ithiboaras, will, however, admit Or • idth
orerl ate of dividend, sad of mob ea %MOM of the re-
served end as will brim it up W 150,0004 The directors
therefore recommend that the amount be applied as fel-
lows, viz. :—Te the payment of • dividend at the rate a
mix per out. per mum, fru of income tax, on 800,0001.,
the paid-up capital of the bask, 18,000/. ; towards the re-
duction of the bask pommiese and limb ur• stoma*
1,0001. ;co the reeiriodfend. 7,8004 ; leaving to be decrial
to the Nati aonmet, 6674
The following is from the report of the direetoth
of the National Provincial Marine Insurance Com-
pany (Limited), to be submitted on the Bth
February
The directors believe that this AM report while they
have the pismire to Meek of the peewee of you lOW
psay, Mother with the sensate attached, will be faced
eatimectocy to the shareholders at large. The company
commenced Wive opeettiene ea the 16th el May last ; the
accounts, therefore, 'Meese a weekleg period of about
seven mouths, resulting is a revenue of 63,6654 3e. 9d., or
approximating in the sane propFtisa.llo.oM4,Per
Your Merton bars been guided rather by the Moot
Mahliableg • beneflaielly mud beldame Um by Desk_ lye
larger uMertaldags sad eanesqueily hemmed dike,
during, as it were, the term of OM probationary ex‘ieri-
mice. They are, oeverthelem, justified in ending, for the
information of the sherehoiden, that the bruises of the
company has proaressively sod sturdily Warmed, aid au-
tism to eke se, by the emulsifies of se Militeetud ammti-
tummy, sad they that the future inseam will he
palmately val It Is premed to theists the pay-
ment of interest et the rate of 6 per amt. pee annum, free
of themes terom the peid.m., espied of the aompairy far
the six meths ending 31st Demeher lest. to which date
the aohounta are made ap, leaving a Wawa of revenue,
39,257/. ls. Ild. to be carried to 1865.
Below we give the report of the directors of the
Oriental Financial Corporation (Limited), issued in
anticipation of the meeting on the 27th inst. :
The directors beg to submit to the shareholders the fol.
lowing rpm* sad the accounts audited to the 31st Des.,
UM. The spritisidie from the oormesestaset of the
beldam less have as crated to 21,7624 13e. N.
which, after expesere of misseemset, rebate el
hamlet ra bilL. eed all otter charges, and carrying 10 per
out to the credit of preliminary mums sad of fund-
tare, loam a balance of 16,6751. 18e. 1111. Oat of this
sue the direstme have appropriated 7064 3s. to the pay-
:Beat of set 4144414116 intend to the 30th June lash at the
rate al 8 per omit per maim, sad 3,2284 12e. 9d. for divi-
dend to 31st December, 1864, at the rate of 8 par cent. per
annum. leaving the sum of 12,9711. 3a. 3d. to be canted
forward to the nut aococuct. The operations in India era
upon • satisfactory burls, sad an capable of considerable ot-
toman, but the commercial moutainty which has mimed
deriag theiasidem matte besiadmidthedirectocs constrict
besieges. The aimed soaves% from themes foe the put per
have sat yet been received, sad they will, therefore, appear
is the nut statement. The bestows which hes been under-
takes otherwise than in °mouths with the Eat bee prin-
cipally consisted I. Mums agatset the deposit of atheism'
securities, beridee which the Loud,. Nagiaming and Iron
Shipbuilding Company (Limited) has been sureseefully is-
Modueed, for the object of taking over the bemires of
Messrs. Westwood, Billie, sad tle. The &onkel Tea
Company (Limited) has sho been brought forward by this
corporation. As it is ocomeary that a clause in the ankles
of 441106114{04 should be altered to met the regalseleas
the Stock Etching', which require that companies shall
sot invert in their owe shares, mike of an extracedieary
meeting will beeves fee the purples of effecting that object,
and at the ems time of introducing el ous incremag the
qualificatioa of directors, and giviog additional powers te the
eirporatioa for raising momy ea dethatezes, sad far other
peupeete.
We also append the first report of the directors o(
the English and Foreign Credit Company (Limited)
to the meeting on the 6th of February :
The directors of the English sad Forgive Credit Company
(Limited) have much pleasure in meeting the shareholders
and in Ivies before them the result of the company's owl-
ratios@ from the commencement of bunnies until 31st of
December, 1864, • period of a few days over six months.
