7 MARCH 1840, Page 2

Some disturbance occurred in the of the Spanish Cortes on

the

23d ultimo. Violent speeches front Opposition members excited vehe- ment cheers front the galleries filled with Exaltados. The Ministers were saluted with hisses and groans. The session was suspended ; and the GovernnIVIlt having discovered, or pretending to discover, the rami• fications of a conspiracy, declared Madrid in a state of siege ; and mar- tial law was 1)11,cl:data However, no tumults or disorders of any kind occurred ; and on the 29th ultimo the sittings of the Cortes recom- menced. The "state of siege" has not been declared at an end, but perfect tranquillity prevailed in Madrid. In the provinces, ESPARTERO has gained some not very important advantages over the resuscitated CABRERA.