The Sun.
London, England, 1870-04-09 00:00:00

STATE OF ALABAMA.—Issue of 2,000,000
Dollars 8 per Cent. Gold Bonds. Authorised by Act of
the Legislature under date of 11th of February, 1870, for
Railway Purposes.
Messrs. J. Henry Schroder and Co. are authorised to re-
ceive Subscriptions for the above Bonds on the following
conditions :

1. The Bonds are to bearer of the nominal amount of $l,OOO
(One Thousand Dollars) each, bearing interest from the Ist of
April, 1870, at the rate of eight per cent. per annum, payable
in gold at the Agency of the State of Alabama, in the City
of New York, on the Ist of January and Ist of July in each
year; and will be paid off at par in gold on the Ist January,
1900.

2. The revenues of the State of Alabama ale pledged for
the interest and re-payment of the Bonds, and the Act of
Legislature by which the issue is sAnctioned specially
guarantees that both interest and capital shall be paid in
gold. A copy of the Bond and of• the Act are appended.
3. These Bonds, being a direct state issue, are exempt
from the United States Government Tax.

4. The price of issue is 941 per cent. (the dollars cal-
culated at 4s. 6d.), including interest from the Ist April; or
£212 12s. 6d. per Bond of 1,00 dcls., payable in the follow-
ing instalments.
£lO Os. Od. on application;
£3O Os. Od. on allotment;
£75 Os. Od. on the 10th May ;
£97 12s. 6d. on the 10th June

£212 12s. 6d.
Subscribers may anticipate the instalments at the rate of
5 per cent. per annum.
Taking into account th 3 accrued interest and rebate of
discount, the price is reduced to 931 per c*nt.
In default of payment of any itistalment-aH previous-pay-
ments will be liable to forfeiture•.

Scrip Certificates wilt be delivered and exchanged after
payment in full, against the definitive Bonds as soon as
possible.
In cases were no allotment is made, the deposit will be
returned without deduction, and where an allotment is
made of an amount smaller than that applied for, the Sur-
plus will be applied towards the sum payable ou allot-
ment.

Applications should be made in tl.e annexe.' form to
Messrs. J. HENRY SCEIR.ODER and Co. Ti.e subscrip-
tion list will Close at Three o'clock THIS DAY (Saturday),
for London, and at 12 o'clock on Monday, the 11th inst., for
the country.
145, Leadenhall-street, t.C., April 9, 1870.

(To be retained by the Bankers.)
STATE OF ALABAMA.
ISSUE OF TWO MILLION DOLLARS EIGHT PER
CENT. GOLD BONDS.

No
To Messrs. J. Henry Schroder and Co. London.
GENTLEMEN,—Having paid to the London and Westmin-
ster Bank, Lothbury, the sum of £ , being the re-
quired deposit of £lO per Bond, request that you
will allot to Bonds of 1,000 dols. each
nominal of the above issue, and engage to accept
that number, or any less number, which may be allotted, and
to pay its instalments thereon in conformity with your cir-
cular of the 6th of April, 1870.
Name
Address
Date • •
(To be retained by the Applicant.)
No
Received of the sum of £
being deposit of £lO per Bond upon application for
Eight per Cent. Gold Bonds of 1,000 dols. each nominal of
the State of Alabama.
For the London and Westminster Bank.

FRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.-LONDON
FEMAL 8 PREVENTIVE and REFORILITORY IN
STITUTION.
President—Bev. CANON DALE.
CONTRIBUTIONS for the support of the Homes in 1868 are ear-
nestly solicited, which may be sent to banke s, Mer
ncis ssrs. Blon
qua, Salt, and Co., 78, Lombard street, IC.C.; Fra Nicholls
Esq. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, E.O.
E. W. THOMAS, Sec., 200, Euston-road, N.W.