The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-30 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, April 29.

The official Gazette of to-day publishes the ap-
pointment of General Pezula as Captain-General of
Madrid, and that of the Marquis de Novalesches to
the post of Captain-General of Catalonia.
In to-day's sitting of the Cortes the debate on
land mortgage banks was continued.

In the Senate the Budget came under discussion

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, April 30.

It is asserted that negociations between the
Western Powers and Austria have been renewed
upon the initiative of the French Cabinet, for the
purpose of sending a common maritime force into
Greek waters. The object of this measure would
be to put a stop to the commanication carried on
between the Greek harbours and Candia, and thus
to cut off further supplies from the insurrection.

The appointment of Count Vizthum, formerly
Saxon Minister at the Court of St. James's, as
Austrian Minister at Brussels, is confirmed.

FRANCP.
BourtsE, April 29.—Three o'clock.—The market
closed as follows :

per Cent.
Lad of month... ItAl'an Loan -
3 per Cent
End of month 69 45 Mexican Loan 19 50
Credit Mobilier 253 75 Do. Bonds
End of month... 251 '23 Spanish Threes 371
Credit Fonder —.1172 50 Homo• Debt 32
End of month... Deferred
Account
Orleans
Northern
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern..... 5804
Western
Eastern • •
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 375
North of Spaiu
Saragos 4a
Roman

RAILWA'

The Catholic Aged Poor Society held its annual
dinner at the Albion on Monday evening last. The

have the happiness to
of Archbishopher
Majesty, o f lVstasitd :_mins,t,elr, in proposing the health
propose to you the health of her ISlost Gracious
.Majesty
al s
am confident that
I
thoughts and feelings, and
seictort,hou and g I
that I shall represent the universal desire of the
yl
interpret Queen
pour ia
Catholics of England, in laying at her Majesty's
feet an expression of our profound and heartfelt
sympathy. Eight-and-forty hours ago we were all
wounded by the tidings of a deed which I have no
words to describe. It was an axiom among the
Pagans, Maxima debetur puero reverentia.' the
grace and dignity of youth exacted from them a
special reverence. In its presence immorality was
abashed, and brutality held its hand, but we have
been shocked and wounded in every manly sense by
the assassination attempted against the son of our
Queen—against a youth innocent of all offence, free
from all the animosities and broils of political con-

tention, noble and generous i❑ his bearing, and
engaged in a public mission of royal benevolence to
the people of Australia, and in the kindliest offices
of charity to the national service in which he bears
a part. This horrible and guilty deed has aroused,
I am confident, in the heart of every Christian, of
every man, and of every mother in her Majesty's
dominions, a sorrow, an indignation, and a sym-
pathy, the expression of which, for the want of a
more prompt and better opportunity, I desire on
this occasion, in the name of the Catholics of
England, most respectfully to lay at her Majesty's

feet."
The correspondent of a contemporary at Turin
mentions an odd circumstance which took place at
the ball given by the Philharmonic. Society of Turin
on the occasion of the marriage of Prince Humbert.
During a polka the Princess of Piedmont's train
caught in the spur of an officer of Lancers, and was
torn to rags. Before the Princess had time to ap-
peal to one of her ladies, the Crowd Prince of
Prussia had produced a pretty little morocco itui,
from which he extracted a small pair of scissors,
and, kneeling down at the feet of the bride, skil-
fully cut away the wreck. He then rose, bowed
profoundly, returned his necessaire to his pocket,
and resumed his place by the
King's side amidst
thunders of applause. The correspondent, warm-
ing with his subject, goes on to say—" From that
moment he was the hero of the evening. Every-
body acquainted with Italian character will at once
understand the delight of all present at the readi-
ness, gallantry, and fertility of resource displayed
by the Prince, in whose favour Turin society was
always strongly prepossessed."
A slight passage of arms took place on Tuesday
night in the Hons.) of Lords between Lord Derby
and Lord Granville which may afford useful matter
for reflection both to statesmen and to sporting men.
I Lord Derby had alluded to his having received in-
I formation that a recent political meeting at Mr.
Gladstone's private house hal been attended by the
Duke of Argyll and Lord Granville ; and the latter
requested to know how Lord Derby had obt tined
such information. Lord Granville said that during
the meeting in question an individual, supposed
from his lurcher-like appearance to be either a
Treasury runner or a Newmarket tout, had been
observed amongst the shrubs opposite Mr. Glad-
stone's house, apparently intent upon noting down
the names of those who entered, and observed that
such illicit practices are not usually countenanced
either by high-minded politicians or by honourable
sportsmen. •