The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-06 00:00:00

REPORT.

The Directors, in submitting to the proprietors the account s
of the Bank for the halt-year endirp, 31st Dec. ast, have to
report that, after making ample provision for bad and doubt-
ful debts, including some unusual charges which had fallen
on the half-year, interest to customers, expenses of manage-
ment, rebate and income tax. the net profit amounts to
£44,554 4s. 5d., which sum, added to £776 16s. 7d., brought
forward, results in a total of £45,331 Is.
From the above sum the Directors recommend that the
usual dividend of o per cent. be declared, together with a
bonus of 1i per cent., making in alt 14 per cent. for the past
year. This arrangement leaves £1,483 2s. 3d. to be carried
forward to profit and loss new account.
Fred. Harrison, Esq., lately one of the auditors, has been
unanimously elected to a seat st the board. This creates a
vacancy in the office of auditor, which it is competent to the
meeting: to fill up.

The directors retiring by rotation are William Nicol, Esq ,
351. P. James Laming, Esq., and Thomas Tyringham Ber-
nard. Esq., M,P., all of whom are eligible for re-election, and
offer themselves acc,rdingly.
The dividend will be payable at Head Office, or at any of
the branches, on and after Monday, the 16th instant.
BALANCE SHEET OF THE LONDON AND COUNTY
BANKING COMPANY, Dec. 31, 1852.
.
To Capital paid-up DR
£598,375 0 0
Reserve fund 175,000 0 0
Amount due by the Bank for
Customers' Balances, &c. £7,151,136 6 6
Liabilities on Acceptances
and Endorsements by the
Bank, Circular Notes, and
Letters of Credit
7,517,501 9 11

Profit and loss balance
broughtfrom last account. £776 18 7
Gross profit for the half year
atter making provision for
bad. and doubtful debts .. 144,312 8 9
145,089 5 4

£8,435,968 15 3

13Y cash on hand at head office
and Branches 2981,8%) 7 4
Cash placed at call and at no-
tice 1,159,329 14 4
2,141,229 1 8

Investments, viz.:
Government and Guaranteed
Stocks
Other stocks and Securities 103,913 15 10

Discounted Bills, Notes, and 755,803 1 3
temporary advances to Cus-
tomers in town and coun-
try 5,083,758 16 8
Advances to Customers on
special securities

Freehold premises in Lombard-street and 5,345,722 4 3
Nicholas-lane, freehold and leasehold
property at the Branches, with fixtures
and fittings 104,724 3 2
Interest paid to Customers
Salaries and all other expenses at Head
Office and Branches, including income tax
on profits and salaries

£8,435,96815 3
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.
DR.
To interest paid to Customers £26,364 10 0
Expenses, as above 62,119 14 3
Rebate on Bills not due, carried to New
Account
Dividend of 6 per cent, for the half-year
Bonus of 14 per cent
Balance carried forward

£145,089 5 4
By Balance brought forward from last ac-
count £776 16 7
Cross profit for the half-year, after making
proyision for bad and doubtful debts

£145,089 5 4
We, the undersigned, have examined the foregoing Balance-
sheet, and have found the same to be correct.
(Signed) HENRY OVERTON, 1 Auditors.
IGH
London and County Bank,Jan. 2WR T,
9, 1862. Thellowin foregoingdg Resolutions Report having been read by the Secretary, the
fog Resolutions were proposed, and unanimously
ad opt
1. That the Report be received and adopted, and printed
for the use of the Shareholders.
2. That a dividend of 6 per cent, be declared upon the capi-
tal stoc of the Company for the half-year ending the 31st
December, 16 ', together with a bonus of per cent., both
clear f income tax, p ,yable on and after Monde. , the 16th
of February instant ; and that the balance of £1,483 Is. 3d.
be carried forward to profit and loss new account.
3. That the thanks of this Meeting be given to the Board
of Directors for the able manner in which they have conducted
the affairs of the Company.
4. That the thanks of the Meeting be presented to the
Auditors of the Company for their services during the past
year, and that Henry Overton and John Wright, Esqrs., be
re-elt cted Auditors for the current year.
5. That Richard Hinds Swaine, Esq., be elected an Auditor
of the London and County Banking Company for the current
Year.
ci6. That the thanks of this meeting be presented to William
Ep.q., the General Manager, and also to the prin-
e„',P,ad nd ether officers of the establishment, for the zeal and
—""tY with which they have discharged their respective
duties.
thThe election of three directors having been proceeded with,
ZPilliam e following gentlemen were unanimously re-elected :
Nicol, Esq., James Lamina,Esq., and Thomas
TYringharn. Bernard, Esq., M.P.
S nod) W. NICOL, Chairman.
. NanTf.; gcieaaimetrihhea ed iruranaannilmiaovuinslgyq:litted the Chair, it was resolved
v cordial thanks of this Meeting be presented to
Nicol, Esq., M.P., for his able and courteous con-
duct in the Chair.
(Signed) W. C. JONES, Deputy Chairman.
Extracted from the minutes.
(Signed) F. CLAPPISON, Secretary.

LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING
COMPANY.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a DIVIDEND
(41 the Capital Stock of the Company of 8 per Cent., for the
-all-year ending the 3 st December, 1882, w th a Bonus of
e cont., will be PAID to the Proprietors either at the
Bead
Branch Office Lombard-street, or at anv of the Company's
Banks, on and after MONDAY the 18th instant.

By order of the Board.
W. M'KEWAN, General Manager.
21, Lombard-street, Fib. 6, 1863.

FORGERY ! 20,000 FRANCS REWARD.-
Whereas there are on the Continent immense FOR-
GERIES of Morison's STAMPS and PILLS ; Messrs.
ORISON, of London, hereby offer the above REWARD on
tonvietion of the offenders.
Signed, MORISON and ( 0., Hygeists.
British College of Health,
January, 1863. Euston-road, London.

