FRANCE. 



As a small number of young men are always 

 exempted after having been declared fit for 

 service, the number really entering the army 

 may be estimated at about 165,000. The num- 

 ber of young men who, in accordance with the 

 law of 1872, were allowed to enlist as volun- 

 teers for one year, either as graduates of edu- 

 cational institutions of a higher grade, or on 

 account of having passed the examination pre- 

 scribed by law, was 13,314. 



By a law of July 24, 1873, on the reorgani- 

 zation of the army, France is divided into 

 eighteen districts, each of which is occupied by 

 an army corps. The commanders of the army 

 corps have, since August 16, 1874, been exer- 

 cising the functions which formerly belonged to 

 the commanders of the " territorial divisions." 

 For recruiting purposes the eighteen array corps 

 are divided into 144 subdivisions. One army 

 corps, moreover, is organized in Algeria. Each 

 of the eighteen army corps consists of two di- 

 visions of infantry, one brigade of cavalry, one 

 brigade of artillery, one battalion of engineers, 

 one squadron of the train, a general staff, and 

 the subordinate staffs. The composition of the 

 army, in time of peace, will be as follows : 



Infantry (156 regiments, 505 battalions, 2,445 com- 

 panies) 281,601 



Cavalry 68,617 



Artillery 66,831 



Engineers 10,960 



Train 9392 



Staff .'................. 26,407 



Gendarmes 27,014 



Total 490,322 



To this number may be added the second 

 division of the yearly contingent, amounting 

 to about 60,000 men, who serve from six to 

 twelve months, and swell the number of the 

 army to 501,007 men. In time of war, the 

 army will be composed as follows : 



Field army (divided into 19 army corps and 9 di- 

 visions of cavalry) 800,000 



Battalions, squadrons, batteries, etc., of the armte 



active remaining in France and Algeria 50,000 



Garrison troops 220,000 



The "territorial" army 560,000 



Garrison troops of the " territorial " army 20,000 



Corps forestier and douaniers 20,000 



Total 1,750,000 



The following table exhibits the movements 

 of French commerce from 1859 to 1874 in 

 francs. 



The foreign countries chiefly interested in the trade of France in the years 1871, 1872, 

 and 1873, were the following (the value being expressed in francs) : 



