The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-28 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, JULY 19.—The right has gone off quietly,
and there does not seem any likelihood of any disturbances
to-day.
The Minister of Justice has received her Majesty's sanc-
tion to the Ayuntamiento
In the Chamber of Deputies, yesterday, M. Pacheco
called on the Ministry to state whether proper steps had
been adopted to prevent the repetition of the infamous pro-
ceedings which had just disgraced the capital, as it was
highly important to put an end to the uneasiness prevailing
in consequence thereof by some energetic measures.
The Minister of the Interior replied that the late riot
was assuredly a most extraordinary event, though it did not
seem to partake of a political nature, and that he was happy
in being able to inform the House that attire was no danger
of any recurrence of similar proceedings.
BARCELONA, JULY 19.—A conference took place yes-
terday afternoon, between the Queen and General Espar-
tero,.'for the first time since the tender of his resignation.
The Queen stated that she could nut accept the General's
resignation, but at the same time announced that it was im-
possible for her to accede to the two-fold demand of the
dismissal of the Ministry and the dissolution of the Cortes.
When this unsatisfactory conference was over, the Gene.
ral-in-Chief proceeded to his order, and ordered his staff
to make ready for departure. His intention was to proceed
to the village of Suez, about a league's distance from Bin.
celona, where, thanks to General Chacon, the divisions Of
Castinetto and of Diego Leon were already assembled.
The news of Espartero's departure soon spretd through
this town, where great agitation was prevailing, and which
soon increased. Groups began to assemble in different
spots; among them were seen a certain number referring
to the events which were passing. These groups:of officers
were quite tranquil.
Around the Plaza San Jaime and the adjoining streets,
the crowd was of a more threatening aspect. The ayun-
tanziento wiv3 holding its permanent sitting in this quar-
ter, and tl4s naturally occasioned a greater confluence of
people.

The ric,ters were armed with long sticks; no muskets
were obsarved among them.
In the meanwhile men of the lower orders, with divers
shopkeepers, proceeded to th% Plaza Santa Anna, be-
neath the windows of the Duke de."Vittoria, and there vo-
cifera':ed loud cries of " Long live the General !" " The
Constitution for ever I" " Down with the Ministry !"
Some attempts were made by a few patroles in the
course of the evening, to establish order and to disperse
the crowd, but they soon ceased, having had an officer and
a private killed. The troops seemed inclined to remain
quite passive.

General Antony Van Hake, who had been sent for by
Espartero, made no act of military intervention to put
.down the riot, hitherto distinguished but by the twofold
murder just alluded to—not a shot had been fired, nor any
theft or excess committed by the populace.
At midnight the patroles returned to the barracks, leav-
ing the rioters at full liberty to so what they thought
proper. The Duke de Vittoria, aware of the responsibility
which would fall on him if he made no alert in favour
of order, left his hotel a little after midnight and drove
to the palace, whither he was followed by the crowd,
rending the air with shouts of " The General for ever !"
" The Constitution for ever !" " Down with the Ministry !"
In his second conference with the Queen tho General-
in-Chief, evidently initiated into the secret of the people,
formally declared to the Queen that it was still time to
prevent further evil, and added that he would not be able
to answer much longer for the preservation of tran-
quillity ; that the people were exasperated; and that
blood might soon flew. The Queen, alarmed by these
sinister predictions, and yielding to the wish expressed by
the General-in-Chief, the organ of the army and people,
consented to the dismissal of the Ministry. M. Perez de
Castro and his two colleagues had tendered their resigna-
tions, which were accepted.
It was half-past one in the morning when Espartero left
the palace, and he proceeded on foot to the members of
the ayuntarniento, with whom he had a long conference.
On his leaving the hotel he found ebb people waiting for
him, and he was by them accompanied home. He ad..
dressed them from his balcony and begged them to go
home. This was about half-past three at four the crowd
was dispersed, and the greatest tranquillity prevailed.
M. Perez de Castro, late President of the Ministry, not
finding himself in safety in the palace, thought fit, this
morning, to seek an asylum at the French Consul's. This
gentleman, by name M. Gilutier d'Arc, wile) has on many
occasions, and especially at Valencia, given proofs of great
firmness, immediately placed an apartment in his hotel at
his disposal.