The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-26 00:00:00

THE FRENCII 1V ALGERIA.

Now that the Budget is on the point of being dis-
cussed, the Siecle calls on the Deputi€s to direct their
attention to the situation of Algeria with a view to
effecting some change in the present situation of
the colony. The system acted on relative to the
landed property in that country has been one
great cause, our contemporary affirms, of the fright-
ful misery which has lately fallen on the Arab
populations. The Seuatus-Consultum of April 22,
1863, in conceding all the lani to the natives,
seemed of a nature to protect the ocupants for ever
from want, but now that the five years have elapsed
—now, that facts have demonstrated that a great
error has been fallen into, will it not be prudent,
the to examine why the measure
determinedwriter asks,on 1863 has proved so entirely ineffi-
cacious. Our contemporary then goes on to say :
" Two things were required to be done in Algeria.
It was necessary either to leave the native property
in the state in which it was placed under the
Turkish rules, that is to say, in usufruct under the
supreme control of the Government ; or to courage-
ously undertake a radical reform and transform the
land into individual estates capable of being sold,
exchanged, or mortgaged at the will of the proprie-
tor. To divide the whole territory of French
Africa between two millions and a half of inhabi-
tants
examine the rights of each indivi-
dual, and hand over special title deeds to each, was
certainly
i ;ny to
a gigantic work, which it would have been
madness to attempt. What might and ought to
have been done was to commence this important
l
operation in the tribes nearest to the European esta-
blishments, little by little—slowly, it is true, but
surely—the Arab soil would have been transformed
into real property (that is to say, saleable and ex- ,
changeable), according as the assimilation of the
French and the natives became more complete.
Has that been done? Certainly not; what has
been effected we learn by Marshal de M'Mahon's
report, and we must declare that the labours
hitherto accomplished are of but small utility.
I'Vhat was necessary for the Arab we have said,
and we repeat, was the full possession of his
land ; every reform that did not tend to transform
the collective property into individual was of no
use. But, in five years, the Commissions specially
charged with the delimitation and repartition of the
soil of Algeria among its inhabitants have arrived, .
after immense labour, in recognising—here,
1,132,921 hectares (2i acres each) of property
called inclk ; there, 1,024,039 of land termed arch ;
further, 263,901 described as build:. Truly,
that is an important work accomplished, and the
Marshal leads us to hope that, at the rate things
are progressing, the whole of Algeria will soon be 4
divided in the same manner by the laborious com-
missions which hitherto have performed wonders !
The Governor-General, after going into ecstacies
over the millions of hectares of melk, arch, or bey-
lick, with which the colony is endowed by authentic
decrees, ingenuously avows that individual property
has not only not been created, but, still more,
never can be. At first sight,' he says, the best
course would seem to be to give to each his lot of
ground and his title-deeds. That course would
—without, however, placing land in much
better condition for sale, because it would
be too much cut up—tend to destroy family-ties,
and place in the hands of every holder a piece of
soil of so small an extent that it would not be
worth cultivation. But in that case what was the
use of the Senatus-Consultutn ? Why have de-
prived colonisation of the lands which are neces-
sary for it ? To what purpose employ considerable
sums in this survey, if dealings in estates are
not rendered free between the natives and
the French? With your fine names, which
the commissions have recognised by thousands
of hectares, have you prevented the Arab from
dying of hunger ? have you facilitated the
means for his raising a loan on his fields to purchase
the seed which fails him ? have you enabled him
to sell a plot of ground to realise the capital neces-
sary for the cultivation of another portion ? No,
you have not ; and the task you have undertaken,
from the moment it does not tend to give the same
rights to Arab property as to French, is a useless

KING'S COLLEGE SCHOOL.

