The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-31 00:00:00

ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS.

The " London and Venezuela Bank" has for its proposed
operations a ground unoccupied. and is most urgently re-
quired. Preliminary negotiations have been in progress for
Fora- months, and the project has been sub flitted to the
judgment of the most eminent Venezuelan merchants, and
has met with their unvalified approval. Support is promised
in highly influential quarters, and the Directors are assured
that the privilege of issuing Bank notes will be accorded by
the Government.
The banking facilities which Caracas has hitherto pos-
sessed have been very limited, but the fast that the Bank
of Caracas, which will now merge into this establishment,
has -despite its restricted means—earned a net profit exceed-
ing 30 percent. per annum, leaves no doubt that the present
undertaking will result in complete success.
The following, published by Messrs. Matheson and Co.,
while inviting tenders for the Venezuelan Loan in June last,
will confirm the above statements :

" At presenitgre.fs-iirlosiliTi entire absence of banking
accommodation in Venezuela. Possessed of every advantage
of climate and soil, within sixteen days' sail of England, the
existing monetary facilities are quite inadequate to the com-
merce of the country. and to the increasing production and
rapidly extending exports of its coffee, cocoa, cotton, hides,
&c. The advantages of this
Institution will be obvious to all, and as the rates of interest
range from to to 15 per cent. per annum, the profits may be
expected to be considerable."
It may be added, that since that period, owing to the in-
creased and increasing demand for cap,tal for the cultivation
of cotton, which is now being exported to England in large
quantities, it finds safe and profitable employment at much
higher rates than those quoted by Messrs. Matheson.
The want of an Exchange Bank in Venezuela orasions
the utmost inconvenience in buying and selling foreign
bills ; this Bank will supply the want, and as returns can be
made with far greater r ipidity from Venezuela than from
India, where banking facilities of a like nature have been
found extremely profitable, it is certain this branch must be
still more remunerative.

The principal control of the London and Venezuela
Bank will be vested in the Board of Directors in England.
They will select a manager of known qualifications, who,
on his arrival, wi I have he assistance and advice of the
Directors ,n Caracas and La Guayra, who are Europeans of
high standing in the country, and well known in corneation
with Venezuelan trade and finance.

Full pro pectuses, with forms of appl ations for shares,
may be procured of the Bankers, Solicitors, Broker 4, a secre-
tary, at the Offs es of the Company, where the Articles of As-
sociation may be inspected, and every information olta►ned.

THE FREEHOLD and GENERAL INVES.a-
KENT COMPANY (Limited).
(Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1R32.)
Capital £250,000, in 10,000 Shares of £2,1; etch.
With power to increase to X1,01:0,0D0.
First issue 5,000 Shares.
Subscriptions for more than half of which have been already
promised.)
Deposit on application £ t per Share, arld £2 on allotment.
Calls not to exoxed £t per Share. N 04., •
n an interval of not less
than Three I,llo,iths.
It is not intended to call 1,-
4 more than £lO per Share, but
as more capital can bc. advantageously employed, further
issues of Shares w{_:1 be mide, in the allotment of which a
preference will ioe given to the then existing ,hareholiers.
Should 11', allotment be made, the deposit will be returned in
full.
DIRECTORS.
The Right Hon. Lord NIGEL KENNEDY, Montrose
House, Petersham, Chairman.
The Right Hon. Lord Viscoußt Malden, 39, Lowrides-street,
Belgrave-square, and Loudwater House, Bucks.
Charles Kemp Dyer, Esq. St. Albans.
Edward Barran, Esq., Milk-street, Cheapside.
George P. Lascaridi, Esq., Old Broad-street, Director Fi-
nancial Discount Company (Limited).
Frederick A. Legg, Esq , 22, Sackville-street, and South
Norwood.
William W. Prole, Esq., Kensington Park-gardens East.
William R. Rogers, Esq., M.D , 56, Berners•street.
William Watson, E,q., Bristol, Director of the Bristol and
Exeter Railway Company.

