The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-23 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The Madrid journals of the 17th have arrived.
It was said that the new Cabinet had resolved to
display indulgence towards the press, and not tie
seize journals except for attacks on the subjects of
religion or morality or for exciting disturbances or for
insulting public functionaries ; it was even supposed
that it intended to modify the law on the K•iss in a
liberal spirit. The newspapers were so delighted
at this news that the offices of the Iberia, the Occi-
dente, the 'Estado, the Discusion, and of almost all
the other political journals were illuminated ; but
at the request of the civil governor, who thought
the demonstration objectionable, the illuminations
were extinguished. All the retiring Ministers, in
grand uniform had waited on the Queen to
take leave of her Majesty ; and the Queen
treated them with kindness. On the formation
of the Ministry, the amhaQsadors at London
and Paris were to be changed. Permission had
been sent by telegraph to Count de Reuss
(Prim) and M. Guell y Rente to return to Spain.
It was considered certain that M. Bustillos would
be the new Minister of Marine. It was reported
that some frfends of the retired Ministers had at-
tempted to persuade the regiments of the garrisini
to send deputations without arms to the Queen,
praying her not to dismiss the Cabinet, but that the
execution of the plan had been prevented by the
intervention of the Captain-General of Madrid.
It was said that a brother of the new President
6f the Council would be appointed Captain-Gene-
ral of Cuba. The last report about Gene! al Nar-
vaez was that he meant to retire to France.

M. Lamartine, whose fortune, the public has been

aware, was greatly impaired by a series -of bad years,
and his indulgence to poor tenants, has this year had a
magnificent crop of wine upon his Macon estate. It is
said that he has sold 3.000 casks at 80f. each, and has
consequently realised a sum of 240.000 t.

DEATH OF A WATERLOO VETERAN.—SINGULAR CIR.
CUMSTANCE.—The return of the registrar of births and
deaths for Oldharn-above-Town for the past week. pre-
,ewed to the board of guardians at its meeting on Wed-
nesday, contained the register of the death of a man,
named Barrett, residing near Sholver. lie was present
at the battle of Waterl,o, where he received a shot in
the left lung. He recovered from the wound, but the
ball was never extracted, and after his death Mr. Leach,
surgeon, Cowlishaw, opened the body and found the belt
embedded in the lung, where it has remained for a period
of 42 years —Manchester Guardain.
Grtoost's COFFEE Rooms.—The well-known esta-
blishment of Mr. Groom, the confectioner, in Fleet-
street, near the Temple, which, with its narrow frontage
and overhanging upper stories, used to form one of the
quaintest relics of old London street architecture is at
la-it re-opened; after having been entirely rebuilt and
modernized ; no Imager as a confectioner's shop, but as
a coffee-house—the only refreshment rooms in Lon on
where tea, coffee, and chocolate alone are served. The
ground and first floors 'now form two spacious coffee-
rooms, planned and fitted with the utmost attention to
comfort. On the second floor an elegant coffee-room
and withdrawingroom are reserved for the use of ladies.
Tne judicious taste and the liberal outlay which have
presided over the rebuilding and fitting up of these
rooms cannot fail to be appreciated by Mr. Groom's
customers, many of whom, unable to account for the
long-continued close of his premises at the Temple
Gate, had begun to despair of seeing his house opened
again.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE GIITTA PERCHA WORKS,
SMITHFIELD.—Yesterday Mr. William Payne, the
coronor, held an inquest at St. Bartholomew's Hospital,
on the body of Henry Alfred Bradford, a young
24 years of age, who came to his death under the follow-
ing circurnstanees.. From the evidence that was given
by the different witnesses it appeared that the deceased
was employed at the Gutta Pemba Works, in West-
street, Smithfield, and it was his duty to attend to the
tanks, which are heated by steam, for the purpose of tlis-
solving the gutta percha, in its process of manufacture
into different articles. On Monday last, perceiving
that one of the tanks was boiling too rapidly, he went
in front of it, for the purpose of turning off the steam,
but instead of doing so he inadvertently turned it full on,
causing the contents of the tank to boil more rapidly,
and a quantity of steam dame over him, scalding him in
a most shocking manna-r. Assiatance was Coon at bard,
and without delay he was removed to St. Bartholomew's
Hospital, where he was attended by Mr. Lee, the house
surgeon, but he never rallied, and died about eight
o'clock the same evening, from the effects of the severe
scalding. The Jury returned a verdict of "Accidental
death," expressing a hope that for the future men shou.d
go to the back, instead of the front of the tanks, to
regula'e there.

