The Sun.
London, England, 1869-08-11 00:00:00

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN AND
CALEDONIAN RAILWAYS.
Further Improved Service, by the West Coast Route,
between London (Euston Station), and the North of

Scotland.

FROM LONDON.—On and after MONDAY, the 9th
instant, the 9.0 p.m. Train from Euston Station will be
carried on Express, so as to arrive at Aberdeen at 2.0 p.m.
the following day.
TO LONDON.— On and after TUESDAY, the 10th inst.,
a New Train will leave Aberdeen at 9.0 a.m., Glasgow
(Caledonian), 1.45 p.m., Edinburgh (Caledonian), 2.0, and
arrive in London at 3.15 a.m.

For further particulars see Bills.
August 6, 1869.

THE "SINGER" SEWING MACHINES.
THE " NEW FAMILY "
SEW THE LOCK-STITCH AND THE NEW EMBROIDERY-
STITCH.
Work by Hand and Treadle, and in a Portable Case
for Travelling.

'ME " SINGER " SEWING MACHINES
ARE WORLD-RENOWNED AS THE BEST SYSTEM
AND THE MOST COMPLETE, WITH NEW IMPROVEMENTS
FOR EVERY CLASS OF SEWING.
The p simplicity of thee. Machines enables any one to
%c,quire their perfect use in a Yew hours.
Illustmed Price Lists post free.

THE "SINGER" MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
Chief Office in the Unitod Kingdom:
147, CHE &PSIDE.
Branch Depots or Loca Agents in every Town

LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING
COMPANY.

Established 183 G.
Subscribed capital, £2,500,000, in 50,000 Shares, of
£5O each.
Paid-up Capital, £1,000,000 ; Reserve Fund, £500,000.

• .
DIRECTORS.
Nathaniel Alexander, Esq. Frederick Francis, Esq.
Thos. Tyringham Bernard, Frederick Harrison, Esq.
Esq. Lord Alfred Hervey.
Philip Paton Blyth; Esq. William Champion Jones,
John Wm. Burmester, Esq. Esq.
Thomas Stock Cowie, Esq. James Morley, Esq.
John Fleming, Esq. William Nicol, Esq.

. _
-GENERAL 'MANAGER.
William M'Kewan, 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.
HEAD OFFICE.
21, Lombard-street.
MANAGER.
Whitbread Tomson, Esq.
A SSISTANT-MANAGER.
William Howard,

At the Half-yearly General meeting of the Proprietors,
held on Thursday-, the sth August, 1869, at the City
Terminus Hotel, Cannon-street Station, the following re-
port for the half-year ending the 30th June, 1869, was
read by the Secretary.
FREDERICK FRANCIS, Esq., in the Chair.
Tho Directors, in presenting to the Proprietors the
balance-sheet of the Bank for the half-year ending 30th
June last, have the satisfaction to report that, after paying
interest to customers, and all charges, allowing for rebate,
and making provision for bad and doubtful debts, the net
protitB amount to £85,010 2s. 7d. This sum, added to
£5,817 4s 10d. brought forward from the last account, pro-
duces a total of £90,827 7s. 54-

They have declared the usual dividend of 6 per cent.,
with a bonus of 21 per cert., for the half year, free of in-
come tax (being at the rate of 17 per cent, per annum),
which will absorb £84,601 98. 10d., and kayo £6,225
17s. 7d. to be carried forward to profit and loss new ac-
count.

By the recent appointment of Mr. Whitbread Tomson as
Manager of the Head Office, a vacancy has arisen in the
Auditorship, which, in accordance with the Deed of Set-
tlement, it will be in the power of the Proprietors to fill at
the annual meeting in February next.
The dividend and bonus (together £1 14s. per share)
will be payable at the Head Office, or at any of the
branches, on and after Monday, the 16th instant.
BALANCE-SHEET OF THE LONDON AND
COUNTY BANKING COMPANY,

Du. 30TH JUNE, 1869.
To capital paid up . £1,000,000 0 0
To reserve fund

To amount duo by the

Bank to customers'

balances, &c. £12,411,805 2 4

To liabilities on ac-

ceptances, covered
by securities
13,366,840 18 9

To profit and loss
balance brought
from last account 5,817 4 10
To gross profit for
the half-year, after
making provision
for bad and doubt-
ful debts

By cash on hand at
Head Office, and
branches, and with
rank of England... .E 1,864,743 1 7
By cash placed at call
and at notice,
covered by secu-
rities

1,198,7.9 17 5

269;223 5 11

Investments, viz.:
;v Government nn(l
•Guyiranteed Stocks 1,300,193 16 8
ly other stocks and
eecuritics

59,581 3 8

£15,636,064 4 8

By discounted bills,
and advances to
cus!omers in town
and country 9,361,787 5 8
By liabilitie3 of custo-
mers for drafts ac-
cei tcd by the Bank
(as per contra) 1,4:5,035 16 5

£3,063,512 19 0

1,30,705 0

10,e16,823 2

By freehold premises in Lombard-
strt et and Nicholas-lane, freehold
and leasehold property at the branches,
-with fixtures and fittings
fly interest paid to customers
By salaries and all other expenses at
Ifead Offices and branches, includ-
ing income tax on profits and
salaries

105,073 18 1