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T ILE BRITISH BANK.
To be Incorporated by Charter,
Fur receiving Deposits, at Interest, Discounting Bills, making Ad-
vances on approved Securities, granting Cash Credits, and trans-
acting every other description of Banking business on the SCO
SYSTEM.

Temporary Offices, No• 52, ,Threadneedle-street.
TRUSTEES.
•
Arthur Anderson, Esq., M.P.
William Cash, Esq., of Wood-street.
John Maxon,' Esq., of the Regent's-park.
DIRECTORS.
John Macgregor, Esq., M.P., Governor.
• R. Hartley Kennedy, Esq., Deputy-Governo". •
Archibald W. Blame, Esq. ( Deputy-Governor of the Australian Agri-
cultural Company), King's Arm's-yard, and Salt 11111, Slough.
Hugh innes Cameron, Esq., Palace-yard, and Dingwall, N.B.
Francis Edwards, Esq., Westbourne-terrace, Hyde-park.
Edward Esdaile, Esq., City Saw-mills, Regent's Canal. •
David Ferguson, Esq.. Eastcheap, and Champion-park, Camberwell.
Thomas How, Esq., Eastcheap. and Gordon House, Turnham-gre
R. Hartley Kennedy, Esq. (Deputy-Chairman of the Oriental Bank),
Walbrook, and' ROsington Lodge, Notting-hill.
J. W. Learmontb,-Esq.,: of Long•acre.
John Macgregor, Esq:, M.P. for Glasgow.
Apsley yellatt, Esq., of Holland-street, Blackfriars, and Staines,:

Middlesex. ' •
Thomas Ritchie, Esq., of Bishopsgate-street Within, and Dorsei
square.

With power to add to their number.
The Charter of Incorporation will, require that a statement of the
assets and liaLllities of the Bank shall be published monthly, anti
that its affairs 'shall be wound up, if at any time one-fourth of the
capital, (i. e. 121. lOs out, of 50/.), shall be lest. Depositors there-
fore can incur no risk whe'ever, and shareholders know that their
liability caanot•exceed one-fourth of their paid-up stock, instead of
their risk being, as in almost all other banks, unlimited.
The deposits mast be paid into the Bank of gngiand in the names
of the Trustees of the British Bank, and if, the Company be not in-
corporated, the money will be returned to the subscribers in full.
Applications for shares with satisfactory references, in the sub-
joined form, will be received by the Secretary at the temporary
offices of the Bank, No. 52, Threadneedle-street, London, where a
detailed prospectus may be obtained.
• To the Directors of the British Bank.

CiENTIMIEN. ' - .
I request that you will, allot to me Shares in the
BRITISH RANK ; and I undertake to accept the same or any, less
nuMber which-may be allotted' to me, and to subscribe the Com-
.piany's Deed of Settlement; to pay Ten Pounds per Share On each
Share so allotted to me, on or previously to sublieribing the said
Deed, and also the further sum of ,401. per share, by such instal-
ments as you may appoint.

Name (In full) ......... .....
Brofessisn or Business (if any)
Residence .....
Reference .................

Date.. .... .... .... ...

BANK of AUSTRALASIA. (Incorporated by
Royal Charter, 1835).
London Offices, 8, Austlnfriars, February 22, 1849.

The Court of Directors of the Bank of Australasia hereby give
notice, that a Vacancy in the Direction has occurred by the resigna-
tion of Charles Barry Baldwin, Esq., M. P., and that the Election of
a Director in his roots will take place at an extraordinary General
Meeting of Proprietors, to be held at this Office on THUESDAY, the
sth day of April next.
Anyqualified Proprietor intending to become a Candidate for such
vacancy in the ,Direction, must be duly proposed within ten days
from this date, and notice thereof must be given, in writing, at the
Office of the. Corporation, No. 8, Austinfriars, specifying the name
and place of abode of the Candidate proposed.
By Order of the Court, .
WILLIAM MILLIKEN, Secretary.

