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LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY . Head Office , 21 , Lombard-street , DIRECTORS . Philip Patton Blyth , Esq . William Corpy . Esq . Thomas Tyringrham Uer- John Fleming , Esq . nard , Esq ., M . P . Edward Hugglns , Esq . John William Burmester , "William Champion Jones , Esq ; ' Esq-James Andrew Durham , James Laming , Esq . Esq . John Henry Lance , Esq . Jos . Christopher Ewart , William Lee , Esq ., M-J" - Esq ., M . P . William Nicol , Esq ., M . P . GENERAL MANAGER—William M'Ewan . At the HALF-YEARLY MEETING OF PROPRIETORS held on Thursday , the 4 th August , 18 o 9 , ^ at the London Tavern , Bishopsgate-street , the following Report for the year ending- the . 30 th June , 1859 , was read by the ecre y ^ j : Lijjj AM ^ ICOL , Esq ., in the Chair . REPORT . The Directors have the pleasure to lay before the Pro--prietors the annexed Statement of the affairs of the Bank on the 30 th June last , showing- that , after making-provision for bad and doubtful Debts , Interest to Customers , and Current Expenses , as well as for the Half-yearly Dividend , there will remain a surplus of . £ 0 , 291 14 s . lOd . to be carried forward to Profit and Loss New Account . Your Directors have , accordingly * declared the Dividend , usual at this period of the year , of 5 per cent , for the six months ending the 30 th June last . Since the Annual Meeting in February last , your Directors have taken over the Business and Premises of the Western Bank of London in Hanover-square , the Transfer thereof having- been effected on the 2 nd May last Every confidence is entertained that this will prove to be a satisfactory and advantageous ar-Tne Dividend will be payable on and after Monday , the 15 th ins tank . . BALANCE SHEET OF THE LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY , 30 th JUNE , 1859 . Dr . £ s . d . To Capital paid up 500 , 000 0 0 Reserve Fund ......... - 105 , 000 0 0 Amount due by the Bank for Customers' . . Balances , & c ....... 4 , 619 , 192 , 15 Profit and Loss Balance brought ] from last account £ 1 , 165 17 11 Gross Profit for the Halfyear , after making- provision for Bad and Doubtful Debts .. 100 , 155 6 8 . „ - . — — ¦ — » .-. ¦ jL 01 jo 21 4 7 £ 5 , 325 , 513 6 0 Cb . £ > s . d . £ b . d . By Cash on hand at Head , Office and Branches 550 , 926 8 10 Cash placed at Call and at ¦™ A-v—» — . « w ig iQ 1380764 1 8 Investments , viz . Government and Guaranteed Stocks 462 , 945 24 Other Stock and Securities . 118 , 036 11 2 : 580 , 981 13 6 Discounted Bills , Notes , and temporary Advances to Customers in Town and Country .... 2 , 859 , 735 6 7 Advances to Customers on Special Securities .. 381 , 068 9 9 ¦ - 3 , 240 , 803 16 4 Freehold premises in Lombard-street and Nicholas-lane , Freehold and Leasehold Property at the Branches , with Fixtures and Fittings 59 , 394 1 3 Interest paid to customers ,. 19 , 156 3 2 Salaries and all other expenses at Head Office and Branches , including IncomeTax , ? 44 , 414 10 1 £ 5 , 325 , 513 6 0 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT . DR . £ s . d . * Xo interests paid to customers ** M § 8 ? Expenses as above : 44 , 414 10 1 Rebate on Bills not due , carried to Profit and Lobs New Account 6 , 459 16 6 Dividend of 5 per Cent , for the halfyear .,.... » 86 , 000 0 0 JBalanco carried forward to Profit and X . O 8 B Now Account 6 , 891 14 10 £ 101 , 821 4 7 O » . * b . d . By Balance brought forward from last ¦ Account , « M 05 17 . 11 © tobb Profltfor tho half year , after making nnA ^ o _ provision for batf and doubtful debts .... 