9 AUGUST 1856, Page 10

The first company formed under the Limited Liability Act—the London, Manchester, and Foreign Warehouse Company—will be enabled to pay a

dividend at rate of 5 per cent per annum for the past half-year, with a good balance carried forward.

The International Coasting Company—Union du Commerce Maritime-is a French scheme, which seeks shareholders in England. The capital is to be 320,000/. The chief object of the company is the carrying on of a coasting trade along the shores of the Continent by means of small and.inexpensive steamers.