28 JULY 1838, Page 2

The session of the Spanish Cortes was prorogued on the

17th instant. Both Queens were present ; the speech being delivered, of course, by the Queen Regent. It contained nothing but corn- Monplaces. The day passed off very well ; the two Queens, mother as well as daughter, being cheered by the populace.

A rumour of the discovery of a plot in Madrid has been circu- lated, but it seems not to rest on credible authority.