The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-07 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

M. THIER2I ON THE FRENCH BUDGET.
(nom on ow common's:l-r.)

PARIS. FIUDAY EVEtING.

The long-deferred debate on the budget wa.,
opened this afternoon by a speech from M. Tillers.
The tribunes were crowded with ladies. Ou taking
the presidential chair, the Duke de Moray an.
nonoed the death of a member, M. Boissy d'Auglae,
the son—l rather think, but certainly a relation
of the preeident of the National Convention, whose
portrait may be seen at Versailles in David's pic-
ture representing him taking off his hat to the head
of one of his colleagues, which was presented to
him on the point of a pike.
M. Thies began by some general reflections
upon the importance of a good financial

He then said that the old
maxim that "every war should keep itaelr was out
of date. If that maxim were to be now acted upon
every state in the world would rise against the
perpetrator. If an invaded country were to be
given np to pillage by the invaders, not only that
country but all the spectators of the struggle would
be enemies. Neutral states were now like seconds
in a duel, who expected the combatants to show as
much generosity as courage. (Loud applause.)
Armies must now be fed by the power which em.
ployed them, if it was expected to preserve dis-
cipline and command submission in the occupied
country. This consideration explained bow it was that
the Crimean and Italian wars have cost more money
than any of the wars of the first empire. He loved
to see his country as distinguished for humanity
as for oourage, and hated the new maxim that it
was "peace that should provide for war." (Ap-
plause on several benches.) In this point of view
he would observe that those powers whose finances
were the best managed had now the greatest weight
in the world. Those which were in financial dd.
ficulties were esteemed of little account. It had
sometimes been said that there was something
miraculous in the duration of the coalition of 1814
for four years. But the miracle was easily ex-
plained : it was Lord Castlereagh—always ready
with the purse—who kept the coalition up to the
mark and brought it to Paris, when but for his aid
it would have fallen to pieces. Formerly the people
only perceived the effects of bad financial admini-
stration when they succumbed to its weight.
But now the consequences were felt sooner.
On those great markets called Bourses public
confidence in its governors was put up to
suction, and the rise and fall formed the measure
of public prosperity and power. It might there.
fore be raid, without any declamation, that the
military power and political influence of the country
might be measured by the state of its finances. It
was difficult to know what was the real state of the
budget, owing to the great pains taken to disguise
its continual accretion. He was not satisfied with
the division into "budget ordinary " and " budget

extraordinary ;" and for this reason—in the first
place, that when an ektasordinary budget had
lasted twenty-five years it became something very
like an ordinary budget--(laughter)—and next,
because, by the aid of the word " extraordinary,"
the tax-payer was made to put up with many objec-
tionable expenses, and many (so-called) receipts of
a very equivocal nature. In a budget not called
" extraordinary" it would be difficult to put for.
ward boldly as resources money expected to come
from Cochin China and Mexico.
M. Thiess then went into an elaborate statement
of figures for the purpose of showing that the
budget was continually on the increase, that various
expenses, such as the cost of prooeption, were not
counted ; that the famous decree ,against supple-
mentary credits was in practice a nullity; that, in
spite of that decree, the budget of 1863 had been
augmented by 227 millions, and the budget
of 1864, while not yet entirely known, was
likely to be augmented to the extent of
235 millions. The budget of 1865 was yet too
young to speak of, but he did not doubt it would
follow the example of its elder brethren. (Laughter.)
M. Thies then established an elaborate comparison
between the necessities of state at the commence-
ment of the government of 1830, of the government
of the republic of 1848, and of that of the empire
of 1852, and drew the conclusion th►t the present
government had been by far the most extravagant
of all. He paid a compliment to M. Gamier
Pages for not having had recourse to paper money
in 1848.

At the conclusion of his speech, of which the
notes 1 have give but • meet imperfect idea, M.
Thiers was warmly congratulated by the opposi-
tion. It is said in the lobbies that he never obtained
a greater oratorical success.
Prince Napoleon was in the senator's tribune
during the debate.
The Bourse was greatly depressed, although the
decline in securities was not so great as might be
expected considering the rise in discount, and the
disquieting news of the Conference. Bente fell
20c. both for cash and account, closing at Mr.
20c., and 66fr. 45c. ; and Mobilier, 28fr. 75c.

AMYTHER PARC Mt Paris.—Another spacious
park for the recreation of the population of Paris is being
opened on the Buttes Si. Chaumont. All the houses in the
Rue de Crimes and those on the high ground over the
quarries have been taken down, sod the ground is being
levelled at the estrum to the park, which is to be
opened about the centre of the Roe de Crimes. A rail-
way has bean constructed to assist in bringing up earth.
The loaded wamgoos are drawn up by horses, derciet
the earth in the cavities to be filled up, and descend
empty on being set in notion. The 55 acres which the
goverment is trandorming Into a public park are composed
of hillock' and ravines, surmounted by a lofty hill. AS
present it is as uncultivated waste, commanding a mag-
nificent view. The municipal authorities, amuck with the
beautiful landscape seen from the highest part of the park,
resolved to construct there a wide boulevard, which will
describe a curve, beginning at the upper part of the Rue
de Crimea, sad (Indio; at the Rue Peseard. It is to he
72 feet wide, to be lined with houses on one side, with
• handsome railing on the other, which will sepa-
rate it from the park, to which nooses will be
obtained by • grand marble Maumee. This curved boule-
vard or terrace will have • corresponding walk on the side
of La Villette which will be formed by • segment of the
same circle and will commies, at the Rue Puebla, and, se
this terrace will be composed of Deseret curves, the park of
the Buttes St. Chaumont will be bounded by a series of
curved lima. Vast reservoirs ere to be established at 300 it.
from the terrace, which will serve to supply the cascades
and bastes so refreshing during the extremely hot weather
sometimes experienced in Paris.
CANADIAN PILOORD*I.-111 1849, the county of
Bruce was a wilderness. la 18110 the population was 27,494.
Number of acres cleared, 80,500; value of farming lands,
7,263,8 Z dollars ; value of village property in land, 500,000
dollars ; live stock, 626,486 dollars ; farming implements,
130,125 dollars. Tie value of the crop and product' of the
moiety at Bruce in 1860 was 1,030,610 dollars.—Poutiec
Pioneer.

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CRYSTAL PALLOR. ONE SHILLING DAT.
FRIDAY, MAT 6.—Admiasions on payment, 1,630; ditto
by memos tickets, 84 ; total, 2,464.