The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-04 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID OCT. 27.—The Cortes have had two sittings
since the delivery of the Queen's speech on the 24th. The

Committee appoiuted to draw up an answer to the Royal
discourse have not yet made their report, but it is under-
stood that the document will be in harmony with the speech.
So far as there has yet been an opportunity of ascertaining
the tendency of the National Congress, the bias would seem
to be decidedly in favour of the existing Ministry. Much
anxiety was felt on the subject of the Regency. That
question has been set at rest by the declaratory resolution,
signed yesterday by sixty-six members, a majority of the
whole number now at Madrid. Tho resolution is to the
following effect :
" The General Cartes of the nation confirm to her Ma-
jesty the Queen Regent her present title and authority as
such, during the minority of her august daughter, Queen

Donna Isabel ll.—Madrid, 26th Oct.,
_1836."

I understand that the Exaltado party have had a meeting,
in which it has been resolved to support the Ministry in the
adoption of a second Chamber, which will be elective and
formed upon the model, it is said, of the American Senate.
By these acts the Cortes prove themselves to he a body
adapted to the practical business purposes of legislation, not
led away by vain theories.
In the sitting of the 25th instant committees were ap-
pointed for the consideration of all matters relating to-
1. The qualification of Members-2. Legislation-3. Fi-
nance-4. War-5. Marine-6. Church Affairs-7. In-

fraction of the Constitution—S. Commerce (Trade)-
9. Agriculture and Arts—lo. Public Instruction-11.
Provincial Deputations-12. Liberty of the Press-13.

Public Libraries-14. Ultramarine Provinces-15. Build-

Lng, and Interior Government of the Cortes-16. Correc-

ion of Language.
At present there are but 87 Members whose qualifica-

ions had been approved. The whole number is 241.
In the same sitting a petition was presented from an in-

dividual of the name of Pereira, calling upon the Cortes to
take into consideration the infraction of articles 131, 133,

189, 191, of the Constitution, committed by the present
Ministers since they came into power.
Article 131 of the Constitution prescribes, under ‘2.6
heads, the power of the Cortes. Articles 189 and 19 im-
pose the obligation of joining to the Queen Mother, as
Regent, two Deputies of the Cortes, and two Members of
the Council of State.

Several Members spoke upon this subject, scouting the
petition as vague and indefinite in its accusations, observing
that no particular fact was alleged in support of the charge
brought against the Ministers of having infringed the Con•
stitution.

Being put to the vote, whether the petition was to be
sent to the Committee for considering of infractions of the
Constitution, the question was resolved in the negative.
Another proposition, signed by about forty Members,
was then read, to the following effect :—" The conclusion

of the war being the most important and urgent subject,
we ask the National Congress_ to be pleased to nominate a
Special Committee, in order that it may propose in the
shortest time the means of terminating the civil war in the
most rapid and certain manner."
M. Caballero—The lowest representative of the nation
can do now what two entire Estamentos could not do for-

merly. By the happy re-establishment of the Constitution,
the Deputies of the nation have the road open to make
such propositions as they may think conduci-.7'.1. to the well-
being of the country. This proposition. -recommends itself.
The Deputies who have just arrived from the provinces,
must have seen with their own eyes the numberless evils
that Spaniards suffer in consequence of this disastrous war.
Almost all the Spanish youth is under arms ; the provinces
contribute, besides the ordinary taxes, large disbursements,
and it is our duty to see how is to be alleviated this accu-
mulation of evils.

After some observations from several Members the pro-
position was adopted, and the question being put whether
the Committee was to be appointed by the Cortes, it was
resolved in the affirmative,

The Committee was apppointed yesterday. In the sit-
ting of yesterday, the Minister of the Marine and the Mini-
ster of the Interior read their respective reports of the state
of their administrations. This day Senor Mendizabal will
read his report upon the financial state of the country.
Yesterday it was announced in the Cortes, upon the
authority' of a letter from the Alealde of Altnendalejo,
that a victory has been gained over Gomez by Alaix on
the 21st or 22d. The announcement was received with
exulting shouts by the strangers in the different galleries,
and much eseitement was caused throughout the town in
the course of the day. Ido not credit the news, because
on the 22. d Gomez was before Almaden, and by certain in-
telligence, come this morning he was engaged during the
whole of the 23d, from daybreak till nightfall, in endeav-
ouring to possess hmsolf of that town. Almaden is defended
by General Flinter. He has been promoted for his gal-
lantry, and now commands 1,,500 men, not of the best de-
scription, but he will at least set them a good example, and
it seems that ltd WS already kept at bay 8,000 men a whole
day with his little band. By a private letter from Manza-
rArg it is stated that Redd had set out with as many men
as he could carry in carts and conveyances of every descrip-
tion for Almaden and by calculations made by Alaix
some days back, I know it was expeeted that he would
come up with Gomez on the uad. Under these circum-
stances you may expeot that the next news from Almaden
will be not a little interesting.
PosTscßirv,—The courier having been detained a few
hours I am enabled to add that there are two accounts
in town respecting the defence of General Flinter at Al-
maden ; one that he had beaten off the the rebels, who
had taken the read northwards through Estremadura
the other that he had gone out to meet the enemy, and
had met with a defeat. The first account I have from
authority, the second is not from a good source, nor is
it probable. I have now a letter from General Flinter,
dated the 22d at night, stating that his advanced posts
had just been attacked after having had the rebel force
for three days in sight. In this letter he states, upon
the testimony of some prisoners he had taken a few days
before in a rrookoissance, that Gomez had moo men, of
whom 5,000 were regular troops, He also states that he
has but 1,500, and that Alneaden is surrounded by hills
within musket ragas, commanding the town ; but that he
was deterlili‘leci to keep the town or fall in the attempt.
Such having been the estimate of the enemy's forces made
by the general, it is not likely he would act upon the
offensive.

M. Mendizabal has made his financial statement, in
which he has declared that the publication made by
Ardoin's house in Paris, respecting payment of the di-
vidends on the foreign debt by bonds 014 the customs of the
Havannah, was made without his anthority, his intention
being to pay by bonds on Abp Madrid Treasury.