The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-10 00:00:00

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Capital 91,250,000
Reserve fund 12,980,750 14
Reserve immobiliere
Notes to bearer, in circulation
Do. of branch banks 132,711,850
Do. to order (Post bills)
Bills payable at sight 10,283,567
Account-current of Treasury Creditor 81,093.765 19
Various accounts-current 145,082,062 30
Do. branch banks 28,128,709
Dividends to be paid 900,443 25
Discount, interest, and expenses
Charge for safe keeping of securities 10,226 20
Re-discounts of the last half year
Overdue bills 123,921 20
Sundries 4,753,989 50

1,020,305,705 24

It appears from these returns that the metallic reserve
has increamed at Paris 101 millions, and in the provinces
8 millions. The account current of the Treasury has
declined 401 millions. The whole of the metallic reserve
amounts at present to 440; millions, to 8311 millions of
notes in circulation.

APOTHECARIES' HALL—Names of gentlemen who
passed their examination in the science and practice of
medicine, and received certificates to practise, on Thurs-
day, March 8, 1855 :—George Davis, Dawley, Salop ;
Thomas Scott Gray, London; Edward Capron, Guild-
ford ; William Langford ; John Winter Dryland, New-
bury, Tierks ; William Griggs, 4, Warwick-street.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following gen-
tlemen, having undergone the necessary examinations
for the diploma, were admitted members of the college
at the meeting of the Court of Examiners on the 6th
instant :—.Messre. Thomas Picken, army ; Frederick
Turtle, army ; Thomas Henry Newsarn, Leeds ; Henry
Walter Kiallinark, army; George Baly, army ; Charles
George Lumsden, army; Thomas John Tucker, Salis-
bury ; Charles Bader, Bunhill-row, Finsbury ; Robert
Turner, army ; John Mitchell Howard, army ; Joseph
Watts, army, and William kilingham, London. At a
special meeting of tne court on the Bth instant, Mr.
Thomas Graham, of Australia, was admitted a member.
SUICIDE FROM FEAR OF A SURGICAL OPERATION.—
Yesterday afternoon Mr. W. Baker, the coroner, held
an inquest at the Suffolk Arms Tavern, Boston-street,
Haggerstone, respecting the death of William Smith,
aged 52 years. It appeared that deceased was a cabinet-
maker, lately residing at 54, Boston-street, Hackney-
road. He had suffered from fistula, and had been under
the care of Dr. Curling, who recommended an operation
as the only means of relief. Deceased refused, and told
his friends that he could not endure the pain, and should
some day destroy himself. On Saturday last the deceased
took a large dose of laudanum. Medical assistance was
sent for, but the deceased expired before the surgeon
arrived. The deceased had written a long letter to a
friend, to whom be gave directions as to the disposal of
his property and some cash which was due to him from
a society. Mr. W. Talbot King, surgeon, of Hackney-
read, deposed that he had examined the body of deceased,
and was of opinion that the deceased had died from the
effects of laudanum. The jury, in the absence of positive
testimony, returned a verdict of " Found dead, sup-
posed to have died from the effects of laudanum."
THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND NUISANCES REMOVAL
BlLL.—Yesterday, an adjourned meeting of deputations,
metropolitan and provincial, convened by the Private
Enterprise Society, was held at the Freemasons'
Tavern, Great Queen-street, in connection with theabove
measure, now before a select committee of the House of
Commons. A report was real by the secretary of the
committee appointed at tEe last meeting, which stated
that, although additional alterations had been made in
clauses 100 and 105 relating to gas and water supply,
the same were not sufficient, and the committee there-
fore recommended a decided opposition to the bill as it
now stands. The report was adopted, and after passing
various res,lutions the meeting separated.
THE FAST DAY.—A. numerous meeting was held. in
Liverpool yesterday to protest against days-of humilia-
tion and fast by command. Mr. Robertson Gladstone
presided, and the meeting was addressed by Mr. W.
Rathbone, Rev. Mr. Graham, Mr. White, Mr. John-
son, Mr. Shiel, and other gentlemen. The chief points
in the resolutions were, the opposition to dictation in
religious matters, and the inexpediency of fast days,
which deprived the poor of the profits of one working
day. A memorial, which was an embodiment of the re-
solutiovs, was agreed to, and is to be forwarded to Lord
Palmerston,