The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-11 00:00:00

DEBTOR.

A pril 9. April 2.
fr. c. fr. C.
Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000
Profits in addition to
capital (Art. 8, Law,
June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02
Reserve of the Bank

and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14
Reserve of landed pro-
perty
4,000,000 —. 4,000,000
Notes in circulation
Bank notes to order and
receipts payable at
sight 34,231,999
Treasury account cur-
rent creditor _ 44 34,503,509 56
6a,586,029 44 73,503,048 81
Current accounts, Paris 354,009,650 94 374,817,462 97
Do. branch banks
47,251,083 -- 52,627,480
925,538 75 985,083 75
Dividends payable
Discounts and sundry
interests
Rediscounted the last
___ _

six months
Surplus of receipts not
distributed
Sundries

10,261,217 50 7,966,454 71

Total
CREDITOR.
April 9. April 2.
Cash in hand and in fr.
Branch banks
Commercial bills over-
due
Commercial bills dis-

214,811 57

647,850 48

counted,l9 223,273,814 24
Do. branch n
198,730,984 24782,547
Advances on deposit of
boatnykest due 239,834,969
bullion 43,987,300
Do. branch banks 10,296,777
Do. on French Public
Securities
Do. by branch banks
Do. on railway shares
and debentures
Do. branch banks
Do. on Credit Fancier
Bonds
Do. branches
Do. to the State (Con-
vention, June 10,
1857) 60,000,000
Government Stock re-
serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14
Do. disposable
Rentes Immobalisees

12,M1,700 _
7,129,600

895,900
819,950 -

45,805,100 -

10;764;877 -

12,551,600 -
7,131,400 -

35 990 3 --
, _,oo _ _

27;472;550 --

900,500 -
841,250 -

60,000,000 -

(Law, Juno 2, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000
Hotel and furniture of
the Bank and landed
property branches
Expenses of manage-
ment
Sundries

8,338,497 -

8,331,433 -

1,170,718 24 1,128,859 97
18,946,888 30 20,886,113, 78

Total
Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank
of Fran ce.

(Signed ROULAND.

Rear-Admiral Thomas Harvey died on Wednes-
day last in his 58th year. He was son of the late
Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Harvey, K.C.8., and
entered the navy in 1822. After studying at the
Royal Naval College, he joined as midshipman the
Dryad, under Captain the Hon. Robert Rodney.
He served under Admiral Sir Charles Napier during
the Russian war, and subsequently served in the
Pacific, where he was Commodore, having been ap-
pointed in 1863. He was in receipt of a good ser-
vice pension for his services afloat till he obtained
his flag rank. He obtained his post rank Jan. 31,
and was made
a Rear-Admiral on the active list
Dec. 2, 1865.

By the death of Admiral Sir H. D. Chads,
G.C.8., an Admiral's good service pension is vacant,
and Vice-Admiral the Earl of Lauderdale, K.C.8.,
becomes Admiral ; Rear-Admiral Henry Kellett,
C. 8., superintendent of Malta dockyard, becomes
Vice-Admiral; and Capt. J. W. Tarleton, C. 8.,
Controller-General of the Coastguard Service, be-
comes Rear-Admiral.

Lieut.-Col. G. S. Tilly, who has been appointed
by the Duke of Cambridge assistant field officer at
the Royal Engineer establishment, Chatham, has
taken up his appointment, and commenced his
duties at head-quarters.
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) CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.
1

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, FRIDAY, April 10.

