The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 28, 1864,

MERCANTILE AND EXCriANUE BANK
(Limitei).
NOTICE IS H EREBY GIVEN, that on and after THIS
D (Mondav), March 2S, the principal LONDON OFFICE
of the Company will be at their Bankng House, No. 4.
Lombard-street, where all Bills domiet ed with the Bank will
be payable.

IL H. WILLI LMS, Manager in London.

MERCANTILE AND EXCHANGE BANK
(Limited N.
SUB-BRANCII, 41, MINCING-LANE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on and after THIS
D AN. (Monday), March 28, Businc 84 will be continued at above
address as a Sub-Brunch.
R. H. WILLIAMS, Manager in London.

ro THE BO'DHOLDE it S Or THE ATLANTIC AND
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
TSSUE OF SECOND MORTGAGE BONDS.
PAYABLE IN LONDON.
IL
801,0'70 dollars f.£180,000 New Yor Division—Due in 1881.
1,000,0.0 dollars (X 225,039) Pennsylvania Division—Due in
1882.
Secured by a Registered Mortgage, cons,ituting a lien on
the income and all corporate rights. privileges, lands, fran-
chises, plant and property of the Pennsylvania and New York
divisions of the Railway.
The Bonds are redeemable in New York or in London at
4s. 6d. per dollar. and are transferable w ithout stamp or en-
dorsement; 4 per cent. of the gross amount will be drawn
yearly in July, commencing in 1865, to be pa d off at par in
London ; Interest Coupons are attached to the Bonds, p iy-
able semi-annually, st the Consolidated Lank in London, at
the fixed ra,e of 4s. to the dollar.
The Bonds will be issued at 70. viz.:—
Bonds of 100 dola. at .£ 5155., with interest from April, 1,1864.
501 „ £78155.,
11 „
„ . 1,0)0 „ £157 10s. 1/ 91 11
The Coupons represent £l4 per annum on each bond of
1,000 dollars (£225), or nearly 9 per cent.
The privilege of subscribing will remain open until the 6'h
of April for the:present bondholders, either directly or through
their brokers.
The terms of issue are as follows :-
5 per cent. on application, being £ll 5 0 per Bond of 1,0:0 dol.
10 „ al otment „ 22 0 0 11 11
15 „ 21 May „ 33 15 0 It 91
'2O „ 16th May „ 45 0 0 11 91
29 „ Ist June „ 45 0 0 „ „

CIOLBURN'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE.
The APRIL NU%IBER contains the following Serial
Stories • ";‘VON OVER; OR THE JESUIT AND THE
COUNTESS." Part V. " STRA.THRORE;" Part IT.;
and the "QUEST." Part 111.
Chapman and Hall, 193. Piccadilly.

13 EN T L EY'S MISCELLANY.
The APRIL NUMBER contains Part VI. of
JOHN LAW.
By WILLIAM HARRISON AINSWORTH.
Loudon: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly.

THE ALBION BANK (Limited).
Capital Xi,' 01,`01, in 20,r00 shares of £3O each.
Find issue, 10,.)eo shares.
Deposit £L per share on application, and Zi per share on
allotment. It is not intended to cal up more than £l5 per
share. No c•ill will be made for three months atter allot-
ment. Three months' interval at least will elap.,e between
two calls, :lad no call will ex eed £5 per share.
Incorpor, ted under the Joint Stock Companies Act of 186?,
whereby each shareholler's, liability is limited to the
amount of his shares.

DIRECTORS.
Thomas Cave, Esq , Sherif of London and Mesex.
J. T. Pritchett, Esq. (firm A J. T. tritchett and Sons), 131,

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Fenchurch-street.
W. F Masters, Esq. OM of W. F. Masters and Sons),
Newt ate-market.
Benjamin Baugh,. Esq , Brtdrotd-street, and Baisall-heath,
B rmingtam.
Thomas Aegs, Esq. (firm 6f Thomas Aggs and Co.), 135.
Fenchurch-street, E.C.
street.
R. F. Potter, Esq. (firm of R. F;totter and Co.), 23, Newgate-
With power to Maio their number.
The provisional arrangement for merging the old-established
private bank of Messrs. Challis and Son with Ihe Albion
Bank (Limitett has been anfirrned, end the active partner
will be the general manager of the Flaak.
GENERAL MANAGER
Thomas M. Chal Is, Esq.
BUNKERS.
Messrs. Challis and Son, 16, West Smithfield.
Bank of London, Threadneedle-street.
The London and Northern Bank, 2, Bank-buildlngs, London ;
and Newcastle, Leeds, aid Hudderkfield

LIRORER.
James E'hephe!d, Esq.. Auction Mae,
SOLICITOR.
G. W. Cuming Elea', 14:sq., 27, New Broad-street.
A.UDITORS.

