The Sun.
London, England, 1831-12-12 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

(From the Moniteur of Friday, Dec. 9.)

The official part contains the promulgation of the law
relative to the distribution of the reserve of the Bank of
France, consisting of two articles:—

" 1. The profits of the Bank of France, belonging to
the shareholders, and reserved from the Ist of July, 1820,
to the 30th of June, 1831, conformably to the law of the
22d of April, 1806, amounting to the sum of 9,974,398
francs, shall be distributed among the holders of the
67,900 shares actually in circulation.

" 2. The profits retained conformably to the law of the
24th Germinal, year 11, and those which shall ensuefrom
the third ordered to be retained by the law of the 22d of
April, 1806, shall remain in reserve till otherwise dis-
posed of by law."
A Royal Ordinance of December 6 announces several
judicial appointments in the tribunals of the departments.
(Non-official part.)
PARIS, DEC. B.—His Royal Highness the Duke of
Orleans and the Marshal Minister of War are expected on
Sunday or Monday.
M. Gasparin, Prefect par interim of the Rhone, has en-
tered on his functions.

(From the Messager des Chantbres, Dec. 10.)

" PARIS, DEC. 9.—Marshal Molitor has arrived at
Marseilles : the greatest tranquillity prevails there, as in
the adjacent departments. We do not yet know,' says a
letter from Marseilles, whether the Marshal will wake a
long stay among us.'
" Marshal Monier, Duke of Treviso, is expected at
Paris on his return from Strasburg to-morrow.
" The post from Lyons has not arrived this morning.
" Colonel Magnan of the 49th regiment of the line
writes to us from Lyons, under the date of the sth of
December, that he has neither fled nor been put in prison,
as we announced after the Journals of the Rhona and
the Ain.

" ' I have not fled, because I had no reason to get out
of the way. lam not in prison, because I have done
nothing to be put there. lam merely under arrest in a
room of the hotel du Parc. I hare deserved this arrest
to which the Minister of War has sentenced me, and for
this reason :—I ventured to appear at Lyons in uniform
on the 24th of November. There was perhaps some
danger in doing this. I went to offer to the magistrates
the co-operation of the regiment which I command,—to
restore the military authority of the King at Lyons, and
to assist in maintaining order. I was compelled to this
step by a feeling of devotedness to the King, of patriotism,
and noble ambition.

" I did not remain in the line of regular discipline
adds M. Magnan. I have been punished for it,—l de-
serve to be so,—but I should he more cruelly punished if
you misled opinion.
" The annexed proclamation, which was to have been
posted up at Lyons the moment my regiment entered, and
which was all written by myself, was delivered to the
Minister of War on the 26th of November.

" Brave Lyonnese—The 49th enters your walls to co-
operate with you in the maintenance of order and tran.
quality-. You have heard the voice of your Magistrates,
listen also to mine,—it is that of a soldier, a man of ho-
nour. Reject the instigation of Carlists or republicans,
and remain faithful to Louis Philip, the elect of the people.
" The Colonel of the 49th, MAGNAN."

To-morrow the Court of Assizes will have to try the
action brought against the publishing Committee of the
Friends of the People,-Messrs. Auty, Thouret, Blanqui,
Bonias, Delauney, Gervais, Hubert, Juchant,
Raspail, Rillieux, and Trelat,-first accused of a plot
against the safety of the State, &c., are accused, as well
as the printers, Barbier, Pierot, Rivnel, and Chaigneare,
of having endeavoured to excite hatred and contempt, and
the subversion of the King's Government, in a series of
writings published in the name of the Society of the
Friends of the People. Dr. Gervais is farther accused of
resisting with arms a Commissary of Police ordered to
seize one of thole writings.
FRENCH FUNDS.-PARIS, DEC. 9.-Five per Cents., 96f. 80c.
7Cc. 80c. 75c. SOc. 85c. SOc. Ssc. 75c. 961. 65c. 60c. 50c. 45c. 50c.
40c.; Four per Cents., 81f. ; Three per Cents., 68E 60c. 80c. 75c.
70c. 75c. 69f. 65c. 70c. 55c. 649 c. 65c. 60c. 55c. 60c. 50e. 68f. 45c.
40c. 35c. 25c. 30c. 35c. 30c. 35c. 30c. 68f. 25c. ; Bank Actions,
; Rente de Naples, 791. 25c. 40c. 25c. SOc. 40c. 791. 50c.
55c. 50c. 40c. 50e. 791. 40c. 50c. ; Rente d'Espagne, ;
Royal S.kmish Loan, '75 7514 ; Rente Perpetuelle d'Espagne,
5914 % % 58% 3<, !.4 59 554.1, 58; Haytian Loan,
2701. 260t.-Exchange on London, one month, paper, 251. 25c.;
money, 25f. 25c.; three months, paper, 25c. 10c. ; money, 251.
10c.-Cours Authentlque.