The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-30 00:00:00

NATIONAL BANI.-(THIS DAY.)

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The annual meeting of proprietors was held at
1 o'clock, at the Bask, 13, Old Broad-street ; Mr. J. K.
M`Bitsga in the chair.
The report said—ln July last the directors submitted to
the proprietors their report for the half-year ending the
:10th June ; their present statement, nevertheless, incor-
porated the profit and loss account for the two half-years
of 1863, agreeably with the precedent heretofore observed.
The dividends and extra dividends payable for the year
1865 had been declared at the same rates as those paid for
1864, but the augmentation of the capital within the period
of 1864 and 1865 hal increased the total amounts
payable under those heads. (The accounts were then g.veo.)
Since the accounts were made up, continued the
report, a dividend at the rate of 8 par cent.
per annum on the paid-up capital of the bank, and
ao extra dividend of 16s. per share, together 21. a share,
had been declared on the 50,000 shims which constitutedthe company's capital, and the same were now payable
at the head *face and branches of the company.
The dividend and extra dividend now payable for the half.
year ending 31st December, 1865, amounted together to
100,0001. The net profits for the half-year just closed,
exceeded that amount by 21,7861. 7s. 10d., and the sur-
plus of profits over dividends payable for the year 1865,
and included in the rest amounted to the sum of 42,8691. 13e.
The rest, therefore, after the transfer therefrom of
300,0001., representing 10,000 bonus shares prevented to
the proprietors in August last, and 100,0001. for the divi-
dends and extra dividends now declared, would stead at
456,0531. 16s. Bd. These results were quite equal to any which
the directors had hoped thus eirly to realise, and
in their opinion they satisfactorily attested the
'madness of the calculations on which the reso-
lutions to augment the capital of the bank were founded.
The business of the bank, although conducted with great
math" continues to increase in every profitable depar.t.
mink and Dotwithstandieg certain disturbing cuss in
Ireland, the deposits of the bank there, as well as its
advances to traders and aviculturists to that country, ex-
ceeded at the close of the year just ended, the amounts
earrent at any corresponding date since the foundation of
the bank in 1835.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
observed on the increase of he business of the bank as
compared with former years. The bank bad given a
greater amount of accommodation than any other
bank of issue ; and considering their high posi-
tion, that was a source of pride to the directors.
Fanelli= bad had very little etract on the operations of
the bask—(cheers)—which had not for a moment abstained
from giving legitimate assistance when required. At
no period sloes the bank was established bad the good faith
sod confidence of their customers been more strongly
evinced.
Sir RALPH HOWARD seconded the motion, which was
adopted without any discussion.

Be. fid.
Profit and DAM for the six mouths ending 31st of
December, 1865. —Dr. : To curreat exposers including
salaries, rent, at bocce advertisements, direetors' fees,
auditors' fee., depreciattos in value of lease and office fur-
niture, iscome tax, he., 5,8001. 13e. 3d. • to rebate on bills
diecounted, sot yet due—carried to interest new account,
32,7201. 19e. 6d. ; to balance, 26,1691. la. 10d. ; total,
64,6901. 14e. 7d. Cr. .• By balance et profit and Ices account
30th Jona 1865, 6,5734 4s. 7d. ; by balasee of gross profits
brought down, 58,1171. 10a. ; total, 64,6901. 14e. 7d.
At the meeting yesterday of the Ocean Marine
Insurance Company the directors report, which bas
already been published, was adopted. It recom-
mended, in addition to the be. per share paid in
July last., the distribution of sa. per share for in-
terest, and 20s. per share bonus.
A general meeting of the Universal Marine In-
surance Company is called for the Bth February.
The annual meeting of the Lands Improvement
Company is convened for the 9th of February,
when a dividend is to be declared.
The directors of Day and Son (Limited) have mi-
-1 nounoed an interim dividend for the past year at
I the rate of 10 per cent per annum.
The preparations yesterday for Wednesday's set-
Miss Bateman appeared at Niblo's Garden, New dement in shares and foreign stocks were generally
York, oo the evening of the 15th. The New York Times effected at somewhat easier rates of continuation,"
that " the lovely girl who left as three years ago returns notwithstanding the high value of money. From
matured sad improved ; she his grows is stank sad this it may be inferred that the recent decline in
statuesque beauty, and presents one of the most rpleadid
pictures ever seen upon any stage. Her appearance wll4 prioes is due in no small degree to speculative salea,
hailed with a storm of applause that might have thrilled and that the public have rather invested than sold
stock during the fall of the past fortnight. As re-
' sweet, dame face was as welcome as summer-runshine;
the heart of flitidoes in her zenith of triumph. Her fair garde Enflish railway stocks, the "continuation "
was beavieet on Lancashire and Yorkshire. The
and the grand greeting of um. enenseg fi.h.d. hid sot speonlators in Turkish 1865 Bonds are oversold,
only an &delis beta weasel sigallsonse and there wee www•quently little " oantango."

OTTOMAN FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION:
(THIS DAT.)

This afternoon a meeting of proprietors was
held et the London Tavern. for the purpose of
confirming the special resolutioe agreed to at
the meeting of the Bth of January, the object of which was
to carry oat the provisioaal snowman for an amalgama-
tion with Witte sad Co ; Mr. Kinser in the chair. The
rmolatioa, situ some remarks from Yr. Gelevorthy, wee
med.

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There appears also to he some outstanding specula-
tion for a fall iu the shares of several of the finan-
cial companies. TLe "continuation" on the shares
of Overend, Gurney, and Co. opened at Is. to 24.,
passed off to " even," and then recovered to about
2s. per share. The following chows the terms of
which the carrying over was generally conducted :
Great Western stock to I rect.
Lancashire and Yorkshire j M 1
Loodoo and North Waters -16 to 9-16
/Wised 7-16 to 9-16
Great Northern A to

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