The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-09-18

| FRENCH ARMy-It appears from the Annaiaire
DIlitaire for ls49, which has Just been published,
| that the Fiat Major General OF the army com
prises six arshals of France, 1.-THE recent death of
| Marshal Molitor has reduced il to five,) Of whom
| one. Marshal Soult, dates from the empire, and
from the creation of that dignity, US04) one from
the restoration, Marshal Moltor, lls2s;) and four
| from the monarchy of July, viz, Marshals Gerard,
| Qs30) Sebastani, US40,) Relic and Dode de La
Brunerie, (lS47.) The list of the Etat- Major Cen
era on active service, which, according TO the de-
of the provisional government of the 9Th May,
ls4S, fixed at sixty five the number of generals Of
division, and at hundred and thirty that of gen
erals of brgade, is sixty three generals of divi
sion and one hundred and twenty nine generals of
brigade. The divisional generals are thus classed-
four belong TO the staff thirty to the infantry,
nineteen TO the cavalry and three to the engineers.
The generals of brigade belong-eght TO the staff,
sixty three to the infantry, thirty ght to the
airy, (four of whom are in the gendarmery,) thir-
teen to the artillery, and seven TO the engineers.
Among the generals of division there are two in
the above list whose nomination dates as far back
as the empire-these are Generals Harispe (lSlO)
and Excelmans, Qsl2) There is no nomination
OF the period OF the restoration. Twenty nine gen
erals OF division were nominated during the mon
archy of July, from General Schramm Qs32) to
General d'Arbouville, ls47;) thirty one date from
the republic, the first the list being General Cav
aignac, (2Sth February, lS4S) and the last Gene
raj Perrot, who commands the national guard ed
June, ls49) The generals of brigade on the active
Inst thus divided Seventy date from the
monarchy of July, and fifty two from the republic.
The first on this list is General Sieque (lS37 } and
the last General Pillion, (June, lS49) The gene
rails ofdivsion retraite hundred and TWEEN
ty-four in number; their appointments are thus
classified: Old republic, five; empire forty; rcsto-
ration, twenty two; monarchy of July, fifty
The generals of brigade rsfraife two hundred
and ifty-sev of which thirty -one date from the
empire; eighty from the restoraton; and one hun
dred and forty three from the monarchy Of July.
COLONIAL PoLIcy.--Tradtion says that Queen
Mary died OF grief for the loss of Calais how would
Queen Victoria take the loss of her colonies Such
result is not impossible. On the first blush of the
thing il does seem incredible that this mighty en-
pire, 'upon which the sets,'' should go
10 pieces, and signalize the commencement of its
downward career by initiating the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
of the Spanish and Portuguese empires but such
things have been, and England herself has lost one
colonial dominion The idea of independence is
becoming familiarized TO colonists in various quar-
and several English statesmen, actuated by in
difference the fatalism of official routine, stu
dousy and avowedly contemplate the ultimate
separation Of the colonies. The :" old English
notion Of maintaining the integrity of the empire
has succumbed before the philosophy of the Man
chester school, which can respect nothing that is
not vindicaied by the direct profit and loss account
in money yalue.-Spectator.