The Press.
London, England, 1858-08-07 00:00:00

THE PRESS, AUGUST 7, 1858.

two p.m. the next morning, which, allowing two hours for
the suspension between four and six, gave a sitting of
exactly twelve hours. The number of divisions taken
during the whole session is 172, of which Hl were taken in
July. It was counted out twice—once as late as halt-past
one in the morning, and another time between eight and
nine p.m. There has not been a single "no house" for
the session. The most important division in the Com-
mons was that on Mr. M. Gibson'3 amendment, which

threw the Whig Administration out of office.
The present session of Parliament has witnessed the
passing of several important measures. The long-con-
tested question of the admission of Jews has been set at
rest, and Baron Rothschild, introduced by Lord J. Russell,
took his seat on Monday last. After great discussion,
a bill, transferring the government of India from the East
India Company to the Crown, has passed. Among other
important measures, a bill has passed abolishing property
qualification for members of Parliament.

foreign anb (Colonial Intelligence.

FRANCE.

The Moniteur publishes a report to the Emperor
from Prince Napoleon relative to the system of
administration which his Imperial Highness intends
to pursue in the affairs of Algeria and the colonies.
We subjoin the following extracts from it, which
alone are of any general interest:—

The Governor-General shall be nominated on the pro-
position of the Prince charged with the Ministry of Algeria
and the Colonies, shall depend only on him, and conse-
quently shall correspond only with him, except as regards
acts purely and exclusively military, and which do not
specially interest Algeria. The questions which regard the
position of the Prince charged with the Ministry of Algeria
and the Colonies, when he shall be in Algeria and the
colonies, especially as concerns the command of troops,
shall be regulated hereafter with the approbation of your
Majesty. The commission has recognized in principle
the necessity of attaching to the Ministry of Algeria and
the Colonies, in conformity with what was indicated in
the projects presented to your Majesty, the Affairs of
Justice, Public Worship, Public Instruction, and Finance,
which were detached from the Ministry of War in 1848.
The Ministry of Algetia and the Colonies will have to
come to an understanding with the respective Ministers
to effect the transfer of those affairs, and to submit the
conditions to the approbation of the Emperor. The
officers of engineers and the agents of the intendance shall
continue to give their co-operation in the works and in the
settlement of expenses in the military territory. The per-
sons employed in the Arab bureaux shall he placed at the
disposal of the Ministry of Algeria and the Colonies. Inter-
preters shall depend on that Ministry, as they have always
been more of a civil than a military character, and the
selection of them can only be effected by the central
administration of Algeria.

As regards the direction of affairs, the following princi.
plea, clearly fixing the attributes of the new Ministry, have
been established. All despatches, without exception,
which concern political matters and the administration,
and all those which, though having a military character,
concern the situation of Algeria, shall he addressed to the
Prince charged with the Ministry of Algeria and the
Colonies, subject to the communication, when necessary,
by that Ministry to the Ministry of War of the despatches
which may concern the latter. The correspondence rela-
tive to the internal administration of the various corps, to
purely military questions, and to military justice, except in
certain trials of Europeans or natives by courts-martial,
shall be transmitted to the Ministry of War.

Mr. Sams, of St. James's-street, bad a private
audience this week of the Emperor at the Palace of
St. Cloud, for the purpose of submitting to his
Majesty, on the part of the committee, the plan for
the Dramatic College, or asylum, at Langly, and.
soliciting his support of it, which the Emperor
graciously promised.

A circular is said to have been issued by the
Minister of the Interior, forbidding the newspapers
to occupy themselves with the private life of the
Emperor, to reproduce attacks upon public func-
tionaries, or to publish letters from members of
former Legislative Assemblies. It is added that, in
consequence of this prohibition, a letter from M. de
Montalernbert, which was intended to see the light,
is denied publicity.