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ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
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Proprietary Capital.
Moderate Rates of. Premiums.
Two-thirds Premium Loaned to the Assured.
♦nnual Division of Profits.
,Half the Premium may remain as a Loan for Five Years.
Extensive Travelling Leave granted, without extra Premium.
Moderate extra Premium for Residence in Tropical Climates.
N.B. The last Annual Bonus to the Assured• varied from 27 to 65
per cent. (according to,age) on the Premiums paid. ,
Examples of Bonuses already Declared, and Options.

Perma- Slim the
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Age. Pre- taken addition Uonus ilt Auction of may bor-
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60 1000 74 8 4 1840 163 8 4751510 11 10 9 395 11 1
1841 159 3 4 71 5 0 10 19 8 346 2 3
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SALES BY AUCTION.

CARLTON ROUSE TERRACE, above and overlooking ST.
JAMES'S-PARK, ,
Splendid TOWN MANSION,. Detached STABLING, ste., with INA
, sesgion ; held under the Crown for nearly Eighty Years, at almosi
norriinut Grodnd-rents. •

ESSRS.- DANIEL • SMITH and SON are
, coMmissiMied-by the Executors of a Gentleman deceased,
to SUBMIT to, TIT,BLIC. cOItIPETITION, at the Mart, near the
Bank of England, on .TUESDAY, March 6, at Twelve (if not pre-
viously dlspdsed of by Prliate Treaty), '
A First class Noble MANSION, Ls the very Choice elevated imPt
distituullhed as Carlton lll:arse-terrace. It is an elegant. conunand-
ing, and twist substantial structure,, upon a due elevated terrace,
overldoktng the Park; near the. 114:r ialace and Rousts of Partin-
meat. It ovens on two sides, with south and cast aspects, upon
broad gravelled ratied:parterre,. enclosed. by Inunisoine balustrades,
ancl liniShed with beautilut Corinthian columns and balcOntes, and
otinsr arelfficctiiral embellishments.' It contains a splendid suite of
lofty, reception ;toms. 4rarigs, and spaeious halls, numerous airy
beet-room: sand-dressing-morns, and offices of every description fur a
large establishment, with stone-stair-cases to the top of the. house.
The peculiar advantage of this unrivalled situation is, that from hay,
lug no stabling, or any nbtsy, low, or crowded s:reet near it on either
side ktdwhielt most of our best squares evtn are exposed), it.is re-
markably -cheerful, and the :.atmosphere is particularly, pure and
healthy. The Stabling (forming a second:let) is
,in Carlton-mewl,
and consists of five stalls, standing for WATTS' carriages, with coach-
Man's apartments, and loftS above.

Particulars and cards to vrew may be ..had at their Offices, in Wa-
terloo-place, Pall-mall ; also of. Messrs. and H. Freshfleld, so-
licitors, New Bank-buildings.

