The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-11-05 00:00:00

INVESTMENTS OF NAPOLEON 111.

M. Charles Th4lin, who wee, during his entire reign,
keeper of the privy purse of Napoleon 111., has ad-
addreeeed to the Independence Beige a letter, of which
the following in • trandation
Wilholnishohe, Oct. 25

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" Sir,—In the IneVplndance !Mgr of the 16th last, a M.
Max Poi, whom I have not the honour is know, appeals to
my testimony to prove that the Emperor Napoleon 111 ,
during a reign of 18 years, Invested large gums of money
abroad. M. Max Pot Is in error. It was not In foreign
countries, but in Franca, that the Emperor made numerous
investments, of which I will give you a short statement
as extetly as possible. The Civil Lint of the Emperor
amounted to 25,000,000 f. annually, with the addition
of 2,000,0001. derived from the Crown forests : total,
27,000.0001. Out of this sum the nr,linary expenses
cf the Civil List absorbed 22 000,C0M., as foliows:—Dis-
bursements of the Ministry of the Imperial Household,
the fin a I Almonry, the Marshal of the Palace, the
Grand Chamberlain, the Grand Equ-rry, the Grand Hunts-
man, the Grand Master of the Ceremonies, the Military
Household, the Householda of the Empress and the Prince
Imperial, the restoration and keeping in repair of the Im-
perial palaces, the administration of the Crown furniture,
the Imperial manufactoriew of the 00001100, likvres, Beauvais,
travelling expenne, &c. The it/apace - Pelermellsnosally

Vie sum of fire millions, to be blllelllll9ll at his pletniunf,
without interference with the established public service,
as above Indic aed. The following as the detail of the mode
in which nearly the whole anount Um. urtiside witainu-
a, ployed
Francs.
Annual grant of 200,000 f. to complete and in.
crease to 6000. the pensions of amputated
; soldiers, which averaged only 4001., since 1859
' —that is to say, about 11 years .. 2,200,000
Grants to the co-operative societies of Paris .. 500,000
Grants to the co-operative societies of Lyons .. 300,000
' Grants to the mutual aid societies of retired
alilor .. • . 600,000
Grant+ for constructing cheap lodging-houses at
Pori., Lille, Amiens, and Bayonne .. 1,001,109
Parches. of the land.es of La Boubere, and putting
' them under cultivation .. 3,000,000
Purchase of uncultivated lend In &donne.. . 2.600.000
Grants for drnirage cf the Demises (Mn .. 430,000
Grants for drainage in the Departments of the
Dordogne and the Allier 100,000
Drainage of the marshes of Oft (Landes) 9,5110,000
Planting the down. of the Commune el Anglet
(lower Pyrenees) .. 80,000
Model farms of the Camp of Chalon. .. 8,000 001
Reconstitution of the property of La chataig-
iterate, near St. Cloud 800,600
Purchase of the model Algerian farm of Bonkan-
doors
Fertilination of the waste lands of Brittany, at
orn•er- Bonet 200,000
Grant to Algeria of steam ploughs 80,000
Theatre of the Camp of Chalon., 30,000 f, per
annum—ranee 1856 420,000
Pacylmouednt of
.. a portion of the debts..of th.e Corn-
mun rn
e of Mourelon .• 60,000
Payment of the debts of the commune of St.
400.000
Church of It Cloud .• • . 400,000
Churches. of. Plorubieres, Blarrils,Snippe, Motu-
melon, Vadenay, Comet, Corny, St. Jean de
toe, Solferino (Lamle.), linen, St. Lou, nu'
ainebleau, &Lc. 2,240,000
Grants for aiding public schools in many depart-
ments
Grants for country roads in the Lower P 3 renees 200,000
Grants for repairing the Mayors' offices of Com-
piegne and Plerrefonds 60,000
Works of utility and embellishment at Plom-
bleres and Vichy .. 600,000
Restoration of the Chltean of Plerrefond. .. 3,600,000
Excavations of the Palace of the fiestas at Rome 750,000
Sums deposited al security for different Dentons
appointed collectors and receiver, of tho Wee 800 000
Museum of St. Germain .• .. 800,000
Grants to the godchildren of the Emperor,
60,0001 per annum—ince 1856 840,000
Inundations of the Rhone and the Loire .. 500,003
Aid extended to sufferers by ilres, hailstorme,
&a., 200,000 f. per annum, 18 years .. 3,600,000
Independently of the 1,200,000 per annum appro-
priated by the Civil List for dons Cl secours
(iGits and aid), and 400,0091. pensions, the
Emperor gave 300,0001, annually from his
private purse, iii pension. to old servants,
whiter., and others; or In 18 years 5,400,000
Encouragement to art, &clones, Industry, 'treble°.
logical researches In various departments, la-
bour. of Messrs. Foucault (astronomy), Regunult
(ires), Saint-Claire Devine (aluminium and pe-
troleum), Fremont (electricity); experiments
Oar the railway. of Rainey, la lonelier°, the
Camp of Clinton., and others; Invention, and
experiment, with steam appliance, to agr;cul-
tura and industry; experiment+ with artillery,
workshop of Mendota, ego, 600,0001. • year
' durlng eighteen years 10,840,000
Diplomatic present., snoffnoxes, decorations in
diamonds, jewels given to dramatic arthts, Ac..
200,000 f. • year during IS y
Purchase of precious stones added to the Crown
jewels, shout .. 100,000
Purchase of ancient armour for the Cabinet of
Pierrefonde 300,600
Grants to the charitable .oclety of the Prince Im•
perial in aid of labour since its foundation .. 250,000
Pr; z fe for honaracee, grants of money and medals
to country fairs, agricultural exhibition., regat-
tas, societies of horticulture, rifle shooting,
orphan societies, tke-45,0001. per year, 18 year, 1,080,000
Medals presented to the Imperial Library.. .. 50,000
Presents and loans to various persone, among
others hotels to the two Ministers, Messrs.
lillault slid Magne ; hotel to the Princess Bac-
clochl, hotel to Prince Murat, Mx houses at
Vichey to Dr. Conneau and old servitor., com-
pletion of the marriage portior of Prince..
Anna Murat . 10,000,080
Charities of the Empress ,600,0001. • year for 18
Total 73 340,000
" These are, to my knowledge, the principal eums which
the Emperor has disbursed, irrespective of his ordinary
expenses. I have no knowledge of the existence of arty
other Inve.tments in France or elsewhere.
" I remain, Sir,
"Cli. TilEttel, Private Treasurer of the Emperor."

WORDS AND WAR.
(To oth, People's Correspondents.)
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Wnen besieged Chiefs cry out " Alley,"
Why, my Masters, not write Kelly ?—Poneh.