The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-31 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The Madrid journals of the 25th contain no news
of inierest. Colonel Frias, commander of the Leon
regiment of Infantry, and au ex-member of the
Constituent Cortes, had been arrested and lodged
in the prison of San Francisco. The Epoca states
that upwards of 1,000 men had been embarked at
Cadiz foi Cuba, and that more were about to be
despatched there. From Malaga, Barcelona, San-
tander, Cornnna, and other ports, troops also were,
it says, being sent to that island ; and it adds that
in September, when the excessive heat of Cuba
shall have passed away, large detachments are to
go there, as are also some vessels of war. The
object of this arrangement, says the Epoca, is to be
prepared for every eventuality.

THE NEXT DESPATCH PROM INDIA.—The inquiry now
is—When may the next India mail be expected ?
ing from last year, the day for the receipt of the tele-
graph' will be Wednesday week, the 12th of August. It
is not improbable, however, that, supposing anything of
great importance to have occurred shortly after the de.
epatch of the present mail, the autheritiam in India will
have made an effort to transmit the intelligence by means
of the steamer from Au tralia en route to Suez. This
vessel—the European—would be due at Point de Galle
on the 11th of July (assuming her to have left Sydney
on the 15th of June, as advertised), and Aden on the
221 of July • so that, in the event of a steamer being
despatched from Bombay to the latter place, news to
about the Bth or 9th of July, or a week later than that
just brought, might be received here, via Marseilles,
about the sth August. There is also a Russian means
of communication by poets from laiva, by semaphore
from the Ca-pian to. Moscow, .and thence by electric
telegraph. - Another route of inteTgenee is by the cow.
mon route through Persia, ending at Trebiz ind, thence
by sea to Odessa, thence by semaphore and telegraph to
Btrlin by Warsaw. Another route is along by the Rai...-
hien common lino to Asia and ludia by the Caucasus.

THE COBURG FAMILY.

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T;-e Debuts takes advantage by the marriage of
Princess Charlotte of Belgium to draw the atten-
tion of thepublic to the remarkable position attained
by the house of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in Europe by
means of its matrimonial alliances. It believes that
the result of these alliances will be most favourable
to the influence of England, and that it will draw
still closer the political union of Great Britain and
Austria. We extract the following passages :
" The King of the Belgians is a prince of the
house of Saxe Coburg-Gotha, which has become
great and powerful within a space of 30 years. He
is the uncle of Prince Albert, husband of Queen
Victoria. The numerous children of the Queen
are Coburgs. Apart from the near relationship
existing between the two Royal families of England
and Belgium, the Queen of England is tenderly at-
tached to King Leopold, her uncle, whom she con-
siders, with justice, one of the wisest and most
eminent Sovereigns of Europe. The Princes of the
House of Coburg are destined to reign one day
over Great Britain and Belgium ; but with this
difference, that the Coburgs of England
will preserve the Protestant faith of their
fathers, while the Coburgs of Belgium will be Ca-
tholic, like the French Princess, their mother.
This circumstance favours in a singular manner
the aggrandisement of the House of Coburg, which
may aspire to any alliance. Thus the Princes of
the Belgian branch marry in Catholic Austria, while
the eldest Princess of the English branch allies
herself to Protestant Prussia. The time, therefore,
is not far distant when Coburgs will be found
everywhere in Europe, and as relations or friends
of the King or Queen of England they will reflect
on that nation the greatness and power for which
they are indebted to their numerous alliances. At
the present moment, King Leopold, who is so
closely connected with the Queen of England and
the Emperor of Austria, would be an excellent in-
termediary for bringing about .a . political union
between them ; and his consummate experience
and profound knowledge of the men and politics of
Europe would not fail him in that task. We have
stated already that Europe cannot see with an in-
different eye the alliance which is gradually being
established between Austria and England. We
may mention that the union of those two countries
in former times by no means prejudiced the
interests of Prussia or Russia. On the contrary,
Prussia, protected by that union, rose to the
rank of a great Power, laid the foundation of
future aggrandisement, and at present balances in
the Germanic Confederation the influence of
Austria. Russia also conquered immense tracts,
which gave her the rule of the Baltic and the Black
Seas, and so powerful an influence over the German
States, as to lead to the belief that the equilibrium
and independence of Europe were menaced. Are
we to consider the family alliances of the Royal
House of Belg'inn and of the Imperial House of
Austria as a step towards the ancient alliance be-
tween England and Austria? We do not believe that
such is the case, but we can comprehend the interest
with which Europe watches the political effects of
these alliances."

