The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-08 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The Madrid journals of the 3d have arrived. On
the previous day the usual weekly cabinet council
was held under the presidency of the Queen, and
the Clamor Publico says that "it appeared induhi-
able" that all the ministers had resigned, that their
resignation had been accepted, tbat M. t Bravo
r
o
ministry, and lastly, that the necessary royal
But
adencerweesarould appear in the Gazette of the 3d. Bu
Murillo had been summoned by telegraph o
the Gazette contains no decrees accepting the resig-
nation of the ministers, and •no announcement on
the subject, neither do the other journals do more
than repeat what has already been said—namely,
that the resignation was expected in the event of the
ministers not obtaining the Queen's consent
to the removal of General do la Concha from
the Captaincy-General of Cuba, as well as of
certain high functionaries from the palace. The
Epoca, on its part, declares that it does
not believe, under any circumstanc?s, that
the ministers will resign before the meeting of the
Cortes. Reports that the present ministers had
resolved to dissolve the Cortes in case they should
be placed in a minority were current, but they
were not generally credited ; and the Hojas, a
setni-officialauthority, remarks that no such resolu-
tion can have been adopted,.inasinuch as, if the
ministers possess the confidence of the crown, they
are sure to have a majority in the Cortes ; and if
they lose that confidence they will retire. Acord-
ing to the Rojas, the nomination of Count de
settled.
Balmaseda to the presidency of the Senate has been
resolvedpend in g on,
ministeriala nd wil
c. br
crisis
ias announced
c kin ed as as
sthes
said that, in the batch of new senators proposed by
the ministers, the Queen had peremptori:y ohjected
of the
to the name of M. Nocedal, father
Minister
of the Interior; but her Majesty's
doing so are not given. One of the papers speaks
of General La Rocha as likely to be
charged with
the formation of a new ministry.

A lean from Cairo of the 21st ult. says
" I am able to communicate to you a piece of
political information. Darfur, a State of Central
Africa, which covers an extent of ground nearly
equal to that of Franco, has sent an ambassador
to
Said Pacha, in order to ward off an attack which
was apprehended from the Viceroy. The trade of
Darfur, which may acquire great important“, has
been hitherto interdicted to foreigners. There is
reason to believe, however-, that an Austrian house
will soon be at the head of its commerce. It is
also said that a German officer intends to penetra.e
into Darfur as an instructor. The measures which
have bine, to excluded foreigners from the country
appear therefore likely to fill into disuse, although
too much confidence ought not to be placed in that
idea. The envoy of Darfur, who is almost white,
is a native of Senegal, and it' will probably be easy
for the French to gain his confidence and support,
because he is aware of the power of France, and
speaks of the country in terms of warm admiration.
One of his relatives, who is also a native of Senegal,
P roposes to return to his country via Marseilles, by
which means he will be able to make the journey
in six weeks instead of a year. The communica-
tions in the interior of Africa being neither easy nor
safe, his example may perhaps induce other Mussul-
mans of Senegal, when proceeding to Mecca, to
take the road by Marseilles, and thus produce a
contact with the French which may be eventually
advantageous."

j A letter from St. Petersburg says :—" The
vg.otur. Not only
con-
struction of screw-steamers f
uTi.cibetust several
transport and other
services is being urged on warh
are our building yards in full activity,
orders have been given to ship-bi abroadasof
Accounts have been received from various p
the Baltic of the disasters occasioned by thegrt gale of
the 22d ult. ; these accounts are deplorable. Be-
fore the tempest rose, the thermometer was at 14
degrees Reaumur, and during the storm it fell be-
low zero. A brig sank in sight of Libau, and out
of twenty-five persons on board twenty-one pe-
rished."

A letter from Warsaw says :—" Accounts from
the Ukraine announce' that sortie very important
changes are on the point of being made,in the mili-
tary colonies of that province. The peasants are
to be assimilated to those of the domains of the
crown. The disposable laud and buildings belong-
ing to the crown will be sold by auction, and Jews
will be even allowed to become purchasers and
establish themselves in the province. All these
reforms are to be realised in 1860. Soldiers are
every day arriving in the Ukraine on unlimited
furloughq."

The Prince Royal of Sweden has just, in his
cap tcity of Regent of Swede❑ and Norway, sum-
moned to Stockholm Baron de Manderstrcem,
Swedish minister at Paris. This diplomatist was
one of the principal negotiators of the treaty of
friendship concluded between Sweden and the two
Western Powers in the Russian war, and it is be-
lieved that the Ministry of Foreign Aifai►s is des-
tined for him. That department has, since the re-
tirement of M. de Steerneld, been provisionally
administered by M. de Lagerheim.

The Communal Council of Brussels held an ex-
traordinary sittiti!! the day before yest,Tday, t
lse the report of the comtni!tee on the adminis-
trative and fmanciallsituation of the city. The state-
ment made was considered very favourable. The
budget of 1858, which was presented to the council,
sets down the receipts at 6,316,016 f. 37c., and the
expenses at 6,315,974 f. 76a., leaving a surplus of
receipts of 411. 61c,