The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-19 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL BANK OF LONDON.

(MEETING THIS DAY.)
The following is the report of the Commercial Bank
of London, read at the meeting this day, which was
adopted after 'some discussion :
" The directors have to submit the balance sheet for
the six months endiov the 31st of December last, which
exhibits a net profit of 15,4651. 18s. 11d. after deducting
all expenses, making pri,visions for bad and doubtful
debts, and paying 10,7051. 9s. 2d,, sainterest to
customers during the half year on Deposit Accounts.
The directors have now to declare a dividend of 3 per
cent. for the half-year, free from income-tax. They
propose to add the sum of 5361 6s. 6 to the guarantee
fund, which will then amount to 75,0001., being 25 per
cent. on the paid-up capital, and as they consider this
an ample reserve, they do not propose to increase 3
further for the present. After allowing 3,6251. 10s. 901•
required for rebate on bills discounted and not yet due,
there will remain 2,3041 is. Bd, to carry forward to tho
profit and loss account for the current half-year."

INDIAN Naws.—A telegram with India news will be
"due in England from Malta on Friday, the 22nd inst•
This news will be from Calcutta up to'the 24th ult.;
fourteen days later than , hitherto received from that.
place.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury come to
town to-day from Savernake Lodge, Marlborough. •
The Marquis of Lansdowne arrived in town yesterday
from visiting the Right lion. Sidney and Mrs. Herbert
at Wilton House, Salisbury. The noble marquis leaves-
Lansdowne House to-morrow, for Bowood, and is
expected to return to London at the close of the week.
The Marchioness (Maria) of Ailesbury has arrived A
Claridge's Hotel, from a visit to the Marquis and Mar'
chionees of Ailesbury at Savernake Lodge, Marlborough.
The Earl and Countess Grey arrived at their mansion
in Carlton House Terrace a few days since, from a tour
of visits. .
The Duke and Duchess of Bucclauch and the Earl of
Dalkeith arrived at Montagu House last evenieg, from
Dalkeith House, Edinburgh.
The Duchess- of Manchester is, we learn, detained et
Kimbolton Castle, by indisposition. Her grace's absence
from the approaching court nuptials will be much
deplored.

We regret to announce that her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent is confined to Clarence Howse by *
slight attack of influenza. His Majesty the King of the
Belgians, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice
visited her Royal Highness yesterday.
The Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor arrived et
Stafford House yesterday, from their seat in Cheshire.
Viscount and Viscountess Sydney arrived at their
residence, in Cleveland-square, yesterday, from Frog'
nail, Kent. -
The Earl and Countess of Cork arrived at their new
residence in Grafton-street a few days since, from Wel•
beck Abbey, Notts.
The Earl of Carnarvon has purchased a mansion is
Park-street, Westminster.

THE OUTWARD WEST INDIA MAILS. The Royal
Mail Company's steam-ship _Parana, Captain Bevis, left
Southampton yesterday with the usual West India mails'
a full cargo, specie of the value of 1,8001. ; jewellery
2,500/. ; and 61 passengers, among whom are Lieutenant
La lor and Ensigns Forbes,
_Et,m3s, and Temple.
THE ROYAL A CADRAIY.—Mr. John Henry Foley, 03
sculptor of the well-known group •` Ino and Bacchus,
of the 't Holseless Wanderer," ge Youth at
t,tr, am," and the statue of Hampden, erected in St.
Stephen'e.hall,has been elected a royal academician in the
room of Mr. T. Uwins. We trust thet this election OE
a snlptor is an earnest that the interei of that ill.usea
branch of art will meet with more contideration iu
Trafalgar-squar,.
DARING- COIL. TING-HOUSE ROBBERY. Yesterday
morning information was received by the police that the
counting-house of Mr. Coles Child, coal merchant, 10
Greenwich, had been broken open, and abont 20/. i°
goll and silver money, together with several cheques 013
various bankers, stolen therefrom. The robbery was f
a daring character, the thieves, after effecting an err
trance, proceeding into an ajnining yard, where the
possessed themselves of a half-hundred weight, wife
which and a chisel and the counting-house poker they
forced open a large iron cheat, containing the cash-bo%
with the m 'ney named. The empty cash-box was
afterwards feund in a neighbouring brickfield. A reward,
has been offered for the apprehension and conviction 01
the thieves.