The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-11 00:00:00

from Constantina has determined the departure of the Duke
D'Aummx for Africa. !le sets out in a few days." The
Presse thus urges on the Government the adoption of a
different system :
" The arrival of Abd-el-Kader in the province of Constantino, is the
natural consequence of his military operations. After having drawn
I from the populations of the centre and the west all the resources
possible, he has thrown himself on those of the east, who have long
been quiet, and must be in a prosperous state. Does not the facility
with which the Emir scoures Algeria, notwithstanding the thirteen
•r fourteen moveable columns which are in the field against him,
evidently prove the insufficiency of the system of war adopted
by Marsh ii Buceaud ? The presence of Abd-el-Kader In
the province of Constantina, will force Marshal Bugeaud to
demand fresh troops, for those whom he has so severely tries'
for the last three months are incapable of service. Besides, he will
not dare to leave Western Kabylia bare, in which Bou Maza and the
other partisans of the Emir maintain themselves. Marshal Bugeaud'i
system of war is tumbling to pieces on all sides. It is Insufficient,
and the enormous charges with which it loads the mother-country
impose on the War Department an imperious duty of thoroughly in-
quiring into the affairs of Algeria If it does so seriously, it will find,
as we have shown,' that it is not on the populations that war ought
to be made, but on the Emir, and that we cannot make an advan-
tageous war on the Emir otherwise than by means of a numerous
cavalry, and by giving the supreme Command to cavalry generals."
The National, after adverting to the sudden arrival of the
Emir in the province of Constantina, adds :

" It was not till after the event, however, that M. nugeaud became
acquainted with this new enterprise of the Emu. To such audaciou,
insults M. Bugeaud has nothing to oppose, but a weakened and dis-
membered army, subject to every misery that can be inflicted upon
soldiers in times of war. Our infantry is without shoes, and almost
without clothing. Reduced to a few columns composed of mere
remnants and seine contingents of natives, it is obliged to wait fog
Its food till provisions are brought from the coasts or towas. All the
means of transport are wanting, the beasts of burthen belonging to
the commissariat being worn out, if not dead, and then those which
the Arabs ordinarily supply are for the moment wanted to be used in
cultivating the soil. The cavalry, as we have before said, no longer
exists. Daily are our ranks thinned without fighting and inglori-
ously. While our antagonist is increasing in strength, we are
dwindling away with a frightful rapidity. When the spring shall
arrive Abd-el-Kader will be better than ever able to brave us ; while
we shall have to send a fresh army into the provinces of Algiers and
Oran, to supply the place of that which has been so deplorably lost by
the imbecility of its leader."
We learn from Saxe Gotha, Feb. 1, that the States were that day
assembled for the first time since the accession of the Duke. The
only remarkable passage in his opening speech was that in which he
expresses a desire to give to his people a constitution more In con-
formity with their interests and the spirit of the age.
The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Monday at
84f. 25c.; the Five per Cents., 123 f. 40c.; the Orleans Railroad
Shares, 1,285 f. ; Rotten, 1,007 f. 50c. ; Havre, 707 f. 50c. ; Avignon,
987 f. 50c.; Vierzon, 700 f. ; Bordeaux, 643 f. 75c. ; Boulogne, 547 f.
50c. ; Basle, 252 f. 50c. ; Great Northern, 765 f. ; Fampoux, 480 f.;
Paris and Strasburg, 557 f. 50c. ; Tours and Naives, 583 f. 75c.
The following are the quotations far other lines :-
Paris and Lyons, definitive,- 620 f. ; Lyons and Avignon, (Tala-
hot), 514 f. ' • Bordeaux and Cette (M ackenzle), 506 f. ; ditto (Espo-
lets), 512 f. ; Charleroi (Kysaens), 495 f. ; Caen (Delamarre), 502 f.
LYONS, FEB. 7.-Marseilles and Avignon, 980 f. ; Paris and Or-
leans, 1,275 f. ; Paris and Rosen, I,olof.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 10.

