The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-13 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The Elector of Hesse is again =der the influence
of HAssErirnLuG, and the negociations with him hay-
ing failed.

The Cologne Gazette states that the Prussians
were to evacuate Hersfeld on the 9th,' and that the
Federal troops would enter that place in a few days.
A letter from Vienna of the 6th, in the Indepen-
dance of Brussels, says :—" Orders have this day
been given by telegraph to the troops stationed in
Gallicia, to accelerate their march towards the fron-
tier of Silesia. This corps d'arrciii, consisting of 30,000
men, is to re-inforce part of the active army under the
command of General Sciinic, on the western part of
the frontier of Silesia. It appears then that, for the
present, there exists no intention of effecting a re•
duction of the army on a grand scale."
The German Gazette contains a letter from Vienna
of the 7th, which says:—Field rtlnr•hal RADETZLY
being asked if he thought that the Convention of
011mutz would last, replied—' Yes, for the moment
but not for any length of ,

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.
The Ko/ner Zeitung states that the Stadholders of
Holstein have solicited the mediation of the King of
HANoTER.

ITALY.
In the sitting of the Piedmontese Chamber of De-
puties of the 7th, the Minister of Foreign Affairs
presented two Bills, one for the approval of the
treaty of commerce and navigation lately con-
cluded with France, and the (Aber for the
reciprocal protection of literary property in
France and Piedmont. The Minister
of Fi-
nance also presented a Bill, for the revocation of the
law of April, 1848, in virtue of which certain species
of gold coin were allowed to circulate at a somewhat
higher rate than usual. The Minister observed that,
although that law was very useful at the critical period
at which it was passed, the present fall of gold in all
the money-markets of Europe rendered it detrimental
at this moment.

The 111ilanazette, of the 7th, states from Flo.
rence that Lady SUSSEX LENNOX abjured Protest-
antism at Fiesole, on the 19th ult., and embraced the
Catholic persuasion. The same paper contains a no-
tification from the Municipal Congregation of Milan,
regulating the payment of the first instalment of the
forced loan.

Extract of a letter from Naples, of the 21 inst
:
"Naples is very tranquil, and we have such beautiful
weather that the sun was oppressive at eight o'clock
this morning, in the Villa leale. We are full of
visitors of all nations, and more English than for four
or five winters past. There are three American ships
of war, and we expect many English vessels shortly.
The season will be brilliant, particularly the balls at
the Palace.

A commission to inquire into the prscfice and
pleading of the Court of Chancery has been issued to the
following Commis,ioners :--The Attorney-Genet-A, G. J.
Turner, Q.C., R. Bethel', Q.C.. James Parker, Q.C., W. P.
Wood, QC., C. Crompton, Esq., and W. M. James, Esq.
Charles C. Barber, Esq., will be the secretary.
The Queen has directed letters patent to be issued
conferring upon the Right Hon. Sir M. Rolfe the dignity of
a baron of the United Kingdom, by the title of Baron Cran-
worth, of Cranworth, in the county of Norfolk.
THE LONDON FADAILESi' CLUD-1.10 monthly
meeting of this body was held yesterday evening, and com-
prised a full attendance. The subject, which was introduced
by Mr. J. C. Nisbett, was " The qualities of different kinds
of food, and the best methods of fattening stock." The
argument advanced was, the importance of apportioning the
various descriptions of food in accordance with their chemi-
-1 cal elements, in order to the production of flesh as well as
fat, and the keeping of the animal in he,:lth. 11Iessr,.'Shaw, .
W. Bennett, Mechi, Pawlett, R. Smith, and Williams, took
part in the discussion, which terminated in the adoption, on
the motion of Mr.. Shaw, seconded by Mr:. W.'Bennett,.of . a
resolution aihrming,the importance of. this
.subject, and .the agreement of the principleslaid down with the experience of 1
the -ll:touting. , .

Madrid journals of the 7th have arrived.
In the sitting of the Deputies on the 6th the Pre-
sident of the Council announced formally that the
budget would be presented to the Cortes in the course
of the next week. The new Minister of Finance,
Senor SEIJAS LOZANO, preserved silence on this oc-
casion, and his silence has been regarded in an unfa-
vourable light.
The President of the Council took an opportunity
in the course of the sitting to say—" I remain at my
post, gentlemen, because I have a majority in the
legislative bodies, because my political friends are
of opinion that I ought to continue to share the
painful labours endured by the Ministry, and because
the QUEEN, not wishing to accept our resignations,
honour, duty, loyalty, and patriotism oblige me to
remain at the head of the Ministry." This speech was
loudly cheered by the Deputies, and Senor BRAVO
MurtiLLo, the late Minister of Finance, applauded
the statement, saying► he had differed with his late
colleagues merely on matters of detail. Some dis-
cussion took place as to thole details, and the subject
dropped.

t:nor MoN is expected to arrive every moment.
MADRID BOLSA, D.LC. 7.—The Three per Crnti.
S 4 3 16 ; the Five per Cents., 12k. Exchange on
London, i 0 36.

GERMANY.
The Berlin official Gazette, of the 10th, publishes
a decree, ordering large reductions in the army.
The Journal of Frankfort, of the 10th, states that
General PLUCKER, Prussian member of the central
commission, and Field-Marshal the Count DE 14-
NANGE, commander of the troops stationed in Frank-
fort, have, in accordance with the treaty of 011mutz,
been named by the Governments of Prussia and
Austria their respective Commissioners for settling
the affairs of Electoral Hesse and of the Duchies of
Holstein.