The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-05 00:00:00

Richard Henry Browne,
E sDIRECTORS.q,
Director of the London Char-
tered Bank of Australia.
William Cadet], Esq. (Duff, Cadell, and Co Merchants),
London and Liverpool.
J. H. Reynell de Castro, Esq. (Carruthers de Castro and Co.,
Merchants), Manchester and Rio de Janeiro.
Lewis Fraser, Esq. (J. and L. Fraser, merchants), London
and Sillgapere.
James fll`:aaster, Esq. (late of Wm. M'Master ar,d Brothers),
Torrinto and Manchester.
JOhn Paterson, Esq. (Paterson, Kemp, and Co., Merchants),
London and Port Elizabeth.
William Pearce, Esq. (William Pearce and Co., Merchants),
London and Calcuta.
Jams Adam Smith Esq. (Smith, Wood, and Co., Merchants),
London, Liverpool, and Manilla.
Thomas Stenhouse Esq. (Thomas Stenhouse and Co., Mer-
chants), London and Bombay.
Henry Thurburn, Esq., Queensborough-terrace, Paddington.
Harrison Watson. Esq. (J. R. Thomson and Co., Merchants),
London and Cape Town.
Edward Weston, Esq., Director of the Standard Bank of
British South Africa.

BANKERS.
London—The Alliance Bank of London and Liverpoa:
Lothbury and Southwark.
Liverpool—The Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool.
Manchester—The Union Bank of Manchester.

SOLICITORS.
Msssrs. Flux and Argles, 9, Mincing-lane.
BROKERS.
Messrs. J. and J. Wbitehead, 8, Moorgate-street.
TEMPORARY OFFICE OF THE COMPANY.
27, Moorgate-street, London.

PROSPECTUS.
This Company is established in order, as its name implies,
to carry on the trade of Merchant Bankers. Hitherto this
department of business has been almost exclusively in the
hands of private firms, but it is confidently believed that the
Joint-Stock principle may be most beneficially applied to it,
as well in the interests of commerce as to the advantage of
those who desire a safe and profitable investment.
The Merchant Banking. Company of London, Limited, is
in consequence projected, having been carefully matured
under the auspices of merchants, and, having every facility
already available and in full operation, the Company will at
once enter upon a business ascertained to be of highly re-
munerative nature, with all the advantages of local know-
ledge and experience of the respective foreign markets.
The Company will avoid costly establishments abroad,
which absorb so large a portion or the profits of other bank-
ing establishments, and avail themselves of the agency of
mercantile houses already established.
The Company will grant negotiable orother credits, by and
upon their Foreign Agents, to importers of produce in this
country, on the continent of Europe, and in America.
They will make advances on the staple manu,actures of this
country under dommentary bills, or cinsigned to their Agents
abroad, for such periods as may be necessary to realise the
sale of such goods, and on terms favourable to the shippers.
They will also undertake to execute orders for produce
through their Agents abroad, on terms highly advantageous
to importers.
The Company will further undertake the monetary agency
of Foreign and Colonial Governments, and other constituted
public bodies.
They will receive deposits at their Head Office in London,
at the current rates of interest, and grant loans, through
their Agents abroad, on approved securities.
The safety of the Merchant Banking Company of London,
Limited, as an investment will be understood from the na-
ture of the business proposed to be transacted, and the profits
likely to be made by the Company may be in some measure
estimated by the well-known success of several mercantile
banking establishments engaged in the same descrip,ion of
business.

No promotion-money will be paid in connexion with this
Company; the pre iminary expenses will be strictly confined
to actual disbursements.

The Articles of Association can be seen at the Offices of
the Solicitors.

A pplieations for Shares may he addressed, in the annexed
form, to the Directors ; and copies of the Prospectus may be
obtained at the Temporary Offices of the Company, or at the
Offices of the Brokers and Solicitors ; but no application will
be considered unless a deposit of £1 per share on the num-
ber of Shares applied for has been paid.

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
To be retained by the Bankers.

To the Directors of the Merchant Banking Company of
London, Limited.

Gentlemen,—Having paid to your Bankers the sum of
being a deposit of XI per Share on Shares in the
above Company, I hereby request that you will allot me that
number, and I agree to become a Member of the Company in
respect of such Shares, or in respect of any less number you
may allot me, and to execute the Articles of A ssociation
when required; and I request that my name may be placed
on the Register of Members for the Shares so allotted.

Name in full
Residence
Profession or Business
Date ..

