The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-28 00:00:00

Rumours About the New Ministry.

The Times says—We are enabled to state with
certainty that. General the Hon. C. Grey was yes-
terday the bearer of a letter from her Majesty to
the Earl of Derby, authorising him to form an Ad-
ministration, and accompanied by the most gracious
assurances of her Majesty's support, and, at the
same time, suggesting that Lord Derby would pro-
bably desire to consult with his political friends
before giving a decisive answer, and leaving him to
name the day and hour at which he would wait
upon her Majesty with his final decision.
In accordance with this suggestion, a meeting of
about 20 of Lord Derby's chief supporters will be
held at his house inSt. James's-square, at 11 o'clock
this day, immediately after which he will proceed to
Windsor to lay before her Majesty the result of
their consultations.

The Star is now explicit, and even, as will be
seen, gives a guess-work list of the new Cabinet.
" So far as the, rumours of the clubs are concerned,
the principal offices in Lord Derby's Cabinet are
filled by anticipation. Nothing definite on the sub-
ject can possibly be known until after Lord Derby's
interview with the Queen thi§ afternoon. It may,
however, be interesting to state that gossip indicates
Mr. Disraeli as the new Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, Sir Stafford Northcote taking the Board of
Trade ; while Lord Stanley is mentioned, and with
some probability, as Foreign Secretary, and Sir 11.
Cairns, notwithstanding his comparative youth, as
the holder of the Great Seal. It is not unlikely that
the offices of First Lord of the Admiraltyand Secre-
tary of the Colonies will be filled, as before, respec-
tively by Sir J. Pakington and Sir Bulwer Lyl;ton.
There is a rumour that the latter will be raised to
the peerage, and in that case Lord Cranborne
would probably be Colonial Secretary. The Minis-
terial list as shaped out by rumour—and nothing is
as yet more than rumour—is something in this
fashion

First Lord of the)
Treasury r Lord IJERBT.
Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer
Home Secretary
Foreign Secretary

Mr. DISRAELI.

Mr. GATIIORNE HARDY.
Lord STANLEY.

t E. B. LTTTON
Colonial Secretary Sir
Lord CRANBORNE. or
Secretary at War General PEEL.
Indian Secretary Lord ELLENBOROUGH.

First Lord of the
Admiralty
Lord Chancellor

Sir J. PAKINGTON.
Sir HUGH CAIRNS.

President of nel Mar of LANSDOWNE.
Council
Chancellor of the Mr. IVALPoLE or
Duchy of Lancaster Mr. ADDERLET.
President of the Sir 0. IN ~.,.
ORTHCOTE.
Board of Trade
Postmaster General Earl of CARNARVON.
Poor Law Board Mr. LOWE.
Lord Lieutenant of} Lord MALMESBVRY.
Ireland
Irish Secretary
Education Depart-1 Lord CRANBORNE or
meat j Mr. ADDERLET.

THE ACCIDENT TO ALDERMAN SIR F. G. MOON,
BART.—Upon instituting inquiries yesterday (Wed-
nesday) at Guildhall, our reporter was informed by one of
the aldermen that the injuries sustained by Sir F. G.
Moon, Batt., though severe, are likely to yield to careful
treatment—and though it may be some time boforo the
worthy alderman will be able to resume his magisterial
functions, it is hoped that his recovery will be a rapid one.
It is rather a remarkable coincidence that during his
mayoralty Alderman William Lawrence, M.P., met with a
' similar accident whilst stepping from his carriage, the in-
jury inflicted (rupture of the tendon Achilles) being pre-
cisely the same in both cases.
The youthful Prince Conde, eldest son of the
Due d'Aumale, whose death we lately announced, is an
irreparable loss to the Orleans family. He was a young
man of remarkable promise, high-principled, warmhearted,
gifted with uncommon powers of mind, thoughtful and
serious beyond his years, manly in his tastes, and fond,
like his father, of the field sports of England. His educa-
tion had been most carefully conducted, at first under the
superintendence of the Due d'Aumale himself, then at the
High School of Edinburgh, and, lastly, in a Swiss Mili-
tary College. In the autumn of last year he left this coun-
try with tho intention of making an extended tour through
British India and our Australian Colonies, and was enjoy-
ing his travel with all that power of observation and thirst
for knowledge which distinguished him when he was
seized with typhus fever at Sydney, which rapidly proved
fatal. In him the House of Orleans has lost ono of its
fairest hopes, and the intense grief of his family is shared
is no small degree by many in this countrywho had the
honour of knowing him.

