The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-27 00:00:00

SPURTING PROPHECIES,

EPSOM SPRING MEETING.

" BELL'S LIFE."

City and Suburban—Vagabond or Birthday; Drummer
for a plum Two-yr-old Stakes—Stephanotis or Elferon.
tleathcote Plate—Xi, President Lincoln, Belphegor, or
Malcolm. Metropolitan—Vagabond or Drummer.

" THE FIELD."

City and Suburban—Vagabond or the Drummnr; Alpen-
stock or Poinsettia for a place. lleathcote Plate—Salliet
or Joseph Dawson's representative, Harabell or Belphegor.
T wo-yr-old Stakes—Stephanotis or Elferon. Metropoli-
tin —Blueskin, Choral, or the Fyfield representative.
Prince of Wales's Stakes —Chatelhera,ult or Conjuror.
Spring Cup—Conjuror or Vol tigern. Stamford Plate
Belphegor or La Rjse. New Two-yr-old Stakes—Tit-bit
or Elferon. Walton St tkos —Pate or Prince Imperial.

"TILE ERA."

Two-yr-old Stakes—Stephanotis. Ifeatbeote Plate—
Brazeuose. City and Suburban —Vagabond or Robes-
pierre. Stamford Plate—Lady Cecilia or Flower Girl.
Walton Stakes—Prince Impel ia 1. Prince of Wales Stakes
—The Sawyer, Chatetherault, or The Conjuror. Epsom
Spring Handicap —Vortigern or Thl Conjuror. Now
Two-yr-old Stakes—Tit-bit. Metropolitan—John Davis,
Our Mary Ann, or Rob:.spierre.

" SPORTING LIFE."

City and Suburban—Vag:ll)lnd. Heatlicote Plate—
Belpliegor, Sagittarius, or April Morn. Two-yr-old.
Stakes—Stephanotis, Thecdora colt, or Lucy Bank filly
Metropolitan—Drummer, Boundary, or Vagabond. Stam-
ford Plata—Belph-cgor, Patrician, Stonehenge, or Two by
Honours. Spring Cup—Vortigern. New Two-yr-old
Stakes—Tit-bit. Walton Stakes—Pate or Tit-bit. Prince
of Wales's Stakes—Epworth or Conjuror.
"THE SPOI;TS3IIN."

City and Suburban—Vagabond. Trial Stakes—The
Palmer. Two-yr-old Stakes—Stephanotis and Elferon.
Heathccte Plate Belphegor or Antias.

"SPORTING TIM ES :"

City and Suburban—Lord Ailesbury or Sir Joseph
Hawley ; Cap-a -Pie and The Sawyer for a place. Stam-
ford Plats —La Mousse, Marshal Noy, Allbrook, or Miss
Merryweather. Spring Cup—Robespierre or Pirate Chief.
Metropolitan—Lancet or Vansittart ; Ligurian or Lord
Aylesbury's representative for a place. Prince of Wales's
Stakes—Giantess or Cocoa Nut; Royal Rake for a place.
New T wo-yr-old Stakes —Elferon. Walton Stakes—
Prince Imperial or Pate.

" SPORTING GAZETTE."

Two-yr-old Stakes—Stephanotis. City and Suburban
—Vagabond; Birthday, Alpenstock, and Drummer for
places. The Heathcote Plate—Bounceaway, John Leech,
Belphe.gor, or Malcolm. Stamford Plato—Ninny. New
T wo-yr- old Stakes—Tit-bit, Elferon, or Guy Dayrell.
Walton Stakes—Prince Imperial or Pate. Spring Cup—
Prince Paul or Vortigern. Metropolitan—The Drummer
or Vagabond.

" THE BEACON."

City and Suburban—The Parson or Birthday. Heath-
cote Plate—Huntsman, President Lincoln, Harebell,
Antias, Patrician, or Actress. Two-yr-old Stakes—Ste-
phanotis. Metropolitan—Belfast, Lancet, or Boundary.
Prince of Wales's Stakes—Head Centre, The Baroness,
or Winifred. Spring Cup—Tornado or Border Knight.
Walton Stakes—Lady Cecilia.

" SUNDAY TIMES."

City and Suburban—Vagabond. Metropolitan—Mr.
Savile's selected, Drummer, or Vagabond. Heathcote
Plate -Barnet. T wo-yr-old Stakes—Stephanotis. Stam-
ford Plate—Belphegor. New Two-yr-old Plate—Tit-bit.
Walton Stakes—Pato. Prince of Wales's Stakes—Ep-
worth, Royal Rake, or Conjuror. Spring Cup—Vortigorn.

RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.