BANKERS.
Metropolitan and Provincial Bank (Limited:, 75, Cornhill ;
and Oxford-street Branch, 86, Oxford•street.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Matthews and Greetham, 68, Lincoln's-inn-fields.
BROKER.
Alfred Ashton, Esq., 75, Old Broad-street.
AUDITORS.
Messrs. Harding, Pullein, Whinney, Pild Gibbons, 3, Bank.
buildings, Lothbury, E.C.
SECRETARY PRO TEM.
It. N. Collier, Esq.
TEMPORARY OFFICES.
1, New Broad-street-court, E.C.

P .
The objets ABRI
s of this D
ComGE pD any are toOSPECTUS purchase, from title to
time, such freehold or leasehold property in London and its
neighbourhood as may present special capabilities for im-
provement. -
The first step of the Company will be the purchase and
development of some first-class freehold properties at the
West-end, for securing which most advantageous agreements
have been entered into, and the rental to be derived there-
from has been estimated by experienced valuers to produce a
sufficient sum to ensure interest and dividend amounting to 15
per cent. and upwards (arising from property ever increasing
in value), after making ample deiuction for repairs. out-
goings, and management ; and when these properties are
completed and occupied, it is calculated they may be resold at
a profit of 50 per cent. to the Company.
Full partiulars of the proposed operations of the Company
rat mthaye Offices
Cbes
may be obtained at the Offices, No. 1, New Broad-street-court
where the Artic es of Association may be seen; and Pros
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thForms
Bankers,of Brokers,ppl Application on
Solicitors,for
of the Company.

FREEHOLD and GENERAL INVESTMENT
COMPANY (Limited),
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the SHARE LIST
of this Company will be CLOSED on THURSDAY, the 2d
June, at 4 o'clock.

R. N. COLLIER, SecretAry,
Temporary Ofacea, 1, New Broad-street-court.,

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Piccadilly,
IS OPEN EVERY EVENTNG.
tne eveutiver an unparaueleu repecwnc vc Vauuci
Music, Selections and Overtures, is performed by the cele-
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Doors Open at Half-past 8, commence at 9.
Admission is.

Manager, M. GRENET.

29, GEORGE-STREET, lIANOVE R-SQUARE, W.

THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM.
Open daily from 10 till 10. Where may be seen the
Asters ; Bushman and Wife ; Julia Pastrana and Infant;
Eng and Shang, the Siamese Twins ; and upwards of 3,000
Models, Natural Preparations, .Ito. Egyptian Mummies,
unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One Shilling (tor
Gentlemen only).

THE READING IRON WORKS
(Limited).

(LATE MESSRS. BARRETT, EXALL, AND ANOREWES.)
Incorporated under " The Companies act, 1862."
Capi' al £2oo,ooo,iin 10,500 0 shares of
First sue, ,000 shares.
£1 per share to be paid on appl cat
t. ion, and £3 per share en
allotmen
Calls not to exceed £2 per share, at intervals of not less than
two months. Interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum
will be allowed on all calls paid in advance.
DIRECTORS.
Adolphus Simonds, Eeq., Ivy Lodge, and Bridge-stree,
Reading Chairmam.
C. J. And'rewes, Esq., Greyiriar's House. and Katesgrove,
Reading.
Richard Attenborough, Esq., Whitley Grove. Reading..
Joseph Crockett, Esq., Victoria-square, Reading, Director of
the North Wilts Banking Company.
Wm. Exall. Esq., Castle-street, and Katesgrove, Reading,
Civil Engineer.
James Simonds, Esq. (.T. and C. Simonds and Co.), Newlands,
Berks. and Readin,, Banker.
James W. Silverthorne, Esq , 43, Regency-square, Brighton
With power to add to their number.
BANKERS.
Reading—Messrs. J. and C. Simonds and Co.
London —Messrs. Fuller, Banbury, and Co., Lombard-street.
SOLICITOR.
Charles P. Froom, Esq., Lincoln's-inn-fields, London.
BROKERS.
Messrs. Sandeman and Dobree, 2, Royal Exchange-
buildings, City.
AUDITOR.
Mr. Stephen, Fulbrook, Manager of Messrs. Simonds' Bank,
Reading.
SECRETARIES.
Mr. Thomas James, Accountant and Financier of late Firm,
Katesgrove, Reading.
Mr. Chas. Barber (pro tern.), 17, Abchurch-lane, London, E.C.
OFFICES.
The Works, Katesgrove, Reading.
London-17, Abchuron-lane, City, E.C.