The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-23 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The Madrid journals of the 18th publish accounts
from Castile, which state that the cold felt there
within the few days before was as severe as during
any part of the winter. Snow had fallen in great
abundance, and a number of aged persons had died
from the effect of the sudden change in the tempe-
rature. A letter from Madrid says :

" The Chamber of Deputies is quietly continuing
its discussions on the best manner of strengthening
parental authorities against inclination of minors
to get married. This question, which the interven-
tion of the civil authority in every marriage ren-
ders so clear and simple in France, is very difficult
to resolve in Spain, where a marriage to be valid
only requires the ecclesiastical sanction. A propo-
sition, tending to bestow on parents the right of
disinheriting those of their children who marry
without the paternal consent, has just been adopted;
but the resolution will not produce any great re-
sult, since it only touches those who contract the
marriage, and leaves unpunished those who aid in
its celebration."

MR. GLADSTONE AT MAA CHESTER

_L'ICHANGE.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in
Manchester yesterday. He is the guest of Sir
James Watts, at Abney-hall, Cheshire, during his
visit to Manchester, and arrived there on Monday.
Yesterday morning he left Abney-tall, accompanied
by Mrs. Gladstone, Sir James and Lady Watts, and
some other friends, and proceeded to Manchester,
where he visited the extensive works of Mr. Whit-
worth, the inventor of the ordnance and rifles which
have of late attracted so much attention, and the
maker of machines used in the cotton trade. Mr.
Whitworth conducted the party through the esta-
blishment, and Mr. Gladstone was shown the vari-
ous interesting machines at work, including some
of recent introduction, and also the latest improve-
ments in rifled cannon. Mr. Gladsttine afterwards
visited the extensive warehouse of Messrs. S. and
J. Watts, in Portland-street. At one o'clock he
inspected the articles on view at the rooms of the
Cotton Supply Association, made from East India
cotton, and about to be sent to the International
Exhibition. He was also shown the cotton gins of
the association. Mr. Gladstone was conducted
through the rooms, and an explana.ion of the
articles was given him by Mr. Edmund Ash worth.
Among others present were the Mayor of Manches
ter, Mr. J. A. Turner, M.P., Mr. E. Potter, M.P.,
Mr. Henry Ashworth (President of the Chamber
of Commerce), Sir James Watts, Mr. J. Cheetham
(President of the Cotton Supply Association), Mr.
J. Platt, Mr. M. Ross, Mr. A. Ireland, Mr. H. J.
Leppoc, and Mr. A. Cassells.
Mr. Gladstone was then conducted to the Ex-
chinge, where he was received with loud and re-
peated cheering. The number of persons in the
room, which was extremely crowded, must have
been considerably more than 3,000. Mr. Gladstone
and his party, entering from the principal door in
St. Anne's-square, traversed the building and
ascended to the gallery at the other end, where the
right hon. gentleman, in obedience to an evident
wish on the part of those assembled that he should
speak, addressed them as follows :
" Gen tlemen,—l fear that it is no more in my power
physically to reach the whole of this great assembly than it
is in my power mentally to conceive the words which should
express to you the interest with which I meet you, although
but for a moment, on the present occasion. When I con-
sider the materials of which this great assemblage is made,
the amount of intelligence and the amount of property that
it represents, and the enormous masses of skill and labour
that are dependent upon your operations, I feel that it may
justly be said that we stand upon one of the most remark-
able point of the whole commercial world. I will do no
more, gentlemen, on this oPcasior, , than thank you sincerely
for the marks of interest and kindness with which you have
been pleased to receive me, and assure you that those senti-
ments of interest and of cordial good feeling are warmly
reciprocated on my part, as I sincerely trust that my past
conduct will in some degree have testified, and my future
conduct will, I also hope, continue to testify." (Loud
cheers.)

The right hon. gentleman afterwards visited the
Freetrade-hall, and thence returned to Abney-hall,
Cheadle.

THE FRENCH NA VY.

The following letter has been received from Tou-
lon, dated the 18th inst. :—" Yesterday was a busy
day. There were numerous departures, a great
many arrivals, and some very interesting naval news.
The engineer of the iron-plated frigate Invincible
lighted his fires at 8 in the morning, and the com-
mander sailed on a trial trip for six days, during
which she is to touch at Heyres and at Villafranca.
This voyage will conclude the trial of the Invinci-
ble. At 12 o'clock the Italian iron-plated frigate
Terrible sailed for Genoa, having three boats in tow.
While these operations were going forward in the
harbour a battalion of the 95th arrived from Gre-
noble to keep garrison here. It was already known
that the fleet under the command of Admiral
Rigault de Genouilly had been recalled from Villa-
franca by telegraph, and had sailed at 9 this morn-
ing. The fleet was not expected here until 7in the
evening, but as the telegram was of a pressing na-
ture the Admiral gave orders to heat for full speed,
and at 4 o'clock a signal was made announcing that
the fleet had arrived in the narrow pass off the
islands of the Hyeres, having accomplished a dis-
tance of 75 miles in 7 hours,during which the admi-
ral's ship Bretagne never ceased to transmit general
orders by signals to prepare stores for the ships, to
be taken on board on their arrival in the harbour.
The .Bretagne, Redoubtable, Eylau, and Imperial
anchored in the roads a few minutes before 6 o'clock.
In the meantime orders were received by telegraph
from the Minister of Marine for the Eylau to be
laid up in ordinary, and for her officers and crew to
be transferred to the Castiglione. It has been de-
cided by the Emperor, it is said, that no further
change shall be made in the Toulon fleet until it,
shall be replaced by ships protected with iron plates.
The inhabitants of Toulon have been living for the
last 24 hours in an atmosphere of gunpowder. Yes-
terday it was caused by the exchange of salutes be-
tween the Russian frigate and the admiral's ship
in the roads. To-day (Good Friday) the ships in
the roads and forts fire a shot every quarter of an
hour, and all the ships have placed their yards across
and have reversed their flags. The promotion, in
the commissariat announced yesterday, was offi-
cially signed on the sth inst. It comprises four
commissaries-general, four adjutant-commissaries,
eight deputy-commissaries, eight assistants, and 12
naval clerks. It is said that all those lately pro-
moted are to be sent to Cochin-China. An order
received from Paris yesterday by telegraph ha,
been communicated to all engaged in the construc-
tion of the frigate Themis that she must be lannebel
at 10 o'clock on Saturday next, the 26th inst. The
Russian frigate Oslibia weighed anchor at 9 this
morning, and sailed for Villafranca. The steam cut-
ter Rodeur likewise sailed this morning, having on
board 200,000 oysters intended to form a new arti-
ficial bank in the Gulf of La NtiMile. The steam
cutter CaStor sailed this afternoon for Cette, towing
a gunboat which is to be sent to Bordeaux by canal.

THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR. OF THE ISLE OF
MAN.—His Excellency the lieutenant-governor, accom-
panied by Mrs. and the Misses Pigott, arrived here on
Suevening. Hie excellency and his family were
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his Honour
Deemster Drinkwater, Mr. S. Wil-
son (high bailiff), Mr. S. Harris, and Mr. James Burman,
F.-R A-S., secretary to the council. The pa, ty were con-
veyed from the steamer to the harbour in the customs boat
by Mr. Weaver, the landing-waiter of this port. The
Tynwald had all her flags flying, and Captain. M'Queen
fired a salute and lowered flags on his excellency leaving
the vessel,—Ncna'•