1863 and 1864, after which he held no office. Mr. Jones was a firm and consistent Democrat of the old school of Jefferson and Jackson. During the feuds occasioned by the antislavery agitation he sided with the Barnburners and Free-soilers, and in the war of the South he was ardent and patriotic in his support of the Government; and his counsels at the close of the war tended most powerfully to keep the Democratic party in this State true to its allegiance to the national cause. In social intercourse Mr. Jones was singularly amiable and unassuming, the model of an American country gentleman. For about a year he had been in ill health, and had recently returned from a tour in Europe. FRANCE, a republic of Europe. Presiident, Adolphe Thiers, elected August 31, 1871 (see THIERS). General Secretary, Barthélemy St. Hilaire. The ministry, at the close of the year 1871, was composed as follows: Minister of Justice, Dufaure; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Charles de Rémusat; Minister of the Interior, Casimir Périer; Minister of Finances, Pouyer-Quertier; Minister of the Navy, Vice-Admiral Pothuau; Minister of Public Instruction, Worship, and Arts, Jules Simon; Minister of Public Works, De Larcy; Minister of Agriculture and Commerce, Victor Lefranc; Minister of War, General de Cissey. ¡ The National Assembly consists of 738 members, elected on February 8 and on July 2, 1871. President, Jules Grévy; Vice-Presidents, Vitet, Benoist d'Azy, M. S. M. Girardin; Secretaries, Bethmont, Vicomte de Meaux, Johnston, Baron de Barante, Marquis de Castellane, De Rémusat; Questors, Baze, General Martin des Pallières, and Princeteau. The budget of the ordinary and extraordinary expenditures in 1871 was as follows: 1. Indemnification of Cochin China (1,080,000 fr.), payable Rents of the Austrian Debt (Mont de Milan, 250,000 fr.) etc.... 2. Contribution of the Departments and Communities for the equipping of the National Guards. 3. Sale of Rents of the Dotations Funds of the Army.. 4. Loan from the Bank of France.. 5. New Advance from the Bank.. 6. Part of the Loan of Two Milliards.. Total Extraordinary Budget. Total Ordinary Budget... Grand Total At the close of the year 1871 it was not possible to give a detailed statement of the public debt. It was supposed that, after paying the expenses of war, and the indemnification to Germany, the principal would exceed two thousand million francs. According to the budget of 1870, the principal of the national debt amounted to 12,923,718,073 francs, while 33,907,744 4,322,271 2,398,381 36,600,208 17,460,191 11,386,314 48,751,439 161,264,088 $229,586,351 39,175,042 268,761,393 43,522.287 1,913,885 $608,348,237 $110,253,143 229,251,881 3,285,460 13,434,300 |