The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-13 00:00:00

'SANK OP PRANCE.

PARIS, Sept. 12.
The following is the return of the Bank of France
for the week ending to-day, together with the cor-
figural of the previous account :
DEBTOR.
Sept. 12. Sept. 5.
responding
fr. C.
fr. c.
Pao
fits
(Art: 8, Law,
June 9, 1857) ......... 7,014,776 02 7044776 02
Reserve of the Bank , ,
Cfiittasl of tande dißtitonnk. i 7) 182,500,000 182,500,000
and its branches ...... 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14
Reserve of landed pro-

Notes in circulation .. 1,106,541,275 1,121,114,125 01
Banknotes to order and 4,000,000
perty ............ .. 4,000,000 --
377,826 68 30,561,251 53
receipts payable at
9311:203,229 90 92 533,090 78
CT urs rei rageshnut tr .cyar. account:Cde' o *tt ...1: . cur-
rent'.aril...: 29_5 ,120 , 388 91 281, 861 , 503 16
Do. branch banks 36,5'43,904 47,884,089
Dividends payable 1,202,932 75 1,337,308 75
Discounts and sundry
interests ............. 3,522,211 04 3,291,045 05
Rediscounted the last
six months
Surplus of receipts not
distributed
Sundries

Total
CREDITOR.

Sept: 12. Sept. 5.
Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c
Branch banks ......... 97016,160 65 961,680,680 04
Commercial bills over- -
duo .................... 109,335 58 108,252 29
Do. branch banks ... . 221,284,579
Commercial bills dis-
counted, not yet due 213,426,262 30 222,168,473 37
Advances on deposit. of
bullion . . ........... 55,885,400
Do. branch. 57,719,700
218,873,599
Do. on French Public
Do. on railway
Securities ..
I.;:tnis ...... 9,901,031. 9,720,331
_. ........... 12,420,100
7,186,800
Do. by branch banks... 7,161,900
on Credit Fsehnarci;
and debentures . 37,319,700 37,392,500
Do. branch bank ...... 26 479,750 26,634,250
Do., 12,432,300
Bonds ..... 809,500 800,500
Do. branches 784,030 804,550 --
.
........
Do. to the State (Con-
vention,
June 10,
1857) .............. .. 60,000,000 --60,000,000
Government Stock ..... .
serve .......... - 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14

Hotel and furniture of
DRontdiessPeslambuilB:l"Z"e7;
(Law, June 2, 1857)
the Bank and landed
property branches 8,"75 710 8,375,740
Expenses of ... "Q '
10310!:09‘09031:0'03507' 9-1- 19005:909030:0300 91
..
manage-
tnont ..................... 1,158,959 48 1,083,952 72
Sundries .................. 20,139,622 74 22,168,924 25

Total ........... 1,7:)4,479,578 80 1,806,125,040 72
Certified by tilt Senatoi Governor of the Bauk of France.
(Signed) ROULAND.

THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION.—The screw steam-
ship England was yesterday at anchor in the Mersey ready
for sea, and it was expected that she would go out with
the evening tide, bound for her destination ; but at the
time of the despatch of our parcel she and three others, the
Queen, sister ship, which has also received her stores, tho
Peruvian, and the Kangaroo, were still at anchor in the
river. An effort was also being made to send the Peru-
vian to sea along With the England. Both the England
and Queen were deep in the water, having apparently re-
ceived their full quantity of stores and ammunition. The
fine new steamship France, belonging to the National
Steamship Company, has, we believe, been declined for the
Abyssinian expedition on the ground that she has not yet
made a voyage, which the Admiralty make a condition of
approval,

LA TEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

4.-

AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, September 13.

An understanding has been arrived at between
the Austrian and Hungarian Ministers of Finance,
in reference to the financial quota to be contributed
by Hungary. This understanding is on the basis
of the resolutions adopted at the late Ministerial
Council.

DENMARK.

COPENHAGEN, Sept. 13.

The Danish Ambassador at Berlin has been
definitely appointed the commissioner for Denmark
in the North Schleswig negotiations.

