The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-12 00:00:00

CREDITOR.

May 11. May 4.
Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c.
Branch banks
Commercial bills over-

3,415,4'57 77 1,707,436 24

due
Commercial bills dis-
counted, not yet due 250,587,488 87 266,419,110 21
Do. branch banks 272,865,588 275,026,658
Advances on deposit of

29,455,596 35 25,223,596 35
6,066,795 - 4,862,095 -

bullion
Do. branch banks
Do. on French Public
Securities
Do. by branch banks
Do. on railway shares
ail and debentures
V. branch banks
Do. on Credit Fender
Bonds
Do. branches
Do. to the State (Con-
vention, June 10,
1857) 60,000,000
Government Stock re-

14,297„300 -

14,785,400 -
9,362,950 -

1041;950 -

30,231,500 -
18,701,150 -

30,022,300 -

18,496,450 -

529,600 -
377,700 -

578,300 -
377,300 -

60,000,000

serve
Do. disposable
Rentes Immobalisdes

12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14
36,557,487 91 36,557,487 91

(Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000
Hotel and furniture of
the Bank and landed
2iproperty branches ...
Expenses of manage-

100,000,000 -

8,489,265 -

8,489,165 -

Sundries

1,439,942 63 1,422,567 23
8,260,413 68 6,528,759 76

Total 1,325,291,982 74 1,324,538,625 38

Certified by the Senator Governor of the Bank of France
ROULAND.

SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANIES, by T. Seymour Burt,
Esq., F.R.S.—or, at any rate, Part 2 of Vol. 111.
of such effusions, under the title of " Miscellaneous
Papers on Scientific Subjects"—we have very re-
cently received and turned over with some degree
of curiosity. Mere enquiries, or hints, or casual
suggestions though they are, for the most part, they
are, nevertheless for all that, eminently worthy of
examination. They will repay any thoughtful reader's
perusal. And they will do so purely by reason of their
unquestionable originality. They are seeds dropped
by the way from the hand of a keen and a very
close observer. They are evidences, quite unmis-
takeable in their distinctness, of his having been en-
dowed with a most inquiring mind. In order to
recognise this, almost upon the instant, it is only
necessary to glance through the contents of this
mere fragmentary section or instalment of the third
volume of Mr. Seymour Burt's " Scientific Miscel-
lanies."
We find him therein not only jotting
down terse and sententious memoranda, illustrative
in a very novel way, indeed, of statics, of geometry,
and so forth—but striving one while to proffer
some satisfactory solution of the problem as to why
the magnetic needle points to the North, and
another time endeavouring to hit upon some effec-
tual means for fixing the prismatic colours photo-
graphically. Hardly anything is too mean to escape
his notice, as where (p. 143) he throws out a notion
about Planks for Crossing Wet Ditches, or parti-
cularises (p. 141) several localities, in town or about
town, more especially noticeable for their bad
drainage. When he relates his plan for abolishing
vents in heavy ordnance, by the way, we could almost
persuade ourselves that we are listening to Uncle
Toby, our author is so heartily in earnest, and rides
away so bravely on the hobby he has mounted for
the nonce. He is evidently an original—almost
(we could conjecture) what is familiarly known as a
character.

THE SAILORS' 11031 E.—The annual meeting of the
Sailors' Nome, Well-street, London Docks, took
place yesterday in the dining-hall of the institution. Ad-
miral Bowles presided. Capt. Webb, R.N., the secretary,
read the 30th report of the board of directors. It stated
that, although the original building contained 328 sleeping
berths, so great was the pressure for admission in 1863 that
the directors had no option but to allow the Home toremain
in a condition quite inadequate to the demands upon its re-
sources, or otherwise provide additional accommodation
by expending all the funded property, and further incur
considerable debt in the undertaking. They chose the latter
alternative ; and it was with much satisfaction they in-
formed their friends that the Prince of Wales had consented
to open the new additional building, which was commenced
under the auspices of Lord Palmerston in August, 1863. The
new building would give 174 additional beds, including
special and separate accommodation for the officers of the
mercantile marine, making in the aggregate sleeping ac-
commodation for 502 persons. The directors gratefully
accepted, as a recognition of the consideration to which
the scheme was entitled, contributions in aid of the
building fund amounting to £4,741, which, with the sum
of £9,419 transferred from the funds to the institution,
made a total of £14,160. The expenditure was £13,508,
which, with liabilities for extra work, furniture, and fit-
tings, left a deficit of £3,518. The directors were led to
hope that a Christian public would acknowledge the debt
as their own. The report alluded to other benefits in which
the sailors who had passed through the Home had partici-
pated. Admiral Sir R. Mundy moved the adoption of the
report, and expressed the interest which they all must take
in the success of so noble an institution. Capt. A. Chapman,
H.C.S., seconded the resolution. Capt. the Hon. F. Maude,
R.N., moved that the thanks of the meeting be tendered to
the Prince of Wales for his gracious action in condescend-
ing to open the new building in extension of the Sailors'
Home, and also to those benevolent friends who have co-
operated in giving effect to the measure of enlargement, and
that, the meeting further considered that another appeal
should be made to the public for assistance to meet the debt
incurred. On•the occasion of his royal highness's visit to
the Home on Monday week to open the new building, they
would not lose the opportunity of tendering their acknow-
ledgment to the Prince for his kindness in attending the
ceremony. Admiral Barnett seconded the resolution, which
was carried. Capt. Littlehale, R.N., having proposed, and
Mr. G. Arbuthnot seconded, the re-election of the directors,
Admiral Buckle moved a vote of thanks to the friends of the
institution, and to those ladies who so materially support
the Destitute Sailors' Asylum by their valuable contribu-
tions of warm clothing. The motion, being seconded by
Mr. A. D. Chapman, was carried. The usual vote of thanks
to the chairman closed the proceedings.

THE ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE IN THE
HACYMY-ROAD.—Yestorday morning the wile of Moratti
the Italian, was visited by the chief clerk of the Thames
Police-court, at the _London Ifospital, who took her depo-
%Wong. Both she and )lorattf are in a pinking state.