The Sun. — 1834-05-12 (London, England)

EXCHANGE ON LONDON. (me month; paler, 25f. 35c. ; money, -f. -c. Three months, paper, 25f. 25c. ; money, -f. -c. --('ours Authentique.  itia, it is supposed by a Carlist. Search was made, but the murderer has not yet been discovered. The Urban Militia, dressed in their uniforms, paraded :he streets, singing national airs, and notwithstanding the acrimony of party spirit, no riot ouk place, nor , was any insult offered to thOse ,f opposite opinions. The publication of the Estatuto Rsal has- given universal satisfactibn co the Liberals, who look upon it as the first step towards the great national reforms which they so fondly anticipate : this measure has gained the popularity which the Queen Regent had in some degree forfeited by the absurd inconsistency of her former Ministers. Since the fall of the Minister of the Interior (Burgos), there seems to be more decision in the cabinet. The royal decree, published on the 27th, for the regulation of the clergy and convents, is striking at the root of monkish poser, which has so long impoverished and oppressed this unfortunate country. The admisiion of novices to the monastic order is prohibited by the decree, and the total extinction of convents, and the appropriation of their immense revenues. to meet the exigencies of the state, may be looked for at no distant period. The first step has been taken, which has been hailed by the Liberals as a most auspicibts omen ; and their confidence in Government is now greater than at any former period since the death of Ferdinand : however, the convocation of the Corte4 is anxiously looked for, and it is expected that this body will secure to the people those rights which they have so long and so vainly struggled to obtain. It is obvious that the reforms which Spain so imperiously calls for can be no longer withheld without the danger of bringing on a most sanguinary revolution. Ihe present Ministers seem inclined to promote the welfare of their country, and if their measures do not keep pace with the impatience of the Liberals, it must be remembered' that practical experience, gleaned during years of misfortune, has taught them the necessity of avoiding extremes. The letters which have arrived this day by a courier from the northern provinces bring tidings of a most unfavourable nature. They give an account of an _ action having been fought at the town of Alsuaga,' the valley of Borunda. which is situate between Vittoria and Pampeluna, in which the Queen's troops, under the command of General Quesada, sustained a complete defeat. The details of this unfortunate affair have not yet been made public. The Carlists were commanded by Zumalacarregui, who had; it is stated, 4,000 men, while the Queen's force did not exceed 2,000; 180 of the latter were made prisoners, together with several officers. The troops taken were decimated, and the officers, five in number, were shot. One of them, Colonel O'Donnell, son of the general of that name ( Count Abisbal), a young officer of the most promising talents, was butchered in cold bloOd. Although this news is not official, yet I am sorry to say it is generally believed to be true, for it has come through a most respectable channel. The nomination of General Quesada to the command of the army. in the northern provinces was considered by military men to have been very injudicious- on the part of the Government, for he is violent and headstrong, entirely devoid of military talent, and an officer whose mai.ners are not calculated to- inspire love or respect. He wishes to govern by fear, and to reconcile the revolted provinces to the Queen's Goverment by the most brutal display of military despotism. General Mina is the person whom public opinion 'points out as the most proper to be employed in reducing the revolted provinces to obedience. The guerilla chief, nicknamed El Loch, who ravaged the neighbouring province -of La Mancha in the time of Charles V., has met with a signal defeat. His party did not exceed 300 men, 'of whom 200 were infantry. He has escaped into Portu... gal by Estremadura, accompanied by only sixteen men (cavalry), pursued by the Urban Militia of that pro., vince. D,'