The Express.
London, England, 1850-11-13 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 13, 1850.

Than projeste of law on subjeots worthy of year ooasider-
mien will shortly be submittals.
One, /leaped to promote the interest of agriculture, has
for its °bleu toast the administration of sisals free by buying
the shares of the proprietors.
The other regulates the general subject of melbas.
TIN third eslls opos the Amiably to grant the aroma*
means for effutiog a better divisim of the lead tan, a new
valuation of territorial property. We are about to propose
• combination which, while it will maintain the present
value of that tart to the treasury, will relieve departments
excessively burdened without aggraratiug the maunder.

Puzzle Wow.

The reduction in the amount of rums voted has led to the
pearinentent of many nuitmary work., and a diminished
pursuit of even the meat urgent. Neverthelese, many im-
portant hue of railway have been opened during the put
Ia the last month of 1849 were opened the railroads of
Pule and Chalons-eur-Marne, of Paris and Tonnerre, of
Dijon and Chalonr.sur.Saese.: of thenior and Anger., of
Versailles and Chartres, of Noyou and Chaney, of Saint
Pierre and Calais—in ell 634 kilometres.
Daring the yen 1850 have been opened the lines from
Chalons cur-Marne to Vitry, Mrs to Nancy, Necondes to
Nevem and Chancy to Saint Qoentin, in all 152 kilometres.
In the year 1861 will open the tines from Vary to Bar le
Deo, Mets to Stint Avoid, Strasbourg to Sarrebourat Ton.
nerre to Dion Tatum= to Baucaire, Tours to Pottier,.
Attain to Naples, and, we hope, from Chartres to Loupe, in
all 513 kilometres: . . . . .

The metallurgic industry fa one of those departm• nts
which improve most slowly. In 1849 the Iron works have
made 425,000 tensor cast Iron, value about 69 millions, and
275,000 tons, value about 81 millions. At the present ill -
mint the aettyi:y of these establitheasat4 seems to be on the
tomes'.
The studies which have for their object the irrigation
and drainage of the soil are continued with the greatest
solicitude. . . . . . . .

I have particularly to call the attention of the As
a.mbly to the concession to the Lyons railway. On this
concession &ponds the completion of works of the greatest
importance, for it would permit the distribution smug
many lines ant works of all kinds of the sums which the
treuury has to disburse.
Our political, commercial, and industrial inter, ate re•
quire the completion, at u early a period as possible, of
the lines from Paris to Marseilles, from Paris to s.rssbourp,
from Paris to Bordeaux. and from the west to the centre
But to complete these railroads and the great public works
now in course of execution the treasury will have to disburse
on the let of January next the sum of 686,000 000, to wit—
Fas railroad, 430,000,000 francs.
For lanais 25 OW 000
. . .

For the improvement of river navigation 5400,003
For Mediterranean and oceanic coasts 64,000,000 „
For roads

Total
If all these works were to remain at the charge of the
public treasury, thk would yet !rye to disburse 585
millions, sod it would be long before their completion
would he effected; with a dotatios of 70 millioaa a year,
r has taken place during 1850 and 1851, their completion
would require nine years.
If the Lyons Hallway were conceded, the Treasury would
be relieved to the extent of 260 millions, which would re-
duce the charges to 325 millions, and the tine necessary
for the completion of the public works to five years.
To reduce the charges of the treasury to 260 millions, to
advance by four years the completion of our roads, canals,
rivers. railroads, that, gentleman, would be a ut,st useful
IllelllllTP.

The Assembly will be struck, u I hive bean, with the in-
creased advantage of a prompt concession of the Lyons rail-
way for the whale of cur public works.