The Sun.
London, England, 1822-08-17 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, AUG. 6.—The Manifesto, presented
by the Minister of the Interior for the King's
signature, which his Majesty, it is said, refused
to sign, has been the subject of much conversa-
tion. The following is a copy of Cis Manifesto
now in circulation :

" Spaniards !—The brilliant proofs of your courage, of your
patriotism, of your attachment to the .constitutional compact,
proofs, which you never fail to give on all occasions; when they
become necessary for the maintenance of good order, and the
support of our institutions, have filled my heart with joy, and
I can no longer resist the desire I feel to testify to you my gra-
titude.—Since the period when I swore to maintain the consti.
tution,' you have distinguished yourselves by many heroic
actions ; but your generous conduct was most conspicuous on
that memorable day, when some battalions of my guard made
a criminal attempt, to destroy at once the constitutional throne,
and our wise institutions.- The glory of this brilliant day
has resounded through the Provinces. The simple inhabi-
tant of the hamlet, and the opulent citizen, concur in believing
that to your heroic courage Spain is indebted for her tranquil-
lity, and for the maintenance of her laws.
" Continue, faithful inhabitants of Madrid, to defend with
all your power your most sacred rights and your dearests in-
terests; defend with equal courage your wives, your children,
your property, and the throne of my fathers, which is under
your immediate safe-guard ; and for the future, as in the past,
let your appearance suffice to annihilate every enemy who would
wish to attack the foundations of the Constitutional edifice
which we have raised, and upon which reposes my own happi-
ness, and that of all my subjects.
" The men who have endeavoured to corrupt my guard, will
in vain attempt to conceal themselves ; I shall find means to
discover them, and by a prompt and vigorous chastisement,
punish them in such a manner as to deter others from renewing
similar conspiracies.
" Brave. and faithful Spaniards ! I have opened to you my
whole heart; I have relieved it from an immense load which
oppressed it. Like a. good father of a family, I can only find
perfect happiness in the midst of my children ; and this hap-
piness, which I ardently desire you. to share with me, will only
be complete, when,. mithout tumult or disorder, I shall see
those constitutional laws reign among us, which were the work
of great meditation, and which, trust, we shall fully enjoy, in
spite of those who world wish to revive the period for ever
gone by of tyranny .and abusea. I shall use all my. efforts to
make the rallying cry of Live the Constitution' triumphant ;
a cry which I always hear with fresh delight."
The Colonels Asiura and Tabuenca, who are marching
against Quesada, have received a reinforcement of from 500
to 600 men ; they are at the distance of two leagues from Iratry.

Fo THE SUN.

INSANITY.

MA. Etwroa----While I lament, in common with
all good men and well-wishers to their country,
the abrupt and unhappy death of the Marquis of
LONDONDERRY, whose unremitted attentions to
his official duties, and anxious solicitude for the
national welfare, rendered him the confidential
servant and friend of his Sovereign, I cannot re-
sist the communication of some observations
which the deplorable catastrophe has suggested.
Within a comparatively short period, the nation
has bewailed the loss of three of our ablest States-
men by self-destruction, who might, by the timely
assistance of medical skill, have been preserved
to their country and friends. Whatever may be
the party feelings of individuals, all must per-
sonally regret the manner in which we have been
deprived of Mr. WHITBREAD, Sir SAMUEL Ro-
MILLY, an&the Marquis of LONDONDERRY. The
excessive mental exertions of these distinguished
characters were the source of that malady which
proved fatal either for want of due manage-
ment or unnecessary delicacy. 'rule treatment of
mental derangement is a separate branch of the
medical profession, and the nice discrimination of

those symptoms which constitute insanity;and mark
a tendency to suicide, or the injury of others, are
instantaneously apprehended and guarded against
by those persons who possess an intimate know-
ledge of the human mind in its unsound state.
Although I acknowledge the talent, skill, and
experience of the Gentleman who attended the
late Marquis, as a general practitioner, and feel
disposed in every way to exalt his reputation,
yet I will venture to affirm that, if Doctor ILts-
LAM had been applied to, and I mention this
Gentleman because he has accumulated the
greatest mass of practical experience of any phy-
sician now living, and has also written exten-
sively on the subject, these distinguished cha-
racters might at the present moment have con-
tinued the ornaments of their country. There is
a feeling in many families which repels the in-
troduction of those most skilled in the treatment

of such maladies, and which improperly assumes
the name of delicacy ; but I feel confident that
every relative of these lamented Statesmen
would on reflection prefer the treatment for tem-
porary derangement, which, conducted with real
delicacy, may be kept secret for a sufficient time
to altord the chance of recovery, to the recorded
verdict of insanity by a Coroner's Jury.
BIATHANATOS.