Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-30
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT


budgetin equilibrium in which the Government is
taking 50 much pride The appropriations in favor
OF the Ministry of Public Instruction amount to
4,O2O,5O Among them is one of $3.50, in
part OF the expense Of making complete catalogue
| OF the books and manuscripts composing the lmpe-
rial library in rue Richiieu Thirty three thousand
SIX hundred and sixty dollars are allowed as fund
Tor the support and encouragement of INDECENT
| literary men
Public Worship receives this year IS, 265, 400,
which is VI, 100000 more than was allowed under
Louis Philippe. The augmentation is caused chiefly
by the increased salaries of church dignitaries The
Ministry of the Interior Agriculture, and Commerce
is curtailed of ST $1,000 and receives this year
S26,000,0OO No secret funds are allowed this
Minister now. The usual appropriation of $4,000
Tor the Improvement of the breed of cattle in France
by the purchase and introduction of choice foreign
animals has been suppressed and the imperial studs
have received an increased allowance of $4,000
The new Ministry of Police absorbs this year about
SlOO0,0 600, of which 100000 belong to the secret
fund at its disposal The fund for the relief of po-
litical refugees has been reduced by 1000. The
Ministry of Public Works consumes in the budget of
1854 the sum of SIC, 554 600, of which 81 220 900
are for ordinary works. and SIS, 1884 900 for extra
ordinary works The sums allowed for public
works exceed by $3,350,OO0 the appropriations of
last year. the usual appropriation of 50 100 is
assigned to public roads. The largest item for this
N Ministry is annexed to railways. They absorbed
So,9Io,OOO last year, and this year they require
Sl2 500 900 The War budget asks for S57 $685. 00
notwithstanding the alleged reduction of $4,000
men. The budget of expenses for the War Depart
ment is based upon an effective military force for
the year 1854 of 35S, 518 men and 83 ,343 horses.
The Naval Appropriations provide for force of
hundred and sixtyeight ships and $4,000 men.
Two hundred thousand dollars are applied to the
cleansing the roadstead of Toulon and $500 900 for
Castigneau The works of Cherbourg are to be
prosecuted with the outlay of 100000 The
Ministry Of Finances is allowed the sum of
S129, 500,0 900 this is some IS, 100000 more than
last year. The excess is caused by the dotations
allowed Senators and the pay of the Deputies to the
Legislative Corps. The expenses of these two illus
trious bodies now amount to about 81, 100000.
An imperial Decree published in the IMoaiteau of
Saturday last, designates four personages-two Sc
majors and two Councillors of State--to perform in
the departments the high mission determined by
the decree of 9Th March last modifying the organ-
cation of the French police. This temporary mis-
sion, which takes the place of the permanent nspec
tors general and special has for its object the super
vision of provincial functionaries, the signalling
abuses &c. under instructions from the Minister of
Police in Paris. The decree provides that military
and civil honors be duly rendered to these high
functonaries during their tour Of duty. 1t is con-
ectured that their special object is the elimination
of certain officers in the departments who are not
sufficiently characterized by zeal for the existing
order of things.
A bill has just been introduced into the Legisla-
tive body, by order of the Emperor, which will
grayely modify the institution of jury trial in
France putting it in better accord with the despotc
regime of the day. Upon the pretence that the
jury, as it operated under Louis Philippe and the
Republic was as much of political as judicial
institution that political considerations and sympa-
thes often determined verdicts directly opposed to
justice and the facts the imperial constitution
attempted to remedy the evil by withdrawing from
the cognizance ures several classes of cases which
in the French courts had hitherto been submitted
them This styled making the jury confne itself to
functions which were essentially of judicial char
acter. A high imperial court, whose proceedings
dispense with jury, was organized for the trial of
grave political offences. The cognizance Of offences
connected with the press given to the tribunals
of correctional police, which perform their functions
without the Intervention of juries. The jury is no
longer called upon to try any but common-law
crimes and offences. But Government did not think |
that all was done after thus compelling the odious
institution to resume its strictly judicial mission
and confne itself to it. Its mode of composition
was of much too liberal character. The jury lists
were too large. "a profound modification of the
legislation upon this subject was in some sort COM
manded by the actual conditions of authority in
France" Learned and honest men who were con-
suited strenuously advised this modification. Sta
tstics Intercepted, and they showed that legal
repression where juries interviewed was yearly be-
coming laxer and laxer. Acquittals used to be |
about 33 in 100; since 1S4S they had become 40
IN 100. The judges were consulted, and they were
unanimous in condemning the actual composition Of
the jury list and advising change. Thus enforced,
the Council of State have prepared and introduced
two bills, one touching the composition of the jury
lists, and the other concerning the declaration of
the jury. The jury lists limited in number,
and vary in each department according to the popu
lation The members of this list are selected by
two commissions, which are themselves composed Of
provincial functionaries who hold their offices at the
pleasure of the central power in Paris. 1t is very
evident that the jury as henceforth to be organized
is much more susceptible than it has been hereto
fore of becoming political agent entirely controlled
by Government influence
The Legtimist journals, the Mode and Asscmblee |
rationale, which some FIVE or six weeks ago in
CURED the first warning" of the police have just
simultaneously incurred the second. The offence OF
the Assemblee Rationale is the having published an
Objectionable article on the Count Of Chambord |
that of the Mode is the not having been taught dis
erection by the first warning. Now, upon the first
offence, real or imputed these two journals may be
arbitrarily suspended at a moments warning. As
they Legitimist papers, and long since known to
be especially obnoxious to Government, the final
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