The Sun.
London, England, 1869-08-10 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 Easton 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.

THE " SINGER " SE WING MACHINES
ARE WORLD-RENOWNED AS THE BEST SYSTEM
AND THE MOST COMPLETE, WITH NEW IMPROVEMENTS
FOR EVERY CLASS OF SEWING.
The p culiar simplicity of these Machines enables any one to
%cquire their perfect use in a tew hours.
Illustrated Price Lists post free.

THE "SINGER" MANITFACTIIRING COMPANY,
Chief Office in the 'United Kingdom:
147, CBE APSIDE.
Branch Depots or Loca Agents in every Town

"EjONDON AND COUNTY BANKING
COMPANY.

Established 1836.

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.
BEAD OFFICE.
21, Lombard-street.
MANAGER.
Whitbread Tomson, Esq.
A SSISTANT-MANAGER.
William Howard, Esq.

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.
The 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
profits 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. sd.

They have declared the usual dividend of 6 per cent.,
with a bonus of 21 per cent, for the half year, free of in-
come tax (being at the rate of 17 per cent. per annum),
which will absorb £84,601 9s. 10d., and leave £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 anal after Monday, the 16th instant.
BALANCE-SHEET OF THE LONDON AND
COUNTY BANKING COMPANY,
NTH JUNE, 1869.

DR.
To capital paid up
To reserve fund
To amount due by the
Bank to customers'
balances, &c. £12,411,805 2 4
To liabilities on ac-
ceptances, covered
by securities
To profit and loss
balance brought

18,366,840 18 9

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

269,223 5 11

£15,636,064 4 8
CR.
By cash on hand at
Head Office, and
branches, and with
Bank of England... £1,864,743 1 7
By cash placed at call
and at notice,
covered by secu-
rities

. ,
£3,063,51219 0
Investments, viz.:—
By Government end
thr,ranteed Stocks 1,300,123 16 8
By other stocks and
securities

1,359,705 0 4
By disconnted bills,
and advances to
customers in town
and country 9,361,787 5 8
By liabilitiea of custo-
mers for drafts ac-
ceited by the Bank
(as per contra) 1,455,035 16 5

- - 10,816,823 2 1
By freehold premises in Lombard-
street and Nicholas-lane, freehold
and leasehold property at the branches,
with fixtures and fittings .. 237,972 3 8
By interest paid to customers
By salaries and all other expenses at
Head Offices and branches, includ-
ing income tax on profits and
salaries

£15,636,064 4 8
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.
To interest paid to customers as above £52,977 0 8
To expenses, ditto
To rebate on bills not due, carried to
new account
To dividend of 6 per cent. for the half-
year
To bonus of 2-.3- per cent.
To balance carried forward

£2',223 511
By balance brought forward from last
account , £5,817 4 10
By gross profit for the half-year, after
making provision for bad and doubt-
ful debts

£269,223 5 11
We, the undersigned, have examined the foregoing
balance-sheet and have found the same to be correct.
(Signed) WILLIAM NORMAN,} Auditors.
R. H. SWAINS,
London and County Bank, July 29, 1869.
The foregoing Report having been read by the Secre-
tary, the following resolutions were proposed, and unani-
mously adopted :-
1. That the Report be received and adopted, and printed
for the xse of the Shareholders.
2. That 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.
(Signed) FREDK. FRANCIS,

Chairman.
The Chairman having quitted the chair, it was resolved,
and carried unanimously :-
3. That the cordial thanks of this Meeting be pre-
sented to Frederick Francis, Esq., for his able and cour-
teous conduct in the chair.

(Signed) W. 'CHAMPION JONES,
Deputy Chairman.
Extracted from the Minutes.
(Signed) F. CLAPPISON,
Secretary.