The Sun.
London, England, 1869-08-17 00:00:00

BRITANNIA FIRE ASSOCIATION
'Elena Offices, 429, Strand, London.
The distinguishing features of this Association are
Fluitable Rates,
Undoubted Secnritc.
Prompt settlement of champ,.
JOHN MESSENT, Manager.

LONDON AND NORTH - WESTERN
RAIL WAY.
SEVEN OR FOURTEEN DAYS IN IRELAND.
On FRIDAY, 20th August, a CHEAP EXCURSION
will leave Euston Station at 9.50 a.m., Camden at 9.55
a.m.—trains in connection will run from Clapham Junc-
tion, Victoria (L. B. and S. C. side), Battersea, Chelsea,
West Brompton, and Kensington, also Broad-street (city),
Dalston, and Highbury- for DUBLIN, via Holyhead.
Fares for the Double Journey :
To return Aug. 27 only Covered cars and deck, 245.
64 First class and saloon, 40s.
To return any week day up to
September 3 Covered cars and deck, 30s.
46 44 First class and saloon, 455.
From Broad street, Dalston, and Highbury 6d. extra on
the above litres.
For further particulars see Bills, to he obtained at the
above stations, the parcelS receiving offices, and at Gaze's
Tourist-office, where tickets may also be obtained.
An Excursion will leave Broadatone Terminus, Dublin,
on Monday, the 23d, for Galway, Tuam, Westport, Fox
ford, Roscommon, ecc. Also Cheap Circular Tours to Con
nemara.

W. CAWKWELL, General Manager.
Easton Station, August, 1869.

LONDON AND NORTH - WESTERN
RAILWAY.

WEST COAST ROUTE TO SCOTLAND.

Additional Express and Further Improved Servico

Trains b• tAN:Pen London and tho NOrth of Scotland.

An ADDITIONAL EXPRESS TRAIN, conveying
first and second class passengers now leaves Euston Sta-
tion at 8 p.m., for EDINBURGH; GLASGOW, PERTH,
and the North of Scotland. A direct Train for Greenock,
in connection with this Express, leaves Motherwell at 7.0
a.m., arriving ir. Greenock at 8.20 a.m., allowing ample
time for passengers for Oban and the West Highlands to
join the lona, Steamboat, which leaves Greenock at 9.0
a.m. Tourist Tickets and Return Tickets for Scotch Sta-
tions are available by this Train. Passengers for Green-
ock are conveyed without change of carriage by this Train.
Passengers for Edinburgh by this Train will join the
Limited Mail at Carstairs : those for Perth and the North
of Scotland will join the Train at Gartsherrie.
Passengers by this Train are allowed fifteen minutes at
Carlisle for refreshments.
The Train leaving Euston Station at 9.0 p.m. has been
accelerated so as TO arrive at Aberdeen at 2.0 p.m., two
hours and twenty minutes earlier than heretofore.
A new Express Train for London leaves Aberdeen
(Caledonian) at 9.0 a.m., Glasgow (Caledonian) 1.45 p.m.,
and Edinburgh at 2.0 p.m. ; arriving in London (Euston
Station) at 3.15 a.m.
Passengers booked through to Scotland are allowed to
break their journey at Carlisle.
For further particulars see Time-bills.
W. GAWK WELL, General Manager.
Euston Station, August, 1869.

LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING
COMPANY.
Established 1836.

Subscribed capital, £2,500,000, in 50,000 Shares, of
£5O each.

Paid-up Capital, .£1,005,000 ; Reserve Fund, £500,000.
DIRECTORS.
Nathaniel Alexander, Esq. I Frederick Francis, Egg.
Thos. Tyringham Bernard, I 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.
Cum. 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.

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 and after Monday, the 16th instant.

BALANCE-SHEET OF THE LONDON AND ,
COUNTY BANKING COMPANY,
30TH JUNE, 1869.

DR.
To capital paid up
To reserve fund
To amount due hy the
Blink to customers'
balances, dm. .£12,411,805 2 4
To liabilities on ac-
ceptances, covered
by securities

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

263,406 1 1

18,366,810 18 9

260,223 5 11

£15,636,064 4 8

By cash on band 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

£3,063,512 19 0

Investments, viz.:—
By Government and
Guaranteed Stocks 1,300,123 16 8
By other stocks and
securities

59,581 3 8

1,359,705 0 4

By discounted bills,
and advances to
customers in town
and country 9,361,787 5 8
By liabilities of custo-
mers for drafts ac-
cei ted 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
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 2i per cent.
To balance carried forward 6,225 17 7

£269,223 5 11
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.
It. 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 use 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.