The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-02 00:00:00

HOLLAND.

TUE HAGUE, FEB. 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-
biking 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
France on Feb. 26 :

ASSETS.

Cash in hand ... ..,. ... ... f. 470,033,477 8
Ditto in branch banks ... ... 115,154.102 0
Bills past due ••• ••• ••• 776,881 10
Bills discount*d, but not yet due, of
which 14,189,2571. Oc. were received
from the Brunch Banks ... ... 41.737,005 51

Bills in'the branch banks ... 69,124,238 0
Advances on coins and ingots... .. 187,600 0.
Ditto by the branch banks ...
Ditto on French public securities ...
Ditto by branch banks... ... 135,215565,675386 100
Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor... 50„00 2'9430'60060 03 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. ... 10,000,000 0
Relates of the reserve fund 10,000,000 0
Routes, disposable funds
... 42,693,040 83
Investments of the new branch banksin
the public funds ... 12,952,725 74
Hotel and furniture
Bank •4,000,000 0
Real propert
Interest in Nationalof.tle branch
übtaßnakns 3,416,77 1 0
Bank
Ditto branch banks 200,000 0
103,000 0
Expenses of administrat▪
ion of the Bank 139,472 86
Ditto of the Branch Bank,
Miscellaneous • •• ••• 185,067 0
... 2,816,725 39

£929,926.163 61

Capital ... .., _.
...
Ditto of the Branch Banks ..• f. 67,900,000 o
...
Ditto of the branch banks ... ... io,noomoo o
Reserro-immobiliero .•• ..„ ::: 24;980,750 14
Notes to bearer, in circulation ...
...
436,0000m0 0
IVariousi)ll3,.ieiiDittoitvsitsicodrpcoiv : the fundran:l.' banks I ~.... 21.3:59:1700 00
Ditto to order (post-bills) ... ... '6:J3612,,2_00 0
9
Account-current with Treasury creditor 99 27'"86 82
• 7,362 20
... ... 26,272,017 2:.,
..• ..• 114,644,413
bplaeya,tbsiight •... ... 9,038,000 0
iiiquidstion
Expenses anticipated currer.a..
Ditto at branches _.
..„ 3,049,126 0
...
itpheaetelAlgiers Bank ...
mint inches'tetand . 379'037
32
Ditto of bran
banks .. 658,554 0
Re-discounts of the la. ...
. 168,450 0
Ditto in branch banks st
six
months
..•
240,,W2 0
Interest on protested bills— •..
...
359,701 31
ann34.lle!rca°nuchntess
MiacelLtneous ...
-- ... 657,181 24
...

Certified by the Governor of the 8ifn2k9:926,163 61
D'ARacarr•
It appears from the preceding account that the cash
in hand has increased by 6,900,000 f, Tho commercial,
bills discounted have decreased by 3,140,000 f. The
Bank notes in circulation have decreased by 6,102,000 f.
The balance to the credit of the Treasury has increased
by 7,509,000 f. The sundry credits have increased by
4,281,000 f.

POST-OFFICE NOTICE.
Her Majesty's Government, having renewed their
contract with the Pacific Steam Navigation Company,
for the conveyance of the mails twice a month, instead
of once a month, as formerly, between Panama, Callao,
and Valparaiso, the new arrangement will commence in
connexion with the Outward West India Mail of the
2nd March tiexWand Mails for the Western Coast of
South America, will be forwarded, thenceforward, by the
West India packets leaving Southampton for Chagres,
on the mornings of the 2nd and 17th of each month.
When, however, the 2nd or 17th of the month falls on a
Sunday, the Mails for the Pacific, as well as those for
the West Indies, will be dispatched on the following
morning.
Permission has been given for the packets of the
Pacific Company to call at the undermentioned ports:—
NEW GRANADA—Buenaventura.
PP:au—Pay ta, CallMo, risco, Islay, Arica, Yquique.
BOLIVIA—Cobija.
CHlLl—Caldera, Huasco, Coquimbo, Valparaiso.
The rate of postage chargeable upon letters for New
Granada will be Is. the half ounce, &c., and upon letters
addressed to any other part of the Western Coast of
South America the postage will be 21. when not exceed-
ing half an ounce in weight; 4a., when above half an
ounce, and net exceeding one ounce, and so on, accord-
ing to the scale for charging Inland Letters.
Newspapers addressed to the States of Now Granada,
Ecuador, Bolivia, and Peru, will be forwarded free from
p )stage, as at present.
Newspapers addressed to Chili will be liable to a rate
of 4d. each.