The Express.
London, England, 1848-06-19 00:00:00

CONCLUSION OF THE SPANISH CORRE-

SPONDENCE.

The following are the last and moat important por-
tions of the correspondence baweeu the Spanivi gorernmiat
and the vvernment of Great Britain which has sti,t been
presented to parliament :

VISCOUNT rI

Foredoom!lke, Jane 12, IBle.
Sir,—Having had the honour to receive your letter of the 7th inst.,
I now proceed to state to you the result of the very attentive conside-
ration which her Majesty's, government hare given to the allegations
put forward:by the Spanish government with a view to justify the
course which they have pursued towards her Majcsity's minieter at the
coon of Madrid. But before I enter into an examination of them
matters 1 wish to say a few words upon what but been stated by
youraelf and by the Duke of S ,tomayor, ti,ma the subject ot the ap-
plication of the Spanish government for Sir Henry Butwer'a recall.
The Duke of Sotomayor, in treating of that matter, meat to argue
as if every government was emitted to obtain the recall ot any foreign
minister, whenever, for remons of its own, it might wish that be
should be removed; but this is • doctrine to which I can by no meant'
assent. It is quite true, as said by the Duke of Sotomayor, that the law
of nations autl international wage may permit a government to
make such demand; but the law of nations and international
usage also entitle the government to whom such a re.
quest may be preferred to decline to comply with it. And
there are obvious reasons why this should be. Diplomatic agents
are appointed to guard the interests of the government and nation
which they represent; and the performance of their duties may often
compel them to make represenuoions and demands Inconvenient and
datieleitil to the government to which they are areredited. But if their
continuance at their past were to depend upon the good will and plea.
sure of that government, instead of testing within the dieeretion of the
government of their owe country, it is manifest that men mindful of
their professional character would Cechne eh emplut went in which a
term performance of their duty might lead to a recall, the causes of
which it might be difficult for them public'y to explain; while men
' weaker in mind and less lion in put lose might be exposed to the
temptation of Machine from their duty, for fear of inuring their pro-
feseional prospect.. And it this he true as a general 'imposition, it Is
especially we in regard to the diplamatie rclattura of &treat Britain
with Spain; for, on the one hand, the Bt dish government and ea-
thin have umatietled claim. upon Spain, and the eouree of events in
Spans ha, given rim to palitical dilferenees between the two govern-
ments; m that it has open been the duty cf the British repres.-uta-
tie.. to place himself in a position n..t minable to the views and withers
of the Spanish ministers of the day; and, on the other band, the tw-
ee:mon of ministers in Sp.in has of late yearn been so rapid, and
changes of government have been there sofreament, that if it were to be
undanttoed that the British miaDter at Math:a held hi. office by no
steadier tenure than the pleasure of the Spanish minister of the day
the British government might be exposed to frequent repetitions of
such demands
I do not mean to say that if a foreign government is able to state S.
the government of her Majesty grave and a eighty reasons why the
British minister accredited to such government should he removed
her Majesty's government would not feel it to be their duty to take
such repreeentations into their serious consideration, and to weigh
them with all the attention which they might deserve. But it must
rest with the British government in each a case to determine whether
there is, or is not, tiny just cane of comp.:tint against the British
diplomatic agent; and whether the dignity and interest.* of Great M-
um would best be consulted by witharawlng hint, or by maintaining
him at his post.
Now, with regard to the application made by you, by order of
tour government, first verbally and then in writing, for
the rectal of Sir Henry Bulwer, i have to state that no grounds
were assigned for that appl cation which appearod to me to afford any
just reels•n why it should stave been complied with, if it had been per-
severed in, and if an as to it had been required. But you
will remember that 21 hours after you had sent in to me the note in
which that application had been made you came to me of your own
acurd, and stated hat you hod that day r, carved instruenons from
your government which, if they had reached y -u sooner, would have
prevented you from making the applioution; that upon our discuss.
tag what worm it would be bet,: uttder such cbcomstances for you to
pursue 1 took the hterty at suggesting, that Bathed of making any
turther written tOllll3lUtdcaltiOU tu accordance w.th your fresh in-
structions you should take back your nue, which I then tendered to
you for that purpose; and upon your adopting that sugg, stion, and
carrying your note away with you, it W. 41, agreed between us that this
tranottetton should be ooneidered as if it hat not taken place.
