The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-24 00:00:00

FRANCE.

The Aloniteur 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,
representative ; Vavin, representative, Liquidator of
the Civil List ; Rivet, Councillor of State ; Mahe-
rault, Councillor of State; d'Audiffret, President de
Chambre 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 fiom
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 people
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 Chiffa, for in-
stance, will remain as a monument worthy to rival
with the works of the Roman army. In the Eternal
City it is is 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 sauces, 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
arcs 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, will remain at Rome. We
may thus acquire a certain number of statues of
inestimable value, and Rome may calker 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:—

ASSETS.

Cash and ingots
Ditto in branch banks
Bills past due ...
Bills falling due in Paris, of which
16,217,061 f. are from the branch
banks
••. •• ..• /••
Bills in the branch banks ...
Advances on coins and ingots... ...
Ditto by the branch banks
Ditto on French public securities ...
Ditto by branch banks...
Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor...
Ditto on the loan of 130 millions...
Rentes of the reserve fund ...
Rentes, disposable funds
Investments of the new branch banks in
the /RM.,: funds ...
Hotel and furniture of the Bank ...
Real property of the branch banks ...
Interest in National Discount Bank ...
Ditto branch banks ...
Bills protested at Paris
Ditto at the branches ...
Expenses of administration of the Bank
Ditto of the branches
Miscellaneous ...
Advance to the department of the
Seine
••• ••• ..• •••
Loan of 3,000,000 f. to the city of Mar-
seilles

f. 262,634,613 16
. . 139,835,984 00
151,351 28

43,667,356 66
77,172,596 00
8,344,800 00
358,488 00
20,049,836 10
1,316,215 00
50,000,000 00
50,000,000 00
10,000,000 00
42,581,488 13

12,779,541 39
4,000,000 'OO
2,587,000 00
200,000 00
230,000 00
3,327,053 82
2,465,116 00
196,846 14
229,197 00
231,633 54

3,000,000 00

1,075,000 00

£736,634,116 22

LIABILITIES.