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THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. EDMUND FALCONER
The public is respectfully informed that this Tbeatre,
flaying been Re-modelled, Decorated, and Embellished in
a truly magnificent and costly style, is now open.
Notwithstanding the immense expenses incurred in the
arrangements, the Prices of Admission will be as usual, and
similar to those of the principal London Theatres, viz.:—
Private Boxes, 10s. 6d., 21e., £1 lls. 6d., £2 25., £3 35.,
and £4 4s. Stalls, 6s. Dress circle, 4s. First Circle, 3s.
Boxes, 2s. Pit, 2s. Lower Gallery, Is. Upper Galery,
6d. No Half-price.
A MORNING PERFORMANCE of the PANTO-
MIME EVERY WEDNESDAY, at Two o'clock.
THIS EVENING will be presented Mr. E. Falconer's
Comic Drama, entitled

NEXT OF KIN.
Principal Characters by Messrs. S. Calhaem, H. Sinclair,
Neville, Warde, Rourke, Fredericks; Mrs. Edmund Fal-
coner, and Miss Portman.
After which will be produced the Great Drury-lane
Annual in the form of an entirely Novel, Original, Bur-
lesque, Grotesque, Poetical, Pictorial, Pastoral, Grand
Comic Christmas Pantomime entitled

LITTLE GOODY TWO SHOES;
or, HARLEQUIN and COCK ROBIN I
"Little Bird with bosom red,
Welcome to my Humble Shed,
Daily near my table steal,
While I pick my scanty meal,
Well rewarded if I spy,
Pleasure in thy glancing eye. _Old Poem.
The novel Effects and Extensive Scenery by Messrs.
GRIEVE and TELBIN, assisted by Messrs. DAYES,
JONES, C. FENTON, E. LLOYDS, GRIEVE, Jun.,
TELBIN, Jun., and 0 ANSON and SONS. The Ma-
chinery by Mr. TUCKER. The Costumes by Mr. MAY
and Mrs. CLARKE. The Masks, Designs, and Person"!
Appointments by the celebrated DYK-WYN-KYN • com-
pleted under his direct supervision by Messrs. GLINDON.
CHALTON, and numerous Assistants. The Tricks, Pro-
perties, Changes, and Transformations of the Harlequinade
by Mr. BLAM IRE and Assistants. The Gas Appointments
by Mr. HINCKLEY. The Scenes of the Harlequinade by
H. BOLENO, J. CORMACK, and D. JOHNSON. The
Groupes, Tableaux, Action, and Grand Ballet, designed and
arranged by Mr. OSCAR BYRNE. The Overture and
Music composed and arranged by Mr. J. BARNARD.
The Opening invented and written by E. L. B ,ANC HARD,
Author of "The House that Jack Built," "Peter Wilkins,"
" Robin Hood," &c.

THE VILLAGE SCHOOL OF GOODY TWO SHOES.

EARLY MORNING.
Little Goody Two Shoes—Miss LYDIA THOMPSON.
"This dear little Girl, whose real name was Margery
Meanwell, once lived," &c.—Old Story.
"His kind Wife gave little Margery a nice pail of new
Shoes; and she was so pleased with them, and so fond of
showing them to every one she met, saying, ' Two Shoes—
Two Shoes,' that she gained the name of ' Little Goody
Two Shoes.' "—Old O'tory.
The Raven, the Pigeon, the Cat, and the White Rabbit
(her pets), Masters Quork, Coo, Mew, and Bunny.
Roastedbreast.
Little Boy Blue (herbin—M Shepherd SRwain) Miss HELEN
Johnny Strut (theHrodA HOWARD.
Mr. J. ROBINS.
ymSallrg.oTlararegs--enyasters Wag, Lag, Fag. Brag, Dag, Nag,
Thomm
Dg: (the Bad Boy) Mr. G. WESTON.
Sir TimPotriaycdGmrlinere, Tun"'
Rumple,
Ga
Whin:_atef.,,„[nd Misses Nimble., Simple, Sample,
Mr. TOM
Graspall (his Steward),isiAci of the Manor),
THEWS.
Villagers—Messrs.Bumkin,W Mr. SHAW.
bacon, Thatcher, &c., &c. hakstraw,Oatcake,Chaw-
" The room in whch she taught her scholars
large, so that she could have her children staud i was very
n front of
her while she instructed them.—Old Story.
Of the proposal made by Sir Timothy to Goody Two Shoes,
and what became of it.
Pim.", &c., &c.

HUNTING LO GE
ONOREST. THE BORDERS op
TH F

The Fairy Good Nature (assuming the form of Goody
Peabody), Miss KATE SAXON.
Gamekeepers, Messrs. Popp and Bang.
Footman, Mr. Powdernob. Page, Master Buttons.
Housekeeper, Mrs. Chickabiddy.
How Little Boy Blue meets with a particular friend, and
how the Squire dooms the small Birds found on his Estate
to general destruction, and what ensues thereupon.
THE BRAMBLEBRAKE IN THE DEPTHS OF
THE FOREST.—SUN SET.
" When good Little Goody Two Shoes bad finished her
ten sets of letters, she invited a great number of her poor
Scowl and
Growl.
ltttle Companions to meet together
Sunderu an old oak tree,
and there she taught them. ot y.
0 N
Ad Ola rn. t Gs) 1,,
Messrs. Slott'. ON.
,
andThMe Daleimce°(nhis Envy.atten
Hatred
The Bad Boy's Compact with the Evil Genius, and what
followed therefrom.
HAUNT OF THE V OOD NYMPHS IN THE
ENCHANTED DELL.
May, Wee WANT WORTIL