The Sun.
London, England, 1835-02-12 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

The Moniteur of Tuesday contains the following de-
spatch, dated Bayonne, 7th inst.:--
" On the 4th Mina sent six hundred men to fortify and
occupy Lumbier. The first division of the army has passed
into Castile to prevent the incursions of the insurgents of
Biscay and Alava. Lumbier (continues the Moniteur) is
a small town, situate to the east of PampPluna, on the
frontier of Arragon. Its position is important."
The Journal des Debats contains the following, under.
date Madrid, Feb. I.:

" Matinez de la Rosa is somewhat indisposed from the
effects of a cold, but his illness does not appear to be any
way dangerous. The Council of Ministers met twice at
his house. The city is tranquil. The debates in the Cham-
bers are destitute of interest. The Committee of the do-
mestic or internal debt had not yet terminated its labours,
nor was it expected that its report would be ready before
the close of the month. Intelligence of the complete reco-
very of Mina's health had reached Madrid. The general
was about to commence his operations, after having entirely
organised the army of Navarre. The regiments of provin-
cial militia quartered in Andalusia have set out on their
march fer the army of the North, which the Government
appeared determined to reinforce. A regiment coming from
Saragossa was ordered to halt at Guadalaxara. It was in-
tended that it should act against Merino, who has appeared
in the neighbourhood with 1,000 or 1,200 men."
The Courrier Francais states that the agents of Don
Carlos are actively employed in Leghorn, collecting arms
and ammunition, two cargoes of which had been already
sent, and landed on the Mediterranean coast of Spain. A
French armed brig was cruising along the coast of Tuscany,
but the Carlist vessels set its vigilance at defiance.
The Sentinelle des Pyrenees, of the sth, mentions that
the officers of a regiment of the Royal Guard quartered in
Saragossa had attempted to excite the soldiers to declare in
favour of Don Carlos ; but the latter had resisted and ar-
rested their officers, four of whom were subsequently shot.
The following is the address to the Queen Regent of
Spain, on the mutiny of January 18th, voted by the
Chamber of Procuradores :—" Madam,—Yielding to their
feelings of unalterable fidelity, the Deputies of the kingdom
approach the throne of your august and innocent daughter,
Queen Isabella 11., to participate in the grief which must
have been excited in the generous heart of your Majesty
by the momentary defection of a portion of her subjects.
The Deputies of the kingdom, who are the faithful inter-
preters of the sentiments and wishes of the nation they re-
present, would be wanting in the duties imposed upon them
by the confidence placed in them, in their obligations to
the throne of her Majesty, and to themselves, if they did
not make a formal declaration against the deplorable
and scandalous transaction of the 18th inst. The grief
which this lamentable event has inflicted upon them can
only be compared to the horror with which it has inspii•ed
them, and the blame which they cannot but cast upon it.
Nevertheless, a great consolation has listened the bitterness
of these feelings. They have found this consolation in the
noble conduct and remarkable prudence of the inhabitants
of the capital, in the fidelity of the garrison, in the loyalty
of the Urban militia, and in the discipline and conduct of
both, ready to obey the voice of their Chiefs, and to be obe-
dient to the laws. They showed an equal contempt for
death, and for the perfidious cries of the rebels ; refusing
to listen to any thing but the dictates of their duty and their
consciences, which are the only directors -of good citizens
and of soldiers worthy of that honourable appellation. Such
are the sentiment s of the Spanish army, the Urban militia,
thr people, and the Chamber, which takes pride and plea-
sure in testifying them to your Majesty. Let your Ma-
jesty be perfectly assured that the Deputies of the kingdom
will ever be eager to render you their entire co-operation
in repressing rebellion and sedition, with whatever cloak
they may cover themselves, in maintaining the Statute
Royal, the fundamental laws of the kingdom, public order,
the throne of your august daughter, and respect and obe-
dience to your Majesty. We hope your Majesty will ac-
cept this pure homage and sincere loyalty, which the Cham-
ber considers as a sacred duty in it to offer to your
Majesty."
The following is a summary of the report made by the
Council-General of the Bank of France, through the Go-
vernor, Count d'Argout, at a general meeting of the share-
holders :—During the last year public confidence became
much firmer, and consequently commerce increased. The
dividends on Bank Stock, for the whole of the year 1833,
was 66 francs per share, to which was added three francs,
kept in reserve, making a total of 69 francs. The divi-
dends for the year 1834 amounted to 80 francs, or an in-
creased profit of upwards of one-eighth. The discounts,
which in 1832 were 150,723,000 francs, and in 1833,
240,289,000 francs, amounted in 1834 to 306,603,000
francs, being more than double those of 183'2, and exceed-
ing those of 1833 by a fifth. The profits were, of course,
in the same proportion ; increasing progressively from
1,034,000 francs to 2,020,800 francs. On the subject of
dishonoured bills the report. goes into some length. At the
end of the first six months of 1830 this item. amounted to

only 73,623 francs 2 cents, but shortly after the days
of July, it rose to 4,316,740 francs 34 cents, and'
in 1831, to a total of 6,344,498 francs 46 cents ;
but the years 1832, 1833, and 1834, passed without
any additions to this account ; and, in the course of
those years, the exertions of the Directors had enabled
them to recover of the above deficit sums amounting
to 4,267,577 francs 20 cents, leaving a balance still unpaid
of 2,076,921 francs 26 cents. The number of accounts
current in 1834 was 624,136, and their amount 908,599,400
francs, a sum greater than at any period since the establish-