The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-15 00:00:00

TEE BANK OF FRANCE.

The following is the monthly debtor and creditor
account of the Bank of France, made up to yester-
day (Thursday) :

CR. Fr. c.
Cash and ingots
Cash at the branch banks .
Bills due yesterday to be paid to-day 392,789 52
Bills becoming due in Paris
Bills in the branch banks
Advances on coin and ingots
Do. in the branch banks
Do. on public securities of France 24,992,536 10
Do. in the branch banks
Do. on railway shares and bonds 12,788,200
Do. in the branch banks
June 30, 1848 ...
Advances on Treasury bills
Rentes of the reserve fund
Rentes of disposable funds
Hotel and furniture of the Bank
Real property of branch banks
Expenses of administration
Premiums on the purchase of matibres
Sundries .

55,000,000 -

12,980,750 14
52,189,360 83
4,000,000 -
5,311,260 -
1,577,323 38
1,682,503 86
343,441 96

952,067,023 44

DR.

Capital -
RP serve fund 12,980,750 14
Reserve immobiliere
Notes to bearer, in circulation
Do. of branch banks 56, 694, 200 --

Do. to order (Post bills)
fills pa-able at sight
Account-current of Treasury Creditor
Various accounts-current.
Do. branch banks
Dividends to be paid
Discount, interest, and expenses
Charge for safe keeping of securities
Re-discounts of the last half-year
Overdue bills
Sundries

7,088,980 78
3,253,188 -
81,537,611 8
124,386,504 98
22,057,962
522,321 25
1.682.316 16
15,840,450 97
1,931,788 55
24,891 60
2,563,557 93

952,067,023 44

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

LONDON, May 15.—Wind this day at noon, S.; light
breeze, and fine clear sultry weather.
PORTSMOUTH, May 14. Wind S.E. to E.S.E.—Arrived
—Nova Zamble, from Batavia for Rotterdam ; Velocity,
Sourabaga, and proceeded for Cowes.
POOLE, May 14.- Wind B.—Sailed—Sisters, for Labra-
dor ; Hearts of Oak, Newfoundland.
SWANSEA., May 14.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Java, for
Shanghai; Ann Ingate, Fernando Po; Betsy Hall, Ja-
maica.
PLYMOUTH, May 14.
Empire, for Portland Bay.
FALMOUTH, May 14. —Wind W.S.W.—Off port--
Maria, from Bahia.
OFF WEYMOUTH, May 14.—Arrivei—Bristow, from
Port Adelaide.
MILFORD, May 14.—Wind S. Am-
phitrite, in tow of her Majesty's steamer Devastation.

—Wind S. W.— Sailed—British

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning.

Wind N.

Ai rived—Byzantium, from Holyhead ; Prince of Wales,
New Orleans ; Great Western and 8. Crowell, New York;
Sylvia, Charleston ; Snowdon, Macao ; Excel, Oporto ;
Par,onp, (s. p.), New Orleans ; Catherine, Gurdina ; Tar-
ragon ~Gra

-S'aileil—Provestenen' for Stettin; Otaha, Calcutta ;
Ganges, Miramichi ; Maria, Riga,; Confidence, Gijon;
Fortuna, Frederickatadt.

QUEENSTOWN, May 13.

Wind S.S.E.

Arrived—Ann Budson, from Iquique; Free Trader,
Callao; Clara Louisa, Smyrna; blahomed Ali, Taganrog;
Asia, Jaffa; Agnes, Trinidad; Wanderer, Manzanella ;
Arone, Alexandria.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Friday, 9.38 S.M.
Wind E. ; last hour's ebb; fine.
Arrived, May 14—Royal Blue Jacket, from Cape Sines.
Arrived, May 15—Hannab, from Guernsey ; Oscar, from
Gottenburg.

DEAL, Friday, 9.30 a.m.

Wind S., light.
Passed, May 14—Agnes, from Buenos Ayres, for Lon-
don ; Sabrina, Cuba, London ; Circassian, Oporto, Lon-
don ; Stirlingshire, London, Buctonchee, N.B.
Passed. --Sylph, screw steamer, from London, for Bor-
deaux ; Eskdale, Singapore, London.
Passed in tow—Hotspur, from Calcutta, for London.
Sailed—Vallesmeria, for London.

Mr. Benedict's First Musical Festival at her Majesty's
Theatre, will take place on the morning of Wednesday
June the 10th ; the second on June the 24th ; and tile
tliird and last on July the Bth. Mr. Benedict is hon•
oared by the immediate patronage of her Majesty,' the
Prince Consort, and the Duchesses of Kent and Cam-
bridge. There is no doubt but a brilliant assemblage
will on each of those occasions attest the high and recog•
nised merits of this eminent favourite in the musical
world.

THE LATE FALL OE HOUSES IN TOTTENHAM•COURT-
ROAD. —The inquiry into this lamentable accident wax
resumed to-day. A number of witnesses were exa-.
mined, but nothing -ittrther than that which has
already-appeared in The Sun with respect to the cause
of the accident was elicited.
A CHILD BURNED TO DEATH IN LAMBETH.—Yester-
day. Mr. Carter, the Surrey coroner, held an inquest at
Mr. Pope's, the White Horse Tavern, Cornwall-road, on
the body of Catherine Matthews, aged one year, whose
parents reside at 54, Wotton-street, Lambeth. Tee
evidence proved that the parents of the child went tel a
concert at Easter, leaving the deceased in charge of A
girl, who, falling asleep, was suddenly startled by
knock, and the child fell upon the fire, and was much
burnt about the face, which caused erysipelas to super.
vene, of which it died. Verdict—accidental death.
PASSENGER DUTY PAID BY RAILWAYS.—The total
amount of all duties paid by railway companies in Eng-
land and Scotland (for the duty extends not to Irelaed)
on passenger traffic amounted last year to 338,7134
against the snm of 31065/. in the year 1855. Tne
Briebton line paid 23,570/. ; the Eastern Counties,
21,8841.; the Great Northern, 17,9381,; the Great
Western, 33,25.51. • the L .neashire and Yorkshire,
10,9481. ; the Midland, 16,1931. ; the N orth-Eastera,
17,4231. ; the North-Western (London) line, 51,1991.
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the South-Eastern, 26,530. ; and the South-Western,
28 7901
CORONER'S INQUEST.—Yesterday Mr. Baker held fin
inque-t at the Greyhound Tavern, Old Ford-road, 0
thu body of Thomas Regan, who lost his life by a fall ea
earth while working in an excavation at the residence
of Mr. Charles Eaton, on Monday morning last, as pre.
viously reported. A. verdict of accidental death wal
recorded.