The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-12 00:00:00

mETRopoLITAN RAILWAY.—
The EXPRESS TRAINS from Bishop's-road to Far-
,don-street, and from Farring,don-street toßishop's-road,
now stop at Baker-street as well as at the Edgeware-road
Statioa
See Time Tables.

1:elIEn JOINT-STOCK DISCOUNT COMPANY
(Limited).
cOrporated under "The Companies Act, 1162," with
Limited Liability.
40,000
One Million Sterling, with power to increase, in
Shares of £25 each ; £1 per Share pay,ble on applica-
tion, and LI on Allotment, on which it is not intended to
cal , including Deposits, more than £5 per Share.
DIRECTORS.
William Charles Brown, Esq., Rochfort Ledge, Richmond,
Surrey.
.1. Henry Reynell de Castro, Esq. (51, Lombard-street),
Director of the Aliiance Bank.
William Dent, jun., Fsq. (late of Dent and Co., Hong Kong),
Bickley Park, Kent.
John Blox,m olio, Esq. (John B. Elfin and Co., 31, Ab-
church-1 an e), Director of the Union Bank of Australia.
John Fisher, Esq. (late of Fishers and Robinson, Watling-
strer,t).
William Chapman Harnett, Esq. (W. C. and H. Harnett), 7,
Great St. Helen's.
Thomas Wingate Henderson, 1.: sq. (Roke Manor, Romsey),
Director of the Bank of Australasia.
Samuel Henry Ilinde, Esq. (liinde and Gladstone), 11, New
Broad-street. •
Francis Martin, Esq. (Martin, Robertson, and Co.), C 7, G race-
church -street, E.C.
Henry White, Esq. (Smith, White, and Co.), 16, Bishopagate-
street Within.

MANAGING DIRECTOR.
James Freeling Wilkinson, Esq., 5, Nicholas-lane, E.C.
With power ,o add to their number.
BANKERS.
The Bank of England.
Messrs. Masterman, Peters, Mildred, and Co., 35, Nicholas-lane
SoLICITORS.
Messrs. Rixon and Son, 38, Cannon-street, E.C.
BROKERS.
Messrs. Hill, Fawcett, and Hill, 29, Threadneedle-street.

PROSPECTUS.
The rapid development of the commerce of this country,
and its present healthy condition, calls for a corresponding
increase in all the means which are necessary for freely con-
ducting it, and the ready conversion of Bills of Exchange,
and other documents representing property in transit, into
money, is one of its most essential elements.
This company has been formed with a large and increasing
capital, and will be welcomed by the Banking and moneyed
interest as a means of employing surolus Funds with perfect
security, and private depositors willalways be enabled to se-
cure a lair rate of interest for long or short periods. The
mercantile or manufacluring community will cbtain addi-
tional facilities for legitimate discount by the conversion of
a long existing business into a powerful Joint-Stock Corpo-
ration.

The moment for establ shine this Company is peculiarly
appropriate, the trade of the country is comparatively free
from speculative inflation, and there is no doubt that in the
future, the prospects are very favourab e for a large exten-
sion of c rnmerce.
The principle of carrying on discount operations by means
of a Joint-stock Company has been tested and fully proved,
and scarcely a doubt can exist of the perfect success
of an institution for this object under good management and
founded on a sound basis.
The directors, being fully impressed tha- much valuable
time has frequently been lost and rise incurred in new en-
terprises for want of experienced management in the earlier
years of their foundation, have concluded negotiations for the
purchase and transfer of the long-established business of
Mr. J. F. Wilkinson (formerly Bruce and Wilkinson , whose
undivided services have been secured a. Managing Director,
thus enabling the Company tovommence operations on an
important scale at once.
The Directors expressly intimate that there is no payment
to be made to promoters, the necessa y expenses incidental
to the formation of the Company only will be incurred, and
they have made arrangements by which the entire prelimi-
nary expenses, including legal charges, will fail within one-
half per o nt. on the capital.
Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be
obtained of Messrs. Hill, Fawcett, and 11111, the Brokers of
the Company ; or at the Temporary Offices of the Comp iny.
The amount of Z 1 upon each share applied for must be paid
to the ' ompany's Bankers previously to the application being
sent in ; this sum will be returne 1 if no allotment is made to
the applicant.
Temporary Offices, 29, Threadneedle-street, E.C.,
7th February, 1863.

THE JOINT STOCK DISCOUNT COMPANY

(Limited).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That NO APPLICA-
TIONS for SHARES in this Company will be received after
SATURDAY, the 14th inst.
By order of the Board.
HILL, FAWCETT, and HILL,
29, Threadneedle-street, E.C., Brokers to the Company.
11th February, 1863.

PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE
ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION.
Established 1840.
The 22d Annual General Meeting of this Association was
held on Wednesday, the 4th February, 1863.
The Income for the year 1862 wa5......,.,, £50,135 0 0
The Accumulated Fund 197,400 0 0
The Report and Balance-sheet may be had on application
to the Agents, or at the Chief Office, 15, Moorgate-street
E.C.