The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-08 00:00:00

LAW OF FORFEITURE.

Mr. FOSTER gave notice of his intention to move for
leave to bring in a bill on this subject.
RAILWAY COMPANIES ARRANGEMENTS.
Sir S, NCIIITLIGOIL moved for love to bring in a WU

to make better provision far the arrangement of the affairs
of railway companies unable to meet their engagements.
The Government vote proposes that when a company is in.
a state of bankruptcy or in financial embarrassment, it
shall be competent for a few of the shareholders to pre-
sent a petition to the Board of Trade to order an inspec-
tion. Upon the receipt of that, notices would be given to
the directors, and then, if all parties were satisfied, a
completej investigation was to be made, and steps adopted
accordingly. The bill would bo introduced into both houses
simultaneously, and a joint committee of both lionises
would deliberate on the provisions of the bill before it was
submitted for a third reading.

Leave was then given to bring in the bill, as was also,
in committee of the whole house, leave to bring in a bill
for the abolition of certain exemptions from local dues ou
shipping, and on goods carried in ships.
In committee of the house, Sir C. O'LoonLEff obtained
leave to introduce a bill to abolish a certain declaration,
commonly celled the Declaration against Transubstantie._
Lion, Invocation of Saints, and the Sacrifice of the Mass, us
practised in the Church of Rome; and to render it unne-
cessary to take, make, or subscribe the sanie as a Ttalifica-
tion fur the exercise or enjoyment of any civil office, fran-
chise, or right. The hon. baronet also moved for leave to
bring in a bill to re►uovo certain religious disabilities
affecting some of her Majesty's subjects, and to amend the,
law relating to oaths of office. The disabilities he propos, ,d
to remove wore those which prevented a Roman Cathe.lic
from being Lord Lieutenant or Lord High Chancell'sr of
Ireland, although ho might be Prime Minister, or CLover-
nor-General of India, and those which prevented Roman
Catholics who might hold municipal offices from attending
divine worship in their official robes. •

The motion gave rise to some discussion, in which Mr.
Walpole, Mr. Newdegate, Captain Herbert, and Mr. Whal-
ley took part, but it was ultimately agreed to, with the
prospect, however, of being energetically opposed on the
future stages of the bill.
The house rose at half-past 7 o'clock.

BANK OF FRANCE.

PARIS, Feb. 7.

The following is the return of the Bank of France
for the week ending to-day, together with the cor-
responding figures of the previous account :

DEBTOR.

Feb. 7.

Jan. 31.

182,500,000 -:

Capital of the Bank 182,500,000
Profits in addition o
capital (Art. 8, Law,
June 9, 1857) 7,014,776
.2 7,044,776 2
Reserve of the Bank
and its branches
Reserve in landed pro-
perty 4,000,000 4,000,000
Notes in circulation .
Banknotes to order and
receipts ' payable at
sight
Treasury account cur-
rent creditor
Current accounts, Paris 228,468,858 33 204,338,330 67
Do. branch banks 31,525,794 29,082,700
Dividends payable 2,436,635 75 2,982,381 75
Discounts and sundry
interests
Rediscounted the last
six months
Surplus of receipts not
distributed
Sundries .

22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14

14,176,812 21 14,694,607 23

1,574,256 31 1,574,256 34

7,326,577 93 8,166,625 20

Total
CREDITOR.
Feb. 7. Jan. 31.
fr. c. fr. c.
603,149,045 73 671,910,540 59

Cash in hand and in
Branch banks
Commercial bills over-
due
Commercial bills dis-
counted, not yet due 306,078,085 30 367,756,957 61
Do. branch banks 308,152,710 342,396,461
Advances on deposit of
bullion 34,286,800
Do. branch banks 8,532,800

256,751 38

402,836 05

34,418,300 -

3;279;700 -

Do. on French Public
Securities
Do. by branch banks
Do. on railway shares
and debentures 86,865,100
D. branch banks 25,849,400
Do. on Credit Foncier
Bonds
Do. branches
Do. to the State (Con-
vention, June 10,
1857) 60,000,000
Government Stock re-
serve

13,793,90(1 -
7,387,700 -

13,668,800 -
7,285,800 -

37,258,100 -
25,680,300 -

737,500 -
722,050 -

738,100 -
735,750 -

60,000,000 --

12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14
36,027,237 91 36,065,237 91

Do. disposable
Routes Immobalisees
(Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 •-
otel and furniture of
the lEit.nk and landed
propel ty branches ...
Expenses of manage-

8,837,700 -

8,337,700 -

went
Sundries

243,678 03 223,617 60
8,928,453 63 11,399,271 83

Total 1,652,319,662 12 1,739,533,222 73
Certified by the Governor of the Bank of France.
(Signed) ItOULAND, Senator.

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.