The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-06 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The Madrid journals of the 31st ult. have ar-
rived. The Gazette contains a royal decree which
suppresses a number of unnecessary places in the
department of Finance. The Marto says that the
new Minister of Finance intends to propose that
the conversion of the floating debt shall take place
in a different form from that set forth in the budget.
One of the journals states that an Englishman, re-
sident at Madrid, had, with part of his family,
been arrested, and ordered to leave spain, on AO-

• .
count of their meddling in revoluntary Pwie Oa
Lord Howden, the paper adds, consented to tb
~
measure, but a letter asserts that he laic'
-thine, of it. The opening of the railway fro
Madrid to Albeceta has been fixed for the Bth ins,a
The 31st ult. being Sunday, the Stock Exchanoo
was closed. A letter says :---" M. Seville
Minister of Finance, has given up his salary f 0
clothing and arming the national guard at gate
The democrats are getting up petitions against
bill for a levy of 25,000 men. Thus far the
mittee on the Constitutimthas onlyagreed to tal:,
points-1, the proclamation of national sovereigl
2, the declaration that the Catholic religioa,suutt
be the sole religion of the State, and that the ow
shall be obliged to provide for its ministers and
ship ; 3, the declaration that functionaries let;
taxes not voted by the Cortes shall be held.resr

DENMARK.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 31.—Colonel An drae, the 1141
Minister of Finances, is specially appointed 11.."4,
King for conducting all affairs relating to the ca'fily
ing on the Government business with the Pr
mans.
.11

The Count Wulf, of Scheel-Plessen, the oel
appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs, 105 t
dined accepting the portfolio, preferring to Oto
his present appointment of Danish envoy at
holm. ,
i

The last British swallow in the Baltic, 1151
jesty's steamer Magicienfie, 16, Capt. Thos. P.:,
has left Elsinore for England, and if she es`ci
the dreadful storm from the N.W. raging,
may be expected to make her appearance 111
beginning of the new year.

Vrer
A letter from Hamburg says—." The - 1,0
consuls in the maritime towns of Prussia haveo
directed by their Government to organise a'
a regular and rapid service of despatches :$4l
those towns and Paris, so that it may be 'O6l
when the Allied fleets shall reappear
Baltic."
Count de Montherot, recently appointed-L-v 0
'-'
ambassador at the Court of the Elector of ,400
arrived at Hesse Cassel on 31st ult.
A letter from Bremen, of the 31st ult.,
" Our legislative body has just adopted ikethc
which prevents any Jew from residing here
having obtained permissiox from the Son'
This law makes no change in the present 5' 1,1
things ; it merely legalises what has hitherto
the custom."

o
The Duchess Regent of Parma has issl1e
411
bud ,°°
dated the 30th ult., fixing the b
expenses of the duchy at,832,499fr.

THE MEDITERRANEAS'

SOUTHAMPTON, JAY'
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's °tot,
ship Eutine, Captain Potts, arrived here 3 :
to-day, bringing the heavy portion of tlipebol"
India, China, and Mediterranean mails,
of Lieutenant Carleton, R.N., Admiralty We;
The Euxine has experienced moderate
on the voyage home. She left Alexandria
20th, Malta on the 25th, and Gibraltar c't,
31st ult. She brings 67 passengers.
C. Monroe, 4th Native Rifles, died at sea "Goi
3d inst. The freight list comprises .18 Of
specie, 290 boxes of oranges, 600 bales
~,°0
183 cases of silks and shawls; and 98 pa,"*"4
sundry merchandise.
On the 26th of December, at 10 a.m., the td
spoke a screw line-of-battle ship, the scree' it.,
Teneriffe, and the brig Brilliant ; on the 319 d
the screw - transport 153, and a screw St`:,
name unknown ; on the Ist inst., a scrod
port, and on the 3d the schooner Contest.
From Gibraltar we have accounts to the 31)11'
Her Majesty's ships Hecla and Gorron v/ereoi
in the bay. The screw steamer Persian
from Liverpool en the 29th ult., and sailed
day for Malta and Syra. The screw steamer:b
from Malta and Tangier, arrived on the 23'0'110
sailed for Liverpool on the 29th. The 50
Frankfort, from the Italian ports, sailed re scf
raltar for Liverpool on the 27th. 111,00d`
steamer Army and Navy, 12 days foul t
and six from Portland, with Governraenber wt,l
touched at Gibraltar on the 28th ult., an of-10"„
to Constantinople. Her Majesty's lill3jeoto
ship Royal William, with the 21st itcf the4.ol
board, passed the Straits of Gibraltar °.4-00 1,5
ult. The steamer Isabella Croll, sae? „ittbe
Liverpool, bound to Marseilles, arriveav; ifs
The steam transport Gotbenberg, taiie,OAAA•7
London, and five from Falmouth, witlqi
ment stores and clothing, arrived on the ;
proceeded the same day for ConstantineP se
Balaklava. , The steam transport- Alsterbo
days from Portsmouth, with .wooden St
reached Gibraltar on the 23d ult. Tchtersio
transport Sir John Easthope passed the P
the 19th. The United States' frigate Sannath
Captain Stubling, left Gibraltar on the ,‘ll
The steam transport Empress, eight cla'rot,
London, with provisions and bale goods s
French Government, arrived at Gibraltar
20th. •

