The Sun.
London, England, 1870-02-14 00:00:00

MORTH LONDON or UNIVERSITY
1-1 COLLEGE HOSPITAL.,--Accidents and Sickness.
—CONTRIBUTIONS earnesly solicited to meet the
annual expenses, which exceed the income by £4,000.
The committee also plead for help for the sick children,
the little victims of starvation, neglect, and disease, who
enjoy in the now wards, devoted to them, the privileges
of nourishing food and careful nursing. Donations thank-
fully received by Edward Enfield, Esq., Treasurer,-19,
Chester-terrace, Regent's-park; and at the office of the
charity.
HENRY J. KELLY, RN., Secretary.

VRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.-LONDON
FEBIALC PREVENTIVE and ILEFORMATOILY IN
STITuTION.
President—Bev.O.kmoN D&LB.

Oornxiscrrionfor the support of the Homes in 1868 are ear-
nestly solicited, which may ho sent to bankers, Messrs. Blon
(met, Salt, and Co., 78, Lombard street, RC.; Franals Nicholls
Xsq. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, N.C.

E. W. THOMAS See., 200, Euston-road, N.W.

VORM of BEQUEST.—NATIONAL HOS-
PITAL for the PARALYSED and EPILEPTIC,
Queen-square, Bloomsbury :—1 give and bequeath to the
Treasurer for the time being of the National Hospital for
the Paralysed and Epileptic, established in London in
1859, the sum of —, free of legacy duty, to be paid out
of such part of my estate as may by law be bequeathed for
charitable purposes, and to bo applied to the general use
of the said Hospital.
The Institution comprises an Hospital for In and Out
Patients, a Samaritan, Soc'ety to relieve the more desti-
tute out-patients and their families, a convalescent home,
and a pension fund for the incurable.
E. IL CHANDLER, Hon. Sec.

HOSPITAL for DISEASES of the THROAT,
Golden-square, W.
President—Ms Grace the Duke of GRAFTON.
The Committee of Management earnestly APPEAL for
FUNDS to help them to meet the heavy current expenses.
Upwards of 18,000 poor persons have been relieved in the
last six years.

GEORGE WOOD, Secretary.

LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING
COMPANY.

Established 1836.
Subscribed Capital—X2,soo,ooo, in 50,000 Shares of
£5O each.

Paid•up. Capital—:6l,ooo,ooo:. Reserve Puud—Xsoo,ooo.
DruzcToits.

Nathaniel Alexander, Esq.'
ThornasTyringhamßernard,
Esq.
Philip Patton Blyth, Esq.
John Wm. Burrnester, Eeq.
Thomas Stock Cowie, Esq.
Frederick Francis, Esq.

Frederick Harrison, Esq.
Lord Alfred Hervey.
Wm. Champion Jones, Esq.
Edward. Harbord Lushing-
ton, Esq.
.Tames Morley, Esq.
William Nicul, Esq.

GENERAL MANAGER.
William liPliewan, Esq.
CHIEF INSPECTOR.
W. J. Norfolk, Esq.
INSPECTORS of BRANCHES.
H. J. Lemon, Esq., and C. Sherring, Esq.
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT.
James Gray, Esq.
SECRETARY.
F. Clappison, Esq.
Held Office-21, Lombard-street.
MANAGER.
Whitbread Tomson, Esq.
ASSISTANT MANAGER.
William Howard, Esq.

At the Annual General Meeting of the Proprietors, bold
on Thursday, the 3d Febtuary, 1870, at the City Terminus
Hotel, Cannon-street Station, the following Report for
the year ending the 31st December, 1869, was read by the
Secretary.
WILLIAM CHAMPION JONES, Esq.. in the Chair.
In presenting the Proprietors the Balance-sheet of the
Bank for the half-year ending the 31st December last, the
Directors have the pleasure to report that., after paying
interest to customers, and all charges, allowing for rebate,
and making provision for bad and doubtful debts; the net
profits amount to £87,669 19s. 10d. This sum, added to
£6,225 17s. 7d. brought forwaid from the last ac ount,
praduces a total of £93,895 17s. sd.
The usual Dividend of 6 per cent. for the half-year is
recommended, together with a Bonus of 24 per cent., both
free of income tax, which will absorb £85,000, and leave
£8,895 173.5 d. to be carried forward to prat and loss new
account. The present added to the June dividend will
thus be 17 per cent. for the year 1869.
The Directors have to announce the retirement of John
Fleming, Esq., from the Board, and the election of Ed-
ward IlarboLushington, Esq., in his stead.
The Directors retiring by rotation are--
FREDERICK FRANCIS, EFq
THOMAS STOCK COWIE, Esq.,
and
FREDERICK HARRISON, Esq.,
who, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.
The Dividend and Bonus (together £1.145. per share),
free of income tax, will be payable at the Head Office, or at
any of the Branches,i on and after Monday, the lltit inst.

