The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-27 00:00:00

the Prussian Cabinet to make so much ado about
the forms and conditions that must be observed by
the new Sovereign. Certainly the limits already
circulated as to their extent and stringency, are
sufficient to deter an aspiring adventurer from taking
possession of such fettered power and assuming such
a restricted dignity. It must by this time be very
apparent that great injury has been done to the
balance of power, by the non-acceptance
of the French EMPEROR'S proposal of • a
Congress. Had this been acceded to, had
this been done, there is no doubt that Prussia
would not have been able, in conjunction with
Austria, to have violated the conditions of the
Treaty of Vienna in the flagrant manner which she
has done. As things have turned out she has acted
in a defiant style, and cast all scruples to the winds ;
the treaty of Vienna was no more observed than
that of 1852. The day may shortly come, however,
when she will find that the treaties have righted
themselves without her assistance, and that she in
her turn is ousted from the assemblies of nations,
even as she now turns out those who do not con-
form to her views. If ever a nation's policy deserved
a NEMESIS to rise up in an unexpected form, it is
that which guided the cause of British statesmen to
the detriment of all connected with them, and the
general scandal of Europe and all civilised commu-
nities throughout the world.

Marshal NARVAEZ is earning for himself a repu-
tation of a more flattering character than often
appertains to Spanish statesmen. He has shown
the determination to persevere in an awkward task,
and in making and keeping his resolves has displayed
a firmness and foresight that cannot but eventually
prove of the highest service to the country he has
been called upon to serve at a period of great
exigency and excitement. He declared in the
Congress of Saturday that both the country and
the finances were in an unsatisfactory condition
when the present Ministry took office. His inti-
mation that it was desirable that they should unite
their efforts for the service of the country was a
very wise one, and it is to be hoped that his
exhortations will be attended to, for there
is no chance of a land situated as Spain
is, unless unanimity prevail to a great extent. The
course of policy pursued by the Marshal may not be
agreeable to some, but it is a decidedly prudent act,
and were statesmen in general to adopt a more
reticent plan in doubtful cases there would not be
so many disastrous wars decimating populations and
ruining treasuries. The Queen of SPAIN has come
out in this point in a truly regal spirit of liberality,
and it is to be trusted that her efforts will be appre-
ciated and her example followed in a lesser degree
by those who can do so. From the lists of the
royal property announced for sale, it appears that a
great deal has been given up of the immense pro-
perties appertaining to the Crown of Spain, and as
three-fourths of the proceeds of the sale will be
delivered to the public treasury, there will be
some prospect of the finance of that country
assuming a better aspect. On the whole, there ap-
pears from recent events good ground for auguring
that Spain will emerge from the dark cloud that has
so long overshadowed her prospects at home and
abroad. We may recognise in the spirit of her
policy a tone of firmness and a character that have
long been absent from Madrid councils, and which,
if consistently carried out, cannot fail to bring pro-
sperity in their train. Marshal NARVAEZ is entitled
to the thanks of his countrymen for his courage in
proposing and prosecuting a policy that was un-
popular at the outset, and promised to be hedged in
by difficulties and vexatious opposition. The re-
linquishment of Saint Domingo was one of the
brightest ideas that have illumined the Cabinet of
Spain for many years. We have heard and seen a
vast deal of skirmishes, wars, and altercations, but it is
something quite out of the common to find something
like a wise and reasonable policy in obtaining such a
Ministry in power, who look to the end and not
the means, rightly disregarding the eclat of the
moment in order to fix upon a plan that will ulti-
mately work for the good of the people and conduce
to the prosperity of the State. The QUEEN, too,
appears to be acting on wiser principles than those
which haie often actuated her, and unfortunately
brought upon her public disfavour. It is a welcome
sight thus to witness the prevalence of wise notions,
and the practice of beneficial principles in a country
which has been so often distracted by internal dis-
sensions, and involved in external broils to a great