The French papers of Thursday contain nothing of importance. The
Prase mentions a rumour, prevalent in the political circles of Paris, that the Cabinet intend for the future to place Algeria under civil instead of military government; which seems probable, as it would present a way of superseding the despotic rule of Marshal Bugeand, without humiliating him; his authority shrinking within his own department of war.
More provision-riots are reported in Holland. One took place at Delft, on Mon- day evening. The windows of the shops of several bakers and flour-dealers were smashed to pieces by a violent mob of persons who had become exasperated at the sudden rise in the prices of bread, flour, &c. The house even of the Burgo- master was attacked. The grenadiers and the artillerymen in garrison were at last called out, and they prevented further excesses. At noon on Tuesday, the streets were filled with an immense concourse of persons, notwithstanding the appearance of a proclamation which forbade more than four persons to assemble in the public thoroughfares, and threatened that "the military would make use of the means they had at command in order to repel force by force.
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