The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-24 00:00:00

LIIBUSrIES.

Capital ... ... . . ... ... f. 67,900,000 00
Ditto of the new Branch Banks ... 23,350,000 00
Reserve fund ... ... ... ... 10,000,000 00
Ditto of the branch banks 2,980,750 14
Reserve-immobiliere ... ..• ... 4,000,000 00
Notes to bearer, in circulation ... ... 348,375,400 SO
Ditto of the branch banks ... .., 41,229,875 00
Ditto to order (post-bills) ... ... 526,164 00
Account-current with Treasury creditor 10,301,203 78
Various accounts current ~• ... 76,624,027 3
Ditto'in branches ... ... ... 24,686,900 19
Bills payable at sight ... ... ... 2,123,800 00
Ditto at branches ... ... ... 1,546,570 00
Bills of the branch banks payable by

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the Bank ... 5,798,111 25
Ditto of the Bank payable by branches.. 2,084,802 OC

Dividends payable . . ,231,663 25
Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ... 564,919 4
Discounts, interest, and expenses ... 1,891,950 42

Ditto branch banks ... ... ... 1,995,371 00
Re-discounts of the last six months ... 422,932 27
Ditto in branch banks .. ... ... 641,218 00
Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... 226,273 49

E 630,504,928 86
From the above returns, it appears that the metallic re-
serve has increased about 600,0001., of which the sum
of 100,000 E. is for Paris, and 106,0001. for the provincial
banks. The amount of bills discounted is again lower,
by about two millions in Paris; whilst in the branch
banks there is an increase of about ono, million. The
bills protested during the week in Paris amount to
14,790,710 E, or about 500,0001. less than the week be-
fore. On the side of the liabilities, the notes in circu-
lation remain nearly the same, an augmentation of five
millions having taken place in Paris, and a diminution of
five millions in the branch banks. The account-current
of the Treasury now amounts to only 10,301,2031., or
nearly six and a half millions less than the preceding
week. The whole amount of the metallic reserve is now
229 k millions, to 390 millions of notes in circulation.

GREAT ARRIVAL OF FRENCH
NATIONAL GUARDS.

Last evening considerable excitement prevailed in
the City in consequence of the appearance of several
hundreds of the National Guards of France in full
uniform, who have taken a trip across the Channel
for the purpose of paying a visit to London. On
their arrival at the South-Eastern terminus the de-
mand for cabs and hackney conveyances of all kinds
caused great confusion ; and from the scarcity of
vehicles on the stand, the wretched, wind-galled,
blind, broken-kneed, spavined cock-tails were com-
pelled to do extra work, as every available part of
the cab was duly furnished with its Gallic occupant.
The greater body, however, were compelled to walk
into town. The cabmen attempted to swindle the
strangers out of six shillings beyond the legal fare,
and the doors of the French hotels and lodging-houses
quickly presented an animated scene of dialogue and
gesticulation. The police were compelled to interfere
and check the dishonesty and insolence of the drivers.
The pavement of Fleet street became so crowded with
Frenchmen and their astonished gazers, that to foot-
passengers the street was almost impassable. It is un-
derstood that these accoutred visitors Intend remain-
ing but a few days, in order that another batch of the
Republican heroes may enjoy similar pleasure.
TnE NATIONAL GUARD, AND DISORACRFUL CON-
DUCT or A GRENADIER GUARDSMAN.—About nine
o'clock last evening one of the most abominable acts
which, under the peculiar circumstances, we have for
some time heard of, was committed by two Grenadier
Guardsmen upon two of the National Guard of
France. It appears that at the hour above mentioned,
the two strangers, who were in uniform, were passing
up Fleet-street, when they were accosted by two of
our soldiers in a friendly manner, and, taking it as a
sort of national fraternization, they invited the Grena-
diers into the Dragon wine vaults to cement the
friendship by a glass at the bar. A sovereign was i
tendered by one of the " National Guards" in pay-
' ment, and, upon the change having been placed upon
' the counter, one of the Grenadiers took up a portion
of the money and placed it in his pocket. This did
not escape the notice of several persons at the bar,
who immediately interfered, and, naturally indignant
at the stain cast upon the honour of the British soldier,
they demanded that the money should be returned,
but the delinquents refusing the police were called in,
and, to the honour of the people present be it said,
they aided most effectually in having the fellows con-
veyed to the station-house in Fleet-street, not however
before the police had been very roughly handled by
the prisoners. The National Guardsmen, through
their interpreter, begged in the strongest terms to
have the men sent to barracks and no more notice
taken of the matter, but this the inspector on duty
most positively refused to accede to, the amount pur-
loined, 12e., having been found upon them. They
were locked up, and will be brought up to Guildhall
this day.