The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-04 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The Madrid journals of the 30th ult. are almost
exclusively occupied with election affairs. The
Peninsular Correspondence says —" It appears
that some of the neo-Catholic candidates have
adopted the desamortisation law as a theme for de•
nunciations of the Ministry, and allege that the
Government is socialist, disdainful of the rights of
property, and so on. Their remarks, however,
have found but little echo among the elec-
tors, who are for the most part well aware of the
monstrous abuses which have been made of public
property held in mortmain for charitable purposes,
the little rent it produced, scarcely ever more than
two per cent., and consequently the little good
derived from it by the poor ; whilst they know
that the public stock which is to be given in
payment of this property will yield 7 per cent."
The same semi-official organ, in reply to some
complaints made, asserts positiveiy that the
Government has not unduly interfered in the
elections. The Espana has been tried for the
fourth time for libel, and sentenced to a fine of
36,000 reals and costs. It was, besides, under pro-
secution for three other articles. The Leon Espa-
nol, another daily print, is also about to be tried
for seditious libels. The French paper the Inde-
pendance has been seized ; the semi-official Corres-
pondancia Autografa has received a " warning ; "
and prosecutions have been instituted against the
Iberia and the Parlamento. The Official Bulletin
of Gravada contains a summons to one John Wil-
liams, an English subject, to present himself before
the judge of the district of Campillo, to answer an
accusation of swindling by means of false letters of
exchange:

Letters from Ragusa, in the Trieste Observer,
state that on the 12th October a combat took place
near Schienizza, in lierzgowina, between a party
of Mussulmans and another of rayahs, amongst
whom there were several Montenegrins and Gra-
hovans. Two Turks and four Christians were killed,
and many wounded on both sides. The Russian
consul, Schuleznikoff, left Ragusa on the 15th for
Metrovich and Mostar, in company with the Russian
courier Resobrasoff. On the 19th ho Rakow Rado-
nich, charged by Prince Danilo with a special
mission, the object of which is still unknown, em-
barked at Cattaro for Constantinople.

A telegraphic despatch in the Independance of
Brussels asserts, on what it represents to be good
authority, that the Pope has resolved to modify the
existing regulations as to the baptism of Jewish
children. The same despatch says that accounts
from Naples represent that General Filangieri,
having had frequent interviews with the King,
was considered likely to be reappointed minister.

LITERARY PENSION.—We are informed that
Lord Derby has granted a pension of SAO per annum to Mr.
Peter Whittle, author of a history of Preston and other
antiquarian works.—. Evening "reran?.
DARING ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY.—At the Liver-
pool Police-court, yesterday (Wednesday) a young man
named Charles 3l4Carran was brought up under the follow-
ing circumstances :—About two o'clock the previous day,
Mr. Levi, an outfitter, residing in Great Howard-street,
was standing at the front door of his house, counting some
money, when the prisoner came ur, seized him by the arm,
and struck him a violent blow on the side of the face, which
knocked him staggering into the shop. The prisoner fol-
lowed, and repeatedly struck him over the face, while he
endeavoured to take the money out of his hand. The cries
of the prosecutor attracted attention, and a crowd gathered
round the door, through which the prisoner endeavoured to
escape, but was caught and taken into custody. The com-
plainant, whose head was comptetely covered with band-
ages, identified M'Carran as the man who assaulted him,
after whit's the prisoner was sent for trial at the assizes.