Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-04-04
M Ell l. A N L O u S
UANkRl Prey IN FIR ANCE.
From The Ion don Times


Whatever the political pr srcois France may bc
coIuc aud halevet may he tho fne nf the nstu Ions
which h'pr'n This tim" b. rcrf r her tho tuno
tons of fGnvcrnmeni and glslnton II we wuol f''m
opinnn II lhn which have pr'duccd hs
excessive pulicnl instability, and which success
sivrly 10 threaten ovry sprors 1T Gavrrnnont wi h
ruin. must aok Ia ihose facts IN thu social rondon
nf he people which independent o mennrccs and
If republics. hn, o IN fety rrnd"r nailn oyal and
eontrnird Dissatisfied and snd nns. II Is beyond
prov trace these social causes lhrmah their his
incal progress In all their extensive qnencc but
shall enlcavnr Ia collect from henic sources
ew Of The most striking results of ihelaws which have
been IN operation i thp last half century. and these
truths will thine sutl'r 10 account pf tho progress
unsettled aud coninsed opinions amongst large por
ton oi the community.
Tho soil OF France Ia nnll rcspecs tho m'st ilnpor
ant Of her possessions Properly the sm is intense
" covered by the people, tho produce nf the soil s The
chrl source o their snhsisen and nj her wealth; the
so s the hass upon whrh a lcast one hall OF the fiscal
resources If tho State res and from ha rr1dpllus sub
div son Of tho soil Whatever affects The landed interest
affects the most numerous class IN the commonly. -
Yet confidently asserted by the best authority thai
the total annua produce OF the soil ni France does rot
amount 10 two millions u, france az ID millions sterling
year including The of buildings; whilst Ihe returns
of schedule \ under the British Income Indicate
annual rental exceeding 100 ml,ona sterling II. then,
take tho landed revenue OF France ai 80 m'llonS
sterling let in what deductions hnt amnun, '4ln-
able. Io the first place. the land tax or 1919 (ucludlng
which correspond tn our country and town t'e') n
monned Ia 2Si millions i millions aad n halt ser
ling the land lax benp seldom less than ~ h. aud IN
departments 9th # the revenue. hui IN addition
ia direct tax land and h-es, eontsote upwards oi
million to The duty on doors and windows. upwards oi
millions stcnu 10 the dues Of reg slra ion IN mort
CAGES, and another million 10 stamps On trnrsers Of
landed property. In round numbers. the public habit
lies of the land in Fnncr, payable 10 estate, the de
partneu and the parish certainly mol oves'''cd Al
20 mil ous sterling II may he added that more than
half Of the dues payable these PARCELS Il land do na'
exceed five francs aud prod glns number are less hnn
the haJ penny which IA the price II the notice 10 the tax
payer We ASSUME. then, thut the public charges On
he Ian amonnt quarter of liz whole value
some writers have esm1c ed it ns hi h one lhifd Bot
this burden s small IN comparison with private In.
cumbrancca.
On tho 1T July 1890 tho suta total of repiseted
morparos ia France was millarls aud quarter, or
$50 millions ae,iing egh' years Later, in lSao. had
een 10 - millnr,is aud half or 500 millions Hefimg,
the increase heing At the rate of6 millions strtlug per
annun Since that period the complete tsiurns
wanting, but from the regular augmentation of these
transactions it s confidently stated ihat the mortgage
Debt of the and If France had IN $40 to tho
nous Of 500 millions sicrhno: ifom This sum de
due ion must be made Of about 80 millions sterling for
mortgages the of securities not paying Interest,"
but the actual sum paying Interest chafgeahle Tor the
part the occnIaut o the II viii s'ill exceed
500 millions sorling and the aversge rate OF interest
on these mortgages cannot he taken less than per
cent (it f, oueniy rises to 10 and l2) il hardly be
,nbtrd that the private debts of The land incurred, IT
will b., remembered the great cnvuls'n OF II3o,
r,nsu,e cb,roe an that prope,ty II 30 mlions sterling
NO, ,nnu,, 'Ths sum added TO the ~ mlons Of pub
r ,,xcs and dues ahsorbs therefore = sh of the VIII le
landed revenue ,f the conntv and leares the vast ng
cultural populion Of the country Including landowners
# all classes only 9Th about 80 millions per annom.
lor her prof,s and subsistence.
we dn not Inv claim to or pnay il tho discovery and
production uf these f,cts, which principally taken
f,,,n tho w,itioos IF NJ Aud1ret and NJ Randot mem
hos nC tho E,oncb eoisloure in fr poss, ssion Of ln