The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-25 00:00:00

DEBTOR.

May 24. May 17.
r. C. fr. c.
Capital of the Bank.... 182,500,000 182,500,000
Profits in addition to

capital (Art. 8, Law,
June 9, 1857) 77 0447 776 02 7,044,776 02
Reserve of the Bank -•
and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14
Reserve in landed pro- •

perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 -
Notes in circulation .. 879,688,525 884,371,925
Banknotes to order and
receipts payable at
sight 15,619,662 03 12,346,715 22
Treasury account cur-
rent creditor
Current accounts, Paris 290,127,726 96 261,667,206 50
Do. branch banks
Dividends payable 635,819 75 666,258 75
Discounts and sundry
interests
Rediscounted the last
six months 2,074,992 92 2,074,992 92
Surplus of receipts not
distributed - ---
Sundries

Total
CREDITOR.
May 24. May 17.
Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c.
Branch banks
Commercial bills over-

due
Commercial bills dis-

170,779 30 269,509 89

connied7noiyet due 377,475,302 366,460,158 44
Do. branch banks 334,358,571 333,629,640
Advances on deposit of
bullion ' 7,048,200 4,456,000
1)o. branch banks 13,622,040 13,370,500
Do. on French Public
..,.
...._
___

Securities v~13,599,500 13,583,300
Do. by branch banks 7,300,300 6,991,900
Do. on railway shares
and debentures
1). branch banks 22,112,400 21,351,100
Do. on Credit Fencier _

Bondsv- - 666,000 654,300
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
R 'qntes Immobalisees ,
(Law, June 9; 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000
Hotel and furniture of
the Bank and landed

property branches 8,434,226 8,434,226
Expenses of manage- .
ment 1,537,835 62 1,526,287 79

Sundries

Total 1,582,376,335 29 1,541,110,965 70
Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of France.
(Signed) ROULAND.

Meeting of Florists and Amateur Gardeners•

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At a meeting of florists and others, including a
deputation from the Tower Hamlets' Floricultural
Society, held at the rooms of the Central Horticul-
tural Society, 40, Essex-street, Strand, London,
G. Gordon, Esq., A.L.S., in the chair, it was re-
solved " that a testimonial should be presented to
Mr. George Glenny fcr his long and valuable ser-
vices in the promotion of floriculture, and that a
committee be formed to carry out that object."
The following gentlemen were elected with power
to add to their number :—Chairman :—Mr. George
Gordon, A.L.S., late Superintendent of the Horti-
cultural Gardens, Chiswick ; treasurer, Mr, J. A.
Cunningham ; honorary secretary, Mr. G. Green.
Committee :—Mr. Ball, Mr. Rangs, Mr. S. Broome
(Temple-gardens), Mr. Courcha, Mr. Dale,
F. R. H.S. (Temple-gardens), Mr. Washington, Mr.
Deacon, Mr. Fisher, Mr. Prestoe (Victoria-park),
Mr. Wells ; Mr. Wyness (Gardener to her Majesty,
Palace-gardens, Pimlico), and Mr. R. Brome. It
was announced that the committee trust to the cor-
dial support of all who feel an interest in the pro-
motion of floriculture, to aid them in their effort to
present Mr. G. Glenny with some substantial proof
that his services have not been in vain. It was
proposed that the subscription list shall remain open
and that contributions should be received by the
treasurer, Mr. J. A. Cunningham, 40, Essex-street,
Strand, or by Mr. Samuel Broome, Temple-gar-
dens, London, to either of whom Post-office orders
may be made payable at the office, Devereux-court.
We are happy to announce that the Queen has
forwarded a contribution of £so. West London
Observer and Kensington Special Reporter.

THE WORK BEFORE PARLIAMENT.---In the House
of Commons 44 public bills await a second reading,
20 that have been read a second time have to pass through
committee, three have to be considered as amended, three
await a third reading. In respect of 23 of the 64 bills that
have to be read a second time or to pass through committee,
notices have been given of opposition or of amendments.
Those look most threatening on the notice paper that re-
late to the Reform Bills, the Customs and Inland Revenue
Bill, the Terminable Annuities Bill, the Railway Clauses
Bill, the Bankruptcy Law Amendment Bill, and the
Church Rate Abolition Bill. Three debates stand ad-
journed—those on the Tenure and Improvement of Laud
(Ireland) Bill, the Turnpike Roads Bill, and the Esta-
blished Church in Ireland. It is proposed to refer the
Pier and Harbour Orders Confirmation Bill and the Mer-
chant Shipping Act Amendment Bill to select committees.
Leave has yet to be asked to bring in four new bills. There
are 33 notices of motion and of purpose to " call attention"
to certain subjects. One of these is a motion for a Royal
Commission on the question of the coal supply. In the
House of Lords, 11 Lords' bills await a second reading, two
have to pass through committee, and three await a third
reading before they can go to the Commons. These 16
bills, added to the 70 before the Commons, make a total of
86 to be " disposed of." Nine Commons' Bills await a
second reading in the Lords.

The town of Abbeville first gets historic mention
in the century, succeeding Charlemagne. It is
called Abbatis Villa, and belonged to this great monastery
of St. Rignier ; wherefore I have introduced both the good
saint and his foundation. It grew, as almost all the
towns of the middle ages did grow, from a religiousroot—a
tap-root, striking deep in the soil„ Of, course, having thus
begun to grew, its history has made interesting chap-
terss,
a great deal too long to be copied or even noted
here ; it will not be amiss, however, to look for its
points of occasional contact with England. Firstly,
then, it was from St. Valery, the seaport of the
Somme, that William the Conquercz set out for England.
Then, in 1859, our Henry 111. met Sir Louis at. Abbeville,
and Henry did homage for his French possessions. Then,
in 1372, our great King Editardi. married Eleanor, heiress
of Ponthieu—she, who sucked the poison from her hus-
band's wound ; and the burgesses of Abbeville, misliking
the transfer, quarrelled violently with the king's bailiff and
killed some of the underlings. Eleanor's son, Edward 11.,
married Isabel, the she-wolf of France. This unamiable
specimen of her sex lived at Abbeville. in 1312 ; but dur-
ing her reign and residence, and of her son Edward 111.,
the inhabitants of Abbeville ceaseatot to kick indignantly.
Once a Week.