The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-31 00:00:00

ABRIDGED. P Et OSPECTUS.

The " London and Venezue!a Bank" his for its proposed
operations a ground unoccupied, and is most urgently re-
quired. Preliminary negotiations have been in progress for
some months, and the project has been sub flitted to the
judgment of the most eminent Venezuelan merchants, and
has met with their uncoalified approval. Support is promised
in highly influential quarters, and the Directors are assured
that the privilege of issuing Bank notes will be accorded by
the Government.
The banking facilities which Caracas has hitherto pos-
sessed have been very limited, but the fast that the Bank
of Caracas, which will now merge into this establishment,
has -despite its restricted means—earned a net profit exceed-
ing 30 percent. per annum, leaves no doubt that tie present
undertaking will result in complete success.
The following, published by Messrs. Matheson and Co.,
while inviting tenders for th Venezuelan Loan in June last,
will confirm the above statements :
" At present there Is almost an entire absence of banking
accommodation in Venezuela. Possessed of every advantage
of climate and soil, within sixteen days' sail of England, the
existing monetary facilities are quite inadequate to the com-
merce of the country, and to the increasing production and
rapidly extending exports of its coffee, cocoa, cotton, hides,
&C. The advantages of this
Institution will be obvious to all, and as the rates of interest
range from 10 to 15 per cent. per annum, the profits may be
expected to be considerable.'
It may be added, that since that period, owing to the in-
creased and increasing demand for cap,tal for the cultivation
of cotton, which is now being exported to England in large
quantities, it finds safe and profitable employment at much
higher rates than those quoted by Messrs. Matheson.
The want of an Exchange Bank in Venezuela occasions
the utmost inconvenience in buying and selling foreign
bills ; this Bank will supply the want, and as returns can be
made with far greater r goidity from Venezuela than from
India, where banking facilities of a like nature have been
found extremely profitable, it is certain this branch must be
still more remunerative.

The principal control of the London and Venezuela
Bank will be vcsted in the Board of Directors in England.
They will select a manager of known qualifications, who,
on his arrival, wi I have he assistance and advice of the
Directors ,n Caracas and La Guayra, who are Europeans of
high standing in the country, and well known in connection
with Venezuelan trade and finance.
Full pro pectuses, with forms of appli ations for shares,
may be procured of the Bankers, Solicitors, Brokers, or :3ecre-
tary, at the Offi:eq of the Company, where the Articles of As-
sociation may be inspected, and every information obtained.

THE FREEHOLD and GENERAL INVEST-
MENT COMPANY (Limited).
(Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862.)
Capital £250,000, in 10,000 Shares of £25 each.
With power to increase to £1,000,0)0.
First issue 5,000 Shares.
Subscriptions for more than half of which have been already
promised.)
Deposit on application £ t per Share, and £2 on allotment.
Calls not to excceed £2 per Share, with an interval of not less
than Three Months.
It is not intended to call up more than £lO per Share, but
as more capital can be advantageously employed, further
issues of Shares will be made, in the allotment of which a
preference will be given to the then existing Sharehollers.
Should no alletment be made, the deposit will be returned in
full.
DIRECTORS.
The Right Hon. Lord NIGEL KENNEDY, Montrose
House, Petersham, Chairman.
The Right Hon. Lord Viscount Malden, 39, Lowndes-street,
Belgrave-square, and Loudwater House, Bucks
Charles Kemp Dyer, Esq. St. Albans.
Edward Barran, Esq., Milk-street, Chetpside.
George P. Lascaridi, Eget, Old Broad-street, Director Fi-
nancial Disconnt Company (Limited).
Frederick A. Legg, Esq, 22. backville-streest, and South
Norwood.
William W. Prole, Esq., Kensington Park-gardens East.
William It. Rogers, Esq., M.D , 56, Berners-street.
William Watson, Esq., Bristol, Director of the Bristol and
Exeter Railway Company.
BANKERS.
Metropolitan and Provincial Bank (Limited), 75, Cornhill;
and Oxford-street Branch, 86. Oxford-street.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Matthews and Greetham, 6S, Lincoln's-inn-fields.
BROKER.
Alfred Ashton, Esq., 75, Old Broad-street.
AUDITORS.
Messrs. Harding, Pullein, Whinney, and Gibbons, 3, Bank-
buildings, Lothbury, E.C.
SECRETARY PRO TEM.
It. N. Collier, Esq.
TEMPORARY OFFICES.
1, New Broad-street-court, E.C.

IN what " Happy Land" can I see you after the
"Opera?" 1 only know of One HAPPY LAND
in which a Gentleman may Sup—EVANS', COVENT-
GARDEN, my deer fellow!

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 31, 1864.