The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-18 00:00:00

TWENTIETH REPORT of the BANK of
LONDON.
Capital subscribed
Ditto paid up 400,000
&SOTTO rum.' 304,411
Head Banking-bouse, Threadneedle-street.
charing-eross Branch, No. 450, West Strand.
HOARD Or DIRPCTORS.
Fir JOHN VILLINIti Sli KLUX, Bart, Chairman.
JOILN GRIFFITH F.ITH. Ran. (Frith, Sands., and Co.),

ChwiesJ. H. Allen, Esq., s 7, jevoushue-place, Portland-place.
Bar, Ask. Esq.. 2, Upper Pink-road, Haveratock-kilL
Thomas DAM, luu., Alderman of London, Abchurch-lane.
Colonel Wilitum Elsey. H.E.1.C.5., The Green, Great EaGM.
Thrones Gooch, Esq. Gooch and Conseus, London-wall).
)almoner lartwortny, Kiri.. 50, Old Broad-street.
Thomas Luce, liaq., Oriental Club, and Ilahnsbury, Wilts.
Henry Maras, Esq., late of the Madras Civil Service, 26, Mart-
a Me, City, and ,Badleigh-Salterton.
Robert Porter, Esq., 50, Old Broad-street, and Croydon.
Alfred WilsPn, Esq., Firgreee, Weybridge, Surrey.
MASAGRR—Msmhew Marshall, Jun., Esq.
DRYUTY MANAGERS.

Jolla Henry Church, i.sq. I John Daniel Mammy, Fag.
SECRETARY-I', illi.un Osmond Allender, Esq.

At the TWENTIETH GENERAL MEETING of the Share•
holders, held at the Loudon Tavern, Biahopagatestreet, on
WIDNE+DAV, the 17th of January, 1866,
Sir JOHN VILLIERS SUELLEY, Met_ In the chair,
Alter authentication of the resister of shareholders, by &fitting
the common seal of the Company, the following Report was read
17 the secretary :
The Directors have the pleasure of submitting the annexed
statement of account made up to the 30th of December, 1866,
shoring a balance of prt.itt amounting to £69.498 4s. 4d.
After payment of current expenses, including tall provision
for all bad or doubtful debts, and allowing fur rebate of Interest
co bills discounted not yet due, there remains for disposal the
am of 1.42.007 Os. 111
The Direetoradeclare a dividend at the rate of LlO per cent.
per annum, and • bonus of at 10s. per share, amounting
together to 2 t per cent. per annum, free of Income tan. The
balance, £2,087 us. 9tl , is carried to reserve fund, which now
amounts to .004,411 to. 1 Id.
The Direct. rs have to announce that, subject to resolutions
to be passed at two ince wive Extraordinary General Meetings,
one of rhieh will he held immediately after this Ordinary
General Meeting, they are prepared to effect a division of the
present 'Ave shares in the Bank into shares of £2O each, with
£lO paid thereon : the necessary consent of the Board of Trade
to such subdivision of the share capital having been obtained.

BANK OF b)NDON.
LIABILITIES and ASoEIS, December Se, 1865.
DB.
To cupu.d paid up
To reserve lima
To amount due by the bank ou current, de-
posit, and other accounts
To profit sad ices account alter payment of
£31,013 lie. 3d. to customers for interest on
the.r balances

Z 400,000 0 0
302,324 5 2

89.498 • 4

£5,10169910 3

.....
CR
By investments. vie.
fa goveniment securities. 111.11 a Bonds, &c... £2!7,16611
Ditto in freehold premises in 11irt ad-
ueeille.sf reel. let at a rental yielding
41 per cent. £40,000
By freehold premises in the occupation
of the Bank .

By hills discounted. loans, &c.
By call in hand, and at ill .

