The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-09 00:00:00

war with Morocco, stopped on the limits of that country.
The invasion having been repeated, Marshal Bugeaud had
thought it adviseable to enter the Morocco territory, and had
dispersed Abd-el-Kader's partisans, and seized on Ouchda.
In this conjuncture, he gave the same proof of wisdom as the
other generals had exhibited antecedently, and had with-
drawn after two days' occupation. The king's Government
had no design on Morocco—it had not any intention of en-
larging their territory in Africa, being well convinced that
the territory of Algeria was sufficient. The Chamber might
remember that he was one of those who regarded the con-
quest and occupation of Algeria as an immense circumstance
for the future welfare of France, but still he thought it would
be madness to nourish ideas of conquest and territorial
aggrandisement, when they still had Algeria to organise and
occupy them. All that France wanted from the Emperor of
Morocco was to keep peace with her; but, for that, it was
indispensable that Abd-el-Kader should not remain on the
frontier, always ready to light up war. What the Govern-
ment had a right to demand, and was now demanding, from
the Emperor, was the disbanding of the corps formed on the
frontier of Morocco ; the recal and punishment of the officers
who acted contrary to his orders. What they asked, besides,
was that Abd-el-Kader, if Morocco was still willing to give him
an asylum, should be sent to the coasts of the Atlantic--that
he should, in fact, be treated by the Government of Morocco as
the French Government always acted towards foreign refugees.
Such was the policy of the Government relative to Morocco,
and such were the objects which measures had been taken to ob-
tain satisfaction for. Morocco would be given clearly to un-
derstand that the present state of her relations with France
cannot continue. All the necessary measures had been taken
by sea and by land to arrive at that result ; reinforcements
had been or should be sent to Marshal Bugead ; naval forces
had been placed under the command of one of the Princes ;
and he did hot hesitate to declare, to the honour of that
Prince, that the Cabinet had recommended that*choice to his
Majesty, having full confidence that in this circumstance the
Prince would display as much prudence as valour. Without
this double conviction the Cabinet would not have given that
recommendation to the King. They well knew the respon-
sibility of confiding to a Prince a command in the army or
navy, they knew that they had to assume the responsibility
of the persons so employed. But in this circumstance they
felt that their political instructions would be as exactly ob-
served as those relative to the fleet, and on that account they
had confided to the Noble Prince the mission in question.
The Instructions given were in conformity with what he had
just stated to the Chamber. There was nothing secret in
them—nothing that mail not be avowed to their allies and
to the Chamber. Without my doubt, England had a right
to watch that none of her interests were compromised in this
affair. The French Government had informed her of their
general intentions, telling the whole truth, and proving that
they had no other object than to obtain justice. Such were
the precise facts, as they related to the political intentions of
the Government, to . the instructions given to the Prince de
Joinville, and to their intercourse with England respecting
the affairs of Morocco,"

These sentiments were loudly cheered, and the
Chamber immediately proceeded "to the order of the
day—the budget of the war department—which was
adopted without a division. The sum of 20,000,000
francs was voted for the fortifications of Paris. In
the Chamber of Peers the absurd clause introduced
into the Orleans and Bordeaux Railway Bill, for-
bidding Members of Parliament to be administrators
or contractors, was unanimously rejected.
The Journal des Debats gives the following story,
communicated by a correspondent at Akaroa, New
Zealand, dated January 28 ;--
"Probably before my letter arrives in France you will
have learnt that the Mahouris, a tribe of Zealanders, have
killed thirty English of this colony; but you perhaps will
not know that the bodies of these unfortunate men were
eaten. This is but too true. We had been out on a hunt-
ing party for a week, when one evening we arrived among
the friendly tribe of the Terauparaa, or Mahouris, and
found them regaling themselves with human flesh. We all
conceived that they were eating some captives or slaves of
their own nation. As I understand the language, I could
not resist expressing my indignation, and threatening them
with chastisement from the crew of the corvette. The savages
were alarmed, and endeavoured to appease me, by saying,
They are not men of Mahouri that we are eating, but some
Yes, yes,' for it is thus they call the English. They then
showed us the heads of their victims, and among them I re-
cognised that of Captain Wakefield, one of the distinguished
inhabitants of Port Nicholas, who had entertained us at his
own house, when we went to the to*n to procure provisions.
I was seized with horror at this sight. My companions
blamed me for having risked irritating the cannibals, as we
were only five against two hundred. But they gave us con •
fidence by saying, ' Oh, the Oui, oui (for so they distinguish
us) are good people, but the Yes, yes are very wicked.' They
then related that they had killed the English because they
wished to establish themselves in a bay which they had not
purchased, and which the Mahouris are unwilling to give up.
We then retired with our hearts full of horror and disgust."

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THE BOURSE--FirlAt TuRDigAY, J ErLoY
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Price. Trice. Price. Price.
French Five perCsnts.• .... 122 20 .. 122 20 .. 122 15 .. 122 15
Four-and-a-Half.... 113 25 • • 113 25 .. 113 25 .. 113 25
Four per Cents. lOB .. 108 108 .. 108
Three per Cents..... 81 85 .• 81 90 .. 81 85 .• 81 90
Bank of France 3015 ..3017 3015 ..3017 50
Laffitte Bank, I,ooof. Sharesll2o —ll2O .. 1120
5,000 f. SharessoBo ..5080 ..5080 —5OBO
Belgian Bank 675 .. 680 675 .. 680
Belgian Fiyes,lB3l... .... .• 1031 .. 1031 .. 103' .. 103;
1840 lO5/ .. 1051 .. 1051 .. 1051
1842 1081 .. 1081 .. 1081 .. 1081
Spanish Threes, ex 33/ .. 331 • • 331 .. 331
Neapolitan ...... ....... 98 90 .• 99 05 .. 98 90 .. 99
Roman • 1041 .. 1041 .. 1041 .. 1041