Boulogne and Amiens, 12 —Dutch Rhenish, 1% —East Indian, 1%
—Great Northe(n of France Constituted, 15% —Louvain and Je-
tnappe, 2 'i—Lyons and Avignon, 2% —Namur and Liege, 3%—Or-
leans and Bordeaux, 11%—Sambre and Meuse, 5%.

WESTMINSTER ELECTION.—Captain Rous being compelled
to vacate his seat for Westminster on his being appointed a
Lord of the Admiralty, presents himself again to the electors
of this independent borough, and we confidently hope that
no opposition will be made to his return. Though
belonging to the Conservative party, he has shown him
self a liberal and active Member; in several of his
hasspeeches during this Parliament he exhibited straight-
forward conduct, and seemed generally to take part with
the poor and the oppressed, though at the risk sometimes of
offending the Government. It ought to be remembered alst
that he was among the very first of the Conservatives to de-
nounce the corn-laws, and call upon Sir Robert Peel to mak(
provision against the sufferings that might be caused by a
failure of the crops. He cordially supports the liberal mea-
sures introduced by the Minister, and a better representa-
tive at present, therefore, could not be desired.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES
(THIS DAY.)

Sub-Committee, No. 2,

The Committe met to-day at Half-past Twelve o'clock,
Sir J. Y. Buller in the chair.
AYRONXItie AND GALLOWAY RAILWAY.
The CHAIRMAN ordered the room to be cleared, in order to
conclude the report.
On our re-admission,
The CHAIRMAN said, the Committee have reconsidered their
report, and, were of opinion that with respect to the contract
deed the sanding orders had been complied with, but with
respect to the other points, they would have to report that
the sta.ding orders had not been complied with.

Sub-Committee No. 3.

This Committee WsunTeCliT;;liiii;is s t the usual hour th
morning, Mr. Aglionby in the chair.

EDINBURGH AIVD LEITH itAxvvir.er.

This was a railway, on the atmospheric principle, from
Edinburgh to Leith, the estimated cost of which was
160,0001., -and the
_length two-and-a-quarter miles. Mr.
Miller is the engineer, and Messrs. Deans, Dunlop, and Co.,
the agents.
The standing orders were reported to have been complied
with.

Sub-Committee, No. 4.

The Committee met at Twelve o'clock this day, in room
No. 11, when there were present Sir W. Heathcote, Mr.
Home Drummond, and Mr. Hope Johnstone.

LONDON AND BYRD/INGHAM (NEWP Ora

PAGNEXiL BRANCH) RAILWAY.

In respect to this Bill the standing orders were not com-
plied with.
The length of the proposed branch is 11 miles. The
cost is estimated at 150,000/. Mr. Dockery is the engineer,
and the Parliamentary agents are Messrs. Banks and Co.
LONDON and ErawnvartAm (EUSTON and

CAMDEN STATIONS ENLARGEMENT )
The standing orders in respect to this Bill were not com-
plied with. The capital required is 150,000/.
LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM (ST. ALDANS
AND LUTON BRANCHES) RAILWAY.
The object of this Bill is expressed in the title. The esti-
mated cost of the branches is 300,000/. After receiving some
evidence in proof that the standing orders had been complied
with, the further consideration of the Bill was postponed, in
consequence of the agents being unable to produce a letter of
consent from the Marquis of Bute.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN

(THIS .DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER, took the Chair at a Quarter past Twelve
o'clock.

On the motion of the O'CONOR DON, a new writ was
moved for the county of Mayo, in the room of Mark Blake,
Esq., who had accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty'l
Chiltern Hundreds.
LONDON AND BRIGHTON EXTENSION RAILWAY.

The London and Brighton Extension Railway Bill was
brought in and read a first time, and ordered to be read a
second time.
THE LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND WANDSWORTH