The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-29 00:00:00

SPAIN.

Our Madrid correspondent in his letter of the 22nd
instant, descri'es erraordinary military precautions
taken by Narvaez in order to prevent the installation
of a new coalition cabinet, headed by Rios Rosa' and
Gonzales Moron, by a palace intrigue. The king was
at the bottom of this attempt to upset the govern.
ment, aad was said to be detained as a prisoner in his
apartment. It seemed probable that he would be
seat to the castle of Segovia. Father Ful:•encio, the
king's confessor, had been dismissed for being in the
confidence of Narvaer. Hank notes to the amount of
63,000,000 of reale, engraved in England, had arrived
at Madrid, for the bank of San Fernando.

MADRID, APRIL 23.
The palace affair still occupies men's minds. The
King-Consort had resolved, u I mentioned in my last
cfmmunication, to carry his plan into execution, and
the doubling of the gu irde and other precautions were
taken to prevent the King's going out of the palace,
the necessity of which measure the ministry had in-
sisted on to the young qneen. In the cnneil assem-
bled at the palace, one of the ministers stated to the
King-Consort, in the presence of Queen Isabella, the
deep displeasure felt by the cabinet at the political
dissidances which existed between them and him, and
that it was high time, fur the carrying on of the
Queen's government, that such disaidences should be
put an end to. The minister then explained
the matter upon constitutional principles, hint-
ing at the anomaly of responsible ministers
being influenced, or having their acts modified, by an
irresponsible prince, and concluding that they had
acted, and would continue to act, according to what
they considered their duty. The King-Consort, who
had little or nothing to say on the subject, placed as
it was under, to him, a new point of view, replied
with commonplaces. lie was glad to hear these ex-
planations, he said, and would take them into consi•
deration. Scarcely had the council broken up, when
the King hastened to quit the palace, and found, to
his great indignation, that he was virtually arrested.
Hurrying to the Queen's apartments, he broke out into
the bitterest invectives. He would no longer live in
the palace while this ministry remained in power.
The young people, as they usually do after a violent
scene, sent for their mother, Queen Christina, who,
ever full of sagacity, understood very clearly that
the question could only be efficaciously resolved by a
change of ministry, and at once proposed it. This
was quite enough to effect an immediate reconcilia-
tion, and in order not to give motives for the public
to surmise that the royal couple were not on good
terms, they drove to the Prado in an open carriage,
accompanied by Christina. 'They were sitting toge-
ther in the Queen's apartments in the evening, when
Narvaez was announced. The young Queen rose,
and advancing to the door of her apartment said,
"Retiraos" (go away). These words, pronounced
with considerable harshness, were sufficient
to convince Narvaez that his fall was inevit-
able. Intriguing then became more active than ever ;
the ministry, though convinced their fall was resolved
upon, yet relying in some degree upon the doctrine of
chances, that is to say, that something might in the
meanwhile turn up in their favour, give out that a
perfect reconciliation has been effected, and that all
tor the future will be smooth sailing ; while the Cla-
mor Publico asserted this morning that public opinion
is at length to be satisfied, that the N ministry
is to be changed, and that this desirable event will be
brought about pursuant to the will of the Queen, and
and
date ccohrtueenceniithtuhtehre.King-Consort wishes of the