The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-26 00:00:00

THE SPANISH ELECTIONS.

MADRID, Aug. 21.
The following is the circular issued by the Minis.
:er of the Interior relative to the elections :

"I have submitted to the Queen our Sovereign
the questions addressed to our Ministry by the
governors of various provinces relative to the appli-
cations from electors of different political opinions
to be authorised to assemble and consult each other
on the occasion of the coming election of deputies
to the :tortes. Her Majesty, desiring that the
authorities should have a general rule for their
guidance in this matter, has been pleased, in con-
cert with the Council of Ministers, to decree as
follows :

" 1. The governors of provinces will grant the permission
to electors of deputies whose names are borne on the legally
approved lists to assemble and deliberate on the course they
may wish to pursue in the corning elections.
" 2. In granting the authorisation for those assemblies
the governors will require from the applicants a statement
showing the place, the day, and the hour where they may
wish to assemble, this statement being sent in before the
projected meeting, and at a proper time. The governors
will warn the applicants that they shall abstain from con-
stituting such assembly until after the following conditions
shall have been fulfilled to the entire satisfaction of the
official who may be delegated to perform this duty.
" 3. Those persons only will be admitted to the place of
assembly who can furnish instant and satisfactory proof
that they are electors. If they are electors of the district
or districts of the locality in which the meeting is being
held, this must be specially mentioned, and confirmed by
the production of the respective electoral lists. Should an
elector not belonging to the district wish to be present at
the meeting, ho shall identify himself and furnish proof
positive that his name is actually borne on the electoral
lists of the district.

" 4. The public authority or a representative of the same
will necessarily preside over the assembly until it has been
regularly established, and is at liberty to continue to do so
should such a proceeding be considered expedient.
"5. Daring the sittings of such assemblies, and until
they shall have terminated, an agent of the authorities will
be stationed at the entrance to prevent such persons from
entering who aro not entitled to do so.
" G. The assembly will be dissolved if questions foreign
to the elections are discussed or introduced, and in the
event of any infringement of the law or disturbance of
public peace.
"May Gal save your lordship and grant you long life.
(Signed) " V.towNDE.
"To the Governor of the Province of . , . . .
" Madrid, 20th August, 1863."

SERIOUS INJURY CAUSED BY A FLY.—Mr. M. P.
Crofton, of the City water-works, met with a seri-
ous and alarming injury on Saturday under very novel cir-
cumstances. While reading at his table on Saturday even-
ing he felt something like the bite of a midge on the back
of his hand, and on looking at it saw a small greyish fly not
unlike a midge on the spot in which he felt the bite. The
intruder was instantly killed, and though the irritation of
the bite continued to be felt, very little notice was taken of
it till next morning, when the part bore all the appearance
vnsswu letreen
of active inflammation, accompanied with deep discolora-
tion and much pain and throbbing. Surgeon M‘Namara
wasers
e d,
visibly,nd on
and the
examining
subcutaneous t7he part a
saeries
o wasf found little
to be congested and nearly purple. Active remedies were
applied, local poulticing and other
surgical treatment were
resorted to, but yesterday the symptoms had so increased
that it was found necessary on consultation to make several
incisions into the hand and to cauterise the arm, making a
complete circle of cauterised surface round the limb. For
some hours considerable anxiety was felt as to the ultimate
result, and the medical attendants found it necessary to pay
several visits in the course of the day. On inquiry last
night we learned with much satisfaction that the alarming
symptoms had considerably abated, and that the apprehen-
sions felt as to the possible results had passed away under
ate active treatment resorted to. It has been suggested
that probably the little iascct had been regaling himself on
some putrid flesh before he came to quaff some of Mr. Crof-
ton's claret, and that in making the incision to procure the
requisite access to the ruddy liquid, he inocculated, and in
fact poisoned the current. A remarkable feature in the
case is that Mr. Crofton is a gentleman of robust habit, but
of great strength of constitution—active, red-blooded, and
abstemious—ja4 t he man whose blood ought to resist poison,
if not of a most virulent character.—Rconan's Journal.
CONVICTION UNDER THE NEW POACHING ACT.—
At the Rotherham Court-house, on Monday, a young man
named William Beighton, of Kiluhurst, was charged with
having unlawful possession of game. The information was
laid by a policeman, who saw defendant, accompanied by a
dog, passing through Swinton. Knowing his character, he
searched him, and found in his possession r, dead rabbit. In
answer to the Bench, the defendant said he bought the
rabbit of a man whom he met on th.e:road. He was fined
40s, and costs, or in default 14 elgye imprisonment. •