The Sun.
London, England, 1836-12-30 00:00:00

BOURSE, HALF-PAST FOUR.—The attempt to assassinate the
King on his way to the Chamber of Deputies this day pro-
duced, when it became known on 'Change, a considerable sen-
sation. As the first account received did not state whether
the attempt had failed or been successful, the Three per
Cents. experienced a considerable depression ; but as soon a 3
it was ascertained that the King had escaped unhurt, they ra-
pidly rose again. The closing price this day was 78f. 95c.
The Spanish Actives closed at 20 to 1, being a slight fall
on the last price price of yesterday, which was 204.

LAST PRICES.
Five per Cents.. 107 f. 80e.
Three per Cent. Rentes, 78f. 9:"..c.
Bank Actions, 2,305 f.
Rente de Naples, 97f. 40c.
..,;•nan Five per Cents., 100.
Three per Cents., 27%
Poringßest .
Martian Lean, :1,.
.Spanish ActilcB, 20%.
Spanish Passive?. 60/1.,
Spinish Differes, 8%.
New l)ifferes, 8.

SPAIN.

MADRID, DEC. 17.-17a/tardily's sittings of the Cortes
became very interesting towards their dose. The questions
announced by him were put by M. Rodriguez Leal ; and
M. Mendizabal, feeling himself wounded by some doubts
expressed as to his veracity respecting a contract concluded
by the Government with the flier' of °Basques, of Bayonne,
uttered, with great warmth, the following words, " 1 declare
that all I have said is the exact truth, and that all that M.
Leal has advanced is false." A murmur arose in the as-
sembly upon this declaration, to which M. Leal made no
reply. It appeared that he consulted several Deputies of
the Opposition, and that all were for answering so insolent
a denial at a more favourable opportunity. In the same
sitting the Minister of Finances declared " that far from
clinging to the station intrusted to him, his most anxious
wish was to be freed from so immense a weight." The •
bases of the Constitution are under discussion. It it pre-
sumable that the Report of the Committee will be adopted ;
nevertheless, it appears that Ministers-had relied too much
upon the vote in this day's sitting upon the second clause,
which has been for two days past under discussion. Their
object was immediately to send to foreign parts the result
of the debate. They have been deceived in their calcula-
tions. At the moment the division was to take place fifty-
four Deputies left their seats, and the vote was necessarily
adjourned, to the great mortification of Ministers.
The return of Brigadier Leon, entrusted with a delicate
mission to Brigadier Alaix, gave rise yesterday to a secret
meeting of the Cortes. Leon informed tham of the failure
of his proceedings. He had found Alaix determined to re-
sist the orders of his superiors, and his corps in a state of
rebellion against the Government. Government is deter-
mined on severity, and the Cortes manifest a disposition to
support it in its contemplated pressure.
A great and astonishing concentration of forces is just
now taking place at Madrid. Ribicro, leaving his division
at the gates, has himself entered the capital, and will be
soon followed by Narvaez. Evorista San Miguel is ap-
pointed Captain-General of Madrid, instead of Scoane,
whom ill health has compelled to resign. Mendez Vigo,
Minister of War, under Isturiz, has accepted the general
command of Estremadura, and it is said that Quiroga suc-
ceeds to San Miguel to Arragon. '
Since yesterday a curious report is afloat. It is said
among persons in general well informed that Ministers have
resolved to throw themselves into the arms of France, and
that they have submitted to the Queen the draft of a formal
demand of efficient and prompt assistance. Her Majesty's
reply is said to have been—" Gentlemen, this is a Cabinet
question which concerns you wholly. Proceed upon your
own personal responsibility." With their designs of a de-
mand upon France are connected certain other projects of
a most delicate nature, which excite particular attention
in a high.quarter, Our Court possesses a young Princess,
who is, its greatest ornament. Her beauty and accomplish-
ments have long attracted on that Serene Infanta the atten-
tion of the Court of France. This match is said to be on
the eve of its accomplishmcut.
The Debt Without Interest has been done at 91, at 60
days. The Five per Cent., presented for the new conver-
sion, were at 22} for cash. The Debt Without Interest
not presented for conversion, 6} for cash. We await with
much anxiety tidings from Barcelona.
MADRID, DEC. 18.—The part of the second clause of
the project of law of modifications submitted to the Cortes
by the committee which was not voted last evening, be-
cause there were only 106 Deputies present at the time, re-
lated solely to the money bills, which must always originate
io the Chamber of Deputies ; but it now appears that this
absence of about 45 or 50 Deputies who usually attend,
was not accidental, but quite otherwise ; it was' done in
order to show the Government that if their majority in the
House was large, the Opposition Deputies had still this
mode left of thwarting their plans. Hence, when it was
proposed that " there should be two Chambers" the votes
wore 126 for and 11 against, but five minutes afterwards,
when it was to be declared that the Upper one should be
differently elected, and that its Members should sit for a
longer period of years than the Deputies—the numbers
were 104 for and 14 against it, but many Members are now
insisting in the Cortes that this latter part must be again
put to the vote, because the total number was only 118,
whereas it should be 126.
Generals Narvaez, Ribicro, and Leon have left this morn-
ing to join their respective corps on their march to Castile,
at least it is so reported ; and General Quiroga proceeds
to-morrow to Pamplona, in order to take the command of
that province, for which task he is not very fit. General
Marron has been appointed President of the Court-martial
which is to try General Itodil, about whom you need not
feel any sort of anxiety, because he will to a certainty be
screened from punishment. We do not hear what deter-
mination has been taken by Ministers respecting General
Alaix and his co-insurgents, the soldiers of his corps. Ge-
neral Seoane is again weli enough to attend in his place at
the Cortes, and he has once mire entered on the delicate
duties of Captain-General of this province. The National
Guards of Madrid are this instant being reviewed in the
Prado by the Queen Regent.
I am assured, on that which I imagine to be very good
authority, that M. Calatrava has received a letter from M.
Thiers, assuring him that provided the project of modifi-
cation in the Constitution of 1812, submitted by the Com-
mittee to the Cortes, be approved by them, the Spanish
Government may reckon on a considerable armed co-
operation on the part of France, as well as upon every-
thing else being done which can bring about the imme-
diate termination -of the civil war. I really believe in the
existence of this letter ; but it seems very extraordinary
that if such be the intention of the King of the French
he did not desire his present Prime Minister to make the
same communication ; or is it only intended to amuse the
Queen's Government ? The more so as we have every
reason to know that the direct communication between
that Sovereign and Don Carlos have been very frequent

