The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-13 00:00:00

FRANCE.

A doable religious solemnity took place the day
before yesterday at the Church of Ruel—the bene-
diction of the new organ given to the Church by
the Emperoe and the baptism of a new hell, of
which their Majesties are sponsors. The woodwork
of the organ came from the Convent of Santa-Maria
Novella at Florence, and was carved by B iccio
d'Agnolo, a Florentine sculptor, contempo-
rary of Michael Angelo. The Emperor,
knowing the artistical value of the work,
had it purchased and presented it to the church
of Rueil. The instrumental part is entirely, new,
and is the work of M. Cavaille Coll, who built the
large organs in the churches of St. Denis, the Made-
leine, and St. Sulpice. The ceremony of benedictio❑
was performed by Mgr. Mabille, Bishop of Versailles.
The bishop afterwards proceeded into the choir,
where the belt was placed, and went through the
ceremony of the baptism in presence of Marshal
Vaillant, the Prefect of the Seine-et-Oise, and the
Mayor and municipal Council of Rueil. M. and Mme.
Adrien Cramail had been appointed to represent the
Emperor and Empress as sponsors. The bell, which

is about 4 feet 4 inches in height, bears the follow-
ing inscription :—" I am called Napoleon-Eugenie,
having had for godfather Napoleon 111., and for
godmother the Empress Eugenie." Below this
inscription are two escutcheons, one of Napoleon
111. and the other of the Empress, and below them
the Imperial arms. The ceremony concluded with
a Pomine Salmon Jac Imperatorem, sung by the
Orpheonists of Rueil. The church was crowded.
BOURSE, April 12.—The market continues firm,
and the business done has been e,t a slight improve-
ment. Threes, for the Account, are now at 651 r.
255. Mobilier have advanced to 1,067 fr. 50c. Rail-
way Market firm, with higher prices for some of
the lines. The market continued firm to the close,
and left off as follows :

41 per Cents .. 93 10
Do. end month....
3 per Cents
Do. eri month 66 30
Credit Mobilier 1068 75
Do, end month 1077 50
Bank Shares 3300
Credit F oncier 1290
Roman
RA IL

Italian Loan 6B 15
Do. end month 6B 37
gew ditto ...... •
Do. end month —
Russian

Austrian .. —
SpaniA. Threes 52
iiome Debt
Deferred

Orleans ...
Northern

Cash. Account.
908 .75 .. -.912 50
976 25 .. 982 50

New ditto —
Lyons and Mediterranean 953 943 75
New ditto B9O
Southern 657 50 .. 660
Western
Eastern

Sardinian 366 25 ~

Austrian

.. _
Lorpb,l.rd
North of Spain
Saragossa 587 50 .. 587 50

Ditto to Barcelona .... 275 ..

The meeting of the Chartered Bank of India,
Australia, and China, has also been held to-day, and
the directors' report states that the general balance
sheet of the Bank, for the year ended 31st December
last, showed a net profit of £101,193 2s 10d. To
this has to be added the unappropriated balance of
£4,368 lls 61 tram last year, making £105,561 14s
4d. The increase of the Bank's capital from £644,000
to £BOO,OOO by the issue, at a premium of £lO per
share, of 7,800 new shares of £2O each, is in course
of being most satisfactorily earried out —and the
premium received, viz., £78,000, has been carried
to the reserve fund. After deducting from the
balance of £105,561 14s 4d the sum of £32,200—
the interim dividend paid the shareholders
in 03tober last, at the rate of ten
per cent. per annum—there remains £73,361
14s 4d now available for division. The direc-
tors recommend a dividend at the rate of 10
perEcent. per annum, and also a bonus of lOs per
share (both free of income tax), which together will
amount to £48,300. They further recommend that
£12,000 be added to the reserve fund, leaving a
balance of £13,061 14s 4d of undivided profits to be
carried forward. The reserve fund, with the above
two additions, will then stand at £105,000. The
directors can continue to report favourably of the
prospects of the bank ; and they have to state that
since the last annual meeting a new agency has
been established at Batavia—now in full working
order—and another more recently at Hankow, in