expence upon the two last articles 400 000 17 777 15 6½ For lighting and cleaning the city of Paris 840 000 37 333 6 8 Appointments of the secretary of the cabinet council, for couriers, and other expence 1 400 000 62 222 4 5¼ Ditto of ministers at foreign courts 1 800 000 80 000 — — ——————————— ———————————————————— Total sum of this branch 52 950 000 2 353 333 6 8 ——————————— ———————————————————— Interest at 2½ _per cent._ upon 990 000 000 livres, or 44 000 000_l._ sterl. of the late King’s debts, constituted after the bankruptcy 1720 24 750 000 1 100 000 — — Interest at 2½, upon 94 millions due to the company of the Indies, upon their old accompts 1720 2 350 000 104 444 8 10½ Farther allowed to the company, for paying their dividends 2 400 000 106 666 13 4 Annuities on lives constituted during the last war 16 000 000 711 111 2 2½ ——————————— ———————————————————— Total interest of debts 45 500 000 2 022 222 4 5 ——————————— ———————————————————— Footnote 31: These reductions of French money to sterling, are computed at the rate of 22½ livres to the pound sterling. Hence 270 800 000 livres make 12 035 555_l._ 11_s._ and 1½_d._ sterling, or nearly 1¼_d._ as stated, though the amount of the partial sums differs by 1_d._ This article of 16 millions of annuities on lives is the only charge cast upon the King’s ordinary revenue, in consequence of the last war. Articles of revenue. Fr. money. Sterling ditto. livres. l. s. d. Recapitulation of the expences. Expence of the court 28 600 000 1 271 111 2 2½ Fixed military ditto, by sea and land 109 000 000 4 844 444 8 10½ Justice, pensions, &c. 52 950 000 2 353 333 6 8 Interest of debts 45 500 000 2 022 222 4 5¼ ——————————— ———————————————————— Total expence 236 050 000 10 491 111 2 2½ Total ordinary revenue at the end of the war 282 300 000 12 546 666 13 4 ——————————— ———————————————————— The first deducted from the } latter, Remains free } 46 250 000 2 055 555 11 1½ ——————————— ————————————————————