The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-12 00:00:00

°X2,054,745 2 8

ASSETS.
Cash In the Bank, in the Bank of England, Loans,
Exchequer Bills, and other Government Securi-
ties, Bills Discounted, &c. - -
9,291/. 10s. 5d., Three per Cents. Consols (reurved
fund) ----- _ _
Bank Premises, including freehold building in Argyll-
place, and purchase of lease and fixtures of pre-
mises, 4, Pall-mall East - -
Preliminary Expenses - _ _ _
Half-year's I)ividend to Dec,. 31, 1843, amount car-
ried forward - - - - -

X s. (1.

2,003,778 18 10

8,531 3 11

16,862 9 11
15,000 0 0

10,572 10 0

42,054,745 2 8
APPROPRIATION OF THE SURPLUS.
Dividend Five per Cent. on paid-up Capital, viz :
Half-year, to 31st December, 1843, already paid -
Half-year, to 29th June, 1844, now declared -

Addition to the reserved fund -
Proportion of preliminary expenses -
Undivided profit—carried to profit and loss new ac-
count; for bad debts, rebate of interest on bills
not yet due, and income-tax - - - -

s. d.
10,572 10 0
10,572 10 0

21,145 0 0
3,468 16 1
500 0 0

7,000 0 11

£32,113 17 0

Profit as above, after deducting all expenses, paid
or due, and interest, 18,6441. Os. 2d., allowed to
customers, on their current and deposit accounts 32,113 17 0
The Chairman then declared a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent.
per annum, payable on and after Saturday, the 20th Instant.
It was then unanimously revived—
That the report now read be received, approved of, and printed for
circulation among the Proprietors.
. .

That Sir Peter Laurie, Andrew Spottiswoode, Esq., and George
Webster, Esq., be re-elected Directors of the Bank.
That the cordial thanks of the meeting he given to the Directors
for the successful manner in which they have conducted the business
of the Bank.

The thanks of the meeting were then voted to Mr. W. W. Scrim-
geour, the General Manager ; to Mr. Clack, the Manager of the Re-
gent-street Branch ; to Mr. Wright, the Manager of the Charing-
cross Branch : and to Mr. Walter Lam ie, the Secretary, for the great
zeal and ability with which they have discharged the duties of their
respective offices. (Signed) P. LAURIE, Chairman.
The Governor having left the chair—
The most cordial thanks of the meeting were unanimously voted to
Sir Peter Laurie, the Governor, for the kind and efficient manner in
which he had presided over the business of the meeting.
(Signed) W. P. CRAUFURD, Deputy Chairman.
Extracted from the minutes. W. LAURIE, Secretary.
44E* As the Income-tax on the profits of the Bank will be paid by
the Company, individul Shareholders will not be liable for the same.

UNION BANK OF LONDON.
Capital £3,000,000, in Shares of £5O each.

DIRECTORS.
Sir PETER LAURIE, Alderman, Governor.
ANDREW SPOTTISWOODE, Esq., Deputy Governor.
George Webster, Esq. I Major-Gen. Robertson, I Peter Laurie, Esq.
John Barnes, Esq. A. Cockburn, Esq. IW. P. Craufurd, Esq.
J.W. Sutherland, Esq. James Farquhar, Esq. John Connell, Esq.
IV. M. Nurse, Esq. I I Benjamin Boyd, Esq. W. Morley, Esq.
Principal Office, 8, Moorgate-street, Lothbury.
William Wilson Scrinigeour, General Malinger,
Regent-street Branch Office, Argyll-place,
Henry T. Clack, Manager.
Charing-cross Branch Office, 4, Pall-mall East,
Alexander Wright, Manager.
Becretary—Walter Laurie.

The capital of the Bank is £3,000,000 sterling, in 60,000 Shares of
£5O each; 42,290 of these Shares (on each of which £lO has bees
paid, making the paid-up capital £422,900), are held by upwards of
600 Proprietors, whose names are publlished periodically.