The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-23 00:00:00

NATIONAL DISCOUNT COMPANY ,
(THIS DAP).%,• • .Jj

The half-yearly meeting of the proprkurs
held at noon, at the London Tavern; Mr. F. 1 !,
ILP., in the chair.

The Eaceseem read the following report and
sheet:

" The directors have to report, that by the payrett.
the lit September last, of the second inetohet„:",
2/. 10s. per share on the new shares created in Feb
1866, the psld.up capital on the 31st December nar.,,,',;71
to 698,9401., and the reserve fund to 4,7
The account. which the directors have the plesecre r •
Kt.
sent herewith—notwithstanding the very d
.eresie•l µr.4
over which they extend—show results which cainuti
be gratifying to the shareholders, the gross profit
amounted to 130,232/. Os. IL, and after provoling for t 4;
currentexpenditure., directors' and auditors' remunerr
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=ngample provision for bad and doubtful debts,:l
1361.. 17s. 3d. towards redemption of
miles' and 42,174/. 21. sd. for rebate of interest'
bills not yet due, there remains, with the roc,:i
3,6331. la. ld. brought forward from the pr,,,
balf.year an available balance of 77,7721. los. 1,.
This enables the directors to declare a dividend s.
rate of 20 per cent. per annum, free of income",
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upon both old and new capital, and to aory for.
9,5271. 108. 11.1. to the next account. The director,
retire b rotation on this occasion are N. H. elnytor, r,
A.
Bp., W. J. Thompson, Eoq., end
Thomecn, Esq., all of whom being elieible, offer. thv
pelves for re-election. The shareholders will have to
point auditors for the current year The dividend Z:
be, payable on mad after
.the3Lst February
190,000 shares of 23/. each, W. per ;hareopairl,
39,376 shares of 251. each, 2/. 10s. per share u„.
95,9101. ; together, 698,9401. To reserve
balance 30th June, 1866, 349,470/. • preminci
new shares, 49,470/.—together, 398,9{01. To
tire on deposits, loans, &c. 7,553,836/. Ba. 7,1.. is
premises redemption fund, 1,05. tn. sd. ; to .
at credit of profit and loss account, as shown on sweat:.
B, 77,772/. 10.. 11d. ; total, 8,732,567/. 4.. 11d. C,.
By cash, government, and other securities,
11.. ld. ; by kill= at call and short date, 297,986/. 12,. •
by bills discounted, &c., 7,894.311/. 18s. ; by prey„
44,2431..2n ltd. ; total, 8,732,5671. 4s. 11d.
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Profit and Less Aociatinh2-Dr. : To current ewer.,
including rent, taxes, income tax, salaries, and all wt.,
charges, 7,3041. 17s. 11d. ; to directors' and audits:l
muneratioa, 2,650/. ; to premises redemption fund, !
17s. 3d.; to amount reserved to meet doubtful 401.
3,826/. 12s. 10d. ; to rebate of interest on bilis s%
due, carried to new account, 42,174!. 2s,
to dividend at the rate of 20 per cent. per Infra
on the paidu.i capital of 698,9407., ;
To balsam carried forward to profit and loan new sawn;
9,5271. 10e. 11d. ,• together, 77,7727. 10s. ltd—;o!.!,
133,863/. Is. 4d. Cr.: balance brought forward from
30th June, 1866, 3,633/. Is. ld. By gross profits dnru4
the half year, 130,=. Os. 3d. ;—total, 133,863/. Is. 4.i.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the trier.
and accounts, observed that there were no extreordim7
features in the report, except that it referred to one of tLa
most extraordinary crises that ever occurred. From
effeeta of that crisis the county hail not yet recovered: but
the progress of that company had nevertheless been sanw
factory, and new openings had been made for it by rte
disappearance of other companies . Their business was ma
that required great skill and knowledge on the ;Q:1
of the management, but from the commencement ;!..t
average amount of loss did not exceed ILL
per 1001. Even that amount of loss had not teen it.
curred recently ; latterly it had not exteela!
40. (Cheers.) Some captious persons had imm;ia.l
that the profits shown in the report were swop!
by the anticipation of profits receivable from intr..;
not due; but that was quite a mistake; no prom
were announced which had not been actually realm/.
(Cheers.) In conclusion he remarked that the management
had received one third of the amount which hat been
locked up in joint stock companies on bills, and (spent/
to receive the remainder very soon. (Cheers.)
A shareho'der dwelt on the return of dep0t,....,,
after the withdrawal occasioned by the panic, u L tt7
favourable feature in relation to the future.

The CHAIRMAN stated, in reply to a questiot, that rte
company had no securities which were not convert:We,
and that there was no lock-up of capital except th..;
bills of joint stock oomeanies, which would shortly br.
and the interest of which would come into the prof, J
another half year.
After a short discusaion, the motion was adopted..,..i
dividend at the rate of 20 per cent- per annum h 4
been declared, the proceedings terminated in tt
manner.

INDIAN CARRYING? COMPANY (LIMITEL,.
(THIS DAY.)

