The daily union., 1854-02-21
EDITORS CORRESPONDENTS
From our Paris Correspondent.

PARIs. Feb e. 1854
have often alluded 10 the ANA zng and intelligent ac-
usiy thai has animated almost every branch Of admins
fauon under the reign Of Napoleon III II threatens
ass 20 disturb The demi-oblivion which, ior the
part the vast piles OF archives had been
signed Tor the last fifty years In conformity with insruc-
ons recently transmitted the projects by the Minister
tne INFERIOR an inventory of these precious eposoes
tue history OF provinces, localities families, landed proper
w sciences, ars, public law usages and manners will be
undertaken When com the various ablss furnished
by me eigh'ysx departments will be resumed aud pub
ishsd IA one general Iepeory Of the archives Of France
oeide ior The foreigner precious manual the hiso.
RI an genealogical for family register for the land
owner, document for the lawyer and the juris this die
ionaIy OF general repeory," says the MoneuT will be
counted among the useful oa reign s so short al
READY so great by wise institutions and salutay reorms
The administrative activity Of The French goyenrnen NJ
has been sgnsiy illustrated by the reports which
been presented 10 the Emperor by Minister OF
the minister oi State, and the Minister Of Foreign Affairs
Each ol hfs$ documents, must say in passing model
Of The brev precision, and pleenes which so ad.
miraby characterize French State papers OF this kind
The port OF M Bneau general situation OF our
finances has, 90 10 speak, the importance of political
event IN the aciual of Europe says the
mel IN beginning elaborate review Of IT, in which, OF
course, plenty OF abuse is lavshed the OF
lSiS for the financial difficulties alleged 10 have been
caused by II. and 10 have been length remedied
thanks TO "the Emperor, who has re-established the
public and private fortunes and his skilful min.
1853. established with nsuiciency thirty-lour mil
lions viii lack Notwithstanding the opening of sixty
millions OF supplementary creds) only four millions Of be-
ing I'm equilibrium " that The budget OF the year which
now begins voted with of receipts of three
millions and hail. will prove seii-sucient. spite the
unforeseen necessities already felt nasmuch the rev.
ehues Obtained IN 1858 exceed the adopted of
1854 and iha, the budget Of 1856, submitted the
Council OF State is sin equilibrium" In concluding. the
minister says that 1852 and 1853 years
abo In the political history OF France will be
also 10 lis financial history. During these two years,
the time that he reestabshed order and authority,
the Emperor esa bshed the public and private fortunes
with no new tax, with no new burden for the county, the
Emperor has maintained the reduction Of the duty salt,
and lghtened the land imposts; without loan your
Majesty has effected, in years, hundred and fifty
millions OF extraordinary public works. the burden of which
might nevertheless have been shifted the future that
win gather fruits; instead of borrowing, your Majesty
has, by the and redemption OF the five per
stocks, reduced by tweny-one millions and hail. the
nua interest of The public debt Making due allow
for the spirit OF aduaton II of exaggraton,
by the minister enough remains his re port
justify hm, he rendefs of the financial
OF 1885, and presents the general
the finances OF the empire in declaring that hose results
very favorable, and that situation is excellent" The
Tor the years 1858 1852 and 1851, given in the
ber OF Monteur (27h January in which the report
the Minister Of Finance appears lend 10 confirm his
couraging conclusions.
The report OF NJ AchiIe Fould the condition Of the
great enterprise for uniting the Tuleres the Louvre
rants hope hat in 1855 France show ulti.
tude OF foreigners attracted by The universal exhibition
these constructions completed in their whole" The
monument will be completed in conformity with the 1896
designs lef by NJ Vcon, The lusuous artist, whose pre-
death, il feared aish temporarily in,eru pt
the progress the work f permitted Judge of the
iu,ue by the past" says NJ Foud. ihese immense cen
will be piished in less time and less
pence than anticipated"
The report OF NJ Dfouyn de Lhuys presents a summary
Of the abo Of the past in his department 'Tne
iribuons of the Ministry OF Foreign Affairs divided
great diiectonslhe political direction the
cai direction The direction OF The archives and the ditec
OF unds" The OF work accom- plished has
been The second OF the above "direc-
TONS has been occupied with negotiations hch have
suited in the conclusion of twenty conventions viz
six treaties oLcommsrce and navigation with Chill
quay Peru Portugal Switzerland, and Tuscsny; eiphI
literary conventions with Spain The United States (D The
governments of Hesse-Cassel Nassau Odcubourg Reuss
SaxeW Wemar and SchwarizbouTg; sanitary co ven
with Tuscany and Turkey consular con
The United Sa,es nine ior The junction
and International service Of railways and teegrap lines
with the Grand Duchy OF Bsde with Bavaria Belgium
Spsin, Netherlands, Prussia Sardinia, and Switzerland
declaration the and release sailor desert
ers, exchanged with the kingdom Of the Two Scies
thirtyone other conventions Ia OF negotiation
The objection Of the archives, besides ordinary routine
OF duties, ha, had occasion, in view Of the French and
Spanish boundary question: and particularly the eastern
ogrsphca charts. The Bureau Of the Chanceefy has
vered ass passports for the east 1900 vsas Of
for foreign countries, 255 legazed and recorded docu.
ments, and 5000 OF 'c'eat civil" The direction
funds has used 2s huge registers il has been charged
effect $500 quidstioos, ior which purpose has been
Obliged verify II, ,2l pieces just6csve, ia the lam
gusge and currency all nations and prepare l6 1876 doc
umens The reports, DEGREES, &c which 1t has had to
draw up amount to i0l. The number drawn up by the
meIcai director 400 The total number Of euers
by the Minister Of Foreign Asrs during the past
year IS ll2 the number despatched by it was 80
Who will say that eeTsn dou't flourish under
the empire
The pon Of M Magne, the Minister Of Commerce. Agr
culture aud Publc Works, published this morning in the
Moniteur exhibits the immense progress Of railway enter.
prise Frauoe dorng the five past years Since the des
OF country confdcd 10 your Majesty
say. the minister you have added the network @
Kilometres OF railway being in existence The 2lh OF Feb
ruay lSis) 5s72 kortfre that Whole OF the roads
conceded form development Of about g. OOe kno
representing total expense Of than two mil
liards and half y
The communications by railway, well as by the ord
nary roads in France have been frequently interrupted by
considerable falls Of snow during the present winter II
impossible TO II It's seventies ended but thus
far IL has merted being numbered with the rudest winre
OF this century. The Seine, which had not been frozen
since 1870, remained frozen for week from the 2sh Of
December, between Pout Neut and Pont Royal The
thermometer has fallen Paris low as IA degrees
AT Lle on the 2th December 10 o'clock in the eve
ming fe TO is deg and the 25b O'Clock in ibe
morning, 10 81 deg Not only could the Seine crossed
foot but all the rivers Of France frozen over at the
close of the past year-the Loire the Rhone the ssone
SO. Every country in Europe has suffered a rigorous
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