Jenks' Portland Gazette

Statistical View of France.

The following statistical view of France is given in the Journal de Paris; -- "France situated in a temperate zone, between the 40th and 51st degree of northern latitude, contains from north to south 240 leagues, and 320 leagues from east to west. Its superficies consists of 30,000 square leagues, and its population of 30,596,600 inhabitants, equal to 1000 individuals upon each league. It is divided into 108 departments, 108 prefecturates, 417 districts, and 47,468 communes. Its military state contains 7 divisions, commanded by so many generals of division. Its ecclesiastical establishment consists of 11 archbishops, 51 bishops, 4000 curacies, 1830 under curacies, and 80 consistorial or protestant churches. The war establishment of the army consists of 554,407 men, viz. of the infantry of the line 341,410, light infantry 100,130, cavalry of the line 24,120, light cavalry 28,088, artillery on foot 10,656, artillery on horseback 30,119, pioneers, miners, engineers, 1873; in the whole, 554,407. The yearly conscription alone gives a mass of near a million of soldiers. Mr. Duvau has observed, in a work lately published upon the recruiting of the army, that France, when in danger, can choose her defenders among six millions of men able to carry arms. Her maritime power is far from what it was under Louis XIV. and what it will be one day under Bonaparte. The clear revenue of France, during the year XI. was 850,000,000 livres. Her public debts amount to 1,360,000,000 livres, for which 84 millions interest is paid."