The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-29 00:00:00

IMPROVEMENTS IN PARIS

The materials which encumber the passage of the
new portion of the Rue de Rivuli, between the Rues
St. Martha and St. Denie, are being removed, and in
a few days the road will be given up to the engineers
for levelling. At present the garden of the Hotel
d'Argevilliers and the lightning-rods of the Tuileries
can be seen from the Hotel de Ville. The pats of
the street opened for traffic attract considerable crowds
every day, who watch the progress of the new build-
ings and other works with marked interest. The
prolongation of the Rue de Itivoli was decreed by the
I.IW of the 4'h of October, 1849. It is 2,500 metres
in a straight line from the Ministry of Marine in the
Place de la. Concorde to the Hotel de Ville, and
about 22 yards in width. The demolitions commenced
on the 16th of January, 1852, a d
n the contractors
undertook to complete them by
the 18th of Septem-
ber. They have succeeded in completely clearing
the street, with the exception of the small por-
tion just mentioned. The demolitions were
divided into seven sections :—The first comprised 37
houses between the Rue des Poulies and the Rue
de
la Monnaie ; the second, 29 houses from the Rue de la
Monnaie to the Rue des Bourdonnais ; the third, 26
houses from the Rue des Bourdennais to the Rue des
Lavendieres ; the fourth, 18 houses from the Rue des
Lavandieres to the Rue St. Denis; the fifth, 55
houses from the Rue St. Denis to the Rue St. Mar-
tin ; the sixth, 20 houses from the Rue St. Martin to
the Rue de la Coutellerie; and the seventh, 43 houses
from the Rue de la Coutellere to the Hotel de Ville.
If to this be added the dependencies of the houses, the
total number of edifices which have disappeared is
240, and their demolition has obliged not fewer than
12,000 persons to seek new lodgings. This number
is greater than the entire population of the chief
places of several departments—such as Evreux,
Tulle, Aucb, Quimper, &c. The new street
will cause the names of the Rues Be-
thisy, des Mauvaises Paroles, des Deux Boules, du
Chevalier-du-Guet, de la Vielle-Harengerie, des
Lavandieres, d'Avignon, Trognon, St. Benoit, Jean
de-l'Epine, de la Tixeraudierie, de la Petite-Bou-
teille, and others, to disappear from the list of Pari-
sian streets. The surface of the ground cleared is
about 35,450 yards, of which 21,662 will be taken by
the street, and the rest will be sold. The sum of
17,895,749 f. has been awarded to the owners of the
demolished houses, and 3,218,137 f. 85c. to the occu-
piers. Ths demolitions and other operations have
cost 200,000 E, so that the total sum paid by the mu-
nicipality is 21,318,886 f. 85c. In diminution of this
amount the city has received 724,116 f. for materials
of the demolished houses, 755,966 f. 75c. for 2,118
yards of ground sold. The remainder of the ground
to be sold will, it is expected, produce 2,477,259 f.
Deducting these items, the total expense of the street
will be 17,356,5451.100., but the expense will be
increased by about 7,000,000 f. by the prolongation of
the arcades to the Rue des Poulies.

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PUBLIC DEBT.
A Parliamentary return in relation to the public
debt gives the following particulars of its variations
during the last 30 years, both as regards the amount
of principal and the annual cost for the payment o
interest. It will be seen that the reduction in the
principal effected during that period has been only
50,000,0001., or 6 per cent., but that as regards the
annual charge for interest it has been 3,326,4241.,
or nearly 11 per cent. The lowest point at which
the national debt ever stood of late years was in
1834, when it had declined to 772,196,8491., or to
ten millions below the sum at which it now stands,
the Emancipation loan in 1835 and the Irish
famine loan in 1847 having far more than coun-
terbalanced all subsequent reductions. It is to be re-
marked, however, that, owing to the conversion of the
Three-and-a• Half per Cents., and the low rates paid
upon the unfunded debt, &c., the actual cost of these
obligations is now smaller than at that period. Dur-
ing the next seven or eight years this charge will
experience a further diminution of 3,207,500/., of
which 600,0001. will take place by the Threeents-and-a in
Quarter per Cents. becoming Three per C.
October, 1854, while the cessation of the remainder
will occur through the expiry of the Long Annuities
in January, 1860, for 1,293,5001,, and of other an-
nuities, amounting to 1,314,0001., during the inter-
vening time. The annuity held by the Bank for
585,7001. does not terminate till 1867. The un-
funded debt, which is included in the subjoined
totals, was less in 1851 than in any other year of the
series, its amount being 17,742,8001. In 1822 it was
as high as 36,281,150/. :
Total Debt.

Cost

Year.

Amouut.