SOUTH WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Frequent trains will run
each day from Waterloo, Vauxhall, Kensington, West
Brompton, Chelsea, Battersea, and Clapham Junction
Stations to Epsom. On both days ordinary fares will be
charged to Epsom from 9.0 a.m., up to and including the
11.15 a.m. ordinary train from Waterloo (10.53 a.m.
from Kensington), and from Epsom after 6.30 p.m.
Passengers holding the ordinary return tickets can-
not return from Epsom until after 6.30 p.m. on
each of the raco days. The last train for London on each
of the race days will leave Epsom at 9.30 p.m. Special
trains will run from Waterloo, Vauxhall, Clapham Junc-
tion, and Wimbledon stations to Epsom after 11.15 a.m.
till 1.20 p.m, returning from Epsom after the races till
6.30tp.M.
LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAlLWAY.—Frequent trains j
by the new and shorter route, avoiding the crowded Croy-
don and Crystal Palace lines, will run during both the
above days from London-bridge, Victoria, Kensington,
Clapham Junction, Battersea., Chelsea, and West Brow-
ton. On both days ordinary fares will be charged to Ep-
som from London-bridge up to 11.23 a.m., from Victoria
(calling at Clapham Junction), up to 11.27 a.tn., and
from Kensington (calling at West Bromptoa, Chelsea,
and Batt.Jsea) up to 10.50 a.m. Ordinary return
tickets will not be available to return from Epsom
until after 6.30 p.m. Spacial express trains will run direct
to Ep3orn and Epsom Downs from London-bridge and
front Victoria (calving at Clapham Junction) from 11.35
a.m. to 1.43 p.m.; returning from Epsom Downs from
4.0 to 6.0 p.m., and from Epsom (Old Station) from 4.30
to 6.30 p.m.

jj,ISK OF FILiNCE.

I'AIUS, March 25.

following is the return of the Bank of France
for the week ending to-day, together with the cor-
responding figure .s of the previous account :
DEBTOR.

March 25. March 18.
fr. c. fr. c.
Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000
Profits in addition to
capital (Art. 8, Law,
June 9, 1857) 7,014,776 02 7,014,776 02
Reserve of the Bank
and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14
Reserve of landed pro-
-4,000,000 4,000,000
perty
Notes in circulation
Banknotes to order and
receipts payable at
sight 34,562,005 87 35,753,501 87
Treasury account cur-
rent creditor 161,771,533 70 160,053,053 31
Current accounts, Paris 265,389,834 86 252,975,469 36
Do. branch banks 47,963,510 45,976,114
Dividends payable 1,137,830 1,190,559
Discounts and sundry
interests
Rediscounted the last

six months
Surplus of receipts not
distributed
Sundries

938,790 85 933,790 85

5,490,291 93 5,564,671 81

Total
CREDITOR.
March 25. March 18.
Cash in hand and in fr, c. fr. c.
I
Branch banks
Commercial bills over-

165,463 44

193,138 73

due
Commercial bills dis-
counted, not yet due 248,030,730 64
Do. branch banks 229,539,337
Advances on deposit of
bullion 20,348,600
Do. branch banks 3,626,200
Do. on French Public
. Securities 13,658,500
Dc. by branch banks 6,480,580
Do. on railway shares
and debentures
Do. branch banks
Do. on Credit Foncier
Bonds
Do. branches
Do. to the State (Con-
vention, June 10,
1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000
Government Stock re-
serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14
Do. disposable
Relates Immobalisees
(Law, Juno 2, 1857) 1C0,000,000 100,000,000
Rotel and furniture of
the Bunk and landed •
propel ty branches
Expenses of manage-

219,043,137 51

23,665,081 -

23,431,600 -

4;293,400 -

13,601,600 -
6,548,480 -

went
Sundries

938,557 32 739,134 77
9,158,504 84 8,178,936 88

Total
2,046,945,127 75 2,039,628,896 81
Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank
of France.
(Signed) RoULA.ND.

Foreign Mail Packet List•

MAILS DUE.
Australia and New Zealand, via Bouthamptoa.....Mar. 27.
Ditto, via Y wellies—. ......... .. .. April 19
drag% Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video April 6.
Ditto, by French packet Mar. 22.
.
Cape Veids. by Brazil packet ... ...... A pril 6.
Cape of Good kl,pe. Ascension. and St. Helena... Mar. 30.
China, fens.ng, and Singapore. via Southampton.. Mar. 27.
Gibraltar, vla Southampton . Mar 27
indla,via Southampton ..... ....April 5.
unto, via Martial es
Malta, Egypt, do. Mar. iii.
Lit to, Marseilles Mar. 26
ewfoundla no ...... . ... .. . • April 7
Mauritius, Cape of Good lope, and Natal. via
Southamf ton
Ditto, Mareeilies ~ April 7
Portugal ..•
United States, anada, California, &c., by British
packet ....,...Mar 27
Ditto,ty Canadian packet .... ......
Ditto, by L Lited States packet Mar 24
Ditto dittt (Baltimore)
West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe
West Indies and Pacific (except Mexico and Baha-
• Mar 31
mas)
a and Mexico
Be uda, via Ualifax.......
BOA , vis New York .