The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-13 00:00:00

Church of his day, to beware lest " they be led away
by the error of the wicked, and so fall from their own
steadfastness."—(2 Peter, c. iii., v. 16.) He takes
credit to the Church of Rome, that it has, in all ages,
been careful to provide for the exposition of the Scrip-
tures to the people, by duly qualified and authorised
teachers; and he appeals to the constitutions of the
Councils of Trent, Lateran (the fourth in 1215), and
Rome (in 17?5, under BENEDICT XIII.) But
really, the excerpta collected by his Holiness, out of
the Acts of these Councils, do not appear to us much
to have assisted his case. Thus :

" In the first place, it is known that, by the decrees of
the Holy Council of Trent, bishops are enjoined to see
that the Holy Scrip'ures and divine laws be more fre-
quently' taught in their dioceses."
We are at liberty, then, to infer that either the
Church, at this period, had not provided sufficient
means for the frequent teaching of the Holy Scrip-
tures to the people, or that, if provided, those means
had fallen into neglect, so long ago as the beginning
of the sixteenth century. And yet those means,
whatever they were—and that teaching, whatever
its degree of efficiency—were improvements, ex-
tensions, upon the means and the teaching that had
previously existed. For (he adds)—

" It is known that, ercn exceeding the prescriptions of
the Council of Lateran (1215), the Council of Trent re-
commends that there should be in the several cathedral
churches and collegiates of the towns and cantons a sti-
pend provided for a doctor of divinity, and that none
should be appointed to that office but a man fully com-
petent to teach and expound the Holy Scriptures."
Now, the amount of Scriptural instruction, and the
provision of means to dispense it, thus exceeding the
prescriptions of the Lateran Council, still seem to have
been miserably inadequate for their avowed objects.
No wonder that, as the letter proceeds, the indigna-
tion of the POPE waxes still hotter and fiercer, but
most especially against a certain new Christian League
now forming in the United States, which is thus
adverted to :

" Many precise advices and documents teach us that
a vast number of sects in New York, in America, at
one of their meetings held on the 4th of June, last year,
have formed a new Association, which will take the
name of the Christian League, (fiedei is Christian:), a
league composed of individuals of every nation, and
which is to be further increased in numbers by other
auxiliary Societies, all having the same object, viz., to
propagate amongst Italians, and especially Romans,
the principles of Christian liberty, or rather an insane in-
difference to all religion." _ _

This passage speaks for itself. How melancholy
must be the conviction of inherent moral religious
weakness which is thus appalled at the notion of its
pretensions being tested by " principles of Christian
liberty," and which attempts to disparage the force
and authority of those principles by affecting to treat
them as amounting to an " insane indifference to all
religion !" What an invaluable text-book must this
production be to the Oxford emulators of this Sove-
reign Pontiff!

Madrid journals of the sth inst. have been received.
Some of them at length admit the deplorable state of
the finances, and the Heraldo announces the following
scheme in the present desperate state of affairs :
" The creditors of the State have held a meeting, and ap-
pointed a Committee, which is to come to an understanding
with the Government, to represent such interests as may con-
sider themselves injured, and discuss the questions that have
been started. This Committee is, however, to take the ad-
vice of another, called the ' consulting Committee.' The
former consists of MM. Carriguiry, O'Shea, Campana, Murza,
and another capitalist. A proposal is talked of, the object
of which would be to decide the fate of the floating debt. The
lenders would engage to advance 1,500,000,000, and receive
from the Government new coupons of Three per Cents., at
thirty, on condition, however, that should that paper obtain a
higher price at the Madrid Bolza, in the course of next
July, the payment would be made at the highest
rate. The Government would receive from the lenders 90
per cent. in Treasury bills, for their whole nominal value,
and ten per cent. in specie, and the latter would engage to
exchange the bills for new coupons, at a discount of ten per
cent. The tobacco revenue would be devoted to the payment
of the interest on the coupons, whether the tobacco be farmed
out, or the Government should again collect its revenue. In
the first case, it is proposed that the Company's notes be re-
ceived by the San Fernando bank, and, in the second, that
the delegates of that bank in the provinces be entrusted
with the collection of the revenue; should it not suffice, the
deficiency would be supplied out of the quicksilver produce.
As it is probable that this scheme will undergo modifica-
tions before it is carried into execution, we shall abstain from
discussing it."

The Three per Cents. were done at 271 1 for
cash, and 27i- at 60 days, and the Five per Cents. at
20 for cash.

