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

IN' what " Ira ppy Land" can I EIAO you after the
"Opera?" 1 only know of One HAPPY LAND
111 Which a Gentleman may Sup—EVANS', COVENT-
GARDEN, my dear fellow!

PRACTICAL. GEOLOGY.—King's College,
London.—Professor TENNANT. F.G.S., will COM-
11.k..NCE a COURSE of LECTURES on WEDNESDAY next,
at 9 a m., having especial reference to the application of
Geo logy to Engineering, Mining, Architecture, and Agricul-
ture. The Lectures will be continued on each succeeding
Friday and We, inesday at the same hour. Fee, £1 Ils. Gd.
R. W. JELF, D.D., Principal.

THE CREDIT MOBILIER
(Limited).
NOTICE HEREBY GIVEN, that the CERTIFI-
CAT IS
livery on
ES of SHARES in this Company will be ready for de-
be and after FRIDAY next, the Bth of April, and may
had on Application.

By order of the Board,
THOMAS SHORT, Secretary.
Wlnporary Offices, 80, Lombard-street, London,
April 2, Ital.

TR E WEST OF ENGLAND WOOLLEN
JILINUFACTURINGCOMPANY (Limited).

DIRECTORS.
Jok. Bigg, Esq., Spring-mount, Champion-hill, S.
m Britten, Esq. (Messrs. Britten and Co.), London-wall,
London, E.C.
Lieut.-Gen. Carmichael, C. 8., ITyndford House, Brompten,
R. Edmonds, Esq., J.P., Berryfield, Bradford-on-Avon.
atarshall Hall, Esq., J.P., Barri,ter-at-Law, Blacklands-
Calne, Wilts, and Temple, E.C.
' B.r Caine,
Esq., Rawteltstall, near Manchester.
"Los. Early Smith, Esq. (Messrs. Early and Smith, Woollen
vaerchants and Army Clothiers), London, NT E.
E. Watts, Esq, Woollen Merchant, Leeds.

SOLICITORS.
Wears. Parke and Pollock, n, Lincoln's-inn-fields, W.C.,

London.
BROKERS.
Iressrs. Froom Brothers, Change-al'e3', Cornhill, London.

BANKERS.
The Alliance Bank (Limited), Lothbury, London. •
The capital invested will be turned over t least f our titres
4 Year, so that a profit of 25 per cent. per ana um may be safely
Ca' culated on.
Prospectuses, forms of application, and every information,
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ondoti. be obtained at the offices of the Company, 28, Cornhill,

THE WEST OF ENGLAND WOOLLEN
MANUFACTURING COMPANY (Limited).
..._ITOTICE.—No application for Shares will be received alter
41-UNDAY, the 11th inst.

By order,
K. BULGIN, Secretary.
London, 28, Cornhill, April 4, 18G1.

THIRTIETH ANNUAL GENERAL MEET-
ING of S FTAREHOLDERS of the AGRA and
UNITED SERVICE BANK (Limited), held at the 84u1r,,,
27, Cannon-stmt.
.50--Setturcial,-Al,ra Met
ltatiOntiE Walt RO • 'Ma.A.CPIIERSON, Esq., Chairman,
• in the Chair.
Tho notice convening the meeting and the following re-
POrt and statement of accounts were read :
The Directors have to submit to the Shareholders the
audited accounts for the year ended 31st December last, and
to report that, after making ample provision for all bad and
doubtful debts, the net profits of the Bank for the year
amounted to £212,909 12e. 6d.
Out of this sum the Directors have declared free of in-
come tax, two half-yearly dividends at the rate of 10 per
cent, per annum each, and have added to the last of these
a bonus of £4 per share, thus making a return for the year
of 18 per cent, on the paid-up capital of one million sterling.
From the balance remaining the Directors have refunded
to Reserved Fund Account the sum of £7,341 2s. 4d,,
taken from it last year, and, in consideration of the greatly-
extended business of the Bank, have carried to Credit a
further sum of £25,000, thus raising that fund to £225,000.
111031 have also passed the sum of £5,000 to Superannuation
Fund, and £15,000 to Building Fund, carrying forward
,10,568 10s. 2d. to credit of Profit and Loss Account for
the current year,
Since last annual meeting the Directors have purchased
desirable premises in Sydney, and have secured land at
Shanghai, Kurrachee, and Madras, in view to the erection
of Suitable buildings for the branches of the Bank at those
ports.
, e present Auditors being eligible for re-election, in
terms ot the deed of settlement, offer themselves accord-
ingly.

By order of the Board,
MACKINTOSH BALFOUR, General Manager.
(No. 10—BALANCE-SHEET, DECEMBER, 31, 1863.
DR. LIABILITIES.
1:.,0 paid-up capital
,0 Reserved Fund 192,658 17 8
1:0 amount due by the Bank for customers'
ba.ances, fixed deposits, acceptances, let-
ters of credit, circulai notes, ac.
..5:0 profit and loss ... 242,909 12 6

£10,388,390 3 1

By
cash i SSETS.
n hand and at call at head office
and branches 4911,833 4 1
By
Government securities
253, other eecurities, including si,ecie, bills
r... Purchased, discounts, loans, &c.
reebold premises in London, Edinburgh,
Calcutta, Bombay, Agra, Lahore, and
Sydney, and leasehold property and build-
ing ground at the other branches

8,940,214 12 1

91,071 17 1

£10,3c8,399 3 1
G. B. DALBY, Chief Accountant.
2.)—PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FNOM
JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1863.
DR.
To Payment of dividen ion paid-up cipital
(at to per cent. per annum) for half-year
ended 3Gth June
To do. do. for half-year ending 31st Dec
To bouu of Xi per share
„,0 amount tr an-ferred to Reserved Fund
To amount transferred to Building Fund
10 amount .ransferred to Superannuation
Fund
To balance carried forward

£50,000 0 0
50,0 0 0 0
80,000 0 0
3!,041. 2 4
15,0,0 0 0

5,^00 0 0
10,563 10 2

£!42,903 12 6

CR.
By gross profits
at head office
and branenes
to Dec. 11, 1863,
after making
provision for
bad and doubt-
ful debts £498,652 0 0
teas interest at-
lowed on cur-
rent and de-
Posit accounts 167,505 14 0
T,

129,14612 0

'dal expenditure of head office
and branches, inc'uding rent,
income tax, taxes, stamps,
salaries (with a gratuity of
10 per cent thereon, to the
officers of the establishments
at home and abroad,, miscel-
laneous charge 3, &o 86,136 10 6
X 242,00012 6

£212,209 12 6
G. B. DALBY, Chief Accountant.
(No. 3.)—RESERVE FUND ACCOUNT.
DECEMBER 31, 1863.

Dn.
To balance at credit of Reserve Fund £225,000 0 0

£225,000 0 0

It CR.
Y araount on 31st December, 1832 .... £192,658 17 8
—Y,ataount transferred from Profit and Loss
4-Ccourt, as above