The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-12 00:00:00

SPAIN.

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The telegraphic news from Madrid respecting the
health of the Queen of SPAIN continues favourable.
The Madrul Gazette of the 6rb publishes a pro-
clamation trom the Governor of Madrid, in which he
notices a rumour that the populace, in their indigna-
tion against the priest LklEttism, who had attempted to
assassinateQUEEN, intended to take him from the
bands O f the
justice and excute him with their own
hands. The Governor calls upon the people to show
respect for the administration of the law. The pro.
prietors and editors. of all the political journals of
an address to the QUEEN,
expressing their joy
.e
at her escape from assassi-
nation.Madri d haveTh signed an
states that some arrests
had been made, which are supposed to have
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reference to the crime of MERINO, but that there
is still every reason to believe that be had no
accomplices. The same journal gives details of the
conduct of Martrao since his arrest. It appears that
he had behaved in the most insulting manner to the
authoriries in the morning of the sth, and had even
attempted to strike the alcalde, who was consequently
compelled to treat him with great severity. The re-
gicide refused all food throughout' the day, except a
cup of broth and some biscuits. During the ceremony
of his degradation from the priesthood he displayed the
greatest coolness, and when he was taken to the
chapel, which was at three P.M., he was as calm as
usual. Two priests accompani,d him thither, and stayed
to discuss matters of faith with him ; he listened to
them with attention, and took advantage of every
opportunity of entering into an argument with them,
speaking with as much freedom as if he were in an
academy. After he had been in the chapel some time
he expressed a wish
to make his will: whereupon a
notary was sent for, who made his appearance, with
three of his colleagues as witnesses. The culprit
directed in bia will that the verbal instructions he
bad given to Senor DOD LORENZO ARRAZOLA, Pre-
sident of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice, should be
fulfilled, and that what remained of hia property after
the fulfilment of those instructions should be given to
his maid-servant, DOMINGA CASTELLANos. This
woman is also arr.eated, and occupies the prison that
her master occupied at the Saladero.
MADRID BOLSA, FEB 6.—Tho Three per Cents.
were done at 38 for time; the New Three per Cents.
a; isi; the Debt without interest, si; and the Cou-
polls, at 91.

Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

bHeins cl]
Crompton,S, uhcasc Et sbasrosouaucgcheAteTd intoAL irrN.•tEhejeru osfiioei Lel d andtiidto
the
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softohfir rljudicial.l
ELEVATION OF MR. CROMPTON TO THE BENCH.--
e—si:Eavhteetreas
several
elevation
the office of assessor of the Passage Court here, which has
been rendered vacant by Mr. Croolpton's elevation. In the
town council this morning there' as an animated discussion
es to the steps to be taken by the council in appointing Mr.
Crompton's successor. It appears that the appointment rests
with the Crown, but as the council pay the salary they
claim a right to nominate. Amongst other candidates
for the vacant office is ihe borough recorder, and as the
duties of assessor are very light, occupying only four weeks
in the year, for which a salary of five hundred guineas is
paid, it is urged by several members of the council that
the two offices of recorder and assessor might be com-
bined, and thus relieve the corporate purse. It has been
rumoured that the Lord Chancellor has already nominated
his son-in-law, and this has given rise to much dissatis-
faction in certain circles •in Liverpool. After a somewhat
warns discussion in the council, it was intimated that Mr.
Crompton's official resignation had not yet been
received. Ultimately, tae council agreed not to take
any initiative steps, but it is understood that when the
vacancy is cflicially announced (which must be in a day
or two), a Special council will be called.-21Iorning Post.
LH promotion were to go by merit, or the app‘intment of a
successor to Mr. Crompton were made on the grounds of
long service, unblemished integrity, and universally ac-
knowledged capacity, then a most worthy gentlemae would
be selected in the person of Mr. Edward James, the senior
and leading counsel of the bar at Liverpool. But if family
connexion is to override merit, then, indeed, the good people
of Liverpool must put up with what they get and pay into
the the bargain. When will real justice be dealt out to to
placein
de-
rerving ?—perhaps when a thorough reform takes
the Court of Chancery ; and when may that .be? Not in
our day—if over.—ED. Suit ]
~„,„
ncy, Ec Q., R.N.
DEATH Or EDWARD Start li ,-,
We have to announce the decease of this young officer, mate
of her Majesty's s Ascension Island, October
• Hound, at
hip
1, 1851, aged
consumption, brought on by over
22, of rapid
duties. He entered the service
exertion in discharge of his
cl•
being appointed by the Earl of Ha
in January, 18;5.
Lord of the Admiralty, a naval cadet
dington, then First
ate
o i board her Majes_y t
,s ship Acorn, Captain Bingham, and
was at the River I,
; South America, during the war
there against Rosas, engaged in the battle of Parana and
On the
termination of the war
engagements.
several other proceeded to the East Indies. W. en i
there the Acorntiri D'Arcy was appointed to her 111' ' 't
was paid off •
war-steamer, in the •
ship Terrible, , Bleoiterrauean, and on
its arrivel home, at his own request, received his appoint-
ment in her Majesty's ship Hound, November, 1849, then
commis-ioning ter the coast of Africa, where he served till
his death. He had, by his diligence in his profession and
gentlemanly conduct, gained the esteem of each of the cap-
tains he served under, from whom he had in consequence
received extra certificates. He had just passed his exat ni-
nations for a lieutenancy, and was much lamented by ,his
BELGI UM °l
. brother =
eers. He was interred with
military honour •ss
M. QUINETTE, late MMister of France at the Court Mr.i D'Arcy was fourth son of the late John D'Arcy, Es( 1.,
of Belgium, took leave of the KING on Sunday last.
mofositY'de-park, county of Westmeath, one of the oldest an d
M. DE BASSANo, had itifluential magistrates in Ireland, having held th g
On the same day hisa e successor,
. .
credentials. He was con- commission of the , peace for upwards of half a cantor: '
and who was linea, descendant of Sir Jolan'sord D'Arc: r,
an audience to deliver his
•G's aides-de-
ducted to the of the Km Lord Lieutenantof Ireland d • the reigns ""
Edward i
during ,e, of -,
palace by one
The KING has con- 11., and 111.
camp, and in a royal carriage.
farted upon M. QUINETTE the grand cordon of 11113
DECLARATION OF T
LIEPOLL AT GREENWICH,'
order.
! Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, the returning officer declare 4
By the lamented death of M. DumoN DnmonziEß, the result of the poll to be a majority for Stewart of 1,(14,' ''
in extreme agony, lie therefore declared Admiral Houston Stewart to
.19!
An4ity_
who expirrd about ten days since
of gout, the high post of elected representativei for the borough of Greenwich
t Wear
consequent on an attack
sa_o Ch bers and Alderman I ns ,_
President of the Senate has become vacant. It is/ rsliill iorratil
yS w_
taeddarresed the eleemtors. After which a vote of WI usa
said that it has been offered, almat unauiramlY, to I to the rettfrairig officer was carried unap,hl39llslP-

GERMANY.
A clause in the will of the late King of PitUSsIA
has come to light, forbidding the Royal Family to ac-
quire any possessions whatever in toreign countries.
This is a very wise provision, and aims at forcing the
family of Houtezomtt As to link all its interests and
stake its whole fats on the welfare of Prwsia. Some
years ago several German Princes,
were getting unstable in their country, purchased pos.
sessions in the south of Russia, with a view of having
a place of refuge,
when their reckless policy caused a
crash. It was believed, too, that Louis PhILIPPE,
was
with a similar view, made large investments in Ame-
rica. It with a view to preventing a similar course
in Prussia, that the late Krtsa made the clause in
question, rendering
it imperative on his successors to
avoid producing a revolution, instead of seeking to
escape from its effects.
in nungary the Government are actually pushing
things so far as to eve monuments in commemora-
tion of the Austro-Russian victory. A strange
tory, which still leaves it necessary to maintain the
any day
state of siege in almost every town, and after which
the whole land is still bristling with bayonets from '
in the month.
oee end to the other. It is well known that a civil
war may break out any month in the year or almost
goes on to relate, with a
One of the Austrian papers, however, the Lloyd,
says that we have no reason to reprove the procee,iiugs
of Au,tria in Hungary and Italy, while the north of i
Ireland is kept it, a state of siege a) The writer
feeling of great satisfaction,
the searches which have recently taken place by the
police in private houses, and aarently to the con-
elusion that the acts of
our Governmentp justify the
proceedings of his own.