The Sun.
London, England, 1870-04-21 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, April 20.

In yesterday's sitting of the Cortes the bill calling
out 4,000 men was not rot2d on account of the
in: ufticient number of Deputies present.
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The Eco de Espana advocates the candidature to
the Spanish Throne of the Prince Alconto, and
asserts that the Regent urged upon General Prim
the necessity for the re-election of a King, proposing
three candidates, the Duke of Montpensier, Marshal
Espartero, and General Prim. General Prim replied
that he neither could nor woild become King, and
he and his party rejected the two other candidates.
• Senor Pasada Herrera, the President of the
Super or Tribunal of Madrid, has resigned and will
be replaced by Senor Nareise Lopez.

In to-day's sitting of the Coves Senor Figuerns
asked whether the Government had laid upon the
table of the House documents referring to the recent
outbreaks at Barcelona.

The President replied in the negative.
Senor Ochoa asked for documents referring*, the
trial of the Duke of Montpensier, denying the com-
petency of the court-martial, and making exceptions
against the composition of the latter and against the
sentence.

Marshal Prim replied by refusing to sutunit the
documents to the House, and by defending the com-
petency aLd the composition of the court-martial, as
well as the sentence pronounced.'
Senor Izquierda declared that he felt satisfaction
at having attended to the duty of presiding officer
at the court-martial ; whereupon Senor Ochoa with-
drew his motion.

Subsequently the House, by 148 against 37 votes,
adopted the Army Contingent Bill, and also the
Public Order Bill by 156 against 27 votes.

CADIZ, April 20.

Some disturbances occurred to-day in the suburbs
of Puerto Santa Marii, and in the neighbourhood of
Cadiz. They arose from disputes on the question
of wages.

A body of 40 Municipal Guards were sufficient to
restore order. The rioters numbered 500, of whom
one was killed an 4 several were wounded.

TURKEY.

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 20.

It is asserted that the Firman appointing Hassoun
Patriarch of the Armenian community will be re-
voked by the Porte.

THE BRITISH INDIAN CABLE.

BOMBAY, April 20.

The official returns issued by the Indian Govern-
ment of the messages exchanged between Europe and
India has been published.
The total number during the past month was
5,406, being► an increase of 1,004, compared with
March, 1869.

AMERICA.
(By Cable).
WASHINGTON, April 20

The United States Supreme Court decided to-day
to dismiss the appeal from its former decision, which
was to the effect that the Legal-Tender Act should
not be valid in cases of contracts made before the
passing of that Act. Another appeal involving a
similar question has been withdrawn.
Severe freshets have swept over the rivers of the
New England States.
The Senate pa•sed to-day the bill admitting
Cieorgia to representation - in Congress with an
amendment declaring the present State Government
provisional, ordering the elections to the Legislature
to take place on the 15th of November, and con-
stituting the State the third military division.
It is reported that Secretary Fish has made satis-
factory representations to Mr. Thornton in reference
to the Darien Canal. The rumour that the latter

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