The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-25 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The Madrid journals of the 19th have come to
hand.
The Gazette publishes a decree, dated the 17th,
and revoking that of the 15th, by which Madrid
had been placed in a state of blockade.
By Royal decrees of the 17th and 18th Marshal
Manuel de la Concha is named a knight of the
Golden Fleece; Lieut.-Ganera,l de Messina has re-
ceived the Grand Cross of the Order of
Charles 111. ; Lieut.-General Serrano is ap-
pointed cap tain.general of the army, and other pro.
motions in the army have been effected. Various
dismissals and new appointments are likewise men-
tioned in the official journal.
A letter from Saragossa, of the 15th, in the
Gazette, gives an account of the formation of
the Junta in that town, and of the drawing up
of the revolutionary proclamation, and says that
after the members of the Junta had separated at 8
p.m. there were " no groups, no disturbance, nor
absolutely anything to give a colour to that inex-
plicable act, since the national guard was not even
convoked." _

—.
Letters in the Epoca take the same view of the
matter, and state that only a small detachment
joined in the pronunciarnento, whereas the artillery
remained firm, determined to obey no other orders
but those of the Queen. Some accounts say that
General Falcon has made his escape into France.
The troops sent against Saragossa from Burgos and
Valencia were slowly returning, there being no
need of reinforcements to maintain order.
_

On the 16th the Junta met again, and addressed
the folloiving proclamation to the Spanish nation :
" A political movement, of which history affords but
few instances, has taken place in our city. Without any
display of power, without military precautions, without
the least disturbance, or the people uttering a single
alarming cry, all the authorities, the Deputies in the
Cortes, the popular corporations, and the chiefs of thearmy
and the national militia, icterpreting the will of Madrid,
Saragossa, and the entire country, resolved yesterday to
resist the administration of General O'Donnell, who has
tr dden all principles under foot, revolted against the
Constituent Cortes, and violated his own solemn en-
gagements. If the contemned authority of the Cirter
is to be re-established to its full extent—if the Throne
is to remain closely united with the people—if the
political principle represented by the Duke of Victory
is to remain unimpaired—the nation will have to un-
dergo new sacrifices, in order to preserve those conquests
of the revolution of July now placed in extreme danger.
The offer tea le by the whole country to the Duke of
Victory must now be realised. Those who in prosper.
ous days promised him two years ago their full and
loyal support, are bound to come forward at a
moment when he is the victim of a political in-
trigue likely to entail on us a long series of migiirtunes.
We do not wish to innovate. We desire neither more
nor less than the results of the revolution of July,
1854 ; the Throne, the Cortes, progress (of which
General Espartero has ever been the personification),
public order, and material prosperity—such are our
principles and those professed by the entire Liberal
party. Those principles having been violated by the
Count of Lucena, it behoves us to make an effort, the
more efficacious as it will _be general, in favour of me
naced liberty, of the Cortes, who have been treated with
scorn, and of the Throne, now divorced from the country.
" ANTONIO FALCON, President.
" FELICIA.NO POLO, Vice-President.
" MANUFL GARRAGA, )
" JOAQUIN MARIA,
" JOSE NANO MANUEL, I Iternbers of the
Junta.
" LORENZO MARIA SCHMID
" CANDID() CONDE,
" SIMON GIMENO,
" GERONI3IO BORA%
" EMILIO 311RO, Secretary.
" Saragossa, July 16, 185 G."
The events at Madrid had produced some agita-
tion at Jaen and Granada.

The Captain General of Valencia had addressed
the. following despatch to the Minister of War,
under date the 18th
" Early in the morning of yesterday a few groups and
other symptoms of alarm were observed in the streets,
„which corroborated the account I had previously received
that -a manifestation would be attempted against the
new Government.
,After adopting some measures to
place the troops in the most suitable positions, I issued
a bando, wbicb induced the groups to disperse and re
.'Atored the city to its normal condition. The telegraphic
despatch arinounc,ing, the triumph of her Majesty also
efficaciously contributed t) the maintenance of order.
The city has ever since continued tranquil, and at this
hour (2 o'clock p.m.) I perceive no cause of alarm. The
troops of the garrison presented themselves united and
compact, and their energetic attitude sufficed to awe
the revolters and d6per6e them."
Tho Messager de Bayonne publishes the- following
letter from Madrid, dated the 17th :
" From an early hour this morning workmen
had been employed in replacing the pavement
which was torn up to form the barricades. Circu-
lation is everywhere re-established, and the city
!police have resumed their usual patrol, at all times
rather careless, on the pavement. The shops are
open, and the public conveyances recommence
their service.
i‘ The streets are very much crowded by per-
sons Anxious to see the effects of the insurrection.
The artillery has caused considerable damage to
some of the houses ; principally to the Hotel Me-
dina-Cceli, which appears ready to fall to the
ground ; to the Piaterias ; the Palace of Count
d'Onate ; and several houses in the Calle de los
Milaneses and the Calle de Toledo.
The Hotel of the Countess do Montijo and the
adjoining houses are completely riddled with balls.
In some of the streets soldiers still occupy the bal-
conies, and sentries are placed at the entrance of
a number of others.
Detachments of troops, escorting waggons, are
occupied in making domiciliary visits to collet
arms. Acts of private vengeance are dreaded, un-
less measures aro immediately adopted to prevent
them.
A rumour is current that Serrano Dominguez,
ex-Captain-General of Madrid, while passing
this morning along the Calle do Hortaleza, in
company with his wife and au aide do-camp,
narrowly escaped a shot which was fired at him,
and which killed the aide-dc-camp. MM. Sixto
Camara and Becerra, who commanded. the 3d
Light Infantry, were killed. Emile Castelar, a
distinguished orator of the Democratic party, was
wounded, and is a prisoner ; the other editors of
the Democratic journals have either fled or are in
concealment.
The Duke de Glucksberg was fortunate enough
to save the lives of four or five insurgents who
had been taken iu arms. One of them held in
his hand the musket which was still warm from
the discharge with which he had just killed a
soldier, and the comrades of whom were about to