New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-19
FRANCE.
from Our Own Correspondent.

Madame Csvaignsc bad it placed 10 q carriage,
drove fast to the Tours railway station, obtained,
with some difficulty special traiu and brought it
Oh Saturday, with the usual military escort Jrded
to q General Of Division. In the procession of civ.
ilians that followed the corpse, were nearly all the
eminent Liberals who remain in Paris-ex- members
of the Provisional Government military men, lit
erary men, large representation Of the Partisan
press-ard great numbers Of private citizens OF the
professional, commercial, and working classes.
The multitude " DO filled the streets through which
the cortege pa,sed, AID throDged about the house
of the dect ased, and The church where mass WAS
said on his remains, could not have, been less than
$4,000; many estimate it at more than twice that
number. A large police force was on daty, but had
not the slightest occasion to exercise its repressve
functicns The utmost order and profoundly re-
spec,ful sentiment ruled the crowd. Oaly very
limited number of persons, however, we're admitted
to the church and past the gates of the cemetery.
There was no Grafton at the grave. The General lies
by the side of his brother the celebrated republican
party leader GodefrOy Caysignac, in the Cemetery of
MOntmartre. OF tie countless thousands who visited
the abode of the dead yesterday All Saints Day. there
was DdIOIy one WHO ulu not urn dslue u pay q III
menta tribute OfmOnrDfu respect to the late chiefO
the republic. OfCavaignac political talents there are
varying opinions among bis friends, but friends
and old political enemies all now unite with hardly
an exception, in rendering due homage to the noble
ne 8 of bis character. He was that rarest OF phe-
nomeDa in the history of contemporary French poll
ties, sincere, consistent, honest man. His death
leaves a vacancy in the newly elected Corps Legs.
latif, and new election must be ordered. The
meeting of that body WILL it is sad contrary to
last weeks report not take place until January.
The mad old idea of natural enemies is dying
out and the perception OF the SOL darlty OF REQ
PIES is growing clearer; when each nation STANDS
in relation of buyer and seller to every other oil are
getting to undt rstand that their interests are mutual
and not hostle merchants and bankers are effective
preachers of the humanitarian evaDgel; i. Is no
Ions er the coseted philosopher or rare phanthro-
pst only who repeats the sentiment OF France; the
habitues Of the Paris BOuIse, and London Change,
and Newly Wall street, all cry with JUNCTION,
(mihus the LatiD), foreign reports OF ups and
downs arrive-Hom0 sum human mint me
alienum puto. Further preface then is unnecessary
to direct attention to the recent report OF the French
Minister Of Finance. ID giving an analysis OF the
more important parts of this report which is re-
markable in several respects, assume It's entire
vtracty. There il nothing agaiost suco assumption
stronger than the general suspicion which attacnes
to the b0, kkeepDg of one OF Louis Napoeons
clerks The suspicion, it must be Confessed IS natu
raj but il mus. also be confessed that If the published
reports of the Minister of Finance for the past five
wears are falsed (aDd their connection 10 such that,
if one be, all are), the prolonged conduct OF the
plausible deception, proves an ability on the part OF
the Minister Of the most extraordinary character;
an ability indeed so extraordinary that, If applied to
legitimate fiDanciering, it might have brought the ma
tional treasury and national credit into condition
as really prosperous as the document before as rep
resents it 20 be- This condition is summed up by
NJ. Magne in the following sentence: For several
years past, the uncovered balance no longer 10.
creases reduction of the fsatiDg debt is certain;
all the loans are paid up; the inscription book OF the
public debt lie grand lvre is closed indehnitey ths
sinking fund can be reestabliihed.
The present Government started in 1852 with
large floating debt-a legacy from Louis Philippe
and the Republic. The deficit of le47 was alone
over $50, 100000. The accumulated deficits OF
Louis Philippe's reign were 7e3, 100000; 49l. 0oO,-
OCO # this were consolidated 10 the first year OF the
Republic, which went on till lc5l with its yearly
d. fcsit to the total amount Of 3j9 OO0, 600. Louis
Napoleon, then, began with floating debt On round
punbers) of 65O 600 600 francs, to which he added
by the close of 1854 235, 1000 600. Note that lS6-
OCO. 600 Of this last.named sum was added 10 the
siI Gle year 1854 It's true OO0 900 had been
raise by loan that year-an addition to the funded
and not the floating, debt; bu. unforeseen expenses
rose that year to 44O, 000, 000 Not only We're the
but the short crops and other causes, leading to
rise in the price OF all the military furnishings, bore
very hardly also on the working population OF the
country, 80 that for their relief Government was
obliged to make unusually large appropriations for
public works. These same disastrous Influences
were, it is well knswn, aggravated 10 the following
year. continued through 1885, aud leave their traces
visible in some Departments Of Government accounts
the present year.
To return TO 1854 and the chronological order
The extremely expensive foreign war continuing,
two new loans were called for. The remarkable
substantial wealth OF the country is shown 10 this
fact that in less than three years il paid up to the
last Genuine the fifteen hundred millions it had
been called on to furnish. That ia the amount of
increase tf the public debt caused by war car
ried on in distant seas and lands large scale,
during an unusual aud prolonged period OF scarcity
and high prices. The sum total OF floating debt at
the date last mentioned amounted TO e64 mIlloos,
but of this Is millions was subtracted from the
funded debt, being the sun paid in 1852 TO those
holders Of National ) per Gems who preferred re-
endorsement 10 transcription at the time Of the
conye rsion Of the per Cents. With 1854, the
yearly deficit ceased Since then, the budgets have
be en- calculated 90 that receipts should balance
pendiures. The results, 81 far as these budgets
have been settled, have proved better than the cal
culaton; for those budgets, up TO leos, whose
accounts are not yet settled there every rational
prospect Of results surpsssing the CALCULATIONS iIli
more favorably. Though regular Government e1-
penss are cor sidsrably augmented, receipts are
augmented in = greater degree. II Maggie SHOWS,
In his estimates for 1852 a probable surplus Of Il
millions, Of which be proposes 10 appropriate 4o
nj hons to The reestabisbment Of the sinking fund,
Which the necessities of lS45 sacrificed to curroas
expenses. The estimates seem ~ be carefully made
up, bsted on prudent calculation of receipts aud
liberia one OF ouilays. Thus he pressats figures to
show the truly wonderful incieiss OF revenue
=" from direct and indirect taxes-in Increase thai
.. not oId1 will facilitate financial reE.rms nut