The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-30 00:00:00

The Court to change the mourning on Thursday, the
sth of June next, viz.:—

The ladies to wear black silk or velvet, coloured
ribands, fans, or tippets, or plain white, or white and
gold, or white and silver stuffs, with black ribands.
The gentlemen to wear black coats, and black or
plain white, or white and gold, or white and silver stuff
waistcoats, full trimmed, coloured sword and buckles.
And, on Thursday, the 22d of June next, the Court
to go out of mourning.
COLLEGE OF ARMS, MAY 29.
_ _ _

THE EARL MARSHAL'S ORDER FOR A GENERAL
MOURNING FOR HER LATE ROYAL HIGHNESS THE

PRINCESS SOPHIA.

In pursuance of her Majesty's commands, these are to
give public notice, that upon the melancholy occasion of
the death of her late Royal Highness the Princess
Sophia, her Majesty's aunt, it is expected that all per-
-30116 do put themselves into decent mourning for ten
days, to commence from Thursday next, the Ist of June.
NORFOLK, E. M.
ADMIRALTY, MAY 29.

Her Majesty does not require that the officers of the
Fleet or Marines should wear any other mourning,- on
the present melancholy occasion of the death of her
Royal Highness Princess Sophia, than a black crape
round the left arm, with their uniforms,

H. G. WARD.

BANK OF FRANCE.
Tho following was the situation of the Bank on Thurs.
day evening, May 25:-

f. e.
Cash and ingots . . 64,669,393 10
Cash at branch banks 56,799,929 00
Overdue bills 17,295,290 39
Bills becoming due in Paris, of which
30,639,699 f. 99c. are from the branch
banks ••• ••• 147,243,105 69
Bills in the branch banks ... . . 94,685,163 14
Advances on coin and ingots ... 8,988,400 00
Ditto on public securities of France . • 29,059,982 90
Due from the branch banks on their
notes in circulation ... ••• ... 100,990,550 00
Routes of the reserve fund ... 10,000,000 00
Rentes of disposable funds ... ... 11,660,197 89
Deposits of the new branch banks in
public funds ...
Hotel and furniture of the bank
Interest in branch bank at Algiers
Interest in National Discount Bank
Bills protested ...
Expenses of administration ...
Sundries
Advance to the State on Bons du Tresor
of th•-: Republic

ASSETS.

... 12,744,498 00
... 4,000,000 00
... 1,000,000 00
••• 200,000 00
••• 24,742,078 59
541,551 61
539,972 29

~, 50,000,000 00

625,065,082 60

LIABILITIES.

Capital ...
Ditto of the new branch banks.
Reserve fund ... .
Reserve immobiliare
Bills of branch banks
Notes to bearer, in circulation ...
Ditto of the branch bank
Ditto to order (Post bills)
Account current with Treasury
Various accounts current
Bills payable at sight .
Re discounts of the last half-year
Dividends unpaid •••
Discounts, interest, and expenses
Branch Bank of Algiers, sum not yet
employed in Treasury Bonds
Branch Bank drafts to be paid
Sundries ... . .

... 67,950,000 00
... 23,350,000 00
... 10,000,000 00
4,000,000 00
... 2,980,650 14
302,113,750 00
... 100,990,550 00
••• 1,169,500 00
... 26,561,565 51
... 75,308,766 71
••• 1,791,500 001
728,692 37
175,090 25
3,654,868 73

•.• 1,106,923 69
• 2,733,820
••• 499,404 86

625,065,082 60

TIIE TEN HOURS BILL—The friends and sup-
porters of this measure have announced their intenti, n
of holding a large tea party in the Free-trade Hall,
Manchester, on Wednesday, the 7th of June next, to
celebrate its becoming the law of the land. The Rev.
D. Cecil Wray (one of the Canons of Manchester, and a
consistent and long-tried friend of the factory operative)
is appointed to take the chair; and the following noble-
men and gentlemen have consented to attend :—Lord
Ashley, Lord Robert Grosvenor, the Hon. W. Coope,,
Joseph Brotherton, Esq., M.P.; Charles Hindley, Esq.,
M.P.; John Fielden, Esq.; W. B..Ferrand, Esq.; Mr.
Richard OM.; ha