The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-06 00:00:00

PROSPECTUS.

This Company is established in order, 113 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 Comoany will at
once enter upon a business ascertained to be of highly re-
munerative nature, with all the advantages of local know-
ledge and exrerience of the respective foreign ma, kets.
'the Company will avoid costly establishments abroad,
which abmirb so large a port ion of 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 manufactures of this
country under documentary bills, or consigned to their Agents
abroad, for such periods as may be necessary to reaNse the
sale of such goods, and on terms favourable to the shippers.
'I hey 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 &scrip Lion 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. _ _

Applications for Shares may be 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 wall
be considered unlesi 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.

No.
To the Directors of the Merchant Banking Company of
London, Limited.

Gentlemen,—Having paid to your Bankers the sum of
, being a deposit of £1 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
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