The Sun.
London, England, 1835-11-06 00:00:00

The monthly general meeting of this society was held
yesterday at- it,s-reomm.riw_BrHton,stfeet4six,..Egfp,
in the chair. Amongst the new members elected were Sir
W. Sutherland, Bart., Sir Henry Webb„, Bart., Colonel
Thomas, Colonel Morrison, C. 8., Colonel Bonnor, E.
Ruthven, Esq., M.P., A. Mackinnon, Esq., C. Romiliy,
Esq., &c. The report of the accounts stated that the re-
ceipts of the last month were 460/.. 10s. od., and the amount
of the income from various sources was .2,948/. During
that period the sum of 1,8361. wasi.expended, being 1,101/.
on account of the garden, 78/,' on account of the museum,
and 15:6/. on the general purposes of the society. In the
list of donations to the library were books presented by the
Royal Asiatic, Geological, and Entomological Societies,
and the Franklin Institute. Amongst the presents to the
museum were an Angola cat, a collection of fishes, fossils,
and shells from the coast of 'Devonshire ;. a skin of the
bearded vulture, an iguana, three bull frogs, &c., from va-
rious contributors, and some preserved birds from Sir Tho-
mas .Reid. The number of visitors to the museum in the
lust month was 179, and the amount received therefrom
21. 175.... Ia the contributions-to the gardens were three
badgers, • two eagles, three Australian dogs, a squirrel
monkey, a macaw-, two bronze-winged pigeons, and two long-
eared- rabbits. Lord Chetwynd had also presented a full-
bied English mastiff dog, and made the further offer of a
pair of spaniels, known by the name of the pepper and mus-
tard- breed, a species which is very rare.. The number of
visitors to the gardens the last month was 8,007, and the
-amount receive 299/. 9s. In the list of purchases was
mentioned the chimpaniee, which had been obtained at
Bristol, to which place it was brought from the west emit
of Sierra Leone. :Mr. Britten gave notice of a motion, on
behalf. of the President, that the Council be empowered to
grant annual prerniums,,of not more than 1001., for im-
proVenientzs in 'rearing or breeding animals, or any other
practical subject connected with Zoology. The list of new
candidates was'afterwards read, amongst whom were—The
Earl of Sheffield, Viscount Exmouth, General Sir John
Armstrong, &c.

SPAIN-M. MENDIZABAL.