Upon this matter, then, I would bog you to observe, that the Spa-
nish government, of its own armed, mut you instructions to with-
draw its application ; and that those inetrucuons were written a few
days after the time when it had mot you instructions to make that
application; and consequently its change of &surname could not arise
trom any knowledge that the application would not be complied with,
but must have sprung irons a cessation of the motives by which the
instructions to make the applimuon were prompted. The Spanish
government, therefore, cannot he entitled to found upon that applica-
non, our upon the intimation made to you by me, that if made it
would not he complied with, any ju ailleation for the conduct sutee-
quently pursued towards Sir Henry Butter. Nor -on the Spanish go-
vernment allege that the application was withdrawn in consequence
of some understanding upon that subject come to between the Duke
of Sotomayor and Sir Remy aulwer, and that such understanding
was afterwards departed from by Sir Henry Bulwer; because no such
understanding was ever entered into with Sir Henry Bulwer, nor
was there any discussion helm ea him and the Duke of Sotomayor
with reference to as opplicanon for his meal
In considering, therefore, the statements pot forward by the Spanish
government, as a justification of their proceeding is sending Sir
Henry Burner his pamoorts, her Majesty's government is fairly en-
titled to dismiss irom the account everything which bears upon
transactions anterior to the time when the Spanish government sent
you the instructions upon whirh you withdrew your application for
Sir Henry Bulwer's recall; and the withdrawal of that application
must he deemed a bar to any right of the Spanish government to
refer, for their present purpose, to tramactsons which had previously
taken place. But her Idsj.-sty'a govern/nest, nevertheless, will
examine, without reference to th date, the several heeds of state-
ment put forward by the Dike of Sofior and by yourself, as
bearing out the Spankh govenunent in the y
conduct widen they have
pursaed.
The substance, of these statements may, as it appears to her
Majesty's government, be clamed under the following heads
First. That air nary Baiter kept up social iuteroourse and oommu-
nthation with persons belonging to a party hostile to the present
government, and that thus by Ins moral support, he gave encourage-
ment to that party.-Bcoondly. That after an insureectioaary move-
ment which took place at Madrid on tho 26th of March, bedtime,' his
house to be au asylum fig persona who are represented by the Duke
of Sotainator as being tate-Imes ,11 that gaverninint, of the throne, and
of the taautmigaa O 1 by tin i atul that Ito pertlfitted ths peraou win

had dug towel rouge to tarry tet, wawa his houee, oommunieettloos •
pith pees au in other places. with • new to planning hostile to, weed.
pi. egotist the stiffing government Mapalm—Thirctly. That he mod
Yoe been implicated in the military nosit VW& happened at Madeld
pi the :th of May, and in that which took plias subsequently at bevels,
peony, to regard to the first of those revoita, the emuiteli press had
pououneed itself against him ; end because, In regatil to the wound,
helms intimate with the family of one at the officers, who took steed la
out cceolt; and also because it was supposed that it was through Mr
henry Minor's inttuegor with some farmer government of Spain that
thaitotticer idesileit a military command.—Fourthly. That them...Oa
of Colonel Fitch to the of quarters
was conn.cted with
some pin i for reciting ionsingurrect iu those quarters. -Fifthly. that
par. Sll.Olll, • personal friend of Ste Henry Bulwer's, and a director
of the Union Bank at Madrid, held language very bootee to the nee-
• sparnah givernmeni—Sixthly.That owing‘to many of theta things
there exi.ted in the minds of the garrison snit population at Madre'
rub exesperation &lonia Sir Henry Bulwer, that the government
were afraid that it be r. main& at his root he might be exposed to
personal dolor.
Now, with regard to the first of these heeds of complaint, Sir
Henry Bulw.r pea:lefty and unequivorally debits that he engaged
in any plote or coneforecies againet the nutboraties of the gate ; anti
it is only of such conduct on his part, if he had pursued it, that the
Spolisb government would have Met right to complain. At sir Remy
Bulger • thou e ut private friends or at hie nealtral attuchnient to
rootlet:am 3 principles of government, the epanieh minioteis had
no rpm to taee unionige. It is no part of the duty of • toreign ml-
toa court to confine hie
formasol intercoms* to persona beloostieß
to the p irty who mat happen the moment to be in power ; end
Feast of all could such a rotnetion be euemitted to In Sloan where,
bets-reit lecenibei, 1532, and October. IND, the Ake of preenient of
the outsell has ehaiigrtt foliate e 9 limns, slut ha. teen held in eueyee-
▪ bv 2; MIL rod meow; and where, between October, 1043, and
Detobr, Ist:, the intim of mineiter Fir torrtgtt affair" hag ekunged
jeuois 37 time., and bee been held guemettivele by 32 different pei nine.
