The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-27 00:00:00

1,434,879.190 37 1,419 313,878_18

April 26. April 19.
Fr. c. Fr. e.

CRIPTTOIL.
Cash In hand and in branch
517,
banks
Commercial bills overdue 639,064 50 192,700 72
Commercial bills discounted,
502.285,538 78 303.883,470 90
nut yet dne
Ditto branch banks 294,289,799 0 287,214.023 0
Advances on ilepoidta of bullion 4,221,400 0 3.430,000 0
Ditto branch banks
Advances on French public se-

12,071,500 0 12.004,500 0
6,054,900 0 5,929,290 0

curities
Ditto branch hanks
Advent** on railway shares
and debentures 31,402 ROO 0 31886,200 0
Ditto branch banks 19,967,600 0 19,909,400 0
Advances on Credit Fonder
Bonds
Ditto branch hanks 447,900 0 445,800 0
Advances to the State (conven-
tion 10th June. 1857
Government stock reserve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14
Ditto disposable 36,171,967 91 96,171,987 91
Rentes immobilises. (law tad

100.000.000 0 100,000,000 0

June. 1857,
Hotel and furniture of the bank&
landed property branches .. 8,434,874 0 8,434,688 0
ErpelllES of management
Sundries

1,434,879,100 3T 1,419,313,876 16
Certified by the Senator Governor oan
f the Bank of Frce
(Signed) ROCLann.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—The thirteenth season, com-
mencing on May-day, opens with great promise. During
the past six months the number of visitors has been con-
siderably greater than in any former year. Taking the
whole period during which the palace has been open, these
six months have, as compared with the same period of
previous years, shown an excess of more than 624 per cent.,
thus showing how much recent additional facilities for
reaching the palace are rendering it available as a place of
winter resort. The season tickets also show a large increase.
The programme of the new season, commencing on the
first of May, comprises an unusually varied list of special
, attractions. On May-day a great concert of five thou-
sand voices will be given by children and others
connected with the metropolitan schools, con-
ducted by Mr. G. W. Martin. Ethardo will also
re-appear, his lofty pole being converted into a gigantic
May-pole. On the following day, Mr. Charles Dickens has
kindly undertaken to give a reading of " Little Dombey."
I Other specialities intervene, and on the following Satur-
day, sth May, the concert season will be inaugurated by a
great performance on the Handel Orchestra of Handel's
" Acts and Galatea "—Mdlle. Titiens, Signori Gardoni and
Stagno, with Mr. Bentley, being theprincipal vocalists.
The band of the company, largely reinforced, and a chorus
of nearly 1,000 carefully selected voices, under the &ree-
-1 tion of Mr. Maims, will, it is anticipated, present this
favouritedierenata of Handers in a manner worthy of the
occasion. Eight other opera concerts will follow on Satur-
days. Seven of these will be supported by such a carefully
I selected arrangement of artistes of Her Majesty's Theatre
I and by solo instrumentalists (including Madame Arabella
Goddard, lie.), as will render each concert of this series
specially interesting. The great flower show of the season
will be held under the most favourable auspices on Satur-
day, 12th May. As a feature of additional interest, and
to afford additional accommodation, the beautiful gardens
of Itoelthilla, adjoining the palace, and the residence of the
late Sir J. Paxton, will be thrown open to visitors. These
I gardens will be again thrown open on the day of the great
rose show, Saturday, 23rd of June. The revels on behalf
of the Royal Dramatic College will be held early in July,
but probably the most popular day (or rather evening) will
be the great display of fireworks, and grand illumination
of fountains, water teinplee, and gardens, on Thursday,
17th of May, the day following the Derby race at Epsom.
' At no time have the Palace and grounds been in better
I condition, nor have more objects of special intermit been
accessible to visitors.