The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-16 00:00:00

FRANCE.

Accounts from Toulon of the 10th inst. state that
preparations are being made to embark on board
the transport Aube 6,000,000 rations, 800 men, 150
horses, and the entire materiel of a battery of rifled
artillery, supplied by the Minister of War, for the
Mexican expedition. 1,200 Marines are expected
from the northern ports by railway. A new system
of iron plating is about to be applied to the ship-of-
the-line Castiglione, which it is believed will effect
quite a revolution in naval operations. According
to this new system all the old vessels may be con-
verted into iron-cased ships without the necessity
of diminithing the number of guns or the amount
of stores. Thus, in a short time, may be organised
a fleet of steamships completely armed and covered
with a coat of mail proof against the most pene-
trating projectiles. The steam frigate Canada,
which brought a battalion of Turcos to Alexandria,
thence to ba despatched to Cochin China, had ar-
rived in the roads of Toulon, having accomplished
her mission.

BANK OF FRANCE.—The following is the account
for the month ending Thursday, Nov 14 :

ASSETS. F. C.
Cash and ingots . • .. .. .. 79,497,253 76
cash at the branch-banks .. .. .. 205' 760,000
Bills due to be paid to-day.. .. .. 562,091 13
Bills becoming due in Paris, of which
81,220,720 f. 45c. are from the branch-
banks .. . • .. .. .. 284,100,426 21
Bills in the branch-banks .. .. .. 322,705,204
Advances on coin and ingots .. .. 16,081,398 15
Do. in the branch banks .. .. 4,203,600
Do. on French securities .. .. 18,371,000
Do. in the branch-banks .. .. 8,587,500
Do. on railway shares and bonds .. 31,654,800
Do. in the branch-banks .. .. 17,031,300
Do. on Credit Foncier Bonds .. .. 390,700
Do. in the branch-banks • • • • 194,000
Do. to State by treaty, 1848 .. .. 30,000,000
Rentes of the reserve-fund .. .. 12,980,750 14
Rentes, disposable funds .. . • .. 27,163,698
Rentes immobilised (law of June, 1857) .. 100,000,000
Hotel and furniture of the Bank .. .. 4,000,000
Real property of branch-banks .. .. 6,008,768
Expenses of administration .. .. 1,741,315 3
Sundries .. .. .. .. .. 26,216,320 93

1,197,254,726 28
LIABILITIES.

Capital .. • • . .. 91,250,000
New Capital .. .. • . 91,250,000
Reserve .fund• . 12,980,750 14
New Reserve 9,125,000
Reserve-immobiliere . • • . 4,000,000
Profits to be added to Capital (Art. 8 of
law June 9, 1857) • • • • 2,316,503 57
Notes to bearer in circulation in Paris and
the branch-banks .. • • .. 728,566,125
Do. to order (Post-bills) 6,573,619 99
Bills payable at sight .. .. 3,922,900
Acc. cur. of Treasury Creditor .. 56,461,536 6
Various accounts current
.. 132,402,091 47
Do. branch-banks .. • • .. 24,899,746
Dividends to be paid •• .. •• 976,343 75
Arrears of values deposited .. 3,423,852 72
Discount, interest, and expenses 14,731,028 78
Re-discounts of the last half-year .. 1,936,567 58
Sundries ..
.. 12,253,661 22

1,197,254,726 2S
I3oURsE, Nov. 15.—The market has been firm,
and although repeated sales were made for realisa-
tion, yet the prices of yesterday have been well

maintained. Threes are now at 69f 65e. Railways
firm. The following are the last quotations :-
41 per per Cents ... 96 80 Credit 1, oncier l2OO
Do end month.... 96 90 Belgian 4i —
3 per Cents
Do. end month 69 65 ; Roman
Bank Shares 2940 —l, Austrian
Credit Mobilier.. , • 762 50 i Spanish Threes,
Do. Account 765 ' Ilota. Debt .. 49 25

LiaLWAYS.
Cash. Account.
Orlotus
Northern
New ditto . .... 910 .. ....
Lyons and Mediterrane an 1027 50 .. 1030 --
Geneva ... 342 50 .. 345
Southern . ... . 660 .. 661 25
Western ....... .... 540 .. 540 25
Eastern .... ,. „.. 576 25 .. 577 50
Sardinian -
Austrian
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