WAR BETWEEN FRANCE
AND MOROCCO.

It will be seen from the subjoined dispatches that war
has actually commenced between Morocco and France.
According to the report of General Lamoriciere to Mar-
shal Bugeaud, the troops of the Emperor, or rather
those of a Chief who owes him allegiance, began the
attack on the 30th of May; the French troops, who had
been on their guard for some days, watching the move-
ments of the Arabs, immediately acted on the offensive,
descended into a plain near the supposed frontier be-
tween Algiers and Fez, and, after some sharp fighting,
put the enemy completely to rout. The French suffered
very little loss, having only twenty-five men wounded,
two of them severely, while 300 of the Moorish ca-
valry were cut to pieces, and the remainder, amount-
ing to about 1,700 cavalry, under the chief Abd-el-
Bokari, took to flight. It appears to have been a rash
and ill-concerted attack on the part of the Moors. They
had no infantry—they dashed with wild enthusiasm into
the middle of the French, and being purposely encou-
raged by Lamoriciere to advance till the proper moment
for attacking them had arrived, a large portion of them
were separated from the main body and annihilated. It
is evident that these irregular and barbarous
troops have no chance whatsver with disciplined
so'diers, commanded by skilful generals, and that
unless the Emperor makes satisfaction for this unex-
pected assault, and yields to the French Government,
both Tangiers and Mogador will soon be in the hands
of the French. The Government of France are making
every preparation for such a purpose. According to a Tou-
lon journal the affairs of Morocco are drawing the attention
of the King and his Ministers. The Toulonnuise states
that " several regiments of the line, besides the 36th,
are to be immediately embarked for Algeria. A great
commotion is observable in the ports and roads. The
steam frigate Asmoc76.s, detached from the evolutionary
squadron, the Labrador, Orenoque, the steam corvette
Cuvier, and other ships of war, are being prepared for
sea. Vice-Admiral Parseval, who arrived at Toulon
yesterday in the Asmodes, with his lady, has gone on
board the Souverain, to make choice of men to complete
the crews of the ships belonging to the evolutionary
squadron, and whioh is about to proceed shortly to the
coasts of Morocco." And the Moniteur of Tuesday con-
tain,s the following announcement :—" The King, on the
proposition of the Minister of Marine, has just decided
that the Prince de Joinville is to hoist his flag in one of
the ships of the line of the squadron of evolutions, and
to proceed in her, accompanied by a steam-frigate, two
smaller steamers, and several light vessels, to cruise off
the eastern coast of the State of Morocco. His Royal
Highness will leave very soon for Toulon, to assume the
command of the naval division which is to act under his
orders." Never was there a more mad attempt than this
on the part of this petty chieftain, who assumes the title
of Emperor. He has no adequate means to cope with the.
French by land, much less by sea ; the whole coast, from
Ceuta to Mogador will be blockaded, and probably in twelve
months the finest part of the country, that lying between
the sea and the lofty range of the Atlas mountains,
will be overrun by the French. Louis Philippe, will
thus avenge the death of the Spanish Consul. As to
the real cause of this war, we have as yet no moans of
judging accurately. General Lamoriciere says he was
attacked within two leagues of his frontier. Possibly
the Arabs will say that he had passed the boundary, and
they were therefore justified in repelling the invaders.
They ought, however, to have counted the cost first.
From all accounts the authority of the Morocco chief is
exceedingly weak over many of the tribes nominally
under his dominion. Some of these are actually at war with
each other, while the country is threatened with a
French invasion, and the total population probably does
not exceed six millions. Looking at the affair alto-
gether, it is of a very serious character. If the French
are the aggressors, a fact which is more than probable,
they will not be satisfied with any ordinary professions
of regret and submission. The designs of Marshal Bu-
geaud will be supported by the whole of the French
nation, and the penalty inflicted will be a sum which the
Barbarian Emperor cannot raise, and he must, therefore,
pay in territory. The Courrier Francais, in these words,
but expresses, we fear, the wish of the French people:—
" We have in fact arrived at the period of a crusade, in
the name of civilisation, against African Islamism ; we
have.given the signal, by our conquest in Algeria, and
the impulse will be followed up. The day for Morocco
has at length arrived. This western region of the land
of Islam must enter into contact with Europe. In the
East, the spirit of reform has penetrated into the Mus-
sulman races, and those of the West will be forced in
their turn to receive the baptism of regeneration, after
having, first felt the weight of Christian arm's."
The Messager publishes dispatches from General La-
moriciere. His dispatches are introduced by the follow-
ing paragraphs.—

