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prized. In 1827 he founded the Revue Musi- 

 sale at Paris, which he edited till 1835, and 

 which is still maintained, though discontinued 

 during the siege of 1870-'7l. He was the com- 

 poser of seven operas, which were published 

 in Paris, but did not meet with success at the 

 Opera Comique, and two, "L'Amant et le 

 Mari," and "La Yieille," which were success- 

 ful in Belgium, but the greater part of his 

 musical compositions were intended for the 

 church service. His other works of instruc- 

 tion were : " MSthode des Me~thodes de Piano," 

 which has been translated and adapted in this 

 country with great success; "La Science de 

 1'Organiste; " "SolfSges Progressifs ; " "Traite" 

 Complet de la The"orie et de la Pratique de 

 1'Harmonie" (1816); "MSthode le~mentaire 

 d'Harmonie et d'Accompagnement " (1824); 

 " Musique mise a la Port6e de tout le Monde ; " 

 a new and enlarged edition (the sixth) of his 

 "Trait6 Complet de la Theorie," etc., above 

 mentioned, with the addition of an essay con- 

 taining the doctrine of the science and the art 

 (1853). But he will be best known in the 

 future by his critical, biographical, and histor- 

 ical works on musical subjects. Chief of these 



ditures by the sum of more than eight hun- 

 dred thousand dollars. 



The reduction of the rates of duty on the 

 1st of January, 1871, under the act of July 14, 

 1870, diminished the importation of many 

 articles during the last six months of the year 



1870, but there was consequently a large addi- 

 tion to the revenues for the first six months 

 of the year 1871. 



A comparison of the first six months of the 

 calendar year 1871 with the first six months 

 of the calendar year 1870 shows an increase 

 of fifty-five per cent, in the quantity of tea 

 imported, twenty per cent, in the quantity of 

 coffee, fifty-three per cent, in the quantity of 

 brown sugar, one hundred and twenty per 

 cent, in the quantity of pig-iron, one hundred 

 and eighty-six per cent, in the quantity of me- 

 lado, one hundred and thirty-nine per cent, in 

 the quantity of spices, and a large increase in 

 many other articles. 



The receipts from internal revenue were 

 $143,098,153.63, being $4,048,984.29 less than 

 the estimates presented to Congress in Decem- 

 ber, 1870, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 



1871. The estimates for the fiscal years 1871- 

 was his "Biographic Universelle des Musi- '72 were $126,418,000, and it is probable that 

 ciens, et Bibliographie Gen&rale de la Musique," the receipts will be equal to the estimates. 



of which the first edition appeared in 8 vols. In the annual report of the Secretary of the 

 (1835-1844) ; and a revised one with consider- Treasury, made December, 1870, there was 

 able additions, in I860-' 64, in 4 vols., 8vo. To presented a statement of the receipts and ex- 

 this he had added four volumes of "The His- penditures of the Government for the first 

 tory of Music," the last published just before quarter of the year ending June 30, 1871, and 

 his death. He had also completed, but not pub- an estimate of the same for the remaining 

 lished, a " Philosophic G6n6ralede la Musique," three-quarters of the year. The receipts and 

 and had published in conjunction with Mo- expenditures of the first quarter above men- 

 scheles, "Coup-d'ceil snr les QualitSs de la tioned, ending on September 30, 1870, were as 

 Musique des Pays Bas," and a biography of follows: 



Meyerbeer, in 1859. Personally he was much Customs $57,729,47357 



respected: he exercised a most wholesome Jj^JJ* 1 revenue 49)1 42 437 6? 



influence on art advancement during his long Miscellaneous sources. . . . . ! '. . . . . . . . . '. '. '. . . '. 7,382,181,59 



career; and Belgium is deeply indebted to his 

 good government of the Brussels Conserva- 

 toire*. The expenditures for the same period, ex- 



FINANCES OF THE UNITED STATES. eluding payment on account of the sinking 

 The general prosperity of the country during fund > were as follows : 



1871 had a favorable effect upon the "finances w^D^a^tS' 11160119 purposcs ^o'iKl 3 



of the Government. Its revenues were largely Navy Department '. '. '. "I".!".".'.!".".'."!!!!!!' '. 4'.8i5/237 58 



increased both from direct and indirect taxa- Indians and pensions 13.825,451 89 



tion ; about fifty millions of the principal of Iutereet ou the public debt 39,490,450 si 



the public debt was paid, and a further re- Total $86,562,92083 



duction in the rate of taxation was anticipated, For the remaining three-quarters of the 

 although the purpose to pay annually a por- fiscal year, ending June 30, 1871, the esti- 

 tion of the public debt was maintained. mated receipts were as follows : 



The revenue from customs for the fiscal year customs $128,000.000 oo 



1871 was greatly in excess of the estimates, Internal revenue 

 amounting to $206,270,408.05, against $194,- JggSto 

 538,374.44, for the preceding year. The cost 



of collecting this revenue was $6,560,672.61 Total $244,000,00000 



for 1871, being three and eleven hundredths The estimated expenditures for the same 

 per cent., while the cost for the year 1870 was period are : 



$6,237,137.25, or three and twenty hundredths Civil and miscellaneous purposes f&22M55 



War Department 30,000.000 00 



percent. Navy Department 15,000.00000 



llie appropriation for the collection of the Indians and pensions 24,500,00000 



customs, with the additions derived from fines, Interest on tue public debt 80,000,000 oo 



penalties, and forfeitures, exceeded the expen- Total t $203,500,000 oo 