The annual ordinary general meeting of this . r•
pany was held this afternoon, at the aims of tl.O •
pany, South-street, Finsbury-square ; Sir MA. ;
STEPHISNWIN in the chair. The report was taken se r,.."
The eI4AIRNA24, in moving its adoption, sail that
common with almost every other industrial euteriew
the Indian Carrying Company had suffered, but ,
to the extent of a reduction of dividend to
cent., instead of the I; per cent., which had previo..,
been declared without interruption. The reduction ...I
caused by the heavy losses in the Bombay agtucy.
recurrence of disaster in that presidency, was, liowe,(
not apprehended, and the refits from the other
dencies were very gratifying. It was to he 1,;,
for the interest of the East Indian Railway Coml ani...
well as themselves, that mutual co-operation w 0,4
for the future be more earnest than he-eteftse.
inasmuch as both the concerns had common istert•ts.
The short credits that had been of late almost i.opera-
tive in India would entail the necessity of blew.;
larger antennae of floating capital in the
of the managers, and it might ho...come advisable to act 14.1
the existing authority to snake some small addition to
capital, to meet the requirement. Should such a step
necessary due notice of course would be given to the pa-
prietors. It wax expected that the wide Tread se --
ing spoken of at the last meeting bad tememated
the half-year, and that with a revival of trade had o .
increased confidence in the undertakings entitled to it.

Mr. J. WALLER seconded the adoption of the report.
The CHAIRMAN, in reply to questions, midi the corn
had experienced such losses in Bombsy that they mLA
not think at present of re-openiug track thoe,
but as it was likely the port of Bombay would hecena t
chief in India, the interest was retained, and the b00n..,
could be resumed at any moment.
Mr. HattraiuGe (one of the directors) said the board
wisely resolved to confine their chief efforts 4. :iladras
Calcutta, both having yielded a remunerative trade.
Mr. PH 11.1. POTS, a shareholder, su&gested that as t1..0
was a further call due on the shares- a demand he 5h0..1
cheerfully pay—he doubted the wisdom of contemph.t...;
any increase upon the 100,000'. share capital until nt, .;
could be shown much more commensurate than
with the risks in the East Indies.
The report was then unanimously passed, and ,'-
B. Hadow and Mr..l. Walker were re-elected direct
and Mr. J. K Colman and Mr. C. Eustroni auditor,
The usual complimentary vote to the Chairman
op-directors was passed at the close.

BitUTAL HoSIIcIDE Blils .
sensation was produced at Bristol yesterday. in consolat•
of a man named Henry Ware, a shoemaker. mono t:
Churchill's-court, Lower Castlestreet. being chaigol s •
having murdered a hawker named Samuel Sinnott. al,'
sided at the Balmoral C..stle beerhuuse, in the BMOC St,
It would appear from the facts which have transpa, d. •
on the evening of Monday the deceased and his i'c a•••
to the residence of his wife's mother, Mrs. Mom...
place, and spent the evening there. Mrs. Moo, • •
parried them borne as far as the bottom of ••
and left them there about 12 o'clock. The dee...,
his wife turned down Lower Castle-street, and Mt,
went up 01.1 Market.street. The deceased wen. to
residence and knocked to obtain admission, and a hit, •
was waiting, a man named Henry Ware, a shoen .
came up to him and said, " Oh, is it you, you -- - •
have had a spite against you ; I have been waitit....
you," and then struck him with a gun which he was
mg. Mrs. Sinnott, seeing her husband thus assault.l
terfered and tried to defend him. Ware remarked, •• li•
were a man I would kill you," and struck her with :
weapon in the eye and on the elbow. intlictin4
wounds. He continue.' Lis assault on sinnott, :ma Is •
him frightfully about the head and body. The poor • .
managed to escape from his savage assailant. a tol
the street till he met with a gentleman, whom he
to assist him. The gentleman came np to whc re the
sault took place, and a policeman also made Lis opts
ance at this time. Ware retreated into his Louse, but a•
speedily apprehended, end conveyed to the central Isl., •
station. Sinnott was also taken there. and afters-snit
the infirmary, but the poor fellow tiled shortly after r:
admission. It is stated that about two months :.go
deceased lied a quarrel with Ware. and they had tad 101
good friends since. The Coroner's ineneat won
opened, but the coroner only took evidence as to th,
fay of the body. The prisoner was also chargol Lf
the magistrates, but one witness having bees esaeoncl 9
justify the holding of the prisoner in custody, be ass` I •
mantel for further examination.

REAPPEARANCE or CHOLERA. ClicaCEl
denly reappeared in a very malignant form bi the rin!•••
The pit villages of Cochoe, Kelloe. and Tarrin4tonsi, -
in the neighbourhood of the city of Durham, have hero -
a somewhat unhealthy eon lition of late, and List ms-
cholera appeared in a malignant form at euxhoe. ''-
Satunlay last Zt persons were attacked by the dise.oe.,-'
several have Sind) succumbed to it. Every precaution Iv'
been adopted to stop the ravages of the &scale, hut !:
is likely to spread. As has been the ease with all nett;
outbreaks of cholera in the north, impure water is blame,
as the cause.

door. SPORT. —Never were wild fowl nior''
plentiful in Cornwall than but week, when there *
aecortlidg to careful estimation, shout 1,000 out".
goo wonlcocks, 200 ducks, and a large quantity of
teal, and widgeon.