The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-14 00:00:00

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BANK OE FRANCE.
The following i% u monthly return of the situation of
the Bank of France up to Augu3t 12 :
LIABILITIEi.

Capital •• • •• • f. 91,230,000 0
rtesprve fima 12,980,750 14
Reserve-inane obißre 4,000,000 0
Notes to bearer, in circulation ... 474,489,300 0
Ditto of the bran& banks ... 147,622,200 0
Ditto to order (post-bills) 6,908,179 25
Bills payable at sight ~. ... 11,579,061 0
Accouat-current with Treasury creditor 133.427,280 84
Vartoua accounts current 145,463,415 82
Dividends payable • ... 939.194 25
Discounts, interest, and expenses ... 1,169,226 99
Be-discounts of the last six months ... 294,099 0
Ditto in branches 213,965 38
Interest on protested bills 607,421 26

£1,033,944,093 93

Cash in hand ...
Bills past due
Bills discounted, but .not yei.due, of
which 27,351,020 f. oc. were received
from the Branch Banks 182,352,526 35
Bills in the branch bank ..•
".
101 123,579 0
Advances on coins and ingots._ ... 3,781,500 0
36,123,471 0
3,036 10
1
Ditto by the branch banks ... •••
7
Ditto on French public securities --
Ditto by branch banks... ... ••• 7,003,233 0
Ditto on railway shares and bonds 23,351,200 0
.••
Ditto by branch banks ... ••• 5,582,845 0
Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor... 25,1100,000 0
Ditto to the State on the Treaty of 30th

f. 600,627,805 62
133,448 83

... 75,000,000 0
... 10,000,000 0
... 55,635,896 32
4,000,000 0
3,676,360 0

June, 1848 ... ..•
Rentes of the reserve fund
Rentes, disposable funds •••
Hotel and furniture of the Bank
Real property of the branch banks
Interest in National Discount Bank ..„
Expenses of administration of the Bank
and &ranches
Miscellaneous ... ...

99,000 0

275,874 96
:587,906 75

f. 1,033,944,093 93
Certified' by the Governor of the Bank,

The foregoing account shows that theIYARat"ITT.
metallic re-
serve has scarcely varied, a diminution of 950,000 f.
being the only difference. The discount accommo-
dation has advanced 26,000,000 f , of which '10,000,000f.
are in Pari3, and 6,000 n ,000 f. • 'the branch banks. the
whole amount for the monthl being 182,250,000 f.
The advances on French securities have declined
about 5,000,000 f, and those on railway stock have
increased 5,000,000 f , the amount of the former being
43,000000 f., and of en' e latter 28,750,000 f. Advances to
the State on Treasury bonds are only down for
25,000,000 f., the other 55,000,000 f. which were due
having been paid off within the month. On the side
or the liabilities, the amount of rotes in circulation
has increased about 4,500,000 f. the account-current
of the Treasury has r-ached the sum of 133,500,000 f.,
being an increase of 14,000,000 f. since the last re-
turn. 'Private aCC01111;%,-current have declined about
11 000,000 f., of which 10,000,0001. are for Paris, and
1,000,0001. for the provinces.

ABOLITION OF MASTERS DCHANCERY
OF.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
sm—The valuable remarks made in your paper
of Wednesda-s, relative to law rEdhrms, induce me
to believe that the contemplated changes, not only in
the Accomatealt-General's offic7, but also in the abo-
lition of the Masters in Chancery offict,s, has not es-
cai,ed your notice. Permit me to draw your atten-
-6", " thlt your readers, some of whom
may be interested in suits that have been
in abeyance and sleeping in the Master's
office for twenty or thirty years past, purposely
kept concealed iu the hops that the parties
having claims may either die, or, getting into diffi-
culties, iniy be bought off before any order for dis-
tribution is applied for, and then shares may pass
into the bends of the lawyer money-lender for one-
third of the value. By the Act the offices are to be
done away with by a certain time, and the Masters
are now only retained to wind up the suits in the
respective offices. But there is no special proviso
that they shall make known and publish in the
daily papers a list of the suits undisposed
of ard now on the books of the respective
offices, awaiting final orders or distribution, so that
parties interested in properties kept in abeyance for
many years may have an opportunity of coming in
before the Master and state their claims.

I have been made acquainted that some letters have
been sent round to solicitors, with respect to cases in
the 3Vtisters' offices, to which their names or that of
their predecessors may be attached, and that answers
have been returned that the suits were at an end.

This would be a very convenient way, and a very
summary one for fraudulent lawyers to keep from
the knowledge of the Chancellor the reason why
these suits have been so long kept dormant in the
'Vlasterie office, and then these parties stealthily to
apply for an order just to suit their purposes, and
the poor suitor remaining in ignorance, may be told
some few years hence that all the matters were wound
up long ago.
lam watching a case of the above description,
where a suit commenced in 1791—an order for a
receiver to be appointed, and the case referred to
the Master's office—many of the parties interested
have died off without receiving their shares ;
their descendants, several of whom have
been kept in ignorance, have been trapped
into releases, and the lawyer in the suit has
for-years past evaded the appointment of a receiver,
and, the original trustees dying off, he has been put-
tinz too preceecis of the rentals into his own pocket,
without accounting to the accountant-general. He is
now dead, and his successors want to hush up his
fraudulent *proces dings from the knowledge of the
Chancellor, as upon an order they would have to
brin4 no a large amount of arrears in court, and it
"Quid be very convenient for these parties to re urn
for.. answer to the Master, in whose office the suit now
lies, that the case was at
e. as end.
eui iTour remarks upon th above, and insertion, may
t socks of your talented re'endeavourdrs to to
obtain for poor suitors some. readers
with regard to
the above subject, and r
coter a neat favour.
I am, Sir, gcc b
A CORRESPONDENT.

