The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-08 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, FRID►Y, 6.30 r
The account given yesttrday of the capture of
batch' is corairmed by the following telegraphic
despatch read to-d3y in the National Atsemb4, by
the minister at war :

Tan GOVERNOR GENERAL 01' ALGIERS TO THE MINISTER

AT WAR.
Amman, Dec. 2.—Zsateha was csrritd by storm at 8
o'el,ck, a.m., on the 2ti.h ult. thusasn and the Scherilf
Si-Monesa-13m-Amer, and the 700 or 800 men of the
garrison. defended themselves to the last, and were all put
to the sword. Oar loss eanti4ta of 30 or 40 killed, and 150
wounded, of whom sic era dfic rs.

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday the proposi-
tion to augment the number of electoral circum-
scriptions was read a second time, by 442 votes to
206. Several amendments to circumscribe, in a
greater or less degree, thu number of voting-places
were rejected. The election of M. D zand for Sene-
gal was validated, and the proposition of M. Durand
le Milne, to facilitate the marriages of the poor,
declared to be taken into consideration.
Several of the ministers went yesterday morning to
the Elysee, but they could none of them have inter-
views with the President of the Republic, hi, I. On..
tinned indisposition preventing him f,com attending to
business.
The Moniteur announces that Louis Natol-sn has
quite recover d.
It is rumoured that the review fixed for Mot day
will not take place.
Tte Siecle says:—" M. Gilbert des Voieifs, named
consul of the republic at Odessa, hen been obligei to
stop at Constantinople, the Russian ambassador, %L
de Titoff, having, notwithstanding the reiterat- d re-
quest of General Aupick, refused to sign the pistil-let
of M. des Voisin until] he shall have received special
instructions from S'. Petersburg."
It appears from the returns of the Bank of France,
that the metallic reserve has again increased during
the past week about 2 millions-1; in Paris, and tof
• million in the provinces. The discount accommo-
dation has decreased 41 millions in Paris, and increased
about 1 million in the departments, the amount of the
former being 41,074,4231 r., and of the letter
77,655,175 fr. Protested bills have diminished about
250,000 fr. in Paris, and abut 6,000 fr. in the branch
banks, the amount of the former being 2,517,6991 r.,
and of the latter 1,918,135 fr. On the side of the
liabilities, the notes in circulation have diminished
about 61 millions in Paris, and increased about I of a
million in the departments. The account current of
the treasury has increased shout 5 millions, the
amount now being 71,468,746 fr. Private accounts
current remain at nearly their former amennt. The
whole of the metallic reserve is now 416} millions to
435; millions of notes in circulation.
The minister of the interior his addressed the fol-
lowing circular to the prefects of the departments:
The President of the Republic received in the course of
his ditierent journeys • great number of appliestioro fret
old soldiers, the noble remnants of cur armies of the republic
sad of the empire. Many of them have been deprived of '
the zerompense due to their services; they have long ex-
piated their devotedness to the emperor and their idt-lity to
his allelory. If in your department there exist any of
ohm old defenders of the country, inform yourself with tare
Si to their position, collect the papers on which they f .und
their claim•, appreciate their real value:, and send me your
opinion respecting them. It is the duty of the government
to propose a measure of reparation, which will come too late
for the greater number, and very late for those who remain.
It will thus give satisractim to the desire inspired in the
mind of the nephew of the emperor by the piety of reminis-
ces and the gratitude that he owi s, in the name of the
ocuntry, to those who have gloriously served it.
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