In 1836, the Revue Anglo-Française was quite astonished to reveal this riveting fact:

Source gallica.bnf.fr / BnF
Apparently, according to the Review, England was importing, via the ports of London and Brighton, no less than sixty-two million eggs annually. France was providing not less than fifty-five million of these eggs. The Review goes on rapidly to tot up how much revenue France was gleaning from England. At 42 centimes per dozen, that added up to 1,925,000 francs a year.
You can almost hear the author rubbing his hands in glee. Would he have wanted “England” to leave “Europe”?
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A southern French game similar to bowls but played, usually on a sand or gravel surface, with metal balls which are thrown toward the jack. (Oxford English Dictionary 2017) 
Alexander Holroyd, seen here with his suppléante (substitute) Laure Philippon, is the newly elected député who will represent French nationals living in north-west Europe but outside of France. M. Holroyd beat his Socialist rival by a massive 70% to 30%. But he himself has something to say about that. 
This is Alexandre Holroyd, potentially the new M.P. (député) who will represent French nationals living in Brighton and Hove – as well as those across a vast swathe of north-west Europe. 