The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-06 00:00:00

VENEZUELA GOVERNMENT SIX PER
CENT. LOAN-c1,5W.A.).,.

In ikoncliot LSO and LlOO.
The GENERAL CREDIT and FINA N el. COMPANY of
LONDON Limited beg to announce that they are authorised by
the government of Yenesnela to OFFER to the public • LOAN
for that State, to the assent of 41,500,000 nominal capital, upon
the following term,:
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The Bonds gill be Batted for sums of L5OO. i2.n, and e:100
each. They will bear interest as from the Ist October, Ind 3, at
the rate of six percent. per annum, with coupons attached. pay-
able half-yearly, on the lit Aped and lst October, at the Ottices
of the General Credit and nuance Company in Loudon. in
sterling, or at the OfAces of Stenos. Salomon oppeuheuti, Jun.,
sn. Co.. Cologne, in thaiers, at the exchange of the day.
The price of issue is g.. 60 per 4100 stock, and payment will be
required as follows :

E 3 on app I nation.
Flo on allotment, leas CS half-year's interest accinsil.
als on lit June.
£l5 on lit Aloud.
1.15 on lit September, less .C 3 half-year's Interest accrued.
due lit Oct.
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fAioourit at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum will be allowed
on pro-payments In full, snaking, with alldwaucm, the prior of
Wu/ under a'Ac.

In case of non.allotment the deposit will be returned. Should
stem amonnt be allotted than that applied for. the deposit will
be made available towards payment on the allotment, and the
balance. if any, returned to the applicant.
The object of the loan is to effect a settlement of the general
financial condition of the country, to as..ist in making roads and
improved communicaUons, Inland and coa..ts Ise, to pay off some
existing claims. snit generally to develop the agricultural re-
sources and industry of the country.
The loan. Interest, and sinking fund are tenured by • special
hypothecation of the whine ezport duties leviable at the ports of
the republic, La Guayra, Puerto Cabello, blaracatbo, and Culdsal
Bolivar. These are warranted by the Government as wholly tin.
charged Or that, if any claims can be substantiated, they shall
be met out of the proceeds of the Loan , and as producing more
than sufficient to meet the charge of the present Loan. The pro.
duce of the export duties Met year In stated to have been
Ctil.sol), and an increase Is expected. In the event of any
dencienry, the amount in to be made cool by a further special
hypothei Atkin of the uncharged import duties at all the ports of
Venezuela.

consent of Earl Rnssell has been obtained for the collection
of the duties so hypothecated by her Majesty's consuls at the
several porta, associate.' with the Company s :went.. and the re-
nUithite amount will be transmitted twice a month to the General
Credit and Finance Company of Loniiiiu. Out of the same,
al?.0.000 a year will be applied to the payment of the interest and
redemption of the debt, as foliose,
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+-Atilt* to be applied In the tint Instance to payment of the
Interest.

.e.").00 to a sinking fund: this amount being augmented
periodically by the interest on bonds that shad have Leon
bought up or redeemed.
The sinking fund shall he applied to the purchase of hoods In
the open market, if the price is at or blow par. or to their
redemption by lot in the usual nay. if above par, year by year
until the whole shall have been paid off.
The tirst purchase or redemption to take place lit October,
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The documents relating to the authorisation of the Lon, ant
the ratification of the same I.) the C‘,..stauent Aaarml.ly of
Venezuela under date 11th January, 1•••4. with notarial trannla.
ti..ns, are open for Inspection at the olives of the General Credit
and Finance Company, 1, Laithbury, where applications for the
Londe. In the annexed form, will he received.
Applications will also he received by the London and West-
minster Bank. by the Union Bank of London. sad at Cologne,
by Messrs. Salomon uohenheim, jun., and Co. Antaterdant, by
Lippmann„Rosenthel. and
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forms of applications may be bad at 7, Loth.
bury, and of the brokers.
Loudon, 7, Lothbury, April, 15134.

PoRM OF APPLICATIoN.
VF.NEZCELA GOVERNMENT YON PER CENT LOIN.
To the General Credit and Finance Comp my of Loudon
Limited
Gentlemen,-1 request that yim rill allot to 111 e
inch.: above Loan. uu %loch 1 hate made the required
deposit of 5 per mot or and I cove to accept that
amount of stock, or any less sum thnt may he allotted to me.
and to pay the further Instalments therton, according to the
terms of the prospectnit.

I m,lleatlemen. pule obedient servant
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