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

£4,261,113 19 8

CR.
By cash on hand at head
office and branches
By cash placed at call and
at short notice

546,059 16 0
----k1,072,524 17 9

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

By discounted bills, notes,
and temporary advances
to customers in town and
country . . 2,366,034 16 4
By advances to customers
on special securities

258,864 7 0

411,366 18 2

2,654,899 3 4
By freehold premises in Lombard-street and
Nicholas-lane, freehold and leasehold pro-
perty at the branches, with fixtures and
fittings 50,514 14 10
By interest paid to customers 29,892 19 7
By salaries and all other expenses at head
office and branches

41,615 6 0

£4,261,113 19 8

PROFIT AND Loss ACCOUNT
To interest paid to customers £29,892 19 7
To expenses, as above
To rebate on bills not due, &c., carried to
profit and loss new account
••
To half-year's dividend, at 12 per cent. per

annum
To Provident Fund
To balance carried to profit and loss new ac
count

9,667 8 3

29,785 15 3
500 0 0

7,795 14 3

£119,257 3 4

By balance brought forward from last account £10.819 16 7
By rebate, &c., ditto ditto 10,179 12 7
By grcss profit for the half-year, after mak-
ing provision for bad and doubtful debts..

98,25714 2

£119,257 3 4

By profit and loss new account balance
brought down • £7,795 14 3
By do. do. rebate, &c,, brought down 9,667 8 3
We, the undersigned, have examined the foregoing balance-
sheet, and compared the items it comprises with the several
books and vouchers relating thereto, and have found the
same to be correct.
(Signed) HENRY OVERTON,
JOHN WRIGHT, Auditors.
FREDERICK GASKELL,
London and Counjty.
The foregoing
the following Bank,li;. C 0 L2BEtlVlllAJNan,uPeruyb,llles
jAr7c.c ountant.
Reßseophoitritoitavwinegrebpereouporseeadd.
and
the
ia ttuSenecimreetualeTy,
af
odro
pthteedu:s of thShareholders
1. That the Report be received and adopted, and printed
2. That a Dividend at the rate of 6 per cent, be declared
upon the capital stack of the Company, for the half-year end-
ingon and alter Monday,
3. That the sum of 501e0
the 31st of
tiDecember, 1856, clear of income tax, payable
16th of February instant.
and the balance of 7,7951.1.1 be added to the Provident Fund,
account.l
to profit and loss new4s. U., then remaining, be car-
ried 4. That the thanks of ths
of Directors, for the able mannereeting be
given to the Board
Myeltintg be
ducted the fairs of the Compan in
which they have c on"
5. That the thanks of the
presented to the
Auditors of the Company for the
6. That Frederick Gaskell, Honey Overton, Overton, and John
Wright, Esqrs., be re-elected Auditorsm f
7. That the thanks of this Meetingbe
er the current year.
presented
Miliewan, Esq., the General Manager, and
dtbeother to Win,
of the establishment, for the zeal and ability
wititwhichOfficers
they
have severally discharged their respective duties,
The Ballot for the Election of Three Directors having been
proceeded Gentlemen
with, the following were unanimously
re-elected :
John William Burmester, Esq.
Richard Spiingett, Esq., and
William Champion Jones, Esq,
(Signed) WILLIAM NICOL, Chairman.
The Chairman
having quitted the chair, it was resolved,
and carried unanimously—
That the cordial thanks of this Meeting be presented to
is able and courteous conduct in
William Nicol, Esq., for h
the chair.

Extracted from the Minutes.
(Signed) It. P. NICHOLS, Secretary.

LONDON AND COUNTY JOINT-STOCK
BANKING COMPANY.--NOTICE is
iiEBEISN.' GIVEN, that a DIVIDEND of Six per Cent. on
the capital stock of the Company for the half-year ending the
31st December, 1856 will be PAID to the Proprietors, either
at the Parent Establishment, 21, Lombard-street, or at any
(1
of the Company's Branch Banks, on and after MONDAY, the
16
th a February inst.
By order. WKEWAN,
21, Lonzbard-gtreeta sth February, 1857•