The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-23 00:00:00

LIABILITIES.

Capital . . £67,900,000 00
Ditto of the Branch Banks ... ... 23,350,000 00
Reserve fund ... ... 10,000,000 00
Ditto of the branch banks ... ... 2,980,750 00
Reserve-immobiUre 4,000,000 00
Notes to bearer, in circulation ... ... 378,414,800 00
Ditto of the branch banks ... 60,442,925 00
Ditto to order (post-bills) ... 719,007 90
Account-current with Treasury creditor 50,461,624 32
Various accounts current 81,049,907 53
Ditto in branches ..• ... 27,573,341 00
Bills payable at sight ... 8,178,500 00
Ditto at branches 1,849,482 00
Bills of the branch banks payable by
the Bank ... 6,334,174 78
Ditto of the Bank payable by branches.. 3,428,049 00
Dividends payable ..• . . 389.749 25
Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ... 160,982 99
Discounts, interest, and expenses ... 2,944,462 20
Ditto branch banks ... 1,360,269 00
Re-discounts of the last six months ... 143,693 49
Ditto in branch banks ... 321,562 00
Miscellaneous ... ... 461,922 53

L 732,465,202 99
Certified by the Governor of the Bank of France,
D'ARGOUT.

The above account shows that the cash in hand in
Paris has increased by 3,750,000 f., whilst it has decreased
in the branch banks by 4,000,000 f. The commercial
bills discounted have increased by 1,750,000 f. The
bank-notes in circulation have increased by 1,000,0001.
The balance to the credit of the Treasury has decreased
by 3,500,000 f., whilst the sundry credits have increased
by 500,000 f.

ROYAL NAVAL CLUB or 1765.—The members of
the Royal Naval Club of 1765 gave their concluding
banquet for the present season last evening, at the Piazza
Hotel, Covent-garden, Admiral the Earl of Egmont,
who served in the Orion, as midshipman, at the battle
of Trafalgar, presided, and was supported by several
naval officers. The Royal Naval Club of 1765 was esta-
blished in that year, for the purpose of affording relief
to the widows and orphans of naval officers, and since
its establishment bas expended in that benevolent object
upwards of 6,8001. Amongst its most distinguished
members have been his late Majesty King William IV.,
who joined it in 1786, the immortal Nelson, Admiral
Duncan, Lord Collingwood, &c. Amongst the officers
who attended the banquet last night were—Admiral Sir
Edward Chetham Strode, K.C.8., K C.H., Admiral
Sykes, Captain Pridham, Captain Bague, Captain H.
Sweeney, Captain Wynn, Captain R. Douglas, Captain
J. Gordon, Captain Robinson, Captain Marshall, Captain
C. Jay, Admiral Ross, C. 8., Captain Branford, Captain
Brain, Captain Rich, Captain Currie, Captain T. Dick-
enson, Captain C. Greene, &c. We understand for the
future the meetings of this Club will be held at jthe
Thatched House Tavern.
THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE, CORK.—The president and
council have purchased for the museum of the college
the great botanical and pharmaceutical collection which
had been formed by the late Anthony Todd Thompson,
Professor of the London University. We understand
that they are in treaty for some other collections in the
physiological and pathological departments to complete
the medical faculty.—Cork Constitution.
A Leeds policeman in disguise has had his pocket
picked of a parcel containing handcuffs.—Hull Ad-
ger tisar.

