The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-01 00:00:00

HoLLAND.

THE HAsuE, FEB. 28.—The Second Chamber
has voted the project of law relative to the establish-
ment of telegraphic lines destined to put the country
in direct communication with Belgium, Prussia, and
Hanover. The lines all meet at the Belgian nucleus,
whence they will branch out, the first to the Hague,
Rotterdam, Dordrecht, and Breda, and from thence
to Antwerp. The second will take the following di-
rection :—The Hague, Arnheim, Nimeguen, Venloo,
Maestricht, and Liege. The line will therefore be of
the length of 1,138 miles. The Minister of the In-
terior has stated that the greater part of the under-
taking will be completed in the course of the present
year. The line to Belgium will be first commenced.
The project of law for laying down these telegraphic
lines was brought into the First Chamber on the
27th.—Staats Courant.

BANK OF FRANCE.
The following is a return of the situation of the Bank
of France on Feb. 26 :

ASSETS.

£.470,093,477 8
... 115,154 102 0
••• 776,881 10

Cash in hand ...
Ditto in branch banks
Bills past due •••
Bills discounted, but not yet due, of
which 14,189,257 f. Oc. were received
from the Branch Banks ... 41,737,005 5
Bills in the branch banks ... 69,124,238 0
Advances on coins and ingots... ... 187,600 0
Ditto by the branch banks ... 3,155,758 0
Ditto on French public securities ... 15,256,636 10
Ditto by branch banks... •.• ... 2,943,663 0
Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor... 50,000,000 0
Ditto to the State on the Treaty of 30th
June, 1848 ... 75,000,000 0
Advanced to the City of Paris on the
Previsional Loan of 20,000,000 f. ...
Rentes of the reserve fund
Rentes, disposable funds ...
Investments of the new branch banksin
the public funds 12,952,725 74
Hotel and furniture of the Bank ... 4,000,000 0
Real property of the branch banks ... 3,416,771 0
Interest in National Discount Bank ... 200,000 0
Ditto branch banks 103,000 0
Expenses of administration of the Bank 139,472 86
Ditto of the Branch Bauks ~, 185,167 0
Miscellaneous ... ... ... 2,816,725 39

10,000,000 0

... 10,000,000 0
42,683,040 83

L 929,926,163 61

LIABILITIES.

Capital ... ••• • •
Ditto of the Branch Banks
Reserve fund ...
Ditto of th' branch banks
Reserve-immobiliere

f. 67,900,000 0
... 23,350,000 0
... 10,000,080 ti
... 2,980,750 14
... 4,000,000 0

Notes to bearer, in circulation ...
Ditto of the branch banks ...

... 436,000,600
123,912,200 0

Ditto to order (post-bills) ... ... 6,369,086 82
Account-current with Treasury creditor 99,277,362 20
Various accounts current ... 114,644,413 29

Ditto in branches ...
Bills payable at sight ...
Ditto at branches ...

... 56,272,017 C'
9,033,000 0
... 3,049,126 0

Dividends payable
Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ...
Expenses anticipated ...
Discounts, interest, and expenses ...
Ditto of branch banks ...
Re-discounts of the last six months ...
Ditto in branch banks
Interest on protested bills ••• •••
Miscellaneous .••

558,409 25
4,850 0
112,993 4
379,037 32
658,554 0
168,450 0
240,422 0
352,701 31
657,151 24

f. 929,926,163 6
Certified by the Governor of the Bank,
D'ARGOUT.

It aPPears from the preceding account that the cash
in hand bars
increased by 6,900,000 f, The commercial
bills discounted have decreased by 3,140,000 f. The
Bank notes in circulation have decreased by 6,122,000 f.
The,balancs to the credit of the Treasury has increased
b y ~509,000 f. The sundry credits have increased by
4,281,0001.