BALANCE-SHEET OF THE LONDON AND COUNTY
BANKING COMPANY, 31sT DECEMBEA 1869.
Du.
To capital paid up £1,000,000 0 0
To reserve fund 500,000 0 0
To amount due by the
Bank for customers'
balances, &c. £13,305,679 14 10
To liabilities on ac-
ceptances, covered
by securities ..... 2,068,856 17 11
15,374,536 12 9
_ _ _

To profit and loss ba-
lance brought from
last account
To gross profit for the
half-year, after mak-
ing provis'on for bad
and doubtful debts,
viz

256,701 3 7

£17,131,240 16 4
On.
By cash on hand at head
office and branches,
and with Bank of
England £1,995,538.14 3
By cash placed at call
and at notice, covered
by securities
3,844:562 10 4
Investments, viz.:—
By Government and
Guaranteed Stocks... 1,370,628 0 7
By other Stocks and
Securities 61,073 10 4
1,431,701 10 11

By discounted bills and
advances to custom-
ers in town and
country 9,402,260 8 8
lor liabilities of cus-
tomers for drafts ac-
cepted by the bank,
as per contra

11,471,117 6 7
By freehold premises in Lombard-street
and Nicholas-lane, freehold and lease-
hold property at the branches, with
fixtures and fittings
By interest paid to customers 44,416 3 7
By salaries and all other expenses at head
office and branches, including income
tax on profits and salaries

£17,131,240 16 4

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.

To interest paid to customers, as above £44,416 3 7
To expenses, as above lOl,lOl 0 7
To rebate on bills not due, carried to new
account
To dividend of 6 per cent. for the half-

year '
111
To bonus of 2} per cent.
To balance carried forward 8,895 17 5

£"256,704 3 7
CR.
By balance brought forward from last
account
By gross profit for the half-year, after
making provision for bad and doubt-
ful debts 250,478 6 0

.£256,704 3 7
We, the undersigned, have examined the foregoing
Balance-sheet, and have found the same to be correct.

(Signed) WILLIAM NORMAN,} Auditors.
R. 11. SWAINE,
London and County Bank, 27th January, 1870.

The foregoing Report having been read by the Secretary,
the following Resolutions were proposed and unanimously
adopted :-
1. That the Report be received and adopted, and printed
for the use of the Shareholders. _

2. That a Dividend of 6 per cent., together with a Bonus
of 21 per cent., both free of income tax, be declared for the
half-year ending the 31st December, 1869, payable on and
after Monday, the 14th instant, and that the balance of
£8,895175. bd. be carried forward to profit and loss new
account

3. That Frederick Francis, Thomas Stock Cowie, and
Frederick Harrison, Esquires, be re-elected Directors of
this Company.
4. That William Norman, Richard Hinds Swaine and
William Jardine, Esquires, be elected Auditors for the
current year..

5. Tliat 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.
6. That the thanks of this Meeting be presented to the
Auditors of the Company for their services during the
past year.
7. That the thanks of this Meeting be presented to the
General Manager, and to all the other Officers of the Bank,
for the zeal and ability with which they discharged their
respective duties.
(Signed) W. CHAMPION JONES, Chairman.

The Chairman having quitted the chair, it was resolved,
and carried unanimously—
F. That the cordial thanks of this meeting be presented
to William Champion Jones, Esq., for his able and cour-
teous conduct in the chair.

(Signed)
WILLIAM NICOL,
Deputy Chaii man.
Extracted from tho Minutes.
(Signed) F. CLAPPISON, Secretary.

INDO - EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH COM-
PANY (Limited).—New Telegraphic Route OVERLAND
TO INDIA, by Special Lines, in connection with the Govern-
ment of India Cables, through the Persian Gulf.
Nortm—lhe Tele •raphic Lines of this Company, via the
above route, are NOW open for transmission of messages for the
public.
1 he Charge for a message of TEN words from LONDON to
CALCUTTA, BOMBAY, MADRAS, and all places west of Chit-
tagong, is £1 17s. Od. _ _ _

ket;;;'ages for this Line, marked via Indo-European, will be re-
ceived at any of the Offices of the ELECTRIC and INTERNATIONAL
TELEGRAPH COMPANY throughout the Kingdom, and at the
Offices of this Company, 16, Telegraph-street, City,
B. WEAVER, Secretary