The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-24 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, April 23d (Evening).
The Queen has accepted the resignation of the
Ministry.
Senor Gonzalez Bravo has been chargad with the
formation of a new Cabinet.

The funeral of Marshal Narvaez will take place
on Sunday.
Tranquillity prevails in the Peninsula.

DENMARK.

COPENHAGEN, April 22.

The Landsthing by 360 votes against 13 has de-
cided that the Municipality Bill shall be read a
third time. it was explained that the object of this
was to facilitate in the interval between the second
and third reading an understanding being come to
between the Government and the Rigsraad on the
question. It ix, however, unlikely that such an
understanding will be arrived at.

AMERICA•
(By Atlantic Telegraph.)
CROOKHAVEN, April 24, 5 a.m.

The Cunard steamer Australasian, from New
York on the 15th inst., is now passing Browhead
Signal Station en route for Queenstown.

THE CAPE MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, April 24.

The Union Company's steamship Briton, Capt.
Kerr, with the above mail, has arrived here. She
brings 67 passengers, £2,700 in specie, 1,662 pack-
ages of cargo, and 40 bags of mails.

The Celt, with the outward mail, arrived at Table
Bay on the 19th March.

From the Equator, 38 N. lat., the Briton expe-
rienced heavy gales, a head sea was in the Bay,
with heavy south-westerly winds and thick rain.
On the 16th ult., off Cape Infanta, she spoke the
English ship Algiers, with coolies for the West
Indies ; on the 31st, the Dutch barque Pekin, for
Amsterdam; on the 11th inst., the English
barque Memento, for Mddras ; on the 17th inst.,
the French barque, Jean Baptiste, bound south,
the English barque Dolphin for Rio, the ship Wel-
ford steering south, and the ship Daphne for Mel-
bourne ; on the 22d instant she signalled the
steamer City of Limerick, which had hove to in a
heavy south-westerly gale, with a damaged rudder.
The Briton offered assistance, which was declined.
The Briton left Cape Town on the 20th March.
The Governor had issued a proclamation declar-
ing the Basutos British subjects, and the country
inhabited by them British territory. It was stated
that the Burghers had captured one :of Moshesho's
strongholds, inflicting great suffering upon the
Basutos.

Governor Woodhouse started for Free State on
the 19th. He was to travel without a retinue, and
will be met at Orange River by the Cape corps
and the mounted police.

The colonists have petitioned her Majesty pray-
ing for consideration in the event of any alteration
in the duties on wines.

Business at Cape Town in all branches was very
dull, the season was fine and provisions abundant
and cheap, which considerably mitigated the dis-
tress which would otherwise prevail.

It is stated that gold fields of great richness do
exist between the Zambesi and the transvaal in the
Mekonos country. These fields are described as
only 60 miles in length and 20 in breadth. From
specimens which have been obtained from the quartz
it was considered that the yield of gold will exceed
the Australian and Californian averages. Port
Elizabeth papers say that the native stronghold
(Kilme) was taken by the Free State Burghers on
the 22d ult., capturing 1,500 horses, 8,000 sheep and
goats,.ll,ooo head of cattle, with the loss of only
three men. The Basutos went off is the directions
of Thalia Basige Moshesho's stronghold. The
Colonial Parliament was expected to meet on the
28th May.
Trade at Port Elizabeth was no better, and
was generally dull. There was little demand for
winter goods, and money was abundant. First- class
mercantile bills on London, 90 days, were selling at
2 per cent. ; the Bank drawing rates on London,
90 days, I discount. The
produce market was
dull, and the prices of wool and skins were lower
than for many years.