The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-10
25G,O00
$4,000


generally, the total effective would stand thus:-
miRhtry.. ................. Z560DU
SAvAny -. ......... ................. 45V5O
Total. 29s.Oso
With 1872 field peces, but exclusive Of artnerymen
sappers and train, which would swell the general
total combataDts to about Sl3 900; and these not
only Of as fine troops as any in Europe, but admra
bly, armed and equipped in every respect for active
war.
Internal Affairs or France.
INTERESTING OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF
TIE INTERIOR.
The Paris MJniteur OF June 23 contains report
Of immense length from the Minister Of the Interior
tn the Emperor, on the administration OF the depart
ment since his appointment to il on 23d January
1859. When, says the Minister, in the introduction
to the report your Majesty nominated me to the De-
psrtment Of the Interior you desired To have &C
ncnced administrator tn IN man devoted fur long
years to your person, your political system, and
IN whom you placed entire confidence. IL was
th.n, in fact, important to communicate to all
public functioDaries the sentiment OF the force
Of your Majesty's cause, and faith in its future.
Dare l say, without too much presumption, that
believe have justified the choice OF your Ma
jes'y by the accomplishment Of the mission which
The new system of government, frmness with mo-
dera ION The report then proceeds to pass In
rview the different matters with which the minister
has had to deal. The first il elections, and the
nam. the candidates whom he wished to be
eecied instead of, as had been previously done,
enc envoring to promote their success by underhand
meaIs. The result Of the appeal made by the gov
eminent to the country WAS he says, as proved by
the general elections OF 1852, confirmed by all the
partial elections which have since taken pllce--a
new and imposing manifestation Of public opinion.
On the subject Of newspapers the report speaks as
fOll0~s:-
The come sgrit Of frsnkness aaa decision has guided
the ADMINISTRATION In the application Of the Law which
ut present. regulates the press, aud which wil be con
dered the greatest services which the govern
Of ycnr Majesty has rendered TO the coantry I'M
der the empire Of this Law every serious sincere OPT
freely produced on the condition Of assum-
big the ration and measure sLich reality are for
tSsth it.ef ADDITIONAL furce. Hut the press will
longer be alo~ed TO recnstituse In presence OF the
government, irrespor sibla and occult government
which bad lis pass sorls too faithfully obeyed which
retdered pos shle and created by CONSTANTLY dieting
them. the rer,ls which wishd exist And which By
awatenipg disqui tubes and irritating curiosity by at ct
ed alarm md even by hypocrical counse's knew how
~ nnnons ,hs, ae n"t snoran
DO MT fer to say, that the vernment OF your Ma
jety anxious to act all that 1. noble just, aud
would not he in the power q the existing law nor Of
airy authority in the WORLD to prevent that IDEA from
being produced and advocaed and 1t would derive fr
the imposed by the law and IRE stible
emsnt of The government OF yoar Majesty has
then he ish. 70 say that In securing cfcacious pro-
tscsen 10 society it has not demanded sacr6cs Of
bnman tho, eht IF consiter the attitude of the
~ present. forced to admit that time has
IN conformity with the dignity If writer's and
did il Display more patriotic sentiments Warn
March, 1852 70 The ioss june, 1853, during whS
the ministry Of general police had the con-
trsi Of the press ninety ono warnings were given 70
and Of these Journals he Corsar) suppressed
Fom the 10th june 1885, 10 the 10th Jnne 1854 during
which the has been under the Ministry of the In
terror, only thirty three warnings have been given, and
Que single Journal 1.-THE Assembee Natnate) has been
SUSPENDED for two months. must observe that The
DIV tn
cal journals ane caused BY diputes arising out Of
secondary interests, personal local questions
kw On ibe press still remarkable. The time
will be remembered at which prosecutions of the press
iop and Of creating scandals which they were iutsnod
TO repress and punish At ent the RHINE Of warn
hgs sunless and state, as fact ~orthy Of attention.
political offences has taken place before the tribunals
With respect to the hawking Of books and pam
phets for kale the report says that it been sub
jected to regulation that all works OF character
dangerous TO religion or morality are no longer
tolerated and that upwards OF 5000 publications
which, in the forms Of novels almanacs, or pam
phIets, used 10 corrupt the minds Of the peAsantry-
have been prohibited, and are being gradually re-
placed by works Of q useful or moralizng eharac-
tsr. Under the head Of General Police" the Min
liter says:-
Every day has been market by some new progress in
ts Il material an moral or ter AMI such s
Dov the Of parties and the unanimy OF
public inion that DO not ~ say that period
has the political polics been exercised With autho
~ or fewer obstacles he bread cris which the pan-
full Of is47 xere calculated 70 rendes redoubt
ab has been passed throuxn without order beiag
bied any point or the liberty III being
single Instant menacea. The compile atoms Of the
Eastern ~s ana the extraordinary levies of which
they have necesitated have aor the populations
pew opportunity Of maafes,pg their patriotic senii-
nspts and th ir devotion 10 Jour ,jesty.
The Miuiter then refers TO the measures adopted
by him for what he calls administrative decentrali.
sstion"-sbat is, leaving to commnnes and depart
ments the administration Of the local affairs unaer
the guida &c Of the Projects, instead Of as was r
merry the case, having them managed to great
exhnt by the central government; aud he estimates
that these measures may, ~ a sub,eq uelt period,
be vantage vxtenled. He states that a
number OF Councillors of State, or Senators, were
charged 20 make inspection OF eaca department,
AID that their task being = term mated, toey ae
engaged la preparing reports the admaist IRA iye
and economic situaicn Of the empire, the wishes
and waDts 0f tie populations, the reforms VI
rady accomplished by the government, aud those
when may lie desirable - realize IN fatase. Toe
Mspscf0r, ne adds, bear testimony to the good
which las aleady been eHec'sa by adsnniasfs
tse decentralization. The report next pro-
ceeds &" state that the new arran gem sits intrp
duced by the goyernmeht sish respect 80 se proiao-
ton OF iun tioharies. have worked ws,, aid shAt
the increase ~ salaries given unctinHI les was
CALI icf. The financial 81 atDu OF tue im maaes.
which ~ The great topic touched on, Is IL dealtes,
most satisfactory 10 connection wish tais - Djec.,
tie Minister Hkcs rcs ason 70 .beeIte that 10 10 cr-
roIcnus 10 svppase, a. Is EeaosGlly uane that l6e
taxes on real property are cxasgerlled:tor that 1T
r4,sent they Uny figure IL tie bud rot Tor 4A O0a-
Z lcGf. which little uore than th.y we're In 1903
srd yet tie value Of the soil l. four times greater
than il vas then. A great number az commuaes
have, IL i annnunced. undertaken nssfai works,
frch Gs forming Gr rn.6N!AS Aus J.4s-l-.s ],
rcbea ecbnols mr. trasriee and Iasiaaa tt.ev