The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-15 00:00:00

BANS OF INGLAND-(27118 DAT.)

This afternoon shelf-yearly general court of the
sad company of the Bask oEnglaed was held
nirbank parlour, for the purpose of amoiderieg a
ded ; Hr. HOLLAND, governor of the bank, in the Asir.
The minutes of the Let meeting haw* been eoefitmed,
The Goronnon mid that the accounts had been made op
to the 28th of February lad. The set profits of
the half-year amounted to 769,4934 la. 4d., mil-
k tits mount of the net on that day 3,775,7941.
71. id. After providing for dividend of 51. lie. per cent.,
wawa deduction on account of income tax, for
the half-year, the rest would be 3,011,7611. 7s. ld.
Be was glad to be able to propose • some-
what bother dividend on this occasion than on the last ;
but tome addition to the dividend might be expected from
the high rate of interest which prevailed. He hoped the
court would be satisfied that the bat had been done by the

directors.
Mr. Know said that before the was adopted he
wished to impress cm the direetoes Lefto ot allowing
interest on deposits, which would Mermen the dividend sad
give the directors greater power over the eirculation. He
did not think that the peoprithoes win adequately rem-
inded, sod therefor he prepared " that the ooart of
direeters be requested to call by a letter to such :rife.
tend completer a meeting of such proprietors for the 3rd
of Key next, to Presider the best wane to be pursued in
the drain of the Beak.*
Mr. L Liret supported the views of Mr. Maxon, and
mend " that the directors be respectfully requested to
apply to pirliameet for a bill to give the same power
to Munn' to vote on all oceaskies as other proprietors
bd."
Mr. Hamm= emended the motion.
Mr. Alderman linoiroun, M.P. , raid that if the Beek of
England adopted the main of Mr. Morn, they would be
obliged to trade like joist stook companies, and give up
their connexion with the government. The ementry
would never tolerate that any one establishment should
have the entire control over the circulation and the rate of
interest.
Both mollifies' were withdrawn, sod the dec'aralion of
a dividend vas agreed to.

MUCHANT BANKING COMPANY OP LONDON
(LIMITID).-(THIS DAY.)

- -
The third ordinary general meeting Wag held A
the London Tarim, Mr. Hammes Wareoe in the chair.
The directors report that "The sum available for dn.
halation after deducting carnet a:psalms, directors' sod
gaiters' norauseration, rebate of Interest on biro, and
41361f0r bad and doubtful debts, amounts to
131. 6s. 11d., which the directors recommend to be
appropriated as follows, viz. :-Is reduction of prolimi-
my ripsaw, 1,2391. lea. sd. ; in reduction of amalgams-
tan scoorust, 10,0004 ; in taignsoutatioa of mom
find, 8,0004; interim dividend at the rata of 8 per mut
to mom, to 3kli June last, 10,3751. ; dividend sow re-
tantoseded at the rate of 8 per coat. pot annum, 11,3001. ;
blether 21,8754 ; balsam carried to now account, 3.6111.
15.6 d. • total, 44,7264 16s. 11d. The dividend, being at
th rato! 14 par share oo the first issue, sad 6s. par share
wthe mooed issue, will be payable on and after Tuesday,
70th bast.
" Balanceshoet, 31st December, ]866.-Dr.: To
FW up, viz.:-`251. per share ow 10,000 shame, 2600004 ;
let per share on 5,000 shares, 50.0091. ; shares issued,
15000-330,0004 ; to acceptances against credit& and taco-
Mks, and emotion due to customers cc carnet and deposit
amount., 1,647,5191. 4e. sd. ; to reserve food, 10,0031. ;
le_ mat and loos, viz. :-balance brought forward from
1051, 5,1391. 14s. 3d. ; amount transferred, after providing
for bid and doubtful debts, 55,9361. 2a. 74.-61,0751.
bk. lOd. ; total, 2,018.6954 is. 3d. Or • By oath in kind,
At hankers', and at all, 142,3874 6s. 8d: ; by bills receiv-
able, loos, securities, kc., 1,762.5641. 90. 6d. •, by prelimi-
nary azponoes--balanos, 42391. 18s. 5d.; by office furniture,
Irturra, &a, 1,4034 6s. Bd. ; by building and premises at
18, Osmirmotrosit, 20.0001. ; by amalgamation account,
7!,0001.; total, 2,018.6951. ls. 3d.
" Profit and lose account for the year ending Dec. 31,
1865.-13 r. To cut rout expenses, 8,0901.12 x. 2d. ;to nanuns.
whoa to directors and auditors, and for insiotar.taz, 4,1001.;
to rebate of interest at 7 per cent. on bills dioommted and sot
yet due, 4,1584 7z. 9d.; to amalgamation account-amount
transferred, 100001.; to reserve fund-amount transferred,
8,0001,; to preinary expenses-amount written off, 1,2391.
112. 54.; to dividends, viz. :-intorim dividend to 30th June,
10,3151. ; *ridged to 31st December, 11,5004 ; beteg 8
Sr mai par annum, 21.8764 ; to baloney wend to
new scoonat, 3,8111. DU. 6d.-44,7281. 113 a. lit-Total,
11.0751. 16s. 10d. Or. : By balance brought forward from
1864, 5,1394 14s. 3d. ; by amount transferred, after pro-
vidiag for hail and doubtful debts, 66,9361. 2a. 7d.; total,
61,0751. 16a. 10d."
The Quitman ooagratulatod the mooting on the satis-
factory results of the past year's operations-a period sot
wholly exempt from finaocial difficulty. After going
Omagh the 'tannins, in the report as to the profit made
aid its aPProoriatioa, proceeded to state that the 8,0001.
carried to the reserve would bring that fund up to
18,0001. When that fond amounted to one-fourth of
the paid up capital the actual oontsibutions from
revonno to it would mass, sad when that took Plant sod
the amalgamation account was ortiogaishod, the entire
Profits' would be available as dividend, which there was
every reason to believe would be considerably increased.
The directors did not amstemplate making any call at pre-
sent. In ocincludon he moved the adoption of the report
and scoonata.
Mr. Prance, deputy-chairman, seconded the motion,
which was tarried nosizimously.
The dividend was then declared.
The dboetors retiring by rotation were re-sleeted, and
the remuneration of the board for the cornet year war
fund at 3,0001.
The usual compliment to the chairman and directors oar
eluded the prooesdnigs.

METROPOLITAN Dlsrmor RAILWAY.
(THIS DAY)

This du the third half-yearly meeting wee held
dills Load= Tavern ; the Earl of Dsvos is the c►air.
The report, which set teeth the roasts of tie works
lad stated that evarytruag wif oh had canned strengthesed
the *snaps:ions which tad been formes of the profits
lAA weal be derived from it, was received cod adopted.

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