X.
1822 ... 832,811,295 ... 31,343,551
1823 ... 826,443 364 ... 29,978,454
84 ... 813,521,672 ... 30,166,421
18251826 • 806,122,467 ... 29,197.187
182 808,367.590 ... 29,228,967
1828 805,023,742 ... 29 417,543
••• 799,979,540 ... 29,309,052
1899
796,742,482 ... 29,156,611
1830 783,096,646 ... 29,118,859
1831 ... 781,095,234 28,341,416
1832 ... 779 796,549 ... 28,323 752
1833 ... 779,565,783 ... 28,522,507
1834 ... 772,196,849 28,504,094,6106
1835 ,„ 787,526,466 ... 28,5243,599
1
1836 788,398,570 ... 29,
1837 786,319,738 ... 29,489,571
1838 785,373,740 ... 29,260 238
1839 „.. 786,512,734 29,454 062
1840 ... 787,448,075 ... 29,381,718
1841 ... 790,874,608 ... 29,450,145
1842 791,250,440 ... 29,423,120
160
1843 ... 790 576,392 ...
269,
29,
1844 ... 787,598,145 ... 30,495,459
1845 785,053,022 ... 28,253,872
1846 _ 782,918,984 ... 28,077,987
1847 _ 790,348,351 ... 28,141,531
IS4B _ 791,809,338 ... 28,563,517
1849 790,927,017 ... 28,323,961
90
1850 787,029,162 ... 28,091,5127
1851 782 ,1612`.....18,017,

A.......•••••••••••••
STATE OF TRADE.
(From the Manchester Guardian of this
ica day.
)
MANCHETER, TIIESDAL—By the Amer learnethat, for a few days prior to her sailing from New
York on the 15th instant there was a renewal of
those reports of injury to the cotton crop in which
h
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida,
had previously come to be regarded as greatly exag-
gerated ; that, on the 4th instant there were heavy
taloa in South Carolina; and that the consequence
•was a renewed demand for cotton at New York, New
"deans, and Charleston, with an upward ten-
, deon in prices ; the before lost at New York
being recovered. The expectation of another crop of
?,000000 was daily becoming f.tinter. The crop
had been made up, shoring a total of 3,015,029
• baps, against 2,355,257 last year, being an increase
of 659,772 over the crop of 1850-51, and 918,323
over that of 1849-50. These accounts have imparted
some fresh life to the Liverpool market, where prices
nave regained 1-161 to per lb. Here, the eff
of
ects
are simply an increase of firmness on the part
sellers in maintaining the quotations of last week,
and rather more disposition among buyers to operate
at those prices. A general feeling of caution, how-
ever, prevails, which restricts the aggregate business
of the day to a very moderate amount. The Germans
are
still giving out but few orders ; and that small
decline had taken place in 16's to 24's water
twist is therefore still unrecovered. But the demand
for
common mule yarns which followed the arrival of
the overland mail has rather increased to-day the up-
ward tendency of 30's, 40's, and 50's. And the
accounts then received from Calcutta have given rise
to purchases of light 40 and 45-inch shirtings and
low 6-4th jacconets, which have slightly added to
their value.
HALIFAX, SATIIRDAY.—The amount of business
transacted in our Piece-hall to• day has been very
',malted ; but there is, we understand, rather more
uoing in the warehouses, and to order, both in plain
and fancy goods. Prices, however, do not improve.
Pith respect to yarn, every spindle is running full
tune ; but the merchants are becoming a little more
Chary of giving out their orders at the present rates,
11% there seems to be some uncertainty,as to the future
Price of the raw material. There is not a great deal
titling in wool ; but the quotations are firm, and a
trifling advance has been, in some instances, obtained
for
some favourite sorts.
thisnartsFlELD, TUESDAT.--There has been a ge-
rniieral heaviness in the market to-day, and goods have
ored off more slowly than usual. A few parcels
tr beaver and pilot, cloths have been the
principalcia
hansactions in finished goods. amongst
.I°`ivever, rather more has been doing. Black doe-
fancy tweeds of dark pattern, and grey mixtures
F.:le been the prevailing articles inquired for, and a
number of those have changed hands ; but,
taking the market altogether, there has not been as
uilich doing in seasonable goods as was to have been
expected.
ROCHDALE,
113. MONDAY.—We have had a very brisk
been eflannels, and more business would have
.."n tin
transacted if the manufacturers could have
accepted the prices, as they consider themselves but
Poorly remunerated with oil and wool at their present
V.. There is no change in the wool market worth
notice,

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At GREAT FREE.TRADE BANQUET AT itLANCHEBTER.-
,an influential meeting faithe Anti-Corn Law League,
piquet
at Manchester yesterday was resolved that a great
mime qu,.et shall be held in the Free-trade Hall on Tuesday,
, "a of November next, to which Mr. Cobden, Mr.
Sil,sht, and all the leading Free-trade Members of the House
gi Commons shall he invited. The meeting was attended by
tzrr Elkan a h Armitage, Mr. Crook, M.P., Mr. T. Bazley,
kw; N. Buckley, Mr. R. M. Philips, and most of the leading
most active members of the council of the League were
!:!eaeat at the meeting. Mr. George Wilson presided. The
the tests are to include English, Irish, and Scotch Members of
the -""vie, and the object is to mark the determination of
fully to carry out the free-trade policy which they
mi 8° far advanced in the commercial legislation of the
trr