The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-29 00:00:00

SPAIN.

A Council of Ministers has approved the draft
of the speech from the throne to be delivered at the
opening of the Cortes.

THE BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS.
The following telegram has been received at Mr.
Reuter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental
Steam Navigation Company :
ALEXANDRIA, OCT. 28.

The Euxine and the Delta left with the above
mails at 10 a.m. this day.
The former may be expected at Marseilles on the
3d, and the latter at Southampton about the 10th

November.
The Nome, from Mauritius, reached Suez on the
25th, and the Benares, from Bombay, on the 26th

inst.

FRANCE.
PARIS, OCT. 29th.

The Mexican Consuls in Paris, Bordeaux, and
Havre having been compelled to cease their func-
tions, the affairs of these consulates have been tem-
porarily placed in charge of the Consuls of
Guatemala,

BOURSE, Oct. 28.—The market continues heavy,
and business done shows a further decline. Threes,
for the Account, are now at 671. Mobilier have
receded to I,ooof. Railway Shares rather offereet,
with a slight decline in some of the lines. The
market continued heavy
off as follows :
It per Cents .. 95
Do. end month....
3 per Cents
Do. end month G6 90
Credit Mobilier 1082 b 0
Do. end month 1082
Bank Shares 3310
Credit Fancier 1282 50
Roman

:o the close, and the left

Italian Loan 73 05
Do. end month 73 05
Yew ditto
Do. end month —
Russian
Austrian .. B4 50

Spanish Threes 63 75
Elome Debt
Deferred -
RAILWAYS.

Orleans
Northern
Lyons and Mediterranean
N evi, ditto
Genova
Southern
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lotob,rd ..
North of Spain
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona

CaBh. Account.
975 .. 977 50
980 .. 980
955 950
910
493 25 ..
683 75 .. 683 75
515
506 25

413 75 .. 415 -
415 - 415 -
560 - .. 560 -•
540 - .. 537 50
630 - .. 630 -
34'J - .. 340 -

AMERICA.

(REUTER'S EXPRESS.)
(Per City of London.)
NEW YORK, OCT. 17.

The reported falling back of General Meade's
army to Manassas is fully confirmed, and Lee's
army is said to occupy most of the old Bull Run
battle-ground, and the road leading into London
Valley to the North of it. The following is from a
despatch to the New York Times:—

The enemy made two desperate and unsuccessful
attempts to-day (Oct. 14th) to whip our army in
detail, and destroy our trains. Just at daybreak
between Catlett's station and Warrenton, Stuart
and A. P. Hill made a simultaneous attack upon
Gregg's cavalry, and the second corps. Almost the
first intimation of their presence was the opening
of their batteries upon the second corps. Oar troops
were speedily in position and the enemy were re-
pulsed with considerable loss. Late in the afternoon
Hill made another dash to cut off the second corps.
Ile first attacked the rear of the fifth corps. When
the head of the second corps had reached Kettle
Run near Bristoe's Station, Hill made a terrific
onslaught upon both corps. The second corps was
on the east side of the railroad track and used
the road embankment for breastwork with
great advantage. Several changes were
made, and each time the rebels were
forced back with great slaughter, leaving their
killed and wounded in our hands. A rapid artil-
lery fire was kept up until long after dark by both
sides, when the enemy gave up and retired. The
following General Order was published on the
loth :

" Head Qaarters, Army of the Potomac,
Oct. 15th.

"The Major-General Commanding announces
to the Army that the rearguard, consisting of the
Second Corps, was attacked yesterday while march-
ing by the flank. The enemy, after a spirited
contest, was repulsed, losing a battery of five guns,
two colonels, and 450 prisoners. The skill and
promptitude of Major-General Warren, and the
gallantry and bearing of the officers and soldiers
of the Second Corps are entitled to high commen-
dation.

" MAJOR-GENERAL MEADE.
By command of
(Signed) " S. WILLIAMS."

A despatch to the Associated Press says :
" The falling back dour Army from Rappahannock
station to Bristow's and Catlett's stations is repre-
sented as a magnificent spectacle. They marched
by four parallel lines. There were no delays nor
confusion. Every movement being conducted with
remarkable regularity,"
In the recent conflict between Pleasanton and
Stuart's forces the latter were endeavouring to
(fleet a flank movement on the former.

A few particulars of the engagement at Brig
tow's and Utica's station have been received. It
appears that the rtbels furiously attacked the
Second Army Corps, commanded by General
Warren, and the cavalry division of General Gregg.
The corps being one of the oldest and highly effi-
cient, succeeded in stopping the rebel advance, com-
pelling them to fall back With heavy loss, our own
troops suffering also largely. The Federal cavalry
fought with great desperation, leaving many dead
and wounded on the field.
At six o'clo2k in the evening General Lee made
a desperate attempt to flank General Meade by the
way of Chantilly, and endeavoured to get in his rear
by way of Fairfax Court-house, In this he walii un.