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

DIRECTORS.

John Barrow, EFq., Normanton Hall, Director Amsterdam
Water Works Company.
Joseph Bray, Esq., Pyrgo Park, Romford.
Ferdinand Ja ques, Esq., Banker, Berl n.
Charles E. Mangles, Esq., Chairman West India Royal Mail
Company.
George i'almer Robinson, Esq., Director Alliance Bank.
George Sheward, Esq., Leinster-square, Bayswater,
Thomas Stenhouse, Esq., Chairman Discount Corporation.
George Barnard Townsend, Esq., Director South Eastern of
Portugal Rii may Company.

RANKERS.

The Alliance Bank, Lothbury, London ; Brown's-buildings,
Liverpool; and King-street, Manchester.
SOLICITORS.
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Messr4. Desbornugh, Yount, and Desborongh, 9, Sise-lane.
Messrs. Swif t 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 he 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 io an-
nounce that they have securni a business which will of itself
yield a large return on the capital.
The general objects of the company ara the same as those
of other compan es of a kindred nature which have been
lately established in this country, and which, secure thedicious
employment of capital, h ,ve been enabled tofor the
shareholders such large dividends.
Frospectuses 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 fur SHARES in this Company will be
CLOSED THIS DAY, THURSDAY, the 28th inst., for the
Country.

By order,
CHESTER E A RLES, Sec. pro tern.
2, Copthall• chambers, m,el-court. TlirogmOrton-
street, 28th April. 186 i.

THE PROVINCIAL BANKING CORPO-
RATION (Limited).
Established under the Companities Act of 1862, with Limited
Liay.
Capital, £2,0^0,000, in 40,000 shares of £5O. First issue,
20,000 shares, with power to increase to £4,000,0'0
Ten Thousand Shares have already been subscribed for. The
remaining; Ten Thousand are offered to the pub ic.
Deposit, £1 per Share on application ; Li on allotment.
Calls not to exceed £5 at intervals of not less thaa three
mont
It is not intended to call up mereshare, and
should no al otment be made, the deposit will be returned
in full.

DIRECTORS.
Jam?s 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. Hoiroyo Esq., Director of the Mercantile Credit Asso-
ciation, and, London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Com-
pany.
W. Tabor, Esq., Blshopsgate-street, Director of the Impe-
rial Bank, an + British and Californian Banking Company.
It. C. R. Cocq. Esq., 75, Inverness-terrace (late C. 11. It. Cocq
and Co., Tutacorin, Madras Presidency).
Andrew Walla, Esq. (of Lloyd's), Leadenhall-street.
John Mate, Esq. Hi.kie, Borman, and Co.), Leadenhall-
street, Director of the London, Buenos Ayres, and River
Plate River.
A' exander Thurburn, Esq. (late Joyce, Thu,burn, and Co.,
Alexandria andrL,Esq.
London), Dire3tor of the South Wales
Railway.
Brinslcy 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 Company.

BARKERS.
Imperial Bank (Limited), Lothbury.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Harrison and Lewis, 24, Old-jewry,
BROKERS.
Messrs. Towgood and Strachan, 33, Throgmorton-street.
AUDITORS.
Samuel Barrow, Esq., Ironmonger-lane, E.C. (Barrow and
Gates', Publics Accountant.
Edgar Smalilleld, Esq., Dowgate-hill-Chambers, Public Ac-
countant.

TEMPORARY OFFICES.
24, Old-Jewry, E.U.

PROSPECTUS.
This company is established for the purpose of acquiring
the business and connections of ex sting provincial Bank-
ing Establishments acd of carrying on, generally,
cthe opera-
tions of Country Banking on the Joint-Stock pri iple
Treaties are now pending for the 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 Asso istion.
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 provin• ial cities and towns where, owing to the increase
of wealth and population, a satisfactory business can be esta-
blished.
The recent amalgamation of two of the largest private
banks in London with joi•it• stock establishme,,ts, to lowing
o her combinations of a similar nature, and the continuous
advance in the price of banking shares generally, afford con-
clustve evidence of the advantages of the principle of joint-
stock association in banking business.
If the system cf banking carried on by public companies is
admitted to be so advantageous in London, where the pri-
vate establishments are generally large and wealthy, it can-
not be a matter of doubt 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
similar olject s are now quoted as follows, viz.constituted for
:
Paid. Present Prices.
The National Provincial £l2 .. £44
The London and County
The Provincial Bank cf Ireland 25 .. 13
In further illustration of ihe 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, ont of that number, the shares of all but
two are saleable at a considerable advance on their paid-up
capital.
Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be
obtained at the Temporary Office of the Company, or of the
Brokers or Sol citors. The Articles of Association may be
seen at the Office of the Solicitors.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Directors of the
(Limit ed Provinoi.
al Banking Corporation
)
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
agree to accept the same or any less number that may be
allotted to me, and to Tay the deposit and calls in respect of
the shares so ellotted when dueauthorise you to place
my name on the Register ot Members for the number of
shares allotted.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
Name in full ......................

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