The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-19 00:00:00

,BER.

BANK OF FRANCE.

PARIS, AUG. 17.
The following is the return of the Bank-of France
for the week ending to-day, together with the cor-
responding figures of the previous account :

DEBTOR.
Aug. 17.
fr. c.
182,500,000

Aug. 10.
fr.
c.
182,500,000

Capital of the Bank...
Profits in addition to
capital (Art. 8, Law,
June 9, 1857)
Reserve of the Bank

7,044,776 02

7,044,776 02
22,105,750 14

and its branches 22,105,750 14
Reserve in landed pro-
perty 4,000,000
Notes in circulation ... 877,849,725
Banknotes to order and
receipts payable at
sight
Treasury account cur-

4,000,000
897,359,925 -

7;873,722 48
146,831,293 66
170,862,743 15
31,290,874
2,027,233 75
3,736,010 98

8,387,270 77
118,176,877 17
170,182,122 31
30,028,948
2,267,865 75
3,393,863 96
' 1;427,623 17

rent creditor
Chu-rent accounts, Paris
Do. branch banks
Dividends payable
Discounts and sundry

interests
Rediscounted the last

six months
Surplus of receipts not
distributed
Sundries

1,427,623 17

10,938,371 76

11,156 099 23

Total
CREDITOR.

Aug. 17.

Aug. 10.

Cash in hand and in
Branch banks
Commercial bills over-
due
Commercial bills dis-
connted, not yet due
Do. branch banks
Advances on deposit of
bullion
Do. branch banks
Do. on French Public
Securities
Do. by branch banks
Do. on railway shares
and debentures
D. branch banks
Do. on Credit Fonder
Bonds
Do. branches
Do. to the State
_(Con-
vention, June 10,
1857)
Government Stock re-
serve •

fr. - c.
488,070,183 57

fr.- c.
486,367,696 40

612,645 07
293,592,627 12
312,323,070 -
54,102,673 25
12,341,700 -
14,589,200 -
10,625,700 -
80,611,100 -
21,6555,780 -
676,200 --
. 042,950

200,032 67
310,930,386 18
308,820,460 -
60,062,023 25
12,324,654 -
14,711,100 -
10,425,000 -
30,711,400 -
21,518,380 -
676,700 -
540,750 -

60,000,000 -
12,980,750 14
36,557,487 91
100,000,000 -

60,000,000 --
12,980,750 14
36,557,487 91
100,000,000 -

Do. disposable
Rentes Immobalisees
(Law, June 2, 1857)
Hotel and furniture of
the Bank and landed
property branches
_Expenses of manage-
ment
Sundries

8,413,566 -

8,410,303 -

677,938 75
10,127,654 30

676,083 65
12,117,914 37

Total 1,468,501,226 11 1,488,031,121 57
Certified by the Senator Governor of the Bank of France.
(Signed) RovL-p•

North London Railway.

The half yoarlymeeting of this company was held
yesterday at the Euston station ; Mr, Bancroft in
the chair.

The report, an abstract of which has appeared in
The Sun, was taken as read. .

The CHAIRMAN said that a clerical error had
made the total authorised capital of the company
£3,365,866 instead of £3,165,866. The capital of
the new undertakings would exceed the original
estimate, and there were two causes to account for
this. The first was the enlargement of the Liver-
pool-street goods station, but it was hoped that the
profit in excess of expenditure would be as great as
that looked for on the original capital. The other
cause was a larger purchase of land than was needed
for the requirements of the company. This super-
fluous land would, however, be sold, and he had been
informed that it would fetch an increased price, so
that there was every probability of a profit accruing
to the company ; and the lands purchased with the
company's capital were not only for the accommo-
dation of this company and the London and North
Western, but for the accommodation of the other
companies which would have to work over the line.
The company was paying interest on a sum of
£350,000, which was at present entirely unproductive,
and by Christmas next this sum would be increased
by £700,000, but he trusted that both sums would be
soon productive. It was hoped the new passenger
station would be opened by October, and then there
would be some return. The passenger traffic of the
line had increased over the corresponding six months
of last year by 1613-596 passengers, and had resulted
in an increased return of only £39. This arose from
the Hammersmith and City Company having
charged lower fares, which had necessitated the
lowering of rates by the North London Company.
There had been an increase in the cost of the staff to
the amount of £4OO, which had arisen from the
company undertaking to work the Hampstead Junc-
tion line. There was an increase in the carriage
' department—a department which had not been:kept
up so well as it ought to have been ; and with respect
to the locomotive department, a report had been re-
ceived from the inspector at the Crewe works, and
the recommendations therein would be submitted to
the proprietors. All the extension lines in the me-
tropolis had far exceeded in the working the antici-
pations of those who projected them, and there was
no reason to doubt the success of the city extension
which the company was constructing. He concluded
by moving the adoption of the report.
Mr. SCOTT seconded the motion, which was
carried.

