The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-03 00:00:00

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

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BRIG VON MIErYING.-(THD3 DAY.)

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SEVENTH BIENNIAL.
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LONDON AND COUNTY BANS.-(THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly general meeting of the 'there- it
hoiden in this company was held at 1 o'clock at the London 010
Tavera • Mr. W. CIMINO', Jonas in the chair. 114
The ;sport staled that, after payment of all charges, in- N
target to etilltenSell, sad making ample providon for bad ie.
sod doubtful debt., the net profits amount to 106,8211.
Oa. ld., whisk added to 18,6291. 12s. 3d., brought forward MS
from the last amount, makes a total of 125,4001.15 e. 4d. for e
appropriation. The directors have accordingly d.olared the ;
usual dividend of 6 per coat, with a boons of 8,
of 9 per treat., making together 15 per oent., far the half- as
year which will amount to 111,79131. Bs. 4d., and leave
13,401 7s. to be carried forward to profit and lose sew 111
9000,66 k They Mtn, to announce the decease of their 100
esteemed colloquia, Edward Haggles, Esq., and have to last
Report that Edward John Hutchins, Eri., has been scold
a director in his stead. The divided and bonus (together It
31. per share) tree of income tax, will be payable !tithe head It
offioe,or at any of the branches, or eadatkeMoeday,the 14th It
lost. The pod. sad lees aeormat for the half-year was as fol- 10
lows :—" To interest paid to ceatomers, 74,213/. lls. ; to 10
impasse, as above, 85,4511. led. ; to rebate on hill, not IQ
due, carried 1 new aocomat, 18,368/. Bs. ;to dividend, m
of 6 pee cent. for the half-year. 44,7161. 3e. 40. ; S
to bares of 9 per amt., 67,0741. 6s. ; to balsam
carried forward, 13,6601. 7s.—toted, 3(13,4891. 14s. 7d.
By helium brought forward from lest account, 18,6291.
341.; by grow profit for the half-yaw, after making pro-
vision for bad sad doubtful debts, 284,8001. 21. 4d
Total, 303,4891. 14a7d."
The 011•01/1•11, in moving the adoption of the
said sir* they were last mormbled there a great
happsoed to give commercial affairs a serious as-
pect. llasy bog established firms had had to call
their creditors together, and at the same time
other cireumetaness had happened to excite &trust. i
But the beak bad shared in only a very minimum degree in
the lames that had occurred round. The general aspect of
affairs at Chrietaras last determined them so set with more
than their usual caution. They had brought to profit and loss
everything that deserved it. They were aasions to avoid
extreme fluctuations in their dividends when eirounotemass
permitted them to do no, It would be seen by the Spree
before them to-day that their busies/es had increased. Their
cash balsam from the public in the last six mouths had
increased by 1,100,0001. (Heer. hear.) The rate of discount
in 18(14 was per east, so that there were now opportunities
of making blinking profitswhieh might not soon occur again.
There was OM one estate unsold in Ireland, which they
hoped would some day produce some 6,0001. or 7,0001. to
o to the eiredit of the account it belonged to. Two new
brsashas bad be opened In the half year, one at
Bromley, Is Bast, and • amend at Blackheath. The num-
ber of breaches was now 145 ; it was felt that they
had slow suHcieot, and it was sot intended to opus
any more except under special circumstances. Re-
terrier' to the accounts, be had to state that
the each balsams from the public amounted to
10,9114.W21. The hie:ease in the six months was I
1,124,5181. The liabilities on sweetenes were augmented i
by 566,8651. The gross profits were 248,8601. , bran • de-
mise, of 67,1941. The discounted bills amounted to
11,163,9001., being en increase of 1,330,865/. over the last
half year. In the last half year there had been 2,444 new
es:ousts opened. (Hew.)
Mr. P. BMW seconded.
No shareholder risiog to address the meeting, the motion
was pot end carried unanimously.
Mr. PIM after referring to the great progress of the bank,
moved that the thanks of the meeting be given to the direct-
tore for the able manner in which they have conducted the
affairs of the bank, and that 2.0004 be added to their
armed remunerattoo, to be reckoned from the tat of
January last.
The motion was seconded and agreed to, and was passed
wrasiesouidy.
Votes of thanks to the directors, the manager, and the
other Atom of the bank closed the prcceediage.