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London, England, 1868-01-27 00:00:00

Bloom of Roses, 3s. 6d.

DESTROYER.-248, High Holborn,
fl° pus London.—ALEX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes super-
h_air from the face, neck, and arms, without effect to the
ita4;i• rrice 38. 6d., ss. 6d., and 10s. 6d.; sent for 54, 84, and 144
14.---Ifed of all Chemists.

EULOGY.-KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON.
PROFE-BOR TENNANT, F.G.S., will commence a
COURSE of LECTURES on GEOLOGY on FRIDAY, January
24, rt 9 a.m. They will be continued on each succeeding Wed-
nesday and Friday at the same hour. A shorter course will also
be given on Thursday evenings from 8 to 9. First Lecture, Jan.
23. Text-Book, Lyell's "Elements of Geology?' Professor
Tennant accompanies his students to the Public Museums, and
to places of Geological interest in the country.
R. W. JELF, D.D., Principal

CNDLES, GLYCERINE, and SOAP.—A
Gold Medal was awarded at the Paris Exhibition to
Price's Patent Candle Company Limited, for " Candles,
Glycerine, and Soap"—the only one to any British exhibi-
tor for these three things combined. The chief Candles of
the Company are their " BELMONTINE" and "PRICE'S
PARAFFINE" for those who must have the ex, reme
transparency of pure Paraffine ; their "GOLD MEDAL
PALMITINE" and " SHERWOOD PALMITINE," for
those who, while desiring candles of great beauty, require
also steady brilliancy of light and freedom from smoke
and smell; their good old-fashioned " B ELMONT SPERM
AND WAX," and "BEST" "No. 2," " No. 3," and
"BATTERSEA" COMPOSITES for those who require
only perfect burning without caring for transparency; and
their " CHAMBER" Candles, hard, and of small diameter,
to avoid the dropping of grease when carried. Their new
toilet soap, "PRICE'S SOLIDIFIE GLYCERINE" con-
tains half its weight of their distilled Glycerine, and should
be the one toilet soap in use, especially in winter, because of
its admirable effects in preventing chapping of the hands and
face. There ought also to be in everyhouse one of the sealed
bottles of their patent distilled Glycerine, known every-
where as " PRICE'S GLYCERINE," two or three drops
of which, mixed with three or four times as much water,
will in a day or two remove chapping and roughness of
skin, whether of adults or children ; and when this is
effected, a single drop of the undiluted Glycerine applied
once a day will prevent the recurrence of the chapping and
roughness. insist on having " Price's Glycerine" in the
Company's own sealed bottles, quantities of cheap impure
Glycerine being now sold in the shops because of the low
rate at which the dealers can buy it in comparison with
Price's. All the good medical authorities abroad as well
as at home order " PRICE'S" as the one only Glycerine to
be used.
" PRICE'S NEW PATENT NIGHT LIGHTS" for
burning in the wide glasses are believed to be the very
best Night Lights made. " PRICE'S CHILD'S NIGHT
LIGHTS" are known everywhere, and are excellent for
burning without a glass.

CIONSOLIDATED BANK (Limited).—At a
NJ General Meeting of the Proprietors, held at the Lon-
don Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, in the City of London, on
Thursday, 23d January, 1868, JOHN PENDER, Esq., in
the Chair, the following Report was presented:—
In laying before the shareholders their usual half-yearly
statement of accounts, the directors wish to draw attention
to the rneral stagnation of trade and to the low rate of
discount which have prevailed throughout the last six
months.
The bank has, during that period, made steady pro-
gress, and the number of its customers exhibits a continu-
ous increas •
The accounts show that, after payment of all current
expenses, interest to customers, rebate of interest on bills
in hand, income tax, and directors' remuneration, there
remains a net profit for the six months of £27,263 9 1
To which has to be added the balance from
last hall-year of B,lBB 4 7

Making a total of
This sum it is proposed to appropriate as follows :
To the payment of a divi-
dend, for the half-year, at
the rate of 5 per cent. per
annum, free of income
tax
To reserved surplus fund
(which, with interest
already added, will then
amount to £100,000) 3,100 0 0
To special reserve fund
(which will then be
£20,000)
Carrying forward to next
account the balance of 2,351 13 8
_ £35,45113 8