L A TEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

THE WAR IN GERMANY.

VIENNA, June 28.

It is officially announced that in the battle near
Skalitz yesterday the Prussians lost many prisoners
and 18 guns. After the battle a Prussian major
proceeded to the quarters of Marshal Benedek,
under protection of a flag of truce, to solicit an
armistice. The demand was refused.

CRACOW, Juue 27, Evening.

This morning the Prussians made a fresh attack
upon Oswienien, but were repulsed with heavy loss.

SPAIN.

MADRID, June, 26 (via Bayonne.)

Yesterday 21 sergeants implicated in the recent
military revolt were shot. Several more will be
shot to-day.

The insurgents, who succeeded in leaving Madrid,
surrendered to the Royal troops to-day.
The printing-offices of the Progressist and Demo-
cratic newspapers have been closed by the Govern-
ment. •

MADRID, June 23.
The Duke of Sesto, Governor of Madrid, issued
the following proclamation last night :

" Government of the Province of Madrid.
"In consequence of the circumstances under
which the capital of the monarchy is placed, the
necessity arises for adopting the extraordinary mea-
sures prescribed by law, in order to prevent the
disturbers of public order causing greater tumults.
Fulfilling, therefore, the orders of her Majesty's
Government, I have resigned the command to the
superior military authority of the district, who is
temporarily entrusted with the preservation of
public order.
,4 The present notification is issued for the infor-
mation of the public.
" The Governor, Duke de SESTO.
" Madrid, June 26, 1866."

The Governor-General of New Castille, Don
Isidoro de Iloyos, also issued the following pro-
clamations:—

" Captain-Generalship of New Castilla.

" A scandalous rebellion having broken out in
this capital, rendering the employ of force necessary,
I order as follows :

"Art I. The provinces comprised within the ter-
ritory of the military district under my command
are declared to be in a state of siege.
" Art. 11. All persons guilty of rebellion and
sedition, their accomplices and abettors, will be tried
by court-martial in the form prescribed by law.
" Art. 111. Every armed force will consequently
be subordinate to my authority, and in all that
refers to public order the civil authorities will obey
my orders and those of the military governors of the
respective provinces.
" Art. IV. In ordinary matters, and in those
offences not falling under the present proclamation,
the civil authorities and the tribunals will continue
in the exercise of their functions.

" Given at Madrid, June 22, 1866.
jsmono DE HOYOS."

"In accordance with the powers conferred upon
me by the state of siege, I order as follows
Art. I. All persons having in their possession
firearms and small arms without express authorisa-
tion to that effect, or possessing them in greater
quantity than usually occur in their class, will de-
liver them up within eight days to the military go-
vernor of their town of residence, under penalty of
prosecution before a court-martial, and condemna-
tion as abettors of rebellion.
" Art. 11. The inhabitants of houses from which
the forces charged to preserve order may be fired
upon will be tried before the same court-martial,
and dealt with according to the circumstances and
the efforts they may have made to prevent the
crime.

" Art. 111. So long as the city shall remain in its
present state of alarm the houses in every street
must be lighted up at night. Those persons not
complying with this regulation will suffer the penalty
that I reserve to myself to inflict according to cir-
cumstances.

" Inhabitants of Madrid !

