_N.B._—The greater part of the real estate absorbed by Mustapha were portions of the theoretically inalienable royal domain, belonging to the various princes and princesses of the Hassanite family—_e.g._, the village of Grambalia was the property of the late Muhamed Bey, of whose son Mustapha was appointed guardian. So complete has been the nest- feathering to which the Bey has been exposed on all sides, that the Financial Commission has been lately compelled to reduce his annual Civil List by £15,000 at one blow. The first reform which should occupy the attention of the French authorities is the dilapidation of the public or quasi-public State lands, and the bringing to justice of the persons concerned in it. The list of Mustapha’s “tokens of affection” from his sovereign was compiled by a person for some years in his confidence, after consulting the purchasers of his estates. Mustapha is now thinking of a rainy day; the proceeds of his Tunisian lands are being prudently expended in Parisian house-property. If the French Protectorate is to receive recognition at the hands of Europe, by all means let the Minister Resident be Prime Minister as well _de facto_ as _de jure_. We have had enough of absorptive Grand Viziers. P. _Strength and Arrangement of the First Corps Expéditionnaire on the 8th June 1881._ Staff: 46 officers, 383 men, 171 horses, 198 mules. Division Delebecque: Staff, 22 officers, 167 men, 143 horses, 57 mules. Brigade Caillot: 130 officers, 3771 men, 125 horses, 415 mules. „ Vincendon: 167 officers, 4681 men, 303 horses, 479 mules. „ Galland: 148 officers, 4092 men, 137 horses, 386 mules. „ Logerot: 151 officers, 3660 men, 465 horses, 689 mules. „ Gaume: 65 officers, 868 men, 937 horses, 34 mules. „ De Brem: 82 officers, 2130 men, 522 horses, 81 mules. Fourth Brigade (General Bréart): 244 officers, 6669 men, 1247 horses, and 1209 mules. Kef: 46 officers, 1274 men, 127 horses, 130 mules. Ghardimaou: 20 officers, 496 men. Beja: 9 officers, 325 men, 3 horses, 4 mules. Souk-Erras (Algeria): 2 officers, 120 men, 82 horses, 60 mules. Tabarca: 60 officers, 1516 men, 95 horses. Total: 1202 officers, 30,152 men, 4357 horses, and 3742 mules. Q. _Troops sent from France to take part in the First Tunisian Expedition._ 1st Brigade 202 officers. 4987 men. 2d „ 191 „ 5245 „ 3d „ 189 „ 5247 „ Brigade of Reserves 258 „ 6587 „ Detachment at Tabarca 54 „ 1550 „ ----------- Total 23,616 men. Of these the following were left in Tunis:— 1st Brigade 44 officers. 1112 men. 2d „ 91 „ 2772 „