The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-26 00:00:00

We have received the Paris papers of yesterday.

There was a grand reception at the Tuileries by
the QUEEN on Monday, the first that has taken place
since the death of the Princess ADELAIDE. All the
Royal Family were present, and among the distin-
guished personages assembled to pay their respects to
her Majesty the Queen of the FRENCH, was the
Count of SYRACUSE, the brother of the King of
NAPLES. All the Foreign Ambassadors attended.
The discussion on the second paragraph of the Ad-
dress, which relates to the financial condition of the
country, was commenced on Monday, continued on
Tuesday, and had not finished when the post.left. The
debate was commenced by M. DE LEYSTERIE, who after
denouncing the system of constant loan contracting,
alluded to the large reforms which had been last year
promised in the salt duties and in the postage on
letters, and observed that' the gravity of the present
financial position would only permit trifling changes
to be effected. Since 1840 the present Ministry had
expended 2,400,000 francs more than the ordinary
'budget had amounted to when they had entered on
affairs. When anything was said against such a
lavish expenditure, what was the answer ? " Look
at the railways !" But how much had that great
source of expenditure called for ? Not more than
550 millions. Out of the rest not less than
1,400,000,000 f. had been expended in augmentation
of salaries and extraordinary expenses of various
kinds.

The Minister of Finance defended the conduct
of the Government, and while admitting the
existence of a very serious deficit expressed a hope
that the time would come when the deficit would he
covered, and the receipts would equal the expenditure.
The debate was resumed on Tuesday by M. FOULD,
who declared that the financial condition of the
country had been getting worse year after year ever
since the accession of the present Cabinet to office.
This brought up the Minister of Finance to complain
of the exaggerations of the preceding speaker, and
then M. T BIERS rose and declared that in his opinion
the financial condition of the country was not such
as to warrant the hopes held out by the Government ;
but that, on the contrary, it was surrounded by
difficulties. The Hon. Deputy was speaking at the
hour the post left.

There were various rumours rife in Paris on the
subject of the affairs of Naples. One rumour which
was current in the Chamber of Deputies, and
which obtained extensive credit among the Mem-
bers, was, that on the withdrawal of the troops from
Naples to Palermo, a revolution had broken out in
Naples, which had been completely successful,
and that the King of NArLss had been compelled to
take refuge on board a British ship of war.
The Presse states that a dispatch had been received
from the King of SWEDEN, warmly complaining that
as one of the parties of the treaties of Vienna, he had
not been invited to •take part in the negotiations
opened by France with the three northern Powers, on
the subject of Switzerland.

The Moniteur publishea the returns of the imports
and exports of France in 1847. The Customs duties
exhibit a diminution of 19,841,178 f., as com-
pared with those of 1846, having only amounted to
124,117,730 f.
The number of French vessels which entered the
harbours of France in 1847 was 7,836, measuring
916,951 tons; the foreign vessels, 13,303, measuring
1,896,938 tons : in all 21,139 vessels and 2,813,889
tons. The French vessels which cleared in 1847 were
5,425, measuring 674,341 tons; the foreign vessels
7,514, measuring 825,720 tons : in all 12,939 vessels
and 1,500,061 tons. As compared with the naviga-
tion of 1846, there was a decrease in 1847 of 348 in
the number of French vessels which entered the har-
bours of France, but an increase of 37,143 tons;
and an augmentation of 1,190 in that of foreign
vessels, and of 216,648 tons. The number of
French vessels which sailed from France also pre-
sent a diminution of 170, whilst the foreign increased
by 891.

Four companies have made application for the con-
cession of the Lyons and Avignon Railroad. They
are the Paris and Lyons Company ; the company
formed by Messrs. LAFFITTE, BLOUNT, and Co.; that
formed by Messrs. BLAQUE, CEARTAIN, and DROUIL-
LARD; and the Marseilles and Avignon Company,
which last, however, requires only the line from
Avignon to Valence. The Lyons Company calls
upon the Ministry to adopt the line of the left bank
of the Rhone. Messrs. LAFFITTE, BLOUNT, and Co.,
for the right bank, with private arrangements for
following, as far as Gisors, the St. Etienne line, and
having at Lyons a station in common with that
railway. M. DROUILLARD, who is the owner of
large iron works, which would probably be
called upon to furnish supplies to his com-
pany, is also for the right bank, but, as his con-
ditions, he demands the giving up as a subvention of
the deposits paid to the Government by the old com-
pany of Lyons to Avignon, augmented by those of
the Bordeaux to Cette and Fampoux to Haaebrouck
companies, the shareholders of which would be ad-
mitted into his company, and the amount to which
each would be entitled, if his share of the deposit
were to be restored, could be taken on account of a
first instalment upon their shares. The Marseilles
Company proposes to follow the left bank, and to
adapt the plans already prepared for it. It is quite
ready to undertake the work at once, and the recent
completion a.the section from Avignon to Valence
would enable it to turn to account the implements,
&c., which were used for the making of the Avignon
to Valence- section. On one point all the competitors
are agreed, via, calling upon the State to gUarantee
a certain rate of interest upon the capital to be em-

ployed.
The Prince and Princess DE JOINVILLE are to
embark immediately on board the steamship Cuvier,
for Algiers. The alleged reason of this visit is the
health of the Princess (by birth a Brazilian), who
suffers much from the intense cold which prevails in
Paris during the winter months.
Don ENRIQUE and his consort left Bayonne on the
21st for Toulouse.

Three per Cents. for cash, closed on the Paris
Bourse yesterday at 73f. 70c. ; the New Loan. 74f.
7'sc. ; Five per Cents., 115 f. 90c. ; the Orleans
Railroad Shares, 1,171 f. 25c.; Rouen, 892 f. 50c.;
Havre, 4421. 50c. ; Great Northern, 5271. 50c. ;
Avignon, 552 f. 50c. ; Vierzon, 505 f. ; Bordeaux,
472 f. 50e. ; Boulogne, 3651. ; Paris and Strasburg,
406 f. 25c.; Tcurs and Nantes, 385 f.; Paris and
Lyons, 391 f. 25c.
MARSEILLES.—MarseiIIes and Avignon, 5441.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. JAN. 25.
Boulogne and Amiens, 13,4—East Indian, 34—Northern
of France, NlX—Orleans and Bordeaux, s—Paris and
Lyons, 5%.

SUDDEN DEATH OP A LICENSED VICTUALLER.—
Mr. Baker held an inquest this day on the body of Mr.
Thomas Betts, landlord of the Marquis of Lansdowne
Tavern, Thomas-street, Kingsland-road. It app( ared
that Mr. Betts, had for some few days past complained
of slight indisposition, but continued as usual to attend
to his business. On Sunday night he retired to rest
with his wife, at about a quarter past twelve, but had not
been many seconds in bed when he ejaculated, " 0 my
God," and died. Mr. Wallis, surgeon, of the Hackney-
road, was instantly sent for, and promptly arrived, but
life was found to be- quite extinct. The deceased had
died from an affection of-the heart. The jury, returned
a vsrdict in accordance with the. testimony given. The
deceased, who was deservedly much respected, has left
le wife and nine children to deplore their Lem