15 APRIL 1865, Page 3

The second ordinary general meeting of the proprietors of the

Discount Corporation was held on Tuesday last. The directors announced that the profits for the half-year ending March 31 amounted to 31,2241. ls. 10d., out of which they proposed to declare a dividend of 10s. per share, being equal to rather more than 5f per cent on the paid-up capital.