DUBLIN, SATURDAY.—Thursday List will be looked
upon as one of the memorable days in the annals of
Irish railways, from the fact of the opening of this
gigantic and useful enterprise having been effected
upon that day. A period of five years has but elapsed
since the Act of Parliament authorising the construc-
tion of the line received the Royal assent; and, thanks
to the energy and ability of the engineer, the con-
tractor, and the directors, it is now completed to
within a distance of about three-quarters of a mile
from the final terminus on the quay at Cork, the
latter part being a tunnel of the heaviest character
from the nature of the material of which the hill to
be tunnelled is composed.
His Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant, accompanied
by the Earl of Belfast, his Private Secretary, Corry
Connellan, Esq., his Aides-de-Camp, Hon. Mr.
Ponsonby, &c., left the terminus at King's-bridge at
half-past nine in a special train. Amongst the com-
pany were the Lord Mayor, the Duke of Leinster, the
Lord Chancellor, Lord Monteagle, Lord Hawarden,
Sir W. Somerville, Sir J. Macneil, Sir P.Crampton, Sir
D. McGregor Sir R. Kane, Sir M.Barrington, Sir T. N.
Rediogton, dol. Browne, Col. Carruthers, Messrs. E.
Macdonnell, chairman of the company ; Hutton,
Haughton, George Roe, directors; James Magee,
James Pim, Thomas Hutton, E. Grogan, M.P.;
F. T. Porter, E. Redmond, Arthur Cane, Dr. Tole-
lain, Francis Codd, G. W. Hemans, W. Taylor, B.E.
Ball, John M'Donnell, Governor of the Bank of
Ireland ; R. S. Guinness, C. Bianconi, S. Woods,
architect of the Great Southern and Western Rail-
way ; J. W. Murland, and several others connected
with the mercantile interests of the city.
The train went on at a reasonable rate of going till
they arrived at the Red Bog, four or five miles be-
yond Ballybrophy, where it may be in the recollection
of our readers that nearly half a mile af the road was
regularly swallowed up—utterly disappeared a year
and a half ago. here his Excellency and the party
stopped to examine the manner which the ingenious
and skilful engineer of the company, Sir John
Macneil, took to remedy this terrible puzzle. It was
impossible to pile it; the contractors threw in lots of
material, but they all disappeared ; Sir John then
purchased a larch wood which grew near, severed the
branches of the larch trees and placed them horizon-
tally below, in such a quantity that he made a
wooden raft of three-fifths of a mile, on which the
railway has passed over now every day for the last
twelve months. The company were greatly struck
with the undulating motion of the carriages as they
drove backward and forward over this part by the
desire of Sir John Macneil. From this the train
proceeded on by the junction, Charleville, Buttevant,
to Mallow, and stopped to give the company time to
visit the gorgeous viaduct completed over the Black-
water. It consists of ten arches, each forty feet in
diameter and eighty feet high. The lightness, the
grace, and the beauty of this work excited the admira-
tion of the whole company.
When the train entered the station-house at Mallow
it was received with a loud cheer by a large crowd of
people, including a number of the navvies. A party
of military of the 47th, and a body of police in full
dress, were drawn up on the platform, to give his
Excellency the salute of honour. Many gentlemen
from the neighbourhood of Mallow, including Sir W.
R. Becher, Mr. Newman, Mr. Croker, Rev. Justin
McCarthy, P.P., Rev. Mr. Greene, P.P., and a number
of others, were amongst those who awaited the arrival
of the train from Dublin. Amongst the gentle-
men from Coils were Lord Viscount Mount-
morris, Dean of Cloyne, and the Venerable
Archdeacon Kyle, vicar-general of the diocese.
Dr. Wilson would have been present, but for illness ;
and Dr. Delany was absent in consequence of
duties connected with his episcopal functions. We
must not forget to mention that Mr. Berwick, the
assistant-barrister for the East Riding of Cork; Thos.
Ronayne Sarsffeld, high-sheriff; Sir William Lyons,
mayor of Cork ; and F. B Beatnish, one of the most
active of the original projectors of the line, came in
the Cork train to receive the Dublin party.
All the carriages having been attached, the train
was again set in motion, but not at great speed, as the
line was to be inspected in detail by Lord Clarendon,
the chairman, and Sir John Macneil, acting as
ciceroni. On coming to the Mallow viaduct,
that crosses the Blackwater, the train was stopped,
and almost the whole party got out of the carriages,
with the intention of viewing the works from the level
of the river. This viaduct is 70 feet in height, and
consists of ten arches, 60 feet high, and of 45 feet span.
Viewed from below the effect is peculiarly fine, the
noble arches forming magnificent frames for as sweet
pictures as could be seen, and having all the rich tone
of colouring belonging to this season, in wood, stream,
sky, and background. The prevailing character of
this, as of all the structures on the line, is an appear-
ance of graceful lightness; and yet no works can be
more massive or substantial, the foundations being
deeply sunk, the material being of the very best stone
which the country affords, and the workmanship such
as could not be excelled.
The Ballygibbon embankment was next admired.
This is a stupendous mound of earthwork, 110 feet
in height, and finished off with all the precision of a
flower bed in a gentleman's garden. A piper was
here stationed on a table, working away at his
cherished instrument. A flag of the most hospitable
and friendly character was also one of the features of
this spot; for on it was inscribed a welcome to Lord
Clarendon, a welcome to the directors, a welcome to
Sir John Macneil, and a welcome to her Most Gracious
Majesty, with a " God bless her" into the bargain.
The Monard Viaduct was next inspected, the party
going down as before. This is not only a magnificent
structure, but its construction has been positively
miraculous. It consists of seven arches 90 feet high
and 45 feet span. The arching was not commenced
until the 30th of August of this year, and it was
completed on the 30th of September! We happened
to stand near Lord Clarendon as Sir John Macneil
informed his Excellency of this surprising fact; and
we heard him remark, " It is one of the most magnifi-
cent works I ever saw—and completed in two months?
impossible!" But Lord Clarendon may now learn
that there is no such word as " impossible" in the
vocabulary of Mr. Dargan, the Napoleon of viaducts,
cuttings, tunnels, and embankments.
The train passed slowly through the Rathpeacon
cutting—a gigantic work—a cutting through solid
stone, of 64 feet in depth, and a mile and a quarter in
length.
The next and last stoppage was at Kilnap, to ins
spect its beautiful viaduct, the grandest and most
striking of all the works on the line, and enclosing
within its arches as exquisite bits of living landscape
as it is possible to see. This majestic structure is 95
feet in height, and consists of eight arches of 45 feet
in span, the first stone of which was laid in November,
15=48. The effect produced by the ensemble—the
gigantic nature of the structure, the train slowly
passing along its light and graceful line, the variety
and beauty of the scenery, the many hundreds of all
classes who came from the city to witness the arrival,
and the deep interest attaching to so grand an under-
taking—was indeed most striking and impressive.
The foundations of some of the pillars supporting this
mighty fabric are sunk 21 feet below the surface of
the seer:iing base. After viewing the viaduct for
some time the party resumed their seats, and the
train being set in motion, it reached the station at
Blackpool.
On the arrival of the train at Blackpool there was a
vast multitude of persons of all classes assembled,
who cheered enthusiastically. A salute was fired
from a howitzer and three field •pieces of artillery
placed for the occasion. General Turner, in command
of the district, with a guard of honour of the 41st
Regiment, band and colours, were in waiting to
receive his Excellency with a salute, the band playing
" God save the Queen," and the Viceregal party pro-
ceeded without much delay to the Imperial Hotel,
where suitable apartments were provided.
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