The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-27 00:00:00

SPAIN.

We are in receipt of the Madrid jourals of the
22d. Prince Wladimir, superior officer of , the
household of the Emperor of Russia, had arrived
in the Spinish. capital. It was rumoured that,
when General Lersundi proceeds to Cuba, he is to
be accoMpanied by General Ramon Solano, as his
second in command. Speculation in corn has of
late been carried on to such an extent in t:361 and
New Castilie that the public journals are inveigh-
ing against the toleration afforded to such practices.
The Espana notices the late ac's of fanaticism at
Tunis, and inquires if such shameful proceeding's
ought to be permittel, almost in sight of Catholic
countries like France and Spain ? It points to
Tripoli, and expresses an opinion that at any mo-
ment the Christian population may be as ill-treated
there as the Jews have been on the Tunisian terri-
tory. It concludes by asking wheth'r the French
and Spanish Governments ought not to interfere
effectually to prevent a recurrence of such acts.

A telegraphic despatch in the Univers announces
that the Pope arrived at Leghorn on the 25th, and
was most warmly received. From the Itionito're
Toscano we learn that on the 21st his Holiness gave
his benediction from a balcony of the Pitti Palace
to the Tuscan army drawn up on the square below.
He afterwards set out for Prato and Pistoia, and
returned to Florence the same day about dinner-
time. In the afternoon he visited the hospital of
Santa Maria Nuova in company with the Gland
Duke, and gave his benediction to the patients.
'On his return to the palace, he was greeted by four
bands of musicians preceded by a detachm nt, of
300 soldiers with torches, The bands continued
playing under the Pope's windows until ten at
night.

The Opinione of Turin states from Naples that
since the discovery of arms and amunif on on board
the two Neapolitan steamers, mentioned last work,
several houses in the capital have been searched
and some arrests made.

" The dispute between Naples and Piedmont
on the subject of the seizure of the Cagliari (says a
Paris letter in the Nord of 13, ussels) is becoming
complicated. The cabinet of Turin ins'sts on the
release of the, passengers of that vess.-1, and the
Neapolitan government refuses until the trial of the
insurgents of Sapri shall have terminated. The reply
of M. Caraffa was accompanied by some warm
recriminations against the Piedmontese G -
vernment, on whose territory the plot, he declared
vas organised. Count do Cavour demands a dis-
avowal of the note of M. Caraffa, and a diplomatic
rupture between the two countries is considered
not improbable."

Prince Cloigi, the Papal nuncio at Munich, ar-
rived at Frankfort' on the evening of the 22d.
After saying mass in the ca.thedial o:i the following
morning, and visiting many of the curiosities of
the city, he set off for Mentz, where he will pass
some time with the archbishop.

The last accounts received announce a sensible
improvement in the Lealth of King o.car of
Sweden.

THE SESSION OF PARLIAMENT.—Mr. Speaker will
take the chair at one o'clock to-morrow (Friday), to
vthich hour the House of Commons stands adjourned.
The House of Lords will meet tomorrow at half-past
twelve.
WORCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL.—The first concert at
the College Hall last night was very well attended,
although there was not so numerous a company 113 bad
been expected. The great features of the programme,
were the Mendelssohn symphony, the "Loreley" fratz-
:neut, and Hatton's new cantata, " Robin Hood." Of
the "Loreley" and its weird and passionate music, with
Clara Novell° for the Leonora, there is little to be slid
beyond what has been written over and over again.
Suffice it to nolo, that this glorious fragment of an un•
;wished work was. gloriou-ly rendered by band, chorus,
and principal, and that it created even more
than the' old excitement. The chorus was perfect
The performance of the " Robin Hood" excited a gocci
deal of interest, the music (xhich was only brought out
at the Bradford Musical Festival last year) being new t,
nearly the whole of the audience. Everybody
was
was well pleased with it, and it certainly is a work of
great merit. The principal parts were thus distributed
—Maid Marion, Mrs. Weiss ; Rabin Hood, Mr. Sims
Reeves • L;ttle John, Mr. Zriontem Smith ; and Sheriff,
Mr. Weirs. The attendance was good for a first con-
cert, the Lumber being 471, against 465 at the opentn
concerylast festival ; the excess, however, we are sorry
to add, was in the second-class seats, so that that the
actual receipts were not so large as in 1854; The
or itorio to-day was Mendelssohu's " Elijah," which it
was expected would draw a very large attendance ; con-
trary to expectation, however, the number fell short by
120 of the attendance on the "Elijah" day at the last
Worcester Festival.