The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-14 00:00:00

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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SHREWSBURY MEETING.—(THIS DAY.)

MEMBERS' PLATE. Half • alb.

Ballerino,cZAcoL;;Lr, Pnndox, .ad Pinkpool
are here.

HANDICAP HURDLE RAC& About two miles cod a
quarter.
Master Begot, The Dane, Morgau Rattler, cud Water.
ford are here.

CLEVELAND HANDICAP. About one mile end three-

quarters.
Aneurin, Desmond, Calps, Rosedale, Volition, and Prince
Imperial are here.

CORPORATION PLATE. About five furlongs.
Lord of the Manor, Tyrant, Oran, Polly Peachum,
Itiogbooe, Pluton, Prime Imperial, and Charmione are here.

ENTRY FOR QUEEN'S PLATE Three miles.
The Lawyer, Avalanche, Black Named, Frederick,
:Water Raga, Chanoiee, Prince Imperial, Newcastle,
.tneurin, Defender, end Catania. Allure here.

(roma ARIUVAUS. —Doubtful, Zingari, Avalanche, Joy,
Frederick, Innkeeper, Newcastle, Defender, Isthmian,
Catalan, Mavourneen, Lawyer, Duplicity, Creeper, Fran-
catelh, GweLynn, Gre7 Hen colt, Orion, Medina, York-
shire Min, Black Diamond, Prince of Orange, Topsy,
Yale filly, Irish Emigrant, and Wee Nell.

BANS OP KNOLAND.-(THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly general court of the proprietors
of the Bank of England was held this day at noon, in the
Bank parlour. Mr. BONANT Losses, the Governor, pre-
sided.

The minutes of the previous meeting having been read
and confirmed,
The CHAIRMAN rid—l have to aoquaint the proprietors
that this is on. of the half-yearly general courts appointed
by the charter, and that it is also one of the half-yearly
courts appointed by the 12th by-law for making dividends.
The net profits for the haMyear soiling on the 28th
of February last were 720,2151., making the amount of rat
on that day 3,7247101., and after providing for a dividend
of 5 per omit. the rest will be 3,001,0601. The court of direr-
' tore, therefore, propose that a half-year's dividend on interest
and profits be mad* payable on the 6th of April without
deduction oa aceoust of income tax. If no proprietor has
anything to say I will put the question, that this court do
tor the dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. accordingly.
A Fnorarirron asked what was the amount of bullion at
the present time
The CkIAIMMAN said he had not the exact figures, but the
amount was upwards df 12,000,0001. The amount of re-
served notes was over 7,000,0)01.
A PRonurron, who addressed the court from the further
end of the room, put a question to the chairman u to the
amount of rebate.

The CHAIRMAN said the rest was affected in conse-
quence of bringing back the rebate on bills which
were not yet due. That could make no differ
rem*, however, as regarded the dividend, be-
cause that rebate wise not money earned. The blue
were not yet due ; it was capital lent out, and till
it was returned they could make no use of it. It
was the system of the Bank to take off the
rebate at the end of the financial year. There-
fore, the proprietors had the benefit of the rebate of the
last six months. The rebate would be the exact rate
which the Bank received for discount. (Hear, hear.)
Alderman tt.tr.omogri, alluding to the bullion and the
rest, asked why an authorised communication as
to the state of the Bank could not be made
to the proprietors. At present the only information
wee obtained through the newspapers on Saturday.
The CHAIRMAN said there was every disposition on the
part of the governors to give all information to the public
whisk could be given with propriety. Whether, however,
the alderman's wish could be complied with he (the chair-
me.) wee not at the moment prepared to answer.
A 1110,1111 TOR complained that, looking to the fact of the
Beak having twelve millions in bullion and seven millions
of reserved notes, the sitaireusa rata of interest should be
so high as S per cent.
The CHAIRMAN said that the matter wee always engaging
the attention of the court, awl whenever an alteration in
the rate of interest could be safely made it would be done.
The motion was then agreed to, and a cordial vote of
thanks to the Chairman terminated the court.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

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