The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-09 00:00:00

PROSPECTUS.

Although the system ofjo'nt-stock banking has been esta-
blished to meet the requirements of most departments of
trade, it bas not be ,n intro ince.' tor the business of the
Agricultural and cattl,!-markets of the metropolis ; and
though the population has doubled within the last twenty-
five years—and consequently the necessary q iantity of sup-
plies -.yet the whole business, amounting to fifteen to twen, y
millions per snnum, is left in the hands 01 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 eatt e-market ;
and subsequently, shou'd it be found desirable, by opening
branches in he nricult iral districts.
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The value of the rapidly-increasing commission business
to be trans tcted by the Albion Bank can be readily appre-
ciated by a knowledge that the method in which dealings are
carried on at the Cat le-mari.et constitutei the baok, the de-
po•itory of all the moneys passing troen the buyer to the
producer.
The Metropolit n Meat or Poultry-market in Smithfield,
now in cours- of erection, is destinel, by the terms of the act
of Parliament, to combine and sunersede all other markets
tor meat in th, ny tropolis. To this mar. et will be concen-
trate all transactions for the supply of butcoers' meat,
you try, and other pr .duce to the inhabitants of the metro-
polis, and a circle of :4 miles round it.
The tdrecta,s have Entered into provisional arrangements
by which the advantage of o 'mmencing up ,n en e,tlbl shed
connexion, under competent and experienced manageme t,
will be se,ured to Sharehitiers from the cimmence-
meet of business, by which they are warranted in expect-
ing that they wi 1 be enabled to declare a dividend during
the first N ear.

That i.u,t,ber of Joint-Stock Banks m ybe advantazeou y
incre-sed (more p r icularly u d r speeiai eircumstan.•e ,
such as have ed to the formation of the Albion Bank), is de-
monstrated by he f iet that so late as six ye r ago, when
the number of Joint Stook Bank in London was n t more
than six, their total deposits did not ex .eed £22,030,600:
while ruiw that the number of these ban s has been doubled,
thi.: joint deposits are already more than ireb e I, amoun ing
to a total of £71,792,300. Ti:e dividend+ of the older banks
range from 15 to 30 per cent. in -iccoriance with the dates of
their (istabli hmenc ; iind the premiums on their shares
from 200 to 3(0 cr cent. in a precsely sin! ar r au). The
de! os:ti and divEends of th Joint-Stock B inks ri-cent y
formed show a r ti id progress towiirds identic .1 results.
Should no al otment tax e plat t the deposits will be returned
in full. Should a less number of Shares be a 1 fitted th in are
applied for, the deposit w.ll be m ide available tow irds the
p •ymcnt on llotinent, and the ba ante, if any, returned to
the anplie int.

Application for Shares i 1 the annexed form may be td-
dressed tl the Bankers, Broker 4, or Directors of the Com-
pany, and to the Sec et ry, at the Ofll.e of he t mnpany.

FORA OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Director of the Albion B nk IL flitted).

Gentlemen,—!laving prd to your Bankers the sum of ,
being a 1)epo it of £ t per Sha• e on Shares in the above
Company, I hereby request that you will •!lot me that num-
ber, and I accept su Sh tree, or any less nuarber you may
allot me, and agree to execute the Article-, of Associa'iun
when required; an I I reqest that my name may be placed
on the regis:er of Shareholde's for S area so alluted.
Name in full
Residence
Profession or business
Date

MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL
GALLERY ; established 23 years at the Bazaar,
Baker-street.

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