100 , 155 6 8 £ 101 , 321 & 7 Wo , th < s undoralgnod , hare examined the foregoing-Balance-shoot , nnd have found tho B « mo to be correct . ( Slff F ° RED . HARRISON , ) HENRY OYHRTON , } Auditors . ( JOHN WRIGHT , ) London and County Bank , 80 th July , 18 fi 9 . The foregoing Report having' been road by tho Secretary , the foUo \ ringreBolutton 8 wore proposed , and unanimously ^•• Th ' ot tn © Report bo received and adopted , » d printed for tHoueo of the shareholders . „«„ ,, * 4 « V hajrtho' thankB of this mpotlng be civon to the Board of Directors , for the abje manner in which they havo corducted , the affairs of tho Company . " , . _ ., . , TUobualneua of the Half-yoarty General Meeting having iweadispoBcd of , the meeting resolved itsolfjlnto an Jflxtro-© rd | nft * y : General Meeting , when the following Resolution "waapropfliBcdl nnd . unanimously adopted ; , Resolvedr' Ti ^ t tlio resolution panged At tho Extraordinary General
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Meeting of the Shareholders , held on the 23 rd June , 1859 , authorising certain alterations in the Deed of Settlement , be and the same is hereby confirmed . ' ( 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 William Nicol , Esq ., M . P ,, for his able and courteous conduct in the chair . " ( Signed ) "WILLIAM CHAMPION JONES , Deputy Chan-man . Extracted from tho Minutes . ( Signed ) E . P . NICHOLS , Secretary . LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY . NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a DIVIDEND on the Capital Stock of the Company , at the rate of 5 per cent ., for the half-year ending- 30 th of June , 1859 , will be PAID to the Proprietors either at the Chief Oflice , 21 , Lombard-street , or at any of the Company's Branch Banks , on and after Monday , the 15 th in st . By order of the Board , W . M'KEWAN , General Manager . 21 , Lombard-street , August , 4 , 1559 .
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ARGUS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY , 39 , Throgmorton-stheet , Bank , London . Chairman—William Leaf , Esq . Deputy Chairman—John Humphery , Esq ., Alderman . DIRECTORS . Richard E . Arden , Esq . Rupert Ing-leby , Esq . Edward Bates , Esq . Saffery Wm . Johnson , Esq . Thos . Faraeomb , Esq ., Aid . Jeremiah Pilcher , Esq . Professor Hall , M . A . Lewis Pocock , Esq . Pliysiciaw—Dr . Jeaffreson , 2 , Finebury-square . Surgeon—W . Coulson , Esq ., 2 , Frederick's-place , Old Jewry . Actuary—George Clark , Esq . Advantages of Assuring with this Company . The Premiums are on the lowest scale consistent with security . The assured are protected by an ample subscribed capital —an assurance fund of £ 470 , 000 , invested on mortgage and in the Government stocks—and an income of £ 85 , 000 ayear . Premiums to Assure £ 100 . Whole Term . ~ ' . : ' : : 'Without . Age One Year . Seven Years . With Profits . ProBts . ~~~ £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d , 0 17 8 0 19 1 115 10 11110 118 127 255 207 150 169 307 2 14 10 1 14 1 1 19 10 4 6 8 4 0 11 3 2 4 3 17 0 6 12 9 6 0 10 Mutual Branch . Assurers on the Bonus system are entitled , at the end of live years , to participate in nine-tenths , or 90 per cent , of the profits . . The profit assigned to each Policy can be added to the sum . assured , applied in reduction ox the annual premium , or be received in cash . . At the recent division , a return of 20 per cent . In cash on the premiums paid was declared ; this will allow a reversionary increase , varying , according to age , from 66 to 28 per cent , on the premiums , or from 5 to 15 per cent , on the sum assured . One-half of the "Whole Term Premium , may remain on credit for seven , years , pr one third of the premium may remain for life as a debt upon the policy at 6 per cent ., or may bepaid off at any time without notice . Claims paid in one month after proofs have been approved . Loans upon approved security . Medical attendants paid for their reports . Persons may ha time of . peace proceed to or reside in any part of Europe or British North America without extra charge . The medical officers attend every day at a quarter before two o ' clock , E . BATES , Resident Director . NO P HABGE FOR PQLIOY STAMPS .
