The Express.
London, England, 1868-07-25 00:00:00

ADEa.PHI THEATRE.

Mr. and Mrs. Billington announce their annual
benefit at this house for Thursday, July O. The enter-
tainments are full and varied, and Mr. J. L:Toole win
appear in one of hie favourite pieces.

CITY OF LONDON SOUdOL.—The annual distri-
bution Of prizes to sehelars in the 'City of London School
took plate in the theatre of the institution in Milk-street,
Chespeide, yesterday ; the Lord Mayor In the chair. The
heed master of the school, the Bev. A. A.bbott, delivered
an address, in which he reviewed the leading incidents of
the past year in connexion with the school, and recounted
the honours and distinctions which had been gained by the
pupils in the university and elsewhere. The reports of the
examiners were next read, which were of a most satisfac-
tory character. Declamations were then delivered in
praise of the founder—en English by Wm. George Rush-
brooks Warren Stoniest Hall Scholar and Travers Scholar,
Exhibitioner of the University of Lorgon • Greek, by E.
Curling, Carpenter Scholar ; in Dian, 'by James Low
Climes, Carpenter Scholar and Scholar of Queen's College,
Cambridge ; in German, by Thomas Ward Chambers,
David &lemons, Foundation Scholar; and in French by
John Christian Freund, Carpenter Scholar. The scholar-
ships, medals, and other principal prizes were then
bestowed, after which votes of thanks were passed to the
examiners, the head mister, and other masters, the com-
mittee, and the Lord Mayor and the proceedings were
brought to a termination. His lordship was much hissed
by the boys.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND.—
The following gentlemen having undergone the necessary
examinations for the diploma, were admitted members of
the college at a meeting of the court of examiners on the
23rd inst. viz.:—Messrs. Branford Edwards, L.8..C.P.
Lend., Ipirerich ; J. D. Mason, Lewisham T. J. Gittina,
/3arbadoes, West Indies • Francis Lett, Woolwich; Ed-
ward Colson, Great Hormead, Herb; Richard Banks,
Cockermouth, Cumberland; and C. E. Wi, Bury St.
Edmunds, students of Guy's Hospital; Herbert Boyd,
St. John's, New Brunswick, of St. NaresHospital ; Leo-
nard Smith, Cambridge-street, of St. Oeorge's Hospital;
William Morris, Birmingham, of the London Hospital;
H. W. W. Chorky, Leeds, of the Leeds Infirmary ;
David Brown, Dublin, of the Dublin end Belfast Hoe-
pitida ; Daniel Aiiiley, Halifax, of St. Bartholomew's
Hospital ; W. J. Scott, Cape of Good Hope, of Univer-
sity
.College Hospital ; Robert Patrick, Bolton, Lan-
cashire, of the Manchester Royal School of Medicine and
Surgery ; Tom Bates, L.R.C.P. Edin., Worcester, of
the Glasgow and Paris Medical Schools; and G. 8.
Walker, Islip, Oxon, of St. George's Hospital.
BANE or EGYPT.—At the half-yearly meeting,
held yesterday at the London Tavern, Mr. W. Tite, M.P.,
who, as chairman of the company, presided, moved the
adoption of the report, which has been already published,
observing that when they could give 10 per cent. per
wintun:and carry over a large balance, it was annexe-
tiny to speak long. The board thought it desirable to
increase the reserve, and as the half-year bad been very
successful they proposed to add 6,0001. to it. The bank
was in the greatest pantile credit in Eimpt., and in Lon-
don their credit was unimpeachable and- unimpeached.
The current accounts had increased eomWntbly. This
brae lest year they amounted to 106,0001. ; at the list hell-
yearly meeting they were 269,0001., end new they were
337,0001. • and this was the moat valuable end most legitis
mate banking business. The comb had likewise is.
crewed from 146,0001. • year. ago, • 241,0001., lost
half-year, to 306,0001. this half-year. The net profits,
which were 20,0001. at the corresponding half od 1867(
19,0001. at the close of the last half-year, ware 26,0004 on
the present occasion, while the expenses, which last half,-
yeer Were 8,0001,, were this half-year 6001. leas. In le-
l:eat . to leans, which were soma& dimmed last now,.the
MA no desire to embark in speculative hominess,
an as they could always obtain their full share of soy
go loan brought out in Egypt, they thought lt
w hi cordite themselves within the Innife of _0 1303fitc
ab bat at the same time • padenti hominess. lettyi
in to a question, be added that the idea war to a
riliterearedialy, as opparimaity ortmed,•to .166„
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