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Morocco AND ALGIERS.—The war between France and Morocco has been brought to a close. The details are as yet very meagre ; but there seems to be no doubt as to the material facts. The Prince De Xoinville, with his squadron, arrived before Tangier on the 6th instant ; probably with the intention of bombarding the town a second time, should the terms newly offered by France be again rejected. The Gover- nor of the place went on board, and repeated a request which had already been made through M. De Nyon and the Due De Glucksberg, for peace. The French conditions were signified to him, and accepted ; and the treaty of peace was signed at once. The French Consul-General was

reinstated on the same day, and his flag was saluted with cannon. Or- ders were immediately forwarded to Mogador for the evacuation of the island, and to Marshal Bugeaud, for the discontinuance of hostilities.

Letters from Algiers, of the 10th instant, announce the arrival of Mar- shal Bugeaud in that city, on the 5th. He was received by the local authorities, who had prepared a triumphal arch adorned with trophies taken at the battle of Isly. In the evening, the Consuls of different nations paid him a congratulatory visit.

The Moniteur Algirien publishes the following letter from King Louis Philippe to Marshal Bugeaud- Neuilly, 29th August.

" My dear Marshal—It is with lively and profound emotion that I congra- tulate you on the brilliant exploits which you have just added to all those which have made our flag illustrious. The noble resolution that you took to fight the battle of 'sly, with an army so disproportioned in number to that which you attacked, has produced in the minds of our brave soldiers the sensation which I experienced on learning it. I have felt that this appeal to French soldiers must have rendered them invincible, and they were so. Be my organ, my dear Marshal, with them. Tell them that it is iu the name of France, as well as my own, that I ask you to offer to this brave army, which you led so gloriously to victory, the expression of the national gratitude, and that of the admiration ex- cited by its valour and devotedness. Receive, my dear Marshal, the assurance of all the sentiments which will ever be felt towards you by your affectionate " Louts PititareE."

The expenses of the expedition against Morocco, ascertained at the Ministries of War and Marine, amount already to upwards of 20,000,000 francs.

Tafirrf.—The Paris Itfoniteur of Wednesday conveyed the following intelligence as received by the Government from Tahiti, dated the 24th April- " After having vainly endeavoured to bring back to their obedience the re- bels who made the attack at Taravaa, Governor Bruat went out to meet then' at Mahahana, where they had made themselves intrenchments, defended by 3,000 men and three pieces of cannon. On the 17th, Governor Bruat landed with 441 men of all arms. The redoubts were taken with the bayonet ; the enemy having 102 men killed, their colours taken from them, and their cannon spiked. The next day we destroyed their works, and carried away their arms and ammunition. On our side we have to lament the loss of two officers, Si. Nansouty, enseigne de vaisseau, and M. Seignette of the Artillery. We had, besides, 52 men wounded."

FRANCE.—When the telegraphic despatch annnouncing the close of the hostilities with Morocco was received in Paris, it created the greatest exultation. Government deemed the event of so much importance, that a salute in celebration of it was fired at the Hotel des Invalides on Mon- day morning. On the Bourse there was no corresponding sign of satis- faction ; but the Funds were depressed by the anticipation that a new loan of 300,000,000 francs would be effected next month. The journals viewed the result according to their party-lights. The Ministerial papers triumphed in the successes of French arms and of the Prince De Join- ville. The Opposition papers persisted in regarding the treaty as a com- promise and a concession disgraceful to the Government. The Consti- tutionnel declares that France, in taking the initiative of the renewed negotiations, neutralized the good effects of the victories at [sly and Mogador ; and regards it as a new instance of subserviency to England. The National looks to a further future, and is most indignant- " We cannot find words to express our opinions of such conduct. What I we have been outrageously attacked by a barbarous prince, to whom we pro- posed conditions of peace which were ridiculously moderate, and be laughingly refused them; we have beaten him ; and yet it is us who endeavour to reopen the negotiations. • * * When we present ourselves again on the coast of Morocco, we shall find that all that was done this year has to be done over again. We have spent millions. We have lost a frigate, and spilt the blood of our brave soldiers and sailors. All that is lost. The ports of Morocco will be in a better state of defence than they were this year ; the fanaticism of a hos- tile population will have had time to strengthen itself; the Moors, whom we do not take the trouble of even annoying by blockading their coast, will have had time to supply themselves with ammunition from England; we shall find them better instructed and exercised. Abd-el-Kader, whom we have not been able to chastise, will have extended his redoubtable influence; and, in short, the Moors will have learnt that the French arms can withdraw before them, and that even an unfortunate war will not make their situation worse than it is. These are the auspices under which this second campaign will open. We must expend more millions, more Frenchmen will be killed ; and all that (we blush in acknowledging it) because England chooses that we should be mode- rate in our victory, or rather that the victory should be null in our hands."

