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early years ; an unsound one even may run on very
smoothly for many years, but if its basis have been er-
roneous, a time will assuredly come when its inability to
perform its promise will be declared ; and the longer
that that declaration is a delayed the wider the misery
that will be diffused. It cannot have escaped observa-
tion that, amidst many other blandishments recently
offered by the projectors of new assurance offices, " the
lowest rates of premium possible, without compromising
the safety of the institution," are put prominently for-
ward. Who, in his senses, would consign the premiums
of, as he hopes, 20 or 30 years, into hands so regard-
less of unquestionable safety, or to one so willing to
stand upon the very brink of a precipice, into which any
casualty, an unforseen one, perhaps, may precipitate him.
The second, third, and fourth propositions above enu-
merated are self-evident, and do not require a word of
elucidation ; but the fifth is so intimately interwoven
with the welfare of assured persons, that I may be par-
doned in venturing a few words upon it. It forms,
indeed, in conjunction with the question of rates, the

Rye Bank, Rye—R. C. Pomfret and Co.
Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Prich-
ards and Allaway
Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron
Walden—Gibsons and Co.
Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd, and
Co
Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough—,Woodall
and Co.
Shrewsbury Old Bank and Shrewsbury and
Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury—Rocke, Eytons,
and Co. ..,
Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne
—Valiance and Co.
Southampton Town and County Bank, South-
ampton—Maddison and Pearce
Southwell Bank, Southwell—Wylde and Co
Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp-
ton--Atherley, Fell, and Co.
Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore
Stafford Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and
Co.
Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton,
Cayley and Co.
Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury
—Beck, Downward, and Co.
Taunton Bank, Taunton—H. and R. Badcock 24,037
Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill and Rundle 10,939
Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rolph and Co. 6,320
Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton—
Dunsford and Co.
Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton
shire—Thrapston, Yorke and Eland
Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But-
cher and Son
Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—Percival and
Co
Town and County of Poole Bank and Ring-
wood and Poole Bank, Poole—G. W. Led-
gard and Sons
Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and
Co
Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith,
and Co
Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Hedges,
Wells, and Co'
Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick—
K. Greenway and Co
Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox,
Brothers, and Co
West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract
Bank, Wakefield— Leatham, Tew, and Co
Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap-
man, and Co
Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win-
chester—Bulpett and Co
Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester
—Wickham and Co
Weymouth. Old Bank and Dorchester Bank,
Weymouth—Eliott and Pearce
Wirksworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank,
Wirksworth—Arkwright and Co
Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech—
Gurneys and Co
Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe— P. and
W. Hancock
Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Good-
ricke and Holyoake
Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Laven-
der, and Co
Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old
Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and
Co..

16,45

28,280

13,315

36,637

2,700

11,562
13,726

10,513

30,150

11,78

12,413

9,293

10,012

13,725

7,448

22,9

5,346

45,647

14,019

18,9

5,992

14,845

35,759

40,66

6,255

11;35

6,915

65,747

Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley,
Turner, and Co
Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Forster
and Sons
Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—R
and W. F. Fryer
Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth
and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurneys,
Birbeck, and Co
Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great
Yarmouth—Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart:, and
Co
York Bank, York—Swann, Clough, and Co

37,673

12,089
41,922

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Bank of Westmorland, Kendal
Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley
Bradford Banking Company, Bradford
Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver-
hampton
Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven
Bradford Commercial Banking Company,
Bradford
Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union
Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent
Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking
Company, Chesterfield
Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work-
ington
Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Corn-
pony, Cheltenham
Coventry and. Warwickshire Banking Company,
Coventry 25,032
Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry 11,328
County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel-
tenham
Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company,
Carlisle
Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle
Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company,
Dudley 35,698
1:./thy and llerhyah ire Punk; ng Company/
Derby
Darlington District Joint Stock Banking Com-
pany, Darlington
East of England Bank, Norwich 25,496
Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 143,992
Halifax Joint Stock Bank, Halifax 17,817
Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 29,406
Hull Banking Company, Hull 28,457
Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Halifax 12,826
Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com-
pany, Halifax
Helston Banking Company, Helston
Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford
Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company,
Knaresborough
Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge
Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster
Leeds Banking Company, Leeds
Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester
Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company
Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking
Company, Leamington Priors
Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow
Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank-
ing Company, Nottingham.
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking
Company, Nottingham 26,436
Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union
Joint-Stock Banking Company, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne
National Provincial Bank of England, Birming-
ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street,
London
379,926
North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham 42,905
Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 63,797
Northamptonshire Banking Company, North-
ampton
North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool
Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company,
Leidester 47,250
Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddisworth 2,105
Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield 36,074
Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com-
pany, Stamford
Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset-
shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang-
port
336,080
Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall 44,602
Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com-
pany, Stourbridge
Sheffield and Hallamshire Banking Company,
Sheffield
Sheffield and Rotherham Joint Stock Banking
Company, Sheffield •
52,176
Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company,
Richmond
50,37'4
Storey and Thomas Banking Company, Shaftes-
bury
Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking
Company, Wolverhampton 35,878
Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wake-
field
Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Company,
Whitehaven
Warwick and Leamington Banking Company,
Warwick
West of England and South Wales District
Bank, Bristol
75, 484
Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 6 7,051
West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud-
dersfield
Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company,
Whitchurch
Worcester City and County Banking Com-
pany, Worcester
4,795
York Union Banking Company, York 65,857
York City and County Banking Company, 90985
Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds 113,719
P. DEANS, Registrar of Bank Returns.
Inland Revenue, Somerset House,
December 18, 1852.

9,146
8,995
50,506

9,549
30,482

19,371

51,660

30,122

96,038

23,971
17,887

20,140

40,395
1,470
16,180

28,815
3,640
54,003
21,797
70,841
51,874

8,863
11,911

.. 31,625

1,230

21,144
34,490

53,486

55,832

23,469

9,875

12,220

25,331

30,308

30,514

2,430