The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-18 00:00:00

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

(VT ELECTRIC TELCO/APR.)
STAMFORD MEETING.-(TRIG DAY.)

SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOUS. T.Y.C.
Exchequer awl Alchemist an here.
ST. LEGER. Moat one mile and half.
Prince Plausible, Barb Ilene, and Knight of the Thistle
are here.

WELLAND STAKES. Straight half mile.
Golden Fleece, Knight of St. Patrick, Golden Grape, and
Coalition,* are here.

WELTER CUP. One mile.
Audrey, Suburban, Flitch, and Sawcutter are hero.
BURWILEY HANDICAP. Two miles and a quarter and
146 yards.
Weatherbound. Borderer, Loiterer, Eastern Princess,
Newstead, Cialsineer, Little Drummer, Sporting Life,
/Sharpshooter, Anthem, Redpole, Amy, and Irene are here.

RUTLAND STAKES. Half mile.
Pupil the only bone here at present,
(riven ARJUVALM.—Optimist, Zinger°, Knight of the
Bath, Colvamer e, Sugarstick, Seallorse, Revolt, Lawyer,
Malt', Amateur, Bivouac, Cutler, Milvertoa, and Grant.

LONDON JOINT,STOCIL BANK.—(IIII3 DAY.)
This day the half-yearly meeting of this banking
company Wa. bad Ala*, Princes-dm; Manam.
holm ;./t. ir.i.owFa hi the

The following is the substance of the report of the di-
rattan :

"The account. show that the beak has realised during
the past half-year a net profit of 84,0061. 15s. 101., which
is appropriataa u follows, vis. : 37,10 W. to the usual divi-
dend at the rate of 12} per emit. persona= ;37,500/. to a
boom of 12.. fid. per share ; and 9,0061. Hie. 101.
to the augmentation of the guarantee feed.
The decline in the market value of government end
Indian securities since the :list December having reduced
the value of those held by the bank on the 29th of June to
the extent of 17,875/, that sum is carried to the
debit of the guarantee fund, which fund, being credited
with six nionths interest, and the undivided profit
stated above, now amounts to 1911,4581. se. 9d.
The sum reserved from the profits of last year has proved
ample to cover the loos sustained by the failures in the lea-
ther trade, sod some portion of it will probably be re-
covered on the Anal lipudation of the bankrupt estates,. The
bank has been deprived of the valuable sermons of one of he
original director awl founders, by the resignation of Mr.
Ambrose Moore, who was nortwitting in his attention to
the affairs of the bank. Ilse dividend awl bonus, free from
income tax, will be payable on and after Friday, the 26th
instant. _ _

"Liabilities and Assets.—Dr. • To capital paid up, vix.,
11,000 shares at 10/ each, 600;01101. ; tom aount due by
tbe bank, 11,425,1A71. Bs. d. ; to amount of the
guarantee find, Slat December, 1860, 201,262/.
Iln. 241. ; to Mx months' interest on ditto, at 31. pm
cent. per annum, 3,0631. 18s. 93.; together,2o7,32Bl. 9, ltd.;
lees decresee since the valuation on 31st Dec., 1110, in the
market value of government and Bast Indian securities held
by the bank, 17,8757.-181,45 U. 9s. Ild. To amount
carried to pr,4t and for account, 151,719'. 15s. 3d.—Total :
12,366,2011. 13e. 9d. —Cr.: By Exabequer BilL, India De-
beatures, and government stock, 1,142,840 L 4s. ld. ; by
cask, Inane, bills discounted, and other securities,
11,185,0131. %. 81. ; by building, furniture. kc., is Prisoes.
divot, 31,32. W. • by -tiro in Pall-mall, 7,000!.-38X1. :
total. 19.36.; 2114. 1%. 93.
. _ _

"Pzofit and Lose Account Dr.: To current expenses,
proportion of building expenses. directors' remuneration,
baddebta, income tax, kc., 27,1&5/. 18a. Bd.; to amount car-
ried to profit and loss, new 110e01112t, being mbate of intoreat
on bills discounted not yet due. 40,5271. Is.; to dividend
account for the payment of half a year's dividend, at the
rate of 12i per centum per annum upon 1210,000/.,
amount.of paiilup capital upon 90,000 shares, 37,500/. ;
to ditto, for the payment of a bonus of 13. ild. per share
37,510. ;to amount carried to pimentos fund, 9,0064
134. 10d. total, 151,719/. 15e. 3d. Cr.:—By balance
brought down, 1M,7191. 15s. 3d e
The CHAIRMAN thee declared the dividend and bonus,
together equivalent to 2.t, per cent. per annum, and moved
the ii.loption of the report without offering any comment
in refer ace to it.

Mr. HEIST US having seconded the motion, it was
unsrumoosly approved of.
The CHAIRMAN then said he bad nothing further to say
than to congratulate the shareholders on the success of the
bank for the last half-year.
A vote of thanks wile then preyed to 3fr. Hewitt, the
manager, and other officials, when the proceedings termi-
nated

THE COLLICM BAWN.—A pleaming Memorial of
Ws highly successful drams is just published by Messrs.
Thine' and Bensley, being a photographic representation of
the critical ,are scene in which Miles Naoopaleen rescues
the Colleen Bawn from a watery death. The photographer
has been very happy in rendering the portraits of Mr. and
Mrs. Boucicault, and the composition u a whole admirably
presents the dramatic action.

THE OICAT GLOBZ.—Tbe second and last day's
sae at this exhibition took place yesterday, and comprised
the military gallery of paintings, the Turkish Museum, the
dioramas, time Globe, and the frame and wood work of the
building itself. The paintings, embracing • series of full-
length portraits of the principal military leaders in the
Crimean campaign, 300 in number, were put up singly, and
' sold for about 2.501., a -rest number being bought for Lord
Ranelagh. The Turkish Museum, consisting of 41 groupsof
figures, illustrative of Oriental life and habits, sold in lota
fur 250 f. The dioramas brought the following pnces
depicting the scenes of the late mutiny, in 40 tableaux,
Isof. ; Chian, in 26 tableaux, 150/. ; the Rhine, SU. aNew
&alined, ; Italy, comprising the principal scenes in the
late war of himestion, 4V. ; Japan, 2201. ; and Australia and
the Brazils. 201. The Globe and the building were the last
lota put up, the Globe selling for 9001.. and the building
for ABM The brickwork was not sold. The sale did not
conclude until dusk. The whole of the lota will have to ho
cleared immediately, so the ground is to be laid out, under
the control of the district hoard of works, as an ornamental
garden, which will considerably improve the locality.
" The new Sultan, Abdul-Mar.," says a Constan-
tinople letter, " has appointed his former music master, M.
Guatelli, to be the head of the military bends of the Turkish
empire, with the title of dacha. The question is asked,
whether this distinction, granted to a musician, should be
considered as the pozoorthc of a favourable era for the arts
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