The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-24 00:00:00

ARCEMBER 24. 1

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FRANCE.
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PARIS, MONDAY 11•1111110.
This being the day appointed to receive tenders for
the two millions cf tents which the French govern-
ment had decided to dispose of, a considerable
lumber of persons assembled at the hotel of the
'flakier of Finance, in the Rue de Rivoli, as early
eseisess o'clock, sod is half as hour aftermwde the
lam thrown open to the public was filled. It was
generally understood bethrehand that -namely two par-
ties had lodged the required deposit, the
firm of Rothschild and the Banque d'Escoutro.
Several of the receivers-general bad anted with
the latter, whilst the houses of Hottinguer atd
Co., of Paris, and of Baring.
Brothers, of Lon-
don, had, it was said, come to an understanding
with M. Rothschild. It was oleo mid (as ap-
pears to be the ease) that, in consequence
of
the heavy affliction in which M. Rothschild
sod his family were plunged by the retreat
death of his grandson, that gentleman would refrain
from bidding. At five minutes past twelve o'clock
M. Fuld, the Minister of Finance, entered the room,
and directed a secretary to read the decree of the
President of the Republic, authorising the sale of
rents, and the cmditiou of the adjudication. From
them it appeared that the amount of rents to be
sold was 1,543,547 fr. in five par cent. stock,
with the dividend of the 22nd September, 1860; and
493,217 fr. of three per cent. stock, with the dividend
of 22nd December, 1850 ; the price of the adjudicates
was to be at least equal to a minimum priee fixed
bye
the minister. The payments of the sum agreed to be
accepted for the above unt of rente were to be af-
fec u follows :-20 per cent. on the 25th Jima.
1851, and 20 per cent. on the 25th of Febnary,
March, and April respt ctively. The tenders were, u
weal, tobe sealed, and when once given in could not

be withdrawn.
411ter the oonditions had bean read, the minister
'Aired on the table two sealed packets,oontainleg the
minimum price he would receive for the two kinds of
route to be offered for, and then announced that he
was ready to receive tenders.
A sealed packet was banded in by M. Biesta, the
director of the Banque d'Escompte, and no other ten-
der being forthcoming, the miaister said that he
would wait a few minutes to see if any other offer
was to be made.
After a delay of about 20 minutes, the minister
again inquired if any other desired to tender, and no
answer having been give!, he said that he would now
open the tender presented.
The tender was then opened, and declared to be
from receivers-general and the Banque d'Esoompte,
offering for the 6 per cent. rents 92fr. 40c. (Mur-

mare.)
The minister rose and said that the minimum price
which he had fixed being 93fr. 50c., there was no ad-
Indication. (Bravo! bravo!)
The secretary then read the offer for the 3 per cent.,
which was 54fr. 60c.
The minister said that his minimum price being
66fr. 25c., there was no adjudication.
The crowd then separated.
There was no business of the slightest public in-
terest before the Assembly to-day. The interpella-
lions respecting the army clothing, of which notice
bad been given by M. Sevastre, were postponed. Had
they come on, it is probable that they would have
led to some sharp skirmishing between that gentle-
man and the Minister of War. The whole of the
sitting has been occupied with an unimportant dis-
cussion on the question of legal bypotheca, which is
likely to last till its rising.
A rumour has been current to-day that M. Baroche,
the Minister of the Interior, was about to retire from
the cabinei, in consequence of the hostile character of
the debate of Saturday on the lottery of the Lingota
d'Or ; but I understand that there is not one word
of truth in the rumour.
The committee on the Western Railway Bill met
to-day, and came to a resolution to reject the subven-
tion proposed by the government for the junction of
the two Versailles railroads.
A meeting of between 70 and 80 representatives el
the southern departments took place this morning I.
one of the committee rooms of the Assembly, for the
purpose of hearing the explanations of M. Tube de
Bablons relative to a proposal made to the government
by a company which he represents, and the object of
which wee that the government should give up the
works already completed for the formation of a lateral
canal on the Garonne,in order that a railway should
be substituted for it, communicating between Bor-
deaux and Toulouse. After hearing the explanations
of M. Tarbd de Sablons the meeting adjourned till

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The Constautionnet says:
It has been said that the ministry was about to suspend
the coining of gold which was flowing into the mint, and
a report has been even in circulation that it had given
orders, if not to stop, at least to restrict it. There Is no
clause in the laws relative to this subject which can authorise
the government to interdict or limit the coinage of gold.
The decree of 98 Thermidor, year 111., stipulates that
"Every one who shall terry gold or silver to the mint shall
receive the value of Win gold or silver coin." We find in
the law of 8 Frimaire, year IV., that " Every citie,n who
may wish to convert gold or silver into coin may carry it to
the mint," If, moreover, it be considered that the coinage
is placed exclusively in the hands of the government, we
shall be naturally led to conclude that it could never enter
into the intention of legislators to allow it a power of sus.
pending or diminishing it st its pleasure. The cause of the
report that the ministry had given orders to limit the coinage
is this—lt is in presence of the influx of gold into the mint,
Nat the government took the measures called for by the
limits of the means of coining at preterit existing. Thence
aro.e an order, which was issued by the Minister of Finance
on the 16th instant en the proposition of the Committee of
Coins and Medals. It stated that henceforth the maturity of
the mint orders delivered in payment of gold taken to the
mint shall be calculated in such a manner that the director
should only have to pay sect day the aunt of one million, in
/station as tbe gold should have bees deposited. There is
nothing in this order like a (matt limitation. The Minister of
Mantes has only fixed the deliveries at one million a. day
bemuse the means of coining will net allow • larger amount
to be made. The limitation of the delivery is only made
equal to the means of production. There has also been an
saaggeratioo in the account of the quantity of gold lately
seised at she mint. It has doubtless been considerable, but
net equal to what has been stated, particularly during the
Ism month. We WO enabled to rate the exact amount.
The coinage of gold, which was only 7 millions in 1847, rose
to 38 millions in 1948 ; it again fell in 1849 to 27 millions;
and rose to about 70 millions in the first eleven months of
1880 But what mote particularly deserves attention is the
manner in which that 70 millions is divided between the
different months. The first six month. only produced 23
millions ; July produced 14; August, 11 • 8. ptember only
6; October, 10, and November 8. Thus the moment of the
greatest coinage corresponds precisely with the period wheal
the removal of gold from eiseeletien in Holland caused the
precious metal to flaw into ear market.
The Constitistiontest of this morning announces that
tbe Minister of the Interior has addressed a letter to
the President of the Assembly for the purpose of
suggesting the propriety of placing another cow-
misery of ponce at the Assembly, in place of
M. You, and that M. Dapin has simply answered 11
that he has referred the letter to the questers. It is
probable that this affair will lead to a fresh skirmish
between the minister and the Assembly.
Accounts from Algeria announce the death of Gee.
de Galboie, who had retired from the service after
having for a long time commanded the province of
Constantine.
Orders have just been given by the Minister of the
Interior to all prefects of departments to exercise the
strictest surveillance on the foreign refugees who
make themselves the propagators of sooialit doctrines.
Several Spanish and Italian refugees have just been
tied fns the French territory as a measure of

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length been mold by the direstors of the Gnat Western
Meant Ship Company. to Mr. Patterson, the eminent ship-
builder, of Bristol, for the snot of 18,0001., being about the
seventh part of her original cost. Mr. Patterson is now
building in the dank in widish the Great Britain mu built
a Item ship for the Royal West India Mail Packet
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