The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-28 00:00:00

BANKERS.

The Alliance Bank, Lothl;ury, London ; Brown's-buildings,
Liverpool; and King-Etreet, Manchester.
SOLICITORS. - - -

Messr3. Desborough, YonjWWiciiiiesborough, 9, Sise-lane.
Messrs. Swift and Co., 32, Great George-street, Westminster.

BROKERS.
Messrs. Dezoete and Gorton. 2, Austin•friars.
SECRETARY (PRO TEM.)
Mr. Chester Earles.
TEMPORARY OFFICES.
2, Copthall-Chambers, Angel-court, Throgmorton-street.

ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS.
The Directors having received the support of eminent
foreign capitalists and banking establishments, and the C -
operation of many of the leading firms in thi, country con-
nected with public works, are already in a position to an-
nounce that they have secured a business which will of itself
yield a large return on the capital.
The general objects of the company are the same as those
of other compan es of a kindred nature which have been
lately established in this country, and which, by the judicious
employment of capital, it ,ve been enabled to secure for the
shareholders such large dividends.
Prospectuses may be obtained at the temporary offices of the
company, or of the brokers.

THE ENGLISH and FOREIGN CREDIT
COMPANY (Limited).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the LIST of AP-
PLICATIONS for SHARES in this Company will be
CLOSED THIS DAY, THURSDAY, the 2stri inet., for the
C.untry.

By order,
CHESTER 1,; A RLES, Sec. pro tem.
2, Copthall-chambers, Angel-court, Ttirogmorton-
street, 28th April, 1861.

THE PROVINCIAL BANKING CORPO-
RATION (Limited).
Established under the Co
L m
iapanies Act of 1862, with Limited
biiit y.
Capita, V,0"0,000, in 40,000 shares of £5O. First issue,
20,000 shares, with power to increase to £4,000,0.0
Ten Shares have already been subscribed for. The
Temaining Ten Thousand are offered to the pub ie.
Deposit, £1 per Share on application ; £4 on allotment.
Calls not to exceed £5 at intervals of not less than three
months.
It is not intended to call up mere than .£ '5 per share, and
should no al otment be made, the deposit will be returned
in lull.

DIRECTORS.
James Goodson, Esq., Chairman of the Great Eastern Rail-
way Company, and Director of the Guardian Assurance
Company.
T. W. Fleming, Esq., M.P., 10, Lancaster-gate, Hyde-park.
G. F. HoLroo Esq., Director of the Mercantile Credit Asso-
ciation, anyceLondon, Chatham, and Dover Railway Com-
pany.
W. Tabor, Esq., Bishopsgate-street, Director of the Impe-
rial Bank, an 1 British and Californian Banking Company.
R. C. it. Cocq, Esq., 75, Inverness-terrace (late C. H. R. Cocq
and Co., Tutacorin, Madras Presidency).
Andrew Walls, Esq. (of Lloyd's), Leadenhall-street.
John Hickie, Esq. (11kie. Borman, and Co.), Leadeohall-
street, Director of the London, Buenos Ayres, and River
Plate River.
Alexander Thurburn, Esq. (late Joyce, Thurburn, and Co.,
Alexandria andr
L,Esq.
London), Dire:tor of the South Wales
Railway.
Brinsley Nixon, Esq., Queen's-gate-gardens, Director of the
Home and Colonial Assurance Company.
Lightly Simpson, Esq., Director of the London and Lanca-
shire Insurance and of the Great Eastern Railway Com-
panies.
J. W. Holland, Esq., 'Forest-hill, Director of the Financial
Corporation.
P. G. Van-der Byl, Esq., 3, Upper Hyde-park-gardens,
Director of the English and Scottish Marine Insurance
Company.
Richard Michell, Esq., Ladbroke-square, Director of the
Great Western Railway Cumpany.

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BANKERS.
Imperial Bank (Limited), Lothbury.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Harrison and Lewis, 24, Old-JeWPY.
BROKERS.
Messrs. Towgood and Strachan, 33, Throgmorton-street.
AUDITORS.
Samuel Barrow, Esq., Ironmonger-lane, E.C. (Barrow and
Gateau, Public Accountant.
Edgar Smalifield, Esq., Dowgate-hill.Chambers, Public Ac-
countant.
TEMPORARY OFFICER.
24, old-Jewry, E.C.

PROSPECTUS.
This company is established for the purpose of acquiring
the business and connections of ex sting provincial Bank-
ing Establishments and of carrying on, generally, the opera-
tions of Country Banking on the Joint-Sroek pri Iciple.
Treaties are now pending for tbe purchase of some private
and joint-stock country establishments, which will form the
basis of a large and flourishing bank ; and, for that purpose,
full powers for the increase of capital have been taken in the
Articles of Assoiation.
It is not proposed to do any banking business in London;
but in addition to acquiring the goodwill and business con-
nections of ex,sting banks, i is intended to open branches
in roincial cities and towns where, owing to the increase
of p
weavlth and population, a satisfactory business can be esta-
blished.
The recent amalgamation of twa of the largest private
banks in London with joint-stock establishments, tot towing
o her combinations of a similar nature, and the continuous
advance in the price of banking shares generally, afford con-
clusive evidence of the advantages of the principle of joint-
stock association in banking business.
If the system of banking carried on by public companies is
admitted to be so advantageous in London, where the pri-
vat establishments aregenerally large and wealty, it an-
note be a matter of doubtg that the principle is still more ap •
plicable to the country, where the resources and credit of
private firms are much more limited. The increase, also, of
trade in the country genera ly has crea ed a demand for fur-
ther banking accommodation, while it is only in the metro-
polis that the requirements of the mercantile community
have been adequately considered.
The Shares of the three Banks in London constituted for
simiiar olject s are now quoted as follows, viz.:—
Paid. Present Prices.
The National Provincial ........ £l2 .. £44
The London and County .... 20 . • 65
The Provincial Bank cf Ireland.. 25 .• 93
In further illustration of the profitable character of the
business of the forty-one Joint-stock Banks established dur-
ing the past three years, it will be found on Inspection of the
official list that, out of that number, the shares of all but
two are saleable at a considerable advance on their paid-up
capital.
Prospectuses and formsrary of application for shares may be
Obtained at the Tem Office ot the Company, or of the
Brokers or Sol citors. The Articles of Association may be
seen at the Office of the Solicitors.

FORK OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Directors of the Provincial Banking Corporation
(Limited).
Gentlemen,—Having paid into your Bankers the sum of
, I request you will allot me shares in the
Provincial Banking Corporation (Limited), and I he eby
azree to accept the same or any less number that mayt of
be
allotted to me, and to ray the deposit and calls in re spec
the shares so allotted when due ; and I authorise you to place
my name on the Register of Members for the number of
shares alLtted.
I am, Gentlemen.
Your obedient Servant,
Name in full

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