Nevertheless, the bitterness of the Anti-British feeling in the press

seems to be subsiding ; and the French papers mention some other tokens of a better mutual feeling. The Paris Globe relates a friendly sailing-match between the English frigate Vindictive, Commodore Toup Nicolas, and the French brig Adonis, commanded by Captain Viscount St. Georges, on their return to England from the Pacific. The wager was a pair of epaulettes, and was fairly won by the French captain. Another Paris print mentions, that on the anniversary of the birthday of Prince Albert, a British frigate lying in the Pirmus having been decorated with flags, the other foreign ships in the harbour hoisted theirs ; the band of the Minerve striking up "God save the Queen." This courtesy was immediately responded to by the English com- mander, who hoisted the French and English flags united, and ordered his band to play " The Marseillaise." [With some political prudery, an ultra-Conservative English journalist condemns this selection of complimentary music by the British sea-officer.]

The Paris .Reforme persists in treating Mr. Pritchard, the merchant-

missionary Consul of Tahiti, as the heathen deities were treated by their votaries ; ascribing to one Pritchard the deeds of many Pritchards. He was lately charged with some pecuniary irregularities at Paris and Rotten ; and now he is debited with the cost of two young ladies of his name, boarding at a school in Paris, whose friends have not paid for eighteen months. The Times reiterates that neither the Mr. Pritchard nor his family have ever been in France, and accounts for every indi- vidual of his circle : Mrs. Pritchard and three daughters, at sea, on their way from Valparaiso to London; two daughters who came with Mr. Pritchard to England, living with their relations at Birmingham.

Seam—The Carlist movement begins to create some uneasiness to the Government. They have boldly contested the Parliamentary

elections at several important towns, and have realized some unexpected successes: their victory is admitted at Segovia and elsewhere, but de- nied in many parts where they claim it. This will be tested when the Cortes meet ; but in the mean time their success had been sufficient to induce Government to send a body of 7,000 troops into Navarre, under General Villalongs, an old scourge of the faction, to keep them in check. The Bayonne correspondent of the Morning Post, generally friendly to "Legitimist " interests, makes a report highly favourable to the Carlist strength and prospects- " The Carlists of Spain are no longer the timid, weak remnant of a once- powerful party, flying from persecution and indignity. Within the last few years they hare gradually increased in number and influence; and we now find them boldly avowing their opinions, and preparing to support them by their Representatives in the Cortes. This extraordinary movement has caused a profound sensation in Spain, where people are beginning to tire of political quackery and adventurers. There is another curious fact connected with the present elections in Spain : the name of the Marquis De Vilums, the con- fidential friend and adviser of Queen Christina, and the yet unsuperseded Am- bassador to the Court of St James's, figures at the head of several of the Car. list lists of Parliamentary candidates. It is also worthy of remark, that in several Spanish regiments the number of Carlist officers who accepted the treaty of Bergara, and have since been employed by Narvaez, outnumber their comrades of opposite opinions."

Measures for the restitution of the ecclesiastics proceeded. Two capitalists, Mr. H. J. Da Silva of London, and S. Manuel Matheu of Madrid, had offered the Minister of Finance to supply him during three years with the funds necessary (75,000,000 of reals per annum) for the payment of the clergy and nuns. They required 6 per cent on the amount of their advances, 2 per cent commission, and the manage- ment of the clerical estates yet to be disposed of as a guarantee.

