The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-26 00:00:00

A general meeting of the shareholders of the
Bank of London was held to-day. The report
entered fully into the affairs of the bank. The re-
solution for the adoption of the report had attached
to it words to the effect that the committee of
management be requested to continue their services
under existing arrangements. The proposition was
Passed unanimously.
The sum of £30,000 in sovereigns was withdrawn
from the Bank for Brazil yesterday.
The return of paid clearing for the week ending
14th February is as follows :—Thursday, Feb. 18th,
£9,213,000 ; Friday, 19th, £9,093,000 ; Saturday,
20th,r £11,791,000 ; Monday, 22d, £9,427,000 ;
i'llesday, 23d, £10,167,000 ; and Wednesday, 24th,
4,539,000—total, £58,230,000.
It is understood that the negotiations for an
ian
loan on the ecclesiastical properties have for
the moment been broken off.
Messrs. J. S. Morgan and Co. have invited sub-
scriptions for £369,200 eix per cent. sterling mort-
gage_ Bonds of the United Canal awl Railroad
hapanies of New Jersey, an association formed
,"
the working junction of three of the oldest and
most respectable undertakings in the United States
(the Camden and Amboy Railway, the Delaware
and Raritan Canal, and the New Jersey Railway),
at the price of 86. The instalments extend to
the
Ist of May, and the bonds are redeemable
ar by a sinking fund in 25 years, upon
awtucli terms they will yield 7 per cent. per annum,
d the immediate neeessity caused by increase of
_Lie city of
tj business for larger space at their terminus opposite
New York is assigned as the reason for
the present issue.
The Master of the Rolls has sanctioned the pay-
ment of a first dividend of 12s. 6d. in the £1 to the
creditors of the China Steamship and Labuan Coal
Company (Limited).
The Brighton Gas Company have declared a divi-
der The ndat the rate of 8 per cent. per annum.
report of the directors of the lower Subway
Company states that the purchase of the land re-
quired in Middlesex has been effected for £1,300,
and the freehold of a house on the Surrey side for
4'1,600. The contractor has commenced the shaft
ea lower-hill. The directors report that they
" see no reason to doubt that the whole of the
works will be completed within the estimate of
£16,000, as
put forward in the prospectus."
March
James has fixed the sth of
kU.arcla for the appointment of an official liquidator
0f the Masonic -Union Company (Limited).
At the meeting of the English and Australian
Copier Company a dividend of 9d. per share was
declared, free of income-tax.

At a meeting of the City lliscount Company
(Limited), it was resolved to wind up the under-
taking voluntarily, a large portion of the assets
being locked up.
The prospectus of the Almada Silver
Aiming
Company (Mexico), with a capital of £75,000, in
70,500 shares of £lO each, has just been issued.
'-'5OO of the shares are offered to the public, and
from the advantages set forth it is almost a cer-
tainty that they will be readily taken up. The
vendors of the property forgo all profit of the pur-
chase money—£43,000--until the shareholders have
received back their entire subscriptions in full,
With five per cent. interest. The vendors take
1)000 shares, including 2,000 fully paid, as part of
e purchase money, and when all the expenses are
Paid
id the profits are to be equally divided, when the
fally
paid up shares are to be issued to represent
the vendors' moiety in the property. The pur-
je I)4e ja recommended by Mr. Petterick and Mr.
• Clernes, who have carefully scanned the pro-
,a vertY, and speak highly of its commercial advan-
tges.
The return from the Bank of England for the
w7k ended the 24th February gives the following
Putlts
When compared with the previous week
........... £3350,396 ... Decrease 439
Other deposits ..... 5,030,893 ... Increase ... 369,878_
other
......... , •••
. 17 469 154 Decrease 4i 8, 41
go_ the her side of the account :
,cirnrcent 5ecuri-
0X............. ......414,076,537 ... No change.
x`outeera securities ...... 16,308,037 Decrease ... 325,256
liztamPleyed... 9,388,275 ... Increase ... 204,210
bin aill'ont of notes in circulation is £22,795,280,
1441l1°" decrease of £358,635 ; and the stock of
a (14 in both departments is £18,271,215, showing
Preoes,er6B4° of £199,715 when compared with the
is-Litig return.
of thilbinined is a comparison of the present position
said re Bank of England and the prices of Consols
litet "inch Routes with the corresponding week of
714 r

B 11111 At Present. Same Week
last Year.
tese.°_n_ ............... £18,271,215 ... £21,349,789
11047 10,475,935 ... 13,231,039
1144,7112 !treulation 22,795,280 ... 23,117,850
Cate; discount
Free ......... 93 93
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