The Sun.
London, England, 1833-08-29 00:00:00

ALGIERS.

We take the following from a letter dated Tou-
lon, August 20 :—" The frigate La Vic Mire has
arrived with intelligence of the expedition of Gen.
Desmichels against Mostaganem, in which she took
an active part. It appears that the occupation of
this town by the French greatly annoyed the Arabs,
and the surrounding' tribes assembled in a mass,
with the intention of driving them out again. Mos-
taganem was soon assailed by the multitude who
had pitched their tents around it. Gen. Des-
michels, finding that his presence at Oran was in-
dispensable, and that it would be impossible for
him to return by land on account of the great num-
ber of enemies with which the country was covered,
without being escorted by the whole of the troops
he had with him, and thus abandoning his conquest,
embarked on board La Victoire, who lay with her
broadside to the town, and thus defended its
entrance from the sea. He consequently returned
to Oran on board this ship, taking with him the
Turkish troops that had formed the garrison. The
Arabs took advantage of this departure to form upon
the shore, seizing and burning all the boats they
could find, and murdering their crews. Fortunately,
a very short time afterwards, the brig Le Hu:surd
which had been met by La Vicloire in her course,
arrived off Mostaganem, and, placing herself within
pistol-shot of the shore, soon cleared it of the hos-
tile Arabs. General Desmichels, immediately on
his arrival at Oran, sent a reinforcement to Mosta-
ganem and proposed to march himself with the
remainder of his disposable force into the interior of
the country, with a view of alarming the Arabs en-
gaged in blockading Mostaganem for the fate of
their wives and children, and, by thus diverting their
attention, relieve the town from their attack. There
was every reason to hope when La Victoire left
Oran, that this diversion would have the desired
effect, and give time for the French troops to fortify
the place, and put it in a state to resist any future
attempts."
The following further particulars are extracted
from a lever of the 10th instant from Oran :—" On
the 30th ultimo a large portion of the inhabitants of
Mostaganem quitted the town, and not one remained
in the quarter inhabited by the Moors. Our troops
occupied it. On the 31st the Arabs attacked us.
They were numerous and fought with vigour. We
had several men wounded. Their camp was on the
other side of Missigran, a village situated about one
league from Mostaganem. The country abounds in
fig and lemon trees. In the, night of the 3d instant
the Victoirc cast anchor at Merselkebir, having on
board General Desmichels and his staff. Two
vessels, with 150 Turks and women, arrived at the
same time. All the troops sent from Oran remain
at Mostaganem, and 300 more have just embarked
to reinforce them. Colonel Fitzjames, Commandant
of Oran, has been sent to take the chief com-
mand. The ihissard brig, which had gone out
only to carry despatches, has received orders
to remain at anchor for the protection of the
shipping. The Arabs are collecting their forces
before that town. Those at Missigran, who were
roughly treated in the sortie from Mostaganem, are
exasperated. • On the evening of the sth nearly one
thousand men, under the orders of Colonel l'Etang,
proceeded from Oran towards the tribe of the Zs-
melis. They also attacked that of Saffareau-Douaires.
The men in arms were upon their guard. Part of
the women, children, and old men were massacred.
We had on this occasion 40 killed and wounded.
On the 6th the troops returned, bringing with them
100 bullocks, 2,000 sheep, 100 camels, 50 asses,
and some women. The Arabs followed our forces
to within sight of Saint Philip, when the troops.of
the town were called out to reconnoitre the enemy.
All the efforts of the Arabs to recover their position
have proved fruitless. They were repelled with loss.
Some of our soldiers have perished from thirst arid
fatigue, and others have destroyed themselves. The
regiment of chasseurs had one officer and four sol-
diers killed, arid ten wounded. The infantry lost
about 20 men."

A NOBLE BREWER.--A few weeks ago, we
stated that a parsonage-house bad been converted into a
beer-shop, A Nobleman's mansion in this county has
shared a nearly similar fate, its proprietor having com-
menced brewing beer, and supplying it to one of his
labourers for sale at his cottage ! The motive assigned
is, we understand, a regard for the morals of the poor,
the ale not being drunk on the premises, but taken away
by the purchasers. How far this is correct we cannot
pretend to say. The publican of the neighbourhood does
not seem to attach much credit to, or be very grateful for,
his Lordship's philanthropy, as be has taken out a certi-
ficate, and revenged himself by shooting all the game
within his reach in the neighbourhood of the aristocratic
brewhonse.—.Leicester Chronicle.

The LORD CHANCELLOR then observed, that he
bad recently received several communications on the sub-
ject f proceedings for the recovery of tithes. He did
not think it was necessary to refer further to those cinn;-
tnunications. He had reason to suppose that, after what
bad occurred in that House a few evenings since (alluding
to the proceedings on the Stay of Suits Bill), those pro-
ceedings would not be hurried forward. Nothing could,
at all events, be done between the present time and
Michaelmas term. It was not probably that the meeting
of Parliament would be delayed long after time, and then
the Legislature might take such steps as should appear I,
it most advisable.

