The Sun.
London, England, 1826-12-27 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPER
(From the Etolle of Monday, Doc. 24.)

" MADRID, DEC. 14.—The English Minister yesterday
received two couriers from London; the first bad been •
*topped by a band of robbers, a few leagUes' froin Madrid.
" The annual elections, which should take plaie it this
time in fittipuscoa, for the renewal'of the 'Municipalities,
have just been suspended, by a resolution of the Com-
munes of that province, till the • Government shall hive
come to a decision on some difficulties which 'hive- arias&
on the subject.
" The Iperchants of Bilboa continued to be distressed
by (repent bankruptcies.
" Thercelebrated Mercandante, who, for some months,
has directed th 4 Italian Opera in this eapital, sets out to-
day foiTurin. The day before yesterday the .Barber of
Seri#e was performed for his benefit, at the Theatre 4s ht.
Cruz, and the house was crowded. A new symphony, of
bis compOsition, which -was performed between the two-.
acts, was very well received, .and when he appeared, to
accompany it on the piano; he was highly -applauded. ••
" PAR IS, Duo. 24.—We have news from Madrid of
the 18th, and from Lisbon of the 12th. • nothing positive
was known respecting the real situation of things in the
Portuguese provinces, where the civil war rages. On the
side of Alentejo, it seems that before being repulsed into
Spain, Nlagessi who had at first taken a road to Algarve.
had repassed the Guadiana, and had been again not• Ur -
from Estremos, at a short distance froni the 'Constitutional
troops. It was said'to be his intention ta joiniiii•the pre
vinee of Beira, the forces of the Marquis de Chaves, end
of Viscount 'de Camino, who are stated to have. moved •in
that direction, .abandoning voluntarily, or by .foree,- the
road to Oporto ; but in all these suppositions, there are,
probably, more conjectures than certain farts, •• • .' ;44
" The people of Alentejo have not taken part with the
insurgents. It was observed, however, that the land-
owners and the inhabitants were beginning to abandon the
country and open towns, and retire into the fortresses with
such of their property as they can remove.

" P.S.—We have received," through an extraordinary
channel, news from Lisbon of Dee. 13.

". The Minister of War has published the following ex-
tracts of the reports which he has received:—
.
" Gen. Cattle writes on the cth, that be has seat to re-
connoitre the insurgents who have appeared about Jura-
menha, Villa Vicosa, Ilorba, and Eatretuoi.
Gen. Count 'de Villa Plot writes from LOureneo
Al-
caide, on the Hat, that he is tbllowing the motions of the •
rebels, who were the preceding night ' at Saint Romano,'
marching on the Guadiana.
" Gen. Mello writes from Villa Percia on the 6th, that
he knows, that: on the 26th, the garrison.of Brogue& had
surrendered to the Insurgents; that the officerchad.beffie
conducted into Spain by Spanish Lancers, bound-05,06'1d
'IVO with ropes, and the privates incorporated with the.
Insurgent regiments.
" After having ascertained that the whole province of
'Tae-os-Montes was timed in Guerillas, which impeded
his motions, Geu. Mello, in concert with Gen. Claudine,
roired to taken position on the Flue of the Tansega„......;
Clay ei was accomptinied on the 4th by a corps of Guerillas,
supported by detachments from the revolted regiments of
cavalry, Nos. 6 and 9. The General affirms, that teeny
Spumsh troops accompanied the rebels,

" The Governor of Oporto writes, on the Bth, that by
the position of Generals Mello and Claudine;' OH' the' Te-
mega, the province of Minho is covered.' lie tynnutuai.
ceteti the measures of defence which he had taken to NVw
the city.

" The General commanding in Lower Beira writs,
that he has made all suitable arrangements.

" CHAMBER OF PEERS.—Sitnwo op ?In Sham.

" THE DECLAMATION& O 2 TH2 &MISSION OF INDIVIDUAL

LIBUA'I'I'.

" The Bishop of Algarve declared, that in his opiision
the adoption of the law wa• urgently necessary', sine, the
Chamber was menaced both by open revolt, by foreigo
war, and by the connivance of aevend public functionaries
with the rebels.
" The Count de Villa Real thought it was impossible
to adopt too rigorous measures, considering those taken by
the enemies of the Charter. The Noble Pert stated that
he had heard that the Marquis de Chaves had caused him•
self to be proclaimed King, by the name of Don Manuel 11.
If this be true, said he, how will a single Portuguese date
to remain under his standard ?

" After some oiservations, the project of 1&w, with the
amendments of the Committee, was adopted by 97 voter
to 13.

" SITTING OF THE 'lnt.

A debate commenced on several articles of the Sta
ing Orden—the police of the galleries, and the coittlms
the Peers. The grand• costume shall recnrri❑ as it was as
the opening of the Session.

" The o—rdinary habit ahall be of blue alotb, ru►broidwred
with gold and w►th a white collar.

" SITTING O THE *Tu.

" The Marquis de TalTiO9 read the answer-of the
iter of the Interior, to the application. for !informal-iota .re.
'pectin& the importation of foreign corn. -
" Tine answer being judged insuilicient, was sent havi
to the Minieter„- that he may add the necessary detail'.

(I.I4,IVATX tarrrltlt.)
" The return of Messrs. Almeida, and Sabres Brancato/4
has produced the best effect ; all the parte/milks ang peel].
pied, and public business goes on without intmuptiou.

fly the steam-boat which arrived yesterday from
Oporto, we hear that Generals Mello and Claudine, AM
the Marquis de Anjega, have taken a position on the Tit-
mega, and fortified the bridged Amarante, to coverOptiraa
and the province of Minho.
" At Oporto much alarm prevailed, and several faini-
lies went away in the steam-boat, but the poeition of the
three Generals had made the minds of the people rather
more .easy. The major part of the inhabitantsttre armed,
and General Stubbs writes that be will defend Oporto.—
There is little news from the South. The Count de Villa
Flor was pursuing Magessi.
" It is said that the Spaniards receive 110 more Ponta-
xuese deserters.
" betters from the North say
that Colonel Valdee haul
found means to
.orape, and had returned to 'Portugal. The
English troops caouot be here before the end of the month