The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-10 00:00:00

MONT BLANC IS OPEN
TO-NIGHT.

71.... t SS P 12" 0 TITON' S LA,:;T_ WEE IN
LO !);) kr,, OF'
street—Mr. G TZVIC_C r a.i) irre- y eves ',Hs week
(except SAttiL:iiy) at Eight. Satnr'ay Mo...a;nf,c next, at 3, ben;
the last penormance in London tli;s season.

THE NONDESCRIPT—WonderfuI Attraction.
—Miss JULIA PASTRANA will hold her Levees Daily,
from Eleven to One, Three to Five, and at Eight o'clock, at the Re-
gent Gallery, 69, Quadrant, Regent-street. Stalls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ;
gallery, Is.

MR. W. S. WOODIN'S LA ST NIGHT IN
LONDON—MONDAY, August 17 lb.
W. S. Woodin as Madame RRtori, in her most famous tragic cha-
acter.
W. S. Woodin's OLIO OF ODDI LIES, EVERY EVENING at
8, except Saturday.
A Morning Performance on Saturday, at Three.
Private Boxes an 1 stalls may be secured (without extra charge)
at the Box-office, Polygraphic-hall, King William-street, Charirg-
MSS.

POSITIVELY the LAST WEEK of THE
HETERADELPH, or Double-Bodied Boy, at Dr. RAHN'A
MUSEUM, 4, Coventry-street, Leicester-square. The price of ad-
mission is now reduced to one shilling. Dr Kahn will Lecture on
this marvellous phenomenon and introduce it alive and in good
health to the public daily, at Twelve, Two, and Four. Lectures
also are delivered by Dr. G. Sexton, as illows : —At 1, On the Use
and Abuse of Air ; at 3, On Artificial Dige, lion, Pennine, end Lachic
Acid; at 5, on the Reciprocal Influence of Body and Mind; and at
8, On Neglected Brain Disease.

EARLY CLOSING ASSOCIATION.
GRAND Fh.TE.—The first of the Two Grand Fetes at the
Crystal Palace, in aid of the funds of this society, will take place on
SATURDAY, the 15th inst., on which occasion there will be— A Great
Cricket Match between 11 of the Warehousemen of the City of Lon-
don and 11 of the Clerks of the City of London, wickets will be
pitched at half-past 10 o'clock; A Military Band (,cols' Fusileer
Guards) will be en the ground at 11 ; Crystal Palace Band ; Playing
of the Upper Fountains twice during the day ; Grand Concert, by ,
the " Vocal Association," consisting of 300 voices, conductor, Mr.
Benedict. The Palace and Grounds will be opened at Ten o'clock.
Concert to commence at Four. .Admission One Shilling. Children,
bale-price JOHN LILWALL, Honarary Secretary.
35, Ludgate-hill;

ROYAL SURREY GARDENS.
ALBONI'S En;agcment `or S'x Nl;bls only.—M. J (Ji,LIEN
has the gratitication to announce that the celebrated Prima Donna,
Madame Alboni, will make her last appearance bat two T
NIGHT (Monday), Aug. la, on which occasion she will sing (for the
first time this season) the brilliant Rondo Finale " Non pin mesta,"
from RoslinPs opera "La Cenerentol?," and the popular Bilndisi
"Ii Segretto," from Donizettt'a opera " Lucrczia Borgia."—Conduc-
or, M. JULLIEN.
Admission, One Doorq open at 4 ; 'Concert at half-
past 7 ; ks at a ei.lartcr to 1!. S -Ps and P; ivate Boxes
assay be sew. ed Jionien's, Begeut-street ; and IWO', Prowse,
and Co., Ci— Ommhasc.s h pltendc,ice at the c'o;e of the
performance to all ports. The o"ly author sal Frozramme to Tie had
in the Cari.ens.—N.B. Children in ruins will not be adrciaed into
the Concert Boom.

INDIA and LONDON LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY, 14, Waterloo-place, Pall-Mall. S.W.
INDIAN ASSURANCES.
Military Officers or Civilians proceeding to India may effect As-
surances on their lives a, greatly reduced rates, on application at the
Offices as above. A. It. IRVINE, Manager.

Vi O t the SEA. SIDE.—TIZA.VE LING SUITS,
with C.. 7, complete, 2/. lBq. to Three Guiness; the Beaufort
Coat, 2/. 'O3. ; the new nummee Trousers, One Guinea
_; Baden
Waistcoats, Two for One Guinea.
EXCELLENCE WITH ECONOMY.
GEORGE HOBSON, 57, Lombard-street.

