The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-12 00:00:00

THE CONTINENTAL BANK CORPO-
RATION (Limited).
To be Established under "The Companies'Act, 1862," where-
by the liability of each Shareholder is limited to the amount
of his Shares.

Capital £1,000,000, in 10,000 Shares of .£lOO each.
First issue 5,000 Shares.

Deposit 41 per Share, with it:fiirtherpayment of £2 per Share

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on allotment.
It is not contemplated to call up more than £25 per Share,
and no Call shall exceed £5 per Share.
DIRECTORS.
Paul Broe, Esq., 41, Threadneedle-street, London.
William W. Cargill, Esq., Director of the Oriental Bank

Corporation. -
James a. Cumming, Esq., Messrs. Cumming, Beaver, and Co.,

London and Singapore.
Thomas H. Gladstone, Esq., Messrs. John Gladstone and
Co., White Lion-court, Conahill.
Salomon H. Godefroi, Esq., Messrs. De Mattos and Godefroi,
Copthall-court
William J. Maxwell, Esq., Director of the National Pro-
vincial Bank of t ngland.
The Honourable Roden Noel, Chandos-street, Cavendish-

square.
Robert A. Routh, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the English and
Australian Copper Company.
Vincent B. Tritton, Esq., Messrs. Belson, Tritton, and Co.,
Old Broad-street.
Richard B. Wade, Esq., Director of the National Provincial
Bank of England.

BANKERS.
Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, Tritton, and Co., 51, Lombard-
street, E.C.
The National Provincial Bank of England at its various
Branches.
s OLICITORS.—BIessrs. Wilkinson, Stevens, and Wilkinson,
Nicholas-lane, E.C.
BuoKEßS.—Messrs. Hichens, Harrison, and Co., 21, Thread-

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needle-street, E.C.
SECRETARY.—George Cumming, Esq.
Temporary Offices.-90, Cannon-street, E.C.
The application of the joint-stock principle to Banking and
Exchanges, under the control and general management of
boards of directors in London, has proved so eminently suc-
cess ful in the British colonies and dependencies, more parti-
cularly in the East and West Indies, that it is deemed expe-
dient to intreuce that system into the Continent of Europe,
with which our commercial intercourse is now so great as to
demand additional facilities and safety in support of our mu-
tual monetary transactions.
Banking on the English system, and with English capital,
has already been applied with success to foreign countries in
the instances of the Ottoman Bank as regards Turkey, and
the Bank of Egypt in Egypt, both conducted under Royal
Charters of Incorporation. Other companies have more re-
cently been established, with similar objects, under the
Limited Liability Act.
The Directors propose to take powers to apply for a special
Charter for this Bank.
In the limits of a prospectus it is impossible to enter into
full details, but official statistics are available to show the
increase in the totals of our imports and exports of merchan-
dise with the principal countries of Central Europe, between
the years 185 s and 1861, which may be briefly given thus:—
With France, from 17 to 35 millions; with Germany, troml6
to 19 millions ; with Holland, from 13 to 18 millions ; with
Italy, from 5 to 9 millions ; and with Spain, from 5 to 8 mil-
lions sterling.
It may be useful to recall the fact, as stated by the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, -that the export traae netween
England and France alone, which, before the recent Inter-
national Treaty, averaged, in the two years preceding the
Treats, only £9,402,000 per annum, has, in the first year of
the Treaty, surpassed £21,000,000"—an increase which alone
has made up for the temporary loss of the American market.
In a Bank like the present bullion operations form a neces-
sary and most important feature, more particularly with
France, the yearly average of our de Alings with which, in
gold and silver, is about 30 millions sterling ; the business
originating in these vast transactions has, hitherto, been en-
joyed by a few firms of known wealth.
The Continental Bank Corporation has for its object to
facilitate the commercial and financial business between the
United Kingdom and the European Continent, and to carry
out, on an extensive scale, operations in hullion and ex-
change ; and it is confidently anticipated that, by extending
to importers and exporters accommodation on an enlightened
and liberal scale, a large proportion of such business will be
secured to the present undertaking.
The Head Office of the Bank will be in London, and the
first branch will be established in Paris, not only on account
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cities of the Continent a
Progress of the B t such times and in such order as the
Arrangements ank may justify.
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ex are matured to secure the services of gentle-
of the business.
experience to nem conduct the Foreign Department
The Bank, in additiconduct all the,busineo
s
ns to ordinary banking operations, will
Import and Export G:tExchange Agents. It will
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Purctfase approved Bills or hti Silver.
Undertake Foreign Finaneta?lhange, Coupons, Notes, &c.
Grant Drafts on its various gencies'
Notes. Agencies, and issue Circular
Buy and Sell Foreign Stoat s and Shares on
Commission. Applications for Shares must be made in the
form, accompanied by a deposit of £1 per share. fi no annexed
allot-
ment be made to the applicant, the depo-it win be rn
without deduction ; and if a less number be allotted thatieids
applied for the surplus will be placed towards the Payment
on allotment.
Prospectuses and Forms of Application for Shares may be
obtained at the Temporary Offices, and from the Brokers of
the Company.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To the Directors of the Continental Bank Corporation
(Limited).
Gentlemen,—Having paid the sum of as a deposit of
£1 per share on Shares in the Continental Bank Corpo-
ration (Limited), I request you will allot me that number of
Shares, and I hereby agree to accept the same, or any less
number which may be allotted to me ; and I agree to become
a member of the Company, subject to the Memorandum and
Articles of Association.
Name in full

Profession or Business
Address

Dated the day of 1863.
The above Form, when filled up, to be left with the bankers
012 payment Prtile depoit,