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THE FRENCH EMPIRE.

The Constitutionnel and the Assembles Nationale,
which, although greatly opposed to each other in
general politics, and both organs in manufactures
and commerce of the Protectionist party, attack
the Debats for taking under its protection the ar-
guments
of M. Dollfus in favour of admitting fo-
reign competition in cotton manufactures. The
arguments in the two Protectionist journals are
nearly the same, and generally speaking they are
without novelty. We only think it necessary to
extract from the Constitutionnel a paragraph in
which it attempts to show that protection against
the competition of foreigners does not prevent
competition in France. It says :
" There were in France at the beginning of last year
4,300,000 spindles for cotton, divided between 650 esta-
blishments, and occupying 60,000 workmen. It is esti-
mated that since the consolidation of order in 1852,
nearly 500,000 more have heen constructed, or are being
constructed. If there be a monopoly then, it is one
that is singularly divided and warmly disputed."
There is nothing else of interest in the original
columns of the Paris journals.
From the exposé des motif of the Budget of 1854
we make the following extract :
" France is, we are pleased to hope, about to com-
mence from next year a fresh ascensional movement.
The indirect revenues of 1854 have been estimated by the
Government at 851,756,050 f. This amount exceeds by
about 42 millions the produce of the indirect revenues of
1852. But experience has shown that the produce of
••;;' Of recei is incroses in times of security and of
'The prod rectrevennes rose, for ins.
stance, from about 569 millions in 1833, to 828 millions
in 1846, or at the average rate of 20 millions a-year.
The calculation of improvement which we have reckoned
on is therefore borne out by the experience of the past.
The extreme probability of its correctness may be seen
when it is considered that the commencement of 1852
was subjected to the influence of the political crisis con-
nected with the events of the 2d of December. The pro-
duce of the indirect taxes during the interval from the
Ist of March, 1852, to the Ist of March of the present
year amounted to 821,286,000 f. In order to arrive at
the previsions which we have adopted relative to 1854,
it will be seen that it is only necessary to suppose an in-
crease of 15 millions a-year, and it is difficult to enter-
tain a more moderate hope than that which in a pacific
state of things supposes such an increase. The ensemble
of the receipts for 1854 being estimated at 1,520,039,572 f.
and the expenditure at 1,519,250,942 f., the general
budget presents a surplus of receipts of 1,388,630 f. This
surplus would even have amounted to 2,734,957 f., if we
had not placed among the expenses the annuities regu-
lated by the vote of the bills on the repurchase of the
different canals."

The general account of the materiel of the War
department for the year 1851 has just been pub-
lished, from which it appears the whole value of
such materiel, as far as it can be approximatively
estimated, was on the 31st of December of that
year 448,857,481 f., being 11,570,180 f. more
than at the corresponding period'of 1850. In the
items provisions are set down at 13,600,356 f. ;
hospital expenses, 16,895,284 f. ; clothing,
22,758,197 f. • military bedding and camp equip-
age, 16,327,931 f. ; general remount of cavalry,
38,998,610 f. ; forage, 8,349,935 f. ; artillery,
289,587,558 f. ; engineers, 17,246,675 f. ; powder
and saltpetre, 10,429,509 f. The different ser-
vices in Algeria amounted to 3,509,258 f.
_

The Minister of Police has addressed the follow-

lug circular to the prefects, dated " March 15." It
would appear to have been called for by the demon-
stration made by the Socialists of Paris at the late
funeral of Mme. Raspail
" Monsieur le Prefet,—The Socialist party appears in-
clined to again put itself in movement, and seek for op-
portunities to bring itself before the world. Availing
themselves of sentiments which are entitled to respect,
they, in particular, appear to seize on the occasion of the
funeral of certain persons to organise these manifesta-
tions, which assume a character exclusively political. In
proportion as the Government is disposed to give every
possible latitude to meetings which are formed under
the inspiration of family affection, so much it ought to '
pay attention to prevent this kind of profanation, which
seizes as a pretext on the mortal remains of some one
quite unknown to the crowd which follow the coffin, in
order to stimulate a respect which is only a falsehood,
and to make a politicil demonstration which is evident
to every one. We are no longer in a period when a
handful of men could, without obstacle or repression,
fill the public mind with fear or agitation, and the au-
thorities are bound to prevent and repress all that may
tend to compromise tranquillity and interfere with good
order. I therefore recommend you, Monsieur le Prefet,
to adopt measures to prevent any such manifestations.
The best means of doing so will be to prevent too
great an assemblage at the house of the deceased, to
dissipate every crowd of persons which should have the
character of a mob, to prevent too great a number of
persons unconnected with the family from entering the
churchyard, and to interdict any kind of address or
speech.! It is most important to unite the respect due to
the dead with the measures called for by public safety, and
you will have to recommend to your agents the greatest
prudence and reserve in these delicate circumstances. I
request you to keep me informed of any facts which may-
arise in your department connected with this matter."
A letter from Toulon says that the sailing ves-
sels of the Mediterranean fleet have taken five
months' provisions on board, and not two months',
as at first stated. The steamers have only taken
supplies for three months, as they had no room for
any more. Orders have, it is said, been given for
fitting out the Friedland and the lena, and also the
Tilsitt, but not with so much expedition.
It has been stated that the inauguration of the
tomb of the Emperor Napoleon, at the Hotel des
Invalides, is to take place on the sth May, the an-
niversary of his death ; but, as Ascension-day this
year falls on that date, the ceremony has been fixed
for the 4th. It is to be attended by the Emperor,
the Imperial family, deputations of the army and
navy, the Ministers, and the great bodies of the
State.

