The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-07 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The Madrid Gazette of the 31st ult. contains de-
crees signed by the Queen, and countersigned
Baldomero Espartero, by which Generals San
Miguel and O'Donnell are promoted to the rank
of " Captaits-General of the National Armies,"
and Colonel Salazar to that of Major-General.
Another decree relieves General San Miguel
from the office of Minister of War, and expresses
approbation of his services, and other decrees
nominate the new Ministers, as already announced.
_ _ _ _

The Gazette contains an address to the Madrid
people, by General San Miguel, in which he ex-
presses the highest admiration of their bravery and
orderly conduct. There is also a complimentary
address from the chiefs of the barricades to the
General, in which they call him " the upright
and disinterested patriarch of free men," and as-
sure him that he has established concord in the
Liberal party.
According to the Diario, the number of wounded
in the hospitals was not hundreds, as had been
said, but 165, half of whom were soldiers, the others
civilians, and that out of them only 8 had died.
The Queen had addressed an autograph letter to
General San Miguel, expressing gratitude for his
services as President of the Junta and Minister of
War during the recent events. •

The Patrie's latest news is :—" Accounts from
Spain continue to be satisfactory. The Marshal
Duke of Victory had ridden through the streets of
Madrid, in order to assure himself personally that
the orders he had given to remove the barricades
were executed. He was received with marks of the
utmost sympathy. Honest and moderate men o
all parties give their support to the Ministry."
The Diario says that Espartero has been ap-
pointed Governor of the Palace as well as President
of the Council, and that General San Miguel is
named Commander of the Queen's Guards.

Advices from Madrid of the Ist state that, after
the visit paid by Marshal Espartero to the barri-
cades,'they were abandoned and partially destroyed.

_
As night drew on the " defenders of the barri-
cades," to the number of 2,000, and divided into
three battalions, defiled under the windows of the
Queen, uttering loud shouts in honour of her Ma-
jesty, who beheld the spectacle from the balcony.
In the morning this force repaired to Marshal
Espartero's residence, and, having again defiled,
dispersed, with no intention of meeting again.
The Junta still continues to issue its decrees,
although the Ministry is organized.
General Dulce has been reinstated in his rank
as Director-General of Cavalry.
It is said that the Queen will shortly leave
Madrid to take sea baths, accompanied by Espar-
tero.
According to letters of the 4th from the same
city, the Junta will continue its functions till the
Cortes meet.
It was said that Queen Christina had left the
for day before France.

ATTEMPT AT INSURRECTION IN LISBON.
The Lusitania brings Lisbon news of the 31st of
July, being two days later than the mails by the
Iberia steamer.

An attempt had been made to get up a little
excitement and a call for the National Guard at
Lisbon, in imitation of Madrid, but people
generally seemed to think they enjoyed liberty
enough under a Government whose tolerance has
long been a perfect contrast to the despotism at
Madrid.

The Royal decree had appeared, in virtue of
which the Portuguese Cortes were to close on the
3d of August.

THE BALTIC.

The Russian Invalid, of the 27th ult., contains
a letter from Aland, pretending to give a true de-
scription of the attack made on the Bomarsund forts
upon the 21st of June. The letter is scarcely
worth noticing, further than to observe that it
claims, as a matter of course, complete victory
over the assailing vessels ; declares that no damage
whatever was done to the forts ; reduces the loss
of the garrison and troops to four killed arid twelve
wounded ; and buries thirty-five English on one of
the outside islands. It further sets fire to and
burns the whole starboard side of an English cor-
vette' and sends them all off in a half-sinking con-
dition, amid the victorious hurrahs of the indomi-
table garrison.
The Russian organ at Berlin publishes a long
letter, purporting to have been written from Osel,
on the 30th of June. In this the customary com-
plaints are made against English attacks upon de-
fencelesi ports, and carrying off private property
(vessels). The only portion of this document worth
notice is the assertion that small craft captured by
our cruisers were employed for the purposes of sal-
vage, and had rendered good service in this capa-
city by contributing to get off five or six vessels
which had grounded at or near Collingy and Pid-
dut, between 1845 and 1853. These vessels were the
Alcona, of Portgorry ; Margaret, of Dundee ;
Joshua Carroll, of London ; Lively, of Cardiff;
Barossa, of Leith ; Crescent, of Sunderland ; and.
Rosalie (French), of Bordeaux. The craft cap-
tured by our people are said to be the Concordia,
Swan, and Marie ; the first of 20, the other two of
10 tons each, value about 300 silver roubles, and
the property of M. de Toll, a retired public func
tionary and rich landed proprietor. Now, if it be
true that the three craft have performed the good
services attributed to them, which can easily be
ascertained, it remains for the English Government
to decide whether the vessels may not be restored
to the Owner, without at the same time depriving
the captors of their prize-money.

