The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-02 00:00:00

ICUPTIIEt.MB.-11Y ItirYAL LETT El3B PAT ENT
VITHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS
(PERFECTED AND EXIIIIIITED IN TDB GREAT
Facriintrtolss ot 1851 and 1862), is allowed by upwards 01
L'IVO Hundred Helios' Gentlemen to be the mot effective
invention in tte curative treatment ot ft ERN [A. The use
of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is here
avoided—a soft bandage hein,r worn round the body, while
the requisite resisting: power is supplied by the Moe-Main
Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and close-
ness that it cannot be dawned, and may be norm during
sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and till truss,
which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post. on the circum-
'creme of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to
the manufacturer,
Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly.
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A Slade Truss, 144., 215., Vls 61, and 318.64 Postant, le,
Double Truss, 31s. ed., 425., and 52a. sd. Postv,e, Is. 8d
An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, Is. 10d.

Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post.
offloe, Plocadilly.

NICW PATENT
ELASTIC STOCKINGS,
KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all eases ut
Weakness and Swellng of the L.ga, 'prang, An. They are
Pporous, light in texture, and Inexpensive, and are drawn on
ike an ordinary stocking. Price I. 6d., 7s. 61,103. and les.
dutch. Postage, ed.

JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 229, Piccadilly.

CRYSTAL P A C E.—THIS (FRIDAY)
EVENING, at NINE.
MAGNIFICENT ILLUMINATION of FOUNTAINS.
PRINCE of WA LES' FEATHERS.
ARMS of tbo SULTAN.
CASCADE of FIRE. .
SALUTE of COLOURED SIGNALS.
COMETS, GIRANDOLES of ROCKETS and SHELLS.
Commence at Nine. Palace illuminated until Eleven.
Ample Railway Trains.
Admission HALF-A-CROWN, or by Guinea Season Tickets
free, which now date from Ist August. .
NOTE.—Reserved Seats (under cover and otherwise) to
witness this grand display at the ticket stands in the
Palace.

OSBORNE'S STILTON.

Is THE Cheese !

LUND ON and COUNTY BANKING
COMPANY.

Established 1836.
Subscribed Capital, £2,500,000, in 50,000 Shares of £5O
each. Paid-up Capital, £880,864. Reserved Fund,
£380,864.

DIRECTORS.

Hugh C. E. Childers, Esq.,
M.P.
John Fleming, Esq.
Edward W. T. Hamilton,
Esq., M.P.
Frederick Harrison, Esq.
William .Champion Jones,
Esq.
William Nicol, Esq.
GENERAL MANAGER.
William M`Ke wan, Esq.
CHIEF INSPECTOR.
W. J. Norfolk, Esq.
ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER;
William Howard, Esq.
INSPECTORS OF BRANCHES.
J. Lemon, Esq., and C. Sherring, Esq.
SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Stevens and Wilkinson.
SECRETARY.
F. Clappison, Esq.
Head Office, 21, Lombard-street.

Nathaniel Alexander, Esq.
John Edmund Anderdon,
Esq.
Thos. Tyriugham Bernard,
Es,

Philip Patton Blyth, Esq.
John William eurmester,
Esq.
Coles Child,-Esq.

At the Half-yearly General Meeting of the Proprietors,
held on Thursday, the Ist August, 1867, at the City Ter-
minus Hotel, Cannon-street Station, the following Report
for the half-year ending the 30th June, 1867, was read by
the Secretary.
W. CHAMPION JONES, Esq., in the Chair.
REPORT.

The Directors, in submitting to the Proprietors the
Balance-sheet of the Bank for the half-yeur ending the
30th of June last, have the pleasure to report that, after
paying all charges, and interest to customers, and making
provision for bad and doubtful debts, the net profits
amount to £82,058 2s. 2d. This, added to £14,467115. 6d.
brought forward frum the last account, produces a total of
£96,525 13s. Bd.

They have declared the usual half-yearly dividend of 6
per cent. with a bonus of 5 per cent, (together equal to 22
per cent. per annum), which will absorb £89,444 12s. 7d.,
and leave £7,081 Is*. ld. to be carried forward to Profit and
Loss New Account.

Tho dividend arid bonus (together £2 4s. per share),
free of income tax, will be payable at the Head Office, or
at any of the Branches, on and after Monday, the 12th
instant.

BALANCE SHEET-OP THE LONDON AND COUNTY
BANKING COMPANY, 30TH JUNE, 1867.
DR.
To capital paid up
To reserve fund
To amount due by the
Bank for customers'
balances, &c.
To liabilities on ac-
ceptances covered
by guarantees and
securities
13,429,518 11 8
_ _ _

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

14,467 11 6

249,057 10 1

263,525 1 7

f 14,954,77113 3

CR.
By Cash on hand at
!Emil Office and
Branches, and with
Bank of England £1,852,746 19 11
By cash placed at call
tali at notice,covered
by securities 1,4,"1,604 16. 8
• --£3,281,35116 7
By investments, v7z.:— -
Government and
guaranteed stocks 911,899 2 2
Other stocks and
securities

By discounted bills,
and advances to cus-
tomers in town and
country
By liabilities of cus-
tomers for drafts ac-
cepted by the Bank. 1,397,184 10 10
15 0
By freehold premises in Lombard-street
and Nicolas-lane, freehold and leasehold
property at the Branches, with fixtures
and fittings
204,642 3 8
By interest paid to customers
By salaries and all other expenses at Bead
Office and Branches, including income
tax on profits and salaries ..

£14,954,77113 3
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.
DR.

To interest paid to customers, as above £54,102 0 10
To expenses, as above
To rebate on bills not due, parried to new
account
-4'
"-
• 14,345 7 5
To dividend of 6 por cent. for the half--
year
48,787 19 7
To bonus of 5 per cant.
To balance carried forward

£263,52.5 1 7
By balance brought forward from last
account
£14,467 11 6
By gross profit for the half-year, after
making provision for bad and doubtful
debts
249,057 10 1

G 3,525 1 7
We, the undersigned, have examined t V
he foregoing
Balance-sheet, and have found the same to be correct.
(Signed) FREDK. FRA.NOIS,
WILLIAM NORMAN, Auditors.
R. li. SWAINE,
Loudon and County Bank, 25th July, 186 .
The foregoing report having boon 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 the thanks of this meeting bo given to the Board
of Directors for the able manner in which they have con-
ducted the affairs of the Company.
(Signed) W. CIIAMPIO'N JONES,

Chairman.
Tho Chairman having quitted the chair, it was resolved,
and carried unanimously
3. That the cordial thanks of this meeting be presented
to W. Champion Jones, Esq., for his able and courteous
conduct in the chair.

(Signed) PIIILIP PATTON BLYTIT,
e
Extracted from the Minue sty -Chairman.
(Signed) P. CLAPPISON,
Secretary.

LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING
COMPANY.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a DIVIDEND on
the capital of the Company, at the rate of Six per cent. for
the half-year, ending June 30, 1867, with a bonus of Five
per cent., will be PAID to the Proprietors, either at the
Head-office, 21, Lombard-street, or at any of the Com-
pany's Branch. Banks, on and after MONDAY, the 12th
inst.

By order of the Board,
W. M'KE WAN, General Manager.
21, Lombard-street, Aug. 2, 1867.

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(ESTABLISHED 1815).
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