The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-23 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, FEB. 20.
The preparations for the expedition against
Mexico still continue.
The Patrie thus contradicts rumour of wldoll
no person appears to have heard :—" Yesterday
rumours were circulated in Paris of a coup d'etatin
Spain, resulting in the imprisonment of Narvaez
and the nomination of M. Nocedal as President 0,
the Council. We are enabled to give a formal
contradiction to these rumours, invented, doubt;
less, by malevolence, and propagated heedlessly.
The Pays gives a similar contradiction, and at rul
that all the eminent men in Spain are determine!
to unite their efforts to wipe out all traces of the
revolution, and strengthen the authority of Queen
Isabella.

The Pays says also that the Spanish Gaern:
ment is hastening preparations for an expediti,°'
against Mexico. A letter from South Amelica,4
way of Cadiz' announces that M. Sorella, Wf
Spanish Minister, having exhausted all meanv_cli
conciliation, had demanded his passports, and br'
left Mexico. The Minister went on board the
Peola frigate,;which was lying at anchor at Ir°,rs
Cruz, and had been placed at his disposition,Z
General Concha, Governor of Havannah.
Pays is instructed to append to the above new
i
that "M. de Sorella had acquired the sympathY °
1°
T 1 the entire corps diplomatique at Mexico.
governor, Comonfort, appeared much concerned ;°
his departure. Everybody admits that Spain i 5
the right."

MARSEILLES, Feb. 21.—The arrivals of They
for the last two days have been enormous.
amount to 325,000 hectolitres, making a total
ing the week of 500,000 hectolitres. There ri,„
700,000 hectolitres at present in the stores of """
town. The demand for wheat from Lano
guedo
and from Spain is still considerable.

A steam navigation company, to be called the.
Northern Lloyd's, is being formed in Bremen, 1;
run steamers from Bremenhaven to different pail
of Great Britain and other countries. The sum of
4,000,000 of thalers was subscribed in one evening
at a meeting of Bremen merchants, to support the
undertaking.

The Nonvelliste Tandois says is positively
stated that the expenses entailed on the federsl.
treasury by the military preparations made in anti;
cipation of an armed struggle with Prussia amour
to about three million of francs, in addition to the
cost of the legal proceedines, which amounts t°
20,000 f. The canton of Neuchatel will have 4.,
:-
pay about 300,000 f. for its part of the above
penses."

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Accounts from St. Petersburg state that the ou t r
scription opened in that city and in Moscow 3gt
the relief of the sufferers from the failure of the 138 t
harvest in Finland had produced 240,000 f
nearly three times as much was required. -4
Emperor had given 40,000 f., and M. Steiglitz
Prince de Demidoff 20,000 f. each.

According to the Pest Lloyd the following realle'
tions are likely to be made in the Russian Custom
The duties on silk, linen, and cotton goods are I':
be reduced from 2 silver roubles 20 copecks, if
1 silver rouble 15 copecks per pound. no allr
on cloth from 1 silver rouble 60 copecks to 1 0.111:"0
rouble 10 copecks per pound. The prohibits
against the import of spirits of wine, articles
clothing, and crystallised sugar, is to be raised'

„,xr,
REJECTION OF THE DALLAS-OE4BD'

DON TREATY.

A letter, dated New York, February 10, says
"The apprehension that the Dallas-Clarendon
Treaty would not be affirmed by the Sena
has been justified by the result. At Of
close of the adjourned discussion on the 6th
inst. it was, by a very large majority (33 to 8k
referred back to the Committee on Foreign Bell
tions for amendment,—in other words, rejected'
This issue of the negotiation, concluded by °.°
American Minister invested with full powers by bi 9
Government, will be received with regret in glIg;
land, where was, no doubt, believed that
tlthe questions involved had been finally settled.should be clearly understood that the
rep
jection of the treaty is not the act of 'II
Administration ; the Senate, which is a 111°5,
important branch of the Executive, as well as -
letsla'ive body, has the power of affirming
rejecting all treaties made with foreign States, all,
in this case has chosen to reverse, or, at 101
to suspend, the of the Administration. B°t,
Governments are alike checked for the rnometle
and they will have to reconsider the terms of 5,,"0
treaty, and try whether the objections raised byS.''r
Senate may not be removed. By accepting DI: i
Dallas's treaty, the Senate, it is understood, fen-
it might be sanctioning some other agreereen
" limiting the extension of slavery." This is tt
entangling alliance against which the blow is ;
Anything limiting the area over which slavery
may hereafter extend, whether in Kansas, or Nlctl,
ragua, or Honduras—whether in a territory of the
Federation or an independent Republic—is oppoo'
by the present leaders of the Democratic party.

meTehtfengßaotysaal
liAsbgurriycuttiograßlumSmoceire.ty hold their modh'
THE TRUTH.—A crisis is at hand which must ma"'
rially influence our political fortunes. The ConserViii
tives must be prepared to meet it with firm front 0
united mind. Press.
A sum of 10,0001. has been advanced to the Master of
the Mint towards defraying the cost of the Baltic medals,
the entire estimate for which is 13,4121. 58.
considerable lenumberm
of
Australia.vesselsT
may
Biynaookvi.ll:
Aermaid, from
consideredl nearly duefrom
Melbourne, and the Primula, °I, to
Il
Badof Ac
Judah,
and Vocalist, from Sydney, are all believe,' '-
hasvenboeNeDn
JbetrtpwoezenFoBßo
THE
9LOwdzaßyrsooouLt.
COUNTY tref.
—ln consequence of the great amount ofbusiness efe-ttb:
County Court of Liverpool, it is proposed to aPPinibe
second judge, and the matter is, we hear, now under
consideration of the Government. We (Atheneum) understand that Government has dr
cided on senuing another Arctic expedition, to clear lir;
if possible, the mystery shrouding the fate of Fon of
and his party. The exception will, we believe, consist
ed
two vessels with auxiliary steam-power, and be equiPP4
in such a manner as to enable the most complete e"
exhausting search to be made for our countrymen. re.
PRIVATE BILLS IN THE HOUSE 011' LORDS.—It was
solved by the House of Lords on tha 17th of Febrile
"that this House will not receive any petition fob aelpt,
vats Bill after Monday, the 23d day of March
unless such private Bill shall have been approved by
Court of Chancery ; nor any petition for a private be
approved by the Court of Chancery after Tuesda?,,bat
19th day of May nexr." lc was further ordered,
_Leo
this House will not receive any report from the ~b,„,
upon petitions presented to this House for private6.l; e '
10
after Tuesday, the' 19th day of May next." It
ordered " that the said orders be printed and publie enh ter'
and affixed on the doors of this house and Westau