The Sun.
London, England, 1868-02-04 00:00:00

NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.

AGUA. AMARELLA restores the Human Hair
to its pristine hue, no matter at what age.
JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid
of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfect-
ing this wonderful liquid. It is now offered to the public
in a more concentrated form, and at a lower price.
Sold in bottles, 3s. each ; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each,
including brush.
Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames-
street, London, E.C.

L•
AMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.—AN
EFFECT UAL REMEDY, without confining the
bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant,
is admitted to be the best medicine for immediately re-
lieving coughs, colds, confirmed eases of asthma, and inci-
pient consumption. It frequently cures persons whom the
faculty pronounce incurable, and admirably allays the
ticking which pt ovokes.frequent doughing. In approach-
ing consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons
deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffoca-
tion, may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it.
Prepared only and sold by W. LAMBERT, Chemist, 8,
Bing William-street, Charing-cross, London, and by all
druggists, in bottles, 141., and three quantities in one,
2s. 9d. each. Be particular, and ask for Lambert's Asth-
matic Balsam. The name and address are engraved on the
stamp.

ONE HUNDRED & SEVENTY DESTITUTE
ORPHAN CHILDREN are being maintained in the
ROYAL ALBERT ORPHAN ASYLUM, at the moderate rate
of £25 per annum each. Funds greatly needed.
CHARLES A. WALKER, Secretary.
Office, 98, Cheapside, London, E.O

HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS
are earnestly solicited for the purchase of food and
clothing for the •
126 boys on board the Chichester Training Ship.
150 boys in the Refuge, 9, Great Queen-street.
94 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealing.

370 children.
£l5 will keep a boy or girl for one year.
Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank,
214, High Holborn, and 41, Lothbury, pe.C.; and by
WILLIAM WILLI AMS, Secretary.
No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields.

NA'T'IONAL ORPHAN HOME, Ham-common,
Richmond, Surrey. Founded 1849. Enlarged 1861
Under the patronage of H.R.H. the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, K.G.,
whereby a home has been afforded for 280 Destitute Orphan
Girls of all ages, classes, and denominations, from all parts of
the kingdom.
The object of the Charity is to give orphan girls a plain Eng-
lish education, and practical instruction in the kitchen, house,
and laundry, to fit them for domestic service; and, if not other-
wise provided for when they attain 15 years of age, to obtain
suitable situations for them. .

The Committee earnestly appeal for support. The Charity is
entirely sustained by donations and subscriptions.

HENRY KINGSCOTE, Treasurer.
W. H. WARWICK, Secretary.

Office, 121, Pall-mall, S.W.

THE NATI
(Establisl

Capital Subscribed, £2,500,
Rest or Undivided
DIREC

Jeremiah Dunne, Esq.
Peter M'Evoy Gartlan, Esq.
B. H. Hartley, Esq.
F. B. Ifenshaw, Esq.
Sir Ralph Howard, Bart.
Harvey Lewis, Esq., M.P.
Admiral Sir Burton Mao-

)NAL BANK.
Led 1835.)
,000. Paid up, £1,500,000.
. Profits, £543,889.
TORS.
Sir J. N. McKenna, M.P.
Hon. Albert 11. Petro.
Albert Ricardo, Esq.
Rowand Ronald, Esq.
Samuel Saunders, If‘sq.
J. Bogle Smith, Esq.
Edmund Smithwick, Esq.
Philip Vanderbyl, Esq., M.P.

Namara.
David Mahony, Esq.
REPORT of the Directors of the NATIONAL BANK
to the Proprietors at the THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING, held at the Bank, Old Broad-

street, 28th January, 1868—
Sir J. N. M'RENNA, M.P., in the Chair.
The Directors of the National Bank have the pleasure
of presenting to the Proprietors the Thirty-third.Anuual
Report of the state of the Society, made up to the close of
1867.
In July last the Directors submitted to the Proprietors
their report for the half year ending the 30th June ; their
present statement incorporates the profit and loss account
for the two half years of 1867, agreeably with precedent
heretofore observed.
The dividends and extra dividends payable for the year
1867 have been declared at the same rates as those paid
for 1866.
The following accounts in the usual form exhibit the
state of the. Company's affairs at the close of 1867 :