(BY ELEOTRIO TELEGRAPIId,
SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY M°
The Peninsular and Oriental CompallV
ship Iberia has arived with dates from tto
28th, Cadiz 29th, Lisbon 31st ult. ; OP°
and Vigo 2d inst. 0
The Iberia brings specie value 19,8971'V
full cargo of oranges, raisins, and other 111
dise.

The steam-transport Royal Victoria
South American Company's steam-ship
sailed from Lisbon on the 30th ult. -41 t°
Exchange on Loudon was quoted at 0.5110,
with a scarcity of bills and money. List)
notes, 2k discount. iye
Among the passengers by the Iberia is
ron de Pavia, Portuguese Minister to I"3'

THE TREATMENT OF TIM Siljfiti;
WOUNDED AT SCUTARI BOP'

j.. The following letter, written by Mrs. Franceg
,jet
ingale, mother of Miss Florence Nightiorpot
been addressed to Mrs. Bennett, whose 09„,011
s'l"-
in Scutari Hospital, having been severely
.0
action : .

........._ .
"Emley Park, Romsey, Nov. ell
" We are very sorry to hear from Mr. Gt
Romsey, that you have a son in the hospital at toi'
particularly as you have it not in your poWe I,
him the comforts and necess.aries he repo,
your son is not dangerously wounded. As t 0
taken taken care of, and having every comfort an°,oo
tion under his circumstances, I think I can wit; i
;
mind easy. We hear very often from 0tir,_,„,114
Scutari, and every letter tells us bow nig
have been received, and how everybody is help ii,
with comforts for the poor soldiers. tol°/:
"At first the wounded came in 60 fast "/,ec
sufficient could not be prepared for -th°nl' 01';e'
my daughter arrived there, and -14 more j
sent by Government, and 40 nurses, 9i to it
poured
_in, all have improved from dal di
The three head doctors, who are good a:iire‘h
men, have forty-two doctors under their
,10 'i
The soldiers are all arranged in comfortaPliio6
and my friends say look cheerful and calm. 4.0,
pital is very largo, clean, and airy ; there ara,; o',
lains, who read prayers every morninc, at ei"jitre'
and an excellent clergyman from °Dorsel isio
Godolphin Osborne, who devotes himself to ch° of
the patients. Besides the large kitchen whic:ao,44
the general food, the nurses have another kiteo-oirs
some are always preparing all sorts of delieVi.
nourishing things, such as jelly and arrowrootPire '
and broth, and chickens for those who reqeria
The soldiers are so grateful, and bear their $° it
patiently, and conduct themselves with such P
that it is quite a pleasure to help them. t„l6
" I will mention your son to Miss Niglit`V
will get some account of him for you ; but Pe' 0601
may have heard from him, as there are two ger'leto
the hospital who devote themseltes to writing

the wounded men to their friends.
the
e"
" May God comfort you under your trial is "-
hope of your well-wither, OP
" FRANCES NIGILP-