"As may be.een by annexed correspondence from Africa,

received this morning by the Minister of War, a skirmish
took place on our territory between the troops of Lieutenant-
General Lamoriciere, and 1,400 or 1,500 cavalry of Abd- el-
Bokhari, and 500 Arab cavalry, in front of Ouchda. Not-
withstanding this mad echauffouree, which might reasonably
be attributed to one of those acts contrary to discipline, so
ordinary in similar services, but which, moreover, was rudely
chastised, we persist in believing that the regular troops,
under the command of El Guenaoni, will look twice before
they commence hostilities seriously. If, against our expec-
tation, the Emperor of Morocco was so badly advised as to
attack us, the good dispositions taken by General Lamori-
ciere, the co-operation of General Bedeau, who came from
Tlemcen to support him, and the presence of Marshal Bugeaud
upon the point of our frontier which is threatened, and where
he must be at the present moment, would not fail to cause
this Sovereign to repent of having yielded to the instigations
and threats of Abd-el-Kader.

"Lieutenitnt-General Lamoriciere, commanding the pro-
vince of Oran, to Marshal Bugeaud, Governor-General of
• Algeria.
"At the Bivouac and near the Marabout of Lidi Aziz, the
30th of May, 1844.
" M. le Marechal—No answer has yet been returned by
the Morocco chieftain, Si Ali Ben Tajilo el Gendoui to my
letter, of which I had the honour to send you a copy„with
the translation. Desiring to have news, I induced, on the
evening of the 25th, one of our Arabs, a person worthy of
confidence, to pass the frontier, and to repair to some of his
emigrant relatives, whence he brought me the following
information :

.....
" My letter, as I was already told, was sent to Fez, and M.
Genavoni had ordered every officer toattend to the orders of the
Emperor. However, this assemblage of 7,000 or 8,000 ca-
valry, and numerous infantry who received neither provi-
sions for themselves, nor barley for their horses, had, in a
few days raised the price of every article of consumption at
Ouchda, and they had commenced ravaging the adjoining
fields of barley. A quarrel, of which I could not well dis-
cover the cause, .occurred between the troops of the Emir
Abd-el-Kader to the amount, it was said, of 500 infantry and
300 cavalry, and the cavalry of the Caid des Alofs Amdona.
There were killed and wounded on both sides. El Genaoui
was obliged to take horse with the Abd-el-Bokhari to se-
parate the combatants, and despairing of keeping together
any longer this hungry crowd, he dismissed the contingent of
the tribes on the 25th until after the harvest."
" This intelligence, however good the source, required con-
firmation. If it were true I ought to have a proof of it by
some proceedings on the part of the tribes who had left us
for the last fifteen da) s. At length the Djalcalla sent me
two of their chiefs, who announced their fear to appear before
me in consequence of their uncertain conduct, which alone pre-
vented the other tribes of Sahel and Nechronia, and the
chief of that town. I desired them to tell the Caid that the
time had come to declare himself a friend or an enemy, and
that I would go to meet him.
" On the morning of the 28th, all the works of the fort of
Alla Magina being in a sufficient state of forwardness, I en-
camped at Hammen Chika, on the Oued Monilah, and here
yesterday. I commenced at the same time to feed my ca-
valry with the barley of the emigrant tribe of Ouled Man-
sour. My approach caused all hesitation to cease. I re-
ceived, yesterday, the caids and chiefs of Nechronia and the
Djabolka. They announced to me the Souhalia for to-day.
They paid me the tribute in money, and the number of horses
that I had imposed on them, and 1 did not think it right to
require more from them under the difficult circumstances in
which they were placed. I had from them, besides, a con-
firmation of all I had before heard, and I therefore hesitate
not to write to you. The war appears to be adjourned, but
it is not yet peace.

" I hate not yet received an answer from you to my letter
of the 10th, in which I first mentioned the -hostile prepara-
tions of Morocco.

