The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-19 00:00:00

Bank of England Return.—This Evening.

An Account, pursuant to ti
cap. 32, for the week ending

Act 7th and Bth Victoria,
Wednesday, Oct. 18, 1865.
PAATMENT.

ISA Olt DE F
Notes Issued ...—a26,654,8101

Government Debt £11,015,1C0
Other Securities .. 3.634,91,0
Gold Coin ds Bullion 12,004,840
Silver Bullion ....

£26,C51,840!

X 20,654,840

BANKING D
ez oprietors' Capi-
tal £14.553.000
nest
Public Deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, •Savings'
Banks, Commits-
missioners of Na-
tional Debt, and

EPARTIKENT.
Government Secu-
rities (including
Dead Weight A-
nnuity) S9 3.6,477
Other Securities 2l, 07,283
Notes
Gold and Silver . 785.118
Coln

Dividehd Ac-
counts) 3,589,351
Other Deposits..., 14,01•s,611
Seven Day and
other Bills 565,9.3

£35,8J5,478
U.

k 3 ',,405,478
FORBES, Deputy Cashier.

Oct. 19, 1365.

The French Press on the Alabama
Correspondence•

Several of the Paris journals publish comments on
the despatches exchanged between Mr. Adams and
Earl Russell, and seem to look on them as mere
diplomatic sparring and nothing more. The Presse
declares that all idea of hostilities between America
and England on such a futile cause is simply pre-
posterous, and that the rapidity with which the
Cabinet of Washington has disbanded its troops and
restored its peace establishment proves that it has
not the slightest intention of resuming a belligerent
attitude. The writer adds :

Mr. Seward and Mr. Adams aro too intelligent not to
comprehend that, although their complaints are serious,
although their demand possesses an incontestable character
of equity, if considered in the strict point of view of the
existing right of nations, still there has not been on the
part of the British Government any precise material 'rio-
lation of national and international law. It is certain, on
the othor hand, that the said Cabinet has not acted,
with respect to the Union, in a straightforward and
friendly manner—has observed a neutrality
more apparent
than real.

Our contemporary believes that the Government
of the United States has a more elevated object in
view than any pecuniary reparation, namely, to call
the attention of the civilised world and of all the
Governments concerned to the omissions and im-
perfections of the present law of nations, and to
provoke from genaral good sense and the force of
public opinion a legislation on the subject of a more
extended and equitable character, and more in con-
formity with the progress of civilisation. The Monde
on the same subject remarks :

The American Government has not yet arrived at a sa-
tisfactory arrangement with the Cabinet of St. James in
regard to the question of maritime indemnities and the re-
cognition of the Confederates. A commission, however, is
spoken of. That comedy might well be called after that of
Shakspere, " Much Ado About Nothing." Doubtless the
Government of Washington only wishes to get rid of its re-
sponsibility towards the American shipowners plundered by
the Confederate corsairs. It often requires a much less seri-
ous affair to bring about a war; and if one sets aside the
grandiloquent causes to which were attributed the Mexican
expedition, the indemnities demanded from Juarez were not
more worth speaking of than those demanded from Lord
Russell. Under the present circumstances, however, such
an eventuality is not to be dreaded, and the notes of Mr.
Seward will merely b• made us of as matter of reference
should the relations between England and America assume
an unfriendly tone at some future period.

FIRES.—This morning a fire broke out in the
premises of Mr. Richard Morris, coachbuildar, 782, Old
Kent-road. Owing to the inflammable nature of the stock,
the building, which consisted of three floors, was entirely
consumed. A fire also occurred at the house of Mrs.
Warren, lodginghouse-keeper, 19, Old Quebec-street, but
was soon extinguished. Messrs. Tubbs and Lewis, india-
rubber manufacturers, New North-road, had a fire on their
premises, which destroyed part of their warehouse. Several
other fires took place, but the damage done at each was
trifling.