The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-03 00:00:00

THE AFFAIRS OF ALGERIA.

We find in tote Moniteur the following report to
the Emperor from Prince Napoleon relative to the
system of administration which his Imperial High-
ness intends to pursue in the affairs of Algeria and
the colonies :
" Sire,—In pursuance of the decree of the 24th of June
last, establishing the Ministry of Algeria and the Colonies,
a commission has examined the questions relative to the
division of attributes necessitated by the creation of the said
Ministry. This commission has assembled under my presi-
dency; the Ministers of War and Marine, who had named
some of the members, attended its sittings and took part in
the deliberations. The decree of the 24th of June established
the principle of division of attributes, and the commission
had therefore no other object than to fix precisely the appli-
cation of it. I have the honour to submit toyour Majesty
the result of its labours.

" ALGERIA.-GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS.
" The Governor-General shall be nominated on the pro-
position of the Prince charged with the Ministry of Alge-
ria 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 spe-
cially interest Algeria. The questions which regard the
position of the Prince charged with the Ministry of Algeria
and the Colonies, when be shall be in Algeria and the colonies,
especially as concerns the command of troops, shall be regu-
lated hereafter with the approbation of your Majesty. • The
commission has recop;nised in principle the necessity of
attaching to the Ministry of Algeria and the Colo-
nies, in conformity with what was indicated in the
projects presented to your Majesty, the Affairs of
Justice, Public Worship, Public Instruction, and Fi-
nance, which were detached from the Ministry of • War
in 1848. The Ministry of Algeria and the Colonies will
have to come to an understanding with the respective Mi-
nisters 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 be placed at the
disposal of the Ministry of Algeria and the Colonies. In-
terpreters 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 ad-
ministration of Algeria.

" DIRECTION OF AFFAIRS.

" As regards the direction of affairs, the :ollowing prin-
ciples, 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 be addressed to the' Prince
charged with the Ministry of Algeria and the Colonies, sub-
ject to the communication, when necessary, by that Minis-
try to the Ministry of War of the despatches which may
concern the latter. The correspondence relative to the
internal administration of the various corps, to purely mili-
tary questions, and to military justice, except in certain
trials of Europeans or natives by courts-martial, shall be
transmitted to the Ministry of War.