Her Majesy'e frovernment cannot, then, admit the preteneton of the
present gust rtialent of Spain to teen ict ur intertere with the /social
Intersystem or private initiatives ut the British minister at Madrid.
A. to the hyoid pint, it is admitted by Sir Henry Bubo,. that
he off aornesl, on the Mullion of the ilitillrfeetiOn of the 26th of
Muth at Madrid, to the susom which has long been establieh d in
that city, and uevordine to which the house* of foreign ministers have
been &Drays open to afford eanctuary o political offenders, until they
Bul• ger
be able to find the
hewn.; ot leaving the country. Sir Henry
Bulwer frankly avows that did not tenth, temporat plotter to one
',own who ecinowledged lien. he lied actually been engaged in that in.
swage:ion ; and to others, who repreeented to him that although nut
engaged in thow tranotetione, they yet leered to he the victual. of
the eroutiegre suspicions of the government. But Sir Henry
Bulwer at the none time adopt,' the beet means In It's
power for preventing the Krona thus harboured by him
hnwu Golding. stele under his roof, any communication with
other pool, for the purpose of Mouthing the public tranquillity.
But to Mitch Was tats proceetiing treated as a mutter of usual occur-
." ace t tot tee Belie ot setionayor actually ad...it Sir henry Bunn r
to tell lota, tote:seen rtrntleniun end gentleman, whether a particu-
lar pawn was im. er his tool ; and being told in reply that that 1 er-
PIM was there, lie gate air Henry Bunter reason to !Ilea that hr
could rend that pereon u pooport to enable him to leave the country
—an expectation, however, which the fluke did nut afterwards make
good. tier Majesty's ao‘ertiMent arc quite ready to acenowledge
that melt a praelice it in dolt tool in principle objectionable ; but
while it commute to root, a foreem miniver could not without Ms-
credo to hineelf and to his government refuse to amply with it ; and
unist be allowed to telliark th t her M.qe-ty's government scarcely
exec.:Mil to find °Nieuwe. to that practice proceeding from General
Novo r, the Duke of Sutormayor, and youreelf. With regard to
y.atriwil, I runt not remind you turd the Burl of Claren-
don, then Mr. VII eerie and British militia., at Made ill, woo able In
ts it; to enjoy she great pleasure and the heartfelt setisfaction of
affording you, when in danger, a temporary reception tteder the dip-
Imitatte protection of his resit ; and that he wet alt: rwarthi so fortu-
nate as to conibuie to your remotion( foray by facilitating your
removal fri w thence Into l'ortugul. But without dwelitior more par.
cottony on what took piaCC in Is 11, when, utter the defeat of the at-
tack made upon the 'Alamo! the Queen of Slain, the Chirgad'Affeiree
of itentaark in well I. own to hate sheltered in his house eome oat the
conspiraterti enoaged in that attempt; I tog to remind you that in
1813, during the progreot ell those evens which ended in the over-
throw tot the Regency of the Duke of Victoria, the above-mentioned
diplonotist odorant refuge in his house to the Duke of eototims or,
Gen. Z want del Valle, and M. sahunanea; and it is generally tinder- I
StOilil that they not truly fund protection under the rout of the
Danieh Legation. but that they were able from thence to communic ite
with, and to send Money to, General Narwara. woo was at that lune
at the head of tneho nut arias ilitairtt the exiono: government of
:vain ; and to tittle was [lite transiction coneldertsi so u danger it. or
obi. rhostable precedent by the government of lite, of stitch you were
the chief, as president of the council, that ou the nags on of t. a ma-
nage of the Queen, in tktober of that year. her Catholic Majesty wes
advihsl to rotifer a Spanish title upon that tome Danish Charge
d'Affaito, us• reward tor the ,emits, he had thus rendered ; and in
order that no mistake might exist to to the rearon. for which that
Stough booour woe conferred upon blot, the title given to him was
that of Baron del Aeita.
