The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-14 00:00:00

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC

We have received the Paris journals of yesterday.
The Assembly was occupied in the discussion of
the new law imposing more stringent penalties upon
the practice of usury. This retrograde system of
legislation is supported by a strange union of the
Lt-gitimatists, the parti• pretre, and the Socialists,
who all from different motives regard the commer-
cial inter(sts with " envy, hatred, and malice," and
notwithstanding the opposition of it!. LEON FAUCHER
and the few members who understand political economy
as a science, the Bill has passed two readings. The
principle upon which it is founded is one of true
Socialism, and the Socialist is, therefore, the only party
which is logically right in supporting it.
The trial of the twenty-two persons charged
with having formed part of the Secret Socialist
Society, called the Nemesis, terminated yesterday.
The jury, after three hours' deliberation, returned
a verdict of guilty against fourteen, and cf not guilty
in favour of eight. Two—namely, DE VALORY and
HENNEY—are condemned to two years' imprison-
ment, 500 f. fine, and interdiction of civil rights for
five years ; CORBET to fifteen months' imprisonment,
1001'. fine, and five years interdiction of civil rights ;
GOUFFE, BERETTA, BROQUET, BERAUD, SELLENET,
JAYET, and VALTIER to six months' imprisonment,
loof. fine, and two years' interdiction; GOESET and
CHANCEL, on account of extenuating circumstances,
to six months' imprisonment. The prisoners left the
court shouting " Vive la Republique."
The Monileur has another mass of decorations of
the Legion of Honour.

The following are the items of the weekly Bank
account :

Francs.
Specie in Paris
~. 338,969,068
Ditto in branches
... 115,831,267
Bills in Paris portfolio ... 52,787,402
Bills in branches
... 86,738,939
Bills lying unpaid in Paris ... 304,456
Bank notes in circulation in Paris 402,836,600
Ditto in departments 82,420,72 5
Credit to Treasury ... 73,014,150
Private credit accounts
... 78,957,351
Ditto in branches . 26,243,754
There is less gold by two and a half millions, and
less notes by upwards of six millions for the Paris
department, while the portfolio shows a reduction of
two millions, There is, on the contrary, a more than
corresponding increase under these different heads
fur the provinces. The credit to the Treasury has
increased nine and a half millions, private credit ac-
counts have fallen off four millions for Paris, and two
millions for the departments.
Government Stock continued to improve in price
at the Bourse. The Five per Cents. opened at 95f.
20c., rose to 95f. 50c., and closed at 95f. 35c. ; the
Three per Cents. closed at 57f. 60J. ; Orleans
Railroad Shares, 8301. ; Rouen, 6251.; Havre, 250 f. ;
Great Northern, 4721. 50c. ; Avignon, 192 f. 50c.;
Vierzon, 4011. 25c. ; Basle, 1321. 50c.; Bordeaux,
3851.; Paris and Strasburg, 3531. 75c. ; Tours and
Nantes, 242 F. 500. ; the New Piedmontese Loan,
85f. 20c.
BUSINI SS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TEE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 13.
Boulogne and Amiens, 81—East Indian, 12—Luxem-
bourg, 2M—Namur and Liege, 73%—Northern of France,
15—Orleans and Bourdeaux, 2 X—Faris and Rouen, 25
Sambre and Meuse, 3—Tours and Nantes, 4.

SPAIN.
Madrid journals of the Bth have arrived. Their
contents are unimportant.
The Bolsa was closed on the Bth.