The Sun.
London, England, 1834-08-20 00:00:00

SPAIN.-MADAME ZUMALACARREGUY.

The following letter has been written by Madame Zu-
malacarreguy to General Harispe. She has just been sent
to head-quarters at St. Jean de Luz. This lady is closely
watched ; there is a sentinel at the door of her room, an-
other at the entrance to the Hotel St. Etienne, where she
is lodged, and a third under the window of her chamber.
*This morning the authorities were obliging enough to allow
her two children to take an airing.

" General,—Victim of an arrest which I must consider not
only contrary to the sacred law of nations, but even to the par-
' ticular law, in virtue of which they pretend that they have
acted, I hasten to lay before you an account of this culpable
and arbitrary act; and Ido it the more readily, as I feel that
i the heart of a brave and honest soldier must be deeply af-
fected by the recital of the treatment which I have undergone.
[ I was at Urdach with my two children, when I heard that Ge-
, neral Rodil was approaching the place. Alone I might have
braved the dangers which threatened me ; but I was afraid to
expose my unfortunate children. I knew that but lately Rodil,
trampling under foot every principle of humanity, wished to
shoot, at Pampeluna, a child whose only crime consisted in
owing its existence to me. I did not hesitate for a moment to
send my two remaining children into France. Already tilt),
had enjoyed for two days that hospitality due to misfortune, in
the commune of Ainhoa, when events determined me to re-
move to a greater distance from the French frontier ; but the
sacrifice was too great for my strength, and I determined to join
my children in France. Consequently I wrote to the person to
whose care I had confided my children, to meet me on the Bth
of the month at a bridge situate at a short distance from
Ainhoa, at two o'clock, and not to fail to bring the children
along with him. I had scarcely reached this place of meet-
ing, when two" customhouse officers presented themselves
before me, and in spite of all my representations arrested
me. I was conducted before the prefect of the depart-
met at Ainhoa, who, proud of the importance of his captive,
on his own responsibility, decided that I was a refugee, and
sent me under a strong escort to Bayonne, where I am kept a
prisoner in the Hotel St. Etienne. lam informed that my
arrest was immediately made known in Paris by telegraph, and
that I must remain here until the answer of the Minister is
received, which will decide my fate. What that fate will be
I do not know—but whatever it may be, I have a right to pro-
test loudly against my arbitrary arrest and cruel detention. I
will not examine the question, whether, as a refugee, they
had any right to deprive me of my liberty, ant:. sell to me at
so dear a price the security I might have asked—for a refugee
lam net. I passed the frontiers—not to ask protection---:
but to join my dear children, as I could no longer en-
dure to be separated from them. What right had the French
authorities, therefore, to deprive me of the power of returning
to my native country? Their conduct towards me has been a
most flagrant violation of all human and Divine laws. The
prefect lends a deaf ear to all my supplications; the false po-
sition in which he is placed accounts for this ; but you, Gene-
ral, will be able better to appreciate the right which have of
demanding my immediate liberation, and I have no doubt that
the interest which you have with the Government which you
serve will encourage you to solicit my release. I beg to as-
sure you that I have no wish to put myself under the protection
of the French- laws; my only desire is to have it in my
power to return Spain. Thus having satisfied myself with
respect to my position, I ask you, General, a brave
and sensible man, if it is a crime to love my children, and if
any earthly power can punish me for the step which I have
taken ? What importance can, reasonably, be attached to the
capture of a woman, who, although the wife of a powerful
chief, has no personal influence or credit. Do they wish to
punish in me the acts and opinions of a man whose bravery
they fear? But you understand, General, better than any
other, the odium which such proceedings are likely to draw
down upon the administration of your country. lam sure you
will spare no efforts in warding off that disgrace, which cannot
fail to result should my captivity continue.
" Receive, General, the assurance of my perfect conside-
ration. ( Signed)
PANCRACIA OLLO DE ZUMALACARREGUY."