MININGiN 1,
(From the Idinina
1314Journali41,7.hEisildaCy.E) .
is :eery Limited;
Business thin week has
circunistance worth notice the chief
shar, a in the 'United' miees' c&be advancing rate for
wart, told hit week at 5751. eechw.°.ll"P). The shares
been given in Cornwall by one 7.3 which 8501. has
/Dining firms in Penzance; ace the ~,,.t,112_ moat opulent
Great
go higher: 1,001 tons of pper 'O;7 is expected to
weeke, will be sold op the 26th inst: raised
in four
Consols are 8751.; Wheal Basset, 540/.• la"
80/. Tincroft, 13/. 17s. 6d.: a dividend of "'wining,
10s, 6d,
share has jest been declared. Wheal Brewer, per
Tfefasis, have advanced from 81 103. to 12/,, per'sll.`,‘7e;
North Pool have advanced in Cornwall from
1721.0
to 2004 par share. In other shares, the transaction'
'';
have been very few, and sellers considerably
prepon-
derate.
At Wheal &tort bi-monthly meeting, on Monday, the
accounts showed-Copper, Ore sold (less 15th dues),
4,263/. 03.4 d,; labour cost for May, 1,0991. 17s. 4d.;
June, 1,364/. 12s. 5d.; merchants' bills, 693/ 53. 4d.:
showing profit, 1,1051.53. 3d.; add balance from last
aceonet, 2584, makes 1363/. ss. 3d.-Deduct dividend,
9901, -,aves balance to next account, 373/ 53. 3d. A
,
,1.
dividend of Si. per share was declared.
At 'Wheal Loyd hi-monthlymeeting, On the 7th inst.,
a dividend or 21. 10s. per E.hare was declared, leaving
balance in band, 447/.
The Tincroft Mining Company have declared their
!oarteelth dividend, amounting to 103. 6d. per share,
helm,,__ 'r per cent.ppcn the paid-up capital.
Wheal Tremayn cleclarea A dividend of 10.3. per share
on the 16th July.
last
At licra. T• ' •
account,
,tmdiug
last se
months,
retladlanmeeting;pn Tuesday, the accounts
24c/. 36.
9d, 227 L 113.
1451,84.:
ies473/. 153. 8 Jai; showed-Balance from
11(3.; costs and merchants' bills,
eduesda • 1.-By ores sold (less dues),
..st Crov,vndale Mine .- ' * .
wToo mew
F..ug,nalance against adventurers 398/ 7s Brl
. a,.. ,Y• the following particulars show the state of
tn-utlng was held on
men. affair' t the end '
account" 94/.63. ~,of Jane:-Balance in hand last
arrears of cell, j'a;, spare materials sold, 25/. 18s, 6cl
193. Bd.-By labou:Sa*; by calls received, 3681-- .;
1351.34.; car:l ,-oat for April, May, and -J3uon6el.
ae.,•171. In 3d..
ite. RL, 11/ 63. Bd.; smith, carpenter,
...a ,
Mare,"balance Of ettotnts, „oat
ine for
, 3, &c., 561. 53. 2d • Mr.
dental expenses, &,: , f',„ "°..; agency, postage," i '.
balance in o.lnd, 121, 193,
months,2s/.s. 7'jdel.":
leaving
12/, 195. 94.; by calls due,l9sPi
vabiatias to merchants to end June
edPaid-uP
9112-8•683e/t.i 1 185.219adn.",
%, 50/ 03. '2cl.: leaves
by face in favour o`:' adventurers,
At the Ktrimare and West of /13.1. gd,
labour
imeetiog, yestexclay, the aeceuats 'eal,!hd half-yearly
capital, 15,610/.; claims due in course or
7E, bore sold, 4081. 4s. 4d.; interest, 2011. 6081.
quer-
feef,l93. 6d.16,83.11 53. 4,1,-By e,tvall• 14. 5c1.;
furniture, 5,699 L 52:: I::: lieu_
mire, plant, stores, and
cost n„-uct merchants bills, 3,4941.35. 5d.; law ch.:,
sundry costs, 1,9c01. 14'c.; leaving balance in LP, xer and
bilk at bank-er7, and pity ca3b, 5,757/,
At, Wheat Brewer ineeling, on Tuesday, the accounts
Ur March, April, May, and Jane showed-Ores sold
(toss glues), 48/, 13e. 41; call in March. 512156 L
1" 44.-Bilance from last account, 91/. 11s. 2d.; coat'
and norchants' bills, 264/. 03.
lcava:..,, 4 2d...3551. lls. 11d•;
sizAzurt6lchsaelAnienlii:elfgd, of 20.51. Is. 5:!.
Tuesday, the accounts for
cowt, 25!. 7..
-m, trne. 1-, ,3-...54100 costs and men-
, bills, 6161. i 6"1"1'('
' 2d ; o daps), 6301 63. 2"•;
MI viry c.c.- l'es. 991,
2d.:orbs sold (less
balance from last sc.
, ~. 1 r meeting,
Yoll' Of 7.,:, 61/. 7s. sir;
.kit GI, at Rough To leaving balance against ad-
acniwien ti.ifywe. a ..,5 4,C0 ij --' 1 tt.of 5441 2s.
6d., wii,i, Am, a:,i0,,,i,,,,d. !...19 to toe pu err _
on ha sth inst.. the
Three shareholders were. In
smear of oath? two of whom were
the otb.t.r owiig std. had
. • pr 0 unable to pay 263/ 103 ,
oansed to discharge the
claim. Toe cast t.:.r April was
1661. Os. 3d.; May,