• feA
ANOTHER DEPARTURE or NAVVIES.—Earif 130
morning, Mr..Peto paid a visit of inspection tot eS
ship Prince of Wales—(it was the Durham that
Wednesday with navvies, and net the Princelf 81
as previously reported)—which had on boaruitoi
besides rails, forges, wheelbarrows, shovels, Oll
tools. This ship, built\ by Messrs. Simons, Oft
is of 650 tons burden, and is fitted up in a 01°8,.0,
table manner, with separate berths for the 113-p
et
ViOUS to her departure, Capt. Andrews insP:ar
ship, saw, that everything was properly ar.,,rll'di
having assembled the men, told them that infic'
come down these that morning to assure hims•'‘',,rt
thing being done that could add to their 00'
that he trusted they were all satisfied. NVl3°,lllO 'f;
Andrews had given some good and seasonalor
and had ceased speaking, the men gave three c
the Queen, and three cheers for Messrs. Pet°':)ll'
and Betts, their employers. As the ship vfo'fh-; ,
from the pier, her guns werti fired, amid v:56
cheers of the assembled multitude, and on Pit f
flag-ship at Woolwich. another salute was fire]
Prince of Wales, which was heartily returrP
sailors on board the flag-ship, who manned tillo ot,e'or
It is understood that the Levant, paddle-wheel
will proceed on Wednesday next to Bajaklarneeeil
final party of 100 men and some horses. Viet-Of/-
other vessels, the Samuel Lane and Barolt tie
beldt, getting ready to carry out materials for

itary PrNech;
isented to t
he I:new
railway fn3t4,
)r the Bth In
ock Exehang/
M.
his salarf
and at 111adire
)ns against t,
s far the ectu.,
agreed tot
al sovereignty'
c religion sil;
that the 50..,
isters and
maries 1011111:,
be holdresP°

,ndrae, the III!
pointed bf_t;
ng to the e
-ith the Dr

;en, the 131
Lffairs, 100 i
erring to d
3nvoy at S

3altic,
t. Thos. ,Y 0
if she ese:
T. ragivg.'t
earance

-" The VI/
aissia have ood
rganise at fie)
espatelies,o
may benlie
;appear 111 ,

Pointed
actor of 0

_st ult., 017;
iopted the
ng here vi,1,41
Ln the Dio
present 014
is hitherto

a has isg,lloo
the hos'

LNEAS'

70N, JA;‘
,mpany's 7 ,
'ed here 0,
on of tly
mails, ill
miralty /1
oderate 00:
exandriii
.01)1
dbraltar 70$0
Lie l °
d at sea ;,,0
;es .18 F';
) bales ofr
98 pack -
~e
t.m., the --pi
le screW
on the 31900
screw St

, a screw
lontest. „to\
s to the 3)."1
)ro-on were cr, j'
Persian °,
and sails
steamer
ait the 23'00
1. The s„01
sailed 10-0 e
t
h Tbe
oIId
rs frore;"00
rernmeoh"er 10,1
alt., ell 4 ...hot"
,s
t V'egitho 23
ltar ys
sevenfro
tbe
don
rice
.12,19
nine rtej •
bh, with 10,
on the 251'4
istantillqiese
rt Alster,
he
wooden 5
alt. Theft''
3.a the St/cit
rate San
on the Au
eight dolfsot
le goods .1
Gibraltar °"

RIPE)
)AY A f Z.V
v 1?,
from irto'
it. ; OP° 1,
19,89717
other 131
,097efrictoria,4
.
,m-ship
t.
bed at 01
V. Lib

tile
i beria g ~
:r to Pall

E SIO9
nori

rs. Francel:
NightOg pot,
hose soo4ojr
vere'y _
Nov. 50,ri
n Mr. 4,
wspital Of.
)ur pow° jrequireS'•
tO '.O
or agar
t I
can nriort
)rn our
1:009
ty
how ispg
iy is heir'

fast
r them. 8004
.4 ILION • 1(1!
rses, Rn tO if,
Dm dal j
a on"
goo Ai ,4
r their i„
7:oinforl111)00,1
calm. „vo,
Liere are
e at eiglef
Dorset
self to e°P;or
vrhiePv
her kitelleo;e#
of delicaoto
.
wrootP., e
'ho reel itri
ffer
their e 0 dioi)
h such r
Nightlo49
but pevtietil
two geniettt
writieg

trial is the 6

NIGIOIIS'‘I

—EarlY .
&ion to tb!:
ham ths,tr,
Prince ° gl •
In board TIC
hovels, 36,1,'
nons, of c
in a 1:05„
r the erect
inspec
ws °
raeg'
13, ar
,hat of
e.hinisgdf'orit
n
r COcoiti ,
When if
easonaDleha
a three
s pow, ',014
up %vs 0,
-
amid 34r
Li on P,
va,s firereturnL, rilo4
nned tttiest,ht
le-whee'
berl
Baron or
ials ter