ITALY.

FLORENCE, Sept. 12 (Evening).

The Official Gazette of to-day states that the
transport of the remains of Daniel Manin to
Venice has been postponed in consequence of the
Sanitary relations existing in those places through
which the procession would have to pass.

The Italie publishes a rumour that the Papal
authorities had made several arrests at Viterbo.

AMERICA.

NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 6 p.m.

The Hamburg and American Company's steamer
Cimbria arrived out here at 9 this morning, and
the Cunard steamer China to-day.
COMMERC lAL INTELLIGENCE.-.—GOid, 14G. Ster-
ling Exchange on London, 109 i ; 5-20 United
States Bonds, 1151 ; Illinois, 122 Erie, 70i.
Cotton : Middling Upland, 251.
PIIILADELPIIIA, Sept. 12.
Petroleum (Standard White), 34.

TILE CRETAN INSURRECTION.
BERLIN, Sept. 13.

The Borsenzeitung of to-day publishes a telegram
from Vienna stating that Omer Pacha, has received
orders to suspend hostilities in Crete for four weeks.
A general amnesty has been granted to all in-
surgents, and foreigners can, if they desire, leave
Crete in Turkish vessels without hindrance.

LITERATURE.

NEW NOVELS.

The close of the season and the rapid dispersion
of the Great Multitude from the Great Metropolis
puts a stop, for the time being, even to the, almost,
interminable stream of literature pouring from the
press. Writers and readers alike leave the desk
and the studio for moor and mountain, sea-beach
and country side. Amid the general relaxation,
however, one branch of literature is still in fashion.
One class of readers becomes even more numerous
than usual. Scattered far and wide upon the sea-
beach, all round the coast, or under the woodland
tree, up and down the country, the novel reader
still pursues his pleasant task. Our circulating
libraries flourish when all other libraries are at a dis-
count. No wonder that at such a moment we find our
list of new novels more than usually great—old
friends and new faces are alike assembled hero.
The Sisters of Sainthill, by Lady Blake (3
vols., Hurst and Blackett), will be a great favourite
among the readers of the circulating library. We
are glad to congratulate Lady Blake upon the great
superiority of this work over the " Hammonds of
Holy Cross" and the " Step-father's Home." It has
the same attractions as a novel of home life in the
simplicity of its style and the naturalness of its
details; while as a story it possesses far more interest
and gives a greater evidence of the ability of its
writer. The scene in which the treacherous Theresa
is discovered as the dupe of a clever scheme
is very capitally described. £5OO Reward,
by a Barrister (3 vols., Richard Bentley),
is highly sensational in its title and its situation,
but its readers will be agreeably surprised by the
very amusing character of the work. " Missing, a
Young Lady," &c., is an advertisement in the
Times,which excites the curiosity and ambition of a
briefless barrister. He devotes himself to the dis-
covery of the fair incognita, and his adventures are
described with great spirit. The incidents of the
tale are of course utterly impossible, but the tale
itself is full of amusement. We shall look with in •
terest for some other production from an author so
delightful in his manner and happy in his humour,
albeit the history which he records is hardly worth
the telling. Of a more serious character are The
Confessions of Gerald Estcourt, by Florence
Marryat (3 vols., Richard Bentley). Prefixed to
these autobiographical reminiscences are some ex-