As to the Mud hi al, the allegation made are wholly ineuffleient as
groundwork fur the cone:twain drawn from them. With mood to
the ineurnetioh of the 7th of May, at Madrid, the only way in which
the Spanish newcpapero even attempted to connect Sir Hems Bulger
with that transaction was by asserting that foreign gold had bees
found upon tome of the in.urgente weo were taken prisoners; but
this usiertion was after. onto formally and oMcially contradicted
by order of General P.-ou le, Captein.Genenti of MOIL!, who Cauncil
it to be ldi ed that no mobil was found upon them, or in their
quarters, exceeding that which might be coneidered proportionate to
the meow of the respective closes of calker, and pinata of the
rogim. nt which had revolted.
With retard to the ineurrectlen at Seville, I have to observe, that
the circuregteme that a particular Spanish einem' may have obtained
promotion, at same fot nut period, through the influence tif Sir
Henry Bulwer. if it be to, may Were to chow that Sir Ilea y Bulwer
had euccesded in maintaining friendly peremeal relations with former
mirastnes in Spain, them:, he ha, nit been equal.y eucemslui with the
present; but iteannut roles r him responsible for the conduct which an
officer co promoted may have subsequently pursued; and the aesumpo
non that anypemon ie to be held athountuble for the condnet of every
member of every family, with which he may happen to be in habits of
intimacy. ie an oesurnption that has oareely been exceeded by the pre.
tenriuneof the moat jealous tyranny that has been reeon'ed in the page
of history. It is cutheieet to say on thin head that Sir Henry Bulwer
dente, any particles ion whatever in the tieing at Madrid or at
Seville, and that ter atteety's govt rnment place full eentidetice ie
his dent d. Ae to the MiwiOn of Colonel Fitch, teat officer woe sent
by Sir Hersey }Rawer to communicate with the British consuls of
tome oh the will been ports o' Spain, stub reference to aresemnients
for affording protection to British inters in tin se ports, In thee, nt
of distm haloes takine place theron ; and he was alto charged to
bring back to Sir limey Meyer general infoi motion a, to the state of
the proeinces which he was 10 Tint, M erder that with information
might be vane:flitted by Sir Henry Master, and be brought to the
knowlsolee of her Majesty's government. The conduct of t.tr
Henry Bulwer in that matter seems to bare been perfectly proper,
and within the Omits of his public duty. With regard to
Mr. Sanwa], dircetor Cr the Union Batik, whe ham himself
been excelled front Spain, her atojesty's government hove aced what
explanation. the Spanish government bee to give of the arbitrary ea-
r/tit:Oen oh that gentlemar, ; but her Majesty's government cannot ad-
mit that, even if Mr. San.-on had used indiscreet language about the
political affeirs of Spain— a tact, however, which yet remains to be
shown—such a circumstance would afford the slightest excite for
sending Sir Henry Bono, his passports.
Lastly comes the mortice, that the Spanish government thought
Sir henry Bulger in danger of personal violence from the garrion
and population of Madrid. To this It has already been my duly to
reply, that if any ouch danger really exited, the Spanish g
unsrn-
ment were bound to take the necessary measures for protecting Sir
Henry Bulwer from it ; but her Majesty's government do not believe
that any ouch danger existed. In the first place, the crime of woo-
*Motion is rot one to which the Spanish nation I. addicted ; and Mr
Majesty's government are as little dialoged to suspect the population
or the garrion of Madrid of a disposition to commit no cowardly an
offence, as they are to attach the slightest ctedit to the intimations
which were toneeyed to Sir Henry Bulwer, that en attack upon hie
Demon would ie. instigated by some of the members of the Spanish
government. But her Majesty's government love no reason to be-
lieve that anything which had happened hail excited any dl Beloit
toward. Sir Henry Eulwer on the part of the people nest the garrison
of Madrid; though, if any such ill-feeling bed existed, the stolent find
calumninue newspaper attacks upon bun, which the government had
at that time the power of preventing, might have sufficient,' ac-
counted for it. I laving thus replied to the allegations put forwent on
behalf of the Spanifib government in regard to the conduct of that go-
vernment tow ardeher Majesty's minister at the court of the Queen ef
Spain, I have only further to nay, which I do with much regret, that
this proceeding of the Spanish government mot necessarily interrupt
the diplomatic reletiong between the two countries ; and that it being,
therefore, imprraible for her Majesty to continue to receive you at her
court ae the minister of the Queen or Spain, or for her Majesty a go-
vernment, notwillgtanding their high respect and esteem tot vou
personally, to hold official iotercouree with you, you will proluthly
think it expedient to return to Madrid.—l am, tee.