TITHES.--Placards were very exteptively pasted
through Dublin yesterday, and we are infoimed in the neigh-
' bourhood of this city, containing the -particulars which have
appeared in this paper respecting the different Modes adopted
by the people in Rathvilly to evade the payment of tithes.—
Dublin Morning Register of Monday.
An Englishman, who for some time has resided at
Brussels with his wife, a lady remarkable for her beauty and
the elegance of her toilette, has just taken signal revenge for
all outrage against his honour. Having retired with his lady
to a country house near Tournay, a young gentleman, con-
nected with some of the first families in that town, became ac-
quainted with them, and soon became very intimate with the
lady. The suspicions of the husband having been awakened,
he last week pretended that he was about to take a journey for
a fortnight, but he returned secretly in three days, and sur-
prised his wife in bed with the young foreigner. The indig-
nant husband drew a pistol from his pocket, and placing the
muzzle close to the seducer's face, he shot away his upper jaw.
The ball entered by the right cheek, and went out at his left ea::.
The y Inas is in consider ble darger..-2fru.sse& Pcper.

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 20, 1834.

We are happy to learn by private accounts from
Madrid, that the Minister of the Interior has almost
completed a plan of public instruction for the youth of
Spain, which he proposes immediately submitting to
the Cortes, and which, it is confidently expected, will
receive the early and entire sanction of that august
assembly. The object of the projected plan is to take
the education of the younger branches of the Spanish
grandees, and the higher orders among the people, as
much as possible out of the grasp of ecclesiastics
and ecclesiastical institutions, by the establishment
of public schools, seminaries, and colleges, under the
direction of lay Presidents, and in which the Teachers
shall not take Priests' Orders, nor belong to any reli-
gious fraternity vowing voluntary poverty, entire celi-
bacy, and passive obedience—the three vows taken by
all regular Orders of Monks. As this projected plan is
only yet talked of, and as an outline of it has merely
been given to some friends of the Minister for the pur-
pose of obtaining their advice and assistance, we are
unable to state more of either its principle or details,
than that it will place all public schools, and other
seminaries of instruction, under the inspection and con-
trol of the Government ; and that the religious orders
will be prevented from tampering with the minds of
children, before they arrive at the age in which they can
be permitted to judge for themselves. When the de-
tails of the plan are made public, we shall not fail to
point out all that shall appear to us of importance in
the suggested improvements. Nothing can be better
than what we have heard of it, as far as it extends.
Spain is wretchedly off' for the means of liberally edu-
cating her people, as at present her universities are
little else than convents ; the course of education
taught in them—the acquirement of ascetic habits, and
a load of canon law, the gleaning of the worst rubbish
of Fathers, are as unprofitable as unintelligible.
The only intelligence yet received respecting the
insurrection on the frontier, will be found in our ex-
tracts from the French Papers. It appears that France
is resolved her subjects shall not be parties to the pro-
longation of the insurrection, by the prompt measures
which are being taken to prevent the Carlists deriving
aid from those on her frontier who are desirous of ren-
dering them assistance. General Room has written
to General HARISPE, who is at present in command
of the French troops on the fi ontier, that lie will re-
quire no other assistance to enable him effectually to
quell the insurrection in Spain, than that the French
Carlists should not be allowed in any way to
aid the rebels. We are happy to learn this, and
as far as his letter may appear a request, it has
been promptly complied with. The Carlists are de-
plorably miserable at present. The hordes which sup-
port the standard of the usurper have more the ap-
pearance of a ferocious banditti, driven to the verge of
desperation, than the look of a regular amy. They
are in want of everything—food, raiment, arms, ac-
coutrements, and even a spot to starve in, without a
fear of an executioner more impatient than hunger.

We have received the Paris papers, which continue
as warmly as ever to discuss the probable resignation
of the THIERS administration. As to news, they con-
tain very little of any kind, and none of the least im-
portance to the people of this country, except the fol-
lowing telegraphic communication, from the. Mont.-
teur, received by the Government on the evening of the