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LONDON, FRIDAY, JANDA r: .Y 17.

REVOLUTION, like SATURN, devJure its children.
This most true observation he■ hitherto b mn applied to
persona who, the more eminent and gifted in moments
of political C011111bi,;11, were the most c-rtain to s.cri-
to, life and all else to its onward impulse, its unex-
pected reaction, or to some one of its vindictive
oanrices.

Thu revolutions of 1948 have not been sanguinary.
Few of the eminent have fallen victims to them; and
though they deuitosted the operatives and the soldiery
is several countries, of these public anxiety or interest
takes little count. Rat the revolutions of 1848 were
more inestiable in other respects than in devouring
life. They have killed institutions, professions, hopes,
elver m, and have profited no one except the holders
of princely power.
W nut democmcy ha. reaped from the revolutions of
184 N might be soon told, it any dem mat had the
courage to sty. What the middle clue, so anxious
for national honour in France and Germany, have
gained in that teepee! it too might tell with a blush.
What the conetitutioUlaristooracy, east and west of
the (thine, northing smith of the Alps and Pyrensos
have Rained, none of them certainly could have the
courage 'o relate.
Who then has gained ? The military, the able end
sourageous soldier, who at all risk crushed the people
in insurrectioe, perilled a thousand lives in the teak,
sad succeeded at last not merely in overawing the
mob opposed to each, tut in establishing the truth,
so fearfully controverted, that an army could put
down a popular enfrete, even of the most for-
midable kied, in the most intricately built and politi-
cally excited of °Rita
The only personages, the only profession, that has
completely performed their task, and proved their
superiority, are thou of the army. And yet neither
the army nor its chiefs have in any wise profited
by their skill and triumph. The generals who nue-
oseekd in petting down the people, nave in fact every
where been set aside. CAI/AII:SAC in France, with
him LAIRORICICRE, CIIANGARNIER, lIRDEAV, the
generals who triumphed over the barricades, where
are they ? In Austria, NANDISCIIGRATZ, who reduced
Vienna, is unemployed ; and HATNAC has here die-
graced. Itsuerset hold.s his ground, bet it is knows
that hi. political advice has been slighted. Genera
WILANOPI. had no battle to fight to take posension of
the etre, ts of lkrlin ; still be led the military to
triumph, and siuce then we leave never heard of him.
And as a crowning example, NARVAP7, %II) has up-
held the court and the Cartes on the point of his
sword, and made the military principle predominant
to Spun, be, too, is s legitive at Bayonne.
Now we must say that all three military chiefs
have shown great modesty, or disinterestedness.
Their efforts have, iu truth, crushed acd swept away
every popular institution in Europe, and have left
oath nation at the titter mercy of its clert. Each
mart has au hundredfold greater power than it pm-
siesta ht fere revelations were set on foot to limit or con-
trol them. Spain is at the command of • woman of very
strange character. Prance is at the mercy of a prince
who, we verily believe, might send the Burgravee,
with CuANOAR/Ilts kims,lt. to prison, and vette decks
and drakes of • budget of fifty miliions sterling, and
as army of 400,000 cove. The once independent
provinces of Austria are now tied with a leash
round their neck., cringing like so many hounds at
the mercy a a boy emperor. The King of PausslA,
influenced wee day by his friend to bete, liberal and
rollout, the sent by his Queen to be the con-
trary, disposes of the fortunes of north Germany.
Meyer is the annals of Europe were Kings, and
Quetta aid courts so absolute. This bee been
achieved by military power, and by generals who are
sot princes; and vet these gi needle are treated jest
as they treated demagogues and constitutioesliste,
kicked aside and ground down in the common sub-
jeelon.
Such is 'he state of Europe, and such the reflections
which must suggest themselves to the first military
thief, who sits derma to peed', on the absolute power
which his Booed confers, hut in which he is forbidden
at beet for say time, to share. In the present esl-
mutton In which princes and courts are held on the
thetinent, the first general officer who would hoist
a popular standard wield, we verily believe, have in
six weeks the largest army in Europe. And it is
utterly impossible bet that some roe of the span-
tried profession will make this discovery for him-
self. Yet people is counting-homes, and journals
which are written to be laid on commercial desks,
imagine and represent the present state of things GM
highly satisfactory, permanent, sad secure.
These rellectioes have been unmeshed by the fell
sad flight of NARVATZ, whose err.val at Bayonne,
and shakieg the dust of the Spanish court from his
het, is anomeced by telegraph, enscoompaniid by
ether explication. NAILVALZ had. however, long worn
est hie credo at the court ; whilst his lengthened hold
of power, and tog ivernsble temper, had made hosts
of enemies amongst the professional politicians of the
Cortes, and amongst the large class of military
aspirants.
A. the ropesseutative and ewer titration of a military
police, however, NARVAII2 00214 Myer hitherto K.
set aside. His removal was always considered sym-
apneas with resuscitated fffill4l4l4 Bat with the hob-
bits sad bee of insurrection has vanished the sap-
=essimity for the iron hand to deal with It.
will, so doubt, be great joy in Madrid on get
tlagOjos( a master so dreaded fig NARTAn. The
will chuckle, the Quire will indulge in a
eiwbodetese, and lion FRANCISCO will express his
delight is his peculiar and well-known toms.
Bet wall the nation profit ? Will Spain be freer
and better P That country bad recently the spree
tssity for self-emancipation. A seismal =teach
place not beg since in which, however
were the military and other authafiVin l
fil
was not impeesible fur the electors to return imagism
dint, lamest, liberal men. We are sorry to magleita.t
such was sot the result. fen, liberal and in
dent, termed their beck.. epos the vetiog-piece in dim-
med. The interested and the servile alone Backed*
the ern. And • C *tee, lees dkely to produce and
to 'import miniumn of talent, of independence, and
of honesty, were rev,:r git•L‘re . together eyes in
Spain.
We shall take another tufty of ehowieg bow
the French influence, X tthe Free& school of