The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-13 00:00:00

,lAMENT

13, 1851.

.REN.CII RAILWAY TRAFFIC.
The following are the last returns of the gross re-
csipts of the principal French Railways :
NoRTHERN.—From Jan. 29 to Feb 4: Passengers,
156,8811.; goods, 227:858E; total, 384.7391.
ROUEN.—From Jan. 26 to Feb. 1 : Passengers,
50,8071.; goods, 76,3861.; total, 127,1935.
HAVRE.—From Jan. 26 to Feb. 1 : Passengers,
16,417 f.; goods, 34,830 f. ; total 51,047 E
ORLEANS.—From Jan. 27 to Feb. 2 : Passengers,
56,2011. ; goods, 116,8671.; total, 173,0681.
BORDEAUX.—From Jan. 27 to Feb. 2 : Passengers.
~ 26,329'.; goods, 44,3121.; total, 70,6411.
IN VIERZON —From Jan. 27 to Feb. 2 : Passengers,
'q 25,368 f.; goods, 45,910 E; total, 71.278 f.
BOULOGNE.—Froat Jan. 27 to Feb. 2: Passengers
11,243 f.; goods, 13,2591.; total, 24 502 t.
DIEPPE.—From Jan. 26 to F,,b. 1: Passengers
2 8081.; goods, 6,6445.; total, 9,4525.
NANTES,—FroaI Jan. 25 to Jan. 31 : Passengers,
13,338'.; goods, 13,8481.; total, 27,186 E
bTaASBURG —From Jan. 29 to Feb. 4 : Passengers.
58,1135.; goods, 64,2845.; total, 122,397 f.
BALE.—From Jan. 20 to Jan. 26 : Passengers.
16,5215. ; goods, 17,287 f.; total, 33,8081.
MONTEREAU.—From Jan. 22 to Jan. 28: Passengers.
7,595 f.; goods, 14,7365.; tc,ta1,22,331t.
CHARTRES.—From Jan. 20 to Jan. 26: Passengers,
22,4685.; goods, 12,615 E; total, 35,0831.
LYONS. —From Jan. 19 to Jan. 25 : Passengers,
90,022 f.; goods, 32,1701.; total, 122,1921.

BANK 014' FRAINCE.
The following is a return of the situation of the Bank
of France on Feb. 6:—

ASSETS.

Cash in hand ...
Ix Ditto in branch banks
Bills past due •••
__
Bills discounted, but not yet due, of
which 17,552,794 f. were received
from the BraLch Banks ... ~,
ice. 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 75 millions
•••
Rentes of the reserve fund
"'.
,1,4 Rentes, disposable funds
...
...
Investments of the new branch banks in
the public funds ...
...
Hotel and furniture of the Bank :::
Ye Real property of the branch banks ...
Interest in National Discount Bank ...
Ditto branch banks ••• ••• •••
Expenses of administration of the Bank
Ditto at the branches ... Miscellaneous ... ..-
... "'

f. 359,841 001 10
131,514,228 0
712,868 65

59,481,917 99
87,148,525 0
2.211000 0
1,740,760 0
8,569,b96 10
2,528,722 0
50,000,000 0
50,000,000 0
10,000,000 0
42,675,496 28

12,952,725 74
4,000,000 0
3,480,873 0
200,000 0
230,000 0
106.638 5
141,031 0
1,828,959 64

f. 829,394,792 55

LIABILITIES.

Capital ... . ~. •. ... f. 67,900,000 0
Ditto of the Branch Banks ... ... 23,350,000 0
Reserve fund ... ... ... ... 10,000,000 0
Ditto of the branch banks ... ... 2,980,7.30 14
Reserve•immobiliere ... ... ... 4,000,000 0
Notes to bearer, in circulation ... ... 421,347,100 0
Ditto of the branch banks ... .., 91,871,875 0
Ditto to order (post-bills) ... ... 5,608 493 20
Account-current with Treasury creditor 89,455,048 73
Various accounts current ... ... 80,743,411 15
Ditto in branches ... ••• ... 21,779,619 0
Bills payable at sight ... ••• ... 4,765,500 0
Ditto at branches ...
... ... 2 244,796 0
Dividends payable ... • • ••• 742,991 25
Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ... 8,245 0
Expenses anticipated ... ...
... 141,052 98
Discounts, interest, and expenses ... 414,609 63
Ditto of branch banks .•• •'• ••• .579 813 0
Re-discounts of the last six months ... 169,730' 65
Ditto in branch banks ~.
...
...
287673 0
...... ... 137,530 52
Interest on protested bills
.
866,423 30
Miscellaneous •••...
..

f. 829.394,792 55
Certified by the Governor of the Bank of France,

it appears by the precedin D'ARGOUT.
g account that the cash in
band has Increased by 10,000,0001 The commercial bills
discounted have decreased by 8,250,000 f. The Bank
notes in circulation have decreased by 1,500,000 f.
The balance to the credit of the Treasury Las in-
creased by 250,000 E Sundry credits have decreased by
200,000,000 f.