"I have no knowledge of the communications which ought
to have taken place between our Consul-General at Tangier
and the government of Muley Abderahman. The partial
attempts against our tribes have not ceased. In fine, I have
still before me a number of regular troops, so that war may
commence by simply assembling the tribes dismissed for the
present. These regular troops arc, Abd-el-Kader, with 500
infantry and 300 cavalry, at Guenfonda, not far from
Maassen Ceranossena ; el Kebibi, with 300 infantry and
600 cavalry; el Genaoui, the last arrived, with 400 men.
We perceive distinctly from this the Morocco camp, and its
extent is proportioned to the force assigned to it.
" In this situation, 1 do Not think it my duty to depart
from the precautions which I have commanded, and I main-
tain the same disposition of the troops.
LAMORICIERE."
"Camp under Lall, Magruia, May 30,
" 10 o'clock in the evening.
"M. le Marchal—l had just concluded this morning the
report which you will find under the envelope which covers
the present, and I was about to send it off, when I was ap-
prised that a line of cavalry showed themselves on the plain,
at about two leagues from us, and was marching towards the
camp. Half an hour afterwards the entire camp of the Mo-
rocco troops appeared distinctly with their colours at their
head on the borders of the Monilah, 200 sharpshooters took
the lead; the entire troops presented themselves in the order
of battle, ordinarily assumed by the Arab cavalry. I had
caused my troops to take their arms, to load the baggage,
and I was ready to act. At eleven o'clock the advanced
guard of their cavalry fired upon our main guard before a
word had been interchanged. We were attacked at two
leagues within our frontier, and at the expiration of some
minutes we were compelled to return the fire.
" I then began to descend towards the plain, driving before
me the enemy's cavalry. General Bedeau, with the Zouaves
and the Bth and 9th battalions of Orleans, held the right.
Colonel Roguet,:with the 10th battalion of Chasseurs, and two
battalions of his regiment, held the left and guarded the
convoy. Colonel Morris marched in column on the left with
five squadrons.
" The firing became extremely warm on the right in front
of the Zouaves, and before the Bth battalion of Chasseurs.
We had before us from 1,200 to 1,400 cavalry of the Abd-el-
Bokari, and 500 or 600 Arab cavalry. The enemy's cavalry
engaged in considerable numbers between our column of the
right and the wall of rocks, which form the side of the valley
whence we descended. I purposely suffered them to prolong
the engagement. During three quarters of an hour the Mo-
rocco cavalry sustained a fire which cost them a large num-
ber of men and horses. Several times they reached the sharp-
shooters of the Zouaves, and one of them crossed through
them to attack the Captain Adjutant-Major of Chasseurs, who
was wounded.

" I seized the opportunity, when the battle was most warm,
to send forward my left two squadrons of Chasseurs under
the orders of Commander Peronny. This charge, supported
by other squadrons, separated the mass of the enemy's cavalry
into two, and drove near 200 of them between the rocks and
the line of our sharpshooters. The greater number of them
were sabred ; 30, at least, remained on the field. Three
standards were captured. The rest fled in the greatest dis-
order towards Ouchda. Thirty horses, with their harness,
remained in the hands of our Chasseurs and sharpshooters.
In a word, we saw on the ground, as well before the Zouaves
as where the charge was made, 50 men, and from 20 to 25
horses killed. More than 20 killed and a number of wounded
were removed before our eyes. The Black Cavalry showed
itself on this its first appearance much more enterprising than
we were accustomed to find the Arab Zouaves. IVe had, on
our side, 25 wounded (two will most probably not recover),
two horses killed and six wounded. After two hours repose
on the Monilah I came here to bivouac this evening in
order to renew my provisions.
"General Bedeau afforded me on this occasion all the as-
sistance I might have expected from my previous know-
ledge of him. All the troops engaged conducted themselves
as might have been expected from soldiers tried in various
campaigns.
" Such has been the issue of that unexpected gathering.
Nothing which I wrote this morning has been contradicted.
All appearances yesterday afternoon were, if not for absolute
peace, at least for a sort of suspension of arms. Neverthe-
less, I was attacked this Turning,
" The following, according to two prisoners who escaped
from the sabres of the Chasseurs, is the cause of this sudden
change :—A person allied topic Imperial family, and named
Sidi- el-Mamoun Ben Cherif, arrived this morning with a
contingent of 500 Berberes, sent from Fez by tho son of
Muley Abderahman to firm part of the troop of observation
assembled before us. Sidi-el-3lancona, excited by an ardent
fanaticism, declared that he wished at least to see closely the
Christian camp, and marched forward notwithstanding the
opposition and,obseryat ions of D'-el-Guenaoni, who, although
he objected, according to the Emperor's orders, dared not
give an absolute refusal to a Prince of the Imperial family.
" The want of discipline of the Berberes and the fanaticism
of the negro troops become more and more exalted in our
presence, and the battle was fought. Whatever may be the
construction put upon this recital, war exists in fact. For-
tune will demonstrate to what degree it will be carried. It
is not doubtful but that Abd-el-Kader will endeavour to
profit by it. I write this night to all the commanders of
columns. I shall have the honour to address you a new re-
port as soon as any fact ofimportance shall roquire it.
" LAMORICIERE."

