The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-22 00:00:00

result of the meeting, sufficiently show that they
have no sympathy with such folly.

Letters and papers from Madrid, oE the 13th
inst., have been received. On that day there was
no sitting of the Cortes, and a rumour prevailed
that a change had taken place in the Cabinet.,
which would render the dissolution of the Cham-
bers inevitable. It was possibly premature, but
the mails departed before any inquiry could be
made upon the subject.
During the sitting of the Cortes on the 12th,
the question of a new loan was discussed, but no
resolution was taken about it. The following are
the articles of the proposed law as presented by the
Minister of Finance :
" 1. The Government is authorised to issue bonds,
payable to the bearer, with interest at five per cent.,
and to the extent of 20,000,000 of reals on account of
the loan of 500,000,000 of reals as decreed by the law
of 1837.

" '2. These bonds are to be exchanged for inscrip-
tions, which will be delivered as soon as the loan is
effected. The Government, however, will not have the
power of negociating these bonds ; it can only deposit
them as a guarantee, in part or in totality, for the secu-
rity of private contracts, which the urgent wants of the
military service may render necessary. On the other
hand, the contractors will be required to give security
to Government that they will not dispose of the s;141
bonds, except on condition of their being paid off at the
expiration of the stipulated period, and by giving pre-
vious notice to the Goverment."

The accounts from Arragon, received in Madrid,
represented CABRERA and the Count D'ESPAGNE
as resolved to hold out to the last. To CABRERA
several of the QUEEN'S Generals proposed that no
quarter should be given. He was preparing at
Cantavieja for a most vigorous resistance, and few
fortresses in Europe were in so good a pos-
ture of defence as his head quarters, perched
on a high rock, and unasailable on three
sides. ESPARTERO was on the 11th at Mu-
niesa, at the head of the first brigade of the
first division. The second and third brigades of
the same division were at Cortes, and the remainder
of the Army of the North at Huesa, l'iloneva, Ma-
yuela, Calanocha, and Monreal. The grand struggle
will, therefore, shortly commence in good earnest.
CABRERA has taken his stand, and fly he cannot.

Our report from the Mansion-house, heated
Flying Public-houses," may instruct the whole
body of meddlers, if they he not insensible to rea-
son. In order to prevent people obtaining a dram
in the usual way, the law shuts up public-houses,
and the consequence is that flying public-houses
are established, hackney coaches, barbers' shops,
and the corners of streets become the resort of gin
drinkers. Immediately, then, two ofFences are created.
Before the law passed it was no offence either to
sell or drink gin, now it is ; and as people persist in
selling and drinking, the law is obviously the cause
of the double crime. But further, the City Mar-
shall bore testimony to the seized spirits being exe-
crable stuff, so that the law moreover gives a bounty
on cheating, which cheating immediately takes
place. The object is said to be to protect ti:e
lower classes—the real effect is to expose them to
fraud, and to make them pay a higher price by the
premium necessary to cover the risk of violating
the law. The Anti-Interference Society will find
in such cases many arguments against the meddling
policy.

The French Journals of Sunday, the whole of
which we have received, arc still barren of political
news of anv interest. Among the arrivals in Paris,
we find those of the Princess LIEvEN and General
MARoTo duly announced. The Princess proposes
passing the winter in Paris, and has taken apart-
ments at the Hotel of the late Prince DE TAL-