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The speeches were delivered and prizes d; stri-
bated yesterday in the great hall of the college,, the
Bishop of London presiding. Among those pre-
sent were the Rev. Dr. Jelf, the Rev. G. F. Mr,clear,
the Head Master ; Mr. Rassam (who has 'just re-
turned from Abyssinia), the Rev. T. D. Ringdon,
the Rev. T. O. Cockayne, Dr. Wintzer, Rev. B.
Jackson, Rev. W. Kett, Mr. Ch eere, Mr. S. M.
Mister, and Professors Dolamotte, Miller, and Yeo.
The body of the hall was crowded by the scholars
and their relatives and friends.

The following prizes were then disiributed, each
recipient being introduced by the Flew' Master with
a few suitable words of commendation :

For Di vi nity. —Classical Divisions—Ernest New-
ton Wix. Modern Division.—Willi im Alfred Sur-

ridge.

For Latin Verse.—Arthur Aiken Prodribb.
For English Verse.—Joseph Henry- Philpot.
For Latin.—Arthur Aitkin Bondribb.

For an English Essay.—Trevor Boinford.

For English Literature.—Classical Division.
Joseph Henry Philpot. Modern Divsion.—George
Henry Batterbury. Both Divisions.—Joseph
Henry Philpot and George Henry Batterbury
(equal.)
For Mathematics.—Classical Division.—John
Gerard Laing. Modern Division.—Charles Edward
Williams and Robert Frederick Davis.

For French.—William Alfred Sarridge.
For German.—John Churchill.
For Seience.—Richard Henry Jude and Charles
Edward Williams.

For Drawing—Frederick Vincent Stokes,

For the best Herbarium collected between the
Ist day. of June, 1867, and the Ist day of July,
1868.—Thomas Carnelly.

For the best collection of mounted insects pro-
cured between the Ist day of June, 1867, and the
Ist day of June, 1868.—Eden Greville.
Workshop Prize.—Henry Wade Deecon.
The HEAD-MASTER then read the follov, ing list
of honours gained since the last distribution :
Oxford.—Dyer, William T. T., Christ Church,
second class in mathematics, first class in natural
science; Saintsbury, G. E., Merton, second class in
moderations ; Richard=, E. T., Queen's, proxiin
accessit for the Hertford; Richards, F. T., first class
in moderations ; Garrod, H. 8., postmastership at
Merton ; Freeman, G. F., ivoxinze accessit for Cor-
pus scholarship.
Cambridge.—Christie, W. H. M., Trinity CA-
lege, fourth wrangler; Fynes-Clinton, E., St.
John's, eighth in the first class in classical tripos ;
Bodkin, A. A., King's, second class in theological
tripos ; Gray, E. A., Trinity Hall, second class in
the law tripos ; Fawcus, J. G., fOundation scholar-
ship at Trinity College ; Rhind, G. 8., Christ's
College, honourable mention for the Winchester
University Reading Prize ; Platt, B. C., scholar-
ship at Peterhouse; Laing, J. G., scholarship at
Jesus College ; Batterbury, G. H., first class, Ox-
ford Local Examination.

