Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1845 edition. Excerpt: ... THE TRIBUNATE. Internal Administration--Suppression of Highway Robbery and Repair of the Roads--Revival of Commerce--Exports and Imports of the Year 1801--Material Results of the French Revolution, in Respect to Agriculture, Manufactures, and Population--Influence of the Prefects and Sub-prefects on the Administration--Order and Celerity in the Despatch of Business--Councillors of State on Circuit--Discussion of the Civil Code in the Council of State--Brilliant Winter of 1801-1802--Extraordinary Resort of Foreigners to Paris--Court of the First Consul--Organisation of his Civil and Military Establishment--The Consular Guard--Prefects of the Palace and Ladies of Honour--Sisters of the First Consul--Hortense de Beauharnais marries Louis Bonaparte--Messrs. Fox and De Calonne in Paris--Prosperity and Luxury of all Classes--Approach of the Session of the Year X.--Warm Opposition raised against some of the best Plans of the First Consul--Causes of this Opposition, shown not only by Members of the Deliberative Assemblies, but by some Distinguished Officers of the Army--Conduct of Generals Lannes, Augereau, and Moreau--Opening of the Session--Dupuis, Author of the Work on the Origin of all Religions, is elected President of the Legislative BodyBallot for the Places vacant in the Senate--Nomination of the Abbe" Gregoire, contrary to the Propositions of the First Consul--Violent Explosion in the Tribunate, on Account of the Word Subject introduced into the Treaty with Russia--Opposition to the Civil Code--Discussion in the Council of State respecting the Course to be adopted under these Circumstances--It is resolved to await the Discussion of the first Sections of the Civil Code--The Tribunate rejects those First Sections--Result of the Ballot for...