The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-13 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The Madrid journals of the ith contain no news
of much interest. The Clamor Publico says that
five infantry regiments are to be suppressed. The
death of the Bishop of Santander is announced. A
letter of the Bth says :—" A royal decree in the
Gazette places the control of the navy under a
board consisting of the Minister of Marine, seven
members, and two secretaries. The floating debt
rose during August by 1,000,000 reals, and was
on the 31st ult. 606,043,333 reals (the real is
worth five sous.) The cholera continues at Tolosa,
Zarauz, Fontarabia, and other towns on the Bidas-
soa ; it is also increasing in the Asturias."

A letter from Elsinore, in the Cologne :Gazette,
states that a rumour is current of its being the
intention of the British Government to let the
fleet winter in the Swedish port of Landscrona,.
which rarely freezes. Negotiations on the subject
are said to be going on between Stockholm and
London.

AMERICA.

SOUTHAMPTON,
'WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

The American steam-ship North Star, Captain
Wamack, belonging to the Vanderbelt line of
packets, arrived off Cowes, en route to Havre, this
evening, with 90 passengers, 12 of whom are for
England, and the usual cargo.
The North Star left Nevi on the Ist inst.
The Royal mail steam- ship Canada arrived at
Halifax- from Liverpool on the morning of the
29th ult.
A terrible railway accident occurred between
New York and Philadelphia on the 29th ult., by
which 21 persons were killed, and about 70 were
seriously wounded. The accident was caused as
follows :—Two trains sighted each other upon a
single line of rails, but in time to reverse the en-
gines so as to prevent running into each other ; a
waggon, drawn by two horses, happened to come
in contact with one of the trains while backing,
and broke through the carriage of the line. The
screams of the wounded were horrible.
Yellow fever still prevailed at Norfolk and Ports-
mouth ; the deaths at New Orleans averaged 14
per cu;:y.
A lettof from Brownsville states that San Louis
had pronounced against the Government, and that
15,000 men were to march on Matarnoras on the
1 20th ult. •
„Wilson Brown, Lieutenant-Governor of Missouri,
died on the 27th ult.
News from Fort Pierce reports the troops
healthy, and the Indians quite quiet.
Cholera was prevalent at Fort Riley.
The United States mail steam-ship Hermann
arrived at New York from Southampton on the
29th ult.
In the New York money-market foreign ex-
changes were quiet and languid.
The stock-market was less depressed.
The cotton market was somewhat easier, with-
out prices being lower.
Flour was dull.
The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Parana,
(steam-a-ansport), arrived at Southampton last
night. She left Marseilles on the 3d instant, but
brings no passengers or invalids. During the voy-
age the Parana spoke, on the sth, the American
ship Cowper, of Boston, steering north-west • also
the Colombo steana-stransport 61, and the flansa
transport No. 206. 0,2 the 7th of September she
exchanged colours with iL brig Arva. On the
9th she met the steam-ship Opine, and the Royal
Mail steam-ship Thames transport, No. 92, with
the Colombo in tow.

TESTIMONIAL TO A CLERGYMAN.--The congregation
of the old church, Chelsea, have presented to their as-
sistant curate, the Rev. Albert Badger,
A.M
vicea ha
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some silver salver, a pocket communion so-
purse of 80 guineas, as a testimony of their sena., of his
efficient discharge of his duties during the last -11 yearh
and the esteem in which they hold =

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