The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-17 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, JAN. 15.
The Emperor yesterday afternoon left the Tuile-
ries in an open phaeton, which he drove himself,
and proceeding to the left side of the Seine visited
the various works in course of execution there, from
the Invalides to the Rues de Sebastopol and des
Ecoles.

A letter from Toulon of the 14th informs us that
on the 12th the crews Of the ships of war composing
the Toulon fleet, under the command of Vice-Admi-
ral Romain-Desfosses, effected an imitation of a
hostile landing and a sham fight at the Grosse-
Tour. The population of Toulon, who occupied
the adjacent, hills to witness the manoeuvres,
warmly applauded the precision with which the

commands of the Admiral were executed.

The Moniteur contains the following paragraph
relating to the Charles et Georges :—" In restoring
the ship Charles et Georges the Portuguese Govern-
ment consented to pay an indemnity proportioned
to the losses sustained by the shipowners, the cap-
tain, and crew. This indemnity was fixed by a
commission, who, in a perfect spirit of impartiality,
calculated the damage it would be just to repair,
and the amount has been handed to the Emperor's
Minister at Lisbon."

The lifoniteur publishes the following return of
the taxes and indirect revenue for the year 1858,
with a comparison between the receipts of that year
and those of 1857. The total amount in 1858 was

1,091,728,000 f., and in 1857, 1,052,713,000 f., being
an increase of 39,015,000 f. in favour of the first-
named year; but if the second decime on the regis-
tration dues, which was suppressed in 1858, be
taken into account, the real augmentation would
be 56,187,000 f. The items which show an improve-
ment are the duty on manufacture of beetroot
sugar, 22,294,000 f. ; import duty on French colo-
nial sugar, 15,028,000 f. ; duty on potable liquors,
12,933,000 f.; tobacco sales, 4,005,000 f.; registration
dues, 2,612,000 f.; customs export duties, 1,994,000 f.;
sundry customs duties, 1,071,000 f. ; postage,
1,032,000 L ; do. on transit of foreign. letters,

361,000 f. ; duty on the consumption of salt beyond
the bounds of the customs, 214,000 f. The decrease
falls on the following : Import duties on sundry
merchandise, 8,104,000. E ; ditto on foreign sugar,
6,939,000 f. ; sundry receipts, 1,887,000 f. ; stamp
ditty, 1,607,000£ ; duty on consumption of salt
within the bounds of the customs, 1,764,000 f. ; sale
of gunpowder, 1,244,000 f. ; import duty on corn,
583,000 f. ; navigation dues, 353,000 f. ; post-office
orders, 39,9001.; malles-postes, 15,000 f. As com-
pared with 1856, the total receipts of 1858 show an
increase of 65,524,000 f.
BOURSE, Jan. 15.—The tone of the market has
been better, and prices have improved. Threes
have been done at from 69f. 15c. to 68f. 85c. ; Mo-
bilier, 795 to 785 f. ; Orleans, 1,307 f. 50c. to 1,302 f.
sc. ; Lyons, 842 f. 50c. to 835 f. ; Southern, 535 f. to
530 f. ; and Northern, 9401. to 935 f. The following
were the last quotations :-
41 per Cents. 96

Do. end month .. 96

3 per Cents 69
Do. end month 6B 95
Bank Shares 2870
Credit Mobilier
Do. Account

Credit Fancier 640
Belgian 41 —
Piedmontese (5)
Roman 9l
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Home Debt 4O 50

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans
Northern . 937 50 937 50
New ditto. BO5 .. 802 50
Lyons and Mediterranean 832 50 .. 833 75
New ditto
Geneva
Midi
• •
Southern
530 .. 530
Western 595 • • 595
Eastern
677 50 .. 675
Grand Central
—• •
Sardinian
Austrian
Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 15c. ; money,
25f. 121 c. ; three months, paper, 241. 97/o. ; money, 24f.
95c.

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