The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-01 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, Feb. 28

In to-day's sitting of the Cortes Senor Figuerola,
Minister of Finance, iu reply to an interpollation,
said :—" Should no further exptrucliture be caused
by a Carlist rising the deficit will be 613 millions,
as arrears of taxes to the amount of 300
millions have yet to be collected." The
Government he stated was in a position to meet
all pressing wants of the State. The receipts
from the Customs, the lo.teries, and stamp duties
had increased, as had also the receipts of the rail-
ways. Ile also stated that the Bank of Spain had
placed its resources at the disposal of the Govern-
went.

Senor Castellar announced that he would inter-
pellate the Government on the subject of its
foreign policy, and Senor River° pronounced that
he would reply.

COLLISION AND LOSS OF LIFE AT SEA

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company have received a telegram, of which the
following is a verbatim copy :

" GALLED Feb. 22.

About fifteen miles from Yokohama, bound in,

the Bombay (Peninsular and (Mental Company's
steam ship) came into collision with the American
corvette Oneida. The latter ship sunk soon after
with loss of about 120 men ; the Bombay not much
injured. (Signed) "W. MACAULAY,
(Superintendent of Peninsular and
Oriental Steam Navigation Com-
pany), Hong-Kong."
POINT DE GALL; Feb. 22.

The American corvette Oneida, when run into
by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company's steamship Bombay, had on board 176
men, of whom 56 were saved.

THE INDIAN SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH

The following telegram has been received by the
Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Com-
pany (Limited) :

BUMBAY, Feb. 25, 4 p.m.
" Halpin to Osborn.

Great Eastern, at noon, lat. 13.15, long.

48.31."

The rest of the telegram is unintelligible, except
the last words, "All well."
This places the Great Eastern on Friday last 215
miles from Aden, in 1,000 fathoms water. She
would, therefore, certainly reach that port last
Sunday, and Bombay and Aden were probably
yesterday in direct telegraphic communication.

The changes necessitated by the general abolition
of depot battalions goes forward at Chatham gar-
rison. The depot companies of the Ist and 2d
battalions of the 11th Regiment have arrived there
from Parkhurst, on the breaking up of the sth
Depot Battalion ; these depots will fortn part of

the new depot battalion to be formed at Chatham.
Orders have arrived at Chatham from the Horse
Guards for the removal of various depots next
Tuesday—the depot of the 2d battalion of the Ist
Regiment goes to Chester, to be attached to the
2d battalion of the 4th ; the depot of the Ist bat-
talion of the Bth to Bury, to be attached to the 2d
battalion of the regiment ; and the depot of the
73d to Bradford, to be attached to the 35th
Regiment.

The discharges from Chatham dockyard were in-
creased in number on Saturday, with a view to
bring down the numbers to the total fixed by the
end of March. Hitherto the discharges have ranged
front 20 to 30 per week, with six superannuations;
but now 40 hiredineehanies and labourers are to Le
dismissed each Saturday, with a weekly superan-
nuation of eight of the " established" hands. The
woe: of reduction goes on in other ways; all the
non-professional writers have received notice to
leave, as their work will be done in future by the
late inspectors and by mechanic writers.
S'aff-Commander Thomas Pounds was yester-
day appointed to the Indus, additional, for service

in the Andalusia.
The following promotions in Vie active list of
flag officers arise, consequent on the death cf Sir
Henry John Leekt, K.C.8., :--Vice-Adiniral
Sir Baldwin Wake Walker, K.C.8., to be Admiral;
Rear-Admiral Arthur Lowe, to ba Vice-Admiral ;
and Capt. Arthur Cumming, C.D., to be Rear-
Admiral.