The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-08 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The Madrid journals of the 3d have arrived.
Rumours of changes in the ministry were again
current, but they are declaied by the minis-
terial organs to be quite unfounded. M. Cortina
had terminated the pemphlet for the defence of
Queen Christine, which he was .some time
ago c' urge 1 to draw up, and the belief is that
it will be published. Wheat had again under-
gone a/,heavy decline in the market of Madrid.

The departure of M. Lafragua, thp Meiican
Puvoy, was considered a proof that his nego-
tiations _= had produced DO result. The go-
vernment had r. ceived information that some
inhabitants of Cuba had formed the project of
assisting the filihuateis in a coup-de-main, but
from the good spirit of the populition it regarded
any such movement as without the &ightest
chance of success. The Countess de Montijo,
mother of the Empress, had given a grand fete to
the aristocracy of the capital, and the Caprice of
Alfred de Musset was performed at it by the
Duchess de Alba, her Majesty's sister, and other
personages of distinction. The duchess and her
husband were about to leave for Paris. Prince
Wladimir, first aid-de-camp to the Emperor of
Russia, had arrived in Madrid.

Accounts from Vienna state that the permanent
commission of the states bordering on the Danube
will resume its sittings very shortly, as thA commis-
sioners of Bavaria and Wurtemburg have received
their instructions.

"We learn from good authority," says a letter
from Vienna in the Cologne Gazette, " that the
Empress is again in an interesting situation, and
that that circumstance is the only reason why she
will• not accompany .the. Emperor in his visit to
Hungary."

M. Magne, Minister of Finance, is charged with
the ad interim direction of the department of Com-
merce and Public Works, during the absence of M.
Rouher.

M. Thouvenel, the French Ambassador at Con-
stantinople, who had obtain leave of absence 10
return to France on family business, will not quit
his post until after the new elections in Moldavia.

TEE EMPEROR OF TIIE FRENCH AT
OSBORN E.

(FROM THE TIMES' CORRESPONDENT.)

PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY.
Iu sple of the greedy anxiety which is mani-
fested on all sides to ascertain the least clue to the

movements of the Court and their Imperial guests,
nothing is allowed to transpire. The secret is kept,
like the secret of Freemasonry, because there is
really nothing to tell, for, as we stated yesterday,
tie visit is m. st strictly private, and, with the
exception of short trips in Vie royal yacht,
neither the Emperor nor Empress is likely to
quit, the island at all. The wea•her, unfortu-
nately, has turned we', cold, and unfavourabl,,
so that the natural indueetnen-si to remain qui.-tly
at Osborne are materially augmented. We have
already informed our readers that it was just pro-
bable that the Emperor would run out in the royal
yacht to Spithead and inspect the James Baines,
with all her troops on board, before that vessel
started for India. This prollablty receives con-
firmation from the fact of Sir James Scar-

lett having received instructions to telegraph this
afternoon to the Emperor at Osborne when the
James Baines ani Chatitpon the Seas, with the
troops on board, were. at, Spithead and ready for
sailing. Should the weather, therefore, become
more favourable acid the Imperial visit take place
at all, it will either be this evening or early to-mor-
row (Saturday) morning. As it is generally anti-
cipated that her Majesty will take a trip in the royal
yacht to witness the start of the yachts fer the
Queen's Cup this afternoon, the inspection may
take place this evening, in order that the ships
may sail at daybreak, but the weather now seems
much against a visit.
One of our contemporaries, which professes to
give an account of the incidents' connected with-the
arrival of the Emperor and Empress, states that—

"As the Prince Consort approached the Imperial
yacht, the Emperor, in his anxiety to greet his Royal
Elighness, ascended the paddle•box, and on stepping
down hastily to meet the Prince, the Emperor missed
his footing• and fell violently on the deck. His ➢Majesty
was much shaken, and grazed his face slightly, but, in-
stantly recovering himself, warmly embraced the Prince
Consort."

There is not the least foundation for this state-
ment, and our fashionable contemporary, we fear,
has fallen a victim to sOme heartless joker. No
matter what the anxiety Of bis'lmperial Majesty to
welcome Prince Albert, he would have found a
difficulty in manifesting it by " ascending the
paddle-box" of the Refine Hortense, aince that ves-
sel happens to be a screw. When the Prince Con-
sort came alongside the Emperor waited at the
gangway and shcok bands with him most cordially,
while little Prince Alfred was embraced and affec-
tionately kissed by the Empress. A few moments
were occupied in presenting the various members
of his Majesty's suite to the Prince Consort, dur-
ing which (probably owing to the fatigue of the
voyage) none of the illustrious pers-mages indulged
in " grazing their faces" or " violent falls on the
deck." The same authority, among numerous other
misstatements, adds that "a guard of honour, com-
posed of 5D picked men of the Coldstream Guards,
every man's breast glistening with Crimean medals,
received the Emperor arid Empress on landing at
the pier-bead.",, The reception at the pier-head was
of such a strictly private nature that even the
guard of honour was dispensed with, and none but
her Majesty, the Royal Princesses, Countess Per-
-Bigny, and the lady in 'waiting were on- the pier.
These statements would be unworthy of notice bat
that they may naturally create doubts as to the ao-
curacy of our reporter, whose account of the very
few incidents connected with the reception of their
Imperial Majesties, as coming from the only repre-
sentative of the press who had an opportunity of
witnessing them, can be implicitly depended on.

FRIDAY EVENING.

The Emperor and Empress, with her Majesty,
the Prince Consort, and other members of the
Royal family, embarked on board the R.,yal yacht
at 6 o'clock, to proceed to Cowes, to witness the
return of the yachts from the Regatta, and the ter-
mination of the race for the Cup. The Royal party
returned shortly before 8 o'clock to Osborne. The
weather was cold and squally, with heavy rain,
and the sea at Spithead ran too high to permit a
visit to the Liverpool clippers. Should the wind
go down there is no doubt now that the vessels will
be inspected before sailing to•morrow.