REMOVAL OF THE COURT TO SCOTLAND.—The Queen,
accompanied by Prince Albert and the Roy al Family
and suite, will leave London for the north on the 24th
of next month (August), travelling by the Great N rth-
ern route to York, and thence by the North-Eastern,
but it has not yet been decided by which route her Ma-
jesty will be conveyed into Scotland. Her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Kent will leave the metropolis for
Scotland on Monday next by a special train from King's-
cross station, which will start at 10 45 a.m., arrive
at Ilitehin at 11.40, Peterborough at 12 45, Grant
ham at 1.40, Retford at 2.49, Doncaster at 3.10,
Knoltingley at 3.50, and York at 4 30. Her Royal
Highness will pass the night at York, and proceed to
Elinburgh by the express train at 9 o'clock on Tues•
day morning.
PRINCE NAPOLEON AT OSBORNR.—PORTSMOCTH,
July 30.—His Imperial Highness the Prince Napoleon
arrived at Osborne in La Reine Hortense to-day, unex-
pectedly. He at once landed and was received by her
Majesty and the Prince Consort. The French yacht is
getting up steam to-night to proceed to Havre to embark
the Emperor and Empress of the French for Osborne.
This afternoon the Sealark, brig, Lieutenant Commander
Lowther, was towed down to Osborne, as a sort of repre-
sentative of the British Navy. The line of betas ships
remain at Spithead, one of them the St. Vincent, 103,
Captain Elliot, was visited this afternoon by the Com-
mander in Cnief, Admiral Sir George Seymour ; Captain
Elliot, it is reported, will probably hoist a corninotlore's
broad pennant whilst the squadron assembling at Spit-
head shall remain there. Eight line of battle ships are
expected to lie at the anchorage within a few days.
The Duchess of Grafton and Miss Hardy have arrived
in town from Germany.
The Marchioness of Ely and family are staying in
retirement at the Stud House, Hampton-court.
Tee Countess Dowager of Ellesmere left Ha'chford
Hall yesterday morning for Germany.
The Earl and Countess of Ellesmere are staying at
Woreley Lao.cashire.
The Earl and Countess of Bective have left Thomas'
Hotel, Berkeley-square, on a visit to Mrs. Thomson, at
Underley Hall, Westmoreland.
The Earl and Countess of Stradbroke have left town
fcr Henham Hal', Suffellr.
The Lord Chanced u. has presented the Rev. G. Pro-
thro, M.A., curate of Whippingham, Isle of Wight, to
the rectory of that parish, rendered vacant by the death
of the Hon. and Rev Ed ward Bouverie, M.A.
A despatch from Munich states that the form of be-
trothal has been completed in that city between the
Duke of Calabria, the heir-apparent to the throne of
the Two Sicilies,and the Princes Maria Sophia Amelia,
daltghter of the Duke Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria and
sister to the Empress of Austria.
REPORTED DEATH or M. LAELACHE.—The Presse of
Wednesday states that M. Calzado, the manager of the
Italian Theatre, has received the melancholy news of
t death of Lablebe.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Last evening Mezert's
divine inspiration, "Le NOZZ3 di Figaro," the only
true specimen extant of high musical comedy, was
performed with immense success at Her Majesty's
Theatre. The cast, unprecedentedly strong, was as
fellows :—Sesanna, Madlle. Piceoln nini ; the Coun-
tess, Madlle. Ortolani; and Cherubino, Madlle Spezia;
Figaro, Signer Belletti ; Count Almaviva, Signor
Beneventano ; Don Bsrtolo, Signor Rossi ; Basilio,
Signor Belart, and Antonio, Signor Vialett'e
ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. (LYCEUM.)—Tito following
fashionable company attended the performances at this
theatre last evening : —The Duchess of Montrose and
Lady Agnes Graham and the Marquis of Graham,
Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Earl and Countess
of Morley, the Countess of Dysart, the Earl Granville,
Viscount Torrington, Viscount Reneligh, Viscountess
Dungannon, Lady Georgina Codrington, Lady Lawley,
Sir George and Lady Armytage, Lady Molesworth, Sir
Henry Fletcher, Count Louie Cert;, General the Hon.
Henry Cavendish, Hon. Spencer Poneoehy, Hun. Mrs.
Ashley and the Hon. Mrs. Kerr, Col. King, Captain
Dawson Darner, Col. Clifton, Col. Bigge, Admiral Cater,
Mrs. Ewen Curwen, Mrs. Murray, Miss Morgan, Mr.
and Mrs. Prideaux Brune, Miss Burgess, Mr. A. K.
Oom, Mr. Law, Mr. T. Bowdoin, Mrs. Spalding, &c.