REGISTRATION OF ELEcTURs.---The amount paid ont
of the poor-rates in 1853 for registration of electors in
England and Wales was 30,994 ; the amount paid out
of the county rates, to the clerks of the peace, for ex-
penses of registration in the same year, was 7,2011. 15s.
6d. ; and the amount paid by the Treasury for the ser-
vices of the revising barristers was 17,640, making a
total of 55,835/. 15s. 6d.
LORD HASTINGS' HOSPITAL.—STOSE POGIS.—Mr.
Inspector Skiddovr held an inquiry on Friday and Satur-
day last into the administration of the funds of this
charity, in compliance with a requisition to that effect,
signed by the vicar of the parish (the Rev. Mr. Shaw),
the churchwardens, and other parishioners, and addressed
to the charity commissioners.

SPORTT s, _

A BUNDLE OF "GOOD THINGS."

Little importance will attach to the sport of the cur-
rent week. The meetings appointed to " come off" are
of a minor character, but they will nevertheless plea-
santly occupy the spare time of the betting fraternity.
The principal "fixtures " are North Staffordshire Tues-
day and Wednesday, Reading Tuesday and Wednesday,
and Lewes Thursday and Friday. The North Stafford-
shire gathering will take place on the Stoke-upon-Trent
course, and will doubtless be conducted with that quiet
regularity which is always displayed where Mr. Johnson
is connected with the executive department. Although
the programme presents no very powerful attractions,
yet it promises a satisfactory supply of sport. It con-
tains eleven items, five being " set" for the first
day and six for the second. Of the fourteen ac-
ceptances for the North Staffordshire Handicap, Can'
dlewick, Morning Star, Domino and Whalebone, seem
the most entitled to notice. Domino's running has r'
cently been sufficiently satisfactory to induce me to en-
tertain expectations of his success. For the Trades"
men's Plate I shall select Patience, Lady in Waiting,
and Daphne, and should the three put in an appear-
ance, I shall not be surprised to see them obtain places
in accordance with the order in which I have set down
their names. Cocytus may carry off the Biennial Stakes,
but in his absence I shall " pay my addresses" to
beth Anne. The Copeland Handicap will, doubtless, be
added to the list of Domino's successes. St. Clair shat
be my champion for the Foal Stakes.
READING RIDES will command the undivided patron-
age of the metropolitan division of Turfites. Prepay'
tions for conducting the meeting efficiently have this
year been made on an increased scale of liberality, and
the committee are evidently determined to extend its
already wide-spread popularity. In consideration of Bri-
bery's recent running, I am inclined to deem ClevelandS
chance for the Berkshire Stakes somewhat formidable. Eng
performance with Bribery at Winchester was, however,_
scarcely calculated to produce a favourable opinion of
his racing merits. Still the " company" which Cleve'
land will meet at Reading will be somewhat insignificant.
I shall, therefore, place some faith in his ability to pull
through. The only other animals entitled to considera-
tion are, in my opinion, Postulant, Mishap, and Vingt'
et-un. Rifleman will doubtless prove the correctness
of his running at Goodwood, by again defeating the
Miami filly, and by carrying off the Abbey Stakes. For
the Reading Stakes I shall cap to Bessie. In her
default I shall expect to see either Clotilde or Border
Chief the winner. lanthe and Battery are apparently
leniently handicapped for the Innkeeper's Plate.
The Lewes Meeting will be held on Thursday and
Friday, for the first time under the management of
Topham. As I have not yet received a complete pro:
gramme of the sport, I am compelled to withhold
my anticipatory comments on it until Wednesday
The gathering at Brighton last week showed that the
races there were still popular among mere pleasure folk;
In " sporting" sense, however, they were unmitigated
failures. The only really " good turn" which the
had during the three days was the success of Winkfiela
for the Stakes. Death looked lively enough on the occa-
sion, and nearly jumped out of his boots with joy. Sam
was delighted, but he not a little deplored the absence
of " Steve." By the bye, the question respecting Peat
and the white Apron I must leave to be settled. hi
Beard. The least said about the exploits of the ger;
tlemen riders on Friday the better. Were professional
jockeys to make half the mistakes so frequently made
by the amateur riders the Jockey Club would feel scan-
dalised, and measures would be adopted to warn thew
off the turf. fielder!
" That in the captain's but a choleric word,
Which in a soldier is flat blasphemy."
The reader will readily make the slight alteration which
this quotation requires to make its application obvious
August 7. A FRESH MAN-

