The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, i 8 "J;3.

many sick and wounded from the army of Espartero
have arrived in that city, where the General-in-Chief I
was daily expected. The inhabitants of Saragossa are
persuaded that no operations against Cabrera will be
attempted during the winter. O'Donnell, whose move-
ments are combined with those of Espartero, is retreat-
ing like him. It seems that the Count de Nlorella
thinks of harassing them in their retreat—Lc Gazette
de France.

THE ARMY.—The 6th Regiment of Light Infantry
and the 31st of the Line had been ordered to quit
Lyons and repair immediately to Toulon and Marseilles.
The former was to embark for Algeria, and the latter
to replace the 38th in Marseilles. General Parchappe,
who commands two brigades at Lyons, was forthwith to
proceed to Africa. The 3d company of the waggon train in
garrison in Lyons was also to leave for Toulon. Several
officers of the military administration in Strasburg had
received orders to set out in twenty-four hours for
Toulon. A battery of the 6th Regiment of Artillery
was likewise ordered from Besancon to Africa.
BRUSSIILS, DEC. 9.—M. de Gerslacher, Minister of
the Grand Duke of Baden at Paris, has been intrusted
by his Sovereign with a special mission to the King of
the Belgians. This mission is on occasion of the open-
ing of official relations between the two countries. He
had a private audience of his Majesty on the 7th at the
Palace of Laeken.
We have mentioned that the notaries of the ceded
portion of Luxemburg, eleven in number, who had been
provisionally retained in their functions, were suspended
by Messrs. Stift and Hasenpflug, but having obtained
an audience of King William, they received the assur-
' ance that all of them should be reinstated.

A letter srom Maestricht says, that the Commissioners
have issued a circular dated the 29th of November,
stating that they have resolved to put into execution
the convention relative to the navigation.
The King gave
a private
audience on the Bth, to
the Count de Jounione Walwork, Minister Plenipoten-
aqry for the King of Bavaria at Paris, who has come
to Brossels on a special mission to the King.
The
amber of Representatives continue the dis-
cussion of the se 9iral portions of the budget.
It is said that Chambers are going to de-
liberate on a law against anonymous libels. We
do not know what may be the fate of
the discussion vhieb it will occasion, but, at all events, it
must do much good, even though the law should he re-
jected. For in this case it would doubtless be sufficient
the first power in the nation had made solemn and au-
thentic declarations to stigmatize for ever the authors
of such attacks on character, made under the cover of
the anonymous press. It would be sufficient, we say, if
the Legislature declared that every anonymous attack on
individuals is unworthy of any credit, because it is the
work of a coward, who hides himself like an assassin, to
attack unwary passengers.
VIENNA, DEC. 2.—The Princess Amelia of Saxony
has declined the offer of apartments in the Imperial
Palace, but has cheerfully accepted the use of the
Court equipage and servants placed at her disposal,
?Ind the many other marks of delicate attention. Every-
body was eager to treat the illustrious visitor with the
regard due to her. Her Royal Highness left Vienna
this morning.
For some weeks past the waters in the Danube have
been so unusually low that the navigation is attended
with the greatest difficulties, and the communication by
steam-boats was obliged to cease about Presburg. This
favourable opportunity is taken to complete the blowing
up of the rocks near the much dreaded whirlpools,
which still obstruct the passage.
The latest accounts from Presburg are again more fa-
vourable. The ticklish point of the freedom of debate,
on which the Diet has been more than once in danger
of coming into difficulties, is likely to be s ttled in a
satisfactory manner, the Government having, it is said,
given very sufficient assurance on the sabject. A highly
favourable impression has been made in the Diet by the
offer of the Government to pay out of the pub-
lic treasury the expense of the four new courts of jus-
tice, and a court of appeal, to be created in Hungary.