•
'Distinguished. and elegant FREE ROLL MANSION, • erected•w:ithin
the last ,few years for its present Noble Proprietor, under, the
[Erection of Mr. Harry, surrounded by secluded and superbly-
timbered groundi, commanding, Lino* its elevated bank, a' fine
extensive reach 9f the river, near Oatlands, between Richmond,
Claremont, and Windsor, ,with all the appendages. for a first-rate
establishment, only forty-five minutes' ride from town.
MESSRS.•DANIEL. SMITH and SON are
commissioned to announce that in MAY or JUNElieit, they
shalloffersubmit
pt
roe v
syPUBLICin a COMPETITIONde byprivate t
,
'A. most capital.and .elegant river-aid, MANSION, in ttik, Italian
style, recently
:built and finished, almost regardless of cost, its
handsonie exterior and comfortable internal arrangements evi-
reat(yu)n, less an acceptable
evi-
dencing the judgment mad taste of its eminent architect. The
principal suite. of rooms and staircase are strikingly elegant,
the grand front embracing fine views_ of ef the river and its own
rich park-like. grounds. It Is a dry ipoti—
ty, soil„ the walks are
extensively and beautifully varied, .414$
awer, fruit, and vegetable
gardens are very superior, and embellished and stored with choicest
shrubs, plants, and trees, including some of the finest specimens in
England. The dometitic offices are complete for a large establish-
ment, and the stabling, out-buildings, gardeners' houses. lodges; &c.,
are all very substantial and in character, and adequate for such a
residence. The whole is in the most perfect order, and immediate
possession may be had, with, the modern and elegant furniture and
fittings. It is wiihinerie mile of the Walton Station, wkere railway
trains arrive from London in 36 minutes, and a little removed from
the village, near the eastern entrance of Oatlands Park.
The estate cannot be viewed without an order, which, with further
.particulars, may be had of 31essrs. J. H. and G. Lake, Solicitors, 10,
Lincoln's-inn ; and or Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son, Land Agents;
in Waterloo-place,' Pall •mall, who are nutkorlied to receive pro,
posals for the purchase.

In the ISLE of WIGHT.—The favourite and spacious PRIVATE
patronised sHedighn
by the Queen, her Majesty
the
I:heelless of Kent,
theHO QueenHOTEL,
at
VDowager,NT N°
her
and many families of distinction and fortune : also, other Rumor-
' tent Properties in Well-secured Ground-rents and unrivalled and
romantic Sites for the erection Of Villas, Crescents, and Cottages;
commanding a grand extent of the Beach and Undereliff, with
magnificent Sea Views.
IESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON will
.il[ OFFER for SALE by AUCTION, at the Mart, near the
Bank of England, in Meech nest, in One or more Lots (unless an
acceptable offer shall be first made for the property entire), the well-
known and highly respectable first-class. HOTEL, at Ventner, for
many years most beneficially carried on by the late Mr. John
Fisher, consisting of two modern mansions, conveniently connected,
in perfect substantial and decorative repair, with gardens and plea-
sure-grounds, distinguished for its superior arrangements for pri-
vate families, with • detached . stabling, tap, &C. • Also, ' aumeroue
valuable and highly improvable Properties for investment, and for.
speculative and pleasurable occupation, consisting of, several well
secured ground rents on villas and houses, the baths and read-
ing-room, and various parcels of pasture and garden: land, pre-
senting most delightful sites, for building, embracing nearly the
whole of the unappropriated ground in. this remarkable and
highly favoured spot; now deemed the Madeira of Europe from
its peculiarly dry, sheltered, and genial atmosphere, screened by the
cliffs. from the, east, north, and westerly winds, amidst the most
romantic scenery of the island. Hot sold in one lot, the lands will
be- offered separately from the hotel in various lots, consisting
partly of well-secured ground-rents,'and partly of very choice spots
for building, affording 'an immediate income, with a certainty of
realising, by a judicious and gradual outlay, a great increase in re-
version, the extraordinary local advantages and beauties of this
delightful sea-side place becoming yearly more developed and
esteemed. The tenure is leasehold,. renewable for ever on payment
of a small fixed.fine.
The Estates may be viewed by, application to Mr. Miles, at the
Ventnor Hotel ; and descriptive particulars and plans may be had
when the day of sale is fixed at the chief hotels at Cowes, Ryde,
Southampton, and Portsmouth; of. W. H. Moberly, Esq., solicitor,
Southampton; of J. J.-Foquett, Jul., solicitor, Newport; of Messrs.
Sewells, Norris, and Estcourt, solicitors, Newport; of H. Sewell,
rsq. Bloomsbury-square; of Messrs. Sewell and'Fox, solicitors, 5,
Old !Broad-street ; at the Atiction Mart, in the City ; and of
Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son, Land Agents, in Waterloo-place,
Pall-mall, who are authorised to receive otters for the whole of the
property.