The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-19 00:00:00

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TWENTIETH REPORT OF THE. BANK
OF LONDON.

Capital Subscribed £BOO,OOO
Capital Paid-up
Reserve Fund 304,411
Head Banking House, Threadneedle-street.
Charing-cross Branch, No. 450, West Strand.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Sir JOHN VILLIERS SHELLEY, Bait, Chairman. •
JOHN GRIFFITH FRITH, Esq. (Frith, Sands, and Co.),
Vice-Chairman.
Charles J. H. Allen, Esq., 37, Devonshire-place, Portland-
place.
Henry Aste, Esq., 2, Upper Park-road, Haverstock-hill.
Thomas Dakin, Esq., Alderman of London, Abchurch-lane.
Col. William Elsey, H.E.1.C.5., The Green, Great Ealing.
Thomas Gooch, Esq. (Gooch and Cousens, London-wall).:,
Falconer Larkworthy, Esq., 50, Old Broad-street.
Thomas Luce, Esq., Oriental Club, and Malmesbury,Wilts.
Henry Morris, Esq., late of the Madras Civil Service, 25,
Mark-lane, City, and Budleigh-Salterton.
Robert Porter, Esq., 50, Old Broad-street, and Croydon.
Alfred Wilson, Esq., Firgrove, Weybridge, Surrey.
MANAGER.
Matthew Marshall, jun., Esq.
DEPUTY-MANAGERS.
John Henry Church, Esq. John Daniel Massey, Esq.
SECRETARY.
William Osmond Allender, Esq.

At the Twentieth General Meeting of the Shareholders,
held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, on Wed-
nesday, the 17th of January, 1866,

Sir JOHN VILLIERS SHELLEY, Bart., in the Chair,
.After authentication of the Register of Shareholders, by
affixing the common seal of the Company, the following
Report was read by the Secretary
The Directors have the pleasure of submitting the an-
nexed statement of account made up to the 80th of Decem-
ber, 1865, showing a balance of profit amounting to 469,498
4s. 4d.

After payment of current expenses, including full provi-
sion for all bad and doubtful debts, and allowing for rebate
of interest on bills discounted not yet due, there remains
for disposal the sum of £42,087 Os. 9d.
The Directors declare a dividend at the rate of £lO per
cent. per annum, and a bons of 42 10s. per Share, amount-
ing together to 20 per cent. per annum, free of income-tax.
The balance, £2,087 Os. 9d., is carried to Reserve Fund,
'which now amounts to £304,411 ss. 11d.
The Directors have to announce that, subject to resolu-
tions to be passed at two successive Extraordinary General
Meetings, one of which will be held immediately after this
Ordinary ' General Meeting, they are prepared to effect a
division of the present £lOO Shares in the Bank, into Shares
of £2O each, with £lO paid thereon, the necessary con-
sent of the Board of Trade to such subdivision of the Share
capital having been obtained.

BANK OF LONDON.
LIABILITIES AND ASSETS, DECEMBER 30, 1865.
DR.
To capital paid up X400,000 0 0
To Reserve Fluid
To amount due by the Bank on current,
deposit, and other account
To profit and loss account after payment
of X 31,613 11s. 3d. to customers for in-
terest on their balances

69,498 4 4

£5,107,699 10 3

By investments, viz.:—
In Government Securities, India Bonds,
&c £227,166 11 2
Ditto in freehold premises in
Threadneedle-street, let at
rental yielding 41 per cent. £40,000
13y freehold premises in the oc-
pation of the Bank 35,000

--- 75,000 0 0
By bills discounted, loam, &c 3,985,036 0 10
By cash in hand, and at call

£5,107,69910 3
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE HALF-
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 30TH, 1865.
DR.
To half a year's current expenses at Head.
Office and Charing-cross Branch, bad and
doubtful debts, Directors' remuneration,
&c. £16,855 0 2
To rebate of interest on bills discounted not
yet due, carried to profit and loss new
account 10,556 3 5
To dividend for the half-year at the rate of
10 per cent. per annum
To bonus at the rate of 10 per cent. per an-
num, or £2 10s per share
To balance carried to Reserve Fund 2,087 0 9

£69,498 4 4

CR.
By balance of profit for current half-year ... £69,498 4 4

£69,498 4 4

RESERVE FUND ACCOUNT.
DR.
To balance £304,411 5 11
CR.
13y amount from last half-year £302,324 5 2
By addition brought down 2,087 0 9

304411 5 11
We have examined the above accounts £
and, find them
correct, 11th Jan., 1866. •

GEO. THOMSON,
GEORGE BONE, }Auditors.
FRANCIS NALDER,
It was resolved unanimously,—
That the Report now read be received.
The Chairman announced that the dividend and bonus
'would be payable on and after Wednesday, the 24th
January, at the Head Office in Threadneedle-street.
It was resolved unanimously,—
That the election of Falconer Lerkworthy, Esq., and
Thomas Gooch, Esq., as Directors of this Bank, be eon-
%ined.

An Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders was
then held, when it was resolved unanimously—
That each £lOO share in the capital of the Bank be
divided into five Shares of X2O each, with £lO paid
thereon.
That the £2O Shares be numbered or distinguished as
the Directors may find convenient.
That the Directors may call in the existing Share Certi-
ficates and cancel the same, and issue fresh certificates in
lieu thereof.
And that for limiting the number of Shares of any holder,
and for all other purposes, five of the £2O Shares shall be
equal to one Share of £lOO.
That the thanks of this Meeting be given to the Chair-
Man and Directors for their services during the past half-
Year.

Extracted from the minutes.
JOHN VILLIERS SHELLEY, Chairman.
W. 0. ALLENDER, Secretary.
Threadneedle-street, Jan. 17, 1866.

DANK OF LONDON.
Head Bankirw-House—Threadneedle-street.
Charing-cross Branch—• No. 450, West Strand.
Subscribed Capital
Paid-up Capital 400,000
Reserve Fund

CHAIRMAN— Sir JOHN VILLIERS SHELLEY, Bart.
VICE-CHAIRMAN—JOHN GRIFFITH FRITH, Esq.
MANAGER.
Matthew Marshal, jun., Esq.
DEPUTY MANAGERS.
John Henry Church, Esq. I John Daniel Massey, Esq.
MANAGER AT CHARING-CROSS BRANCH.
George Rogers, Esq.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened with parties properly
introduced, and interest allowed on credit balances if not
drawn below £2OO.

DIONEY
RECEIVED on deposit, repayable at seven
days' notice, and interest regulated by the market value
of money, as announced from time to time by public ad-
vertisement, the present rate being FIVE-AND-A-HALF
per Cent.

CIRCULAR NOTES and LETTERS of CREDIT
issued free of charge, and all descriptions of banking busi-
ness transacted.

W. 0. ALLENDER, Secretary.

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