A resolution was then passed declaring a dividend
of 3 per Scent. out of the net profits of the under-
taking on the half-year ending the 30th of June last
upon the company's capital stock of £1,125,000, and
at the same rate in proportion on 10,000 £lO
(widening capital, 1864) shares, and 30,000 £lO
city branch shares, payable on the 25th inst.

11 vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the
proceedings.

THE LATE • ORDINAPX OF NENVOATE.—The fol-
lowing sad communication has been addressed to
our leading contemporary by Mr. Osgood Hanbury, jun.,
of Lombard-street ;—" Knowing that you have often
befriended the unfortunate, would you kindly insert the
following deserving case, which I feel• sure only wants to
be made public to secure sympathy ? The Rev. John
Davis, the most exemplary chaplain of Newgate Prison
for nearly SO years, died suddenly a few months ago, in au
omnibus, on his road to his duty, leaving a widow (who
is suffering from cancer), one son, and five daughters
almost entirely destitute of any means of support, The
Corporation have kindly contributed .£.500 ; the same
amount has been subscribed among their private friends.
My fraternity in this street and others have added £2OO ;
but the interest of £1,200 is very little to support so large
a family. lam anxious to increase the amount so that the
interest should be sufficient to maintain them in a proper
manner. Anybody who would feel disposed to contribute
towards this good object would be kind enough to pay to
Messrs. Barnett's and Co., 60 and 62, Lombard-street, on
account of Mrs. Davis's fund.".
SUPPOSED CASE OF CHILD MURDER AT LIVER,.
rooL.—Yesterday morning the body of a child, six years
of age, was found in one of the Liverpool docks. One of
the eyes was injured, and the throat was bleeding from a
cut over the jugular vein. The corpse was identified as
that of the child of a Mrs. Durch, whose husband deserted
her four years ago. Mrs. Durch says that she lost the
childiast Monday, and heard nothing of it till told that its
body had IneJl taken to the dead-house. The inquest was
adjourned.

SURGEON'S FEES.—It is known that the eminent
Freneh surgeon, M. Nellaton, received 400,000 f. (416,000
for his professional visit to the late Czarewitch. It is
not so well known, we believe, that this fee was asked,
not as MS been stated, because the famous surgeon
was too rich dild t+Ft? bid V:, Innis the journey, and that
he therefore set a prohibit li7 Will, but because M. Nella-
ton avoids all utterly hopeless oases, aEI this was known to
be, and thus does not endanger his just reptttatieti for
saving his patients—where there is a gleam of hope.
The feii i idkiided by the French surgeon whom Queen
Amalie recommended tO king boopold, without successful
result amounted, it is now said, to Ititi,t,t)9f. (£6,000).
The English surgeon who operated successfully on the I' cry ft I
patient (Mr. Henry Thompson) left the honorarium to his
Majesty's good will and pleasure, and teceived £4,000 and
an order of Belgian chivalry.—Athourum.
The Phare de let Loire says :—" About five
hundred soldiers of all arms, artillery, infantry of the line,
and engineers, have just passed from Nantes to St. Nazaire
on their way to Mexico to complete the French regiments
there."
The Duke d'lsly, Consul of FranceatthTeiflpisa,c has
just embarked at Marseilles on board
Indus of the Messageries Itnperiales, en route to his
post.
PROFESSOR AYTOUN'S SUCCESSOR.—We believe
the list of candidates for the vacant Chair of English Lite-
rature in Edinburgh, left vacant by the untimely death of
professor Aytoun, is not yet complete. The names of
Professor Masson, Mr. Dallas, Professor Craik, Mr. George
Micdonald, and Professor Tweedie, have already been
mentioned. The appointment rests with the Home Office.
—The Reader.