- 75.000 0 0
. 3,985.030 010
820,4W6 18 8

£5,107,00010 3

PROFIT and LOi‘i ACCOUNT,
For the bulf.year ending December 30,18e5.
DL
To hall a year's current expenses at Head office
and Charingeras Branch, bad and doubtful
debts, directors' remuneration, Ac. ...... £16,8.35 0 2
To rebate of interest on bills discounted not yet _ _

dn., carried to profit and loss new a, count..
To dividend 4.rthk. hali.p.ar at the rate of £lO

10,556 9 5

percent. per annum
To bonus A the rote «f lu per cent. per annum,
or C ha. tar Aare
lo balance earned to reserve fund

20,000 0 0

CR.
Ey balance of profit for current half-year
RESERVE FUND ACCOUNT.

.1: 01),4 08 4 4

469,499 4 4

DR.
To balance,

£304.411 5 11

CR.
By amount from lost half.year
By addition brought down ....

.... £302.324 5 2
2,087 0 9

£404,411 5 11

We have examined the above ae:ounte, andflind team correct.
January 11, lode.

F. 0.0 'IIIO3ISON,
tiexutt:l.; JIM, Auditors.
FRANCIS NALDER,
It was reedlied unanimously—That the report now read be
received.
The Chairman announced that the dividend and bonus would
be payable nu and after Wednesday, the 24th January, at the
/teed Oltice, m Threadneedle street.

It Nat resolved unan 11111 l Indy —That the election of Falconer
larksortlky, EMI.. and Thomas Gooch, Esq., as Directors of this
Dank, In: coutinited.

An Extraordinary General Ali etiug of Shareholders was then
held, when
It resolved tin aninou..ly —That each £ICO share in the eapi-
bl of the bank be divided into live shares of L'2o each, with
£lO paid thereon.
. . . .

1; That the r. 21) s aros be numbered or distinguished es the Di-
lectors may nod cone. nient.
That the Directors may tall in the existing shire certificates,
and cancel the same, and issue fi esh certificates In lien thereof.
And that for limiting the number of shares of any holder, and
for all other purposes, five of the £l.O Mares shell be equal to one
share of Aloe.
That the thanks of this meeting be given to the Chairman and
Directors for their servicc+ during the past half-year.
Extracted from the minutes.

JOHN NILLILER SHELLEY, Chairman.
W. 0. ALLEN DER, Secretary.
7hreadneeille4treet, Jan. 17.

BANK of LONDON
yead Banking house—llireadneedle-dreet..

Charing-truss branch—Nu. 450, West Wand.
Subscribed Capital £BOOOOO
Paid-up Capital
&•+cn'e Fund
CHAIRMAN Mir J. in. VILLIERS SHELLEY, Bart.
E-CIIAIHMAN—.II lil N UKIFS ITH FRITH, rag.
31ANAGEK—Matthew Marshall, jun., Esq.
DLYUTY MANAGEKA
John Henry Church. Esq. j John Daniel Mine/, EN.
lIANA6FR AT CHAAING.CROSS PRANOL—George Rogers. Esq.
RRF:ST ACCOUNTS opened with parties properly intro-
dared. and interest allowed on credit balance/ If not drawn below
4300

RONEY RECEIVED on deposit, repayable at seven days'
Sake, and Interest regulated by the market value of money. as
announced from time to time by public advertisement, the pre-
sent rate being It ve.and.a.half per cent.
CIRCULAR NoTE.9 and LETTERS of CREDIT Issued free of
Charge, and all descriptions of banking business transacted.
W. 0. ALLENDER, Secretary.

CBRI ST MA S HOLIDAYS.—We are all going
to the NEW GERMAN FAIR and 511.SICAL PROMENADE
titan tree), 95 and 96, Ilochatreet, dorough.—AßTHUß
RANGER is the proprietor, 30:+, High Holborn, W.C.

DENTAL NOTICE.—Mr. ESKELL, Surgeon
Drnttat, of 8. OROSVENOR-STRKET, BOND-STIMET,
Suing announced for a considerable period that 'ilia Is not
commuted with any one of the name, and that he has NOT
IUtiIOVED, and does not Intend doing so," begs respectfully to
Kate that an he considers the general public are now sufficiently
•ell aware of the facts, he will cease to make thts or aay other
Professional atatenieut ilk the public papers on and after the 28th
et February next.

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