The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-12 00:00:00

SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, :NOVEMBER 12., 1839.

consequences to the individual and danger to society.
It is no great merit either to the judament or the
patriotism of the assembly to which Mr. WAL-
LACE addressed himself, consisting principally of
Sheriffs-Substitute, and the members of the bar
practising ui their• Courts, to have to state
that the resolutions proposed by him for aug-
menting salaries of the Sheriffs, were cartied
with acclamation. Perhaps, however, such of
these gentlemen as have hitherto opposed
every Reform proposed by the indefatigable
Member for Greenock will be brought by
this measure to re-consider a little more carefully
for the time to come, the grounds of their hostility
to views, which, in this instance, they admit to be
well and patriotically diveced.

The eyes of all Continental Europe are now
turned towards Spain. ESPARTERO and CA-
BRERA are at last within sight of each other; and
though CABRERA occupies a garrison impregn'ble
by nature on three sides, and strongly defended by
a chain of posts, and twenty pieces of cannon, these
advantages are to a great extent counterbalanced by
the superior numbers, freedom of action, and the
moral influence arising from offensive operations,
on the part of ESPA RTERO. The proximity of
the hostile chiefs, at the head of their respective
forces, is thus officially announced in the Moni-
leur of Sunday :

BAYONNE, Nov. 9, 9 O'CLOCK, A.M.
" THE GENERAL COMMANDING THE 20TH MILITARY
DIVISION TO THE MINISTER OF WAR.
" On the 30th the head quarters of General Espar-
tero were at Lasparras ; the other divisions of the Army
of the North were at Bordon and Aleoriza ; those of
the Army of the Centre at Fortanete and Mosqueruela."
Lasparras is only distant four leagues from
Morella, while Mosqueruela is within two leagues
of Cantavieja, the second strong fortress of the
Carlists. The greatest difficulty experienced by
ESPARTERO was the conducting of convoys of
provisions through a mountainous country, full of
rocks and steep acclivities, rendered almost impass-
able by the Carlists, who had torn up the roads in
every direction. General O'DONNELL arrived at
Fortanete on the 30th, after defeating four batta-
lions of Carlists in a wood near Miravete,. where
they had placed themselves in ambush to dispute
the passage of the army of the centre. The Christino
General admits that his loss was important, it being
probable that he had no suspicion of the danger till
he actually fell into it. ESPARTERO had resorted
to a measure of extreme severity. He had ordered
the families of all persons serving in the ranks of
CABRERA to be driven towards Morella, and their
properties to be seized for the use of his troopF.
As CABRERA has already expelled from Morella
and Cantavieja all useless persons, and has sworn
to put to death all who shall dare to supply them
with the provisions of the garrisons, these miserable
wretches must absolutely perish. Such are among
the gifts of rival Princes to the deluded creatures
who call themselves their subjects.
CABRERA. ordered two poor peasants to be shot
for simply saying that the Christino army was nu-
merous and well disciplined ! This bespeaks very
little confidence in the good faith and moral courage
of his troops, if it do not rather indicate the blood-
thirstiness of this monster of cruelty, so properly
selected as the Champion of Spanish Absolutism.

The reported indispostion of the Duke of OR-
LEANS in Africa, is at length officially contradicted
by telegraphic despatches addressed to the French
Government. We are very glad of this, there
being none of the children of Lours PHILIPPE
more worthy to succeed him as Sovereign of the
French than the Royal Heir apparent. The 'fol-
lowing are the despatches upon this subject, pub-
lished in the Moniteur of Sunday :

" TOULON, Nov. 9, Nine, A.M.
" ALGIERS, 4th.
" THE MARSHAL VALEE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE