The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-25
FRANCE,


longer fit for active service.
/. FRANCE.
EXTENT AND POPULATION.
The French Empire including its colonies, covers SUI
perRcia area of is % square miles The popula
ton of France was by the returns of 1851 estimated at
6s to which to be added SOS for the colo
MES making total of 81, 594, 1876 souls.
Although the Roman Catholic is the dominant religion
in France liberation is enjoyed by other secs in the
widest of the term. Previous to 1889 the Roman
Catholic Church enjoyed revenues to the amount OF near
y S2 OOO It's total income at the present day does
not amount than So 500 000 about franc
Der head for each individual OF the population NJ de
St. Fargeau in his Apercu Statistque," estimates the
number of Calvinsts and Lutherans at 5Ooo,0oo but
the encyclopedia des Gems du Monde" calculates the
whole of the dissenters at only 100 900. The Jews
amount to about 1000 There few Anabaptists
in the Vosges Moravans in the Department du Nord
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
When the budget of 1853 was voted, the revenue Of
France was estimated at s24S $780, According to the
official report of NJ Bneau the financial results OF the
year. this estimate exceeded by S14 500 600 which
made an actual total of S263 $50 S56 The actual
nue. of 1847 S267 260 653 The present revenue is
therefore only about 100000 less than it under
Louis Phppe's reign-a most satisfactory result
pared with the revenue of the four five preceding
years. The whole deficiency in the year 1853 from the
estimates voted with the addition Of certain extraor-
binary and unforeseen expenses would have amounted
to about $40 000 but to meet this deficiency there
was increase in the receipts and above the est
mated revenue Of than SIS O0 and the greater
part of the remainder is made up by the withdrawal of
certain items which had figured in the estimates
received and the actual expenditure stated to be only
about $500 600 The direct and indirect taxes of the
year 1852 produced ss 900 than tho preceding
year. and the year 1858 has produced 100000
than 1852 When take into account that the budget
1851 which preceded Louis Napoleons accession left
deficit Of nearly $40 OOO the above results reflect
credit upon the administration the under the
Imperial regime.
The public debt of France figured in the project OF the
budget of 1853 at SIT OF this the consolidated
debt and the ing fund set down at S57
The remainder is made up follows Special loans
different public works. 81 1902 06o interest of capital
imbursable under different titles and interest of securi
ties $40 O00 interest of the floating debt
life annuities s11 ,754,SO0.
On the 18th of this month the Legislative Assembly passed
bill authorizing the Minister of Finance to contract
of $50 900 francs to meet the first expenses of
the
FOREIGN TRADE.
According to documents just published by the
French government the Of France with foreign
countries in 1852 equal to 5000 OOO imports and
exports together being increase of twelve per cent
1851 Of this total 72 per cent represents the i'm
ports and exports by sea- and 2s per cent by land On
the fourteen foreign countries set down in this table the
increase is nearly general and is particularly large with
England the United States, and Russia. The amount
with the latter in 1852 was about s14 900 O00 When
this return was drawn up, the large direct exports
Australia had not commenced, which will bring that
remembered that of the figures be taken as
nishing anything more than approximations owing to
the general vagueness of official valuations
On the first Of January, 1852, the French army was
constituted follows100 regiments (scventy five of
the line and twenty of light nfantry each regiment
Of three bataons six companies to each battalonone
of grenaders carbneer of votgeurs and four
the Ten batalons of foot chasseurs light
panes and 800 to each battalion. Three regiments
of Zouaves employed in Ageria) each consisting of
thSee battaons of nine companies each OF which is
in depot Three battalions of African light in
fantry twelve companies of discipline, (fuseers
or pionecrs) foreign legion, consisting of
of native African tiralleurs each of eight companies
three companies of veteran sub officers and three
panes of veteran fusileers. CavaryTweve regiments
of cavalry of 1.-TWO of carabneers and ten of
curasiers) twenty regiments OF cavalry Of the line
Twelve Dragons and eight of lancers) twenty six
regiments Of light cavalry hrteen Of chasseurs nine
of hussars, four of African chasseurs E,ch of the
above regiments consists Of five squadrons Besides these
there three regiments of Spahs consisting Of six
squadrons each -Four companies OF cocders de remone
and one school at established at Saumur.
Artilery-Fifteen regiments, with sixteen batteries
of which is regiment Of pontoners composed Of
twelve companies twelve companies of worxmen and
company of armourers four squadrons of the wa
gon train of the parks of artillery consisting of eight
companies, five of which composed of veteran can
nonicrs.
BY decree Of the Emperor dated the 1ith of Febru
ary 1854 the constitution of this force has been altered
There seventeen regiments of artillery with an
ensemble Of sixty foot batteries twelve companies of
cannonier pontoniers thirty -four field batteries or
panies Of cannonier conductors hundred and five
mounted batteries thirytwo horse batteries and seven
teen cqdres de depot making total of 260 cadres of
batteries companies.
The engineer force is composed OF two battaons and
company Of sappers each battalion is formed of
companies Of sappers and company Of miners; two
companies of engineer workmen, and company of We
terans.
The troops of the army administration are composed
Of one battalion Of workmen, composed of seven com
panies comprising that of the depot corps of military
equpages, six parks and three companies Of work men,
four squadrons Of wagon conductors composed of four
companies and of depot each There are also corps Of
officers of military health, of the administration of mill
tary hospitals Of equippng and encampmsnt AM of mi
ary subsistence.
The following the principal results of account
just published by the Minister OF War the recruiting
of the army in 1852 The effective strength Of the army
in 1877 was average $50, 500 men, officers sub
officers corno-s and privates in 1851 II 4o6, $50.
On Tho Ia, 20 Ypary, 1853, after 55,oi3 men of the
class os - sent home the army in active
vice had an oo., strength Of 37e,loI men namely,
3OS sea Al ho Ind II 237 In Africa. Tho at
the same period ons'''ea Vi iNo'''' "e" "'A"s '"e