Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-11-15

Rcheeu. The article on the poet Gresset is
captivating specimen Of SAINT BEUvE's rapid an,
delicate criticism. The one on Railroads and Ca
4 nails is intended chiefly to show that canals are su
peror or peculiarly useful for the transportation
! heavy merchandise. councillor of State ha
furnished forty instructive and authentic pages en-
titled q The Public Funchonaries of France" w,
: are brought acquainted with the whole system anl
!, Ipersonnel-how public functions acquired-or
. what principles bestowed-what the respective
classes numbers, salaries rights, and duties of the
functonaries. The author observes, incidentally
(" The Democracy of the United States, which sa
crifices the small number of non-elective public
functonaries the eXactions Of maorities, forms
no example for France" His general heads are
Religion, Justice and Science--the Clergy, the Ma
gstracy the University There are more than two
hundred and fifty thousand functionaries altogether
embracing the three heads just mentioned, the lite
ra and Swans Of the constituted bodies, engineers
administrators, clerks, and agents Of every descrp-
ton. The tasks or business of each description are
well defined and allotted; subordinaton within,
and grades, and independence Of each other, are
strictly regulated and observed all depend more or
less on the Government, whether in the department
tai, municipal, national service. Thus is rem
dered effective and universal that vast scheme of
cenfrafisation which assures unity and order. The
personnel of the bureaus is very numerous, and
possesses considerable powers that Of the Finances
reckons not less than eighty thousand and the Min
lister is a real potentate. The fnnconaries of the
army and navy (ofcers and others) are, altogether
thirty-one thousand four hundred and seventy-nine
the Catholic religion has forty-one thousand six
hundred and nine priests, Of whom nearly forty
thousand are paid by the Treasury the Protestant
has six hundred and ninety pastors, also paid; the
Hebrew, one hundred and eleven rabbis or officiat-
ing ministers, also paid. The members of the Court
Of Cessation are filty-six; Of the Royal Courts,
nine hundred and thirty-seyen; the inferior prl-
mary Courts (fribunaur dc premiere nastdnce)
comprise two thousand four hundred and ninety
eight Htuiaries, and one thousand one hundred and
seventy substitutes. The justices ofthe peace
are two thousand eight hundred and forty-seven,
each with substitute. There are two hundred
| and twenty special commercial tribunals-no sala-
| ry; the personnel is nearly seventeen hundred.
The totality of French courts and tribunals is nearly
fifteen thousand. France has ten ambassadors,
twenty-one ministers plenipotentiary, two charges
aaires, forty secretaries OF embassy and
legation, twenty-four consuls-general, eighty-sX
consuls with sixty-two registers clerks.
The entire personnel of Public instruction is
about forty thousand. In the Faculties there are
three hundred and sixty Professors for the higher
branches of knowledge; in the special scientific
and literary institutes, four hundred and ninety
five members. The township-teachers, for rud-
mens, are thirty-six thousand, with two hundred
inspectors. In general, the sons Of public fune-
tionares, when capable, preferred as successors
testimonials of probity, morals, and patriotism are
required the laws exact special education and d.
plomas in most instances. The training at the Nor
NAL School is Of three years the examinations Of
the three hundred pupils are severe and compre-
hensive.
In the number Of the Revue des Deux Mondes
issued this day. we have the continuation and con-
tclu Of The he p,h
could wish to report to you at the substance
of the ffty-ive additional pages, which consist
equally Of instructive and interesting details. We
may hope that Monsieur WHEN, the able author,
will issue book Of his administrative Studies, en-
bracing the Council of State, the Prefecture Of Police
the Theatres and the Public Functionares to which
he can add the Chambers and Provincial Councils.
The Political Chronicle of La Revue has autho-
ry from high political connexion. 1t tells us that
the British Ministry have already instructed their
agents in Morocco induce the Emperor to accede to
all the present French demands respecting the pursuit
of ABD-EL-KADER. One of those demands is that the
Imperial guard of blacks, upon whom MULEY All
DERRHAMAN rely be employed to bar the entrance
of the Emir into that part of the Morocco territory
where he rests and gathers force. The Epogte
(MnisteriaD confirms the statement in these terms :
The energetic resolution of the Government of France
has found in the bosom of the British Cabinet only the
Marked and have every believe the sin
Sir Robert Peel and Lord Aberdeen great
statesmen admit with candor and without any reserve
the right Of France the prosperity of her
in Africa and employ every in her power TO attain
this end We have TO believe that not only will
objection be made the of France, but that the
English Cabinet will address the Emperor Of Morocco the
earnest recommendations make decided and vigorous
efforts against AbdeKader Several of the old Opposition
journals persist in assuming that England will prevent
ducng Abd-eKader These journals in the pro-
found darkness when they entertain opinion evidently
contrary to truth. England, to speak, is almost much
interested France the reduction of the Emr In fact
Add eKade dstubs France her peaceae possessions Of
Algeria and he also equally deprves the of Eng
land of the peaceabe possession of the Morocco market
England from the proximity o(iibraar, her depots Cad
bhed connexon Of her merchants and her almost immemo
monopoly in supplying Morocco with the produce of
Europe has derived profits The Em has brought
this immense trade into jeopardy by assuming sort of
terry in Morocco by exciting rebellion in the country against
the authority Of the Emperor by drawing the French pur
him within the territories and by bringing upon the
peaceful inhabitants Of the INTERIOR who the purchasers Of
English merchandise, all the chances Of Of extemina-
ton. England, repeat, has joint interest with France
in the Morocco question. II for this that in the last
year, the English consul aboed with much ardor obtain
the conclusion of peace and il for this again that the
Of Morocco the most energetic representations to induce him
make final and grand effort deliver both Morocco and Al
geria from the incursions Of Abd-el-Kadcr."'
/ The Paris Savings Banks are still drained for the
! purpose of speculation in railroad stocks. Peti-
4 tons flow in for the intervention of the Govern
ment against deceptive companies, without real
capital or credit" The Project of Police has adj
dressed a report 10 the Cabinet the danger and
serious evils of crisis in the financial concerns OF
the middle and poorer classes---the small dealers
and the dotnesticq who have hazorded their all