Immr.—Naples has succeeded in disposing of another of its Prin- cesses; the Princess of Salerno is to wed the ',Due D'Aumale, in the second week of October.

The Imperial Family of Austria has gone to reside for a time at Trieste ; probably to watch over affairs in Italy, and especially in Rome ; where the Sovereign Pontiff, deaf to the advice of Austria, Naples, and Tuscany, refuses all concession to that popular discontent which displays itself in perpetual conspiracy against his government.

Marshal Sebastiani has gone to Venice, to watch the movements of the Duc De Bourdeaux ; who arrived there on the 23d August. He had received divers well-known French Legitimists, who had repaired to that city to attend him in that stage of his progress through Europe. He had also distinguished himself in swimming; having several times passed, without resting, from the Mole to Lido, a distance of three miles ; something like the feat .• Leander, Mr. Ekenhpad, mud I did,"

at Sestos; only the Duke is his own hero.

TURKEY has adopted some stringent regulations with respect to pass- ports ; and a knowledge of the chief points may be useful to travellers in that quarter-- " The subjects of Foreign Powers must provide themselves with Ottoman passports, or with the vise of an Ottoman Ambassador or Consul before they can enter Turkey. The traveller must present himself within twenty-four hours of his arrival to the local authorities at the place where he has permission to enter Turkey, or otherwise his passport will not be sized for the interior. He must also then declare the line of route he proposes to take, or the place of his intended abode, and receive permission for the specified time he contem- plates remaining. To obtain a permission of permanent residence, he must present himself at the chief office, furnished with an authorization from the Chancery of his nation. Travelling-passports will not remain legal, unless visid from each place which the traveller shall pass, where a passport-office or Municipal Council is established. Other measures have also been introduced with regard to vessels departing from Turkey, and along the line of land fron- tier, by which persons shall be arrested who attempt to quit the empire with- out previously having their passports visa from the head office. ' One motive to these stringent measures is found in papers of an inflammatory nature circulated by the French mail, and by the Union, a Greek journal ; but especially, it is said, in Russian intrigues to revive the nationality of the Porte's Sclavonic subjects- " It appears," says the correspondent of the Times, "that the most proximate reason for these efforts arises from the condition of Sclavonic Bulgaria, where it is known that for some time dangerous excitement has prevailed ; it being no less notorious that Russian agents are the instigators of the movement. The translations which I now subjoin are portions of songs selected from various effusions of the same description, distributed throughout Bulgaria; copies of which have reached in an official quarter, the soundness of whose information cannot be doubted."

UNITED STATES.—The mail-steamer Acadia, which left Boston on the 1st instant and Halifax on the 3d, arrived at Liverpool on Saturday. The approaching election of President absorbed all attention ; and meetings had been held in every State ; but there is scarcely anything of interest for the distant reader. The prospects of Mr. Clay and Mr. Freelinghuysen, as President and Vice-President, are said to be bril- liant; but on the other hand, Mr. Tyler had withdrawn his pretensions, which is understood to have strengthened the Democratic party and Mr. Polk. Mr. Polk had put forth these sentiments on the subject of a tariff-

" I am in favour of a tariff for revenue ; such a one as will yield a sufficient amount to the treasury to defray the expenses of the Government, economically administered. In adjusting the details of a revenue-tariff, I have heretofore sanctioned such moderate discriminating duties as would produce the amount of revenue needed, and at the same time afford reasonable incidental protection to our home induptry. I am opposed to a tariff for protection merely and not for revenue."