A vote of thanks to his Lordship for his kindness
in presiding over the proceedings was then pro-
posed in the name of the Council, Masters, and all
who were then present, and carried by acclamation.
The Bishop of LONDON said he had great satis-
faction at being present that day. his duty as
a member of the Council was a very small one.
Beyond that of selecting a good master they had
little to do, for when they had made that selec-
tion their duty was pretty well ended. The less
their interference was called for the better would
the school go on ; for were they continually to in-
terfere no good master would remain with them.
As the exponent of the Council he would state
that they were ready on all occasions to foster
and encourage whatever branch of instruction might
seem to be required, and therefore the secrnd great
duty of the Council was the giving of prizes. In
looking at the list before him he could not help ob-
serving that the subjects of study at the school
were very various indeed. His acquaintance with
the school and with King's College proper led him
to believe that there had been among them for a
1 longtime a spirit of improvement not requiring any
special commissions to make suggestions to them in
order that they might keep pace with the age. But
where the subjects of study were various there was
always some danger less the good old subjects,
which must always form the staple of a good school,
might be forgotten ; therefore it was with peculiar
satisfaction that he heard Mr. Maclear read the list
of honours that had been gained since the last dis-
tribution at the two old Universities, showing that
the classics and mathematics had by no means
suffered by the introduction of other
subjects, but had stood side by side with
them. Indeed, he did not think there was
any probability that
,either the classics or mathe-
matics—both of which were so admirably adapted
to fit the mind for the attainment of other descrip-
tions of knowledge—would be neglected merely be-
cause boys who had no peculiar aptitude for the
study of those subjects were encouraged to take
up other branches of learning which opened to them
a new career in after life. The great argument in
favour of the study of those other subjects was that
all minds were not made alike, and that the old
system went too much upon the idea that if a boy
could not become a good classical scholar or a good
mathematician, he was necessarily of a low grade of
intellect. Modern languages, science, and many
other subjects were capable of giving a stimulus to
minds which would otherwise remain uncultivated;
therefore he was truly glad to find that this variety
of subjects. had been introduced into this great
school. (Cheers.)
The Rev. Mr. MACLEAR, after announcing that
Mr. Rassam, one of the Abyssinian captives, was
present, proposed that the meeting should cordially
congratulate that gentleman on his return to civilised
society, and, as they hoped, to a future great and
glorious career. (Cheers.)
The Right Rev. Prelate having apressing engage-
ment elsewhere, then retired.
Mr. RASSAM, who was most heartily received,
assured the meeting that he was much happier that
day than when he was at Magdala in chains, and
felt very much obliged to them for their kind
welcome.

URD EDITION.

labour which you would act wifi,ely
abandoning."
'[he article terminates by earnestly sum )licati ng
the Deputies to intervene and afford efficient Aid to
a whole people whom France has taken and CT Let
protection. NOTICE.
The Third Edition of " The Sun" of last Evening, con-
taining the Latest Betting, and Races at Newcastle
and Stockbridge, was published in time for delivery in
town at 7.15 p.m.

SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocx:

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
STOCKBRIDGE RACES—TiIts DAY.
WESTMORELAND PLATE.
Choral
Sacrecy
Charles 11. 3
Fivo ran.
•
TENTH BIENNIAL STAKES.
Rhysworth 1
Banco
Walmer

Six ran.
WALLOP PLATE.

Clown 1
Out and Oater
Dunrobin
Four ran.
SWEEPSTAKES OF 5 SONS.

Maria c
Adam tnthea
Professor Anderson
Six ran.
NURSERY STAKES.

April Morn.
Actress
Maraschino
Eleven ran.
JOHNSTONE PLATE.

Betty
Historian 2
Minnie Warren
Six ran.
SWEEPSTAKES Of 50 SOVS (COLTS).
Alderman

Weights for the Goodwood
(Rau Jt
(CALCULATE:
Age st lb
Hermit ... ... 4 9 7
Lucifer ... .. 5 9 7
Achievement ... 4 9 6
Blinkhoolie ... 4 9 0
Satyr ... 4 9 0
ICut. of the Garter. 4 9 0
Fripounier ... 4 9 0
D'Estournel ... 4 9 0
Tynedale 4 9 0
Julius ... ... 4 9 0
Goodwood... ... 4 9 0
The Rake ... 4 9 0

W.O.

Cup; two miles and a half.
my 30.)
D TO DATE.)

Age st lb
Suffolk ... 3 7 7
The E irl .. 3 7 7
Suzerain (bred iu
France)... ... 3 7 7
King Alfred 3 7 7
Vale Royal 3 7 7
Socrates (late Phi-
losopher).. ... 3 7 7
Purveyor ... 3 7 7
Speculum ... ... 3 7 7
Tabouret 3 7 3
Blueskin ... 3 7 3

WORCESTER SUMMER MEETING.
THURSDAY, JULY 2.
The Worcestershire Stakes (Handicap) of 10 sovs each,
5 ft., 3if declared on or before Tuesday, June 23, with
100 added; second to save stake ; a winner of a handi-
cap of 100 sovs in value after June 16, at 10 a.m., 71b ;
of two handicaps of 100 sovs., or one of 300 sovs., 101 b
extra. New Course, one mile three furlongs. 55 subs,
31 of whom pay 3 sovs each.
Age st lb