RIOT AT AlRDRlE.—Airdrio races, which began. 00
Thursday and terminated on Friday night, have bee !f
attended by a serious riot, which resulted in the loss
one life, and the infliction of permanent injuries on 1,31.
ous individuals. The riot began at three o'cloc!: 0
Friday morning, the opposing parties being Orange•ctlei..„
and Ribbonmen. Not content with the warfare of st li
and stones, pistols were brought into requisition.
formation of the outbreak having been brought to Or'
gow, adetachment of fifty soldiers proceeded to Airtlrl,e!,
and secured the peace, which had been thus violently
outraged. Seventeen of the rioters have been apPrr
hended in a public-house at Rawyards.—GLasgoin Carr
monwealth.
A iv siOn
RAILWAY COLLISION AT WARRINGTON.—..a. col 1
took place on the London and North-Western lint', a
the foot of 'the Vulcan bank, between Warrington- ar..
Newton Junction, on Friday evening, by a Chellw:a
Junction passenger-train running into some London tiP,
North-Western luggage-waggons. The driver 4f,
heavy luggage-train had left some of his waggons at,
bottom of the incline, intending to return for theta °I"
getting the first portion of his train to the top.
the meantime the Cheshire Junction train came re 1111
a curve, and the driver, who is reported to be
careful and steady man, having been cautii)ne
at Warrington, was on the 100k-out for the lugi'ag,e;
train. Seeing the engine and part of the train
on a-head, puffing away at the top of the barik9,_:
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appears he for a moment overlooked the waggons left I,'
hind, with the signals sent. back to warn him ; and 00
lost the critical moment for chucking his speed in tin 1e t 0
avoid a collision. The passenger train ran into the; jug:
gage waggons with just sufficient force to break. 0°
force off the rails the hindmost, and was shaken Dolt
so as to cause much alarm to. the passengers. Mr. .1°:
colm Ross, Vice-President of the Manchester Conlon'
cial Association, had one eye discoloured by a blow;, '3l!
Mr. Fleming, secretary to the association, who w.! is „
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the same carriage, was also a good deal shaken. 1141,
Edmund Ashworth, of Bolton, and Mr. Morris, of r
;
ford, also suffered in a similar manner, with several 4001
passengers but no injury was sustained, it is reps rted
that will not be set right in a few days. The train 1/.."
detained about 40 minutes beyond its time. The. fr-. "
sengers, we understand, were most of them retur No
from a cheap trip down to South Wales, where the:f h„
been, at the invitation of a steam-ship company,: eci';
templating one of the Welsh ports as a foreign 1)06°
station.