ASSETS and LIABILITIES.—The NATIONAL
BANK, 31st December.
CR. ASSETS.
Gold and silver coin at Branches- £560,625 12 8
Cash on hand and at the Bank of England 630,522 010
Advances on securities at ca 11.....
Government funds, Exchequer bills, Ex-
chequer bonds, and debentures 333,126 3 7
Ditto advanced, parliamentary and other
deposits 12,505 0 0
Advances on securities at sundry dates,
and current accounts 2,342,210 18 5
Bills discounted .. 3,612,319 3 9
Bankers' guarantees and securities held
against acceptances per contra lBB,lBl 0 0
Bank premises in London, Dublin, and
Branches, freehold and leasehold 185,197 2 2

DR.
Notes in circulation
Due by the Bank on deposits and current
accounts
Acceptances to bankers' drafts and on
security lBB,lBl 0 0
Capital paid up £1,500,000 0 0
Rest or undivided profits
at this date
---- 2,043,889 13 9

£8,615,99319 3

LIABILITIES.

£8,615,993 19 3

PROFIT and LOSS ACCOUNT of the NATIONAL
BANK, for the year ending 31st December, 1867.
1867.
Jan. Half-year's dividend
at 8 per cent. per
annum £60,000 0 0
With extra dividend,
16s. per share 40,000 0 0 _

£lOO,OOO 0 0

July. Half-year's divi-
dend at 8 per
cent. per an-
num
With extra divi-
dend, 16s. per
share. 40,000 0 0

--- 100,000 0 0
Dcc.3l. To balance, being the amount of
rest at this date

£743,88913 9

Rest or undivided profits at December,
1866
•
Net profit for the half-
year to 30th June last £101,338 10 5
Net profit for the half-
year to 31st Decem-
ber, 1867, after writ-
ing off all bad, and pro-
viding for all doubtful
debts,., £93,015 0 5
Leserebato
of inte-
rest on
bills not
due

82,297 0 5

183,635 10 10

£743,889 13 9
Examined and found correct,
ALBERT RICARDO.
ROWAND RONALD.
Since these accounts were made up, a
.ividond at the
rate of 8 per cent. per annum on the paid-Tip capital of the
Bank, and an extra dividend of 16s. per share, together £2
a share, have been declared on the 50,000 shares which
constituto the Company's capital ; and the same are
now payable at the head offices and branches of the Com-
pany. The dividend and extra dividend now payable for
the half-year ending 31st December, 1867, amount together
to £1.00,90..

The Directors desire to state that the decrease in the
profits of the half-year is solely due to the low rates which
have prevailed for money, particularly on discounts and
advances on securities in the City of London.
The deposits and creditor balances of customers have
increased in the year by £115,163, and the circulation is
also slightly in excess of the amount at the close of 1856,
showing that, notwithstanding the general stagnation of
business, there is actual progress to record in some of the
most important departments of the business of the Bank.
As "the Rest," which is available to a reasonable ex-
tent to equalize dividends, has been considerably aug-
mented on the average of the last four year; the Direc-
tors, in view of the exceptionally low rates of interest
which have prevailed for the past half-year, do not con-
sider it advisable to vary the ordinary dividend and extra
dividend.
The Directors who retire by rotation this year are James
Bogle smith, Esq., Frazer Bradshaw. Renshaw, Esq., and
sNeaels for ‘
re-election. A
Neale
liKenua3l.Pwdhmra
who
being
Sir'iug eligible,
Burton
oSffirerJoisephemhelv
MacNamara, who has been appointed to a seat vacated
since last meeting, also retires by rotation, and being
eligible offers himself for re-election.
Since the last Annual General Meeting three vacancies
have occurred by the retirement of their respected col-
leagues, James Allan, Esq., John O'Meara, Eq., and
Thomas William Kough, Esq., to whose vaca it seats the
Directors have nominated respectively Peter McEvoy
A
Gartlan, Esq., the Honourable Albert Henry Petre, and
dmiral Sir Burton MacNamara. The appointments of the
two former gentlemen, Mr. Gartland and the Honourable
Albert H. Petre, who do not retire by rotation, require
confirmation by the shareholders.
Since the close of the year the Directorb have determined
on opening at Notting-hill their Sixth Metropolitan
Branch, at the request of some of the most influential in-
habitants of the district..
Approved by the Court,
ALBERT H. PETRE, Chairman.
London, Jan. 24, 1868.