The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-15 00:00:00

BANK OF FRANCE,

{REUTER'S TELEGRAM.]
The following is the account for the month ending
Thursday, Jan. 14 :

ASszTs.

Cash and ingots .• .. F. c... 51,086,266 99
Cash at the branch-banks ..
.. • :
117,940,743 Bills due to be paid to-day.. . •
552,903 82
Bills becoming duo in Paris
.. ".
423,083,025 46
Bills in the branch-banks .. . • . 323,566,918
Advances on coin and ingots . • 13 172 200
•• , ,
Do in the branch- banks 2,106,200
Do on French securities s•
• • 2.5,566,200
Do in the branch-banks :• • • 18,825,650
Do on railway shares and bond; • • 42,289,500 ..
Do in the branch-banks 29 417.700
.• • • I •Do on Credit Foncier Bonds 480,600
. ..
Do in the branch-banks 456.000
.. ..
Do to State by treaty, 1847 o,oo°,°° 6 0 -
I. • •
Rentes of the reserve-fund 12,980,750 14
Rentes, disposable funds .. '• • •
37 087 361 86
. • , , Rentes immobilised (law of June,
Hotel and furniture of the Bank
.. 4,000,000 .
. •
Real property of branch-banks • • 5,993,5,993,150
Expenses of administration
.. 2,657,645
Sundries .. .. 1857).. 100,000,000
3,650,945 16

••
•Il

L 277,210,690 88

LL&BILItIES.

Capital of the Batik •
• . .. 182,500,000
Profits to be added to Capita (Art. 8 of
• 12,980,750 14
Reserve-fund ..
..
• • • • 9,125,000
New Reserve .. •
law June 9, 1857)
•• • •
. ••
• • 4 000 000 Reserve-immobiliere • • • • , ,
Notes to bearer in circulation in Paris and
13 490,825
the branch-banks . • • • •
8 4'074,204 83
Do. to order (Post-bills) ••
• -'
• 3,319,887 56
••
Bills payable at sight
~., • . .. • • 49,759,063 45
Ace. cur. of Treasury k,reditor • • • • 137,491,717 40
Various accounts current •, • • • • 22,305,950
Do. branch-banks
• • 6,251,395 75
. .•
Dividends to be paid • • • • • 8,958,361 97
Arrears of values deposited. • • • •
3,901,340 20
Discount, interest, and mqenses .. • • 3,076,997 61
2,811,566
Re-discounts of the last ha- year • •
Surplus of putt not disturbed • •
Sundries • . ..

• • 13,161,628 96

1,277,210,690 88

CAVALRY HORSES OF TILE FgDERAL ARMY.—
Gen. HeHeck, in his report to the President on the
militaty operating of 1803, calls attentiou to the waste and
destruction of cavalry horses in the service. In the Army
of the Potomac,
he Says, the cavalry own present for duty
in the six months
from 10,000 to 14000 ; the issues of cavalry horses for the
zen9, there has been an average re 1363, have averaged
same period have amounted to no
and taken from the cit i-
horses captured from the enemy
May to October,
than
35,
078. Adding
2,23 regiments of Federal
There are, he says, now some mount every two months.
cavalry, and at the same rate as the Army of the Potomac
they will require the issue in the Present year of 435,000
imme-
diate
,and efficient remedy
cavalry horses. General Halleek obaerves that some
"Pro-
bably the principal fault is in the treatment of their horses
should therefore be
by the cavalry soldiers. Authority
given to dismount and transfer to the infantry service
every man whose horse is through ',if) own neglect or fault
is revired. lle adds,
to cavalry officers who fail to maintain rule might be applied
rendered unfit for service. The same
regiments and companies, the efficiency of their
The vacancies thus created
could be filled by corresponding transfers from the regular
tuld Volunteer Wantry."