The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-06 00:00:00

THE BARB OF FRANCE.

(arTrix's ixrassa.)

PARIS, JULY 5.

The following is the return of the Bank of
France for the week ending to-day, together with
the corresponding figures of the previous account :
July 6. June 28.
pairrea. rz. c. Fr. e.
Capital of the Bank 182,600,000 0 182,600,000 0
Profits in addition to capital
(Art. 8, law of June 9, 1857;
Reserve of the Bank and Its
branches 22106,750 14 4.4,106,76014
Reserve of landed property
Notes in circulation
Bank notes border andrecelpta
payable at sight 31,262,065 48 29,047,268 61
Treasury account—current cre-

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dltor 126,341,043 64 177,839,896 64
Current accounts, Paris 375,601,248 37 346,204,826 63
Ditto branch hanks 46,943,923 0 41,613,513 0
Dividends payable
Discounts and sundry interests 1,700,329 7 637,821 96
Re-diacounted the last six
mouths 2,372,304 91 2,372,304 91
Surplus of receipts not distri-
buted
Bandits*

1,772,676,199 47 1,716,763,0/5 69

July 5. Jwse 28.
(IMMO& Yr. e. Fr. s.
Cub in hand and in branch
banks
Commie/Mal bill overdue 238,860 AI 386,019 t
Commercial blur Wm:mated,
not yet due • '
Ditto branch banks 378,311,124
44 358,840,853 17
378,311,124 0 387,860.352 0
Advances on deposits of bullion 9,711,600 0 8,355,200 0
Ditto branch banks 12,774,240 0 12,548,740 0
Advances on French public se-
curities
Ditto branch banks 8,464,800 0 8,099,800 0
Advances on railway shares
and debenture. 38,091,900 0 15,209,400 0
Ditto branch banks 23,816,300 0 22,788,000 0
Advances on Credit Yonder

Ronde
Ditto branch banks 555,600 0 037,000 0
Advances to the State (conven-
tion 104 h June, 1857
(iovernaient stock reserve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14
Ditto disposable 30,171,967 01 30,171,987 91
Renter immobibsees ;law tad
June, 18571 100,000,000 0 100,000,000 0
Hotel and turidtureot the bank &

landed property branokes 8;272.758 • 8,278.859 0
Expenses of management
Sandelie

1.772.578,199 47 1,715,783,025 89
CerMed by the Beilltor Governor of the Bank of kraut*.
(Signed) ILOULAND.

WOAZING MEN'S CLUB AND INSTITUTE UNION.

Last night a conversazione in connexion with this
society was held at the Cavendish-rooms, Mortimer-street.
The immediate object of the reunion was to bring under
the notice of trades unions the advantages of working.
men's clubs, and the company consisted principally of re-
presentatives of the various metropolitan trade associa-
tions. After a alight repast and a bnef musical entertain-
ment, Mr. THINS. icktlHEB, M.P., assumed the chair, sup-
ported by Lord Brougham, Lord Lyttelton, Mr. Layard,
M.l'., and Mr. Henry Solly, the organizing director of the
institute.

• Mr. Homan gave an explanation of the wishes of the
.councl They invited those of their guests who were
members of trades unions to discuss a subject which they
had very much at heart, viz., was it their interest and
the interest of trades unions generally to make use of
working men's clubs ? He had some knowledge of trades
unions, and he thought it would be for the advantage of
their members, and the interest of the community at large,
if a part of their funds could be rendered available fur
furthering the movement in which the council were
engaged.
Mr. firsioN, engineer, the secretary of the Southwark
Working Men's Club, although • non-society man, under-
took the task of pointing out the many benefits which
trades unions would denve from co-operating with the
council, and in doing so he ventured to go into what he
considered to be the erroneous views entertained by some of
those bodies with regard to labour and capital.
Lord BROUGHAM spoke • few words in support of the ob-
ject of the meeting. He was far from being opposed to
trades unions, and one advantage of their uniting with
the wawa in soiabliahing working men's clubs would be
this—it would go far to remove the delusion that they
wished to set up labour against capital, or to compel every
working man to join in their strikes.
Mr. Symon'a observations led to • warm discus-
sion, which occupied some time, and throughout
which the object and principles of trades unions
were stoutly defended. Mr. Lewd, M.P. one of
the council, and Mr. Sully, the active director, de-
precated the introduction of this controversial topic,
as the council had no desire whatever to in-
terfere with trades unions. They simply desired
to promote the social intercourse of working men with
those above them, and amongst themselves; and with
that view it was proposed to found a central hall, that
should be open to all members of working-men's clubs,
, not only in London, but throughout the country. Here
I they could meet together from time to time for mutual
interchange of thought, and here also meetings or arbi-
trations between masters and men could take place when-
ever advisable. _ _

Lord Lyttelton joined in the debate; and after much
explanation there appeared to be a general feeling in
favour of the views advanced by the council.