William Cooper, Esq , PtblLJ Amountant, 13, George-street,
Bland )n House.
W. Andrew, Esq , Manager United Kingdom Kleotrle Tele-
graph Company.
BECRI.TARY. PRO TEM.
11Lr. H. L. Price.
Temp.nary 0111oea-2, Bank-buildings.

PROSPECTUS.
AltholLli the system of joint-stook banking has been esta-
blished to meet the tyquire cents of most departmeats of
trade, it has rot been introduced for the business of the agri-
cultural and eittle markets of the metropolis; and hough
the population has doubled within the last 25 years, and, con-
sequ ntly, the necessary quantity of supp Les, yet the whole
business, amounting to 15 to 2 millions per annum, is left in
the ha da of a few private firms.
The Albion Bank is introduced to provi 'e increased facili-
ties for this tr de by establishing an office in the City, as well
as at Smithfield and the Metropolitan Cattle Market ; and
subsequently, should it be t ound desrable, by opening branches
in the agricultural districts.
'I he value of t e rapidly-increasing commission business
to be transacted by the Albion Bank can be readily appre-
ciated by a knowledge that the method in which dealings are
c ,rried on at the Cattle Market consti utes the Bank the
depository of all the moneys passing from the buyer to the
produ er.
The Metropolitan Meat or Poultry Market in in Smithfield,
now In course of erection, is destined, by the terms of the
Act of Parliament, to combine and supersede all other mar-
kets for meat in the metropolis. To thia market will be con-
, centrated all transactions for the supply of butchers' meat.
poultry, and other produce to the inhabitants of the metro-
polis and a circle of t 4 miles round it. . _

The Direct orsh;vitig7coartned the provjsional agreement
for the purchase of the lucrative business of-Messrs. Challis
and Son, the advantage of commencing upon an established
connecti di, under competent and experienced n anazement,
will be secured to shareholders from the commorem, nt of
business, by whic't the dire•tors are warranted in expecting
that they will be enabled to declare a dividend during the
first y ar.
Th t the number of Joint-stook banks may be advan-
t4geously increased (more particularly under special cir-
cumstance , such as have led to the formation of the
Albion Bank), is demonstrated by the fact that, so late
as six years ago, when the number of joint-stock banks
in London was not more than six, their total deposits
did not exceed £2 ‘,00,000 ; whle, now that the number
of these banks has bean doubled, the joint deposits are
alr. ady more than trebled, amount 11(2; to a total of X 71,792,309.
The dividends of the older banks range from 15 to 30 per
cent., in accordance with the da es of their establishment :
and the premiums on their shares are rem 2. oto3' 0 p r
cent in a precisely similar ratio. The deposits and dividends
of the joint-stoc banks renew ly formed show a rapid pro-
gress towards identical results.
Should no allotment take place, the deposits will be re-
turned in full. Should a less , umber o' shares be allotted
than are applied for, the deposit will be made available to-
wards the payment on allotment, and the balance, if any,
returned t., the a plicant.
A plication for shares may be addressed to the bankers.
brokers, or directors of the Company, and to the secret:l*y at
the ollicc s of the Company.

THE ALBION BANK (Lirnit.ea)
The Directors have to announce that the PROVI-
SI )NAL AGREEMENT for the PUR'HASE of the Old-
eslab fished BANKING BUSINESS of Messrs. CHALLIS
and SON, te,ether with their B•nk Premises, No. 16, W(st
-mithileld, 'nd Bank Build nf.,,s, Metr.pcdit n 04t!le M r,et,
h•ts eon ONFIRMED; and tha. Mr. Thoma, M. Challis,
the active partner in Vie firm, will be the General Manager of
the Albion Bank (Limited). •

THE ALBION BANK (Limited)
NO FURTHER APPLICATIONS f.►r SHARES in
this Bent ItECEIVED :for I LJESDAY, the sth
Apri'.

WNAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC,
BRANDY.
This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest
FRENCH BRANDY,
It 14 Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome.
Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by
the Agents in the principal towns in England; or wholesale
at

8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W.
Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded
"Kinahan's LL Whisky."

