The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-16 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, TAY 11.
The Correspondencia de Espana contains the fol-
[owing:— _ _

The bill of Senor Moyano, relative to the intro-
duction of flours into the island of Cuba, was on the
point of producing, if not a Ministerial change, at
least a Ministerial modification.

Last night, when Senor Moyano had finished his
speech in support of his bill, several members of the
majority manifested to the Government their desire
that the weighty question initiated by that gentleman
should be entered into in all its details, considering
that it embraced at the same time both the interests
of the colonial provinces and those of Spain.
The Government wishing to ascertain more fully
the ideas of the majority, and to harmonise such
ideas with those expressed by Senor Leijas and
those manifested in various private conferences by
some important members of the opposition, a
meeting was held last night in one of the saloons
of the Congress, consisting of the President of the
Council, the Ministers of Interior and Colonies,
and various other members of the directing com-
mittee of the majority.
44 The debate which then took place was so ex-
tended and conscientious that it was prolonged
until three a.m. to-day. From the commencement
the majority of those present were of opinion that
the Government should not decline to take Senor
Moyano's bill into 'consideration ; but Senor Leijas
urged the contrary, and that despite of all the soli-
, citations of his friends and colleagues. _ _ _

" Early this morning, Marshal Narvaez held a
conference at his own residence with the ministerial
deputies of Castillo and Arragon, and signified to
them in person that the Council of Ministers had
consented to entertain Senor Moyano's bill.
" This announcement was extremely gratifying to
the members of the majority present, inasmuch as
this morning it was no mystery that .the oppo-
sition, some of the members of which had congratu-
lated the Gpvernment upon the decree which
Senor Moyano's bill tends to annul, had
purposed using this question as a party weapon with
which to defeat the Ministry.
"Marshal Narvaez later submitted this same con-
sideration to Senor Leijas, in a second interview he
had with the Minister of the Colonies, before the
Council of Ministers took place, appealing to his
sense of self-denial and good judgment.
" Senor Leijas, however, still resisted, persisting

in his declaration that he would retire from the
Ministry if the latter did not agree with the
idea he had enunciated. But when Marshal Narvaez
explained to him that if he (Senor Leijas) retired, all
would follow him, and that therefore the entire
responsibility would rest upon him of whatever
consequences such a step might entail upon the
country and the liberal party. Senor Leijas at
length gave in, and consented to offer no further
opposition to the taking into consideration of the
bill of Senor Moyano, with the stipulation, of course,
that he should first explain to the Cortes the high
considerations both of party and patriotism whiclr
had induced him to yield, and the reasons which
had first caused him to embrace the particular opi-
nion he had advocated in this question."
The same journal says :
.
" The Government, we can confidently affirm, has
received no intelligence respecting any visit of the
Emperor Napoleon to Spain, and there exists no
motive which may be termed official for inducing
belief in such a surmise. The notices we and other
journals have published in relation to this question
are merely grounded upon communications which
are more reliable, but which do not indicate any
decisive resolve on the subject.