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London, England, 1849-09-22 00:00:00

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The Itioniteur contains a decree ordering that the
seals placed on the papers taken from the Tuileries
after February 24, 1848, and deposited in the na-
tional archives, shall be immediately taken off, and
that a committee of nine persons shall proceed to as-
certain what portion of them belongs to the State, and
what portion to the ex Royal Family or others. The
committee is to be composed of the following persons--
MM. de Broglie, representative; Admiral Cecile,
repr( s.entative ; Vavin, representative, Liquidator of
the Civil List; Rivet, Councillor of State ; Mahe-
rault, Councillor of State ; d'Audiffret, President de
Cloambre at the Court of Accounts ; Berville, First
Advocate- General to the Court of Appeal of Paris ;
De Vieil-Castel, Director of Political Affairs at the
Foreign-office ; and De Chabrier, Keeper-General of
the National Archives.

The Constitutionnel publishes the following from
Rome : _ _

" A project is now in contemplation at Rome which
is highly interesting to all the friends of the fine arts. In
order to improve the sanitary condition of our troops,
it is intended to give them some active employment.
Among the causes which tend to increase the sickness in
the army, one of the principal, as well as one of the
most dangerous, is the idle life to which they are in some
measure condemned in a great city, and amidst a penple
with whose language they are unacquainted. Already in
Algeria, the climate of which is in many respects similar
to that of Rome, it has been remarked that the
inactive life of the soldier in garrison was
more injurious to the health of the troops than the fa-
tigues of an expedition. In order to give them produc-
tive occupation, they were employed on a number of
works of public utility. The road of the Cbiffa, for in-
stance, will remain as a monument worthy to rival
with the works of the Roman army. In the Eternal
City it is in contemplation to furnish a noble ob-
ject for the activity of our troops. It is proposed to
undertake extensive excavations in a soil so rich
in mementos of antiquity. Our soldiers, directed by
Italian and French savans, and under the command
of the officers of the Engineers, will be employed
in this work. It may be hoped that this enter-
prise will lead to interesting discoveries, for every
day, in paving the streets, and in forming sewers, objects
are found which stimulate the zeal of antiquaries. Ac-
cording to the arrangement proposed to the French and
Italian authorities, the proceeds of these excavations
will be equally divided. The artistical part will be more
particularly reserved to France. The monumental part,
inscriptions, tombs, medals, &c., connected with the
history of the country, wi'l remain at Rome. We
may thus acqnire a certain number of statues of
inestimable value, and Rome may collect an im-
portant portion of her old archives. The spot where
these excavations are to be carried on remains to be
decided on. The Forum Romanum has been talked of.
But it has been observed, and with reason, that this
place has already been carefully explored by order of
the Pope, or at the expense of wealthy individuals, and
that it was probable that no advantageous result would
be thus obtained. It has also been proposed to make re-
searches in the Etrurian cities, and at Ostia, in the envi-
rons of Rome, but the question has not yet been decided.
Whatever may be the locality fixed on, magnificent dis-
coveries may be calculated on, and which will well reward
the zeal and ardour of our soldiers."
The following is a return of the situation of the Bank
of France up to Sept. 20:—

f. 262,634,613 16
. 139,833,984 00
151,351 28