In the Chamber of Deputies on Monday a discussion
took place on the improvement of the harbours of Bor-
deaux and Havre, when 3,500,000 francs were voted for
the former, 16,922,000 francs for the latter, and 2,500,000
francs for lighthouses.
On Tuesday the French Funds underwent consider-
able fluctuations, and at the close of business the Three
per Cents. were quoted at 821. 45c., and the Fives at
122 f. 20c.

The following are additional extracts from the papers :

"The subjoined declaration has been signed by 167 Mem-
bers of the Chamber of Deputies :—' The undersigned declare
and affirm that they are neither directors nor members, named
or intended, of the administration of any railroad at present
before the Chambers; that they neither hold shares, nor
have sent in tenders, nor furnished funds for the execution or
working of those lines ; in short, that they have no financial
interest, direct or indirect, in those undertakings.'"
"The report of the Committee on the Tours and Nantes
Railroad Bill has been distributed among the members of the
Chamber of Deputies. The report approves of the credit of
28,800,000 f. demanded by the Government, and recommends
the immediate execution of the measure.
" The Committee of the Paris and Strasburg railroad on
Monday heard M. Hainguerlot and several delegates. The
former adduced arguments to show that the atmospheric
system is the most advantageous that could be adopted. He
also laid before the Committee the conditions which the
Company had proposed to the Government.
" The Courrier Francuis mentions a report that on the dis-
tribution of the crosses and medals among the exhibitors of
the Champs-Elyses, there will be given a grand banquet in
the building where their articles have been exhibited."
THE BOURSE--TuEsDAY, JUNE 11.
First Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French Five per Cents— 121 85 .. 122 15 121 75 122 15
Four per Cents. • • ... 108 20 .. 108 20 .. 108 20 .. 108 20
Three per Cents.. ••. 82 35 •• 82 40 .• 82 35 • • 82 40
Laflitte Bank, I,ooof. Sharesll3s ..1135 • • 1135 ••1 / 35
5,000 f. Sharcsslos ..5105 • • 5103 "5105
Belgian Bank-- 660 .. 660 • • 660 •• 660
Belgian Fives, 1840........106 .. 106 • 106 • • 10G
Three 5............ 78 10 .• 78 10 • • 78 10 • • 78 10
Spanish Active 304 .. 301 •• 301 •• 304
Passive 51 51 51 s'• 51
;t
Threes 331 .. 331 • • 331 •• 334
NeBPolltan... • ......... .. 55 80 .. 99 90 ••99 80 99 90
Ron an • . • • • • • • • • ..... 1044
.. 1041 .. 1041 .. 1041

RAILWAY SHARES.
St. Germain
Versailles, Rai, ••••• .. ..
L. 11.. .....
Rouen, .• • ....... „ , ..... ,„ 955 „ 955 .. 935 .. 935
Rouen to Havre • •
Orleans . 955 .. 962 50 .. 945 .. 962-50
Strasburg to Bale 235 .. 235 .. 225 .. 235
Avignonito Marseilles..
RAILWAY SHARES FOR 15TII JUNE.
St. Germain
Versailles, R.II •. • • ........ 355 .. 365 • • 355 • • 365
L. 11...... „„ ~ 235 „ 245 .. 232 50 • • 245
Rouen • 965 •• 965 . 930 .. 455
Rouen to Havre...—. „, ~ 735 ~ 760 .. 720 .. 750
Orleans ••••••.• • • • .. ..... 970 .. 970 • • 905 • • 965
Strasburg to Bale 233 75 .. 237 50 .. 225 • • 223 75
—..........,

THE ICING OF
Saxony has signified his intention of honouring the
SAXONY.—His Majesty the King of
Haymarket Theatre with his presence this evening.
A Deputation of brandy merchants, including Messrs.
Burner, Currie, Wild, and interview with
iSiritoterti-Tel feifiaa-Y, in.bowniug-street.