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                                                                    Exhibit 23.3



                        Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the 
Registration Statement on Form S-4 and the related Proxy Statement/Prospectus of
WesBanco, Inc. for the registration of 4,938,690 shares of its common stock and
to the incorporation by reference therein of our report date February 3, 1997,
with respect to the consolidated financial statements of WesBanco, Inc.
included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1996,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.




/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 4, 1998