The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-19 00:00:00

FRANCE.

According to the last accounts from Algeria the
number of soldiers who perished in the terrible snow
storm at Djemaa el Taouint, or who have not since
appeared, is 144, viz., 97 of the Bth Regiment of the
line, 24 of the 20th, 7 of the 3d bataillon d'Afrique,
16 of the chasseurs spahis and waggon train. Amongst
them is only one officer. The tents, provisions,
&c., were destroyed, and an entire flock of sheep
perished from the cold. The sufferings which the
column endured were very terrible, and the obstacles
they overcome would, under other circumstances,
have almost been censidered insurmountable.
Some of the soldiers got intoxicated, and
they were frozen to death as they staggered along
others perished from want of sufficient food. The
conduct of the officers is spoken of in the highest
terms ; the general (M. Bosquet) placed himself the
very last of the column, and prevented men from
lagging behind ; and the other officers not only ex-
horted the troops to have courage, and set them the
example, but actually carried some of the victims in
their arms.

FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 19, 1852.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, March 18.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool-
sack at Five o'clock.
FREE TRADE.
The Marquis of NORMANBY presented a petition
from Tiverton in favour of free trade.
COPYHOLD ENFRANCHISEMENT.
Lord ORAN WORTH presented several petitions in
favour of copyhold enfranchisement.
The LORD CHANCELLOR presented a petition
from the solicitors of London to the same effect. His
Lordship expressed himself in favour of the prayer of
the petition, considering that some compulsory measure
on the subject, framed with due regard to vested rights,
would be of great service..

Lord BROUGHAM also supported the petition, and
expressed his satisfaction that a Bill had been introduced
in the other House on the subject.
Lord CRANWORTH was also in favour of the com-
pulsory enfranchisement of copyholds, but he thought
that great care ought to be taken not to injure the rights
of the smaller copyholds.
Lord REDESDALE was opposed to compulsory en-
franchisement. Ho himself had introduced and carried
a Bill which allowed enfranchisement under certain cir-
cumstances, the effects of which had been paralysed to
some extent by the Bill which had been introduced in
the other House.

.L'etitions in favour of compulsory enfranchisement
were presented by the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord
Brougham, and other Noble Lords.

THE ARGENTINE CONFEDERATION.

Lord BEAUMONT gave notice that he should on an
early day ask her Majesty's Government whether they
were prepared to lay on the table information relating to
the state of the Argentine Republic, more particularly on
certain points connected with the maritime and commer-
cial relations of that confederation with this country. He
should also ask the Noble Earl the Foreign Secretary,
whether he had received any information that another
outrage had been offered to a British subject—a naval
officer on shore, in the port of Leghorn, in his uniform.
The Earl of MALMESBURY said that with regard
to the latter part of the notice, be could answer it now.
The Noble Baron, however, had allowed himself to
trust too implicitly to an exaggerated rumour. The facts
were these:—A petty officer of the ship Firebrand,
being on shore at Leghorn, had given some slight offence
to the police authorities there, upon which they arrested
him, carried him off to the station•house, treating him
very roughly, and even loading him with irons. O wing,
however, to the exertions of Mr. Scarlett, the Secretary
of Legation, the matter had been satisfactorily arranged,
apologies had been made, and the chief of police at Leg-
horn had been placed in prison eight days for his in-
temperate conduct on the occasion.