Vespasian ... 5 9 5
Christmas Carol ... 6 7 9
Dick Turpin ... 4 7 8
Act Lea ... 5 7 5
Success ... 6 7 4
Orion ... 3 7 4
C by Romulus—
Attack (inc 71b
ex.) ~. 4 7 0
Mayflower ... 4 6 12
Needle Gun 6 6 12
Chivalry ... 3 6 12
Blacklock ... 3 6 • 7
Vortigern ... 3 6 7

Age st lb
Wild Briar... 5 6 6
Prince, Regent ... 3 6 5
Jeanie Deans ... 4 6 4
Little Ellen ... 5 6 4
Madame Wright ... 5 6 2
President Lincoln.. 3 6 2
The Returned ... 3 6 0
U by Thormanby—

fhemy (Wild
Charley's dam)... 3 6 0
Thorneroft ... 3 5 12
Pest ... 3 5 12
Papillon ... ... 3 5 7
Ligurian ... ... 3 5 7

RACING FIXT

TRES FOR 1868.
4'l.
Odiham l6
Stamford
Liverpool July M.
Huntingdon 2l
Nottingham July
Chesterfield 23
Knutsford 23
Southampton
Sudbury and Ealing
Goodwood

Chelmsford . 2
Worcester Summer ... 2
Kingsbury and Hendon 6
Radcliffe
Carlisle
Newmarket July 7
Hungerford
Pontefract
Down Royal Corp ll
Reading
Spilsby ll

AUG

Deauville
Leek
Brighton
Brighton Club 6
Lewes Summer
Wolverhampton ll
Stockton
Plymouth
Windsor August l3
Egha,tu
/Lastino-s
York August
Oxford
S kliTl

•US T.
Bridgewater and West
Somerset .. 2l
Dover
ScArborougn . 21
Canterbury
Great Yarmouth.
Derby Summer
Weymouth
Ipswich 27
Lichfield
Tunbridge
Margate 3l

Baden
Warwick September
Abingdon 3
Leicester
Doncaster September 8
Brecon l4
Richmond
liampton Autumn l5
Kelso 1;1‘

EIIBER.
Hendon l7
Monmouth . .
1 Manchester
1 Newmarket Ist October 22
Walsall 23
Edinburgh
1 West Drayto a 2?
Royal Caledonian Hunt
and IV OSt4lll 21
'OBER.

OUT

- -
Badford - 1
Bromley Autumn 1
Newmarket 2d October 5
Lanark
Chelmsford Autumn
Cheltenham l3

Sudbury and Ealing ... 15
Newmarket Houguton 17
Harrow .. 27
Worcester Autumn...... 27
Lincoln Autumn 29

NOVE.

Liverpool
Shrowsbury 93 I

IMBER.
Leamington l7

LONDON GAZETTE-THIS EVENING.

FOREIGN OFFICE.
The Queen has boon graciously pleased to appoint Wm.
Gregory, Esi., to be her Majesty's Vice-Consul at Tam-
suy ; Henry F. Hance, Esq., to be her Majesty's Vice-
Consul at Whampoa; William Hyde Lay, Esq., to be her
Majesty's Vice-Consul at Take ; Cearles Carroll, Esq., to
be her Majesty's Vico-Consul at Pagoda Island ; and Mr.
Th. Krtiner as Consul at Colombo, for his Majesty the
King of the Netherlands.

WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Just 26.
3d Hussars-:Lieutenant John Cooke, from the Bth Hus-
sars, to be Lieutenant.
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Bth Hussars—Lieutenant M. G. Hutchinson, from the 3d
Hussars, to be Lieutenant.