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ACCIDENTS ABE OF DAIIiY OCCURRENCE . ' Insurance data show that ONE PERSON in every FIFTEEN ie more or loss Injured by Accident yearly . An Annual Payment of £ 3 eecurca A FIXED ALLOWANCE OF # 0 PER WEEK I * THJ 3 EVENT OF INJBBT , OR £ 1 , 000 IN CASE OF DEATH FROM ACCIDENTS OJ ) EVERY DESCRIPTION , By a Policy in tho RAILWAY PASSENGERS' ASSURANCE COMPANY , Which has Already paid In compensation for Acoldents £ 87 , 069 . Forms of Proposal and Prospeotusos may bo had at tho Company's Offices , and nt nil tho principal Railway Stations , where , also , Railway Accidents alone may bo insured against by tho Journey or year . NO CHARGE FOR STAMP DUTY . CAPITAL , ONE MILLION . WILLIAM J . VIAN , Secretary . Railway Passengers' Assurance Company , Omoos , 3 , Old Broad-Btroot , London , Ifl . O . '
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THEJ BAIOTAY PASSENGERS' ASSURANCE COMPANY havo never contemplated transferring tholr Business to any other Company whatever , but continue to lnsuroagalnBt every description of Accident resulting elthor in Death or Injury . W . J . VIAN , Secretary . 8 , Old Broad-street , M . O . '
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MR . JAMES ROBINSON , DENTIST , has REMOVED from No . 7 to No . (! , OOWER STRJfliaqp , BMDFOltD SQUARE , LONDON , whoro ho may bo consulted daily , from 10 to 4 . —B , Gowor-at ,, Bedford-amuvro .
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mHE BEST SHOW OF IRON BEDSTEADS X in the Kingdom is WILLIAM S . BURTON'S . -He ha « FOUR LARGE ROOMS devoted to the exclusive Show of Iron and Brass Bedsteads and Children ' s Cots , with apnro priate Bedding and Bedtangings . Portable Folding Bed steads , from 11 s . ; Patent Iron Bedsteads , fitted with dove tail joints and patent sacking' , from 14 s . 6 d .: and Cots from 15 s . 6 d . each ; handsome ornamental Iron and Brass Bed steads , in great variety , from 21 . 13 s . 6 d . to 201 . rnHE PERFECT SUBSTITUTE for SILVER . -L —The Keal Nickel Silver , introduced more than 2 < i years ago by WILLIAM S . BURTON , when Mated by the patent process of Messrs . Elkington and Co ., is beyond all comparison the very best article next to sterling- silver tbat can be employed as such , either usefully or ornamentally as by no possible test can it be distinguished from , real silver . A small useful plate chest , containing- a set , guaranteed of first quality for finish and durability , as follows : — asMif ; n if g § fi . || S « S gS £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d . £ s . d " 12 Table Forks 118 0 2 8 0 3 0 0 3 10 0 12 Table Spoons 118 0 2 8 0 3 0 0 3 10 0 12 Dessert Forks 110 0 115 0 2 2 0 2 10 0 12 Dessert Spoons 1 10 0 115 0 2 2 0 2 10 0 12 Tea Spoons 0 18 0 1 4 0 1 10 0 118 0 6 Egg Spoons , gilt bowls .... 0 12 0 0 15 0 0 18 0 1 10 2 SauceXadles 0 70 0 86 O 1 OC 0 16 0 1 Gravy Spoon * .. 0 8 0 0 11 : 0 0 13 0 0 1 G 0 2 Salt Spoons , gilt bowls .... 0 40 0 50 0 GO 0 76 1 Mustard Spoon , giltbowl .. 0 20 0 2 0 0 30 0 39 1 Pair of Sugar Tongs ....... 0 3 0 0 39 0 5 0 0 7 0 1 Pair of Fish Carvers ...... 1 4 0 1 7 6 112 0 1 13 0 1 Butter Knife 0 3 6 0 5 9 0 7 0 0 8 0 1 Soup Ladle .... ...... 0 13 0 O 17 0 1 0 0 1 10 1 Sugar Sifter .............. 0 . . 40 0490 50 0 88 . Total ..... 11 14 0 14 11 3 17 1-t 0 21 4 ~ 9 Any article to be had singly at the same prices . An oak chest to contain the above ,, and a relative number of knives , & c , 21 . 15 s . Tea and . Coffee Sets , Cruet and Liqueur Frames , "Waiters , Candlesticks , & c , at proportionate prices . All kinds of re-plating -done by the patent process . rtUTLERY , WARRANTED . —The most varied \ J Assortment of TABLE CUTLERY in the world , all warranted , is on SALE at WILLIAM S . BUKTOK'S , at prices that are remunerative only because of the largeness of the sales . 3 J-inch ivory-handled table knives , with high shoulders , 12 s . 6 d . per dozen ; desserts to match , 10 s . ; if to balance , Od . per dozen extra ; carvers , 4 s . 3 d . per pair ; larger sizes , from 20 s . to 27 s . 6 d . per dozen ; extra hncivory , 33 s . ; if with , silver ferrules , 40 s . to 50 s . ; white bone table knives , 6 s . per dozen ; desserts 5 s . i carvers , 2 s . 3 d . per pair ; black horn table knives , 7 s . 4 d . per dozen ; desserts , fls . ; . carvers , 2 s . 6 d . ; black wood-handled table knives and forks , 63 . per dozen ; table steels , from Is . each . The largest stock in existence of plated dessert knives and forks , in cases and otherwise , and of the new plated fish carvers . WILLIAM S . BURTON'S GENERAL FURNISHING IRONMONGERY CATALOGUE may be had gratis , and free by post . It contains upwards of 400 Illustrations of liis illimited Stock of Electro and Sheffield Plate , Nickel Silver and Britannia Metal goods , Dish Covers and Hot Water Dishes , Stoves , Fvndcrs , MarbleChimneypieccs , Kitchen Banjres , Lamps , Gaseliers , Tea Urns and Kettles , Teft Trays , Clocks , Table Cutlery , Baths and . Toilet Ware , Turnery , Iron and Brass Bedsteads , Bedding , Bed Hangings , & c , with lists of pvices and plans of the sixteen largo show-rooms , at 39 , Oxfordstreet , W . 5 1 , 1 A , 2 and 3 , Nowman-strcet -, and , 5 , nnd 0 , Pewy ' s-place , London . —Established 1820 .
