The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-20 00:00:00

By balance brought down

_ £106,048 9 8

"The Directors have again much pleasure in meeting
the proprietors, to place before them the annexed state-
ment of the liabilities and assets of the Bank, and of the
profit and loss account for the half-year ending the 30th
June last, by which it will be observed that the net
profits amounted to 54,6951. 7s. 3d.
" From the continued prosperity of the Bank, the Di-
rectors have felt themselves justified in increasing the
dividend, and have accordingly appropriated 30,000/. for
the payment of a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent.
per annum, which has left a balance of 24,6951. 7s. 3d.,
as undivided profit to the credit of the current half-year.
"The dividend will be payable on and after Friday,
the 28th inst."

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in
the Bank of New South Wales was held at Sydney
at the end of April last. The report presented by
the directors was prepared upon the accounts
ending with the March quarter. The balance-
sheet shewed 66,4971. 17s. as available for division
aftar deducting current expenses, rebate on all
bills under discount, &c. The gross profits for
the six months were 91,0591. Bs. 11d. The direc-
tors' recommendation as to the payment of divi-
dend, &c., was adopted as follows :

To payment of Dividend of 10 per cent.
for the half-year £40,000 0 0
Increase of Reserved Fund.. 20,000 0 0
Carried forward for future division 6,497 17 0
The Reserve Fund had thus been increased to
70,0001., and the intention of the directors was to
further augment the same until it reached 100,0001.
New local agencies, in addition to foreign ones,
had been successfully opened, and the business of
the Bank exhibited every sign of still further im-
provement.

The improved tone of the English stock market,
observable towards the close of business yesterday
afternoon, has been fully maintained, and so far
the settlement of the account has assisted prices.
Consols have teen 92 to 921 for transfer, and 921
to for account, being at present rather buyers at
the highest of these quotations. The payment of
differences arising from the speculation of the last
three weeks has been in progress, and with the ex-
-o.2ption of the small failure noticed yesterday, has
gone off satisfactorily. There is considerable cu-
riosity respecting the financial plans of the Govern-
ment, and according to some of the on dits
authority to raise 8 or 10 millions sterling will be
asked, a portion being for Turkey. The New
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents, have been at 921
to 93, and the Three per Cents. at 921 to 92-k.
Bank stock is steady, at 210, and South Sea Stock
at 1121. Exchequer-bills are at plr, and the Bonds
ito g pm. India Bonds are 2s. to ss. pm.
Securities have been very quiet. Spanish
3o f
pFl:lBleC9ig at
etnits. realise 36, and the Deferred 18. Rus-
sian 4i per Cents. are heavy at 82 ; Dutch 4 per
Cents. have been at 901 ; Brazilian Old Stock has
been at 991 to 100.

The following are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Greuada Deferred Bonds, 6 to 6' ; Mexi-
can, 24g. to 24k ; Peruvian, 66 to 68 ; ditto Three
per Cents. 50 to 52 ; Portuguese Four per Cents.
39 to 41 ; Russian Five per Cents. 97 to 99 ;
ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 82 to 84 ; Spanish
New D
teto
lifiBcialeds,it3tol Ttohir;
dipetrtoCents
Pas-
sive,3s to
3i36t
4.
;dittoeferredl 7
rt
The last week's railway receipts ascertained up
to this day are in round figures as under :

1854. 1853.
Great Western ....................... £25,125 £26,404
North-Western ........................ 59,072 56,543
Brighton ................................. 15,546 15,204
Midland ................................. 27,162 26,584
South-Eastern .................. 20, 310 19, 095
Caledonian, and Edna. and Glasgow 16,351 15,037
Great N0rthern......... 18,105 16,350
Lancashire and YOrkshire 20,776 30,073
The Railway Share Market has been buoyant,
and with moderate dealings in Midland, South-
Eastern, Great Northern, and North-Western.
In the foreign lines there has been several bargains
at the previous rates.
The Mining Market is dull. There has been a
purchase of London Joint Stock Bank at 271. The
Australian Agricultural Shares are lower.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(Front, the °tidal List.)
Bank Stock nosiness done.
.. 2lO
... ........ ...... .
i per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92 4
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 921 32 3
34 per Cent. Annuities
New 24 per Cent. Annuities
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860
Ditto Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 44
India 30
Bonds, 4,1000 p
5 2 p
Ditto, under 21000 5 2
South Sea Stock
Consols for Account 17th August 92iiiii
Exchequer Bills, 24d.
£lOOO ............ ....................... par
Small .. ... .. . .
Exchequer Bonds ...... —
Ditto Scrip, 1859
PRICE ON FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. lOO O'CLOCK.
Ditto Small
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St
Ditto 44 per Cent B2
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 36
in London.
Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. lB
Dividends on the above payable
Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Gail —
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates -

HALF•PAST TWO.
Consols 92i I

THREE THOUSAND MILES FOR THREE-HALFPENCE.--
By a new postage law just passed by the United States
Congress, a single letter, conveyed not more than 3,000
miles is to be charged 11d., and for a greater distance
sd. For a single letter conveyed not more than 3,000
miles, wholly or partly by sea, and to and from a foreign
country, the postage will in future be 21d. ; and if above
3,000 miles, sd. The postage on all inland letters must
be prepaid, and after the Ist of January next this must
be done by stamps. On all letters intended for delivery
in the towns in which they are posted, the postage will
in future be Ad. each, and all not•known letters, after
being advertised, will be charged each an additional Ad.
In the United States all letters the owners of which
cannot be found, are advertised in the public journals.
THE MAGISTRACY IN IRELAND.—On the recommen-
dation of the Earl of Bandon, lord•lieutenant of the
county Cork, the Lord Chancellor has appointed W.
Lysaght, of Beechrnount, Esq., to the commission of the
peace for the county. Lewis Gollock, Esq., Coachford,
is superseded in the commission of the peace for the
county Cork, in consequence of a recent trial.
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WAR-MAP OF RUSSIA, TURKEY, the.

BY G. M. THOMPSON.

This really remarkable map contains a super-
abundance of information. It lays before us, in
one comprehensive view, European Russia, Euro-
pean Turkey, the Euxine, and the Baltic. It marks
out the whole of the continental railways, as well
as all the continental and submarine telegraphs,
together with the lines of their probable extension
to Tunis in Africa, under the waters of the Medi-
terranean. Added to all which, this very novel
and noteworthy war-map of Mr. G. M. Thompson,
is accompanied and illustrated by distance tables
in English miles, particularising the various routes
from London to the seats of war in the Cacausus
and in the Principalities. The distances between
numerous important places on the Danube and
along the shores of the Black Sea, are also indi-
cated, besides those extending between St. Peters-
burg and Moscow, and Constantinople. Occa-
sionally we obFerve that the compiler contents
himself with giving the distance in round numbers,
as, where it is said that 144 miles spread out be-
tween Adrianople and Constantinople, the real
length of the main road connecting those cities be-
ing only, in point of fact, 137 miles altogether. It
would be invidious, however, to carp at errors,
which are only minute and exceptional. Until
the issue of Mr. Thompson's useful and valuable
map, we believe the information contained in it
had never before been brought together—informa-
tion, that is to say, in regard to the distances, in
regard to the railways, and in regard to the electric
telegraphs, submarine and continental.