The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-13 00:00:00

BANK OP AUOITALASIA.-(THIS DAY.)

The thiriy-first anima reeling oi the elarehoWera
was held at 1 o'clock, at the Beak, 47 Thamdoesdle-
areel ; Hr. ILDWAILD BAMBOO la the chat,.
The report cad stateemest of soma% were es follows :
" The dinetors have the room el pacing Wore the
preprielen the seempaying seateensuia, thorn the re-
paws at the operation el the bank tar the ilmaial year
end* the 10th at Oelobee, 1884. It will be ma that
time mak oentaval favourably with theme preneated led
year, end iresesidarhei that the balms In New &rad,
whim the rineipal pus of the new serial was employed,
re of Mated MOM, threghome the whole 'aria to
whir the actiorty raw, the diner= hope that
the imp: mast will be asepied es highly eardectory.
The direckire have to repel the atiremat tram the dia.-
Yea r two valued tellemenew Mr. Ranh ham resigned his
mat owing to llroontraned liner cad Mr. Childers In
sonermenes .1 ha ample& rim under goverauseet.
rase Tasmania have to be filled up this day,
ronfamity with the deed of eallanent. The
fourth series of now shares having been paid up,
the espial el the torpor:Mae ia new augmented
541,200,0001., the armour limited by the abnetar. The
kit Warms% of 101. par share received in
October led; the aeeood instalment will partimipate in
dividend is April, and the third in October next, otter Mire
dais dividend will be pelt on the Mks espial of the cm-
pastier:, end the dietiaotioe berme old and new shares
allows. The directors have declared a dividend en old
arra, payable on the Ilth of April next, at the Me at 6
per cent. per annum and • boons at the rate of 8 per
eat. per annum, both free of become tax, being together
at the rate of 14 per ant. p r annum, or 21. 16s. per
share for the half-yeer. A dividend and bonus at the
seas rate per sent will be paid at the am thee cm the
GM sad mar iMalurents of 101. each on the new
shares, amintiag together to 11.8 e. per rase.
"Profit sad loss exert from Orieber 12,1863, to Oro-
ha4lo, 1864 Dr.::- To Mere of meneement-Leedoe,
11,78114 6s. 9d. ; Orenial, Mind* New Zealand.
78,8134 10e. 3d. ; tagether,.9o.s74l. 17a. ; to charge
es the c
the pe the yea is seduction of oat of
back premirt of
ss, 7,7154 ; tetel eharra, 98,303 W. 17s.
to halt-yells dividend, 1864, .16 per cent.
per arm, end a Mee el 8 per art. berg toga her 14 per
ant per annum, or 21.16 x, per elan on old capital,
63,0001.; to ditto October. 1864, Wad* 75.0001. new capi-
tol, 68,2584; together 131.2504; abreast of :redivided pro-
fit, Oct. 10.1864, 154,0651.2 x 5d.; tar, 363,8041. 19s. 15d.
Cr.: By balance a undividedppost, Oct. 12,1883,140,6811.
lb. ; by profit from Oct. 12, to Oct. 10, 1884, after
dadading interest oa deposits, Mom tax,
having berm made for bed and dorital dere, Wi9/37.
Pe. sd. ; toed. 383,6041.19 a. sd.
" General Balms Alfaalak Odra. 10, 1864.-Dr.: To
apsaisylmallioo, and Oak at beakers, 606,5861. 10a. Bd. ; to
goarameat amities and bans, 346,0804 18a. ; to err-
ata feed inverneate r neder-200,0001. ,• 96,7971.
lle. 11d. Omer: parehesed at 901, 87,3001. ; 95,0001. Bank
EMI purchased at 210, 520004 ; 60,0004 Oakes Ocir-
peatiom Debentures. geersateed by the goverment
el Victoria, at par, 60,0004 ; taperer, MM.
To bells receivable, securities for advances, and other wets.
3,788,7841. 14e. sd. ; to beak remise: In Angara sad
Lemke, 150.3461. 3a. 9d. ; rn New Zealand, 19,2001. ;
Weather, 169,5464 3e. 9d. ; total, 5,110,998/. 4.. 10d.
Cr. :By elreulation, 382,7741. ; by doped* 2,401,6454
18e. Ild. ; by bills payable nod other liabilities, 754,0834
3s. Id. ;by capital, viz., old, 900,0004; new. 250,170 L ;
raw, 1,150,1704 ; by goarsetee far, 200,0001.; by divi-
dend and boons doe October 11, 1864, 68.2504 ; art
rd lose monet, for undivided balms October 10,by 1864,
154,0651.2/. bd. ; told, 5.110,9981. 4a. 104."
The Carman, in mare the replies of the report and
mounts, rid when he oemaied the chair two yeses age the
met promisee% subject was the imam el the aphid from
900,0004 to 1,200.0001., and the exterion et opentione to
New Zeelead. Bina that Mae the capital bed her rig
muted to that *Mat, and three banshee bad hem estab-
lished in Now Zealand. It wee mot surprising under all the
eircumeares that in the literal the New Zealand berme
bed yielded so met profit ; bat the charges had her atiliely
met by the receipts. The developura of bedsore In that
Wry could not but be gradual, bat a fooling far
the beak had been obtained which afforded a
✓atidactory proapeet. The acerate being prewar
in the usual form, there wee no di/bully in
making a empariess between the result" of the led
year and those of the preceding cm. The net profit for the
toar eroding October, 1864, was 144,6334, against 126,6501.
the year ending October, 1863-4 difference of about
18,0001., or two per cent. on the old capital of the bark,
that being the only portion of the capital that could be
profitably employed, the instalaseare of the new capital as
they were paid up being aleorbed in the oommena-
meet of the new brines, in New Zealand. That
improvement was, be thought, highly satisfactory,
being sufficient to have enabled the board to declare a
divider at the rate of 16 per oat per amount on the old
capital next month. sod one at the ems rate neat October.
la the evidence befogs them of soarer and acmes(
rigour in the old branches they had the beet proof that
the policy adopted two years ago would end in mama
The account. now presented would arable the board to pay
both the dividend' for 1865 at the rate of 14 per ant., and
to carry over to the next year a Memos of 1.8001. He
regretted to say that considerable Mies had been sustained
in two of the Australian atria -lore for which ample
providoe had been made oat of the reserve fund. The
managers of two of the herches had, in direct
contravention of orders, made adverse to perms
who ought sot to have received them. In order
to goad ward a recurrence of that evil, two eab-inspers-
tore of ability and experience had been appointed to act
ander the chief inspector, Mr. X'Arthur, sod to devote
themselves exelosiveiy to the work of inspectice. He con-
eludedby expressing his regret at the retirement from the
board of Mr. Childers, 31. P , and of Mr. Ranh, from the
causes mentioned in the report.
Alta some discussion the report was adopted, and the
Proceedings terminated in the earl manner.