On the motion of the Earl of ROSSLYN, messengers
were sent to the Commons, requesting them to commu-
nicate to their Lordships a copy of the report of the select
committee on manufactures, commerce, and shipping, and
a copy of the select committee on agriculture.
The LORD CHANCELLOR, alluding to the Small
Debts Courts' (Scotland) Bill), expressed his regret that
ie was impossible to proceed with it—first, because it
was a measure which required much consideration ; and,
next, because the session was so very near a close as to
prevent the possibility of maturely considering its provi-
sions. The delay in proceeding with this, as well a
with seine other Bills that were then lying on tbei
Lordships table, was, however, unavoidable. The fat:
was, that the attention of their Lordships bad been e
gaged by a variety of measures, of such paramount im-
portance, as left but little time for the consideration of
others of less magnitude. The Irish Church Bill, the
East and West India Question, the Irish Grand Juries
Bill, the Scotch Burghs Bill, and many other important
subjects, had occupied their Lordships' time so censtaetly,
that scarcely a single hour could be spared for the discus-
sion of measures of a less pressing nature.
The Earl of ROSSLYN expressed his gratification at
the postponement of the Scotch .Small Debts Court Bill.
The Earl of WICKLOW said the reason why the Bill
was not in a more forward state was simply this, because,
like many other Bills svhish might have originated in that
House, it had not orieinated there. Many days had
elapsed in the course of the session in which their Loa-
ships literally had nothing to do, and when; if the busi-
ness were properly divided, they might have been .usefully
occupied. When, however, the end of the session ap.
proached their Lordships were overwhelmed with business.
--(Hear, hear.) He therefore hoped that his Majesty's
Ministers would turn their minds to this subject in thn
course of the present recess, and that they would so divide
the business between the two Houses as to enable each of
them to take a more equal part in it.
The LORD CHANCELLOR. entirely agreed in the
sentiments of the Noble Earl, and would be happy to co-
operate iu any measure that was calculated to remedy the
grievance complained of.
Lord WESTERN presented several petitions frum
Kendal and other places, complainiug of the hardships
which the petitioners suffered from the payment of fees
on account of tithe processes.

After a few word; from the LORD CHANCELLOR the
petition was laid on the table.
The Earl of WICKLOW said it was not a matter of
little surprise to him, when he came down to the House
at five o'clock that evening, to find that the Irish Tithes
Bill had been read a third time and passed. He had a
petition, which was now, however, rather late, to present
against the 31st clause of the Bill, a clause which did not
stand originally in the measure.

The petition, which was from an individual, having
been brought up,

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The Duke of WELLINGTON rcsc, and complained
that the Bill in question had been read a third time iu a
very sudden manner. Their Lordships were summoned
for the third reading of the Bill at the usual hour. He
certainly expected that it would have come on at the
customary time, instead of which he found that the Bill
had been read a third time at 12 o'clock that day. Nay,
more, he found that on the third reading a clause added
in the Committee had been struck out on the motion of
the Noble Lord (Melbourne) opposite. —(Hear, hear.)
That clause so struck out was a very important one with
reference to those whose property was likely to be affected
by the Bill.
Lord MELBOURNE was not aware of any irregu-
larity having been czmtnitteil. A royal commission had
been fixed for the day, and it was customary afrerwaids
to proceed with the public business. They all knew,
that when amendments were made in that House to
measures sent up from the Commons, it was necessity
that the assent of the Commons should be given to such
amendments. The Bill had, therefore, been read a third
time, and Pent to the Commons for their concurrence to
the amendments. He understood, last night, that the
business of the House was to counnence immediately after
the commission bad been disposed

The Duke of 'WELLINGTON said the Noble Lord
spoke of a commission, but what had that to do with the
matter of complaint ? Their Lordships were specially
summoned for the third reading of this very Bill, at the
usual hour. Did the Noble Lord say a word upon the
subject last night ? Not a syllable; and the Bill which
he expected would have been brought forward at five
o'clock, was read a third time and passed at twelve
o'clock.

The Earl of WICKLOW said the conduct of his Ma-
jesty's Ministers on this occasion was such as he believed
had never been heard of before. Their Lordships sitting
in Committee must be viewed as a mere farce, if Minis-
ters might, at their own pleasure, come down and efface
any amendments which their Lordships in Committez,
had sanctioned. He now begged leave to ask the No-
ble Viscount a question, to which be hoped to receive a
satisfactory answer. Power had been given to the Go-
vernment of Ireland to afford aid to persons in that
country who had a claim on tithes. That aid had bean
suspended, on the ground that a Bill was passing through
Parliament for the purpose of affording relief to tithe-
owners, and of removing certain arrears of tithe. The
measure alluded to was that which they had been recently
speaking about, and which had just passed into a law.
Now, he would a,k the Noble Viscount whether, if
holders of that description of property in Ireland, now
that this Bill bad passed into a law, whether any of those:
possessors of tithes did not wish to avail themselves of
that law, but would rather avail themselves of the legal
remedy which still existed for the enforcement of tithes—
would the Government, in that cisc, continue to afford

them that aid and protection for the recovery of their
property which had been previously afforded by all Go-
vernments, and by none, he would say, more freely than
by the present?
Lord MELBOURNE said the Government, in any
proceeding which it adopted, must of course be guided
by circumstances. In no case had such aid and assistance
as that which the Noble Earl alluded to been granted in
the first instance. It bad only been resorted to when a
breach of the peace was apprehended. Interference of
that description ought to be avoided as much as possible.
It was an extremely unpleasant thing to introduce the
police on such occasions, and it was still more unadvisable
to employ the military. The owners would be left to
their own legal remedy for tithes ; and in case of resistance
Government, as he bad already said, must be guided by
circumstances.

The Earl of LIMERICK wished specifically to know
whether assistance would be given, as had been done pre-
viously to the passing of the last and the present Bill ?
We heard no answer.—The House then adjourned.