The Sun. — 1857-02-13 (London, England)

SPAIN. MADRID, Feb. 2.—The Gazette announces the discovery of a depot of arms and ammunition in the Theatre des Vartetes. The director of the theatre has been arrested. The reactionary party have triumphed in the provincial elections, by the interference of the Governmental authorities. The rumoured dismissal of General Concha from the Governorship of Cuba is contradicted. Marshal Espartero has sent to the Queen his resignation as member of the Senate. The municipal elections have terminated throughout Spain, and give as result a large majority to the government party. By a royal decree of the 7th, M. Melchoir Or donez, governor of the province of Barcelona, has been removed from his functions, and M. Juan Zapatero, captain-general of Catalonia, appointed to hold the post ad interim. Intelligence had been received dt to at Madrid of the sudden death of General Agustin Nogueras at Tenerife, where he was residing in great privacy. It was he who order us • gave the de have the mother of Cabrera shot. The NI a Alcaniceo hcli been named chairman of the board of directors of the General Company of Creditir Spain, vice the Duke d'Abrantes, resigned In consequence of the complete recovery of Queen the-evening recepti. ans of the various ministers have hal Narvaez gave been resumed. On the 7th M.. ays a grand dinner to a number ofthe diplomatic body and other persons of distinction.  Accounts have been received from Bagdad announcing that the English are making large purchases of flour, barley, wheat, and cattle at that place for the expeditionary army. In consequence of measures adopted by the Government of Beyrout, the Zaliliotes Maaluf and Abu Hater, who had been by their feuds disturbing the peace of the country, were arrested and were to be sent to Constantinople. The Austrian scientific mission under Col. Schiudlocker arrived at Bagdad on the 19th December, and was received with great distinction by Rechid Pacha, the governor.  " It is stated," says a letter from Milan in the Augsburg Gazette, "that a project exists of uniting Trieste, Istria, Southern Tyrol, and Dalmatia, with Lombardy and Venice. All these would then form a single province, with Milau as the capital."  The Ministerial Oesterreische Correspondenz thus announces the evacuation of Parma :—" On the sth of February the Austrian battalion went to Piacenza. On the 3d it filed off before the Duchess. Th 9 officers, after having had a farewell audience, dined at the Palace, where there was a ball in the evening. Several of the officers received orders."  The Austrian Gazette states that an official organ of. the episcopacy is about to appear in Vienna with the title of " Catholic Archives ;" it will contain all the edicts issued by the bishops to the clergy.  A letter from Naples, in the Cattolico of Genoa, says that Mgr. Rossini, the Archbishop of Maters, has given signs of mental alienation since the late murderous attempt made on him.  The funeral of the late Count Felix de Merode took place the day before yesterday at Brussels with great pomp. It was attended by the ministers, the members of the Chamber of Representatives, the grand marshal of the palace the minister of the household of the King, his Majesty's aides-decamp and orderly officers, the orderly officers of the princes, and a great number of the principal functionaries of the city.  •