The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-28 00:00:00

THE PROVINCIAL BANKING CORPO-
RATION (Limited).
Established under the Companies Act of 1802, with Limited
Liabhity.
Capital, £2,0.0,000, in 40,000 shares of £5O. First issue,
20,000 shares, with power to increase to £4,000,0.0
Ten Thousand Shares have already been subscribed for. The
remaining Ten Thousand are offered to the pub lc.
Deposit, £1 per Share on application ; Li on allotment.
Calls not to exceed £5 at inter
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s of not less than three
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It is not intended to call up more than '5 prr share, and
should no al otment be made, the deposit will be returned
in full.
DIRECTORS.
Jam's Goodson, Esq., Chairman of the Great Eastern Rail-
way Company, and Director of the Guardian Assurance
Company.
T. W. Fleming, Esq., M.P., 10, Lancaster-gate, Hyde-park.
G. F. olroyd, Esq., Director of the Mercantile Credit Asso-
ciatiHon, and London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Corn-
pan y.
W. Tabor, Esq., Bishopsgate-street, Director of the Impe-
rial Bank, an British and Californian Banking Company.
R. C. IL Cocq. Esq., 75, Inverness-terrace (late C. IL R. Cocq
and Co., Tutacorin, Madras Presidency).
Andrew Walls, Esq. (of Lloyd's), Leaden all-street
John Hickie, Esq. ;Hi kie. Borman, and Co.), Leadenhall-
street, Direct r of the London, Buenos Ayres, and River
Plate River.
Alexander Thurburn, Esq. (late Joyce, Thu burn, and Co.,
Alexandria and London), Dire:tor of the South Wales
Railway.
Brinsley Nixon, Req., Queen's-gate-gardens, Director of the
Home and Colonial Assurance Company.
Lightly Simpson, Esq., Director of the London and Lanca-
shire Insurance and of the Great Eastern Railway Com-
panies.
J. W. Holland, Esq., Forest-hill, Director of the Financial

Corporation.
P. G. Van-der Byl, Esq., 3, Upper Hyde-park-gardens,
Director of the English and Scottish Marine InsuranA
Company.
Richard Michell, Esq., Ladbroke-square, Director of the
Great Western Railway Company.

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BANKERS.
Imperial Bank (Limited), Lothbury.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Harrison and Lewis, 24, Old-Jewry.
BROKERS.
Messrs. Towgood and Strachan, 33, Throgmorton-street.
AUDITORS.
Samuel Barrow, Esq., Ironmonger-lane, E.C. (Barrow and
Gates), Public Accountant.
Edgar Smalifield, Esq., Dowgate-hill-Chambers, Public Ac-
countant.
TEMPORARY OFFICER.
21, Old-Jewry, E.C.

PROSPECTUS.
This company Is established for the purpose of acquiring
the business '',and connectiors of ex sting provincial Bank-
ing Establtdfiments at d of carrying en, generally, the opera-
tions of Jouutry Banking on the Joint-Stock pri ciple
Trrzaties are now pendin, for the purchase of some private
and joint-stock country establishments, which will form the
Mike of a large and flourishing bank; and, for that purpose,
full powers for the increase of capital have been taken in the
Articles of Asso ration.
It is not proposed to do any banking business in London;
but in addition to acquiring the goodwill and business con-
nections of cx st ng banks, i is intended to open branches
in provincial cities and towns where, owing to the increase
of wealth and population, a satisfactcry business can be esta-
blished.
The recent amalgamation of two of the largest private
banks in London with joint stock establishments, to lowing
other combinations of a similar nature, and the continuous
advance in the pi ice of banking shares generally, afford con-
clusive evidence of the advantages of the principle of joint-
stock association in banking business.
If the system of banking carried on by public companies is
admitted to be so advantageous in London, where the pri-
vate establishments are generally large and wealthy, it can-
not be a matter of doubt that the principle is still more ap •
plicable to the country, where the resources and credit of
private firms are much more limited. The increase, also, of
trade in the country genera ly has crea ed a demand for fur-
ther banking accommodation, while it is only in the metro-
polis that the requirements of the mercantile community
have been adequately considered.
The Shares of the three Banks in London constituted for
simiiar ohjeots are now quoted as follows, viz. :
Paid. Present Prices.
The National Provincial £l2 £4l
The London and County
The Provincial Bank cf Ireland 25 .. 93
In further illustration of the profitable character of the
business of the forty-one Joint-stock Banks established dur-
ing the past three years, it will be found on inspection of the
official list that, out of that number, the shares of all but
two are saleable at a considerable advance on their paid-up
capital.
PrOBpeetUßee and forms of application for shares may be
obtained at the Temporary Office of the Company, or of the
Brokers or Sol citors. The Articles of Association may be
seen at the Office of the Solicitors.

FORK OF APPLICATION FOR SITARES.

To the Directors of the P!oyin:!al Banging Corporation

(Limited).

Gentlemen,—Having paid into your Bankers the sum of
£ I request you will al'ot me shares in the
Prroevinteoi i'lacoßapntkitnhge
sameCorporoarti2 (Limited), and I he eV
a,,yey
allotted to me, and to Lay -}„ie less number that may be
tdeposit and calls in respect of
my
ye sharesname on
oso allotted
jier
;wihst,enr due
ox m ; and I authorise you to place
Members for tile number of
shares allotted.
am, Gentlemen.
Your obedient Fervent,
Name in full
Profession or occupation
Address
Date

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