Republican Herald

Infantry,	-	-	276,000
Cavalry,	-	-	54,000
Artillery,	-	-	34,000
Engineers,	-	-	8,000
Wagon Train,	-	-	4,000
Veterans,	-	-	14,000
Gendarmerie,	-	-	16,000
General Staff,	-	-	4,000

FRENCH ARMY AND NAVY.
A Paris paper of the 20th February has the following statements relative to the present condition and cost of the Army and Navy of France :—
According to the most recent official accounts the effective force of the French army to the 1st Jan. 1832, consisted of
Total, 410,000
With the fractions, 412,171
The expense of this force is set down in the Budget at 250,475,000f. which gives the annual expense per man 607f. 73c; of these 412,000 men, only 278,000 receive rations of provisions. Every ration of bread for these soldiers 19 3-4c. or very nearly that in the interior. In the Army of Africa the price of the ration is 16 1-2c; a difference nearly imperceptible. In the Army of the Morea it is 20c.
The ration of rice per soldier in Africa costs 3 1-2c, and in the Morea per soldier 1 3-4c.
The ration of meat costs, in the Morea, 20c, in Africa only 11c. The ration of wine 11c, in both countries. The troops in the interior consume, in the whole, wine to the amount of 341,000f. brandy to the amount of 78,000f. and river water, for certain garrisons, to the amount of 60,000f. making altogether 478,000f. of liquids, for the service of the interior.
The cavalry of the French, of which the actual effective forces is 44,000, mounted; and dismounted (not including the gendarmerie) consumes annually 5019 horses, which are purchased at the rate of from 390 to 525 francs each.
The artillery consumes about 3000 draft horses, at 450 francs, without reckoning 571 saddle horses at 450 francs; 720 draft horses at the price of from 470 to 480f. are also necessary for the remounting the military and engineer wagon trains.
Total, 9328 horses costing 4,344,600 francs.
Our Navy consists at present of 120 armed vessels; the annual maintenance of the material of which costs 4,372,000 francs; eight ships are disposable in harbour, which cost 646,700f. sixteen are in commission, and cost 506,300 francs:
Lastly, 135 ships in ordinary, cost 1,960,000 francs. Total of maintenance, for the material of 279 ships, 7,436,000f.
The number of individuals on board the fleet in actual service or disposal is 13,000 seamen, and 1422 officers. Their pay and maintenance cost 9,215,000f.
Two ships, 12 frigates, 3 corvettes, and 19 brigs of from 20 to 16 guns, and six corvettes avisees of 15 guns, are the most important of our armed vessels.