THE NEW ORGAN /01. BOMBAY CATMIDEAL.—
During the past week a series of performance' have been
given on this instrument, jest completed by Miens. Bishop
and Starr. The performers were Mr. Frederick Archer sad
Mr. Ballast Shepherd. The organ is of great naval.
Jude, contaiaing three rows of keys. 1,601 pipes, sad 38rdm
with two octaves and two notes (from C to E) of pedals.
Its power correapoods with its dimeasiocs. It is distil'.
pisked for its 001014 and mellow tows ; embraces all the
modern improvements in organ-building, and im altogether •
complete sad flaishad piece of mechanism..
RETIREMENT OF SIR H. BROWNER:O.—We MINA
to learn that Sir Heery Browerieg has determined open
retiriog from the office of Impeceoe,General of Coostabn-
WV, after a public service of 52 years, of which 13 were
spent io the army, and 39 is the Irish coostabalar
_Sir
B. ik*.illietr. of warm, retina upon his fall pay.—D y.oblis
Zoning Mail.
THE SPECIAL SERVICES AT ST. PAIII:S—TESSOF-
4sy main the eleventh of the specie' enable 'avarice
held under the dome of St. Pawl's. These was aa banaceme
soneregatino, it having been reasomed that the mere
wonkl be Rugby by this Ray. Dr. Frederick Temple, head
master of School, and the seater of the dist artiste
te the volume called " Famys and Reviews." 'The semis
next Sunday everting will be preached b the Rev. Jelin
Laurel!, A., of Merton College, Oxford. t 0111 L
Matthew's Char* City-road.
MONEY ORDER OPPICES.—The following reosiw-
Ligonier London will. Ws day, be serer
maw °Mess, via. :—Bartes-enweent, W.C. ;
; Hanwayetrest. W. ; Therwliontr ;
Whitechapal.read (141), command of me Fog-
masterGeascal.—Oeneral Pcskeake, March 13,1865.