After allowance being made for the prolimiaary er poses.
and also for the discharge of all current liabilities, and for
rebate (5564 17s. 10d.) on current timactiom there re-
mise • taboos of 5,6%61. Os. 7d., which the directors pro.
pegs to employ ia the paymeet of a dividend of Is. per
mbar*, which will absorb 3,5534 Set, and to carry the
2,2824 15s. 7d., toward to the year 1866, showing
with re 2,8384. 13a. sd. at the credit of Dew accounts.
Although by the articles of association the-third only of
the directors should retire, yet as this is the drat oppor-
tunity of =satin their oustmenta, they place the whole
of their seats at the disposal of the thareholdets, but offer
theroaslvis for roolactim.

FOAMING AITZAT.—A very desperate poaching
affrsy mesned Iss6 floaday is the coverts adjoinisi War.
doer OEMie. Show were beard in the revert early (2 o'clock)
os ticuiday worming. and accordingly the beeddreeper,
'Thomas Adams, with two watchers, A. Bangor Dad G.
Gproceeded to the spot. After • fruitier pursuit
theypaused to lidos under • large Sr adjoining the
road. They bad proceeded only about eight paces si=
reed, when they beard rtiedMg in the covert, sad ire.
diately atm two men, Jarrett sod Jay, rushed upon
Adams and Sanger without • moment's parley, and struck
at them After a long sad severe straggle the two mob
were captured, sod with digitally dragged about • mile to the
keeper's Mum. The keepers lad only sticks easiest the
kern barrel of • gm detached from the dock sad a=
seed by the poachers. All parties are dmigeroody
Adams has two deep woes& la the bead, penetration to
the bone, use of Wake, is to feared. has fractured the skull.
Good be. so lam than. seven waneds is the bead au ieoh
deep, inflicted, as is the case of the other mare, with the
nipple of the barrel. Sanoggeerr has two dangerous wounds.
The posehera, who were diekeeded firm the militi wens
mem men same, bad oily lest r•Mned to their ester.
village. They are also la • bad way. It will be some weeks
before the depositiose cm be takes. Nothing of the sort
hue coeurred is We seighteurboad before for AO yews.
FATAL GUN AOCIDIXT ItltAlt NitwaSK.—At
shooting match a few days ago at Elatos, seer
044%, a roan man mimed Rkdiard Aswan, of Newark,
Medici loaded his pfees„ asked hie companioe, Edward W.
riser, to give him a esp. Wartime, who also had • gun,
put hie head is big pocket to get use, sod at the sane in-
stant the wind blew hie mat oti the trigger of hie gm,
which be held is his basil, meshy it to go olf. The nude
was (Motion direct et Ames, who stood sot easy feet
dimiset. The cosiest, shattered his hand, knocked of the
Were of his gm, and Indicted • trefoil wooed b hie left
breast, frost the offsets of which be died the seat day.
PPOSPNCTUBIB FOB PUBLIC COMPLIIIBB.—Yeater-
dey rat the Lord Kayo?. Court, an action," iYidollo6l V. Long-
ley,' me tried to mover V. 10e. for print's( a peerpeekes,
&a, of • mespey to be relied "The %Sir Irma Oem-
pony." The omemsy wm net established. and the
dent, who had teem • " pal& cempany's spat,"
that be wee liable, as the plaid! weed sot to char for
• prospectus mime the °Dismay was formed, or gems
through, sit was termed. The plaintiff denied fiat be
lad made seek as aSteeniest Mr. Riley,• printer, add it
was the poetise is the City of Lades see M ober. ice
mime • mammy vas formed. sad be bpi
heel oliVed to adopt the pretties. Re etesidered
sharpie azteast The defeedent mid be bed Isms
=fara sem& cceupasiery sad prespeeteme wise got
for. The July gave • verdict for 41. 10e.
rilerfect dirstion strong nerves, sound lungs
leer, ,ohee ites'm tweeeksal regidarlir. and are
741110101 wlibutd madichts, to die most dlecrdsred.,44.a
Blurts delichisa Reraleate Ambles toad, which cures
andkrestiord. seartipatiou. debility. wash, asthma, titheba-
servom. laver, sad stomach ta
ttAirstiwal carer which bSI resisted aY asedtethar. fa tlas,
lit. ts.-01. ; 13176.,111a. ; tstt., ells.—Dia Berry and Co., T 7,
liteimetMaset, Loofas and all grocers red chemists to every
tows.. 4 Werebeetwitl

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