The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-02 00:00:00

AIVOTHER LIBEL CASE.

The contest for the honour of representing New
York in the United States Senate is likely to give
rise to an action for libel. Ex-Governor Fenton
has commenced legal proceedings against the New
York Commercial Advertiser for an article reflecting
on the honesty of Mr. Fenton's administration dur-
ing his terms of office extending over four years.
The Commercial declares it has nothing to retract,
and apparently seeks for an opportunity to estal -
lish its allegations. It is thought that the feeling
between that journal and Mr. Fenton is so rantour-
ous that the case will come to trial. The Com-
mercial Advertiser, edited by Hugh I. Hastings, is
supposed to be inspired by Thurlow Weed. On
Saturday, the 2d inst., it published the following
remarks :—" Governor Fenton retired from office
at noon yesterday, and John 'l'. Hoffman was
welcomed to the honours, the trials, and tribu-
lations of the office by the outgoing incumbent.
Governor Fenton has held the office for Lair
years, and has made some reputation. He will
stand out as an illustration—showing that a man
with very little ability and less honesty, a fair sup-
ply of political cunning and tact, and a large amount
of double-dealing, can successfully humbug the
country that he has some claims to statesmanship,
and is entitled to the respect of the unsophisticated
people of the rural districts. He retires from office
as the most successful fraud that ever held a high
position in the Government of the country. Of all
the distinguished citizens who have occupied the
Executive chair of this. State, no one has ever
brought the amount of scandal to the doors of
the Executive Chamber that Reuben E. Fenton
has. Commencing with the signing of the New
York Dry Dock Railway Bill, in which one of his
most intimate back-door friends obtained $20,000
from the company for his signature to the mea-
sure ; ending with the history of the Erie Railroad
legislation of last session, when his most inti-
mate and trusted friend was paid $20,000 by one
of the directors of the Erie Company to obtain his
approval of the bill, his administration has been
made notorious by a system of blackmailing. Yet
in the face of this most scandalous and infamous
trade be has managed to impose upon the people
of the State, and leave the impression that he was
an honest, fearless, and independent chief magis-
trate. Never was there such a successful fraud. It
was supposed, because he vetoed the New York Cen-
tral Railroad Bill and various city railroad Acts, that
he was unapproachable by the lobby. Deluded and
humbugged people I But few were aware that it was
more profitable to certain Wall-street sharpers to have
the New York Central Fare Bill vetoed than ap-
proved. Whichever way he turned wasgrist to his mill.
It was the same with the New York City rail-
roads—more money was paid for a veto than for a
signature ; and so it went from the beginning of
his Administration to the eu3. Governor Fenton,
unlike most men who have high official positions,
retires from office with a larger bank account, and
more goods, chattels, bonds, and mortgages than
when he entered the Executive Chamber. We say
nothing of the unscrupulous manner in which he has
used his office for his own advancement. This, to
a certain extent, may be considered by gentlemen
of loose political morality perfectly legitimate. But
we repeat there is nothing in the history of the Exe-
cutive of the State so scandalous and disgraceful as
the administration of Reuben E. Fenton." A pretty
way in which to write of one who had just surren-
dered, after a long term, an office of great dignity
and trust to take up another of scarcely less dignity
and trust ; and we think it is due to all parties,
either that those who falsely made such statements
should be punished, or one who so betrays his trust
should be brought to account.

BANK OF FRANCE.

rams, Jan. 28.

The following is the return of the Bank of France
for the week ending to-day, together with the cor-
responding figures of the previous account :

DEBTOR.

Jan. 28.

Jan 21.

182,500,000 -

Capital of the Bank.— 182,500,000
Profits in addition to
capital (Art. 8, Law,
Juno 9, 1857) 7,014,776 02
Reserve of the Bank
and its branches
Reserve of lauded pro-
perty 4,000,000 4,000,000
Notes in circulation
Banknotes to orderand
receipts payable at
sight
Treasury account cur-
rent creditor 151,086,144 82 152,673,375 96
Current accounts, Paris 239,018,197 65 239,849,488 6d
Do. branch banks 43,108,611 41,276,643
Dividends payable 2,465,285 2,974,867
Discounts and sundry
interests
Rediscounted the last
six months
Surplus of receipts not

distributed -
Sundries

7,044,776 02

22,105,750 11 22,105,750 11

35,324,221 80 34,436,290 54

933,790 85 933,790 Sr

8,766,267 70 10,633,394 63

Total
CREDITOR.
;Jail. 28.
fr

Cash in hand and in

Jan. 21.
fr.

Branch banks
Commercial bills over-

771,073 94

202,241 10

due
Commercial bills dis-
counted, not yet due 313,859,014 90 310,992,391 40
Do. branch banks 290,122,132 289,907,278
Advances ou deposit of
bullion
Do. branch banks 3994951
Do. on French Public
Securities
Do. by branch banks
Do. on railway shares
and debentures
Do. branch banks
Do. on Credit Foncier
Bonds
Do. branches
Do. to the State (Con-
vention, June 10,
1857) 60,000,000
Government Stock re-
serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14
Do. disposable
Rentes Immobalisees
(Law, Juno 2, 1857) 1C0,000,000 100,000,000
Hotel and furniture of
the Bank and landed
property branches 8,965,117
Expenses of manage-
ment 236,878 35 58,547 12
Sundries

42,976,400 -
3,973,600 -

13,225,000 -
6,919,800 -

13,226,700 -
6,987,700 -

36,845,800 --
28,633,200 -

936,800 -
864,900 -

943,000 -
869,800 -

60,000,000 -

8,965,113 -

Total ' 2,079,702,804 61 2,080,590,606 77
Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank
of France.

(Signed) RoULAND.

The Philadelphia Globe says—" Messrs. Robert
W. MLAlpin and James M‘Connell, editors of the New
York Tribune, are in this city, stopping
th at the Continenta
01,
no doubt for the purpose of reporting movements f
General Grant. The rumour that Mr. John Russell Young,
the accomplished managing editor of the Tribune, had re-
signed his position, is contradicted by these gentlemen."
George T. Angell, a Boston lawyer, is the pre-
sident of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, which, though only incorporated last
year, has procured the passage of a stringent law against
cruelty to animals, has prosecuted 42 cases, obtained
39 convictions, disposed of others without prosecu-
tion, and distributed 330,000 copies of a monthly
newspaper in the interests of the dumb beasts.
No one can tell the suffering so active a society may
prevent, for the animals can neither " spout" nor write,
and we believe that Mr. Angell and his secretary, Mr.
Fay, in their active campaign against cruelty will do more
good than men whose philanthropy is making a noise in
the world.

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