Du nrl_r A'S CEL iTTZATE D INFANTS
Fool), DET,,C INFANTS, CHILDREN, and IN-
VALIDS. Saoedes ennenqe end dangers of wet nursing, is
more eacily gestefl, end imparts rave healthful nourishment than
Mille; ec'6,Ly, cra uns, bowel comnle infs. flatulency, cough, restless-
ness, scrofula, eruptione, are avoided by i:, and perect regularity of
the system and somid sleep in 'erect. Mary resnectable families who
have reared and saved delicate I» juts by this Food can be referred
to, and a copy of their Testhwruals may he had free on forwarding
a stamped and addressed envelope to Barry Da Barry and Co., 77,
Regent-street, London. Prices : —ln Canisters, is.; 25.; and 121 b.
at 21s. The large Canister wit be forwarded iree of carriage on
receipt of Post Office Order.

LONDON and COUNTY JOINT-STOCK
BANKING COUP ANY.
Head Office-21, Lombard-street.
DIRECTORS.
Philip Patton Blyth, Esq. I William Champion Jones, Esq.
J. W. Burmester, Esq. James Laming, Esq.
William Cory, Esq. John Henry Lance, Esq.
James Andrew Durham, Esq. William Lee, Esq.
Jos.Christopher Ewart,Esq.,M.P. William Nicol, Esq.
Aubrey Alex. Fleghton, Esq. Richard Springett, Esq.
GENERAL MANAGER—WiIIiam M'Kewan, Esq.
At the Half-yearly Meeting of Proprietors, held en Thursday, the
6th August. 1856, at the London Tavern, ftishopsgate-street, the
following Report for the Half-year ending the 30th June, 1857, was
read by the Secretary.
WILLIAM NICOL, Esq., in the Chair.
REPORT.
"Your Directors have the satisfaction of meeting the Proprietors
on this occasion, for the purpose of placing before them the accounts
and balance-sheet pertaining to the six months ending the 30th June
last.
"These accounts have been examined and signed by your Audi-
tors; they show the gross profit for the above-named period, after
Making provision for bad and doubtful debts, to be 103,475/. 155.; and
the net profit derivable therefrom, after deducting expenses at the
React-offlce and all the branches, interest to customers and rebate,
39,1041. Is 3d., including the balance brought f rward from the pre-
Ilona half-year.
"Your Directors have declared a dividend—similar to that of June
last year—of 5 per cent. for the six months, free of income-tax, ant
have carried forward the sum of 14,115/. Os. Bd. to the next account.
" Advantages have teen taken of the opening presented by the
failure of the Old Bank at Hastings, to °emu the ground at the dif-
ferent points in that neighbourhood, where it had agencies, and
Your Directors are glad to repot that the general business of the
Bank is making satisfactory progress.
" The dividend will he payable at the Head Office, or at the
Branches, on and after Monday, the 17th inst."
BALANCE SHEET.
OF THZ LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY, 30TH JUNE, 1857.
Dr. £ a. d.
To Capital paid up ••• • • ....... ........ 500,000 0 0
Reserved fund. . ..... .......
Customers' balances, &c. ........ •• ..
Profit and loss balance brought
from last account 7,795 14 3
Ditto, rebate, &c., ditto 9,667 8 3
Gross profit for the half-year,
after making provision for
bad and doubtful debts 108,475 15 0
125,938 17 6

£1,583,220 9 5
Cr. £ s. d,
By Cash on hand at Head Office
and Branches 460,261 8 5
Cash placed at call and at
short notice ..... ....... 837,861 17 0

1,298,123 5 5
Investments, viz.:—
Government and guaranteed
stocks .• . . .......... • . 250,630 1 3
Other stocks and secaritie3.. •. 173,329 3 2

423,959 4 5
Discounted bills, notes, and
temporary advar ces to cus-
tomers in town and country 2,442,195 17 10
Advances to customers on spe-
cial securities ...... ........ 290,577 2 4

2,732,773 0 2
Freeho'd premises in Lombard-street and Nic-
holas-lane, freehold and leasehotil property
at the branches, with fixtures and fittings .. 51,144 4 10
Interest paid to customers ••..••.. • • .. .... 32,476 10 11
Salaries and all other expenses at Head Office
and branches, including income tax • • ...... 44,744 3 8

41,583,220 9 5