PRESIDENT JOHNSON AND THE BRITISH MER-
CHANT SERVlCE.—Yesterday a meeting of the Liver-
pool Local Marine Board was held for the purpose of
presenting to Captain J. Kennedy, of the Inman Company's
steamer City of Boston a testimonial from President John-
son in acknowledgment for services rendered to an Ame-
rican ship by Captain Kennedy. The following letter is
explanatory of the presentation:—" Legation of the United
States, London, May 14, 17366. My Lord, —The American
ship Meridian sailed from New York on the 24th Nov. last.
bound for London. It appears from reports received by my
government that on her voyage she encountered a succession
of storms, which by the 24th of December had had the
effect of leaving her a floating wreck at the mercy of the
wind and waves. On the Ist of January she was descried
by the steamer City of Boston, which at once came to the
relief of the distressed people on board ; but such was the
state of the ocean that no assistance could be rendered
except by the agency of the lifeboat belonging to the
steamer. In this emergency Captain Kennedy, with the
aid of a picked crew, who cheerfully exposed themselves
to this perilous experiment, succeeded in saving the
lives of all the persons on board, and transferring
them in safety to his own vessel. The conduct of
Captain Kennedy, through the energy. and promptness
displayed in the direction of this enterprise, is described by
the rescued persons as eminently conducive to its success.
Whilst, therefore, my government has taken the neces-
sary steps, through other channels, to recognise the value
of the service of the boat's crew, I have been directed
especially to mark the sense entertained by the President
of the action of Captain Kennedy, by asking of your lord-
ship to cause to be transmitted to him the accompanying
gold watch, together with an assurance of his high appre-
ciation of his noble, friendly, and humane conduct upon
this critical occasion.—Reniaming, &c., CHARLES FRANCIS
ADAMS."

THE IRISH PRIVY CouNctL.—At a council held
on Tuesday in the Council Chamber, Dublin Castle, her
Majesty's royal letter having been read appointing the
Right Hon. William Henry Ford Cogan, M.P., to be of her
Majesty's Moat Honourable Privy Council in Ireland, the
right hon. gentleman took the usual oath and his seat at
the board.—DuLlin Evening Mail.
MARRIAGE LAWS COMMISSION.—The Commis-
sioners met at 32, Abingdon-street. Present—Right Hon.
the Lord Chelmsford, Right Hon. the Lord Nasa, Right
Hon. the Lord Lyveden, the Right Hon. William Monsell,
M.P. ; the Right Hon. Mr. Justice O'Hagan, Vice-
Chancellor Sir William Page Wood, the Attorney-General,
Mr. Travers Twiss, D.C.L. ; Mr. Alexander Murray
Dunlop, M.P. The Venerable Archdeacon Sir George
l'revost, Bart. ; Dr. Strachan, of Dollar, and Dr. Ball,
4.1. C., Queen's Advocate for Ireland, gave evidence.
The Rev. Thomas Binney informed his congre-
gation at the Weigh-house Chapel on Sunday morning that
there was no foundation for the rumour that it is his in-
tention to leave the ministry and to settle in Australia.
THE LATE ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT NORTHERN.—
It appears that seventeen masters of the University
College School were present at the fatal railway accident
which took place on the branch line from Hitchm to Cam-
bridge on Monday last, an account of which appeared in
yesterday's Express. One of them writing as to the cause
of the accident says :—" It was very evident, on ex-
amining the line, that it was moat imperfectly laid ; the
intervals between adjoining rails were in some places
very great, and probably sufficient, when accompanied by
a slight difference in elevation, to jerk a carriage off the
line. It was clear that the second-chm carriage next to the
engine had been the first to leave the rails; the flange of its
near front wheel was broken, and at the very point where
it left the line first a chip was struck off the end of a rail
oa the near side, which had therefore in all probability
projected beyond the next. The engine had gone off on
the left about ten yards further on, and, after tearing up
• considerable length of the rail on that side, bad cut its
way through the adjoining hedge, and finally come to •
standstill in the corn. Some navvies who appeared soon
after stated that they were in a field at the time, and not
on the line ; so that but little independent testimony seems
to be forthcoming.*