SUDDEN DEATH OF A LIVERPOOL MERCHANT.—We
exceedingly regret to announce the death of Mr. Chas.
Cotesworth, which took place yesterday under most
painful circumstances. We learn that the deceased
gentleman left hie home yesterday morning in his usual
health. He was transacting some business in his private
office in Tower-buildingei about 1 o'clock when some of
the clerks in the outer office observed him stagger, and
immediately ran to his assistance, being enabled to save
him before he fell to the ground. Medical assistance
was at once sent for, and on Dr. Petra arriving it was
found that the unfortunate gentleman was seized with
a fit of apoplexy. Dr. Chalmers, Mr. 'Coteeworth's
family adviser, and Dr. P. Ramsey were also called
in, and rendered all the relief in their power ;
but after lingering in a state of almost unconsciouene,s
for nearly two hours Mr. Cotesworth expired. The ne-
cessity of a coroner's inquest has been obviated by a cer-
tificate from the niedie.al gentleman, stating that death
was the result of apoplexy. Mr. Cntesworth was 65
years of age ; he was one of the leading shipewnere of
this pert, and he held a high position in connection w,th
various mercantile associations. He was the principal
of the firm long kno an under the title of Messrs Cotes•
worth, Wynne, and Lyne, who are extensively engaged
in the South American trade, and also owners of screw
steamers trading between Liverpool and Portugal. Mr.
Cotesworth was a Conservative in politics, and took an
active part in the charitable and religions movements of
the day.—Liverpool Courier.
NEW ITALIAN OPARA-HOUSE, COVENT-GARDEN.—
Since our last notice of this large structure the. works
hate been commenced, and are now proceeding very
rapidly. The foundations rest on the strata on which
stood the walls of the old theatre' that consists of a dense
sound gravel, which, of coarse, dispenses with the ue
of concrete. The walls of the new building are already
carried up within a few feet of the surrounding street
of ironwork required for
leveln The immense quantity
the various roofs and floors is also in very active pre
paratiou by Messrs. Grissell, of the Regent's Canal
Iron Works, who are the contractors for this portion
of the work. The structure is to be, as far as pos.
bible, fireproof, and the greatest attention, has, we
understand, been paid by the architect to the arrange-
ment of ingress and egret?, so that, as far as prac-
ticable the fearful dangers consequent on a panic
arisin!, in a crowded In,use will be avoided. As
e provision against this, there will be four pubic
staircases before the curtain, the steps and landings of
which . be constructed of atone, roofed over with
brick arches. One highly important arrangement also
in these etaircasts is, that titers will be no "winders."
and " lee" are dispensed with, the space usus.ll
occupied by the latter being built up, in a great measure
solid, as is the came in the La Scala, at Milan, and other
theatres in Italy. This arrangement allows of lighting
and ventilating the staircases at night throug:4 a central
shalt. There are also side windows as a means of lighting
t!aese staircases from the external walls of the edifice.
Provision will also be made for a most plentiful supply
of water in case of a fire, as large cisterns are to be
placed on each side of the house. Receptacles for wnt,'r
cista rat
Kill also be situatedbe s-age
other n
er parts
osd elfrown
the aouse, which wily
the street mains. 'rue deigns for the theatre have been
prepared by Elward M. Barry, Esq., architect, under
whose supervidon the building will be carried out ly
Messrs. Lucas Brothers, builders, Belvedere-road, 1.431:1-
both,— Building News,