The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-15 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The Madrid journals of the 10th have arrived.
Rumours were current that the Ministers wished
to effect changes in the military household of the
King, but they are stated to be unfounded by the
semi-official Hojas. A deputation from the pro-
vince of the Asturias bad presented the Queen with
a silver box containing 60,000 reals in gold for the
Prince of the Asturias, and the Queen intimated
that she will probably visit the province in order to
present her son before the holy imago of Our Lady
of Covadonga. The Queen and the infant prince
were going on so well that no more bulletins re-
specting them were to be issued. The Queen had
presented Dr. Corral y Ona, who attended her
Majesty in her confinement, with 1,000 onzas
(ounces) of gold in a richly-chased silver box, also
with a magnificent set of brilliants, and had besides
conferred on him the title of Marquis del Real
Acierto. Reports were in circulation that M.
Nocedal, or Count de San Luis, was about to be
charged with the formation of a new cabinet, in the
room of the present one.

The Second Chamber of Holland has adopted
the bill for repealing the law whioh fixes a maxi-
mum rate of interest as alone legal.

The Second Chamber of Holland has adopted
the bill for repealing the law which fixes a maxi-
mum rate of interest is alone legal.

The reigning Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg
Schwerin has just given birth to a prince at
Schwerin, and the Grand Duke had him imme-
diately inscribed on the muster-roll of the battalion
of riflemen.

Therreining Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg
Schwerin has just given birth to a prince at
Schwerin, and the Grand Duke had him imme-
diately inscribed on the muster-roll of the battalion
of riflemen.

A letter from the Hague of the 12th, denies the
report, circulated by the Gazette de Wove, that
Baron Omptial had left Holland for London to ask
the hand of the Princess Alice for the Prince of
Orange. It is denounced as a lively canard
hatched on the banks of the Rhine.

A letter from Berlin of the 11th says The
telegraphic conference recently held at Stuttgart
drew up a treaty which was submitted to the dif-
ferent Governments forming part of the Austro-
Germanic telegraphic union. All these Govern-
ments, with the exception of two or three whose
answer has not yet been received, have declared in
favour of the treaty, and those two or three are ex-
pected to reply in the course of a few days. The
ratifications will be immediately. after exchanged,
in order to enable the treaty to be executed from
the let January. The treaty is to be in force for
six years ; and the principal feature in it is a re-
duction in the tariff."

According to a circular of the Belgian Minister of
the Interior, the chambers will meet this day
(Tuesday) without any particular solemnity. The
representatives awl senators will assemble in their
respective chambers, and proceed to the verifica-
tion of the election returns and the verification of
their bureaux. It is considered certain that the
Government will make some official communications
to the legislature, and that it will amongst other
things announce that the Duchess de Brabant is in
an interesting situation—an announcement which
will lead to the vote of addresses of congratulation
to the King.

Miss Gertrude Kemble, daughter of the late Mr. T,
M. Kemble, and granddaughter of the celebrated Charles
Kemble is to make her first public appearance as a singer
on Wednesday evening at St. Martin's Hall, when
Handers "Messiah" will ba performed under the direc-
tion of Mr. Hullah.

SAM COWELL'S BENEFIT.—The spacious area of St.
Martin's Hall was crowded last night to overflowing, by
the friends and admirers of this gifted son of mirth, who
regaled them with a budget pf c imicalities that excited
continuous peals of vociferous laughter and applause.
The prime treasures of his stock of comic songs were
brought into requisition upon this festive occasion, and
the unrivalled Sam seemed resolved to leave a stunning
impression upon the metropolitan mind before resuming
his triumphant career as "a bright particular star"
throughout the provinces." He asked for " a bumper
at parting," and certainly had one last evening to hie
heart's content--a fitting token of welt-merited popu

laxity.
HORRIBLE ORITELTY.—On Thursday, at Leeds, a
young woman, named Ann Wood, supposed to be of
weak intellect, was charged with attempting to destroy
her illegitimate child, only a few weeks old. It appeared
that she had not only dosed it with laudanum till it bad
fallen into a stupor, but had burned its arms from the
hand to the elbow in the most horrible manner with a
red hot poker. She was remanded for a few days in
order to ascertain whether or not she is insane,