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London, England, 1849-07-11 00:00:00

LIABILITIES.

Capital ..• . . f. 67,900,000 00
Ditto of the Branch Banks ... 23,350,000 00
R,?serve fund ... - 1u,000,000 00
Ditto of the branch banks ... 2,980,750 00
RPserve-immobiliere 4,000,000 00
Notes to bearer, in circulation ... 372,002,100 00
Ditto of the branch banks ..• 35,005,525 00
Ditto to order (post-bills) ••• ... 756.388 55
Account-current with Treasury creditor 22,485,241 30
Various accounts current ... 95.674,618 82
Ditto in branches ••• ... 28,601,227 00
Bills payable at sight 3,602,500 00
Ditto at branchu •,. ... 1,385,304 00
Bills of the branch banks payable by
the Bank ••• ,•• ••• •••
Ditto of the Bank payable by branches..
Dividends payable ••• • •
Liquidation of the Algiers Bank
Discounts, interest, and expenses
Ditto branch banks ..• •••
Re-discounts of the last six months
Ditto in branch banks
Miscellaneous

6,533,635 88
3.924,020 00
3,373,167 25
179,012 44
413,100 90
172,564 00
143,693 49
321,562 00
454,497 94

f. 683.256,908 57
Cutifled by the Governor of the Bank ot Fr4nce.
D'ARGOUT.

INIPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF 10IWS, July 10.
Their Lordships assembled at Fite o'eli,ek.
:NCLOSURE BILL—EXTENSION OF POWERS.
Ttlis Bid passFd through Committee on the motion of
;he Earl of CARLISLE.
SI'Z'E FOR SCHOOLS BILL.

On the motion of Lord REDESDALE this Bill passed
through Committee.
The Bishop of ROCHESTER presented petitions
from the c:er,:y in hisdiocete complaining of the manner
in which tithes were rated to the poor.
The Bishop of LLANDAFF presented a petition with
a similar prayer.
PORIP,TRICK AND DONAGHADEE.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE Lid up,n the table
papers relating to the packet service between these ports,
and also to the service between Belht,t and Gla,zow.

NEWFOUNDLAND.
The Earl of HARROW BY presented a petition from
the colony of Newfoundland complaining of the in-
juries they sustained in cons, quence of the high bounty
riven by the French and Americans for the fishing by
the ships of their respective nations on the coast of
Newtoundland, and praying that the House would take
mea,ures to prevent the encroachment of foreign nations
in their fishing grounds, and for rtlief from the pecu-
niary burdens impo-ed on the colony.
POOR-LAWS (IRELAND).

Lord MON I.EAGLE, who during the time he was
speaking, turned his b ck to the gallery, was unierstood
to complsin of the inaccuracy of certain returns made by
the Irish Poor-law Commissioners.
RIVER PLATE.

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Lord COLCHESTER rose to put the question of
which he had given notice, in relation to the affairs of
the River Plate. He wished to know what was the pre-
sent state of our negotiations with the Government
of Buenos Ayres relative to the pacification of the
countries bordering on the River Plate?
The Mat quis of LANSDOWNE had every reason to
believe that, the negotiations were proceeding favourably,
and he had hoped that ere this he should have been
enabled to announce the conclusion of a treaty, but the
delay had been occasioned by a well-founded
hope that the French Government would join
in a treaty which would secure the future tranuku,illity
of the countries bordering on the River Plate, and he
had every hope and expectation that such a treaty would
be speedily concluded.
Lord BOWDEN hoped the House would excuse
the al parent irregularity of which he was guilty
in addressing their Lordships on this occtoion ; but
as his conduct, in regard to those negotiations, had
been attacked, he hoped their Lordships would permit
him to defend himself.— (Hear, hear.) It was not his
desire to drag their Lordship back to the commence-
ment of the interve ution, because he could never discover
when it originated. Each Government seemed to be
desirous of escaping from the responsibility of the
commencement of an intervention which had turned out
to be so unsuccessful. The commencement of the
quarrel was the refusal of General Oribe to suffer
Argentine prizes to be confiscated in Monte Videan
ports—that was to say, that he refused to permit the
property of an ally to be confiscated and sold in his
ports. Several agents had been sent out by this country
during the progiess of the quarrel between Buenos
Ares and Monte Video, lor the purpose of effecting a
settlement of the question, but all had failed in so doing.
In 1847 he himself went out, and although he was unable
to settle the dispute, Set the blame did not rest with
him, but with the Monte Videan party, who refused to
accede to the basis proposed. There were a set of loan-
w ngers, who swallowed up the resources o' the state,
and who derived advantages from the blockade of
Buenos Ayres. He begged to correct an erroneous
opinion that this country had guaranteed the inde-
pendence of Monte Video, Lord Ponsonbv having ex-
pressly stated in 1828 that this country had only acted
as a mediator in the affairs of the United Provinces 01
La Plata. It was with feelings of regret that he some-
times saw great Britain embarking on political
voyages in company that nine times out of ten pre-
vented her sailing much faster and safer than she ought
' to do. There was a string feeling against Roses in
this country, but in whatever manner he may hare
been treated by his fellow citizens, he had ever afforded
%‘'‘ protection to foreigners. He believed that no man was
more able than General Rusas to maintain an advan-
tageous connexion with this country. There was no
essential cause of disunion existing between this coun-
try and Buenos Ayres, though there might be an acci
ice. dental cause. He believed that it was the best policy to
be especially pursued with regard to persons of Spanish
origin. In conclusion, the Noble Lord stated that for
every act of his official conduct when Minister at Buenos
Ayres, he had received assurances of unqualified appru
bation from the Government.
After some brief observations from the Earl of HAR-
ROW BY, which were inaudible in the gallery,
The Earl of ABERDEEN said, it remained to be

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seen whether the negotiations nobs going on with regard
to the affairs of Buenos Ayres would result in a success-
-0 ful issue. lie cunfessed that he was very happy in
. hearing the Noble Marquis express himself with such con-
fidence on the subject, but he ventured to think that the
S probabilities of success depended much upon whether the
question to be resolved related to anything between this
country and France. If the ultimatum was to be sent
to Buenos Ayres for approval, his expectation was that
they would fail of a satisfactory result. The question
mainly depended whether the independence of the
Oriental Republic was to be preserved or not. The sub-
stance of the settlement was that which he had sent out
in May, 1846, known as the Hood basis, and in propor-
tion as they adhered to that proposition they upheld the
principles of justice and truth.
Lord BEAUMONT withdrew the expression "job-
bers," applied the other evening to the persons who had
raised the loan, when speaking of the Custom-house.
He had since then ascertained that they were all most
respectable persons.
On the motion of the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, the
amended Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill was read a first time,
and the second reading fixed for Friday.
Lord MONTEAGLE laid on the table a Bill for re-
gulating the taxation of costs in private cases before
their Lordship,.
The Silver Coinage Bill was read a third time and
passed.
Their Lordships then adjourned.