The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-13 00:00:00

BANK OF FRANCE.

The following is the account for month ending
Thursday, Dec,ll :

ASSETS.

r. c.
.. 110,700,070 38
.. 208,475,170
3,316,107 49

Cash and ingots .•
Cash at the branch-banks .. • - Bills due to be paid to-day.. • • **
Bills becoming due in Paris, of which
71,592,714 f. 13c. are from the branch-
banks
300 998,574 3.
Bills in the branch-banks :. . .. 296,123,518 Advances on coin and ingots • 4,4g6,851 V
Do in the branch. banks • • ••
••
1 629,100 —Do on French securities•• 69 807 300
••. • , 1
Do in the branch-banks • . .. 17,482,100
Do on railway shares and bonds 57 533 800 —• • , ,
Do in the branch-banks
35 843 650 —• • , ,
Do on Cr6dit Fonder Bonds :: • 530,500
• •Do in the branch-banks
483,300
.. .. Do to State by treaty, 1848 .. 60,000,000
Routes of the reserve-fund
... 2192,,597804,375990
2164
Rentes, disposable funds .. . :
Relates immobilised (law of June, 1857) .. 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank .. • • 4,000,00
Real property of branch-banks .. • . 5,651,228
Expenses
of administration .. • • 2,246,676 70
.. • • 8,943,659 71
Sundries .. ..

1,303, 536,749 81

LIABILITIES.

Capital
Reserve-fund
New Reserve
Reserve-immobiliere
Profits to be added to Capital (Art. 8 of
law June 9 1857)
Notes to bearer in circulation in Paris and
the branch-banks • . • •
Do. to order (Post-bills) ..
Bills payable at sight . • ..
Ace. cur. of Treasury Creditor ..
Various accounts current ..
Do. branch-banks
Dividends to be paid ..
Arrears of values deposited ..
Discount, interest, and expenses ..
Re-discounts of the last half-year
Sundries ..

.. 182,500,000 -
.. 12,980,750 14
9,125,000 -
4,000,000 -

2,316,503 5'

.. 781,615,575 -
.. 4,641,485 42
.. 5,505,972 -
.. 105,655,849 46
.. 139,751,629 29
.. 31,766,290 -
• • 953,642 75
.. 2,620,981 79
.. 13,047,884 12
.. 1,405,519 53
~ 5,040,666 74

1,303,536,759 81

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It appears from those returns that tho metallic
reserve has increased 233: millions, there being an
augmentation of 24± millions in the main establish-
ment and a falling off of s million in the branches.
The discount accommodation shows a diminution
both in Paris and in the departments to the extent
of 32 millions in the former and of 51 in the latter.
Advances on ingots, railway shares, and other
available property present but little change, with
the exception of the item of French securities, which
is 209 minions lower. On the side of the liabilities
the notes in circulation have declined 564 millions.
The account current of the Treasury has increased
251 millions. Private accounts have declined both
in Paris and the provinces, 151 millions in the for-
mer and I million in the latter. The whole amount
of the metallic reserve at present is 791± millions,
to 319 millions of notes in circulation.

711 E COLLIERY EXPLOSION NEAR

BARNSLEY.

Yesterday morning, about 8 o'clock, a communication
was made between the fifth shaft trench that his been dug
from the pit mouth and the Dearn and Dove canal, and the
water was allowed to flow into the work; -v. When the pit
is at work about 50 cubic yards of ut.)ramoved from
the low dip workings per day. Pumping having ceased
since Monday forenoon, there will be in the lowest part of
the pit about 250 cubic yards of water. It is the intention
of the engineers to fill up two broad gates, each 300 yards
long and Gft. Gin. broad by 7ft.high, which will give 80,900
cubic feet of space. 01 this 750 ft. are filled by the water
accumulating in the mine, and the stream of water is at li
present running in at the rate of 400 cubic feet per hour.
In the space that will be thus submerged it is believed no
bodies will be found, so that the friends of the deceased mon
will not have this trouble to aggravate their already deeply
wounded feelings. When sufficient water has been run
into the pit, the engineers in charge will take steps to as-
certain the state of affairs below, and; if the fire is out, mea-
sures will at once be taken to recover the bodies. The
temperature yesterday, in the downcast shaft, at 12 o'clock,
was 42 degrees, and in the upcast 5:5 degrees. There was a
small quantity of smoke issuing from the cupola. The re-
latives of the entombed below appear to have been satisfied
with the explanations that have been given of the position
of affairs, and are awaiting at their homes with what resig-
nation they may the time when it will be possible to recover
the bodies. The men who were injured by the explosion
are all reported to be progressing favourably. On Thurs-
day afternoon a meeting was held in the National School-
room, Wersborough Dale, at which a great number of
the clergy and gentry of the neighbourhood were present.
The Rev. W. Banham, incumbent of St. Thomas's, Wore-
borough Dale, was called to the chair. It was resolved, on
the nica-;,,,, .F Mr. S. J. Cooper, seconded by the Rev J
Newman, " That this meating desires to express its deep
and heartfelt sympathy with tho surviving, sufferers at the
late awful catastrophe at Edmund's Main Colliery, and
with the widows, orphans, and relatives of those who have
been so suddenly deprived of life, and that, as an expression
of such sympathy, a public subscription be immediately set
on foot for the relief of such sufferers, in addition to any
parochial relief that may be granted by the authorities of
the district." The proprietors of the colliery have given
£2OO, and undertaken to defray the cost of the interment of
the dead.