The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-28 00:00:00

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THE ORIENTAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION.
(THIS DAY.)

To-day the second ordinary meeting of the mem-
bers of the above corporation was held at the London
Tavern ; Mr. Joint Banat is the chair.
The following report and circular were presented
-
"The directors bac to submit to the shareholders the
report of the proceedings since the Lot general meeting,
held on the 27th January, as also the amounts up to the
30th ult., duly audited. In the circular issued by the
directors on the 12th May, mention was made of their ina-
bility, from the want of unanimity in favour of the measure
on the part of the shareholders, to camp out the suggestion
as to the reduction of the nominal amount of each share.
The directors have further to report that none of the pro-
posals for amalgamation which they have had under con-
sideration have as yet come to a stioeserdul issue. With
reference to the aooompanyin; accounts, the directors have
to mention that as against the item of 191,5704 9s. Bd. under
the head of ' Advances on Securities,' the corporation
bolds collateral security to the nominal value of 333,5854
It will be noticed that it has been deemed advisable to
write off a further amount of 1,0001. from the preliminary
expenses, and this reduces the amount st the credit of
profit and loss on the 30th ult. to 11,3721. Unless other-
wise desired by the shareholders, the directors do not in-
tend declaring en ad interim dividend for the put half-
year. As mentioned in the circular above alluded to, the
directors have been enabled to place the securities of the
corporation on a more satisfactory footing, but from want
of capital the bushier does eleswhere than in India bee
been neoesserily restricted. The transactions in Calcutta
have been of a satisfactory nature ; but the latevt letters
from oar agents in Bombay bring advice of their haring
been obliged to carry over scene of the loans they
bad entered into. Looking to the quoted price of the
shares, and the natural anxiety expressed by many share.
holders on that account, the directors regret that the
suggestion made by them in their circular, dated 12th
May last, that the shareholders should satisfy themselves
respecting the actual worth of the shares by reference to
the official records, should have been acted upon by very
few of their number. Since, however, shareholders resid-
ing at a distance may lave been prevented from availing
themselves of the opportunity thus offered to them, the
directors would now state that if the shareholders should
think it ex►edient to appoint a committee from their owe
body to inquire into the affairs of the corporation in every
particular, such a course would, probably, be satisfactory
to all concerned."

"Since the accompanying report was printed the dinictoes
have been placed in a position to lay before, and recom-
mend to, their memben, an amalgamation with another
corporation. Notice is therefore hereby given that sn
extraordinary meeting of the members will be held at the
London Tavern, Bishopagate-rtreet, at twelve o'clock on
Friday, August 4, for the following binieees :-1. To con-
sider the proposed offer of amalgamation, sod, if eine-
tioned-2. To pan the necessary resolutions for that pro-
p
The report was adopted, and the meeting terminated in
the usual manner.