tracts from the diary of the hero's mother, which
record the painful differences that embittered the
domestic life of the whole family, and deprived the
young Gerald for many years of a father's care.
This introduction is written with so much feeling
and truthfulness as to induce the reader to expect
great interest from the corning narrative. Such
expectations are, however, doomed to disappoint-
ment. The story is not an agreeable one, indeed
coming from a lady's pen the episode of Julia
Sherman is singularly repulsive. The fair authoress
occasionally displays so much power and originality
that wo trust in her next adventure she will be more
fortunate in the selection of her theme. Not very
attractive is the subject matter of Circe, by
Babbington White. (3 vole., Ward, Lock, and
Tyler.) This story records the ambition and the
dreamy, phrenzied delusion of a young painter, who,
like a moth in the flame, suns himself and destroys
himself at the shrine of a veritable' Circe, the
Princess Aspromonte. The conclusion of the story
is sufficiently tragical to suit the most sensational of
readers. Very different are the sober hues and
elaborate finish of detail which characterise the
history of Waldemar Krone's Youth, by H. F.
Ewald. (2 vols., Edmonston and Douglas.) This
is another translation from the literature of the
North, and like other novels of Scandinavian authors
it is remarkable for the homeliness and fidelity of its
domestic pictures, elaborated to the minutest details.
The character of Waldemar Krone, the hero, is not a
very attractive one, but the two heroines, the gentle
and virtuous Ida and the brilliant and selfish Countess
Fransiska form an admirable contrast to each other,
and the story of their rival attractions is sufficiently
interesting to contemplate. A Woman's Trials
by Grace Ramsay (3 vols., Hurst and Blackett),
is a very interesting and somewhat original story.
The heroine, Mabel Stanhope, is a very charming
creation. The father, Sir John, is depicted as stern
and relentless in an almost incredible degree. The
sketch of the French schoolmistress, Madame St.
Simon, commonly known among her pupils as
Juno, is cleverly depicted. The French school
girls are not more attractive than the Labasse-
couriennes, well known to the readers of
" Villette." Rosa and Flora, a romance
by Mrs. Child (2 vols., George Routledge)
is another and very interesting episode in the
frightful history of slavery. Rosa and Flora
are the beloved daughters of a Southern planter,
well educated and possessed of every attraction.
On their father's sudden death they discover, to
their unutterable surprise, that they are not only
orphans but slav,s ! The story is very interesting,
and the different characters and fortunes of the two
sisters aro well described. O,tT the Stage, a story—
(3 vols., Cautley Newby)—is decidedly of the sen-
sational class, but it is written with considerable
vigour, and gives considerable promise of the
author's future success. The pursuit of the wretched
Mortimer and the unhappy Kate, by the indignant
and despairing Seymour, is very vividly described.
The character of gentle Mary Fairlie is very attrac-
tive, and affords a happy contrast to the many
painful scenes with which the novel is crowded.
The Curate's Discipline, by Mrs. Eiloart (3 vols.,
Hurst and Blackett). is, we believe, the first novel
from the pen of the very clever and very popular
authoress of Johnny Jordan and Ernie Elton.
The Baule vivacity of sqlc and the same lively ap.