THE MERCHANT BANKING COMPANY
OF LONDON (Limited).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the List of Appli-
cations for SHARES in this Company will be CLOSED to
applicants from London on ➢IONDAY next, the 9th inst.,
and from the Country on TUESDAY, the 10th inst.
By order.

Temporary Offices,
27, Moorgate-street, London, E.C.,
November 4, 1863.

GUARDIA.N FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY,
No. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C.
Established 1821.
Subscribed Capital, Two Millions.
DIRECTORS.
Sir MINTO FARQUIIAR, Batt, M.P., Chairman.
CHARLES WILLIAM CURTIS, Esq., Deputy Chairman
Henry Hulse Berens, Esq., G. J. Shaw Lefevre, Esq.
Henry Bonham Carter, Esq. John Martin, Esq.
Charles F. Devas, Esq. Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. James Morris, Esq.
Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Batt Henry Norman, Esq.
;lames Goodson, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, Esq.
Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P Abraham J. Robarts, Esq.
John G. Hubbard, Esq., M.P. Henry Vigne, Esq.
Fredk. H. Janson, Esq.

AUDI

Lewis Loyd, Esq. I Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
Cornelius Paine, jun., Esq. Noel Whiting. Esq.
Thos.Tallemach, Esq., Secretary I Sand. Brown, Esq., Actuary

LIFE DEPARTMENT.—UNDER THE PROVISIONS or AN
ACT OF PARLIAMENT, this Company now offers to new In-
•urere EIGHTY PER CENT. of the Profits, at Quinquennial
Divisions, or a Low Rate of Premium withoutparticipation of
Profits.

Since the establishment of the Company in 1821, the
Amount of Profits allotted to the Assured has exceeded in
^ash value £660,000, which represents equivalent Reversionary
Bonuses of £1,058,000.

After the Division of Profits at Christmas, 1859, the Life
Assurances in force, with existing Bonuses thereon,
amounted to upwards of £4,730,000, the Income from the Liie
Branch £207,000 per annum, and the Lite Assurance Fund,
ndependent of the capital, exceeded £1,618,000.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.—lnsurances are effected upon
every description of property at home and abroad at mode-
rate rates.

No expense is incurred in effecting a new Insurance be-
yond the payment of the Annual Premium and Duty, when
the Premium amounts to ss.

Claims liberally and promptly settled.
Application for Prospectuses and Agencies to be made to
the Secretary.

THE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY.
156, Leadenhall-street, London, E.C.
Queen Insurance-buildings, Liverpool.
Capital ONE MILLION STERLING.
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Eivseqr.-.
Chairman of the Company, in the Chair, the Directors'
Report for the year stated—
That the Fire Premiums for the year amounted to L70,300
880
That i
tihneg La ni
fei n
pc Increasei
nomv e rßtehoee ipp rt es 13
years were
efodrinfheyefiarrstorth.r.e.e 22'
,
and for the past three years
being an increase in the latter triennial period
over the former of
That the amount accumulated since last Meeting, as 28,308
a Fire erve Fund, w as 23,427
and theßamount added to Life Fund was
That during the past five years the Company had paid
for Claims
106,515
the Actuary reported that the Life Liabilities had been
valued on the soundest ]principles, viz., Net Premiums at 3
Prldiumvid:npdaiwda,
swdheicleiarine:otmo
per cent. interest, and that the Bonus to participating Policy-
holders averaged as much as 46 per cent, per annum of the
70, and even 73 per cent.
proprietors
it
a tivtahse arsa hitegohf aBsp6se;
OTCRIEFF WILSON, Manager and Actuary.
cent. perj.anmn
JOHN E. LEYLAND Secretary

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
Established 1809.
Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of
Parliament.
Accumulated and Invested Funds .....
Annual Revenue . ""••••••••£2,422,928 1
FIRE DEPARTMENT. 22,401
Insurances granted both at Home and in Foreign Countries
on the most liberal terms.

LIFE DEPARTMENT.
Every facility offered to Insurers.
Ninety per Cent. of the Profits divided among the Insurers
on the participating principle.
The new Life business transacted in 1862 as follows
Policies. Amount Insured. Premiums.
1,037 £768,334 £23,641 0 0
Forms of Proposal and every information win be furnished
on application at the

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OFFICES :
LONDON ..58, Threadneedle-street.
4, New Bank Buildings. Lothbury.
West-end Office.. 8. Waterloo-place, Pall-mall.
By order.
F. W. LANCE, Secretary.