The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-13 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, Feb. 2.—The Gazette announces the
discovery of a depot of arms and ammunition in the
Theatre des Var:etes. The director of the theatre
has been arrested. The reactionary party have
triumphed in the provincial elections, by theinter-
ference of the Governmental authorities. The
rumoured dismissal of General Concha from the
Governorship of Cuba is contradicted.
Marshal Espartero has sent to the Queen his
resignation as member of the Senate. The municipal
elections have terminated throughout Spain, and
give as result a large majority to the government
party. By a royal decree of the 7th, M. Melchoir
Otdonez, governor of the province of Barcelona, has
bleu removed from his functions, and M. Juan &pa-
ter°, captain-general of Catalonia, appointed to hold
the post ad interim. Intelligence had been received
at Madrid of the sudden death of General Agustin
Nogueras at Teneriffe, where he was residing in
great privacy. It was he who gave the order to
have the mother of Cabrera shot. The Marquis de
Alcaniceo has been named chairman of the board
of directors of the General Company of Credit in
Spain, vice the Duke d'Abrante3, resig6ed. In
consequence of the complete recovery of the Queen
the evening receptions of the various ministers have
been resumed. On the 7th Marshal Narvaez gave
a grand dinner to a number of the diplomatic body
and other persons of distinction.

Accounts have bean received from Bagdad an-
nouncing that the English are making large pur-
chases of flour, barley, ,wheat, and cattle at that
place for the expeditionary army. In consequence
of measures adopted by the Government of Beyrout,
.the Zaliliote3 Maaluf and Abu Hater, who had been
by their feu Is disturbing the peace of the country,
were arrested and were to be sent to Constantinople.
The Austrian scientific mission under Col. Schtud-
locker arrived at Bagdad on the 19th December,
and was received with great distinction by Rechid
Pacha, the governor.

" It is stated," says a letter from Milan in the
Augsburg Gazette, "that a project exists of uniting
Triest?, Istria, Southern Tyrol, and Dalma'ia, with
Lombardy and Venice. All these would then form
a single province, with Milan as the capital."

The Ministerial Oesterreische Correspondenz thus
announces the evacuation of Parma :—" O❑ the sth
of February the Austrian battalion went to Pia-
cenza. On the 3d it filed off before the Duchess.
The officers, after having had a farewell audience,
dined at the Palace, where there was a ball in the
evening. Several of the officers received orders."

The Austrian Gazette states that an official organ
of the episcopacy is about to appear in Vienna
with the title of "Catholic Archives ;" it will con-
tain all the edicts issued by the bishops to the
clergy.

A letter from Naples, in the Cattolico of Genoa,
says that Mgr. Rossini, the Archbishop of Matera,
has given signs of mental alienation since the late
murderous attempt made on him.

The funeral of the late Count Felix de Merode
took place the day before yesterday at Brussels
with great pomp. It was attended by the ministers,
he members of the Chamber of Representatives,
the grand marshal of the palace, the minister of
the household of the King, his ajesty's aides-de-
camp and orderly officers, the orderly officers of
the princes, and a great number of the principal
functionaries of the city.

THE TRIAL OF DOVE.—It was stated at the Leeds
Town Council, on Wednesday, that the cost of the
trial of Dove amounted to 1,2001. J
THE PRICE OF LEATHER.—From January to Novem-
ber the value of leather exported was considerable—un-
wrought, 270 564/4 gloves, 40,992/. ; and of other
sorts, 1,012,5541. ; against 571,7171. the' receding year.
The Hermann left Southampton yesterday for Bre
men. Amongst the passengers were the commanders of
the European and American Company's fleet. Their
object is to become acquainted with the navigation of
o he w as
the North Sea and the river Weser, as their ships will
occasionally touch at Bremen.
ILLNESS OF Mn. THACKERAY.— On Tuesday last
Mr. ThackeraY delivered one of his
lectures n the
Georges at Halifax, and was to have ,lelivered another
at the same town on the following evening, and also
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unable to lecture
either on Wednesday or Thursday.