" When society is endangered it is incumbent
npon all right-minded men to assist the authorities
in the sacred work of preserving it, and I reckon
upon their co-operation to effect this.
" Given at Madrid, 22d June, 186 G.
66Isonono DE HOTOS."

The number of killed and wounded in the mili-
tary revolt of yesterday are believed to be greater
than that of those who fell in the events of 1848,
1854, and 1856.

More than 1,500 persons, of whom two-thirds
were peasants, were arrested yesterday. Many
foreigners were among the number.

In consequence of the measures previously taken
by Marshal O'Donnell, under that apprehension of
sedition which the Government have felt for some
time past, the troops ordinarily stationed at Alcala,
Leganes, Aranjuez, and Guadalajara had already
arrived in Madrid at the outbreak of the revolt.

The points of the capital in which the contest
between the insurgents and the Royal troops was
most determined were, setting aside the barracks
of San Gil, the plaza of San Domingo and its
vicinity, Perez-street and its immediate neighbour-
hood, the plazas of Jacomeho, Preciados, and Anton
Martin, and all that part of the capital where the
barriers were taken by assault at 5 o'clock in the
afternoon. During the night resistance was con-
tinued in some houses of the Postigo di San Martin.

Marshal Narvaez, who was one of the first to put
himself at the head of the troops to assault the
insurgent position of Saulgil, received a slight
wound, but is now perfectly well. General Quesadu
was also slightly wounded.

The ex-General Pierrad, complicated in the revolt
of General Prim, who was in the San Gil barracks
from daybreak yesterday, had a fall from his horse
near the military hospital, and was somewhat hurt.
He was attended to in the hospital without being
recognised, and subsequently escaped in civilian
costume.

The Epoca of to-day says :—" We could fill our
columns with particulars of the revolt, but in the
possibility of committing error for which we should
meet no indulgence we prefer to await the publica-
tion of the official periodicals."

BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS.
SUEZ, June 27.
The Norna, from Mauritius, arrived at 3 a.m.,
and the Baroda, from Bombay, at 4 p.m. to-day.
OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL of JUNE 12-18.
The Behar left Suez for Bombay to-day (27th).

THE BRAZIL MAIL.
LISBON, June 26.

The Royal Mail Steam-packet Company's ship
Douro has arrived here from Brazil, and will leave
for Southampton at 6 p.m. to-day with 118 passen-
gers, £46,398 in specie, 532 bags of coffee, 200
barrels of tapioca, 33 packages of ipecacuanha, 150
rolls of tobacco, and 170 packages of sundries.

THE ROYAL DRAMATIC COLLEGE announce their
annual fancy fair at the Crystal Palace on 7th and
9th of July, when an attractive programme of novelties
will be given for the amusement of the thousands of visi-
tors who make a special point of attending this charming
fete. A number of the most popular of the metropolitan
actresses have signified their intention of holding stalls,
and the indefatigable Toole and Paul Bedford will exhibit
a collection of Chinese curiosities, many of which would
astound the Chinese themselves. Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Paul, whose Beehive last year was an elegant and novel
point of attraction, will on this occasion preside over a
grotesque edifies representing a "Palace of Pincushions,"
for the sale of those useful little articles which the name
of the structure indicates, and which it is hoped will yield
a goodly sum of pin-money to the treasury of this excel-
lent charity. In addition to the attractions there will be
held a comic wax-work and dog show, and in a " fairy
betting-ring" will be found 29 young ladies attired as
jockeys, who will, doubtless, form a special centre of
curiosity

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR, CASTLE, June 27.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena,
drove out yesterday afternoon.
Her Majesty, with Princess Helena, Princess
Louise, Princess Beatrice, and Prince Leopold,
drove in the grounds this morning.
EXAMINATION FOR DIRECT COMMISSIONS.—The
next examination of candidates for direct commissions is
appointed to commence at Chelsea Hospital, on Mon
tho 6th of November.