The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-18 00:00:00

pro luced by their sudden appearance were enabled to ope❑
the gater, to the remaind;r of their companions on the out-
side. An immediate rush to the Alcazßr took plane, the
gates of which being opened to admit the inhabitants, be-
came so crowded that the garrison, consisting of GOO men,
and determined to have held out against the enemy but for
this accident, were unable to restore order, and at eleven
o'clock at night of the above date had to capitulate on the
condition of their lives being respected.

The capture of a place so near this city, and so suscep-
tible of defence, hP,s excited universal surprise and indigna-
tion in Madrid. The town is not more than eighteen or
twenty leagues hence, contains upwards of thirteen thou-
sand inhabitants, and its castle, or, as it is usually called,
the Alcazar, was deemed impregnable. It has been
very generally suspected, and even stated, that the place
fell by treason ; but there are no grounds for be-
lieving this to be really the case. The cause which
I have assigned is that to which the surrender of the place
is really attributable. The town has suffered severely by
the attack ; for six hours, I understand, it was given up to
indiscriminate pillage, murder, and brutality, of every de-
scription. Much of the property of the neighbouring towns
and country deposited there on the approach of the Carlists
for security has been taken. Two pieces of artillery have
also been carried off, together with the students belonging
to the military college of the town.
This morning a supplement to the Gazette contains a
Royal Decree, declaring the district of the Captain-Gene-
ralship of New Castile in a state of war, and subject to
martial law. The Decree, however, provides against the
suspension of the ordinary tribunals and authorities, and in-
dicates the species of offences which are to come under mi-

litary cognizance. Those alone which may be compre-
hended in the word " treason" are to be disposed of by the
Council or Military Tribunal appointed for their punish-
ment.

Letters from the northern frontier inform us of a third
expedition being organised to proceed on the Asturias end
Galicia. Brigadier O'Donnell, with five battalions under
his command, is named as destined to pursue this new ex-
pedition. Colonel Wylde, I understand, has arrived this
morning at the British embassy. To-day the state of the
war is 'to be considered in the Cortes.

BAYONNE, AUG. l2.—The occupation by the Castile ex-
pedition under Zaraitegui of Segovia and San Ildefonso,
confirmed by the arrivals of to-day, has deepened in no
slight degree the gloom of the Liberal party. This it
does, not on account of the actual loss of the places, but
from the now rapidly-increasing impression that from the
Queen's generals there is nothing to be expected—nothing
to be looked for. In all directions it is the same. They
coolly look on while the enemy of their country is working
his way to victory, and then as coolly sit down to announce
to their Government each progressive step, as if they were
placed at the head of their thousands of soldiers solely to
record the history of the Pretender's successes. Really
there must be something more in all this than meets the
eye ; but who can give it a name ? My own impression is
that the Queen's Generals, one and all, are seeking the
triumph of their Estatutist opinions in the downfall of the
Constitutional Government, hoping that then, having the
army in their hands, they will be able to compete with
both parties. But, seriously, will not the Government
open their eyes to the impending crisis? Arc they
also Estatutists ?—and are they, through their tools,
seeking the downfal of that Constitution which the
voice of the nation has demanded, and which they have
sworn to protect ? If they arc not, why should they allow
one hour men whose integrity is past hoping of, to hold in
their hands the destiny of their country ? Why cal to the
highest military post a man whose opinions they well know
are unfavourable to the existing Constitution, and whose
abilities are proved to be totally unequal to the duties of
a divisional Commander ? Is not the effect of this appoint-
ment already manifested in the inactivity of the subordinate
Generals and the inefficiency of their military arrange-
ments ? Look where we will on the Queen's side, we
see both these qualitieA working their detrimental effects
upon the opinions and actions of the people. Finding
they have not protection where they were led to ex-
pect it, what more natural than that they should give in
to the Pretender's party ? That they are doing so I know
to be the fact, and but in a complete revolution of exist-
ing policy do I see the least hope of the Pretender's down-
fal. Don Carlos in his own person or by his arms has done
little, nay, nothing, to uphold his cause, since he left the
Basque provinces ; but it is impossible to close eyes upon
the fact that his cause has nevertheless materially advanced
through the questionable conduct of those who ought to
have effected his dowufal. Let the Queen's Government
look to it.

At St. Sebastian all remains in static quo. There are
no less than 11,000 men on this line. Why, in Heaven's
name, do they nothing ? Jllanaua again, I suppose.
1)on Carlos is said this afternoon to have positively en-
tered the province of Soria, but this is not sufficiently known
as yet.

TIDE MARKETS.

COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK.

Wheat.. Barley. I Oats. I Bemis.

Pease.

Per Quarter. a. to s. s.
Blamitord 52 CO
_ .

