The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-22 00:00:00

Course of the Exchange—This Day.

kmsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam — 11 191 12 0
Antwerp — 25 65 25 70
Brussels — 25 65 25 70

H.amburgh — 13 7f 13 8
Paris
Ditto .. 3 Months, 25 75 25 80
Marseilles
Frankfort on Maine —119 k
Vienna
Trieste

Petersburgh

Berlin .

Madrid OOO • ••
Cadiz
Leghorn
Milan
Genoa
Naples
Palermo
Messina

471 48
472 48
25 82/ `25 87i
25 821 25 87/
25 82/ 25 87±
25 82/ 25 87/
25 82/ 25 87/
25
C{lB2/ 25 87/
2

Lisbon

Oporto... -
52±
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per 0z.... £3 17 9
Mexican Dollars .
Silver in Bars (Standard)
South American Doublons

Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool.

MEETING TIIIS DAY.

The half-yearly meeting of the Alliance Bank of London
and Liverpool took place this day, Mr. J. N. Daniel in tho
chair. The report, which was unanimously adopted, stated
the accounts showed an available balance for the half-year
ending the 31st December last, of £26,689 158. 5d.,
which with the addition of £243 16s. 11d., brought
forward from the previous half-year, made a total
of £46,933 12s. 4d. The directors proposed to apply
£16,000 in paying a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent, per
annum, for the h.A.lf-year, free of income tax, which gives
15s. per share on the original 20,000 shares, and 2s. per
share on the new shares issued in July last, and after
placing £2,000 to the reserve fund there will remain £8,933
12s. 4d. to be carried forward to the next account. The
directors had to report that the whole of ;he new capital of
£1,000,000, in 10,000 shares resolved in July last, to be
issued at a premium of £5 per share, had been subscribed
for, and was proposed that the £50,000 received for the pre-
miums be tranferred to the reserve fund.
The CHAIRMAN stated that, as would be seen by the
large balance carried over to the next account, the directors
could have increased the dividend, but they considered it
prudent to build up a reserve fund before allowing the share-
holders to participate fully in the profits. The remunera-
tion of the directors was fixed at £4,000 a year, and that of
the auditors at £5O each. According to a notice, it was re-
solved to change the name of the company, calling it in
future "The Alliance Bank Limited," and omitting the
words "of London and Liverpool." The dividend warranty
were made payable on and after the 28th inst.

Private Bills in the House of ComMouS,

THIS DAY.

The following,- bills wero passed by Mr, Smith as having
complied with the standing orders :—Metropolitan Ground
'Shrewsbury Bridges, West Shropshire
(new lines), West Shropshire Mineral
RMllaniniiloewnraaylß(Rabiarlaiwlnwacyahses and alterations), Carmarthenshire Rail-
way, LiandEo and Teifa Talley Railway, Llanelly Railway
and Dock Company No. 2 (new line), Beckenham Sewers,
Brighton Railway, and London, Chatham, and Dover Rail-
way, No, 2 (new line).

(Before Mr. Frere.)
Wrexham Water Works, Kingston and Eardesley Rail-
way, Drayton Junction Railway, Denburn Valley Railway ,
Belfast, Ballymony, and 13allyeastle Junction Railway,
South Wales, Tenby, and Milford Haven Junction Rail-
way, and Limerick, Foynes, Tralee, and Killarney Junc-
tion Railway.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE .

TATTERSALL'S-LAST EVENING.

Although it had been expected that the publication of the
weights for the Chester Cup would have excited the same
amount of interest and spirit of speculation as usual, the
coldness and apathy which prevailed to-day when the great
spring handicap was introduced, even as a subject of con.
versation, were in singular contrast to the tone of the room
on like occasions on former years. The merits of the haw.
dieap were freely discussed, and although some considered
it a very fair specimen of Mr. Topham's abilities as a han-
dicapper, there were others again who believed that some
animals were ridiculously well in. Still, the latter did not
seem inclined to bock their opinions in a more practical
form, and the consequence was that Mt r giving their
_
friends the full benefit of their 4, candid opinions,' the}- left
the room without striking a blow in favour of thoso theyi
considered so very leniently dealt with. Layers
were
equally
ns of
chary about taking the initiative, and theP"s and, c 1 on the
field. For the Derby 1000 to 60 was acceP °
the afternoon resulted only in 20 to 1 being
f
ied 1 ere-three
his
about Forager, and Coast Guard further improved times
posi-
tion sumo two points, buying been supported "rt 1000 to 55.