The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-21 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The Madrid journals of the 16:h do not contain
any news of political importance. A royal decree
appoints M. 13110 a to be director general of the
colonies. The King had been so much indisposed as
to be obliged to keep his bed. Of the new senators
17 were of the Progra?sist party, so that the total
number of that party in the Senate is at present 34.
Some sensation had been caused by the discovery
iu the province of Trugillo of 24 pieces of cannon
and 32 grenades ; but it turned out that they had
been buried by a Spanish general in the course of
the war against Napoleon. The state of siege in
Catalonia was about to be raised. The Discusion
had been seized.

Lord Normanby had a private audience of the
Grand Duke and Duchess of Tuscany, on the 16th,
for the purpose of presenting his letters of recall.§
A letter from the Hague of the 17th says :
" The King and Queen yesterday gave a private
audience at the Palace of Noordeinde to Gen. Man-
souroff, the Russian Minister, who presented to
their Majesties Gen. Tottleben."
The Nord of Brussels says :—"The coincidence
of the journey now being male by the Prince de
Joinville and his two nephews, the Count de Paris
and the Duke de Chartres, in Germany, with the
excursion of the Count de Chambord in the same
country, has led to a report of a closer intercourse
being in contemplation between the Princes of
Orleans and the head of the House of Bourbon."
—Nothing seems as yet to have taken place to
warrant this rumour.

Souniemerosr, Tuesday.—Her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent embarked from the docks at 1.30 p.m.
on board the Royal yacht Fairy, Captain Crispin, on a
visit to her Majesty at Osborne. Lady Fanny Howard
(lady in waiting) and Sir George Cowper (equerry) were
is attendance upon the Duchess. Her Royal Highness
was received by Messrs. P. Hedger and J. Levy on the
part of the Dock Company, and Messrs. Godson and
Beach, of the South-Western Railway Company. The
Duchess returns to her residence at Frogenore on Mon-
day "If.
Empress steam-packet
hundredarrived Finreßneahmisagdaitees
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from Calais, with three.en.
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si el Pnioz OF GOLD,—The quotation of gold at Peris
is about 2 per mills discount, and the short exchange on
London is 25.02 per 1/. sterling. On comparing these arates with the English Mint price of 3/. 17e. Mid- per " Norma" was produced at the new theatre last night
1 for the first time this season, in a most complete and
ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is neareY
3-10 the per cent, dearer in Paris than in London. By highly satiifactory manner. Grisi, as the Druidess,
advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark,
sang and
perfection. Mme. nd played the part—when, in ,
as Adelgisa, diss
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and the short exchange on London is 13 5 per it.
do
so—toed her usual taste in the performance, and the well-
sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, Play
therefore, about the same price in Loudon and known duetpobleitiow,eownerheer
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better N ormr%
in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on scene with
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London
which, f lr billsw h
when
compared
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theis 1.49 i
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to 109;
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between the two countries, shows that the exchange is by Grisi, and the last scene
about at par ; and after making allowance for charges with grand
effectfuapitblirlaci3dssuhigmofezhis intended desertion, was given
of transport and difference of interest, the present
former exertions in this grand
leaves a trifling profit on the importation of gold from to outdo even a
too, in which the enraged
the United States. rate was one of rarellm her former
Mme. Grisi appearing resolved
character. In the scene, t. 1., _
THUNDER-TOll3l,—A thunderstorm passed over York- priestess seeks to rev .
hon
of irresolute
children, : e contest
shire and Derbyshire from the south-west to the north- the murder dins twoenge the fae,ele.einess of Pohl° by
prayer, "Casts D:va,"
i The beautiful
east on Sunday afternoon, rain and hail falling in action with deep seated heart•burning vengeance was
torrents, and the wind blowing a hurricane. At finely portray( .
and Peakhall, near Stoke-upon-Trent, the church was was sung with chastened feeling
well merited approbation.
struck by lightning, th 1 roof being damaged, elicited the usual and . refined taste, and
the walls fractured to a serious extent, and the organ The pecularitics of Tamlierlik's flue voice found
injured. The congregation had left the church only a suitable field for display iu the part of
about 20 minutes before the storm commenced. An Pullto. His distinct and excellent
pronunciation,
engine-house at Sneyd-green was fired by the lightning ; abundance cf physical energy, and his
co rrect
the tall chimney belonging to the naphtha woiks at and appropriate histrionic action, commanded the
Joiners'-square, Hanley, andtwo other chimneys in the warme:t approbation. The same qualities of voice aed
same town, were struck by the electric fluid. At Stoke- action which serve to make Tamberlik successful as the
upon-Trent a hole was knocked in the roof of a house, Moor in " Otello," are brought p
of rominentlyf_ fineor evenwardin
the lightning passing through the kitchen in which the part of Pollio, and his powerful voice,
several persons were sitting, but none of them received quality through its extensive compass, has seldom been
any injury. At the Hanley police-office a chimney was heard to greater advantage than in this character of the
thrown down. At Nexcastle-under-Lyme several dwell- Roman pro-consul.
ing-heuses and buildings were struck, but no one was The opera was put upcn the stage in a most sati:fac-
injured. At Leeds and Bradford the storm was very I tory manner, and the chorus and band ware highly
violent, the thunder and lightning being fearful, but no efficient. The coro generale, "Norma reine," was
serious injury was done. Several other towns in the especially marked by its precision and careful rendering.
West Riding were visited by the storm, but no damage ~ Martha "is announced for repetition to-morrow, and
is reported, a new ballet divertissement for Saturday.