(Signed) PALIIMIATON.

N. 1101111 TX TO TIP(OVITT rstsseasrox.
London, June 13, ISIS.
My have just received the communication from your ex-
codeocy of yesterday's date, in which, alter replying as yo have
thought proper to what I hare had the honour to state to your excel-
len in justification of the resolution conic to by the government of
the Queen my august Sovereign, respecting fir henry Bulwer, your
excellency apiivisee me that diplomatic relations between the English
and Spanish patinae are broken off, mid that it is therefore impossible
that Ler Majeoty vie Qub n of Great Britain should continue to re-
ceive me at her court an the minister of the Queen of Spain. or that
the government of Ler Britannic Majesty should continue official
reLitiims with me, concluding with the observation MIA I should
probably think fit to return to Madrid; a resolution ot
this
nature relieves me from the duty of replying to the argum. his
used by your excellency in the shove communication, and I confine
myself to that of referring them to the government of her Catholic
Majesty. I cannot, however, nut renew on this occasion the assit-
ranee*, which I have repeatedly brought to your excellenere amsi-
&ration, that the Spanish government has had no desire to offend in
any way the English nation or its government, Its constant wish
bring to draw cheer the relations between the two countries, instead
of interrupting them; and I am convinced that, with these friendly
dispositions, the Spanish government will learn with regret the revio.
lotion which your excellency has just made known to me. This relio-
lution shall be carried into effect on my part, by making preparation'
to Ware this kingdom immediately. As your excellency has the
kindirei it to expreos towards me personally sentiments which are
Place
and favourable to me, I feel it my duty to declare in this
lace my acknowledgments, and, at the same time, my regret that I
have not been ouffictently skiltul, or sufficiently fortunate, to accom-
plish the anxious desire of carrying thin matter to a conciliator isnd
friendly termination.—l have, oc., (Signed) :Canal OR lint ama.

COURT CONCY.RT.—The Queen will give a concert
at Buckingham Palace, on We [nudity, the 28th inst.
ROYAL CALEDONIAN AsvLum.—The anniversary
festival was held on Saturday evening, in the Freemasons'
Hall, Great Queen•street, wh.re about two hundred Re nue-
wen sat down to dinner—a larger number than is usual at
the festive's of this society. The Duke of Buccleuch pre-
sided. The arrangements were all of a strictly Highland
character, many of the gentlemen appearing in all the splen-
dour of kilts and claymores. The band of the asylum at-
tended, and played a variety of airs, in addition to the
almost deafening performances of the Queen's and the Duke
of Sutherland's pipers. Not the lout curious part of the
entertainment was the vigorous manner in which Regimental
Drill-Sergeant Idacnaughten officiated as toast-muter,
Waving a drawn sword above his bead, as if urging
the company to charge—not their glimmer, but some imagi-
nary enemy. The usual toasts having been drunk with
Highland honours, the chairman gave "The Caledonian
Asylum, and may ihe offspring of tbe brave never wart •
protector." The toast was drunk with acclamation. The
children belonging to the asylum were then introduced, and
walked round the room, preceded by the pipers. The
chairman distributed to the children a number of rewards
for good conduct during the year. A variety of other toasts
followed, including the health of the Duke of Cambridge,
patron of the institution ; the Duke of Bucclench, president ;
the Highland and C.,ledooian Societies, and concluding with
the stewards of the day. The report stated that the institu-
tion is capable of accommodating 100 boys and an
equal number of female children. There are at
present fifty girls and ninety boys upon the founda-
tion. The average annual expenditure amounts to
3,5001., while the iec-.me derived from the vested property
of the corporation is under 7001., leaving 2,8001., to be sup-
plied by the benevolence of the public. The directors re-
gretted that th• y had recently been obliged to sell out 4,0001.
to meet in part the demands upon them, and earnestly ea-
u-tiled the public to come forward in their behalf. Appeals
were also made on behalf of the charity by Capt. C. Forbes,
the Rev. F. C. Cook, her Maleaty'a inspector of schools, the
Rev. Dr. Cummtng, Mejor.den. Sir D. Leighton, and other
gentlemen, which resulted in a subscription of nearly 8501.,
which is considerably above the usual amount subeertbed at
the festivals of the institution.