The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-04 00:00:00

SPAIN.

Madrid journals of the 29th ult. have been re.
ceived.

On the morning of that day GONZALES BRAVO
was arrested at his house in Madrid by Senor
CHico, the head of the police, in consequence
of orders received from NAItVAEZ by telegraph from
La Granja, and immediately placed in a chaise with
a police officer on each side of him, and driven off to
Cadiz, from whence he will be immediately trans-
ported to the Philippine Islands. It appears that an
intrigue has for some time been concocting against
NARTAEZ by the Camarilla. The soul of this intrigue
was the Marquis of MIRAFLORES (the great
friend of CHRISTINA) and his ward the Mar-
quis of BEDMAR, who appears to have suc-
ceeded General SERRANO in that peculiar in-
fluence which he once possessed over the QUEEN.
The plot was to dismiss NARYAEZ and call upon
GONZALES BRAVO to form a Ministry, who would
have conferred high office on the Marquises of BEDMAR
and MutaruntEs, and have given seats in the Cabinet
to CORDOVA, the two CONCHAS and CARRASCO. NAR.
VAEZ discovered the intrigue just in time to save himself,
and at once dismissed the Marquis of MIRAFLORES
from the governorship of the Palace, and ordered
the deportation of GONZALES BRAVO to the Philip»
pines.

The Duke of SOTOMAYOR is about to leave the Ali-

nistry on the ground of ill-health. He will be ap•
pointed Minister to the French Republic. It is said
that he will be succeeded by PIDAL as Minister for
Foreign Affairs.

The _Herald° announces the discovery of a Carlist
conspiracy in Madrid, and the arrest of several of the
conspirators.

MADRID BOLSA, JULY 29.—The Three per Cent
18i- cash; and after the closes buyers, sellers ;
Five per Cents. 10i to buyers, ;-; sellers; Coupons,
61- buyers; Internal Passive Debt, 4; and Foreign
ditto, 31.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris papers of yesterday.
The Bill for imposing a tax on all mortgages gave
rise to a very animated debate in the National
Assembly on 'Wednesday. It was vehemently at-
tacked by M. TIMES, as being unjust in its prin-
ciple and its operation. The Hon. Gentleman then
proceeded to advocate the imposition of an income-
tax as in England. M. GOUDCHAUX defended the
measure as being merely of a temporary nature. It
was imposed only for one year, and it levied a tax
upon the only species of property the value of which
had not been depreciated by the revolution. With
regard to the income-tax, M. Gouncuaux said that
he intended to propose such an imposition for 1849,
and that the Bill was ready. Ultimately the
Minister succeeded in carrying his measure by a
majority of thirty-nine only, the numbers being—

For the tax 378
Against it
Majority

On the night of Tuesday, Al. ALBERT Ricci, the
Sardinian Minister in Paris, made a formal applica-
tion from CHARLES ALBERT to the French Republic
for military assistance against Austria. M. AMALFI
has also arrived in Paris, deputed by the Provisional
Government of Vienna to request French ,interven-
tion in the affairs of Italy. They have been re-
ceived by M. BASTIDE, the Minister for Foreign
Affairs, and it is feared that France will be forced
into an intervention. A Lyons paper states that two
regiments have been ordered to march from that gar-
rison towards the frontiers of Italy, and that all the
troops in that division have received orders to hold
themselves in readiness ; while a Marseilles journal
announces that the Minister at War has ordered the
formation of a camp of from 15,000 to 20,000 men in
the vicinity of that city.

The Conititutionnel has the following on the affairs
of Italy :

s
red to Buzz°lo, and Will
"'The Piedmontese army has just made a most de-
cided retrograde movement. Atur an unsuccessful en-
gagement of General Sonnsz, the IlArvrent corps fell
cb,ahcakr
loens theA lbl,
rote
wereof
aUngslfieor, and the head-quarter of
probably be removed still further—behind the Adda.
In fact, this line presents more strength than the previous
one ; it is supported on Lodi and the lake of Como, and
draws a great strength from the neighbourhood of Pavia,
added to which it allows of nunseuvring on the right
bank of the Po, the passage. of which is secured by the
bridge of Placentia, but it is also attended with the in-
convenience that it leaves Brescia unsupported, and
endeavours are being made to re-organize the Loin.