The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-17 00:00:00

EGYPT.

The following circumstances, not generally
known, respecting the poisoning of the Viceroy of
Egypt, are extracted from the Osservatore Tries-
tino

"The viceroy desired to drink. His two attendant
Mamelukes presented to him a cup of water, which had
been poisoned with diamond-dust; but, fearing that the
poison would fail in its effects, they strangled him.
They then immediately left the palace, and after five
hours' hard riding arrived in the principal square at
Cairo. They here went into the shop of a baker, Testa
by name, and, after havin; refreshed themselves, con-
fessed to him that they had committed a crime, and
offered him a ring of the value of 3,0001. and a purse of
300 guineas if he would provide a place of concealment ;
at the same time remarking that a person of distinction
had given them 200 purses (about 7501.) five days pre-
viously. Testa refused to shelter them, and the result
was the same at two inns where they applied. When
they found that they could nowhere obtain a hiding-
place, they bought two cars, and departed no one knows
where. The physicians said Abbas Pacha died from
apoplexy."

SPAIN.
The Madrid Gazette of the 11th contains the
following
"M. Luis Sagasti, civil governor of the province, has
addressed to the inhabitants of Madrid a proclamation in
which he demands of them, in the name of the holy revo-
lution, the co-operation of their patriotism and their love
of liberty in order to consolidate public order, the first ne-
cessity of nations and the principal guarantee of all insti-
tutions. As in 1843, the new Political Chief will, he says,
display ener7 in repressing any excess, by which the
enemies of the glorious rising may attempt to tarnish it.
In another proclamation to the national guard of Mad-
rid, M. Luis Sagasti tells them that he counts on their
support as the first and most solid protection of public
order and conquered rights. Let there, he says, be
union and confidence—union amongst all good liberals
anxious for the consolidation of popular institutions—
confidence in the government presided over by the
invincible pacificator of Vergura, the symbol of our
force and our liberties."

A leterirOciill&drid of the 11th, in the Mes.
sager of Bayonne, says :
"In spite of the opposition of the moderate press, it
has been decided-1, that the elections shall take place

- -
according to the Jaw of 1837 ; 2, that the Cortes shall be
constituent ; 3, that there shall be only one assemby. As
regards the elections, a portion of the liberal party desired
that they should take place in virtue of a special decree.
Moreover, the return to the men of 1813 is far from
being approved of by the great majority of the party ;
they want to see chosen new, younger, and more ardent
men, who would adopt sweeping revolutionary measures.
As to the moderate party, it adopts the resolution with
respect to the elections with resignation, but that resig-
nation cannot last long. The division in the great con-
stitutional party has been increased by the aspirations
of the partisans of a union of Spain with Portugal. It
has been rumoured during the last few days that pronun-
ciamentos have taken place at Barcelona, Cadiz, and other
places in favour of Don Pedro V. These rumours,
although unfounded, prove that the idea of a union makes
great progress in public opinion. The division is further
increased by the growing influence of the democratic
party, at the head of which is the Marquis de Albaida.
This party has a club, which holds daily public sittings.
In one of its recent sittings it adopted these resolutions :-
1. To send aCommission to the Duke de la Victoria to
request him to declare what line of policy he proposes
to follow. 7. To demand that the Queen-Mother shall
be obliged to leave the palace, and be confined in a place
of safety until the meeting of the Cortes. 3. To compel
all the ministers who have been in power since 1843 to
present their accounts. The situation is further compli-
cated by the movements of the Carlists. According to
the last official accounts, they have raised their standard
in several parts of the country, and especially in Cata-
lonia, Aragon, and the province of Valencia. General
Dulce, who arrived yesterday, was in some danger in
the environs of Madrid. The diligence in which he was
was stopped by a band of thieves, who robbed the pas-
sengers ; but, when they approached him, he presented
a brace of pistols, and they took to flight."