The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-08 00:00:00

PROSPECTUS.

Although the system of Jo'nt-stook banking has been esta-
blished to meet the requirements of most departments of
trade, it has not been intro 'need for the business of the
Agricultural and Cattle-markets of the metropolis ; and
though the pspulation has doubled within the last twenty-
five years—and consequently the necessary q iantity of sup-
plies -yet the whole business, amounting totifteen to twen t y
millions per ennum, is left in the hands of a few private
firms.

The Albion Bank is introduced to Provide increased
facilities for this trade, by establishing an office in the City,
as well as at Smithfield and the Metropolitan ( att e-market ;
and subsequently, shou' d it be found desirable, by opening
branches in the agricult,tral districts. • _ _

The value of the rapidly-increasing commission business
to be transacted by the Albion Bank can be readily appre-
ciated by a kno "ledge that the method in which dealiags are
carrie,l on at the Cattle-market constitutes the ba 'lc, the de-
pc:l.-Rory of all the moneys passing irom the buyer to the
producer.

The Metropolit n Meat or Poultry-market in Smithfield,
now in course of erection, is destined, by the terms of the act
of Parliament, to combine and supersede all other markets
for meat in the metropolis. To this market will be concen-
trate all transactions for the supply of butc•,ers' meat,
pou,try, and other pr ,duce to the inhabitants of the metro-
polis, and a circle of t 4 miles round it.

The I drectors have Entered into proyisional arrangements
by which the advantage of c mmencing up n en eltabl shed
connexion, under competent and experiewd manageme t,
will be seetured to Shareholders fr the c emmence-
meet of business, by which they are warranted in expect-
iflz that they wi 1 be enabled to de.lare a dividend during
the first 'ear,
That t umber of Joint-Stock Banks m y be advantageou 4 y
increased (more p r icularly u d r special ctrcumstan. e•,
such as have ,ed to the formation of the Albion Bank), is de-
monstrated by the f tct that so late as six ye r ego, when
the number of Joint Stoea Bank in London was n t more

than six, their total deposits did not ex :eed £2'2,030,000;
while now that the number of these ban s hss been doubled,
the joint deposits are ail eady more than treb ei, arnoun tng
to a total of £71,792,300. Tee dividend, of the o'der banks
range from 15 to 30 per cent in ,ccor ianc,i with the dates of
their establi bluetit ; and the premiums in their shares .ire
from 20) to 3CO er cent. in a precisely smi ar r Au., The
clei os is tad divicends of lb Joint-Stock B inks ri cent,y
formed show a rue id progress tow irds identic ,1 results.
Should no al otment take plac the deposits will be returned
in full. Should a less number of Shales be. 1 Atted thin sire
applied for, the deposit w.ll be mode available towards the
p yment on • llotment, and the ha tune, if any, returned to
the anplic int.

Application for Shares in the annexed form may be ad-
dressed to the Bankers, Broker., or Directors of the Com-
pany, and to the Sec: et •ry, at the OM e of •he Company.

FORII OF APPLIC AT:ON FOR SHARES.
To the Director-, of the Albion B nk ,L rafted\

Gentlemen,—Having p ltd to your 'Linkers the 8111110.'
being a 1)epo I' of .£1 per Share on Shares in the above
comptiny, I hereby request that you will -11ot me that num-
ber, and I accept such Shires, or any less number you may
allot me, and agree to execute the Article., of Association
when required; an t I reqest that my name may be placed
on the register of Shareholders for S.,ares so alloted.

Name in full
Residence
Profession or business
Date

THE LONDON and LIVERPOOL HOTEL
COMPANY (Limited.)
Capital, £120,000, in 6,000 Shares of £2l each.
Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862.
Deposit £1 per Share on Application, and £1 on Allotment.
No call to exceed £3 per Share.
DIRECTORS.
Colonel Brownlow Knox, M.P., Wilton-crescent, Belgyave •
square, Director of the Alexandra Hotel Company.
Captain Capel Coape, the Army and Navy Club.
Colonel A. Lowry Cole, C. 8., Chairman of the National Vo-
lunteer Hotel Company, Wimbledon.
Thomas Cotterell, Esq., Eaton-square, Director of the Bank
of Hindustan.
William Earp, Esq., Washington Rotel, LiverpooL
Major William Fletcher Gordon, Wilton-crescent, Belgravia.
Charles Heneage, Esq., Director of the Langham Hotel Com-
pany.
Patrick Kean, Esq., Talbot-terrace, Westbourne Park, Bays-
water.
Charles H. Maude, Esq., St. George's-square, Pimlico,
Director of the United Kingdom Electric Telegraph Com-
pany.
Charles Ritchie, Esq., Tulse Hill, Director of the Queen's
Hotel, Norwood.
Thomas Stanton, Esq., Porchester-square, Hyde-park, Direc-
tor of the Inns of Court Hotel Company.
John Evan Tibbs, Esq., Hatton-court, Threadneedle-street,
Director of the Staffordshire Rolling Stock Company.
BANKERS.
In London, Liverpool, and Manchester—The Alliance Bank
(Limited).
SOLICITORS.
In London--Messrs. Crosley and Burn, 34, Lombarl-street.
In Liverpool—Messrs. Littledale, Ridley, and Bardswell,
Brown's-buildings.
ARCHITECT
In Liverpool —J. A. Picton, Esq.
AUDITORS.
Messrs. Edwards and James, Public Accountants, 18,
King-street, Cheapside, London.
Stanley R. Bennett, Esq., Public Accountant, 3', Nicholas-
lane, London.
BROKERS.
In London—Messrs. Crosley, Brothers, 30, Cornhill.
In Liverpool—Messrs. Theakstone and Hargreaves, India-
buildings.
SECRETARY (pro tem).
W. Thompson, Dig
OFFICES.
In London-29, Threadneedle-street.
In Liverpool—The Washington Hotel.