The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-13 00:00:00

BANK OF FRANCE.

The followinq is a return of the situation of the Bank
of France on Dec. 11:

ASSETS.

Cash in hand ..,
Ditto in branch banks
Bills past due
~, ~, ~,
Bills discounted, but not yet due, of
which 16,751,59 S f. Oc. were:received
from the Branch Banks ...
Bills in the branch banks ...
Advances on coins and ingots...
Ditto by the branch banks ...
Ditto on French public securities
Ditto by branch banks... ... ...
Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor...
riitto to the State on the Treaty of 30th
June, 1848 ... 75,000,000 0
Rentes of the reserve fund ... 10,000,000 0
Rentes, disposable funds ... 42,677,621 28
Investments of the new branch banks in

f. 457,383,241 13
110.056,27 0
1,465,004 12

~. 52,661,471 17
... 71,840,909 0
2,067,300 0
2,559,926 0
7,946,826 10
3,150,056 0
50,000,000 0

the public funds ... ... 12,952,725 74
Hotel and furniture of the Bank ... 4,000,000 0
Real property of the branch banks ... 3,558,746 0
Interest in National Discount Bank 200,000 0
Ditto branch banks ... 108,000 0
Expenses of administration of the Bank 489,486 89
Ditto at the branches ... 558,706 0
Miscellaneous ... 2,184,502 24

f. 910,860,948 67

LIABILITIES.

Capital
Ditto of the Branch Banks
Reserve fund ...

... f. 67,900,000 0
... 23,350,000 0
... 10,000,000 0

Ditto of thQ branch banks

... 2,980,750 14

Reserve-immobiliere ... 4,000,000 0
Notes to bearer, in circulation 437,350,500 0
Ditto of the branch banks ... .., 126,496,625 0
Ditto to order (post-bills) 8,140,508 16
Account-current with Treasury creditor 66,327,746 0
Various accounts current 112,373,820 76
Ditto in branches 30,434,038 0
Bills payable at sight ... 10,532,500 0
Ditto at branches 4,149,713 0
Dividends payable . . ... 330,364 25
Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ... 6,790 0
Expenses anticipated ... ... 283,186 49
Discounts, interest, and expenses ... 2,827,741 92
Ditto of branch banks ... 1,558,880 0
Re-discounts of the last six months ... 96,733 70
Ditto in branch banks .. 227,245 0
Interest on protested bills 763,204 6
Miscellaneous ... 730,602 19

E 910,860,948 67
Certified by the Governor of the Bank,
D'ARcourT.

It "appears from the preceding account that within
the l‘at week the Bank has advanced a further sum of
25,000,000 f. to the Government on the treaty of the
30th of June, 1848 The cash in hand has decreased
by 26,400,000 f, The commercial bills discounted have
increased by 15,200,000 f. The Bank notes in circulation
have increased by 4,000,000 f. The balance to the credit
of the Treasury has increased by 17,900,0001. The
sundry credits have decreased by 1,900,000 f.

THE ARMY AND NAVY.
(From the United Service Gazette of this day.)
THE NEW FLAG• SHIP TOE THE AIEDITERRANHAN......
The Britannia, 120, flag-ship of Admiral Dundss,
having been ordered to complete her crew to 970
officers and men, the officers have begun in right
earnest to raise her blue jackets. Lieutenant Pym
has proceeded to Devonport, Lieutenant Tower to
Bristol, Lieutenant INl'Donald to London, and Mr.
E. Smithett (mate) to Dover. She has already on
her books a goodly number of petty officers, seamen,
and boys. She has also her full detachment of
Marines. The ship will be completed by the dock-
yard by the 14th January.
The new Commander-in-Chief, Rear-Admiral
Henderson, C.B. arrived at Monte Video on the Ist
of November, and relieved Rear-Admiral Reynolds,
and assumed the command on the 4th, the latter gal-
lant officer proceeded to Rio, which place he was to
leave November 18th for England. He may be ex
Pee ed about the first week in January. Admiral
Reynolds will most likely make Devonport first.
Should he do so he will haul down his flag and go
ashore there, and the Southampton will proceed to
Chatham, to be
paid off.
Tue B attvee—lt is expected that one at least of
the appointments of Inspecting Field Officers of Dis-
tricts, vacated by the Brevet promotion, will not be
filled up, in conformity with the recommendation of
the Select Committee. The report originally currentid
that the old officers who vacated
appoietmteontsbewewuell
retain them until the Ist April,
seems
founded, for we do not hear that
determined upon. any appointments
are yet finally
barracks for t hei3(lei
nrl athto.
to
, The necessity of
corresponding with officers at distant stations deemed
exigible for the vacancies will account_
THE GUARDS' BARRACE.S.—It has been decided
build officers' quarters to the Guards'
Birdcage-walk, St. James spark, and the
Ordnance have called for tenders for the erection of
the works.
RECRUITING BY PENSIONERS,..--It has now been
decided upon that the experiment for the enlistment
of men for the army by Chelsea Pensioners shall be
tried at first in Scotland, and it will accordingly
commence on the Ist of January next under the su-
perintendence of Lieutenant-Colonel Tulloch.
Ina "AMERICA" YACHT AT A DiscouNr.--The
'',rnolle clipper yacht America, purchased by Lord
a
quiere for 4,000 guineas, is reported to have so
much fallen off in his Lordship's estimation that the
gallant and noble officer would not refuse an offer of
3000 guineas for her. She is now
Mediterranean with her.
noble owner. en route to the
FOREIGN SURVEYS• To carry on and to continue
the surveys on foreign stations, the Admiralty have
ordered the old brig Saracen, at Devonport, and the
be fitted Arrow, ketch, at Portsmouth, to
tedountbwitnsmuer:
diately on the same plan as the Scorpion,t
veying in the West Indies, was fitted.
There is a report afloat among fashionable circles
that Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane K
is about to be married to the daughter of Lord
Ken-
mare.
We stated last week that her Majesty's steam Sloop
Fury, Commander Tatham, fitting at Woolwich, was
to proceed to the Mediterranean. She goes on that
station to relieve the Racer, 12, Commander Beddoes,
which vessel is ordered home to be paid off.
,THE COMMAND OF THE LUCIFER STEAM-VESSEL
The death of Lieut. Curtis, in command of the
Lucifer, having occurred during Rear-Admiral Rey-
nolds's term of command, that officer filled up the
vacancy by appointing Lieutenant G. F. Day, from
his flag. ship Southampton, to the commend.