The Reformers of Colchester have had a meeting and
have resolved to give a public dinner to Mr. Ilardcastle,
' their Liberal Member, and to Mr. Wingrova Cooke, who
fought Lord John Manners at the last election.
The works at Windsor Castle have been recently
considerably expedited in order that they may be fully com-
pleted before the opening of the Great Exhibition in Hyde-
park. The state apartments, to which the public have been
again admitted, are now rendered in every respect perfect,
both with reference to ornamental embellishment and the
comfort of the Royal inmates. The warming apparatus by
means of pipes is so constructed that the temperature can be
raised in a few minutes to 60 degrees. The greatest precau-
tions have been taken to prevent danger from fire, there being
a large reservoir at Cranbourne charged with a million gal-
lons of water, and another containing one-third that quantity
which can be readily replenished by means of a powerful
steam-en eine erected on the banks of the Thames in Datchet-
lane. Notwithstanding the extensive nature of the works,
the expense will not, it is said, exceed 10,0001.
NEWSPAPERS IN CALIFORNIA.—In the newspaper
line we are not wanting in numbers. Three in Sacramento,
and one Whig organ additional expected. In Stockton two;
in Sonora one; in Marysville one; in San Francisco cis day-
lies, one semi-monthly, and another daily advertised to Fp-
pear on the sth inst. In Monterey one; in San Jo:6 cne
Whig paper, and two more threatened in San Diego, 20 in
411.---41ta California.

THE QUEEN'S SPEECH.
(Frcm the Derbyshire Courier.)
Performance is bettor than promise. Let us hope frt.
the best. The Speech which her Maks!) 'a Ministers
have prepared for the occasion of the opening of Parlia-
ment, certrenly promises little enough—let u$ not, how
ever, despair of something being dote.
The Speech refers to several subj-ets of undoubted
congratulation to the nation. Tho pacification of the un-
happy contest between Denmark and the Duchies, the im-
provement in the relations existing between the several
states of Germany, the hopes entertained that
Brazil will at last cordially co-operate with us in taking
measures for the "suppression of the odious traffic in
Mayes;"—these ant•ouncements, in which the interests
of peace and of justice are involved, will, doubtless, be
received by the English people with siecere gratification-
The sutject of Papal Aggression has evideui ly oh:alt.-en
and will obtain, that attentive conaideration from Minis
ters which the strut g feeling manifested by ell orders
and degrees of her Ataje sty's eubjt cis imperatively de-
[needs. On the religieus bearitig of the question the
people have spoken out in a manner which cannot be
misunderstood, and it remains for the great council o
the nation to address itself to the legal cad secular party
of the subject, and to devise rne ans by which the unwar-
rantable usurpation of Rome may be checked. To
those who have time and inclination, ler an examination
of the legal and constitutional part ee the argument,
we br g leave to recommend the !mate comps then:eve and
interesting treatise of Dr. Twiss on " The Letter Apos-
tolic of Pope Pius 9th," in which learning and research
are brought to bear powerfully on this important
question. Wet consider, &leo, that the pro-
mised improverneets in the administration of the de-
partments of law and equity, and the intention of Go-
vernment to propose measures tending to give security
er titles, and to direireah the expense of the transfer of
property, will be generally appreved. It has bean stated
that an Ericuinbered Eaustes for Scotland will b
introduced this re asien, which, at no distant period,
*kill probably he followed by a similar enactimeot tor
England. Should no eff ctise measures he introduced
to alleviate the pressure on the landed interest, an
English Encumbered Estates Bill, with a reformed Gant
of Chancery, and the removal of all uneeeeesary delay
and expense in the transfer of land and property, will be
absolutely required by necessity, as well as by justice.
And here we cannot but join in what, we feel certain,
will be the universal feeling of bitter disappOintruent in
the agricultural body, at the emisaion from her Ma-
jesty's Speech of the hope ef any measures being adopted
to afford relief to that eufferieg and depressed class
of the communityne The," difficulties " of the owners
and occupiers cf land are lamented, but they
are directed to look only to the action of the prosperous
condition and manufactures on their own state for a
diminution of those diffieulties. Now we cali the serious
attention of the agriculturists to this admission of Mi-
nisters that they cannot tell what to do for the relief of
the landed interest. Let the landowners and tarmers
of England look their diffi ulnas in the Lee. At
recent agricultural meetings it has been demonstrated
to them by their own friauds that neither a reduction
of taxation, were it practicable, to the largest extent
proposed by the most determined financial reformer,
nor any lessening of the burden of rents, titres, and
rates, will meet the exigencies of their state. Ministers
tell them plainly that they can do nothing for them.
They have no measure to propose. Protection! ex-
claims a still powerful and numerous party. Protection
cannot be brought forward by Ministers. They must
cease to be Ministers, before they can retrace their steps
—before they can in any degree sanction protective
duties. They have not the power to go back, it they bad
the will. Will the commercial and manufacturing
interests, will the labouring classes who have luxuriated
during the past year in " general employment" and
cheap food—will these parties ever again consent to a
corn-law? Could a Government formed upon the prin-
ciple of protection stand a day? We, therefore, call
upon the agricultural body, first, to exert themselves
to the utmost to press, by all legitimate and consti-
tutional means, their condition on Government. Let
them unite and aca firmly and manfully. Let them
seek the remedy which has, again and again, in
seasons of depression proved itself efficacious.
A "fettered currency" has invariably been their
enemy ; with free trade they will feel its ill effects to
the uttermost. If they are subjected to the competion
of the world, they have surely a right to demand for
themselves, and for all the industrious and producing
classes, free trade in money—a cheap and adequate cir-
culating medium—as well as free trade in the com-
modities which they exchange for money. Ihis
subject is forcing itself on the notice of all
parties. It must obtain a hearing. We, however,
leave it for the present; only inviting the attention of
our readers to an article which we have extracted from
our talented contemporary—the Journal of Industry.
The article, which bears the signature of a gentleman
(Mr. Twells) whose exertions in the cause of Currency
Reform we have so often had occasion to bring before
our readers, deserves the attentive perusal of the agri
cultural body.
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