The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-13 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The Madrid journals of the Bthoontain nothing
of much interest, in addition to the telegraphic
despatches of that date which have been published.
The resignation by General San Miguel of the
post of commander of the Halberdiers of the court
had at last been definitively accepted, and the
Marquis del Duero, or the Duke de Bailen, was
spoken of as his successor. M. Espana, secretary
of the Embassy at Paris, had resigned and has been
replaced by M. Musro. In consequence of the re-
establishment of tranquillity, recruiting for the free
corps had been suspended.
It was not true, as had been reported, that two
deputies of the Cortes, named Pons and Borao,
had been arrested at Saragossa, but M. Abascal, a
deputy of democratic opinions, is in custody
in that city. It was said that the 500 insur-
gents who had assembled at Mequinenza h_.d
dispersed, and that 400 of them bad made
their submission. At Gracia, in Catalonia, a
young man named Puig had been condemned to
death for having been concerned in the murder
of the Queen's officers in that place.
A letter, emanating from a semi-official source,
says :—The policy of the Government will cer-
tainly be faithful to the spirit which predominates
in the preamble of the decree proclaiming Spain in
a state of siege, published in the Gazette on the
14th July last. Such is the veritable programme
of the Government. The Cabinet is determined
to speak by its acts, but will not make a profession
of faith. All the Ministers are animated with the
best intentions, and all are honourable men and
good patriots. The state of siege of Madrid will
soon be raised. According to all probabilities M.
Pacheco will go to Loudon as Minister, M. Mar-
tinez de la Rosa is spoken of for Rome.
Two fine screw steamers, built in England for
the Government, the Duero and the Tajo, have
this day arrived at Vigo.

PROSPECTS OP THE VINTAGE IN SPAIN.—EI Contri-
buyente of the 30th of July (published at Cadiz) says :
" The vine disease progresses, unfortunately, beyond all
measure, for in the district of the neighbouring cities of
Jerez and Port St. Mary, there is scarcely a vineyard
free from the devastator " Oidium Tukerii." In Valen-
cia, although it has shown itself in some of the vines,
at present it does not appear so great as in previous
years."
MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT.--maxonEsTEn, Tues-
day.—The market is very steady, with a fair business
doing ; in a few instances prices are hardening. Cotton
keeps quiet ; and it is hoped, with the excellent pros-
pects fur a supply which the growing crop promises,
that no movement is contemplated in the raw material,
as in that case it is not unlikely that the position of
coarse spinners will point to the system of working short
time, which has already been mooted in some quarters.
THE MONUMENTS IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY . —At a
recent gathering of the members of the London and
Middlesex Archreological Society within the walls of
Westminster Abbey, for the purpose of examining in
detail its beautiful architecture, as well as its rare histo-
rical collection of monumental effigies, the attention of
the members was, among other matters, directed to the
erroneous and, in some instances, absurd descriptions
given of the monuments and those they are intended to
commemorate, by the guides employed ; since which
time the counoil of the society has addressed a respectful
communication to the Abbey authorities, offering to
prepare for the use and information of the cicerones
correct descrip ion of the monumental contents of the
Abbey, in order that history may no longer be perverted
by them to the stranger, nor the ear of the antiquary or
the archaeologist scandalised by statements which the
first principles of his studies teach him are fabulous.