1 MARCH 1856, Page 31

FRENCH RAILWAYS.

Last year the receipts of the principal French railways showed a very large increase over those of the preceding year, as the table below exhibits. The earnings have been reduced. to English pounds sterling.

Receipts Railways. In 1854. In 1835.

Northern of France R1,583,784 £1 974 745

Paris and Lyons 996.446 1,639,392

Lyons and Mediterranean 474,549 918,800 Paris and Orleans 1,757,900 2,099,880

Western of France 1,071,129 1,360,736

Eastern of France 1,342,980 1,667,176 7,226,788 9,680,729 The totals show an increase in 18.55 over the preceding year of 2,453,941/, or about 34 per cent.