FRANCE.
Count Walewski's election has been declared valid. The Budget has been presented to the Chamber. The ordinary expenditure is calculated at 1,524 million franks; ordinary revenue of 1,622 millions. After appropriating eighty-eight millions for extraordinary budget, a surplus of ten million and a half francs remains. The issue of Treasury bonds is limited to 150 million francs.The Emperor's Speech, made on the 42nd, touched upon the prosperity of France owing to the continued development oi trade and manufactures, the unity of Italy, the consolidation of the loi'g subsisting friendship with England, and the declaration that in German affairs France will remain neutral, unless, for her own interests, she be compelled to interfei'e; and had made arrangements with the • Emperor Maximilian for tho withdrawal of French troops from Mexico without compromising French interests, which they were sent to defend.
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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 232, 23 March 1866, Page 2
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139FRANCE. Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 232, 23 March 1866, Page 2
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