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

" ENGINEERS.

"This service shall be charged with new works or repairs.
In the first category shall be comprised the construction of
fortifications, barracks, hospitals, and military edifices o f all
kinds; and in the second the repairs of such buildings. Pro-
positions relative to new works shall be addressed to the
Ministry of Algeria and the Colonies, which will transmit
them, with its opinion, to the Department of War ; propo-
sitions relative to the execution and repair of works already
approved shall be sent direct to the Minister of War, and he
shall continue to decide on their execution. The Ministry
of Algeria and the Colonies shall only give direct decisions
on works executed by officers of engineers which are
inscribed in the budget of its expenses. Neverthe-
less, the Governor-General shall, at the commence-
ment of each year, send to the Ministry of Algeria
and the Colonies a :detailed account of the division of the
credits to the different works undertaken en account of the
Budget of War.
" ARTILLERY AND MILITARY ADMINISTRATION.
"The same principles shall be applicable to the service of
artillery and that of military administration, which com-
prises clothing, hospitals, transports, and even, to a certain
extent, the provisions of the army. Thus, for example, if
the intendance shall think fit to make experiments for mo-
difying the food or clothing of the army in Algeria, &c.,
propositions shall be sent to the Ministry of War, through
the Department of Algeria and the Colonies.

" MILITARY JUSTICE.

" As regards the army, the correspondence relative to
military justice shall be transmitted direct to the Minister
of War. Nevertheless, as courts-martial judge crimes and
offences committed by Europeans and natives in certain
parts of the territory, their judgments in such matters shall
be addressed to the Ministry of Algeria, which shall notify
them to the Department of War. Propositions for a dimi-
nution of punishments or pardons to the condemned shall
be within the attributes of the Ministry of Algeria and the
Colonies.

" TROOPS.

" According to the rule established, correspondence rela-
tive to the policy and administration of the country shall
be addressed to the Minister of Algeria and the Colonies;
and it now remains to specify the consequences of this rule
as regards military operations and the persons connected
with the army. Projects relative to military operations
&hall first of all be submitted to the Ministry of Algeria and
the Colonies, -which shall decide on their oportuneness,
and, if necessary, come to an understanding with the
Department of War on the subject of the force and
composition of the columns to be employed. But as
soon as the troops shall enter on a campaign the Minister
of War shall receive a copy of all the reports of the com-
mander of the troops, in addition to the part of the military
correspondenee on the situation of the troops, which must
be addressed to him direct. Propositions for promotion of
persons of the army of Algeria may be made after a general
inspection or for extraordinary purposes. In the first case,
the general and definitive report shall be addressed in du-
plicate to the Department of Algeria and the Colonies. In
the second, the propositions shall be transmitted to the
Ministry of Algeria and the Colonies, which shall transmit
them, with its opinion, to the Ministry of War. The same
shall be done for propositions respecting the movements of
troops and exchanges among officers of all grades.
" ARRANGEMENTS RELATIVE TO ALGERIA CONNEpTED
WITH THE MINISTRY OF MARINE.
" The same principle which regulates the relations of
the Ministry of Algieria and the Colonies and the Ministry
of War for Algerla—leaving to the Prince the knowledge
and direction of the military measures which interest Al-
geria, and to the Ministry of War the questions of pure
rsilitary administration—shall regulate the relations of the
Ministry of Algeria and the Colonies and of the Ministry
of Marine with regard to Algeria.