The Peace deputation has arrived here from Lon-
don. The gentlemen forming it are—Sir James
Duke, Bart., M.P., Sir Edward Buxton, Bart.,
Mr. Samuel Gurney, Mr. Wm. Gladstone, Mr. St.
Leger Glyn, Mr. Thomas Dent, Mr. J. D. Powles,
and Mr. G. Barclay. They are commissioned by
nearly 3,000 of the merchants, bankers, and traders
of London, to wait upon the French Emperor, and
to present to him a declaration of the friendly feel-
ings which exist in England towards the people of
France, and to deprecate the ill-feeling which the
tone of certain English journals has been calculated
to arouse. The deputation was received yesterday
by the Emperor.
The Evening Presse, in its usual weekly commer-
cial bulletin, says :
"Business is very quiet in Paris, both in the manu-
factures and in the retail trade. The continuance of the
cold weather does considerable injury to several branches
of business. The fete of Longchamps, which is usually
a period of increased activity in many branches of trade,
has passed over almost without any effect. The export
houses have, during the past fortnight, given some or-
ders for the manufacturers, and English houses have
made some purchases in perfumery and gloves. Several
manufacturers are also employed for the Brazil and South
American trades, but almost all the orders for the United
States are executed. The accounts from Rouen, Mul-
house, and other points, state that business is also very
dull there."

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There was not a great deal of business transacted
on the Bourse yesterday, but the sales effected
were principally at a lower figure than the currency
of Saturday. Bank Stock experienced a heavy
fall, this description of securities being operated in
at a decline of 20f. In the Three per Cents. for
cash there is no change to report from the last
quoted prices ; but the Four-and-a-Half per Cents.
exhibit a decline of sc. For the account the
Three per Cents. have fallen 15c., while the Four-
and-a-Half per Cents. remain as last reported.
The market had a generally firm appearance at the
close of business. The following were the closing
prices :—For cash—Three per Cents., 79f. 90c. ;
Four and-a-Half per Cents., 103 f. 65c. For the
account—Three per Cents., 79f. 80e. ; Four-and-
a-Half per Cents. 103 f. 60c. Bank Stock, 2,640.

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uue Aunister of Ma-
rine, and was continued by M. Pena Aguayo, who
maintained the right of the general to return to
the Senate. The Minister of the Interior pro-
ceeded to reply, and was speaking when the post
left. The proceedings in the Chamber of Deputies
on the 23d were confined to the examination of
election returns. The committee on the demand
of the government for authorisation to levy the
taxes has elected M. Esteban Conantes its pre-
sident, and M. Hurtado its secretary. The cold
continued excessive. The 23d being a holiday, the
Stock Exchange was not open.

GERMANY.
Among other propositions that will engage the
attention of the Germanic Diet in considering the
question of the federal fortresses, is that for the
construction of a fortified camp around Rastatt
(Baden), for which Austria requires 4,000,000
florins, to be paid by the Confederated States.
The German Journal of Frankfort states that
the French Government has proposed to the Ger-
manic Diet to enter with it into a treaty for the
protection of literary property, but that the Diet
refuses to open at once negotiations on the subject,
as the moment is not opportune.
On the 23d, the police of Heidelburg went to
the house of Professor Hagen, ex-representative of
the National. Assembly of Frankfort, and seized all
his papers.
A Vienna letter in the Augsburg Gazette states
that the Austrian troops who were on their return
from the South have received orders to halt.
The Archduke William, Commander-in-Chief of
the Austrian army, by an order of the day of the
23d, makes known that the army is not expected
to take part in the subscription now raising for
erecting a church to commemorate the escape of
his Majesty from assassination. The reason assigned
is that their pay is too small to permit them to
make sacrifices, and also that they have given so
s proofs of their loyalty that. no more are
needed. A deputation of the Saxon colony. from
Transylvania was received on the 22d by the Arch-
duke Francis, father of the Emperor of Austria,
and presented an address expressing their hearty
congratulations on his Imperial Majesty's recent
escape.