The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-09 00:00:00

FINLAND.

" A despatch from Finland," says Le Temps,
"gives a sad account of the state of that country.
The continual cold and moisture of the summer
have quite blasted the hopes of the farmers. A ter-
rible famine is the consequence. It appears from
estimates published in the papers that 370,000 per-
sons ont of &population of only 1,800,000 are deprived
of all resources." The Journal of Heleingfors,
writing on this subject, says :—" All look forward
with the utmost eagerness to the meeting of the
promised Diet, because, unless the National Assem-
bly be convoked, the people of Finland may have
recourse to measures which would only add to the
existing misfortune." In the sad year of 1809 the
people of Finland proved that they could endure
without complaint the most cruel sufferings in the
defence of national independence. But seeing that
half a century of dependence has only aggrieved
their condition, they are beginning to feel that
the burden is too heavy to be any longer en-
dured."

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FRANCE.
X. FOULD'S FINANCIAL REPORT.

PARIS. OCT. 9.

The Mowiteur of this morning publishes a report
addressed by M. Fould, Minister of Finance, to
the Emperor, on the financial condition of the
empire.
M. Fould says :—" The adoption of the mea-
sures I proposed to your Majesty in January
last has enabled me to draw up the budget
for 1863 with a surplus in the revenue of 8,360,041
francs. The result for the first six months of 1861
was an increase of 50 million francs. The revenue
yet to be expected during 1862 will enable us to
provide in 1863 for any supplementary expenses
caused by the Mexican expedition." The minister
coutiuues:—" I can confidently state that the
balancing of the public revenue and expenditure is
assured for 1863."
M. Fould then gives a tabular statement of all
the supplementary credits to be granted for 1863,
and enumerates the sources whence they are to be
provided. It results from this statement that the
financial year of 1862 will add nothing to tLe
amount of former deficits. The deficit on Jan. 1,
1862, reached the amount of 1,024,503,0001 r. This
amount has been reduced to 807,000,000 fr. by the
results of the conversion of the Four-and-a-Half
per Cent. Rentes. Here follow details relative to
the conversion, from which it results that the
amount paid into the treasury on account of the
conversion of the Four-and-a-Half per Ceut. Rentes
is 167,631,289 fr. 39,236,885 fr. of Four-and-a-Half
per Cent. Rentes are still in circulation. Half of this
amount has not been converted because the holders
are prevented from so doing by legal obstacles. The
remainder cannot prevent the rise of the Three per
Cent. Rental, the quotation of which now regulates
our public credit. M. Fould further says :—" The
principal aim of this financial operation has already
been attained. The reclassification of the Bente
appears complete, and the evidence of this
is to be found in the statistical details of the
operations which the departments, through tee
i medium of the chief revenue collectors, are making
in conjunction with the treasury. The conversion
has had considerable influence upon all other credit
securities, and has facilitated the execution of great
public works." The report then states that 676,160
obligations trentenoulires have also been presented to
' the treasury, and the greater portion of them
exchanged for Three per Cent. Rentes. 70,542 of
these obligations only remain in circulation.
M. Fonld's whole financial statement may be
summed up as follows:—"The amount of the deficits

previous to 1862 has been reduced by 157,000,000
francs. The year 1863 will commence with a
reserve which is estimated at 80,000,000 fr. which
is destined to provide for unforeseen evente."
K Yould concludes by giving assurances that the
budget for 1864 will contain no arrangements
liable to cause any increase in taxation.
The Moniteur also announces that the Emperor
arrived last night at St. Cloud.