The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-21 00:00:00

immense quantity of broad-cloth, which they propose to
make into uniforms for the Royal Guards, line, provincials,
&c. resembling those for the Queen's troops, in order to

deceive them on future occasions.
General Don Pedro Mendez Vigo no doubt committed _
a great military blunder in not occupying the mountain
passes, which a very few men could have defended ; for it -
is nonsense to talk about the want of provisions and water,
which articles the Carlists did not bring with them, but
knew how to supply on the spot, and why did not he ?
General Mendez Vigo is no great favourite here, and un-
less he do something soon to retrieve his reputation, will
sink for ever in public opinion. But, as he is superior in
rank, as Mariscal de Campo of 1823 to Puig Samper, only
a brigadier of 1833, he will continue in command until Es-
partero joins, who, as a Lieutenant-General, will supersede
them all. The Carlists flatter themselves that Espartcro
is on their side, and waits only for a good opportunity to
declare himself for Don Carlos ; the French party think him
all their own ; the Moderados and Estatutistas fancy hint
determined to put down the La Granja Ministry, and to set
themselves up, and the present Cabinet gives him credit
for the most pure patriotism. We shall soon see which
of all is the best calculator. Three of his officers have
just arrived, preceding him. He has the division of the
Guards with him, and may, if he know his business, or
would do his duty, strike a grand blow.
The Queen Regent reads all the Journals, both Spanish
and foreign, and has given proofs of her attending to them.
The Finance Minister has this day shaken out of the
Lottery-office 25,000 dollars, en attendant till the extra-
ordinary war tax of .500,000,000 reels (5,000,0001. ster-
ling) and the loan thereon becomes tangible, said to be
agreed to by the Madrid merchants. In the meantime the
proximity of the enemy to Madrid, and the bungling re-
sistance made to him, have this day again depressed the
Five per Cents. for cash to In, and to 21i for the 25th
of August, being in the first instance, and rather more in
the second, below yesterday's prices, with but three paltry
transactions of 800,000 reels, put together 8,0001.
SEVEN O'CLOCK P.M.—Count de Luchana arrived this
afternoon with some Spanish and Polish officers ; and
Brigadier Samper has already left Madrid for his division,
an event totally destructive of the hopes of the Carlists
and Estatutistas, who expected him to stay at least long
enough to re-establish the order of things they respectively
expected to be restored. Some of his cavalry accompanied
hire, and the infantry will follow to-morrow. Either the
Madrid waggons had missed him, or he did not cheose to
avail himself thereof. But, whether or not, he was not
too late this time, as he has been so often reproached
with being.
I never for a moment thought there was anything to fear
for the capital, even if the Pretender had been at the head
of Guergue's gang, whom his party said to be in full march
upon 111;drid. But now all chance of such a thing is over.
Another division or two, those of Oraa and Buerens, are
looking after him in Lower .Aragon, though he was said to
be on his march to join Guergue, de quo nil constat.
ELEVEN O'CLOCK P.M.—The marching out of the Na-

