Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-08-28
Prince WAsA drew pension from France by virtue Of the
treaties Of 1915, until the breaking of the revolution

Prince WAsA drew pension from France by virtue Of the
treaties Of 1875 until the breaking out of the revolution
Of 1913. et-s@
Speaking Of pensions reminds me Of an article lately
published in the Gazette de France ON the State PENSIONS
their ruinOus amount and the abomnable abuses of in
huence which they occasion, and upon which they are
founded eF
The military pensions amt to ga 81 0OOf $40 249 657
The civil pensions amount TO 23,097, 000f 43l9139
Total annual sum-. II, 9O8 OOOf Sl4 568, 796
Among the military pensions the Legion Of Honor and
the military medal Of Louis Napoleon figure
for the of ST. OPS 800 per annum Among the civil
pensions the Duchess of Orleans for sos 100 ex Peers
of Louis Philippe for 500 100; dramatic artists for
256l9 contribution to the opera pension fund $37 400
do Conservatory of Music $780, foreign political
ugees $685. 800 This last fund.- if totally suppress
ed has recently been diminished and the quotas long
paid to certain Of the refugees withheld The
Gazette then compares the pension list of to-day with that
under the aacn regime and asserts the total amount Of
civil and military pensions under the Bourbons was only
$5, 1885, 600 From the favor and privilege which they
formerly were, pensions have become matter Of
right. man will suppose is book-keeper in Of
the public administrations with salary of 5000 francs
per annum The moment he is sixty years Of age they
say to him: my worthy fellow you have been in the
set by law here take your pension of 1900 francs
per annum, which will be paid you for doing nothing,
and be off with yourself. Give up your place to the
cousin Of Counsellor of State, who has asked for it."
But, responds the empoye, " my books kept as
well aspossibe in fair legbe hand you can't put your
finger upon single in the additions feel that
am perfectly able to go for fifteen years, il you will
only let me- That's very likely; we have eeea-
sion just now that you should give effect to the right you
now have to retire upon your pension There State
for this Do you know what State aref
No, you hav'nt the slightest idea Of them"
Thus by virtue Of Of State, it often to
pass that and the little public Office has attach
ed to it acting occupant with salary of 900 francs
and pensioner with salary of Thousand five hun
bred per and this for space often of twelve
fifteen years together Thus the State has been saddled
unnecessarily with the payment of from fifteen to eighteen
thousand francs, just because at particular moment it
was desired provide snug birth for the cousin of
Counsellor Of State Of member of the legislature
The subject of pensions leads me naturally speak of
the salaries allowed to the French Ambassadors in
ferior diplomatic agents. Conus and other fnctionares
connected with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here
quote from the Monter The credits voted the Minis
try of Foreign Affairs for the service of 1853 amount to
7O3 1920 The Ministers regular salary is Sls 700
but he is allowed complement of $3.50 more entitled
maintain in becoming the dignity of his office.
The aggregate of the salaries of the eghywo employees
required in the bureaus Of the Administration is ST. 900.
The three chiefs at the head of the Political and CONNER
ca sections and of the section Of Accounts have salaries
Of 49, 40 each The aggregate of the salaries of the
hrtytwo Ambassadors and Ministers Plenipotentiary
S4l5,l4O. Diplomatic salaries vary from $3.50 to
SAL 150 This last sum the of the salary of the
French Ambassador the Court of ST. James present
the Count WALEwsKI The French Ambassador ut Madrid
receives S22 400; those at Rome and Vienna $20,570
each those Of Constantinople and Berlin $500 each
St. Petersburg S37 400; Brussels $l0,2S5 Naples and
Washington Sl4,960 each; and the Ambassador at Turin
SLIGO The fifty Secretaries and attaches belonging
the above embassies receive total of 1868 $685. The
pay Of the hundred and eleven Consu General varies
from $3.50 to S7480. The aggregate is $685.
The Consul at Venice has salary of SASS. Pupil
Consuls receive 1874 each There are fifteen Of these
pupconsuls in the pay of the State. All the above sa.
iares, with those generally Of the other departments
have been notably increased since the accession Of Louis
NAPOLEON to absolute power none, however, has been
in such magnificent proportions as his own since
that event.