It will be seen that in pursuance of the pre'cautionarY
policy set forth in their last half-yearly statement, the di-
rectors have added a further sum of £lO,OOO to the special
reserve fund.
The directors have to lament the death of one of their
most valued colleagues, Mr. James Aspinall Turner, the
late deputy-chairman of the bank. His services to this
institution, from his first connection with it to the period
of his death, merit their ample and grateful recognition.
The post thus rendered vacant has been offered to, and
accepted by, Mr. Murray Gladstone.
The directors retiring by rotation are Messrs. Matthew
Curtis, Thomas Fairbairn, Edward Ryley Langworthy,
Ivie Mackie, and John Ponder. These gentlemen being
eligible, will be proposed for re-election.
The meeting will also be invited to elect two auditors.
Messrs. David Chadwick and William Cooper offer them-
selves for re-electiou.

The dividend warrants will be payable on and after the
Ist Febrtary nest.
J. P. HEYWOOD, Chairman.

BALANCE SHEET, DEC. 31, 1867.
DR. LIABILITIES.

To capital paid up: 200,000 shares of Xi
each £Boo,ooo 0 0
To reserve surplus fund
To special reserve lO,OOO 0 0
To amount due by the bank on current,
deposit, and other accounts 2,184,783 7 1
To acceptances
To balance of profit and loss account,
30th June, 1867 B,lBB 4 7
To balance, being gross profits for the
half-year ending 31st December, 1867,
after payment of interest to customers,
and making provision for bad and
doubtful debts

£3,247,427 16 1
Cit. ASSETS.
By investments in Government Stocks,
viz., New Three per Cents. and Three
per Cent. Reduced £107,602 8 8
By cash in bank, at Bank of England,
and at call
By bills discounted, loans, and other
securities 2,434,745 19 9
By bank premises, London (Thread-
needle-street and Fenchurch-street) 190,752 5 0
By current expenses, London and Man--
chester • . 13,372 10 11

£3,2-17,427 16 1

PROFIT AND Loss ACCOUNT.
DR.
To current expenses, London and Man-
chester, income tax, directors' remune-
ration, Sze.
To rebate on bills discounted, not yet duo 4,506 1 11
To proposed dividend, at the rate of 5
per cent. per annum 20,000 0 0
To reserved surplus fund 3,100 0 0
To special reserve lO,OOO 0 0
To balance carried forward to next ac-
count

Cu. £53,330 6 6
By balance of gross profits brought down £45,142 111
By balance of profit and loss account,
June 30, 1867 B,lBB 4 7

£53,330 6 6

REPORT OP THE ATTDITORi:''

To the Shareholders of the Consolidated lani (Limited).
We have to report that we have examined the accounts
and balance sheet of the Bank for the half-year ending
31st December, 1867, and have signed the same as ex-
hibiting a true and correct view of the state of the com-
pany's affairs, in conformity with the deed of settlement.
Auditors.
DAVID CHAD WICK (Chadwick & Co.)}•
WM. COOPER (Cooper Brothers & Co.) f
15th January, 1868.
The Secretary having read the notice convening the
meeting, the report and balance-sheet were taken as read.
It was moved by the CHAIRMAN, seconded by Mr. J. P.
KENNARD, and resolved unanimously :
"That the report of the directors he received and
adopted, and that the same bo printed and circulated among
the shareholders:'
It was resolved unanimously as follows :
"That the following gentlemen, who retire by rotation
from the board of directors, be and are hereby re-elected
directors of the company : Messrs. Matthew Curtis,
Thomas Fairbairn, Edward Ryley Langworthy, Ivie
Mackie, and John Pender."
"That a dividend for the half-year ending 31st Decem-
ber, 1867, be now declared, at the rate of 5 per cent. per
annum,' free from income tax, and payable on the Ist
February next."
"That Messrs. David Chadwick and William Cooper be
and are hereby re-elected as auditors of the company.
" That the thanks of the proprietors ha given to the
chairman for his courteous conduct in the chair, and to the
board of directors for their zealous attention to the affairs
of the bank."
" That the thanks of the meeting be given to the mana-
gers and other officers of the bank for their services dur-
ing the past half-year:
JOHN PENDER, Chairman.
Extracted from the Minutes.
T. J. AGAR, Secretary.