, 1879-01-11

favor Of compulsory education; assurance
against protectionism, aud tho promise Of
tic dismissal Of reaottonary n,embers of the
Magiatracy In the Foreign Oftlae. Leon Say
will announce tho Intentions Of tho Govorn-
ment relative to the conversion Of per osns
rentts.
IMPEACHMENT.
PANS, jan. 10.--The Snb-Committea on
tho acta Of ths 1roglie-Fourtou Ministry, tue
Ministry Of the 18th Of Mny. have arrived at
n decision in favor Of impeachment.
MORE GABLES pltoJEcTKp.
LONDON, Jan. lu.-The now French Cable
Company proposes to lay two cabios, one
from Erast to Caps God, and tho other fronl
Lands End to Nora Scotia, both by way Of
Saint Pierre.
GRANT IN FAHis.
PARIS, Jan. iU.-Gsn. Grant arrived this
evening.
WEALTH or TRAsCE-AN ENORMOUS AaaRR.
lATE.
FttH }faH Hfsf!fk
Mr. 0tftc,'s valuable paper on recent accunti-
lat'ons u capltai iu thu unttel Kingdom has
tcat speculation throughput Europe. The as
tenlshin2 results which 1t brought out 20 I'M
pressed tho imagination Of futclgners. gRve
sucll dciutt4 fqrn, to the sa0.le idea OF Brlttss.
eminent statistcians hayc been stirred up to
tndeayor 10 nsctrtaiu, each for hts own country,
it, realtzcd wealth, and Tic rate at which II is
x51g s Gsre1a n ,a vts =; sxs%ps & pisa s & e
Statistical Society. las lust procured n!enlolra
upon the public aud private wealth OF France,
which we desire to bring to the knowledge VI
our Tsader.: We may. however, po!at out TINT
more coujccturai TINT Mr., Gttlenfs. Up
TO certain point there cap b. no DOUBT
nt all conccrDing Mr.. Gtifonfs valuations. Tho
Ssp ,s % sa ax ha.
paid does nut exist. However VIC may dilFor In
our esttnntea Of tho amount Of income that 60.
esres the tax, re arc all agrscd y e the reality
4 no i,.eomt.tax. ii. Vachcr therefore has no
trustworthy guido IN making his eonicctures.
Without further preface wo pass on to his cal
cufations.
We begin With the public wealth. In this
branch Of his subject NJ. vachcr has = decided
advantage over English tnqutrcrs. wa arc ab-
solutcly without stattsttcs in rcfcrcnce to tho
property OF tho State. Tl,e income OF tho prop
erty managed by tho Woo1s and Forests ii nc-
Taluo of Portsmouth D0ck-ynrd and Of the
other dock yards and naval Embellishments OF
tho Ktnglom, Of tho lighthouses and coast-
guard stations, Of tho barracks and 1ortitlen.
ttous and military storea. Of tho navy ITSELF
The Original! cost Of several Ut these items
might possibly 10 dug out Of tho Parliamentary
papesa BY The labor q years; but ships drtcrio-
value Of tho public buildings, agat,1, Ia IN un-
known quantity. Still more absolute il our IT,
norsnce respeetIng the possessions Of tho local
authorities, Eyen tae AREA OF the lands be-
nroTsI,.e - n Hn aTn 9tpfesag e.
dark. On alt these points N. VacEtr ii able to
produce official figures. The property Of tho
ssats7that y, tho pa'aces. the Offices Of this
sn ths h; ~ ~ shG'a
a%itS, ~Se Il. vseher snks t ee.t ta5 70
s.. KNu ~ i .n.1t n.h' III no' tnc paintings,
ta.ass' s' ~" ~ utnsa ooleets, l,a, q art 10 tno
- ~ ~" wSn ~ ~ u!ae ,, st Sa9
oos: i: Yse9st'. eext item !. ons Shisi, ind.
y. p'As1 ~ =. W.T. "t4ens IaPoli - the nEn.
Ways OF n france. r. ~. vachef arRnes that they
ouenS , to pe 'nc,oae tna. 'ney arc as necessary
little wealth could be produced, md that theft
eonstt1etloh ;lhVoIVea VAST outlay Iheir
Fsue sn NJ, e aoS essra.ea =. Inc enormous sum pt
:saa{s 1s, lGsu 70 ptohefty IN mortaaln, ~
loeal aathofittes. hospitals el,arteablc tnst!tu-
ttons sn4 religious bodies, estimated at Rl9s,-
ato.mo , iaus lao to'ai e pansl6 properly emn'
@ st.rlin~ ace a. s1 a w.
eo.rGspondiu0 ct s6 itetns III this country Is E40o-
ooouW
pass,ng ew to private t BaorEss5Y Esn wo tnd that
E!s1, ooS ,"!sss! ws;c1s 4 4, % ooS; ok. +:
erlce, I,;eao,1o; sh!rning, I.4OOO0; Indus
ftt srtat ddn: ,':s.sssss s, Co. at 4h noey. 49,
I'LL g1,a anu s.iveT esnaments, as,sn ~, 5Ss
total Of Es,e:sas, IL, ,oa,. Aiding tLe Public
ptopefty. ~ @ H. wa M nf!tve atcordtng TO H. farlrr, at
4v,5V0qoo lto billions of dolfa.s' as t!1s gross
lula! u sne Shpta! Vaue ni 81! kant1s OF French
wealth, W. public and private. Ms. tsifIen, IL may
bc rememberea arrived Vt IL, sou, GOV, ,09o as the
EF1ss totai lof titcas hritait. It would follow,
IL a.. sae!ief "a T,sht. thst Frahss Ia richer