preciation of the humorous which rendered those
works such favourites with their juvenile readers
are very happily conspicuous in Mrs. Eiloart's novel.
The character of Mrs. Marclidale is a brilliant crea-
tion, drawn to the life. We regret, however, the
introduction of religious differences, which are
almost always out of place in a book of this cha-
racter. After bestowing our very genial commen-
dation upon Georgiana Craik's very charming story
of Leslie Tyrrell (2 vols., Hurst and Blackctt), we
have enumerated all the most conspicuous among
the novels recently issued from the press.

The North British Review. September, 1867.
Edinonston and Douglas.
As usual we find in the pages of this Quarterly
some very able and interesting articles. It opens
with a weighty essay on a characteristic subject—
thoroughly " North British" in its nature. " Moral
Theories and Christian Ethics" is the title, and th c
writer enters very fully into the various systems of
our modern philosophers : Bain, Mill, Ferrier,
Grant. The feminine school of philosophy is not
unrepresented, for Miss Cobbes' " Studies Ethical
and Social " hold a prominent place. Leaving this
able essay we come to a striking contrast—English
vers de societe—a criticism on Mr. Locker's grace-
ful and spirited collection, which ranges from
Herrick to Houghton, from Suckling and Cowley
to Praed and Landor. The definition given of
really good vers de societe puts them in a high place,
and certainly some of the specimens of semi-serious
love-making, moralising, or satirising fully carry
out the critic's idea. A sister art in some of its
modern aspects forms the subject of another article,
analysing the career and the achievements of Gus-
tave Dore. The critic does not rank his artist very
high. He admits that he possesses a fertile imagi-
nation, but a low standard of taste. In his works,
of which the writer takes a comprehensive
though brief survey, there is he affirms no-
thing that is lofty, little that is beau-
tiful. The veteran Danish poet, Carsten Ilauch,
suggests an interesting discourse upon Scandinavian
literature and its principal features. There is a
marked difference in the predominant characteristics
of the French and the Danish school of thought,
which is very apparent to the readers of these two
essays. " The Great Pyramid" is the title of an
interesting article commenting on the individual
peculiarities of the great pyramid, as distinguished
from its lesser and more ornamented fellows. The
entire absence of all hieroglyphics and representa-
tions on its walls, together with its peculiar form,
have led many scientific explorers to the belief that
this pyramid at least was designed as " an almost
imperishable record of meteorological data, indi-
cating standard units of length, area, and volume."
Professor Smyti..:, the results of whose researches at
the pyramids have recently been given to the public,
has made elaborate calculations, many of which are
quoted in the article before us. The writer in the
North British Review remarks, in concluding his
paper, that modern mechanical devices can easily
replace in their proper positions the highest stones
in the pyramid, and until that is done in the inte-
rior, and the original sides measured with rigid
precision, there will always be a feeling that impor-
tant knowledge is being allowed to disappear from
the earth for want of proper vigilance. Among the
remaining papers are a notice of the " Early Years
of the Prince Consort" and a lengthened discourse
on the political and social situation.

BELGRAVIA.— " Circe " is concluded, and this
brilliant sketch ends in a manner quite as powerful
as it has been told throughout. The moral to the
story is very much needed at the present time : it
Is a protest against the worship of the sensuous in
art; and after explaining that many may suggest
that this love of splendour and colour is inseparable
from art because of the talk of the age, the author
replies with truth that surely it is not so. " Surely
in the religion of art there is a higher and purer
form of worship than that which begins and ends
at the feet of earthly beauty." "Lunch on the
Hills" and "Away at the Sea" are two delightful
sketches, which present tempting visions to the sight
of the town-tied denizen of breezy clovers and sea-
shore attractions. "Forbidden Fruit" tells of a life
of disappointment wrought out in the shining prac-
tice of a ball-room by a cunning and over• careful
mother. " Birds of Prey" becomes exciting and
eventful in this instalment, for Valentine refuses to
close with George's offer of settling the fortune
quietly between them. Philip seems likely to be a
still greater cheat than ever. " London Parks" is
the commencement of a series of interesting sketches
in every respect worthy of commendation. Various
other articles of interest are met with in this num-
ber, among which we may mention " Camp Life at
Wimbledon." " Dead Sea Fruit" is continued in a
long instalment, that is full of vivacity and vigour.
CORNIIILL.—" The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly"
is continued, and the chief characters seem to be
rather at cross purposes with each other. It is a
well-sketched scene, which represents the curate's
sister and the would-be admiral. This story shows
a good insight into the crooked ways by which some
persons aim at distinction. " Stone Edge" is con-
cluded in a very impressive manner. " Hope in the
Far West" dawns upon the long-suffering hero and
heroine in the New World, and we leave them in
their new dwelling, the forest spread wide around,
and the " woods touched with the magnificent
colour of au American autumn." The House that
Scott Built" is a paper that well deserves attention.
It refers to the new place in Downing-street which
has risen up in the "West for the Company's suc-
cessors. " Time" is au article of a reflective mind
that repays perusal.

The Argosy.—The history of Robert Falconer is
continued in three chapters, and the story of " The
Last Lords of Gardonal " is brought to a startling
and terrible conclusion. The lovers of the marvel-
lous will find plenty to satisfy them in it. Miss
Parkes gives us a pleasant account of Sens-sur-
Youne, which is prettily illustrated. " A Cruise in
Search of a Slaver," by Lieut. Low, and "A Game
of Thimblerig," are animated papers. " Over
Hungerford-bridge" is a lively sketch of a locality
familiar to every Londoner, and the number alto-
gether is quite up to the average.