The Sun.
London, England, 1868-01-11 00:00:00

CITY, TWELYI O'CLOCK.
There were no bullion operations at the Bank of
'll4:land yesterday.
The Pera has arrived from Alexandria with £7,428
in Specie.
Mr. Stebbing, the chairman of the New York Stock
4'4ol"nge, has been elected chairman of the Atlantic
and Great Western Railway, and Mr. E. F. Satter-
thwaite,
of Austinfriars, has been elected a director.
It is rumoured that the Midland Railway directors
''vo signed the contract for the construction of the
Carlisle and Lettle line since the publication of their
t,eport. The report to be presented at the meeting to
held on Tuesday next states that the profits, less
a
Internest paid to customers, as will be perceived from
annexed statement, amount to £27,757 17s. After de-
ducting the current charges making provision for bad and
doubtful debts, and allowing rebate on bills discounted
t due,a sum 0f.£15,278 Ils 4d remains,from which
"le directors recommend £11,250 to be applied to
Paanient of a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per
2anntlin, free of income tax, and that the residue,
zi-,u28 lis 4d, be carried forward to profit and loss
-vcr account. The directors announce that they have
aPPointed Mr. Alfred Brown, who has been connected
with the bank from its commencement, to the mice
of manager.
The directors of the East India Railway Company
4'ave called up their third installment of £5 per share
911, the
is a
oualedonian
proprietors of the. "L" Extension Shares. It
yable on the 18th February.
at is expected that a special general meeting of the
Railway Company will be held in Glasgow
t111;,t,lle 30th inst., to consider the report of the Coin-
" Lee of Investigation, and, in particular, the recom-
Inend• t•
4 lon
reCo that the Board of Directors should be
nstructed
the' Board as to " secure a change of policy at
C,,„%he'annual general meeting of the India Carrying
tra;"l34ll3' has been called for the 21st inst., for the
triactinn of the ordinary business of the company.
house'Lie lien of
meeting of the Fore-street Ware-
fl.4.k Company has been convened for the 22d inst.,
(IQ ue purpose of receiving the directors' report and
g a dividend.
co e ce of the
riseclu n Glasgow and South Western
"tr,q,(Jonipany having arranged with the directors
-e Caledonian for the line between Glasgow
-n".Rilniarnock Barrhead, becoming joint
property,th, thus involving the abandonment of
sparahnel with
Ailmarnock direct line, the call of £2 les per
5s per share premium, due on the £lO
co'res of the Glasgow and South Western Railway
qulllPanY on the 10th of February, will not be rc
zd for at least two years.
4..-I,he directors of John Crossley and Sons propose
;::leclare a dividend of 15s per share for the half-
Year,
which) with the interim dividend paid in
int,gust last, will make 15 per cent. per annum, leav-
funda balance of £6,771 to be added to the reserve
elaTh
Union Bahl: of Manchester (Limited) has de-
ter eu dividend for the half-year, at the rate of 8
Ace,T?t• per annuin, and a bonus of 3s per share.
peZ. °widen d of 5 per cent. will be paid, on the Ist
Illinois
un') to the holders of the full-paid shares in the
Central It• 1 •
The General Board of Directors of the Thames and
ble'ri",,eY Marine Insurance Company (limited), recom-
resol
Ti 7 Payment of 23. per share for the half-year.
directors of the Union Rink of Australia have
ti led upon a dividend of £2 2s 6d per share, being
zx.er cent. for the half-year.
Zae dividend of the British and Foreign Marine
insurance Company is 4s per share.
That, ill of per share is to be made on the 28th
Assuranceollhe contributories or the Professional Life
The annual
ompany.
tthu_tion. was report of the National Provident lush-
issued this morning. The following are
Vanlpayable .pal papers :—Besides the annual premiums
e in respect of 1,032 new policies issued during
,?_l3B-st year, amounting to £16,576, the sum of
'od,u3l 5s Id has been received in single payments
,r annuities effected during the same period. In
the Course of the year, 271 members have died, on
whose lives 354 policies had been effected, being a
reduction of twelve in the deaths compared with the
Preceding year. The claims which have thus arisen are :
Original sums assured, £149,013 17s ; bonus addi-
tions thereon, £13,814 16s. Twenty-eight policies,
been d
Payable on the members attaining a
given age, have
`alsO fallen-due, amounting to £9,448 18s, which:has
uly paid. The accounts for the year show a
balance of receipts over disbursements of £149,388
6.3 10d, or an increase of £39,755 compared with
the preceding year.

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