The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-06 00:00:00

20 hours

15i hours
.rwich ..,
.. ....... 4i hours.
RAIL-Penns. SOIITII-EMITISIIE PER EASTERN COVNTIES RAIL-
WAY.
London D WAY'.
over, Ostend, to London, Iranvich,Rotterdara,
Cologne.
to Cologne.
ht Class, Rail and
Steam let Class, Rail and
............ £3 10 6 Steam ., ;E2 10 3
t ditto ditto
...ay..in 298 2d ditto ditto ll2 5
Sating in fayour of Harwich.
Ist Class, Rail and Steam £1 0 3
2d ditto

ditto .... .... 0 17 3
A deputation has been in Holland, and submitted the views
rofiethis
Co has
Minister e ostmaster-General, the Minister of
ante, and the of the Interior, who have promised
their cordial e -operation in support of the undertaking.
.. It is ntende°d, in the first instance, to confine the%lam.
Londonoof this Company to the direct communication from
n; via Harwich to Rotterdam.
rackets,
This
The°,EnPabY will 'have swift and commodious
"ao4afiitts,—"uagement will be carried out with the utmpotcare;
rectors subu.re expedition, safety, and comfort, and. the d!
some diuit that the traffic cannot fail to realise a hand.
:Wend to the shareholdars.
The
onon whi ea
will be divided into 10,000 shares of 10/. each,
Per erheaereoili,
lino. 'eu 21. per share 's t be aid on allotment. Five shil.
arid their
ta to' belpaiod to paid on allotment. Five shil.
th
If 'ess air rocelt to be paid f the bankers of the Compa.ny,
If less must accompany the letter of application
lurk' that), the number of shares applied for be allotted, a
dlitionate part of the deposit will be immediately re;
a less irateo eall will exceed 2/ per share, and will not be at
ii. rval than three mon&
broi:4ll.9a of application for shares may be obtained at the
CitY, Lo ar offices of the Company, 44, Moorgate-stree.t,
I,_janas, Esncru, .C. ; and at the offices of Oliver John Wh II:
'ducts, I/ 'l.;Netlt to Lloyd's, and Vice Consul of the Net cr
PPlieftati " ssox,
SocAr t °u for Shares an prosp
`Till give
infdormatioenc.tuses to be made to the
attentiot. • addressed ~ Secretary" will receive immediate
Testthe:uppireteetoPrlitltof" APPLICATION Pea SHARES.
the London, Harwich, and Cont!eiental
ket
City, E.e. Company (Limited), 44, JXloerg,ate-street,
th°entlemen,---I enclose you a receipt for £ paid to
Ituel6 I,olldoll and
.Easteßanking Corporation, and I hereby
allay?it you will allot me shares in the London,
hhe,:eubdyCeogrnteienental Steam Packet Company (Limited);
number that may to accept such shares or any smaller
the to and t th 11
be allotted me, o pay eca s
reon, and to execute the necessary deeds of the Company. 1 remain, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,
Namein full
Address in full ........................
....
Occupation
Mt*
Received the dayI3"KERS'
RECErn.
.1:Irt account ef th 1857, the sum of
rcket Compatl (L
Limited
e oon, Harwich
), London. and Continental Steam
,

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LONDON and COUNTY JOINT-STOCK
BANKING COMPANY.
Head Office, 21, Lombard-street.
Dmacroas,
Philip Patton Blyth, Esq., William Champion Jones,
J. W. Burmester, Esq. Esq.
William Cory, EA. James Laming, Esq.
James Andrew Durham, Esq. John Henry Lance, Esq.
Jos. Christopher Ewart, Esq., William Lee, Esq., M.P.
M.P. William Nicol, Esq.
Aubrey Alex. Hoghton, Esq. Richard Springett, Esq.
GENERAL MANAGER—WiIIiam M'Kewaie, Esq.
At the ANNUAL MEETING of Proprietors held on Thurs-
day, the sth February, 1857, at the London Tavern, Bishops-
gate-street, the following Report for the year ending the 31st
December, 1856, was read by the Secretary.
WILLIAM NICOL, Esq., in the Chair.
REPORT.
This being the time prescribed by the Deed of Settlement
for the Annual Meeting of the Company, your Directors pro-
ceed accordingly to lay before the Proprietors a general state-
ment of the affairs of the Bank for the half-year ending the
31st of December last.
It will be shown by the balance sheet, signed by the
Auditors, and certified by Mr. Coleman, public accountant,
that the gross profit of the Bank for the last half-year, in-
cluding balances amounting to 20,999/. 9s. 2d. brought for.
ward from the last account, and after making provision for
bad and doubtful debts, amounts to 119,257/. 3s. 4d., leav-
ing, after deduction of all expenses, interest and rebate, a
net profit of 38,081/. 9s. 6d.
From this sum your Directors recommend that a Dividend
be now declared of 6 per cent, for the half-year, free of in-
come tax, which, with 5 per cent. previously paid for the six
months ending the 30th Jane last, will be 11 per cent, for
the year 1856.
Your directors likewise recommend that an addition of
500/. be now made to the " Provident Fund" of the Bank, for
the year 1856, being the same in amount as the sum granted
with this object for the previous year.
Should these recommendations be adopted there will remain
a balance of 7,7951. 14s. 3d. to bo carried to profit and loss
new account.
As suggested at the Meeting of the Proprietors in August
last, your Directors further recommend that the limitation
placed on the reserve fund at the last Annual Meeting be re-
moved,
The Directors retiring by rotation aro—
John William Barmester, Esq.
Richard Springett, Esq., and
William Champion Jones, Esq.
who respectively offer themselves for re-election.
BALANCE-singsr OF TILE LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY.
Ql`.,

To capital paid up
£498,032 10 0
To reserved fund
100,000 0 0
To customers' balances, dic.
To profit and loss balance
brought from last account £10,819 16 7
To dal* rebate. &c., ditto.. 10,179 12 -7
To gross profit 'for the half-
year, after making provi-
sion for bad and doubtful
debts

By cash on hand at head

98,257 14 2

119,257 3 4

£4,261,113 19 8

office and branches
By cash placed at call and
at short notice

Investments, viz. :
Ry Government and gua-
ranteed stocks
Byotherstocks and securities 173,700 2 8

By discounted bills, notes,
and temporary advances
to customers in towa and
country
By advances to customers
on special securities
• fi -ehold