The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-15 00:00:00

DIRECTORS.

Sir Henry E. F. Yontig., C. 8., the late Governor of Tasmania
and formerly of P.,outh Australia.
William Nicol, :68q.,
M.P., Director of the London and
County Barr,
Hugh C. E. Childers, Esq., IMP., Director of the London
and C'ounty Bank, •
George Young, Esq., Director of the City Bank.
A;virew Lawrie, Esq, Director of the City Bank.
Colonel James liollAnd, Director of the Agra and United

Service Bank.
P. G. Vander Byl, Esq. (Messrs. Vander Byl and Co., Cape
Town).
Frederick Harrison, Esq., Director of the London and South
American Bank.
Richard B. Wade, Esq., Director of the National Provincial

Bank of England.
William Tabor, Esq., Director of the Imperial Bank.
William J. Maxwell, Esq., Director of the National Pro-
vincial Bank of England.
George Campbell, Esq. (Messrs. 11. N. Dickson and Co.,
London, and Dickson. De Wolfe, and Co., San Francisco).
George E. Scaramanza, Esq., (Messrs. Scaramatiga Brothers,
• London and New York),
Robert Rodgers, Esq. (Messrs. Robt. Rodgers and Co., Liver-
pool, and Rodgers, Meyer, and Co., San Francisco).

BANKERS.

The London and County Bank, Lombard-street and its
Branches.
The City Bank, Threadneedle-street, and 34, Old Bond-

street.
The Bank of Liverpool, for Liverpool.
The National Provincial Bark of England, for Manchester,
Birmintr,ham, and other Branches.
The Agra and United Service Bank, for India and China.
Tne Bank of Australasia, for Australia and New Zealand.
M. Pierre Rodoconachi, for Paris.

SOLICITORS.

Messrs. Wilkinson, Stevens, and Wilkinson; 4, Nicholas-
lane, Lombard-street.
Messrs. Atchinson and Hathaway, 14, D.:Word-row.

BROKERS.

Messrs. Mullens, Marshall, and 'Daniell, 3, Lombard-street,
London.
Messrs. Bates and Ridd:isdell, 26, Throgmorton-street,
London.
Messrs Huggins alv!,-Rowsell, 1, Threadneedle-street.
Messrs. Taunton aild Co., Liverpool and Manchester.

SECRETARY.
Samuel Magnus, Fsej.

Temporary Offices—London Financial kssociation (Limited),

No. 1, Threadneedle-street.

The London Financial Association (Limited) invite sub-
scriptions for the Capital Stock of the British and Californian
Banking Company (Limited).
This Bank is established to supply those facilities which
the great and increasing trade of California Imperatively re-
quires. It is remarkable than, while British capital has been
seeking investment in joint-stock banking operations in
every part of the world. California has been hitherto over-
looked. This omission has excited no little surprise on the
part of the merchants and traders of that State, and the esta-
blishment of this Bank will be eagerly hailed by them.
The -following facts show how large a field of operations
will be open to this Institution. The yield of the gold fields
is above £8,000,000 per annum, and is steadily increasing.
,
Silver rAines discovered about four years ago in the new ter-
ritor of Nevada are now producing £200,000 sterling per
mon .rh. Great progress has been made in agriculture, and
iY,tead of importing grain, as the gold colonies of Australia
P.o, California exports largely. The population of the State
exceeds 500,000, exclusive of the Chinese and Indians, and is
on the increase.
The Great Pacific Railway, for uniting the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts, is now under construction. When completed,
it will take only six days to convey uassengers and goods
from New York to San Francisco, and the latter place will
then become an important depot for the trade to China,
Japan, and other parts of the East. For the purpose of com-
munication, California is already brought by telegraph
within ten days of Europe.
There is tri-monthly steam communication between Cali-
fornia and the Eastern States, and Europe, via Panama, and
bi-monthly between San Francisco and the British colonies
to the north. The direct trade between England and Cali-
fornia, and between the colonies and California, is rapidly
increasing; and a large proportion of the precious metals is
being sent to London instead of, as formerly, to New York.
The facilities for discounting commercial paper, and for
deposits, are at present very deficient, contrasting remarkably
with those in the Atlantic States, in India, China, Australia,
and other British possessions. The rate of discount ranges
from 1 to 2 per cent. per month, and the exchange business is
capable of great develorment.
The business of the Bank will include advances on ship-
ments of gold, silver, and other produce of the country, the
purchase of bullion, the viscount of commercial bills, ad-
vances for a limited period on available securities and mer-
chandise, letters of credit, and all other usual banking
operations.
Applications for shares must be made in the subjoined
form, which may be obtained at the offices of the London
Financial Association (Lim ted), of the brokers, or of the
bankers.

FORK OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To be retained by the Bankers.
To the Directors of the British and Californian Banking
Company (Limited).
Gentlemen,—Having 'paid to your credit with the
sum of £ , I request you will allot me shares
in the above Company, which I agree to take, or any less
number that maybe allotted to me, to pay the calls that may
be made upon the same, and to become a member of the
Company.
Name in full
Usual signature
Profession or business
Address in full
Date ..

CREDIT FONCIER of AI...AURITIUS (Limited).
Incorporated with
...,ted liability under the Com-
panies' Act, 1862.
Capital £500,000, 10,000 Shares of £5O each. Payable on
allotment £2 per Share. It is contemplated that about .£lO
per Share wilt be called up.
DIRECTORS.

LONDON BoAnn.
Colonel Balfour, C. 8., late Chief of Military Finance De-
partment of India, Director of the Land Mortgage Bank of
India.

Sir John P. Grant, K.C.8., late Lieutenant-Governor of
Bengal, and Director of the Land Mortgage Bank of India.
George Henry Money, Esq., 9, Berke Le y-street, Berkeley-
square. _ _

George Palmer Robinson, Esq., Director of the Alliance
Bank of London and Liverpool.
Richard Spooner, Esq., Deputy-Chairman of the Bank of
Hindustan.
Lieut.-Col. F. A.
of Revenue in o:dde.
Thurburn, late Deputy-Commissioner
Henry Yo Ong,
ment at 7,ombay.
Esq., late Chief Secretary to the Govern-
_
Ge:,rge Clerihew, Esq„ late Chief Medical Officer at

NORWICH UNION FIRE AND LIFE
OFFICES-
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
The Directors hereby give notice, that, in oonsequenee of
the immediate extension of the London, Chatham, and Dover
Railway, they have vac tted their offices, No. 6, Crescent, New
Bridge-street, and RP:MOVED to their NEW PREMISES,
No. 29, Fleet-street, E.C.
February 4, 1861.

29, GEORGE-STREET, HANOVER-SQUARE.
THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM.
Open daily from 10 till 10. Lectures at 4 and 7
o'clock by a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Eng-
land, Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, Edin-
burgh, &c., dm. Where may be seen the Astecs; Bushman
and Wife; Julia Paatrana and Infant; Eng and Shang, the
Siamese Twins; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Pre-
parations, &c. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years
old. Admission, One bhilling ,tor Gentlemen only).