The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-25

Of view, which In our days cannot be considered &C.
and .s S 4 M
time when the commercial relations u France with
them her fortune Our Deg dominated 10 the sessrrs
pean respected by the pacal Moors our vessels trans
producs c Italy and SPAIN raksn from our stores our
most Christian bipgs hal pted frankly used the
n noeal ss in CONNER cal influence France wss dss.
tr to the rank in the I@vsut which the republics
Of Venice and Genoa had been unable 10 maintain 1t
was singular that the suppression Of piracy
Inc urt ess Of Ieaicns with the The smaller
Avail Pow ers we're enabled the
by from the c0rtars which infested it. The
Immense service rendered TO Christianity and civxa
tiop 10 the security Of international communica
turned against the interests OF the French aag,
free waters Then ensued nava wars with England,
the revolution the blockade or shores under the e
cismansd In their ports and potwishs anding the pro-
Dizzy Of the Egyptian expedition the commerce. OF FrAnN
in the Ieysnt nearly annh,lsted On the return Q.
Of England and the United States which had gro IN By
our sasters and had sktuLy taken possession Of the
navsstion Of the ecas Of Syria and Egypt whilst later
the Greeks, by the economical arrangement Of their
si 4 E. in nc s
the Mediterranean and the ocsupation Of Algeria, by
tie novement it gave to Aarees sustained the fortune
Of that port, whose prosperity was msnacsd BY tho
rivalry encountered By its shpownsrs In ali the eastern
markets.
published We may aect to very considerable in.
crease the figures The transport Of r.ops the des
patch Of munitions and provisions Of all kinds to the
army and The feet, have set IN motion an enormous
M ber Of vessels ocossioned immense purchases
This doubtless IA exceptional activity, so TO say
sI
sums in each have been consecrated to the payment Of
tho ainy-to the purchase OF provisions bought IN
eer should they ,cigh still heavily Tie present
financial state Of the country, constitute for NE future
dmnifv the oountry Tie effective strength Of the French
mercantile marine has considerably increased the Ne
diterraresn packets now form real feet which after
having rendered such services in sill then
be ready for the operations of the French nag has
been every where seen, not only in he Mediterranean,
many years past IT had almost ceased to appear These
relations destined to survive the events which gave
birth to them The French packets ana her merchsnt
vessels will not forget the paths which they have fol-
lowed in the wake Of her fleets At the came time that
they land supplies for the army they also convey French
merchandise the produce of our industry and our so,
and thus ntroauo into markets which had before been
monopolized by England and by Russia Besides this,
another mcs important fact has taken place tisy have
stm by spirit of enterprise or by the instinct OF
adventure, prepare the way for our commerce, make
known our babits laws, and our language and In
sensby spire them taste for productions.
Several French establishments have since the war been
formed in the principal ports Of the BlAsk Sea- where
they viii remain Such the advantages which France
will derive ON the war; and may well be placed IN the
scale sgint the price which they have coat her, will
not be the first time that history will have revealed the
berefts which follow the most sangunary struggles. CT
vzaon and have frequently had TO carve out
their with the sword and long comhats have often
the progress Of international relations and the
closest alliance between nations. This 10 providentia
fact. The in the East viii furnish nss and srik.
ing example Of it.
COST OF TIE WAR TO ENGLAND-HER FINANCIAL
CONDITION.
From the London Tunes, Feb. III
The costs of the war; az far as appears in the
to older of readers For the last year they
are not be compared with any Of the later Of
losses Of the county by its nani.s for railway specua
top for reckless trading for loans to new States for
bubble companies or even with the loss ~ bad har-
we could easily carry the with Russia on much
gTander scale than at present. We have already called
attention to the chief figures in remarks the
quarterly returns at the close the year. but fuller
turn just pubshet gives Us more insight into the state
Of our affairs.
income f21, l41 1873. It is but two or three
since that there was an annual surpus OF several
there il payment Of fis TO tho commissioners ior
the reduction of the rational debt according to the act
compelling that application OF surplus revenue We all
inter with what besmDg delight our Chanceliors
Of the Exchequer used TO announce surplus Of mil
lion Or two; and bow the members cheefed, and how
tions in week TO the Treasury. ysae o'war, then,
has nade The difference ten times great against
Of for u That TO- Sny gess the very
in the face Of greatly increased taxation. We
raised year OF 1854 $685. which sbout
els COO COO than We have raised at any recent
date Ore tax alone actually preparing to dis
pene with altogether, and last we doubled 1t, and
raised thereby xl3 7ls 1885, shows how the iron has
entered Into SOUL how well ssnd 10 be Gseced
and vhat excellent feeces carry, that we have ndi
vduay stood and delivered at call Of the collector
as the Gus oms less than three millions rhort Of
the exce and twice as much as the stamps The Gus
toms for theJear were 1885, the excise fle $780,
fha sfa audfh A ~ IN
property tax, 10 which we refer, was no less than
fl37ls,1st--a larger sum- believe. than ever
raised BY trec. tmpOst from one people since the BE-,
But for the darker side Of the picture, Of which
neither ride Is very bright The national deences last
probably, II the whole truth could now be Known Of
this the army cost ETA o59 the navy f1s
credit for additional expenses connected with the war
f6cc0 Geo. Only seven years ago distinguished stAtes
man used to that II he returned to power be would
undertake 10 do the defences for ten Millions and that
the limit to which Mr. Golden proposed to reduces It.
That much has gone for ordanse slone-for guns
done with these fifty Millions hsd Nicholas aud
the evil genius Of Catherine allowed choice in the
mslteI The interest of the debt itself is paed by the
urd light Of this vast extravaganza. tits only
sss for all kinds OF debt permanent and termir
funded and unfunded. The hdeous waste has just this
grain OF consolation, that we can raise double the
interest Of the debt for the purposes of war, might
we 20 pleased raise much for the extinction OF the
eebt itself As for the charges the fund,
much constitutional jealousy, that only this week the
Home Secretary was, selemnly promising not
ton 10 tn county and borough police, they
become bagatelle by the side Of these monster
for the civil list which there is always such fight
the teginnirg of reign f340 991 for those words d
terror about which so nany "black books have been
minor nominations called Salaries and allowances.
for diplomatic salaries and PENSIONS also often
the subject Of economical strctues f493 $50 for courts
Of justice and f1S2 118 for miscellaneous charges I'm
der the supply tervioes there the item, foi
miscellaneous civil services &C. Hence it results
that tor all the purpofes peace spent last year f8
466, 611--abcut oresixth of what spent for the
purposes Of This is just il spent f600
in O hlo IN %~