The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-20 00:00:00

SPAIN.

A Madrid letter of the 13th says :—" The minis-
terial crisis appears to have reached its highest
point. There is great agitation in the political
world, and the most conflicting rumours are in circu-
lation, bat the general belief is that the cabinet will
fall almost immediately. After the voluntary retire-
ment of General Urbina, Minister of War, M. Bravo
Murillo appealed in vain to most of the principal
generals. In a conversation of General Lersundi
with Queen Isabella, the General frankly gave her
Majesty to understand that the President of the
Council would not be able to find a general wko
would, under existing circumstances, accept ;the war
department in the cabinet. The Queen is said to
Imo replied, If Bravo Murillo cannot find a col-
league for the Ministry of War, I will ac-
cept his resignation.' This conversation reached
the knowledge of M. Bravo Murillo, who de-
clared that he was ready to resign if such was
the pleasure of the Queen. U. Bertran do Lys,
on the contrary, is of opinion that the minis-
ters should wait to be dismissed, and not withdraw
voluntarily. List evening M. Bravo Murillo named
to the Queen two candidates for the war depart-
ment, namely, M. Blanco and M. Rendon, neither of
them remarkable as military men. The Queen
replied that she would reflect on the matter, and
declare her determination tho next day. It I.
thought that the result will be the non-acceptance of
these two candidates, and, in that case, M. Bravo
Murillo and his colleagues will have to resign.
Should that take place it is thought that General
Roncali or General Lersundi will be charged with
the task of forming a ministry. It is thought more
probable that General Roncali will be the person
chosen by the Queen for this duty. Should he
succeed in forming a ministry, its programme will
be, it is thought, drawn up in a liberal sense. In
political circles, it is thought that Queen Maria
Christina has by her prudent advice led to the present
political change. Last evening, although everything
was perfectly tranquil, great military precautions
were taken. It is generally expected that this
evening the Queen will charge General Roncali or
General Lersundi with the reorganization of the

cabinet."

Letters of the 12th state that the governor of the
province of Madrid had been ordered by M. 'lndia,
Minister of the Interior, to refuse the authorisation
demanded by a number of deputies and senators of
the Moderado Opposition, to hold a preparatory elec-
toral meeting. The application was signed by Gcu.
Narvaez, the Marquis del Duero, the Duke de Itivas,
the Duke d'Abrantes, the Duke do Sotomayor,
Martinez do la Rosa, Pedro Jose Pidal, Leopoldo
O'Donnel, Antonio do Los Rios y Row, Luis
Mayans, Francisco Pacheco, Count de San Luis,
Manuel Seijas Lozano, Luis Gonzales Bravo, Ale-
jandro Mon, Jose Gonzales Romero, Si nator Francisco
Serrano, Senator Fernandez do Cordova, Manuel
Bermudez do Castro, Senator Joe° de la Concha, the
Duke do Medina, Esteban Caliente', Andreo Borrego,
and others. The reason assigned for the refusal was
that " the meeting might revive the agitation created
by recent Juntas of the same nature, disturb general
confidence, and paralyse the ordinary course of
business."