" Peace or war 7" is still almost the only question dis-
cussed. The Constitutionnel's assurance that France de-
sires peace, but that if there is to be a general disarma-
ment other countries must set the example, does not
count for much, at least not in favour of peace.
Nearly all the papers comment upon it. The Sikle
says that the Constitutionnd has completely failed
in its object, if that object was to reassure
"alarmed public opinion." The Debats points out that other
nations have as much right to ask France to set the
example of disarmament as she has to ask them. The
LiberM (i.e., 31. Emile Girardin, whose statements are
always received with great deference) says : "France
armed as she now is, war is certain." The
Epoque, a paper friendly to the Government, says
that if the nations do not desire war, " they
are at least on the qui vice, and distrust each other.'
The UltirM says that the article of the Constitutionnel has
a double meaning, and may signify peace or war. The
31onde (both of these two last papers represent the clerical
party) declares that the article is more calculated to alarm
than to reassure. The Union considers the article a riddle,
but knows that we are sustaining the charges of
war without the benefits of peace. The Gazette de France
laments the article as a proof that France means to arm to
the teeth by sea and land, and to devote to the engines of
war the millions that should be spent on the implements
of peace. The Temps considers the language of the article
most unfortunate, and certainly points to, rather than
from, war. The Avenir National says that so far from
calming apprehensions, this article increases them. In
fact, it is only the semi-official papers like the
Patrie, the France, and the Etendard that find any com-
fort in M. Limayrac's famous leader. I should add, how-
tver, that the Independance Beige, a well-informed journal,
does not see any reason to fear an immediate outbreak of
hostilities, and states positively that the Danish question
has not " ripened" sufficiently for French intervention.
Nevertheless, it seems to be admitted by the more pacific
that Marshal Niel is determined to place France in the
same position that Prussia was in 1866—able to strike a
decisive blow on the shortest notice.

One of the most encouraging signs in the midst of so
touch that is discouraging is the attitude assumed by the
democratic journals. They are strongly in favour of peace.
They constantly point out what enormous sums are being
squandered on armaments, and persistently urge the advan-
tages that would arise if these sums were devoted to the
arts of peace. As these journals have a circulation far
larger than that of the Government journals, it is to be
assumed that the nation really desires peace, and it is to
be hoped that the Emperor will take the general feeling of
the community into account.
The meeting of the Corps L4gislatif is postponed from
the 16th till the 20th, and the reason assigned for the delay
is the impossibility of the Budget being got ready by the
earlier day. This incident has given rise to much com-
ment, and it is supposed to indicate a larger loan
than was at first mentioned, the extra sum to be
devoted, of course, to military purposes. In fact,
everything now is supposed to point to the same result.
4fhe visit of the Danish Al inister of War (who by the way
has resigned that post), the sudden summons to Paris of
the French Minister at Florence, and a rumoured, but of
course unfounded, incognito visit of Bismarck, are all
looked upon as signs of war.
The report of the Empress's visit to Rome, so often
rumoured, is revived. It is now said that her Majesty will
take the Prince Imperial with her, to receive the Pope's
blessing, after the Prince has made his first communion.
which, as I have mentioned, takes place on the 20th.
A State document has just been published which shows
that Baron Haussmann has been outrunning the constable.
The " Emperor of Paris " has been spending far beyond
the sums he was authorised to spend. In 1865 the city of
Paris was authorised to borrow £10,000,000. The
" Emperor " has borrowed £BOO,OOO more than that
amount. The city has also borrowed, without leave,
£400,000 of one house, and £920,000 of the Crddit Foncier.
Altogether £2,200,000 have been borrowed "irregularly."
It remains to be seen if the Corps Legislatif will take
notice of this.

The Paris correspondent of the Morning Herald attaches
considerable importance to the article in the Constitutionnd
already referred to, in which the always Imperially in•
spired 7T. Paulin Limayrac denies that France is desirous
of war, and calls upon other nations to set the example of
disarming. The correspondent, however, so far from
thinking the article pacific, holds it to be the reverse,
and intended as an answer to one in the St. Peters-
burg Golos, which calls upon the Russian and Prus-
sian Governments to summon France to disarm.
The Golos says : " The armaments of France are
a danger for the peace of the world, and, by hook or by
crook, Europe must be disburdened of the crushing mili-
tary expenses which the attitude of France entails upon
her. The simplest way would be for Russia and Prussia
simultaneously to apply to France for an immediate dis-
armament, promising to follow her example. No doubt
that would be a grave step—an interference in the
domestic concerns of the French Empire ; but there is no
help for it, and it is called for by the general interests of
Europe."