tional Guard has been countermanded, no doubt on account
of the arrival of Puig Samper and Espartero's division ;
but so eager were the former for this honour, that they
would not allow the 4th battalion to monopolize it, but in-
sisted upon casting lots for the preference, when the sth
battalion won the great prize, if the privilege of marching
to battle may be called so, of which they were, after all,
disappointed.
The proceedings of the Cortes were very interesting
this week, the Ministry being attacked on Monday about
the conduct of the war and-the imposition of the extraordi-
nary war tax.
To-day the totality of the project of law respecting the
extraordinary war contribution was approved by 101 votes
against 23, there being present 129 deputies.
The first article, decreeing an extraordinary war tax, was
then debated, but the discussion was shortly afterwards sus-
pended, and the house adjourned at half-past four, after a
proposition of M. Cardero on the National Guards.
(From the Guide.)
MADRID, Ace. B.—Hero we are in a state of alarm
scarcely to be described ; the English residents expecting
very shortly to have their throats cut ; the Christino inha-
bitants ditto ; the shopkeepers expecting to have their rich
stores of merchandize plundered and themselves turned out
of house and home, that their Carlist conquerors may the
more leisurely enjoy the comforts of their abodes, and make
lova to their wives and daughters. This, with many other
details, not to be mentioned, is the horrid picture which
imagination has conjured up to scare the minds of the timid ;
and surely the superstructure does not all rest upon the
mere basis of fancy. The hordes of the Pretender look
down upon our city from the heights of the Guadarama, and
presently we may expect to hear his musketry rat-
tling about our house tops. A corps of 6,000 Carlist in-
fantry, with a respectable squadron of horse, have it seems,
entered Segoia, making a prize of its Aleazar (castle) with
its worthless contents—some 600 or 700 Nationals ; and
capturing all the poor polytechnic scholars who had come to
this Woolwich of the Peninsula for their education in the
art of war. They have since, we are informed, pushed on
an exploring party to San Ildefonmo ; visiting, of course, the
place of La Granja, and stripping it of such relics of former
;Ifiluenee as had escaped the searching cupidity of her Ma-
jesty's Finance Minister, Don Juan A. Mendizahel.
The Eecurial is indicated as the next point of visitation ;
but Madridlino fears anticipate rather a prompt movement
upon the capital. For my part, Ido not give in to this ap-
prehension. We may see the enemy a little closer than he
is at present. Ile nay do a goaddeal to harass the inha-
bitants; shake the authority of the Government—perhaps
excite a Carlist insurrection ; in short, keep the whole
town in hot water ; but I do not see force enough to war-
rant the belief that Don Carlos will linzard a decisive en -
gagement on the plain, which spreads its uninterrupted
level from .the walls of Madrid, to the foot of the Gu -
dar,ima range, or to compromise his friends here, by in-
ducing a demonstration in his favour without the certainty
of being able to protect them from the vengeance of the
Chnstinos. Espartero is coming up by forced marches to
corer the capital, at the head of 12,000 men. The Cap-
ton-General of Castille, the province in which Madrid is
situated, after placing the eap'tal and whole province under
the military penalties of a state of siege, has marched out
with a handful of followers, and spread his pickets along
the plain from the town of Guadarama. 'l'l :is body is
not sufficiently strong to make head against the invaders,
should the latter be disposed to bring the question to the
short 1.311 C of a combat. But they' may stand in fear of
Eipartero, and his well disciplined an numerous band ; and
this may keep them in the mountains, or in the neighbour-
hood thereof.
We have, however, in Madrid, but sorry materials for
conjecture on such matters. All political rights and civil
laws are in a state of suspense for " inter arnias silent leges,"
as the state of siege, transferring all civil functions into
the hands of our military leaders, has provided. The
light of the press, also, has been obscured by a censor-
ship, which permits no alarming intelligence to be printed.
We are, therefore, in a state of partial darkness, in all
matters relating to the real force, position, and prospects
of the coming foe. What we know for certain is, that
the gates of the city are being put into a state of de-
fence ; that works, defensive and offensive, are being
erected on the outside of the town ; that the palace is
loop-holed and strongly fortified, and filled with ammuni-
tion ; thaS all military posts are strengthened, as though
to guard against surprise from within, as well as to be pre-
pared for attacks from without ; that the Ministers have
been sitting in council at the palace throughout the night ;
that the cafes aro thronged to an advanced hour of the
evening, with anxious listeners and busy talkers ; that many
politicians would eke out the moonlight in the Puerta del
Sal till morning's dawn, if the heavy cavalry patrol would
let them ; that a batallion of National Guards is constantly
under arms, day and night, in the Plaza de la Constitucion,
and that all peaceably disposed persons arc in a state of
considerable trepidation. Meanwhile, the inhabitants of
neighbouring towns are pouring into that capital, with their
wives and families, and all their portable wealth—an ex-
araple which the well-to-do inhabitants of Madrid would
gladly fellow, if there were a single road North, South,
East, or West, out of the town, which would not lead them,
sooner or later, into the heart of some Carlist expedition.

FRANKFORT, A UG. 14.—The cholera is at Berlin,
and a severe typhus at Warsaw It was apprehended that
the latter was the plague. Russia, it was said, was about
to draw a sanitary cordon round Warsaw, and at Berlin
every necessary step was taken to cut off communications
between the frontier and Poland. At Dantzig the cholera
is making terrible ravages. At Munich, where some doubt-
ful cases have occurred, they were also apprehensive of a
fresh visitation of cholera.

The present month has been remarkable for its
uniformly high temperature. M. Chevallier's thermometer
has, almost every day at Paris, risen to 75, 79, and 80
deg. of Fahrenheit, and has even gone to 82 deg. Yesterday
morning, at a quarter before five, it was at 15 deg. 7-10ths
of Reaumur, or 67 deg. of Fahrenheit ; at twelve o'clock,
21 deg. 3-lOths R., or 80 deg. F. ; at one, 22 deg, R., or
831 deg. F. ; and at two, 22 deg. 5-10ths R., or 824 deg. F.
The celebrated pianist and composer, Henry Herz,
as well as the popular dramatic authors, Messrs. Bayard
and Meleaville, have been appointed members of the legion
of honour in France.

Owing to the overflow of the river Tivy, on Satur-
day night last, 'a new bridge, almost completed over that
river, at Llandyssil, Cardiganshire, was altogether carried
away, to the great loss of the contractors. The caustic
qualities of the lime cement mixing with the river will be a
source of much regret to the anglers for years to come,
from thence tp,.Cardigan, as fish of all sizes are found dead
on the banks-311;nd since the flood receded.—Shrewsbury
Chronicle.