Extract from a letter from Madrid, dated Oct. 26 :
" If Spain can be saved at all, M. Mendizabal is deemed
the only man capable of working out her salvation. He
derives great moral strength, from the support of England,
which 'he possesses, or is supposed to possess, a conjecture
confirmed by the countenance he received so manifestly
from the British Ambassador, before he attained his pre-
sent power, and turned Toreno out of office, who, had he
remained, would have been murdered, without the Queen
or country in the least benefitting by his immolation. In
this emergency, with all Spain in a state of conflagration,
her Majesty is said to have consulted the aforesaid dip!o-
matist, who advised her to the steps she has since taken,
informing Toreno, with true British frankness, of the nature
of the advice he should offer, and which has been hitherto
crowned with the happiest results. The good. understanding
which continues to subsist between our Ambassador and M.
Mendizabal, now that the latter stands on his own legs, seems
to have given umbrae to some members of the corps diplo-
matique, as well as to Spanish Grandees and courtiers, who
would, no doubt, be pleased to see them estranged from
each other, or both deceived in their calculations. They
already feast their imagination upon the prospect of a long
protracted civil war, of defeats of the Queen's army, and in-
ternal dissensions, the realisation of which idle hopes. re-
cedes daily further and further, and may soon for ever dis-
appear. At the date of Cordova's last letters, the 19th
instant, he relied more on the manifest demoralization of the
Pretender's army, and on his impeding their communica-
tions by blowing up all those bridges, that were useless to
himself and serviceable to the enemy, than on what is here
called his victories, of which he himself makes very light.
The erection of telegraphs is also a circumstance
4
th
in-
dicating great confidence in the permanent occupation
of his present line of positions ; and although Don
Carlos has contrived to get money and amn3unition of
war, he has evidently not the means of increasing his
army in quantity and quality or on any thing- like a par
with 'the Queen, who had a powerful accession of strength
in
British,
vast enlistment
under Port theug Portuguese auxiliaries, o
ithe
which he will find soon not to exist upon paper only, for the
impetus is given, and will roll on till it overwhelms him.
Where are all the thousands, nay myriads of armed Carlist
partisans, which at the stamping of his royal foot were to
have sprung up from the spil of Catalonia, and as far as
inde-
pendent of
Leon, Asturias, and Galicia ? He may conjure up spirits
from the vasty deep, from the valleys of these provinces, but
will they come ? The other day he was said to have dis-
appeared from his head-quarters, and suddenly make his ap-
pearance in Catalonia. His friends began already to 'tri-
umph, anticipating that he would rouse that large province
in his favour, when they took it for granted that it would be
all up with the Queen and her new Ministry ; but unfortu-
nately for them the very next post brought intelligence proving
that his arrival at Alanresa was a pure fiction. The next reli-
ance of the Carlists was, that the Juntas would form again
and again ; that they were put down for a day only, and that
they Would then assail the Government with renewed vigour ;
since which the only remaining one, that of Andujar, has
actually dissolved itself—that the troops have given in their
adhesion to the Queen, thus rendering a considerable force
disposable. From all sides regular troops are marching to
the army in the north. The.second regiment of infantry of
the Royal Guards, whose progress to the army-has been
suspended, has, according to this -day's Gazette, received
orders to march instantly, and three squadrons of the
3d regiment of light cavalry, now stationed in the capital,
are to follow in a few days. At Talavera de la Reyna, I
met two squadrons of the 2d cavalry marching in the same
direction. The men were all fine young fellows, and their
equipment was excellent. The officers and men with whom
I conversed were animated with the best spirit. What
corps has ever gone over en masse to the Pretender, who is
said to be so much adored ? At Malaga, it is true, some
disorders broke out during the night of the 17th, when it
was intended, or attempted, to burn the archives ; but this
was the work of some miscreants, appointed by Toreno's
favourites, Messrs. Blanco and Vigerano, who wished to.de-
stroy the'proofs of the receipt of vast sums for which they
were accountable. There was nothing political in this row.
Three new battalions of sharp-shooters have been raised
for the Queen in Madrid. Their elegant green uniforms
and arms arc ready ; they are all of Spanish Manufacture.
At Cadiz a subscription has been opened to furniah.the
Government with the means to put an end to the war at
once, and the papers teem with lists of private donations.
One of the Chiefs of Merino's faction, Juan de Leo-
narde, has been taken and shot. He surpassed Merinc, him-
self in cruelty and atrociousness ; five others of that band
have been taken near Roa. Merino is said to go n.c, longer
about with armed rebels, but to have hidden himself in some
snug corner.
Letters from Saragossa speak of Ituralde Isaving -come
over to the Queen's troops at Pamplona, with, 40 horse—
the account requires confirmation.
Laraga is fortified and defended by G eneral Aldama
with four hundred horse, nine battalions, al id two batteries
of artillery. •
The Marquis de Miraflor, late Minister at London and
Paris has returned to Madrid.
The new Ministry has determined what only a strong
Government-can attempt—namely, to put down bull fights,
a favourite amusement of this nation, though not less bar-
barous and inconsistent with the Ilrogr.!ss of civilization
than prize-fighting in England. -Yester4 lay afternoon, the
last bull-fight was exhibited in the circus„, the Puerta d'Al-
cala, when an immense crow!, of at leas'; 6,000 persons at-
tended. Amongst these szl'Jbath-breaks rs were the infante
Don Francisco, his Royal consort; and fa roily. It is a
bold—some say an impolitic experiment to s uppress these
cruel sports. Twelve bulls were killed in , the course -of
three hours, as well as . six horses, in the ai 'ena, besides
those that must have died outside, when they retired with
their bowels protruding a yard tong from their bodies.
Mentes, the celebrated matador, whose occupation will be
gone now, displayed • dexterity and courage b•. ; saving the
wilfully and wantonly hazarded lives of' se ^feral of his
fellow artists. He was enthusiastically applrml ided. One
of the infuriated anius'als took a violent leap; clear over
the barriers, wldch several others ineffectually attempted
very P...)rtunately,, did not injure a ay of the
spectator& The suppression of these—to uninitiated
beholders so shocking—exhibitions' is pretty p :enerally re-
gretted. The next step will probably be the I rutting down
of lotteries, as fatal to the pockets of the multi'. '.;-isde, as bull-
fights are to life and limb.. Yet brutalizing degrading
as these Spectacles are, I must say great order irefailed, and
by way of contrast I may add, that neither 'pis ikpockets nor
prostitutes, so commonly infesting our mor e intellectual
theatricals, or, as they are rational amu s, 3menth, were
here to be Seen. The Infants; seems to' cours tenance bull-
fights, to the last moment of their . existence, c 'riving up in
state with six cream.colour ed horses to his carriage, and
sat out the perforvance ;.n his glazed box, pasi :ng the great-
est attention to the sa.:age sports, whilst y o or patricians
only ventured, to visit the ring incog. The .01, Sad bulls are
dragged o:as by three richly-caparisoned mob rs yoked toge-
ther, e..,(1 having a profusion of tinkling bell s attached to
the '.r harness, trumpets sounding, and a band of music play-
-.ng at the time. A Liberal near me ex} tressed a wish
to see Don CarloS dragged out' of a vast e r arena in a
similar manner.
I have a great deal more to say, but must.. . close, for fear
of loSing my chance of the courier..._

VT. Deleuze, Honorary Librarian nt tl t 0 Garden of
Plants, died lately in the 82d year of his age. 'Ele was well
known in the learned world as the translator or "Darwin's
Loves of the Plants" and " Thompsvi's Seaso a 3,4 as
well for
some original works.

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