[86] Bercastel and Henrion， "Histoire générale de l'église，" XIII.， p.32. (Speech by M. Roux-Laborie， deputy in 1816.) - At the present day， the ordinations oscillate between 1200 and 1700 per annum.
[87] Decree of November 15， 1811， articles 28， 29， 32. " On and after July 1， 1812， all secondary ecclesiastical schools (small seminaries)which may not be situated in towns possessing a lycée or college shall be closed. No secondary ecclesiastical school shall be placed in the country. In all places where there are ecclesiastical schools the pupils of these schools shall pursue their studies in the lycée or college classes."[88] "Correspondence of Napoleon (notes for the Minister of Worship)， July 30， 1806." In order to be curé of the first class， chanoin， vicar-general or bishop one must henceforth be bachelor， licencié， doctor in the university grades， "which the university may refuse in case the candidate shall be known to entertain ultramontane ideas or ideas dangerous to authority."[89] D'Haussonville， V.， p.144 et seq. (Letter of Napoleon to the Minister of Worship， Oct.22， 1811， omitted in the "correspondence.")The letter ends with these words： "This mode of working must be kept secret."[90] "Histoire de M. Emery，" by Abbé Elie Méric， II.， p. 374. The order of expulsion (June 13， 1810) ends with these words： "Immediate possession is to be taken of the house which might belong to some domain and which， at least in this case， could be considered as public property， since it might belong to a congregation. If it is found to be private property belonging to M. Emery or to any other person， the rents might first be paid and then afterwards it might be required， save indemnity， as useful for the public service." This shows in full the administrative and fiscal spirit of the French State， its heavy hand being always ready to fall imperiously on every private individual and on all private property.
[91] Letter of Napoleon， Oct. 8， 1811.
[92] Ibid. Nov. 22， 1811.
[93] D'Haussonville， V.， p.282. (Letter of Napoleon， Aug. 14， 1813， omitted in the correspondence.") - " Mémoires" du Chancelier Pasquier， II. pp. 88-91.
[94] Roederer， III.， p.430 (Germinal 19， year X)： "The legate was received today in the consular palace； in making his speech， he trembled like a leaf."[95] Pelet de la Lozère， p.206 (May 22， 1804).
[96] Decrees of May 31， 1804， Dec.26， 1804， and Sep.30. 1807， with the list of succursals by departments. - Besides the succursalists paid by the State， there were vicars not less dependent on the bishop and maintained by allowances from the communes or by private donations.
(Bercastel et Henrion， XIII.， p.32， speech by M. Roux-Laborie in the chamber of Deputies， 1816.) "In his re-composition of the Church of France the usurper established 12，000 vicars dependent on alms， and it will not surprise you that， instead of 12，000， there were only 5000who were courageous enough to die of starvation or implore public charity. . . . Thus are 4000 country churches without worship or minister."[97] Thibaudeau， p. 166， and article of Brumaire 30， in the Moniteur.
[98] Roederer， III.， p. 479 et seq. (Report on the Senatorerie of Caen.) The priests everywhere feel that they are watched and set aside. "Most of those I encounter exclaim， Poor curé， an unfortunate curé. The functionaries are devoted to the Emperor as their sole support against the nobles， whom they dread， and against the priests， whom they slightly esteem. . . . The military， the judges， the administrators when alluding to the priests or to religion merely smile； the priests， on the other hand， express very little confidence in the functionaries."[99] Decreee of Sept. 30， 1804 (with allotment of 800 scholarships and 1600 demi-scholarships to each diocesan seminary). These will be allowed us on being presented by the bishops.
[100] D'Haussonville， II.， p. 227.
[101] Idem. IV. Order of arrest of M. d'Avian， archbishop of Bordeaux， as one of the opponents of the Council (July 11， 1811).
