The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-04

General stswes win ssvs the command OF the army in
Bessaraba.
General ostsu-sacksD viii remain at Nisi,Aisa aud
Cherson.
ABIDE camp General Paniutin will have his headqusr,
ters ut Htomir.
Christmas has been celebrated with great ceremony.
The trsditi pa 1s Dsu hsned ia all the chu rohes
Napoleon such is the name given 10 the Grand Armyy
forty years SINCE 1t sa mode OF celebrating tue
The Bank or France.
From the Circular to Bankers Jaa 12.1
The returns Of the Bank of France up the 10th
ins present the following results whom comp srei With
Specie .f8 75B, $50 1884 4lO TIL $50 Dec
Discounts. .1s7Oe,s7o l7ss7,7so 1iSlllo Inc
securities; ...... l,e7e,l7o Isos,o2o 22s,sSo Inc.
Advance bullion R Iss
Notes IN circulation q 7iA2,o .sl7,soo so,aso Inc
Private deposits 4,sSs'ssi 5'sS7,7So S7sSss Inc.
the specie and indicate the c,naasd drain for the pur
poses of war. The dscouats which had Diminished In
again increased, Notwithstanding the high OF ia
terest charged by the bank rhe advances pom public
sssr.s saow sight out tue advances upon
f400 coo which reduce. them nearly ne half the sum
At which they stood the stn OF Novsmbse last On
other tide OF the account tne circulation has increased
upwards OF f803 00O the Treasury account
has decreased fs41 600 reducing 70 little than
600 the private deposits which in the previous
f67s, 900.
These returns course will not be regarded as being
favorable to an Improvement In the money markets OF
London and Paris, ye thew only such could be
reasonably anticipated in the presen state Of Europe
and under the aspect which the assn ned The
necessities of the government wall doubtless have to
be made known by appealing to the country for another
the necessary supplies without having to such
anexpedent There Ia, ho~e7er MT slightest doubt
quire In this respect Nor is there thing alarming
the amount of the public deot Of Frau when the
source, Of the French empire are taken into condsra
Russia must be crushed eesualy If 1t cannot be de-
strcyed and France Is su 10 ain her honor ia the
cause, Ia manner that Is worthy OF her lofty position
~ 9 European Power.
French Financial Report.
The Moniear publishes the following report, addressed
Sirewe have reached that period of the year when
Is customary for the Minister OF the Finances to render
account to the Emperor of the general state of the
The exceptional Of SEES which during the years
1854 and 1855 we're of nature to influence tbs public in
come and expenditure and the ions Of the Treasury
considerably tighten my duty to day.
Your Majesty viii with satisfscion that II in those
two years the cholera the food criis and tae i'm
posed great sacrifices upon the State ut least be
asserted that the Of public wealth have by
means been weakened and that especially in 1855, com
meKce and industry attained development which no
one could have anticipated even in the most prosperous
times
lo04.-in nOnOr
informing the Emperor Of the principal which,
elusive Of the extraordinary Of the and
navy, placed heavy supplementary credits upon the
budget Of 1854 to the amount of l20, 00o, 0o0f
The general statement of accounts pu sshad last May
showed the provisional conaition Of that budget with
Since then that result has sensiblv diminished.
now announce with certainty to your Majesty that the
ada that the budget had not specially provided for the
completion of the great public works. In addition to the
general 20 arc allotted to then By
ordinary receipts and expenditures would have been in h
vor of the receipts
have been modified by unforeseen circumstances.
The assistance given to the communes the arrears Of
ments the necessity onsitutiug on larger basis
the stores Of the tobacco manufactures to put them
footing with the increased consumption the increase Of
prt miums to expectation resulting from the activity Of
industry the expenses the Universal Exhbition
the impulse given to public works. are so many accidental
VIII h led to the opening Of numerous Credits and
I2o, goo ooof
This sum appears heavy but beg the Emperor to OBJ
that portion Of -thst of the premiums amount
ing to II 0O0-s only the restitution OF duties e
We'd that another portonthat Of the tobacco exceed
transformation of property (ualeur and that, finally
the great public works have taken Door, Of the
Such an amount imposed upon the present for the ad
vantages Of the future canuot be considered money
the most useful profitable Of al Investments.
The experience Of the last twenty years proves in the
most ncontestabe manner that the funds devoted to the
completion Of reads to the perfescn Of navigation to
the works Of ports to the devsopement of railways
productive in the highest degree, and by facilitating
commerce and industry they bring correspond.
ing progress into the revenues Of the treasury.
At period, sire, have great works Of public utility
reserved SO great an impulse in the last years
At no period also was the OF indirect duties
rapid and in this latter respect can compete with
1855.
Gently published In the M0niteur. To appreciate fully
the value Of that document is necessary not
duties resulting from Laws passed in the last legs-
latve session.
The new duties have given 80, 600 0oot
The old tariffs having also bean force Ia this two
years 1854 and 1855, alone offer elements of comparison
They show the advantage Of 1855 An
nearly 10 900 000. which brings to 9l7 600 000i the
total produce Of the old duties, aud proves that thanks
TO the confidence inspired BY your Majesty not only has
year Is4e itself the the proceeding
goyeaDment already exceed cd by nearly loo 0oor
This wonderful result of tho national &C svity Is not
the only distinguishing mark Of the year which has just
passed.
number Of patentees, have given surplus value Of
10000 The facility of recovering has made sddi
ena progress The sum. received GU the Slst of Decem-
Der by nearly 600 0O the amount estimated
and the costs of collecting had undergone new and no.
! table Ieaucton.
The State forests have been soli at prices quite
hoped for The cesrDgs estim at q 0O0 in the
budget Of 1855 produced *, 1000, O00f
All these approximations ana some probable annumenis
Of credit WILL in all probability, reduce ths di ference o.
1885, despite the 100 900 000f OF supplementary aoc
lions to deficit Of about So 900, 00Of This figure
owing to the extraordinary wants which 1t necessary
to provide for will appear very saisa Glory, especially
it is considered that much below the sum provided fol
the extraordinary works aud fog the tobacco reserves
and thai therefore, properly sPssking 1t does not make
q deficit. .
Your Majesty will allow to observe on this subject
general manner that for years the regulations
Of The budget would be balanced formerly. the
penses of extraordinary works entirely covered
special falling at once upon the present and
| upon the future.
budget Of I856-The budget ~ 1ass on,x commanding
1t Impossible to state the results befo ehand Bn
the majority Of causes which, 1885, led supplement-
airy credits not likely to be reproduced and II may
therefore be reasonably expected that the facts win
| much the provisions.
Bulge Of budget Of 1857 actually submitted
to the examination OF the Council of State Ia balanced
by Of receipts Of 000E give to this
estimate according to the Emperors intentions the
greatest possible character Of sincerity and dminst
the unfavorabe chances OF unforeseen
changes have been introduced into the basis Of the
estimates On the one hand, ia fixing the ex penses