15th Hussars —Cornetii;;ifon. Alex. F. Hood to be Lieu-
tenant ; James Kentish, Gent., to be Cornet ; Paymaster,
with the honorary rank of Captain, Augustus Bolle de
Lasalle, from the 20th Foot, to be Paymaster.
Royal Artillery—Staff Assistant Surgeon Thomas Mann-
sell to be Assistant-Surgeon.
Military Train —Lieut. R. Lf. Powell has ceased to hold
the appointment of Adjutant on reduction of the estab-
lishment of the Regiment.
12th Foot— Ensign Charles Hely to be Lieutenant; Ensign
Henry S. Bolton to be Lieutenant.

14th Foot—Eusign WiliiaralEß;;;Ott to be Lieutenant ;
Charles S. Gordon, Gent., to ba Ensign.
17th Foot—Ensign S. B. G. Hobson to be Lieutenant;
Nicholas 0. Wiseman, Geut., to be Ensign.
18th Foot—Ensign 011 yet A. Woodhouse to be Lieu-
tenant ; William W. Lawrence, Gent., to be Ensign.

20th Foot—Paymaster H. C. Ryder to lie Paymaster.
22d Foot—Lieutenant Irving St. John Hartford to bo

Lieutenant.
23d Foot—Ensign Samuel J. Dunlop to be Lieutenant ;
Robert H. Palk, Gent., to ba Ensign.
28th Foot—Ensign E. Percival Wilford to be Lieutenant;
J. G. Beattie, Gent., to be Ensign.
30th Foot —Captain William Thomas Philippe Bernard to

be Captain.
40th Foot—Paymaster Augustus Frederick Braham to be

Paymaster,
45th Foot—Lieutenant Francis Dixon Johnson to be Cap-
tain ; Lieutenant Oscar William de Thoren to be
Lieutenant; Ensign William Thomas Deverell to be
Lieutenant ; Paymaster, with the honorary rank of
Major, Wellington Browne, to be Paymaster.
59th Foot—Sergeant-Major Arthur Lapping to be Ensign ;
Lieutenant Edward Gunter has been permitted to resign

the appointment of Adjutant.
72d Foot—Lieutenant Herbert Barron to be Captain ; En-
sign Nathaniel James Spens to be Lieutenant ; Fitz-
Gibbon Trant, Gent., to be Ensign.
75th Foot—Staff-Surgeon Coleman Hornsby Wright to be
Surgeon.
76th Foot—Lieut. Thomas Hodges to be Captain ; Ensign
Jasper Nicolls Anderson to be Lieutenant; Ensign Geo.
Lycett Engledue May to be Ensign.
80th Foot—Captain Henry D. Nightingale to be Pay-

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master.
85th Foot —Lieut. F. Wingfield Robinson to be Instructor
of Musketry.
2d West India R,3ginient—Lieutenant W. G. Overton to be
...

Lieutenant. -
Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—Captain R. Nagle to be
Captain..
Medical Department—Surgeon-Major Domenichetti to be
Staff Surgeon-Major; Assistant surgeon O'Leary to be
Staff Assistant-Surgeon; Staff Assistant-Surgeon Henry
Morris has been permitted to resign his Commission.
Chaplain's Department—The -Rev. Gerald Ormsby Van-
dolour, M.A., to be Chaplain of the Fourth Class.
BREVET.—Captain and Brevet-Major H. W. Bac.; to
have the honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel; Paymaster
Alexander Baird, 2d Foot, to have the honorary rank of
Captain ; Staff Surgeon-Major Sweettenham, M.D., to
have the honorary rank of Deputy Inspector-General of
Hospitals.

ADMIRALTY. JUNE 24.
The Rev. Thomas Fitzhardinge Morton has this day
been appointed a Chaplain in her Majesty's Fleet.
JUNE 25.
Under the provisions of her Majesty's Orders in Council
Commander Edmund Hall Gunnell has been promoted to
be a Retired Captain.

The course of exohange at Plow Yorx ou Loudon for bills
at 80 days' Eight was on the last date about 115 per cent
At this rate thzre is scarcely any profit on the importation
of gold lam the United States_