The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-17 00:00:00

BANK OF FRANCE.

PARIS, April 16. '
The following is the return of the Bank of France
for the week ending to-day, together with the cor-
responding figures of the previous account :

DEBTOR.
April 16.
fr. c.
Capital of the Bank.... 182,500,000
Profits in addition to
capital (Art. 8, Law,
Juno 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02
Reserve of the Bank

April 9.
fr.
182,500,000

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
Banknotes to orderand
receipts payable at
sight 33,485,047 34 34,231,999 44
Treasury account cur-
rent creditor 64,234,976 78 65,586,029 44
Current accounts, Paris 356,369,107 91 354,009,650 94
Do. branch banks 47,853,191 47,251,083
Dividends payable 868,151 75 925,538 75
Discounts and sundry

interests
Rediscounted the last
six months
Surplus of receipts not

5,047,376 19 4,755,369 30

930,376 76 930,376 76

distributed -
Sundries

8,825,728 32 10,261,217 50

Total
CREDITOR.

April 16. April 9.
Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c.
Branch banks
Commercial bills over-

due
Commercial bills dis-

2,874,682 03

214,811 57

counted, not yet due 234,102,664 12 239,834,969 19
Do. branch banks 201,178,404 198,735,984
Advances on deposit of
bullion 42,860,000
Do. branch banks 9, 626, 177
Do. on French Public

43,987,300
30,296,377

Securities 12,479,500
Do. by branch banks 7,155,600
Do. on railway shares
and debentures -
Do. branch banks
Do, on Credit Foncier
Bonds
Do. branches
Do. to the State (Con-
vention, June 10,
1857)
Government Stock re-

12,511,700
7,129,600

35,402,200
27,062,850

997,500 -
799,350 --

895,900
819,950

60,000,000 --

60,000,000

serve
Do. disposable
Elentes Immobalis6es

12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14
40,651,419 66 40,652,669 66

(Law, Juno 2, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 •
Hotel and furniture of
the Bank and landed
proper ty branches ...
Expenses of manage-

8,363,228 -

8,338,497

went
Sundries

1,188,296 71 1,170,718 21
20,651,65 G 09 18,946,888 30

Total
Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank

of France.

(Signed ItoULAND.

PRO VIDENCE ALIIQLVG PORTERS.

Class distinctions seem to have at least this re-
commendation, that they suggest and facilitate or-
ganisation for profitable and charitable purposes.
Commerce has for many years recognised and pub-
licly advocated the claims of its unfortunate travel-
lers and warehousemen and clerks, and the depen-
dent families of both ; and now, having for some
nine years in London seconded the provident efforts
of a still larger section of employes, who form the base
of the commercial as distinguished from the manu-
facturing class, it has invited public co-operation
with provident porters by means of a dinner held at
the London Tavern last evening. This was the first
annual banquet of the London General Porters'
Benevolent Association, although that has been in
existence since 1858. The chair was occupied by Mr.
H. Hoare, who thus redeemed to the association
a promise given by his father, whose life was cut
short by the railway accident at Staplehurst. The
chairman was supported by representatives of many
leading city firms, including Messrs. B. W. Horne,
J. D. Allcroft, P. T. Isett, Walford Greatorex, J.
Figgins, J. Holmes, T. H. Devonshire, E. Eagle-
ton, J. Green, Snelgrove, and J. Grace.
The object of the association is to provide and
grant pensions to infirm and permanently dis-
abled porters and messengers and to their
necessitous widows and orphans. Towards
its funds the porters of London have raised
X 1,500; and nearly 1,700 are enrolled members, sub-
scribing ss. per year each. Their remuneration as
a body does not allow of their making provision
against sickness and disability for labour. From
the first the society has distributed, in pensions of
Bs. a week, nearly £2,000. The funded capital is
nearly 6,000, which is about two-thirds of the total
amount subscribed. The number of pensioners at
present on the books is 19, and there are 29 candi-
dates, all strongly recommended, and some that have
been in one situation over 30years, and are close upon
70 years old. It is estimated that in London alone there
are 60,000 porters and messengers, and that this class
forms one-twelfth part of the adult male population.
Their general claims, on the score of their useful-
ness and fidelity, and the special claims to help of
those who helped themselves by joining this asso-
ciation, were dwelt upon by the speakers, while lists
for subscriptions and donations were passed
along the tables ; and, under the influence of
good digestion, eloquence, and music, the
company put down their names for £l,lOO,
which it was announced amid cheers would
provide annuities for two more deserving porters.
Among the donors of a hundred guineas were_
the chairman, Messrs. Leaf, Sons, and Co., and
Messrs. J. and C. Boyd and Co.; and Messrs. Dent,
Allcroft, and Co., gave 50 guineas. Tho pleasing
feature of the proceedings was the general appre-
ciation and sympathy for porters as a class which
was manifested by the speakers. The company did
not consist wholly of patrons, for there were present
two bona fide porters, who were stated to have been
among the most liberal of the donors to the insti-
tution. The vocalists, whose efforts pleased, were
Miss Mabel Brent, Miss Julia Derby, 111 r. Carter,
and Mr. Theodore Distill.

THE FRANCHISE FOR WOMEN.—A large and
influentially attended meeting in favour of confer-
ring the franchise upon women was held on Tuesday in
Manchester. Mr. Jacob Bright, M.P., Mr. T. B. Potter,
M.P., Mr. B. Whitworth, M.P., Mr. Chisholm Anstey, and
many other gentlemen connected with the Liberal party,
were present. The speciality of the meeting, however, was
the appearance, as speakers, of Mrs. Pochin, wife of the
Mayor of Salford, and two other ladies. The resolutions
proposed to the meeting wore adopted.

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