The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-06 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The Madrid journals of the Ist are occupied with
the result of the elections; which, as stated by tele-
graph, took place on the preceding day. The semi-
official Correspondancia Autografa says that it feels
no surprise at the triumph of the Progressists in
Madrid, as generally, in all capitals, the Liberal
party is in the majority, and as, besides, the Abso-
lutist party coalesced with the Progressists. At
Saragossa, M. Olozaga and M. Escosura, two of
the principal chiefs of the Progressists, had been
elected, but only by a majority of 13.

Prince Vogorides, Caimacan of Moldavia, being
about to resign, has published a long address to
the nation, in which, amongst other things, he
recapitulates the useful measures he has caused to
be carried out, amongst which are the re-organisa-
tion of public schools, the establishment of commer-
cial and other schools in numerous towns and vil-
lages, the increase from 1,496 to 10,000 in the num-
ber of children receiving instruction, the opening
of new roads, the paving of streets in Jassy, the
extension of the postal system, &c. &c.

A letter from Jassy of the 28th ult. states that
the commissioner of the Porte had arrived in the
Principalities, and was about to proceed to the
publication of the constitution granted to them.
He was also the bearer of a hatti of the Sultan, esta-
blishing a new caimacan. The letter adds that it
had been decided, with the consent of Austria,
England, and France, that the new caimacan shall
have the power of dismissing all pubiic function-
aries, the outgoing caimacan having appointed
democrats to almost every place.

The Opinion of Turin states that a few minutes
before the municipal council of Turin opened the
ceremony of inaugurating the statue of Charles
Albert, Count Nigra, minister of the Royal house-
hold, waited upon them, in order to thank them in
the name of the King for the respect they showed
for the memory of his Majesty's father, and to
assure them that his Royal master would never
forget this testimony of affection.

A letter from Stuttgart of the Ist says :—" The
King of Wurtemburg and his Majasty's daughter
the Queen of the Netherlands have had a narrow
escape. Their Majesties were taking a drive in an
open carriage which the King drove himself, and
proceeded to ascend the paved roidway to Esslin-
gen, which is so steep that pedestrians alone go by
it. All at once one of the horses began plunging,
broke the pole of the carriage, and knocked down
the other horse in such a way as to break the fet-
lock. The outriders and footmen hastened to assist
the King and Queen to alight, and their Majesties
sustained no injury. The spot where the accident
happened is famous as that from which, according
to tradition, Duke Ulrich of Wurtemburg leaped
down in the sixteenth century to escape the pur-
suit of his enemies.

7We learn that the Rev. George Hills, 8.D.,
of Norwich, and Incumbent of St. Nicholai, Great Yar-
mouth, has been appointed to the bishopric of British
Columbia.

Lady Charles Somerset and Miss Somerset left
Southampton last week, in the Ripon, for Gibraltar.
The Bishop of Durham has left Claridge's Hotel,
for Auckland Castle, Durham.
The subscriptions to the Worcestershire testi-
monial to Sir John Pakington, limited in amount to £2 2a.,
taroadyeaceed the sum of ie6oo.

WEST COAST OF AFRICA.

PLYMOUTH, FRIDAY.

The American, steamship, arrived here this
evening from the West Coast of Africa. She left
Old Calabar Sept. 25th ; the Cameroons, 27th;
Fernando Po, 29th ; Bonny, Oct. Ist ; Lagos, 7th;
Accra, 10th ; Cape Coast, 11th ; Monrovia, 14th ;
Sierra Leone, 19th ; Bathurst and Goree, 23d ;
Teneriffe, 28th ; Madeira, 30th. She brings 1,816
ounces of gold and 13 passengers, including Consul
Newnham' Dr. Roe And wife, and Lieuts. Samson,
Brew, and Trotter.
The Ardent, Viper, awl Myrmidon were at Fer-
nando Po ; the Rainbow left for Brass River Sept.
20th ' • the Sharpshooter was Ot Lagos ; the Conflict
at Accra ; and the Spitfire, Alecto, and French
frigates St. Jean d'Aere and Gironde, at Sierra
Leone.

The trade season had commenced, the rains hav-
ing ceased.
The expedition up the Sherboro had been suc-
cessful.

Her Majesty's Order in Council repealing the
press ordinance had given satisfaction.
The steamers Retriever, Conway, and Trent
touched at Madeira on the 15th, 22d, and 29th Oct.
respectively.
The Duke of Oporto had visited Madeira, re-
maining there 10 days.