CHELSEA NEW BRIDGE BILL.—It will be remembered
that the bill for the abolition of the toll on Chelsea new
bridge was referred to a select committee, with the con-
sent of Sir B. Hall, who was appointed chairman of
the committee. At the first and only meeting of the
committee it has been managed to shelve the bill !
The Vauxhall and Battersea Bridge proprietors ae-
peered by counsel, as being parties interested, while
a similar permission . was refused to the inhabitants
of Pimlico, on the argument that they had no
existing rights. This clever " dodge" carried the
point as intended. To the surprise of everybody, fir
Benjamin Hall (whose business it was to take care that
sufficient evidence was in attendance to prove the pre-
amble of the bill), declared the preamble of the bill
"not proved ;" and so the measure has dropped through
—a farcical termination certainly to so ex.raordinary an
agitation. There must ba a great want of business
habits somewhere among the parties who have conducted
this local agitation on this subject, to have allowed it to
come to such a blank termination.—Morning Chronicle,
PROPOSED OPENING OF SOUTHWARK-BRIDGE FREE
Yesterday a conference between the Bridgehouse Estates
Committee of the Corporation and the General Pur-
poses Committee of the Metropolitan B ,ard of Works
was held in the Guildhall, the object of the interview
being to ascertain whether the corporation would be
willing to co-operate with the board in purchasing the
interests of the proprietors of the bridge. An attempt
to do so was made some time since by tae Improvement
Committee of the Corporation, but that failed in con-
sequence of the large amount (200,0001.) required,
and the 'indisposition of the Government to render
any financial assistance to the corporation in the event
of an agreement being entered int.). 300,0001. is now
wanted for the bridge, and the policy of advancing this
sum jointly on the part of both bodies formed one ele-
rnent in the discussion of yesterday. The best feeling,
it is understood, exists between both bodies, and if the
directors will but consent to moderate their terms, the
tell for foot-passengers will be shortly abolished, and a
general, free, and direct thoroughfare will be opened
from the City and the northern and southern suburbs
of the metropolis.
SALE OF OBSCENE BOOKS,' PICTURES, &u,—Lord
Campbell's bill for suppressing the trade in obscene
books, prints, drawings, &c., proposes to empower a
justice of the peace upon complaint made before him
upon oath, that the complainant had reason to believe,
and does believe, that any such articles are kept in any
house, shop, or room, for sale or distribution, to issue
a search warrant (which may be enforced if necessary
by br eking open doors, &o.), and if found, to order
the same to be burnt or destroyed. In case any irre
gularity, trespass, or other wrongful act should t e
committed in the execution of the act, tender of
amends may be made before action brought. In case
no tender has been made the defendant in the action
may, by leave of the court, pay a sum into court by
way of satisfaction and amends, and if the plaintiff does
not recover more than the sum so paid in, the defendant
will be entitled to the verdict. Before commencing
such an action, notice in writing mutt be given by the
party intending to prosecute the same to the intended
defendant, one calendar month's notice at the least before
prosecuting the Fame. And such an action must be
brought or commenced within three calendar months
next after the hm3peniog of the matter complained of.—
dvertieen

ELECTION COMMITTEES.—(This Day.)

SLIGO.

The committee assembled for the first time this
morning—Sir J. Y. Buaer, Bart., in the chair—to
consider the petition against the return of Mr. P.
Somers for the borough of Sligo. Mr. Slade and
Mr. Clarke appeared for the petitioner. Mr. Ser-
geant Thomas, Mr. Gore Jones, and Mr. Lewis for
the sitting member.

Mr. Slade, in opening the case on the part of the
ptCtioner, the Right Hon. J. Wynne, who claims
the seat, said it was simply one of scrutiny.
Evidence on the scrutiny was then gone into.
At half-past two the Committee, having finished
their scrutiny, declared that Mr. J. P. Somers was
not duly elected for the borough of Sligo ; but that
Mr. Wynne was duly elected, and ought to be re-
turned.