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{ SOHO LOOKINa GLASS MANUFACT 0 BY 26 , Soho-square , London . —Established 20 years . — Tliu l ' wprlctor begs to call tlio attention of the publlo to the following very reduced List of Prices for LOOKIaOGLASSES , of superior quality , fitted In carefully manufactured carved and gilt frames ;—Size of Glass . Outside Measure of Framo . I ' riec . 40 by 80 in . 01 in . wide by 80 in . high from 3 / . 10 s . cncli . 46 by 80 in . 48 in . wide by 68 in . high from 0 / . 0 s . enck 60 by 1 o in . 62 in . wide by 60 In . high from «/ . Oh . one 1 . 03 . by 43 in . 65 in . wide by 66 in . high from 71 . 7 s . enc > . 66 by 40 in . 59 in . wide by 69 in . high from 81 , 8 a . one 1 . 60 by 48 in . 62 In . wide by 74 iu . high from Wl . Os . ouch ,, 79 by 60 in . 64 in . wide by 84 in . high iVom 12 / . 0 s , each Mahogany dressing : ana chovnl glasses , gilt cornices girandoles , pioturo frames , & c , at equally moderate prices . Merchants and shippers supplied by special contract .
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TO INVALIDS , MERCHANTS , & OTHEBS rpHB PATENT ALBERT PORTABLE X LOUNGING CHAIR , the most luxurious and cl > onpest over manufactured . Solf-propelllng Bath , Brighton , nna every other description or chair for in and out-door use . Meohanioal Chairs and Beds of ovory description , rornmbula tors , & o . ( tho largest aseortraont in tho world ) , ftiwjiys on hand for sale or hire , Agents 1—Messrs . Smith , myioi . and Co ., Bombay , Batavla , Slngraporo , and SivmiuW j Messrs , P . W . Browne and Co ., Oaloutta . Solo Patontco nna Manufacturer , J . WARD , fi and 0 , Loicostor-squnrc , W . C . Established t ) 0 years ,
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PAINS IN THE BACK , aRAVEL , LUMBAGO , RHEUMATISM , GOUT , INDIGBSTTON , FLATULENCY , NlSRVOUSNlaSS , » iWfM % 81 ffi TURE , & c—Dn . DB ROOS' COMPOUND » k « A « PILLS are a most snfe nnd efficacious remedy ior tho iiJjouj dangerous complaints , diechargos , retention 01 "" " >¦' and dlsoftso of the kidneys , bladder , nnd urinnry oi'ffftnflffcnorally , which froquontly end in stone , and a u » K ° jW death . For depression of spirits , bluehing , lacnpnolty Jor society , study or buelnoss , glddlnoss , drowBlnviiR ,. «»^ P without refreshment , . nervousness , nnd insanity itflt- . « » o » ariBlne from or combined with urinary dlsenfloH , t hoy ««« unoquftlloa . They ngrco with tho most doUcnto » tom"c , imnrovo the hoaltlj , an * in throe day will offeot a euro m " » those onsoB whore oapi-vJ , ouboba . nnd medicines of 11 "to' « BB have utterly flvllod . le . ljd ., jie . 0 d ., 4 b . fltl ., ««•• "' V ? i ' t per Box , through all Medicine Vendors , or » ont on r ooip of tho amount fit stumps , by tho Vropriotor , 10 , Boincrs street , Oxford-street , London .
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 6, 1859, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_06081859/page/2/
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