The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-15 00:00:00

ORYSTAL PALACE.-TOMORROW (Situr-
kj day). —The TROPICAL DEPARTMENT, ine7nding
the Reading-room and Class-rooms, will be entirety CLOSED
to the public To-morrow ,Saturday), April 16. By order.

ON MONDAY AFTERNOON NEX P. April
the 18th, General GARIBALDI will RECEIVE, at the
CRY ST I. PALACE, in front of the Great orchebtra.
ADD it ESSES from Corporate and other ratite Bodies who
have voted addresses in public mt eting assembled.
No Add ess can be prtseuted by a deputation of more than
six persont.
It Is recommended also that each deputation should carry
a small bannerADMISSIO bearing thNe nONE SHILLIName of he body G-. represented.
JOHN RICHARDSON,
JNO. fAYLOR, Honorary
A. ROSSI NI, Secretaries.
ROBT. HARTWELL,

RYST AL PALACE.-Trw 300th ANNIVER-
SARY of the BIRTH of SHAKSPERE
POPUL
will be cele-
br•tted on SATURDAY, April 23, by a gre.t A.R
FETE.
The qrand Monument on the Terrace, the ShaksPere House
in the Centre Tra Sept, and the Shakspere Court, will be
opened on this occasion. Other arrangewents will be duly
announced.
A dmission One Shilling, or by season tickets, the new issue
of which will admit on and after the 23d.

THE IMPERIAL FINANCIAL (OMPANY, Limited,
Are prepared to receive Subscriptions for the
Capita. of the
EAST INDIA FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION,
Limited.
Capital £1,e00,000, in 20,0) shares of £5O each.
Of which it is not intended to call up more than £2O per share
Deposit, £1 to be paid on application, and Zi on allotment.
Subsequent calls not to exceed £2los. per share, and at inter-
vals at n,:t less than ttiree months. No call will be made
until aft r the expiration of three months from date of
allotment.

DIRECTORS.
Lewis Balfour, Esq. (MesFrs. Balfour and Co., Calcutta), late
Director of the Agra Bank.
H. D. Cartwright Commercial Leckie and Co., Bombay),
Chairman of the Bank Corporation of India and
the East.
James Layton, Esq. (Messrs. Layton and Co.), Mincing-lane.
e-
Lieut.-Colonel Mac George, late Bengal Army, 18, Clevela d-
square, Hy p rk.
William Moran, Esq. (Messrs. Moran and Co.), Calcutta,
J. Co.,
Palmer, Esq. (Messrs Mackillop, Stewart, and
Co., Calcutta), Director of the Agra Bank.
T. M. Robinson, &q. late of R. Thomas and Co.), Calcut a.
Sir Sibbald David :cott, Bart., Director of tt e National Pro-
vincial Bank of England.
Henry D. Seymour, Esq., M.P., Director of the Imperial
Financial Company.

BANKERS.
The Agra and United Service Bank, Limited, 27.
Cannon• street, London.
BROKERS.

Messrs. Sandeman and Dobree, 2, Royal Exchange•buildings.

SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Uptons, Johnson, and Upton, 20, Aust:n-friars,
London.
SECRETARY PRO TEM.
D. Forrest, Eaq,
TEMPORARY OFFICES.
27, Cannon-street.

PROSPECTUS.
The objects of the A sso iation are strictly financial, and will
be confined to India and the East.
The Association will grant loans secured by mortgages of
land in the country, in cases where the security is undoubted,
and on house nvperty in the large towns; will make advances
to the loc 1 governments for carrying on public works, and to
builds rs anj contr ct an+, and generally upon approved secu-
rities not coming wi. hin the limits of bank iv! business.
The Association will also negoti ,te the sale and purchase
of lauded, house, an other pro erty on commission.
Immense tracts f country suitabie for the cultivation of
cotton, tea, coffee, and other products ; granite of land
direct from Government, irrigati,:n and drainage works,
railways, tramways, docks, canals, &c., all await that
stimulus which capital can supply, and which will be
offered b this Association_.
The great increase in the number of European residents in
the presidency towns has cause a rise in house rent to the
extent of fully 50 per cent., notwithstanding which little or
no house bu lding has been commenced, builders and others
being unable to obtain the necessary financial facilities. In
like manner enterprizes of public utility, and undertakings o
f
great promise, languiAi for want of capital available for their
p ,etion, and there exists no means b 1 carrying out many '
works acknowledged to hold out great t rospects of profit.
While money is procurable in India for all ordinary com-
mercial purpi,ses, few facilities exist for obtaining loans on
the security of land. The die osat of landed property is
consequently attended wish much difficulty, and 'though the
va ue of all other property has .argely increased in the p. st few
years, that of land has r mained almost unaltered, except in
the case of small properties in the immediate vicinity of the
large towns.
The Registration Act affords the best possible security of
title tot land and regis ered titles wilt in all cases be re-
quired.
Arrangements have been made with the Imperial Financial
Company, whereby this Association will act as its sole Agents
in India, giving to that Company the opt.on of taking a share
in the transactions of this Association.
Negotia ions are pending tor the management of the Asso-
ciation in India, and the Directors look forward to an early
commencement of business.
be obtained from the Secretary, the
BrPorkerPs,ecotrualsthrfleaoYffices of the Imperial FiLancial Company,
Limited.

EAST INDIA FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, Limited.
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR. SHARES.
To be retained by the Backers.
Gentlemen.—Having paid to your bankers, the Agra and
United Serv,ce Bank, the sum of £ . being a deposit of
£ i per share on shares in th 0 above Company, I hereby
request that you Will allot me that number, and I agree o
t
accept such shares or any less number you may allot to me ;
and I agree to rty the deposit on alloment, and I authorise
you to insert my name on the register of members for the
number of shares aliotte i to me.
Ordimiry Signature
sig ature in full
Residence
Profession
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