of late. -
MADRID, DEC. 12.--It is not easy to discover bow the
Cortes, engaged in reforming the Constitution, will be able
to get through all their labours. Six hundred and eighty-
two different motions arc registered, and it would be an
arduous task to dispose of such enormous business, if, as a
Barcelona journal says, the day were not to come when the
Cortes will have more leisure through a federation of the
provinces, which will leave to them their internal adwinis-

t ration.
To edify the public, Ministers continue to tolerate the
exertions of the " Black Band." La Vittoria, Pacienza,
San Felipe—and will fall under the hammer, and alone
with those convents many more, such as Madalena, Bar-
mesar, Caballero, de Garcia, Pinto, Ballecas.
Our Generals, instead of fighting between them, and
vying with each other in ambition, would do well to bestow
their attention on the ever-reviving bands of Gomez, Ca-
brera, Quilez, Serrador, Pallilos, Organisk, Rincon, the
Archpriest Moya, Falfada, Santiago, Leon, Espartero,
Pemcela, Burjo, Llangostera, Forcavell, Forner, Perjuto,
Gava, Ladiosa, Orijita, Peco Sanchez, Buron, Saturnon,
Ramos, Perciba, Tristan, Ros d'Eroles, Ramonet, Zorilla,
Llurch, Cura, Zimeno, Arbones, and so many others, who
cut off the communications, and ruin the provinces, in
spite of the grand army. Poor Spain, whilst those bands
are overrunning the country in all directions, thou main-
tainest 600 Generals abroad ; thou hast 10,000 convents,
3,500 of which are on sale, and thou bast two faithful
allies, one guarding thy frontier and the other thy coast.
But what can those allies avail against so many enemies
—the Carlists, avengers of Alibcaud, Isabelinos, Carbo-
nari, the Societies of the Rights of Man, young Italy,
young Spain, and all the other secret associations of which
M. Calatrava possesses the interminable catalogue ?

BELGIUM.
BRUSSELS, DEC. ‘23.—ln the sitting of the Chamber of
Representatives to-day, it passed the votes of credit for the
department of war, the interior and justice, tho project of
law, fixing the amount of the army for 1837, at 110,000
men, and the project of law allowing a sum for the interest
and redemption of the loan of thirty millions. The
Chamber then ajourned to tho 16th January.
rxi.cit AN I. UNDS—Baussm.s, Dux. 21
Actual Debt, 214 per Cent ......•
Rothschild'.. Loan, 5 per Cent.. I
Loan of Thirty Millions O4 h,
)mall of City, Mk!. 4 per Cent lOl
Society of Commerce, 4,,per Cent ll3
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 154
DUTCII FUNDS.—AmsTmtuam, DCC. 21.
. Actual Debi, 2!•., per Cent.
110 do. 5 per Cent.
Amort Syndic 4's per Cent.,
Do. do. 3i4 per Cent
Commercial Cmnpany, 4;4 per Cent lBOl4
New ditto
—Brussels Papers, Dec. 25.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, DEC. 17.
Five per Cents. 111ctalliques
Four per Cents.
Three per Cents.
Bank Shares . .
--Allzeirteine Zedung, Dec. ::2. 1306