The Sun. — 1837-11-01 (London, England)

FRENCH LITERATURE.—The number of works of every description printed in France during 1836, was 5511, which may be thus classified ; Science and Art Belles Letters History Theology Jurisprudence  If the French succeed in gaining the confidence of the natives, they will have little difficulty in keeping possession of Constantine. The cruelties of the BEY rendered him an object of terror rather than of reverence to the inhabitants, whom he ruled with a rod of iron ; nor is there a Governor whom they would not prefer to him, provided proper respect be paid to their religious observances. When the French entered ACIIMET'S Palace, they found it occupied by twenty of his wives, and eighty female attendants, whom the Princes gave orders should be treated with the utmost respect. The officers who were honoured with an interview with the fair inmates of the BEY'S harem, were not impressed with any lively idea of his taste in the selection of female beauty. The following extract from a letter from Bona, dated the 21st ult., contains some interesting details of the capture of Constantine not found in the accounts hitherto published :  " The chiefs of two of the most important tribes in the environs have made their submission. They state that the leading men have been massacred by Achmet Bey; because they refused to assist him. Nearly all the tribes who had joined him, and more particularly those along the coast, have also come in. Several persons, suspected of having been emissaries of the Bey, have disappeared from Bona. Some of the Arabs of the plain have made offers to supply the army with cattle, and to give hostages for their faithfully delivering them. Several staff officers are about to sail for Toulon, whence we are expecting reinforcements and supplies, necessary for maintaining Constantine and the camps during the winter, and for preventing our communications from being intercepted. We have still a great many sick, though the general state of health is much improved. All the wounded at Constantine are doing well, but those belonging to Achmet's army are dying fast away. We have not 500 killed in all ; but four or five times as many of the Africans and Turks have been destroyed, although a great number escaped from the town before and during the assault, which succeeded on the first effort, and was not necessary to be renewed four or five times, as has been stated. This report may have arisen from there being three columns of 300, 600, and 1,000 men, prepared ready in the trenches, and who mounted the breach in succession, and irresistibly drove the enemy before them. Seven or eight bags of gunpowder, of 1001bs. each, placed on the breach, to be used if wanted for burstir, open the doors of the houses, caught fire, and by the explosion some of our men were killed. This has given rise to a report that they had blown up by a mine formed by the enemy. All the inhabitants of Constantine are venting their curses on Achmet, who may probably be murdered by the Arabs, to whom he is now obliged to entrust his safety ; for his regular paid troops are by no means either so good or so many as was believed. No money was found in Constantine, at least none belonging to the Bey ; but the mosques are still rich, though plundered by Achmet. There are large stores there provisions and merchandize." From Spain no news of any interest is contained in the French Journals of Monday, except the following telegraphic despatch, which is Incomplete : " 1301IDEAUX)