The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-27 00:00:00

ABDICATION OF QUEEN ISABELLA.

Queen Isabella signed her abdication at 2 p.m. on
Saturday in favour of the Prince of Asturias. The
Spanish Royal Family, several Spanish grandees, and
Generals Gassett, Lersundi, andd San 'Roman were pre-
sent. Previous to affixing her signature, Queen Isabella
read a farewell manifesto to the Spanish people. The ex-
Queen also notified to the Pope her abdication in favour of
the Prince of Asturias, praying his Holiness at the same
time to bless the Prince's cause and Spain.

THE HEALTH OF. THE EMPEROR
NAPOLEON.

There is no confirmation of the unfavourable rumours
on the Bourse respecting the Emperor's health. MM.
011ivier and Chevandier de Valdrome went to St. Cloud
yesterday to confer with his Majesty.

THE SMALL-PDX TN PARIS.
The total deaths in Paris from the 19th to the 25th of
June were 1,149, of which 238 were due to small-pox.

(CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.)
THE CORK RIOTS.

The city was occupied by large bodies of troops and
constables on Saturday. Stones were thrown from the tops
of houses in Castle-street and Northmain-street, at the
police patrols, and a mounted policeman was knocked off
his horse. The mob attacked the house of a Mr. King, a
vendor of Scotch and English made boots. The rioters
were, however, promptly dispersed by policemen with
cudgels, supported by the armed patrols. A few arrests
were made. Complaints are made of policemen indis-
criminately assaulting peaceable citizens. _ The magis-
trates on Saturday issued a proclamation prohibiting the
intended procession of trades. On Saturday the trades
organisation consequently countermanded the proposed
demonstration, substituting an open air meeting in the
park. In the morning two companies of infantry, two
squadrons of cavalry, and a large force of constabulary
marched through the city, and were distributed in three
districts where crowds were expected to assemble.

CORK, Sunday.

The open-air demonstration passed off quietly. The
speakers insisted upon the justice of the workmen's claim,
inveighed against the introduction of foreign operatives,
and appealed to the citzens not to deal with those who
opposed the working classes. The comparative quietness
which prevailed up to eleven o'clock was broken after
that hour. •An attack was made on the houses of two
persons reported to employ non-unionist workmen. The
policemen interfering were assailed with stones. They
used their bayonets freely, and several parsons were
wounded. In another collision with the police three
men were dangerously injured. In Brunswick-street
heavy stones were thrown from the roof of a large
drapers' establishment at the police as they passed by at
midnight. The patrol forced their way into the house,
and arrested nine of the assistants in an upper room. A
large pile of bricks, slates, and bottles ready for use as
missiles was found in a gutter on the roof. During the
disturbance on Saturday night a man named Brien was
stabbed through the lung in the charge made to clear the
street. This morning a stable belonging to one of the
master tailors was set on fire.

THE MARCHIONESS OF QUEENSBERRY AND

IRISH SELF-GOVERNMENT.
The Marchioness of Queensberry has sent £5, as a dona-
tion towards the movement on behalf of Irish Home Go-
vernment. She says, " I feel grateful to God for thus
commencing a work which I shall look to Him to finish,
praying Him to draw together yet more and more old
heads to guide those engaged in council, with His wisdom
and his Spirit, which will enable each member freely and
willingly to resign every prejudice, and to cast aside all
hindrances for the attainment of the one Divine end,
" Union." You have my sympathy and prayers. No
one takes a deeper interest in this work, and the attain-
ment of self-government, than yours faithfully—Caroline,
Queensberry."

THE ACQUITTAL OF BARRETT.
The'demonstration which took place when the verdict
announcing Barrett's acquittal was given in the Dublin
Court of Queen's Bench on Saturday is said to have been
only equalled by one previous display of the same kind,
namely, that which occurred at the Yelverton trial. The
ladies in the galleries waved their handkerchiefs, the
crowd cheered vociferously, and wished to chair Mr.
Butt, Q.C. When the cab containing Barrett arrived on
the Quay, the crowd stopped it, and numbers insisted on
shaking hands with him. At Galway the bells of the
Abbey Church were rung for some time. A more general
demonstration is expected to take place to-day.

IRISH CHURCH SUSTENTATION FUND.
The Earl of Erne has subscribed £5,000 towards the
Church Sustentation Fund, and has promised to give two
per cent. of his income annually to the same object.

OUTRAGES AT LIVERPOOL.
Frederick Schmidt, a German tailor, residing in Bent-
street, Liverpool, has been sent to gaol for two months
by the Liverpool magistrates for biting off the ear of his
fellow lodger, George Henry Williams. Schmidt also
threw Williams upon a blazing fire. The outrages were
unprovoked, and Schmidt was sober.

THE ACCIDENT AT THE CATTENHAM
STEEPLECHASES.

On Saturday a case which had been entered for hear-
ing in the Court of Common Pleas, arising out of the
Cattenham Steeplechases, was heard before the arbitra-
tors, Mr. Bidwell and Mr. Harlock, Mr. Mann being
umpire, these gentlemen having been appointed by the
court. The accident occurred just at the time of the last
race, Mr. Pate, merchant, Ely, cannoning against the horse
of Mr. Ambrose farmer, Bottisham. The horse and its
rider were overthrown, the latter receiving such severe
injuries that he was unable to leave his house for six
mouths, and in addition received a pernaanent injury to his
leg. The medical opinion is that he will never recover his
former state of health. The arbitrators awarded him one
hundred guineas. Each party to pay his own costs.