The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-26 00:00:00

HANDICAP PLATE. A.F.

blaster .gat 41b ; Ben-
voglio, Bst ; Silenus, Bat ; Feodor, Rat ; Little Ben, Tat 4th ;
els Pot:e Knot, Tat 31b ; Moleskin, 7st ; Chignon, Get 71b ;
New Guinea, Get 31b ; Kinglet' Vale, Sat 131 b ; Experi•
meat, set 716. All an here.

RUTLAND STAKES. Six furlongs.
The Earl, Suffolk, Arran, Inner&le, Sarah, La Honcho,
Ritualist, and Reaction are here.
LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.
CESAREWITCIL
9 to 1 agat Blinkhoolie (t freely).
LATEST BETTING.
CESAR EWITCH.
6to 1 apt Honesty (t freely)
9 to 1 Blinkhoolie (t)
10 to 1 Armourer (t)
20 to 1 Lothario (t)
20 to 1 Romping Girl (t)
20 to 1 Ow= Glendityr (t)
1000 to 5 Duke of York (t)
Very little betting.

BETTING IN LONDON.-(THIS DAY.)

HALT-PART Two O'CLOCK.

A very thin attendance and but little doing.
The main feature was Honesty being in such extraordinary
demand, that all the s's to 1 obtainable were booked, and
in the end tbia price was not to be had. Blinkhoolie was
backed for a little, and also Montgoubert. Quotations as
follows:

OCTOBER HANDICAP.
6to 1 eget Pirate Chief (t)
6to 1 Lord Ronald (t)
10 to 1 Opoponax (t)
CERAREWITCH.
sto 1 agst Honesty (t and w)
10 to 1 Blinkboolie (t)
100 to 9 Armourer (t)
100 to 8 Thalia (off)
25 to I Romping Girl (off)
33 to 1 Montgoubert (t)
33 to 1 Julius (off)
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
40 to 1 eget Satyr (t)
DERBY.
18 to 1 aid Blue Gown (t)
1000 to 30 The Earl (off, 040 to 1)

CITY OFFICES COMPANY, LIMITED.
(THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders
waa held at 1 o'clock at Palmerston-buildings, Bishopagate-
street ; Mr. E. MASTELMA2I in the chair.
The report, which was issued some time ago, having
been taken as read, . . .

The CHAIRMAN moved its adoption. He said since the
last meeting a variety of suggestions had been made to
the directors. One was that no property should be bought
withont the consent of the shareholders, and another that
no call should be made without their consent. The directors
had no difficulty in assenting to the first suggestion; but as
regarded the °ill they could not do so, because it would
have deprived them of • large advance of money.
The number of directors had been reduced by the retire-
ment of Mr. Stuart Wortley, and the remuneration of the
directors had been reduced to a total of 1,5001. He was
plagued to be enabled to inform the meeting that the
board had surmounted all their financial difficulties, and he
hoped that by the end of the year all the works would be
completed. The arrears on the last call amounted only
to 10,3001., and there were ample funds in hand to
enable them to continue paying the contractors in cash.
To assist them in doing this they had obtained • loan of
.10,01,01. for six months from their bankers ; and the result
was that the shareholders might now banish from their
minds any fear of • call. The board seldom met without
receiving some offer for offices ; but they were oarehil in
accepting any offers, because theyexpeetedan improvement
on the present peculiar state of things. By the end of
the year they would have acquired a magnificent property
at a oast of between 780,0001. and 790,0001. About ane-
Viird of that property was already let at • rental of
28,7001., with • prospect of the rental ranging from
60,0001. to 70,0001. (Hear, hear.) He felt confident that
eminent capitalists would soon estimate that property at
its true value.

Mr. J. C. Picaeasenc-Cuiscrrre, a director, in ascend-
ing the resolution, observed that, though the chairman
was a little more sanguine than himself, he thought
there was no reason for despondency. Unfortunately they
had bought their litre at the extreme value ; but the pre-
mises were well•buiit and the architect had done them
justice. Many of the applicants for offices wanted to get
in for a term of years at the present depressed rates, but
this the board would not consent to, as it would be like
making hay in the rain.
In reply to aquestion from Mr. Idoealacm,
The CHAIRMAN said the capital account would be adored
when twelve or fifteen thousand pounds more bad been
raised on debentures. Practically, therefore, the capital
amount was already closed.
Mr. Moasison thought it was not sufficient for the ca-
pital account to be closed, but the legal liability should
be reduced.

Mr. J. erNLTYPT observed that that oonld not be done
unless the debentures were paid off. (Hear, bear.)
After some further discussion the report was adopted.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

THDRIMAT, sorrixsiz is, I LIL