FURNI FURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and
FLOORCLOT 11, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in
the kingdom, rezardless of amount or disfAnce. First-class
goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to
Clergymen and Gentle:nen. An immense stock to select
rom, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground.
Every ariicle warranted
UI,O]I,GYiIEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR-
NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and
are publishing. an entirely New Edition of their un-
equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUI I) E, ill ostra ted by 410
4d-e -able engraving,. of every description of Furniture and
~eastea3s, with prices attached. A copy sent gi atis and
post-free on application. This costly work also contains
complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised
cale:— • _ _

A Six-roomed Parsonage
An Eight-roomed ditto
A Ten-roomed ditto
A Twelve-roomed ditto 101 11 0

rogether with a erice List of purified Bedding, and a mass
of valnable infonnationto all requiring housch )Id furniture.
'arpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clen.ry-
men and gen tl anen in or near Great relAivern, Southampton,
Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston. Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth,
Wells, Oxiord, Brighton, Galusborough, Mirgate. Kidder-
minster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking,
St. Aiban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's,
Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great
lira
COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers. Deptford-
bridge, London, B.E,

WELLINGTON THREE SHILLING
DINNER, consisting. of Soup, Fish, Made Dish,
Joint, Sweet, dr,e., is served daily from 3 to 9 p.m , and on
Sundays from 5 to 8.30 p.m.
Priyate ROOM' for large or small parties.

)3y order,
JOHN CATES, Manager.
The Wellington, St. *Tames's-street.
Entrance, 160, Piccadilly.

MR. W. S. WOODIN'S
ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY,
and
BACHELOR'S BOX, _ _ _

an Ectirely New Entertainment, at the Polygraphic Hall,
Ring' William-street, Csaring-cross, EVERY EVENINU,
at eight (except Saturday); Saturday Mornings at three.—
Stalls, and box stale, 35.; area, 25.; amphitheatre, is. A
Plan of the Stalls may be seen, and Seats secured at the Hall
from e even to five.
Next Morning Performance, Saturday, April 2, at three.

T E OXFOR D,
OXFORD STREET, w.
THIS EVENING. will be performed the new and success-
ful Opera, by M. Guonod, FAUST. embracing the entire
company of this establishment, with augmented band and
chorus ; and other Musical Entertainments, supported by the
following talented artistes :—Misses Russell. Fitz-Henry,
Tyrrell,,Pr almsley ; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green, &c.
Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans.

UNSWORTH and EUGENE will make their re-appear-
ance This Evening.
Comedy, by Mr. T. Maclwan, W. Randall, G. nntchenson,
G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly Power (the ;uvenile comedienne),
&c.. &a.
Will shortly be prcdueel, TH6 MERRY WIVES OF
WINDSOR. by Otto Nicolai ; ant THE TWO GENTLE-
MEN OF VERONA, by Sir Henry Bishop.
Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balmy, ls. ; private
boxes, 10s. 6d.

CANTERBURY HALL.
The Fairy Entertainment, entitled
PRINCE BLOSSOM IN THE LAND OF SHADOWS!
Is written expressly for this establishment by W. F. Vander-
veil,eil,s
M author of the celebrated " Enchanted Hash," and en-
abler. Morton, wi th the aid of Professor Pepper's Optical
Illusion (known as the Ghost), to produce effects never before
contemplated, and which have all been duly registered by
him and Mr. J. H. Weston under the title of " The Ghost in
the Magic Fountains." By this new arrangement, that
which is in reality no,hing but a shadow, becomes to all ap-
pearance endowed with life, and when "Fame" takes her
flight through the burning Cataracts, and the Naiads seek
their beds in the Crystal Waters, form a coup d'mil of beauty
unparalleled even in fairy romanc
Prince Blossom (with the Song of all Nations), Miss Townley:
The Marvellous Illusion will take place every Evening at
half-past Nine o'c oek.
All the wonderful eitertainmont of the establishment, as
usual, in a ,dition to the above.
Admission—Area, ad.; Stalls and Balcony, is.
Open every Evening.

OYAL ALHAMBRA.-
TRIUMPFIANr SUCCE'S of the NEW CIRQUE
acknowledged to be the best ever produced in England.

ROYAL ALHAMBRA.
The rl.reAest renyle Rider of the Age, the wondrous
Muffle. LOUISE LOISSET.

ItOYAL ALHAMBRA.-
Brilliant Equestrian Scene, "THE RIDE FOR THE
RI 1i130N."

() Y A L ALH AMR It A.
MORNING PERFORMANCE on SATURDAY. at
Two o'clock. Next week. on Monday. WedneMay. and
Saturday, at Two. Every Evening at Half-past Seven.