The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-09 00:00:00

BANK OF PRANCE.

PARIS, December 8.
The following is the return of the Bank of France
for the week, together With the corresponding
figures of the previous account :—.
Dec. 8. Dec. 1.
Dn. f. C. f. n.
Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000
Profits in addition toCapital
(Art. 8 law June 9, 1857) 6,863,421 06 6,842,315 98
Reserve in the Bank and
its branches
105,750 14 22,105,750 14
Reserve in landed property 4,000,000 4.000,000
Notes in circulation 722,291,475 742,316,325
Bank notes to order and re-
-865,493 16 6,613,144 13
169,733 69 72,275,531 09
Current accounts—Paris . . 156,053,927 48 132081261 72
Treasury ceipt
s
Do. branch-banks
payablea e
e.cuant
creditorsight 851„
Dividends payable
Discounts ndl© sundry
interests,.
293781 88
Re-discounta of the last
six months 2,588,735 17 2,588,735 17
Sundries
101339,379 06 13,150,244 06

1,239,076,195 67 1,232,389,634 92
Cn.
Cash in hand and branch-

banks 355)640,597 15 327,715,612 60
Commercial bills overdue 585,176 31 20,038,549 63
Commercial bills discouLted

not yet due..
Do. branch-banks .. • .277,444497 289,790,364
Advances on deposits of

_
bullion .. .
Do. branch-banks 4,864,910 4,602,500
Advances on French public

307810
_
securities ............ 14,790,900 14,978,900
Do. branch-banks... • 8
Advances on railway shares ~ ,
and debentures ... . .... 25,772,700 25,754,900
Do. branch-banks.... 17,384,250 17,686,450
Advances on Credit Fon-
cier Bonds ............ 551,000 547,000
Do. branch-banks • 327,890
8368,310
414,450
Advances to the State
(Conven. June 10, 1857) . .
j 60,000,000 60,000,000
Govt. Stock Reserve .... 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14
Do. disposable ... ... 36,696,737 91 36,696,737 91
Rentes immobilisees (Law
June 9, 1857) ...... . . 100,000,000 -- 100,000,000
Hotel and furniture of the
Bank ..... . ....... ... 8,396,486 8,455,168
Landed property, branches
Expenses of management 2,460,764 39 2,413,907 08
48 7,249,806 80
Sundries ................ 7,574,517

1,232,076,195 57 1,232,389,634 92
Certified, the Benatur-Governor of the Bank of France.
(Signed) ROULAND.

MR WILLIAMS, M.P. FOR LAMBETII.—Thero is,
we are happy
Mr Williamr, one of the members for the borough of Lam-
b) say, no ground for the report that
beth, expired at his residence on Wednesday ; nor is there
any truth in the report that the hon. gentleman fell from
his horse in an apoplectic fit. That he fell from his horse is
true, but from this ho has sustained no injury whatever;
awl although he is labouring under an illness, the nature of
his midady, says Dr Probert, his medical attendant, is not
thaten from
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which
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saars out
etc brei daipnpgr
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in
his carriage; but yesterday, the weather not being co pro
pitious, by the advice of his doctor be remained indoors, but
was nevertheless feet approaching convalesence.
THE GREAT SIIAIMEROKIN FAILURE AT LIVER •
POOL.—An arrangement having been made with the credi..
tors of Mr Robert Lyrne, the Liverpool stock and share
broker (who became bankrupt in Sept. last for £560,000)
for the payment of 6s 8d in the pound, the bankruptcy has
been annulled.

THE DESTRUCTION OF SHIPBUILDING YARDS AT
LIVERPOOL.—The fire in the shipbuiiding yards at the
Queen's Dock, on Wednesday, is said to have destroyed
property to the extent of 410,000. The workmen's tools
were insured in the Queen Insurance Company for £2OO.
The larger items of insurance were in the Norwich Union
and the Liverpool and London office.%