The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-12 00:00:00

DIRECTORS.

Richard C. Coles, Esq. (Colea, Brown, and Co ), Tendon.
William Cotton Curtis, Esq. (Robarts, Lubbock, and Co.),
London.
Lieutenant-Colonel French, Chairman of the Bombay and
Baroda, Railway.
James Levick, Esq., Director of the Credit Mobilier, Limited.
Alexander Morrison, Esq., Director of the Bank of 0ta9.:0.
Robert Bmrclay Reynolds, E q. !Reynolds, Mann, and Co ),
London and Liverpool.
Peter Rolf, Esq. (Peter Rolt and Co.), London.
Hon. Fredk. Stuart Wortley, late Member of the Elgin Em-
bassy to China.
J, liackrid Smith, Esq., 35, Old Broad-street, London, and
Shanghti,
With power to add to their numbers.

BANKERS.
Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co., London.
SOLICITORS.

Messrs. Edwards and Co., Westminster.
Messrs. Isiewbon, Evans, and Co., INioholas-lane

BROKERS.
Messrs. Field, Son, and Wood, 9, Warnforl-court, Throg-
morton-street.
Messrs. Robins and Barber, 29, Threadneedle-street, E.C.
TEMPORARY OFP I JES .
At the Offices of the Credit Mobilier (Limited), 80, Lombard-
s
SECRETARY (pro tem.)—T. Short, Esq.

PROSPECTUS.
China is the only large -untry in the &vilified world which
has no direct bank in London operating solely for its benefit ;
and it is obvious that a vast fertile region, inhabited by 300
millions of intelligent people, wha carry on an enormous in-
ternal trade by means of native joint-stock and private banks
of issues, and who have an extensive and increasing com-
mercial intercourse with Europe, India, America, and
Australia, must present a lucrative field for monetary ope-
rations.
Great Britain imports from China and Japan (viA, China)
upwards of 7,000,0001 b. of silk and about 120,00),00J1b. of tea.
Inc rapid increase of trade is thus shown :
Imports Exports to Total trade be-
Years. of Chia China of British twean Chia a and
Produce. Manufactures. United Kingdom.
1842....£3,956,290 .. £969,381 £4,925,671
1862.... 11,376,150 .. 5.310,036 16,691,186
The commerce between India and China has increased
during the past 20 years from three to 15 millions sterling.
The port of Shan,hai alo le exhibits an extraordinary de-
velopment. In 1812 it had no European trade; in 1852 the
va ue of its exports was £14,667,166, its imports £22,863,953—
total, £37,531,419.
The balance of Trade with China Is paid in bullion —chiefly
silver—of which the export value was, in 185 t, £102,316; in
1862, £3 4t 8 397. Cotton is now becoming a large item of
trade; during the last six moat s of 1863 mere than
20,000,0001 b. were exported.
The Imperial Bank of China has therefore been formed to
supply nn acknowledged want on the plan which has been so
successfully carried out in London by the banks for India and
other similar institutions, the success of which the following
table will exemplify, and it is believed at least equal success
will mark the progress of this bank:—

Paid up Present
per Price per
Share. Share.
Agra and United Service .
Chartered Mercantile of India, London, 2 25
and China
Ilin iustan, China, and Japan
Oriental
The Imperial Think of China will transact all operations
connected with those of abank of issue, deposit, discount, and
exchange.
VIA directing and controlling authority will be in London.
Branch Banks, with boards of local directors, will be formed
at Hong Kong, Canton, Shanghai, Foochow, Tientsin, Pekin,
and at such other cities as may from time to time be deemed,
advisable. Thcbranches will be under the control of then
a oil,
-
don board, aided by the supervision of an inspector-and
as in the case with the Indian and Colonial s, the
authorisation of the Government of Pekin has been solicited
to al' ow the specie notes of the Imperial Bank of China to be
received in payment of custom duties and at the tax offices
throughout the empire, an and l corres ondence now being,
carried on by the Bank with Pekin for that object ; and as
the Pekin Government will not trust the native local banks,
it is blieved this Bank ill become to the Government of
China e
what the Imperial Ottoman Bank is to that of
Turkey.
The desire on the part of the Government of China fol.
railways and telegraphic communication will render neces-
sary extensive financial operations, which the Imperial
Bane oh China will be peen fatly favourably situated to un-
dertake.
Applications for shares to be made in the annexed form.
In the event of no allotment of shares being made, the deposit
will be returned in full. Should a tess number of shares be
al otted than are applied for, the deposit will be made avail-
able towards the payment on allotment, and the balance, if
any, returned to the applicant.
Pr )spectuses and forms of application for shares may be
obtained at the offices of the Credit Mobilier (Limited, 80,
Lombard-street, and from the bankers, brokers, and soli-
citors.

Name of Bank.

FORA' OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To be retained by the Bankers.
To the Directors of the Imperial Bank of China (Limited).
Gentlemen,—Having paid to your bankers, Messrs. Itobarts,
Lubbock, and Co., the sum of £ being a deposit of Z 1
per share on shares of the above Company, I hereby
request that you will allot me that number, and I agree to
ac ept such shares, or any less number you may allot me
and I agree to pay the deposit on allotment, and to sign the
articles of association of the Company when required, and I
authorise you to insert my name on the register of members
for the number of sharesU allotted to me.
sual signature

Name in tail
Residence .. , .
Profession
Date

THE IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA,
Limited.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the LIST of APPLI-
CATIONS for SHARES in this Company will be CLOSED
TO-MORROW, WEDNESDAY, the 13th instant, for
London, and THURSDAY, the 11th instant, for Country
applications.

By order of the Board,
T. SHORT, sc2retary, pro tem.
Temporary OM:leg—SO, Lombard-street,
APZII 12, 186 i.

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Inspection of specimens andconsultations ;ree.-B,Grosvenor-
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EXHIBITION, 1862.
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