Mr. Clay had written, some time back, a letter against the annexation of Texas, which was somewhat misunderstood ; and he recently wrote a second letter, stating his views with more precision. The second letter is thus summed up- " Far from having any personal objection to the annexation, he should be glad to see it—if without dishonour, without war, with the common consent of the Union, and upon fair and just terms. He does not think the subject of slavery ought to affect the question ; for whether Texas be independent or in- corporated in the United States, be does not believe it will prolong or shorten the duration of that institution, which in his opinion is one destined to be- come extinct, at some distant day, by the operation of the inevitable laws of population." It would be unwise to refuse a permanent acquisition, which will remain as long as the globe remains, on account of a temporary institution.' The reasons for his former declaration against annexation are stated to be, that Mexico had repeatedly and solemnly declared against the measure ; which bad encountered a powerful opposition in the United States, through several of the Legislatures, and by whole sections of the Union ; that it compromised the honour of the country, and would involve it in a war in which the sympathies of all Christendom would be against them; that it endangered the integrity of the Union ; and because he believed that national dishonour, foreign war, and distraction and division at home, were too great sacrifices to make for the. acquisition. He concludes by stating, that in the contingency of his election, be should be governed by the state of fact and the state of public opinion ex- isting at the time at which he might be called upon to act. ' Above all,' he concludes, 'I should be governed by the paramount duty of preserving the. Union entire and in harmony; regarding it as I do as the great guarantee of every political and public blessing under Providence which as a free people we are permitted to enjoy.' " All was quiet at the city of Nauvoo ; and Governor Ford was con- ciliating the Mormons with a view to Locofoco votes. " A Mormon who has arrived at St. Louis," says the Montreal Times, " reports that Joe Smith has risen from the dead, and has been seen at Carthage and Nauvoo, mounted on a white horse, and with a drawn sword in his hand. He says, that as Joe is thus restored to life, everything will go on prosperously with the Mormons."

Philadelphia was still uneasy, and further disturbances were antici- pated.

Berrisa NORTH AMERICA.—Papers have been received from Ca-

nada to the 29th August. It is reported that Sir Charles Metcalfe had at length formed an Administration, and that the names would be officially announced on the following day ; but reports of the kind had been so rife and so conflicting that some doubts still cling to the mat- ter. This is the list given by the Quebec Gazette— Hon. D. B. Viger, President of Council.

Hon. William Morris, Receiver-General.

W. H. Merritt, Esq., Inspector-General.

D. B. Papineau, Esq., Commissioner of Crown Lands.

James Smith, Esq., Attorney-General East.

Jean Chabot, Esq., Solicitor-General East.

H. W. H. Draper, Attorney-General West. Hon. H. Sherwood, Solicitor-General West.

Hon. D. Daly, Provincial Secretary.

Another list omits the name of Mr. Smith ; but it contains some

obvious blunders. Mr. D. B. Papineau is the brother of the well- known Speaker of that name ; but the Papineau was said to be on his way to the colony, to oppose the Ex-Ministers. Opinions differ as to the necessity under which Sir Charles Metcalfe may lie of dissolving the present Parliament and calling another ; but it seems to be assumed that that measure will be resorted to if necessary. On the subject of a Ministry, the Montreal Gazette of the 28th August has some general remarks which are even more satisfactory than the specific but suspi- cious list- " Within the last few days several lists have been circulated of a new Mi- nistry for this Province. The lists are entirely unauthenticated, and contain a good deal of what is not correct, but at the same time something which ii true. We are enabled to state positively, that great progress has been made in the formation of a Ministry, of a composition which, we believe, cannot fail to be satisfactory to the friends of constitutional rights and of the British con- nexion, and which will be entitled to and receive their confidence. And at the same time we trust we may add, that an Executive which includes the names of Viger and Papineau cannot, we hope, fail to be considered by her Majesty's subjects in this Province of French origin to be one of which the composition affords the strongest guarantees that their feelings and views will receive all due respect and consideration, and that they will enjoy that share of influence in the public councils which under a free representative system and a constitutional administration are due to their numbers and intelligence."

The Presbytery of Montreal had presented an address to Sir Charles Metcalfe on his arrival in that city, avowing their cordial approval of his policy, and making some allusion to the Free Church schism, which has severed the Scottish Church in Canada as well as in the Mother- country. In his reply, Sir Charles also alludes to the disruption, in a manner characterized by his usual kindliness-

" I sympathize with you in lamenting the disruption that has taken place in the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Canada in connexion with the Church of Scotland. There have been already too many disruptions in the Protestant Church, and it is painful to see any addition to the number. I can only hope that these changes are permitted by the Almighty for some wise and beneficial purpose, until the time shall be fulfilled when the whole of Christ's flock will be drawn into one fold. In the mean while, as the conscientious differences existing between the Synods of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, separated in consequence of this disruption, are limited to one ground, I trust that they will not extend further- and that the Presbyterian Church will continue is every other respect united in brotherly love and Christian charity." The Montreal Times gives a favourable report of the wheat-crops : but prices were very low—from 3s. lid. to 3s. 9d. currency at Toronto p and the reports from the English market were expected to induce a yet lower range.