S. to B.

s. to s.
43
38 N

S. tr., 9.

grigg— 52 62 34 44)
57 31
Chant 54 no f2ri 32
liuntingdun !46 60 34 38
Long Sutton...—. 28 3g
Louth 51 55 24 28
52 64 22 31
Newark 59 63 28 30
*UW0;222411 34 ::9 28 31
Vetcrborough —! 49 62 35 42
l'lymouth 40 50 30 34
67 j 43
Slea ford 65 70 33 38
I Ippinglnun 43 64 24 00
Wishech l3 62

20 2S

38
22 -38

28 32
24 29
la 20
_r2 UI
10 20
20 3.)
19 28
22 29
20 23

411 48
38 48
SO 34
37 42
30 32
42 44
35 42
39 43

32 34
- 40

22 2R
IS 2S!
on i

-
43
41 43
32 44
30 32

DEVIZES COItINI NIA llKEr—Aug. 17 ------
Per Sacs. s d. Ld. Per Quarter. $. d. .. e
First Wheat... lO 0 to 32 0 Barley 27 0 to 3 to
Second 27 0 25 0 Oats
Third
1119 Sacks of Wheat midi 27 6 Flour (per bzgl 4l 0 45 0
at the average of Bread (per gall.) .. 1 2 _ 0

LEEDS CORN MARKET.- Aug. 13
Wheat, Norfolk and Sutßilk, 60th.
York. and Lincoln. 601 b.
uarley, Norfolk and Sotlblk
Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
-- Grinding
Beans o3lb. IS:. to 4tls. I
Oats, Potatne
—Mealang, 1-or. —4l. to—d Eng. 11d. to 12d. per stone.
Shelling ''Ss. to 130 s. per load.
Rapeseed, English. 344 to 362 E,reign. —/ to--I I,er lag.

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCII A NUE.—Aug. 1,.
WHEAT, English, White, per 701 b .... 0. 01 to 94 44.
—...---- Red 6 9 0
-...-- Scotch, Welch, and Manx
0 8 4
Irish, White 7 9 8 4
Red
-
Foreign I, 8 9 0
OATS, English, Welsh, and Scotch, per 451 b 3 4 4 2
Irish
Foreign
BAXLEY, English, Malting, mu* Imp. quarter 3O 0 35 0
-- Scotch anel Irish, per 60154.
Feeding (I G 4 0
BEANS, English, per Imperial quarter 4l I 48 fi
Irish, &c.
Foreign
PEASE, Eibiglish, per Imperial quarter 44 0 48 0
Foreign
FLoust, English, per 2slolb.
Irish
OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 210Ibs 11 0 34 0
Irst,raN CORN, per 4401 h. .... 4O 0 42 0
RYE, per Imperial quarter '36 0 40 0
MALT, per Imperial quarter
IMPORT OF GRAIN fur the Week ending Aug • 14
W'mat. 1 Oats. 10 Barley Flour. Oatmeal.
Ors. Ors. Qrs.
Ilforeign, Brls.l Irish, &c. gas. 1,,,ii
11,s'lo 1,879

SOUTIJALL CATTLE MARKET.—Aug. 18.
The supply of Beasts, Sheep, Calves, and I'orkers, to this day's mar.
ket was moderately good. There was a moderate attendance of town
and country buyers, and the trade was dull, at thk following prier
per stone of Slb, to sink the effals :
Beef 3s. 4d. to 4s. 84 f Veal
Mutton 3 8 4 8 ! Pork 4 0 4 8

lamb
Plelists, 1`.3; Sheep, 4 176 ; Calves, 89; Pigs, O. A small portion of
the supply left the market unsold'

NOMFORD MARKET.—Aug. 16.
s. tl. (Os. d. s. d. to s. d.
Beef..,
Mutton 'l 8 4 8 i Veal
310 4 8 Pork ..
40 4 6
Lamb 4s. 6.i. to ss. 441.
Suckling Calves, 16s. to 325.; Quarter old Store Pigs, 12s. to Ns.
Mitch Cows, with their small Calf, it/. Os. to 164 ns.
Supply moderate, and trade rattler dull.

_
CH ICHEbTEIt M A XI( ET—Aug. 15.
Beef ............... 4s. 9.t1. to 46 8d 1 Veal 46. Od. to 4s. &1
Mutton ......... , 4 0 4 6 1 Pork 3 8 4lt
Lamb 56. Dd. to 4s 44 per stone.
Supply of fat stock moderately good, and trade rather dull.

Bode, one of the most illustrious philosophers of the
sixteenth century, and the friend of Francis the First, had
such a passion for study, that on the day of his marriage he
was found at midnight reading in his library. His friends
were obliged to inform him that his better half waited for
the other half. This same Bude.said with the greatest cool-
ness to his servant, who told him the house was on fire—
Go, go,
.and tell my wife ; you know very well that I
never interfere in household affairs."

Grouse-shooting commenced on Saturday. On the
moors in South Lancashire the birds are plentiful, but un-
usually wild.