The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-15 00:00:00

BANK OF F.RANCE.

The following is the account for the month end-
ing Thursday, Dec. 13:—

ASSETS. P. c.
Cash and ingots .. 123,662,421 43
Cash at the branch-banks 308,133,520
Bills due to be paid to-day.. .. . 613,160 72
Bills becoming duo in Paris, of which
83,314,735 f. Bc. aro from tho branch-

banks .. 244,433,223 39
Bills in the branch-banks .. 295,152,013
Advances on coin and ignots .. 5,260,260
Do. in the branch, banks .. 1,794,900
Do. on French securities .. 24,858,800
Do. in the branch-banks .. 14,420,200
Do. on railway shares and bonds .. 48,113,200
Do. in the branch-banks 30,748,000
Do. on Credit Fonder Bonds 684,600
Do. in the branch-banks •.. 391,700
Do. to State by treaty, 1548 .. 35,000,000
Rentes of the reserve-fund 12,930,750 14
Rentes, disposable funds .. 53,708,840 38
Rentes immobilised (law of June, 1857) .. 100,000,000
Hotel and furniture of the Bank .. .. 4,000,000
Real property of branch-banks .. 6,075,788
Expenses of administration .. 2,287,382 83
Sundries .. .. 9,464,973 4

1,321,783,720 73

Capital ..
New Capital ..
Reserve-fund

• LIABILITIES.
• • • • • • • •
• • . • • • • •
•••• • • • •

91,250,000 --
91,250,000 -
15,980,750 14

New Reserve SO 111. •• •• 9,125,000
RAserve-immobiliere .. 4,000,000
Profits to be added to Capital (Art. 8 of
law June 9, 1857) .. 1,510,527 65
Notes to bearer in circulation in Paris and
the branch-banks .. • • 747,156,075 --
Do. to order (Post-bills) 10,641,321 78
Bills payable at sight .. 10,071,588
Ace. cur. of Treasury Creditor .. 134,057,944 9
Various accounts current .. • • .. 158,342,231 79
Do. branch-banks .• .. 31,900,239
Dividends to be paid • . • • .. 675,408 75
Arrears of values deposited .. 2,128,937 64
Discount, interest, and expenses .. .. 11,518,748 14
Re-discounts of the last half-year 1,216,446 20
Sundries 3,958,502 65

1,321,783,720 73
It appears from these returns, that the metallic
reserve, the discount accommodation, and the
amount of notes in circulation,have all diminished.
The falling off in the metallic reserve is but trifling,
amounting to 21 millions, there being an increase
of 81 millions in the Paris establishment to a
decline of 111 millions in the branch banks. The
diminution in the discount accommodation is more
considerable, and has taken place both in Paris
and in the provinces, being 17 millions in the
l
former and 61 in the.latter, or 231 millions in all.
The advances on French rents and on railway
securities have also fallen off both in Parisdcrease ein
and the
departments, the decline varying from 1 million to
21. On the side of the liabilities, the
the notes in circulation is 6 millions, The account
current of the Treasury has advanced
I of a mil-
lion. Those of private persons
show a diminution
both in the main bank and in the branches, the
falling off in the former beinr,
r., 171- millions and in
The ' the latter i a million. whole amount of the
metallic reserve at
, present is 431! millions to 7571
millions of notes iii
circulation.

The Earl of St. Germans comes to town to-day
from Port Eliot, Cornwall. The noble earl goes to Windsor
Castle on Monday, to attend the Chapter of the Order of
the Garter, as Lord Steward of her Majesty's Household.
The Earl and Countess Stanhope have left town
on a visit to Lord and Lady Bury Vane, at their seat at
Battle, Sussex.
_on-Tyne. Her ladyship will
The Countess of Cork has arrived in town from
Bryon Hall, N ewcastle
shortly leave for Marston Ifouse.
Lord and Lady Colchester entertained a select
circle at dinner last evening, at their residence in Berkeley..
square.
T. Two gendarmes of Bellear de in the
g ) Loiret, went
three nights ago into a wood to look after poachers, and
there they
separated. Presently one of them—a corporal,
named Feuillas—reached a spot at which a poacher was
crouched behind a tree waiting for game, and he advanced
to arrest bim. The other raised his gun, and cried out, " If
come nearer, you are dead I" but the
yellgendarme made a
rush at him. The poacher, who had a double-barrelled
gun, fired twice, and the charges of both barrels hit the
gendarme's hat. The poacher then took to flight, and
escaped.

SHOOTING IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE.—It appears
that on a recent visit of the Duke of Cambridge to Major..
General Hall, at Weston Colville, Cambridgeshire, his
Royal Highness, his gallant host, Earl Jermyn, M.P.,
Lord Braybrooke, Col. Macdonald, and Mr. H. J. Adeane,
M.P., shot 536 pheasants, 70 hares, 73 rabbits, and five
partridges, making a total of 684 head. Of this number,
ICiS pheasants, 2S hares, 12 rabbits, and two partridges
were ehot by the Duke of Cambridge,