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FRANCE AND Moeocco.—The Constitutionnel contradicts the rumour that Abd-el-Kader had been taken prisoner by the army of Morocco ; thus reporting the state of matters on the frontiers at the date of the. 18th August- " Abd-el-Kader, whom the Sultan's son bad determined to send behind the Malonia, but who bad been permitted to retain his small band of follower'', had let the Moorish fugitives pass after the battle, and then he bad stationed.. himself at eight or ten leagues of us on the road to Fez. His design probably is to rally a party of Moors round his cause."
The same paper quotes the following extract of a letter from a per- son in Marshal Bugeaud's camp, to M. Blanqui, the well-known mem- ber of the Institute-
" You are aware that we have captured the camp-furniture belonging to the son of the Emperor. In his tent was found a casket containing his letters. Several officers were employed to decipher them; and immediately afterwards they brought to the Marshal a letter from Milky Abd-er-Rahman to his son, in which he recounted the mission of the English Consul, Drummond Hay, the advice he gave him, and the conditions he offered. They were precisely the same as those demanded by the French Government; and a French Consul could not have held more dignified or more firm language. No doubt, the British Government, by acting thus, proved how much interest they took that our differences with the Emperor should be speedily ter- minated; but we must acknowledge that they acted with the most perfect. candour. The letters of Muley Abd-er-Rahman proved, moreover that the Marshal was right in requesting the Prince De Joiaville to strike hard.. The strongest alarm is expressed in every paragraph." We subjoin some extracts from the French papers respecting the late' naval operations in Morocco-- "On the morning of the 16th, at the very moment the Prince gave orders to dismantle the batteries of the isle, [Mogador,] which he prepared to eva- cuate, Captain E. Bonet, Governor of Senegal, arrived on board the steamer Velace, with a division of artillerymen, which he was bringing to the assistance of the squadron. Be received orders to occupy temporarily the island of Mo- v,dor till the reparations demanded from the Emperor of Morocco were granted. Never was arrival more opportune. In consequence of this new order, the Prince decided to dismantle more completely the batteries of the town, in making a descent upon it that very day. Five hundred men were landed, under the command of Commander Hernoux and Governor Edward Bonet. They took possession of it without the least resistance : 120 pieces of cannon fell into our hands • but the Prince, who was there as everywhere else, ordered those which stilfremained to be thrown upon the walls, and the Morocco flags to be brought ; and in the evening ordered us to embark, without entering the town, which the army had abandoned. The fire then ceased every where."—Letter in he Journal des Debats, dated Afogador Roads, 17th August.
The inmates of the Tuileries are seriously alarmed respecting the effect likely to be produced on board our Mediterranean fleet by the celebrated letters of the Times. We have been assured that the Prince De Joinville was 'written to a few days ago to watch with the utmost firmness over the conduct of his officers, the moment they become acquainted with the language used by The officers of the Warspite, in order to prevent any unpleasant incident be- tween the seamen of the two nations."—Reforme.
A royal ordonnance was published in the Moniteur on Saturday, -issued on a report from the Minister of War, appointing a Commission for the reorganization of the Ecole Polytechnique. General node de la Brunerie is the President of the Commission.
BELGIUM has just concluded an important commercial treaty with the German Customs Union ; tints described by the Moniteur Beige of the 2d instant- " The Customs Union concedes to Belgium a reduction Of 50 per cent on the -duty on foreign cast-iron. This duty is fixed from this day at 2 francs 20 centimes per 100 kilogrammes. Thus, Belgian cast-iron will pay only 1 franc 25 centimes; besides this, a reduction of duty on iron articles is granted. The export-duty on woollens at the frontiers of the Zollverein is reduced from two dollars to one dollar.
"The concessions made by Belgium are, the repayment of the Scheldt toll ; the maintaining in force of the law of the 6th June relating to Luxemburg ; the renewal of the regulations in favour of the German wines and silk manufac- tures; the revocation of the resolution on the exportation of bark; and the opening of the frontiers Customhouse at Frankorchamp. "Lastly, the ships of the Union are placed on an equality with Belgian ships with respect to all the privileges and advantages of the navigation. The transit of goods on both parts is wholly free."
GREECE.—The accounts from Athens in the French journals give The following as the composition of the new Ministry : Colletti, Minister of the Interior and ad interim of Foreign Affairs and Public Instruction ; _Metaxa, Finance and ad interim Marine Tzavellas, War ; and Balbi Justice. Colletti is considered the head Of the French party in Greece. Public tranquillity, which had been disturbed by the elections had been restored by the King, who went among the crowd and exhorted them to peaceful demeanour. It appears, however, that in one of the riots a man was killed and several were wounded.
MEXICO.—A. private letter, dated the 6th July last, states that a -widely-extended conspiracy had been discovered by Government, the object of which is to change the federative republic into a constitutional government, with an European prince of royal blood at its head, with -the title of "Emperor." It was, however, the opinion of well-informed persons, that on the eve of a war with Texas, the Executive power will not proceed to rigorous measures against the conspirators, among whom there is said to figure more than one general officer ; but they will un- adoubtedly be strictly watched.—Illorning Chronicle.
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