LATEST ENGLISH NEWS.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume V, Issue 333, 7 October 1848, Page 3

LATEST ENGLISH NEWS.

Another insurrection had broken out in Madrid, on the 7th May, of a sanguinary character. About 600 men of the infantry regiment Espana left their barracks under the leadership of their Serjeants, with the regimental colours flying, and took possession of the line of houses forming the south side of the Plaza Mayor, when, having posted themselves in the balconies, they prepaied to defend their position against all comers. Troops of infantry, cavalry, artillery, and the civic guard, were brought to act against them by the chief military authorities, and strong detachments of military were placed in the entrances of the narrow streets leading to the square, and other precautions taken to prevent assistance arriving to the insurgents, who, after a sanguinary struggle, were obliged to surrender. Considerable numbers were killed on both sides, among them the CaptainGeneral of Madrid Fulgosio, brother-in-law of Maria Christina. Thirteen persons, eight military, and five civilians, were shot by sentence of court martial, and eighty soldiers were sentenced to imprisonment for life in the presidios. The leader of the insurgents was a retired officer named Baseta, who had also been very actively engaged in the Gallician insurrection, where he acted as chief of the staff to Solis. Madrid bad been declared by the authorities in a state of siege.

Flight of the Emperor of Austria. — News from Vienna of the 17th states, that his Majesty the Emperor with the Empress drove last evening, about six o'clock, through the town in the direction of Marianif. He was cheered by the people, and returned their salutations. It was thought be was going to Scbdnbrunn. An empty Imperial travelling carriage followed an hour afterwards, in the same direction* and four more travelling carriages, with six horse* each, followed about

aine o'clock. It became then evident that the Imperial family had quitted Vienna. Early in the morning this event was announced by posted bills, containing a manifesto of the Ministry, who had before tendered their resignation, but who, at the entreaties of the Emperor and the University, had consented to remain in office ad interim. The Ministers stated that a merely verbal communication had informed them of this sudden departure, for which the Emperor's health was given as a motive, and that lunspruck had been fixed upon as his residence. They added, that the Commander of the National Guard, Count Hoyos, accompanied by Count Wilczek, was already gone after the Emperor, with a view of iuducing him to return. — Tim*,