The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-01 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, DEC. 22.
The Duke de la Vitoria continues to be slightly in.
disposed.
The press has undergone some modifications lately.
El Pueblo Souerano has discontinued publishing; the
journal El Constitutional, which is about to appear, 'will,
it is said, espouse the principles of the Regency Ministry.
It is not believed here that the difference between Spain
and Portugal will be carried to extremities. British in-
fluence will no doubt find the means of settling that affair
amicably.
By a circular, dated yesterday, the Minister of the In-
terior, Senor Cortina, gives notice to all the competent
authorities that, as all the provincial deputations are to be
installed on the Ist of January, it is necessary to proceed
immediately to choose electors who are to name the De-
puties to the Cortes, and propose the new Senators that
are to be elected. In the principal towns very few elec-
tors of the Moderado party have shown themselves for the
election of the provincial deputations and Ayuntamientos.
On the 22d of December 48 bargains for 24,400,000
reels in the New Five per Cents. were done at 28i for
cash, and 29 at sixty days' date. In Vales non consoli
dated 130,000 piastres were negotiated in three operations,
at 13, for cash and at thirty days' date. In the debt
without interest one bargain was affected for 2,000,000
reals, at 61, at sixty days' dates. Exchange on London
at ninety days, 36k.
It is generally thought that so great a rise in stock will
not stand. A large failure had been announced on the
Madrid Exchange. _ _

(From the Madrid Gazette.)

CIRCULAR FROM THE MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR TO TIIR
POLITICAL CHIEFS.

The periodical press has often pointed out abuses and
violent acts which it supposes have been committed in the
elections of alcades fur the next year. Although the rage
may increase v th bad intentions of facts of slight import-
ance—although slander may have invented some which
have never existed, it is )et possible that some excesses
may have been ct!mmittcd which the law must suppress.
lo every way it behovis the dignity of the Goveronn.nt,
and that of its agents in the provinc, s, to sock out the truth
of those allegations with all possible celerity. Therefore,
the Provisional Regency of the kingdom has resolved that
your Excellency shall make known to it, by return of post,
without omitting the most trifling circumstance, all that
has taken place during the period of the elections. Your
Excellency must likewise give an account of the measure's
which it has adopted for respecting the law and freedom of
voting enjoyed by citizens.
Madrid, Dec. 18.

MANOEL CORTINA.
SEUOND CIRCULAR.

The Provisional Regency of the kingdom has noticed
your Excellency's several reports and those of his prede-
cessor, which inform it have excited the zeal of the Procu_
radores Reales, in order that they may indict several
journals for divers articles which they are of opinion come
within the scope of the law as to being suppressed. The
Regency has charged me to make known to y our Excel-
lency that its intention is no way to shackle the free exer-
cise of the faculty of expressing their opinions, which is
granted to all Spaniards by Article 2 of the Constitution,