There is to be a review of the French fleet at Cherbourg
after Easter. The Emperor and the Empress will be
present.

The Florence correspondent of the Times states that
Baron Malaret's sudden departure for Paris has caused
considerable comment. It is rumoured that the French
Minister at the Italian Court has gone to the French
:apital in order to make arrangements for a new treaty of
alliance between Italy and France, Which will unite those
two Powers in the war with Prussia which so many persons
believe to be impending. The correspondent does not be-
lieve in any such treaty, thinking that Italy has so much
to do at home that she will hold herself aloof from foreign
complications.

The Opposition in the Italian Parliament seem to have
given up their attempt to obstruct the financial policy of
the Government, and now absent themselves from the
debates. The meal tax will come into operation on June
1. The income tax has been extended to the coupons of
the funds. No exemption has yet been made in behalf of
foreign holders, but it is supposed that Count Cambray-
Digny will provide for them, and so avoid the charge of
breach of faith which would be made if they were taxed.

The Spectator believes that Mr. Disraeli will not quit
(ace " until taken out by the collar." The Government
will, therefore, fight the resolutions one by one. If de-
feated at last, they will intimate to her Majesty that they
cannot recommend an affirmative reply to an address asking
for the Irish Church as a prey. Nor could they advise
the Queen to reject a prayer sent up by a large
majority. They would, therefore, consult the country ;
but in deference to the feelings of Parliament and clear
expediency, they would defer the dissolution until January,
when the new electorate conies into power. This view is
concurred in by other papers representing various
degrees of political opinion. It is held that Minis-
ters have no intention of resigning or of immedi-
ately appealing to the country. One account is to
the effect that her Majesty has made a special request to
Mr. Disraeli that he will not resign during the present
crisis, and that he has pledged himself not to do so. The
Queen has no difficulty or scruple about the coronation
oath, but hesitates to part with a portion of her preroga-
tive until she has ascertained that it is the will of the
nation she should do so.

The Churchman states that the " recent developments
of Mr. Gladstone have alienated many of his supporters
in South Lancashire, and it is believed that, instead of
again facing that constituency, lie will offer himself as a
candidate for the City of London. Preliminary election
proceedings on the right hon. gentleman's behalf have
already been made, and either Alderman Lawrence or
Baron Rothschild will have to go to the wall, in order
to make way for the Liberal leader. It has long been
thought that Baron Rotbschild's continued ill-health may
induce him voluntarily to retire. The wealthy baron is
seldom in the House except on the occasion of an impor-
tant division.

A preliminary meeting of influential gentlemen, repre-
senting the various sections of the Liberal party in Chel-
tenham, has been held in that borough, to receive Mr.
Henry B. Samuelson, eldest son of the hon. member for
Banbury, and to hear a statement of his political views.
Mr. Samuelson having addressed the meeting at some
length, it was unanimously resolved that, subject to his
acceptance by a public meeting of the Liberal electors, lie
should be invited to become a candidate for the represen-
tation of Cheltenham at the next election. The borough
is now represented by Mr. Schreiber, who in 1865
polled 1,157 votes, beating the present Lord Fitzhardinge
by 23.

There is a rumour to the effect that Mr. Kennaway, a
son of Sir John Kennaway, will be a candidate for the
representation of one of the new divisions of Devonshire.
Mr. Kennaway is the author of an interesting work,
entitled "On Sherman's Track," and dealing with the
famous march of that general through Georgia in the
autumn of 1864.

It is stated that on the retirement of Mr. Cumming
Bruce from the representation of Elgin and Nmirn,
Lieutenant-Colonel Grant of Grant intends to become *
caildiclato for the repromtgica Q the tui494 Q 9414101.