The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-03 00:00:00

BANK OF FRANCE.

-
PARIS, August 2.
The following is the return of the Bank of Frail°
for the week ending to-day, together with the Or'
responding figures of the previous account :

DEBTOR.
Aug. 2. July 26. e.
fr. c. fr.
Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000 '''
Profits in addition to
capital (Art. 8, Law, ,-, 01
June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,06
Reserve of the Bank 0
and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,70
Reserve in landed pro-
perty
Notes in circulation ... 9849:056001;077050 —___
9744;500920;00°7g 5
Banknotes to order and
receipts payable at 56
sight
account cur- 28,919,324 47 31,710,71 v
Treasury
780 16
rent creditor
Current accounts, Paris 300,530,998 29 311,866,15 a -,
Do. branch banks
Dividends payable 2,888,666 75 3,461,64'
Discounts and sundry
interests
Rediscounted the last A 1
six months 2,372,304 91 2,372,31'4 9
Surplus of receipts not
distributed
Sundries
Total

CREDITOR.
Aug. 2. July 28, C.
Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. 34
Branch banks
Commercial bills over- 9
61
due
q,/
Commercial bills dis- 94
counted, not yet due 309,493,876 02 332,22473,q ,
Do. branch banks 369,398,468 360,990,6A'
Advances on deposit of

13,623,800 -
11,500,000 -

12,0897.4000 ~
11,882,1 v

bullion
Do. branch banks
Do. on French Public 200
Securities 11,505,000 14,713,- 0 /
Do. by branch banks 8,256,200 8,392,20
Do. on railway shares - 500
and debentures
1). branch banks 23,049,100 23,160, i v
Do. on Credit Foncier 00
Bonds - ' /
Do. branches
Do. to the State (Con-
-1
857) n, June 10, 0/d
Government Stock re- 14
60,000,000 6102:09080o:7005_0 0

serve 12,980,750 14 07
Do. disposable
Rentes Iminobalisees
(La
and furniture
1857)w,3une9,0
100,000,000 100,000,000
Hotel
the Bank and landed
property branches
Expenses of manage-

8,289,48

8,289,480 -

t 5
60
73 494 3v"
651,118 51 93
18,633,440 63 16,6871,

nient
Sundries

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Total 1,729,918,941 27 1,724,656," 0,
Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of Fran

(Signed)

ROULAND.

HOME-MADE SPIRITS.—An Excise return Otf;
that at the end of the year 1865 there were only efghnt
tillers in England, 116 in Scotland, 23 in Ireland.
ooh'
was paid in the year on 9,182,396 proof gallons f°„r,2- iS
sumption in England, 7,378,931 in Scotland, 5,2587-4""
Ireland. „t 4
SEIZURE OF FENIAN ARMS AND AMMUNIT/0 cljr
LIMERICK.—We learn by telegraph that an extensiv,,e is
covery of Fenian ammunition was made on WedheSuA,td of
Old Francis-street, Limerick. Six thousand role
ball cartridge, and a large quantity of powder, bll°t°'
materials for making cartridges were found. Otol
The will of Mr. Thomas De La Rue (of th TO'
of Messrs. De La Rue and Co., cardmaker, roe
109 to 113, Bunhill-row), lately residing at 84,
terrace, and formerly of the Hassells, Bedfordshiren'a
tbß
proved in the London Court by W. Warren, 51:1",,,A-steeSt,
ROT. W. Laxton, the joint acting executors and w;:l tilf°,„T
The personalty was sworn under £60,000. The ":-s I"
had carried on for many years an extensive busiVrecle;
partnership with his sons Warren Do La Rua ttsa, asth
rick De La Rue, as wholesale stationers and plciP,l''l36l,"
ornamental cardmakers. His will is dated dull 013 F
and he died June 7, 1866, at the age of 73. lie le
the to d
wife qn immediate legacy of £l,OOO, and divide Stns, an
of his property equally between his wife, his two
his three daughters.—City Press. a CO' f
The suspension of Messrs. J. B. Kennedy All Tbo
of Dublin, bankers, has been announced' tilia
liabilities are stated to be considerable, but 11°
Westhoil
is known at present respecting the assets.
of the
The stoppage had also been announced G. IV'
Congleton Old Bank, conducted by gr' of tll6
Hall, arising, it is stated, from the pressor?, thee
money market. The bulk of the loss, shoul% the
be any deficiency, will, it is stated, fall liPa°...e f°f
Who 11
tv,
old families of the neighbourhood,
years kept their accounts at this establishrue.l; as yet
liabilities will be considerable, but nothing
known respecting the assets.