The Montreal Gazette describes what is telieved to be the very earliest specimen of cotton manufacture in Canada- " It is the produce of the British North American Cotton Company, at their mills on the Richelieu, above Chambly, the erection of which has been regarded with so much interest in the Province. The article is a wadding, or thick fabric of cotton, not woven, but compressed, and rather felt ; and will be found of the greatest use in this climate in winter for clothing and bedding, and for other purposes in combination with woollen or other more solid fabrics. It is a very excellent article of its kind, but we trust is but a beginning; for very little extension of the same machinery as that employed in producing it will convert it into a thread; and from heavy twist the transition, by hand or power, to the manufacture of calico is easy. This enterprise is one which deserves all encouragement. It is a healthy and natural one ; availing itself of the phy- sical advantages the country affords, and directing its surplus labour into a. proper channel Nova Scotia has been for some time the scene of an agitation about "responsible government"; and Lord Falkland, the Governor, who bad been making a tour, had met with some sharp lectures in the shape of addresses from the inhabitants. The Magistrates and Yeomanry of King's County told him that the course pursued during the last eight months had weakened his administration, promoted party-spirit, and had thrown the real friends of British institutions and of a liberal and. enlightened policy into opposition. And they added- " While we deplore these events, we would respectfully and earnestly pray your Excellency to listen to the counsels of those who are truly and sincerely, interested in the peace and prosperity of the country, and who have earned our confidence and gratitude by an arduous and effectual struggle in defence of our dearest rights ; and especially for being instrumental in introducingand securing to us those constitutional privileges recently conceded to us by the Parent State, and now universally recognized as the only true basis of colonial govern- ment."

Lord Falkland made a long reply ; in which he vaunted the support of a majority of the Legislature, including three of the four members returned by King's County. He said that he had invited all the leaders of the Opposition, with a single exception, (alluding to Mr. Howe, the moat energetic champion of " responsible government,") to cooperate with him in his efforts to advance the prosperity of the colony ; but that they declined, except upon terms incompatible with his duty to his Sovereign and his self-respect. He was at present surrounded by Coun- cillors who were, in his judgment, as well qualified to advise as any set of men who could be found in Nova Scotia. To know no distinction of class or creed, had been the principle of his administration ; he had sought the aid of men of all parties ; and he concluded by saying-

" It will appear, that if those who are in a minority in the Assembly, and whom you support, are not represented in the Government, it is the fault of their leaders, who are unreasonable in their demands. I doubt not, however, that the voice of the people will ere long admonish those leaders of their error and I shall hail with sincere pleasure any change of circumstances which will enable me to gratify you by availing myself of their talents in conjunction with those of others, in the conduct of the public business."

The inhabitants of Hants County had administered a somewhat similar dose. Lord Falkland replied to them more briefly, by saying that some of the names to their address had been appended to one of a totally opposite nature ; and that two persons had written to him to ex- press their regret at signing any document censuring his administration, as they had done under gross deception. A correspondent of the Nova- scotian admits that a few may have signed the address in ignorance ; but observes, that one of these retractors had it in his hand for ten mi- nutes, and ought to have known what it contained.

In reply to the King's County address, the Novascotian observes inter -alio, that Lord Falkland, in his attempt to establish a Council of six Liberals compulsorily joined with six Torits, the enemies of the respon- sible government which he affected to maintain, had had the support of a majority " of one or two" only ; and that his most objectionable acts had occurred since the election ; some of the members, moreover, having deceived their electors : wherefore he is challenged to appeal to the people by dissolving the Legislature.