The Sun.
London, England, 1870-04-12 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, April 11.

Further details of the attack upon Gracia have
been received. The troops attacked the town by the
Calle Mayor, and the insurgents then left the town
to gain the mountains, but found the neighbourhood
occupied by troops, and, not wishing to fight in the
open country, they returned to Gracia.

In the first attack the insargents had a slight loss.
Upon their return to Gracia they endeavoured to
occupy the houses awl thus continue the contest, but
they found them all shut against them. Many of
the insurgents were then killed and wounded by the
troops.

BRAZIL MAILS.

LI VERPOOL, April 12.

The Liverpool, Brazil, and River Plate steamer
Tyche Brahe, Captain Peel, arrived off Holyhead at
noon to-day. She signals, 30 days out from Moute
Video.

Paraguayan war over. Lopez killed.

LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening,

FOREIGN OFFICE, APRIL 9.

The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Hugh
Charles Godfray as Vico-Consul at Jersey; of Mr. John
Tredwen as Vice-Consul at Padstow ; of Mr. Ludwig Liep-
mann as Vice-Consul at Nottingham; and of Mr. Prank
Hammond as Vice. Consul at Deal, for the Ncrth German
Confederation; and Don Mariano Brusola as Vice- Consul
fur Spain in the Island of Ceylon, to reside at Point de
Guile.

CROWN OFFICE, APRIL
MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PREeENT

PARLIAMENT.

County of Devon, Eastern Division- John Henry Kenna-
way, of Es..ot, i❑ the county of Devon, Eeq., in the room of
Edward Baldwin Courtenhy (commonly called Lord Courte-
nay), who has ae,:epted the office of Steward of her Majesty's
Chiltern Hundreds.

WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, APRIL 12.
71st Regiment of Foot—Lieut.-General Robert Law, from
the 2d West Indian Regiment, to be Colonel, vice General
the Hon. Charles Grey, deceased.

2d West India Regiment—Major-General Brook Taylor to
be Colonel, vice Lieut.-General Robert Law, transferred
to the 71st Foot.

Royal Artillery—Second Captain Henry Whitby Briscoe,
from the Supernumerary List, to be Second Captain ;
Lieutenant Joseph Davison T.)zack has been permitted
to resign his Commission.

Royal Engineers—Lieutenant (with temporary rank) Henry
Hardinge Samuel Cunynghame has been permitted to re-
sign his Commission.

BREVET.
The undermentioned Officers having completed the
qualifying service in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, to be
Colonels, under the provisions of the Royal Warrant of the
3d February, 1866, viz.:

Lieutenaot-Colonel Edward Atlay, C. 8., Royal (late Ben-
gal) Artillery.

Lieutenant-Colonel Donald M'Neill, Royal (late Bengal)
Artillery.

Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Stewart, Royal (late Ma-
dras) Artillery.

Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Erskine Hicks, Royal (late
Madras) Artillery.

Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Drummond, Royal (late Bengal)
Engineers.

Lieutenant-Colonel James Campbell, Coast Brigade of
Tillery.

ADMIRALTY, APRIL 11.

Royal Marine Light Infantry.—Colonel Charles William
Adair, to be one of her Majesty's Aides-de-Camp, in
the room of Colonel Lambriek, promoted.

AFRIL 6.

George Marsh, Esq., has this day been promoted to the
rank of Staff Captain in her Majesty's Fleet.

APRIL 9.

Augustus John Burniston, Esq., has this day been pro-
moted to the rank of Staff Commander in her Majesty's
Fleet.