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House of Commons on the 27th of June last t." Tl'~at to
humble address be presented to his Majesty,'humbliof
request that, with a view to afford relief to the coll°ol
from a part of its burdens, he will be graciously plic%to
to direct that a minute investigation be instituted liop
the mode and expense of the management and colle e'fol
of the several branches of the revenue ; that A C'S',o6.
revision be made of all salaries and allowances,: e;%O
cially of those which have been increased since 179'Htbe
order that they may be adjusted with reference t ° seri
increased value of the currency, and to the distrOs i 0
circumstances of the country in all its department %ell
order that every reduction may be made therein I /..`:,st,
can be effected without detriment to the public int, areal'
and in particular to the number of the army and tliterfor
pense of its establishments." Resolved, that thiiO4,,
dom of this City be presented to Joseph Hume/ that
in a gold box of the value of 100 guineas. ResolvA, der
the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor be requested to !)r
the said bOx.--WOODTHORPE. elOf
CONVEYANCE Or MAILS BY RAILWAYS.--The 150 0-•
committee appointed to inquire into the callee
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irregularity in the conveyance of mails by raj' log
have come to the conclusion that the irreg.% the
in the service may be traced in some degree t' for
physical difficulties incident to the regular 101.0oet
ance of services dependent 'on mechanical j to °
liable to be materially affected by weather, an
le de
certain degree of laxity which hid obtained ill ti meet
tails of the management on either side ; but that lhersor
also be attributed to causes such as can only be .1),( 00
nently remedied by an alteration of the law under 100119
the Post-office service is now conducted. It is gelktsigell
admitted that great improvement has recently rail
place both on the part of the Post-office and OIL tTarther
way companies, and, in some instances, a still roosot
acceleration can be maintained, provided tbie P ostir
exertions be continued • but the correspondonc°l3o i
blishes the fact that, under the present systeat
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creased acceleration can be effected without theoper
of increased irregularity. The Post-office have n° 1140;
at present to regulate the number of passenger nal that
or the weight of the trains. It has been ststo 0064
the chief consideration which actuates the I'Od oe.
authorities in determining an extension of postal. °orate
mence is, whether such convenience is corornel3 ore °(
with the expense to be incurred. The committee the
opinion that this principle should be acted upOn voter
most liberal spirit, and that the cost should aloni)oot re*
into consideration, regardless of any profit or, coa:
re venue to be derived therefrom. The committee 85e,
mend that the act 10th and 11th Victoria', with
should be amended, and are of opinion tbka,te
the view of securing a strict observance of
hily
rangernents between the Post-office and the so4cfnei
companies, it is desirable that a system °i_aoce °_
tion of payment for an irregularity in perforTe 0301
the services by the railway companies should. .13_10
apd
matter of contract, and that the exact condit; `ado
circumstances under which such deduction shall.,°_.tiioll;
shall be determined by mutual agreement or by arbl.t,b."'oi iser:,
That the Postmaster-General should be an!, os 13
to require for mail trains such a rate of speed riag
may deem desirable, subject, however, to Its //car
of the
s'-af
certified by the Railway Department
of Trade in such cases to be consistent viltllBo4,odci
That mail guards travelling by trains as,._o.
class passengers should be empowered to degaLy 001;
receive bags at the various stations. That rallw,aos
panics should be directed to deliver post-offica ";ticitig,
as parcels to the Post-office servants at their 04 soli
and that it be matter of abitration whether or ,n_u_rn the,
addition or reduction should be made to or: 11-vreo poet
usual rate of charge for carrying such parcels
.Irsa waft
to any profit or cost which would accrue to t24.e_t.„o,sVe_
company from the delivery of such parcels.
should be given to the Post-office to erect macpaic.J
toil°
delivering and receiving bags to and from passinglia or.
whenever it may be thought necessary for the,..13. u4Ping the
vice, and where it is consisent with safety. .
s fro— is
,s,nnated average weight of the night in2al_,_„,,
Inland-office, London, it is estimated that
tl7try
865 13.1h1
make 13 per cent. of the whole w _
cent.
packets two per cent., 1,085 bags nine r
124,333 newspapers 76 per cent, of the Apex