The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-03 00:00:00

SPAIN.

RECEPTION OF ESPARTERO AT MADRID.
Espartero made his entry into the capital (says a
Madrid letter of the 29th ult.) this morning at
eight o'clock by the Porte Alcala. The wide street
which bore that name, and which is for the future
to be called the Calle del Duque de la Victoria, was
filled with a compact crowd, and every window
was occupied. A considerable number of citi
zens, on foot and on horseback, had gone out of
the city to meet the man of the moment, and
were mixed up with the cortege as it entered.
Some were as simple spectators, but others were iti
uniform, intended to represent that of the Na-
tional Guard, infantry and cavalry. The infantry
wore a sort of blouse, tightened round the waist,
and a foraying cap adorned with green ribbon, bear-
ing the words, " The Constitution, or Death r
Troops of the line accompanied the cortege, and
General San Miguel, on horseback, was by the bide
of Espartero's open carriage. There were also three
or four other carriages, in which were seated
some superior officers, wearing their uniforms and
decorations ; a deputation of the junta, and another
of the municipal council of Madrid. This latter
body had also sent its mace-bearers in grand cos
tume of crimson velvet, laced with gold, and cap
of similar velvet and white plumes. They were
four in number, and rode in an open carriage. A
number of other public officers were also to be see',
mixed up in the cortege.
It was not without great difficulty that the
horses and carriages could get through the immens,
multitude, particularly near the Puerta del Sol,
where the street becomes considerably narrower.
The acclamations in honour of Espartero were
deafening, and the multitude seemed to want to
take him from his carriage . and embrace him. The
cries from the windows were just as enthusiastic as
in the street. At the corner of the Puerta del Sol,
and of the Rue d'Acala, a number of white pigeons
were let go, ornamented with green ribbons. In the
Rue Major it was really thought Espartero would
be suffocated under the m Iss of flowers which were
flung down on him. Espartero, standing erect in
the carriage, responded to the enthusiastic recep-
tion thus given him by opening his arms, bowing
to the right and left, and then closing his arms on
his heart. He looked well, and did not appear to
be more than between fifty and sixty years of age.
The cortege arrived about nine o'clock at the
court of the palace. Espartero then alighted, and
went up to the Queen's apartments, the crowd being
so thick as almost to prevent the door of the carriage
from opening. The acclamations continued aft( r
his entrance into the palace, and redoubled at the
moment it was thought he must have arrived in the
presence of the Queen. But without doubt the peo-
ple reckoned on having some share in the interview,
for after about a quarter of an hour cries arose
of
" Al balcon 1" and every eye was directed towards
the grand balcony of the royal presence-chamber,
the blinds of which remained pitilesslclose
ranee
interval was prolonged in this way fur half an hour,
and at the moment Espartero made his a
below to get into his carriage, the
whole
herself at the balcony just nieutioned.
with exit bu-
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of the crowd then turned toward:4 her
siastic cries of " Viva la Reina,.!" " Viva. la
hiseina
Constitutional !" Espartero,
wove away; fiaiuted, the
line, which had begun to Lao standing in, cal-

Queen; crying out like the rest, " Viva la
and agitating his plumed hat.
The Queen, who seemed in high spirits, re-
sponded to the people and to Espartero by waving
her handkerchief. The King, who had come out
on the balcony, a little after her Majesty, and who
stood on her left hand, did the same. Espartero
and the cortege having disappeared, a great part of
the people remained ''behind, cheering the Queen.
She continued for some time saluting the crowd,
and then making her final salute, withdrew. The
crowd below immediately after dispersed.
The whole of the city is dressed up with green
branches, and even with young trees, cut down for
the purpose. All the barricades are so adorned,
and several of the piles of stones so raised are even
painted.
ACCOUNT OF THE NEW MINISTRY.

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When announcing the fact of Espartero's having
been summoned by the Queen to Madrid to be at
the head of the new Government, says the Paris
correspondent of the Times, I ventured to antici-
pate that he would select the majority of his minis-
ters from among the more eminent and efficient
members of the Progressista party, and that office
would also be proposed to a few of the more popular
of the Moderados. The list of new ministers veri-
fies my prediction. On looking over the names I
find two among the new ministers who have
always been counted among the Moderados. The
difference on matters of abstract policy is, how-
ever, on the present occasion, of little importance ;
the chief requirements are firmness and personal
and political probity. It is this latter quality, and
I speak from acquaintance with most of them,
which particularly distinguishes the new Ministers.
The President of the Council (without Portefeuille)
is the great man of the day, Esparthro. Of him
it is unnecessary to say much. His character, his
reputation, his gallantry, his high sense of honour,
and his probity have long been proved, and are not
contested even by his implacable enemies. The
history of Espartero is history of Spain from
1835 to 1843. He rose taMitssively to the highest
position that any subject could attain to ; and his
conduct since his return from unmerited exile till
the present moment has earned for him the respect
and affection of the vast majority of his country-
men. He is only hated by those who have brought
dishonour on the throne, and exposed their country
to imminent ruin.

The events that have recently occurred in Spain
have brought General O'Donnell before the public:
more than any other previous period. O'Donnell
is, as his name implies, of Irish origin. His family
have been long settled in Spain, and the names of
his father and uncle, the Counts of Lubisbal, must
be familiar to the readers of the history of the
Peninsular War, or of the Duke of Wellington's
despatches. They were officers of much distinc-
tion during the war of independence—at least, in
comparison with the military men that Spain
produced at that period. Leopold O'Donnell,
the present Minister of War, entered the army
young, some years before the death of Fer-
dinand. After the death of the King in 1833,
he remained faithful to the Christina cause,
while his three brothers, Juan, Carlos, and
Henrique, and his two brothers-in-law, passed over
to the camp of Zumalacarregur, who raised the
standard of Don Carlos in the Basque provinces.
Even Madame O'Donnell, the mother of the Mi-
nister, joined the Carlist son, and while her son
commanded in the name of Queen Isabella the pro-
vince of Giupuzcoa, his mother accepted and long
filled the office of Lady of Honour to the Princess
of Beira, second wife of Don Carlos, at their sylvan
court of Onate, in the same province. O'Donnell
is about 46 years old, of lofty stature, the lower
part of his face large and massive. His complexion
is, or was, rather fair. His military talents are
very good, considering Spanish -Generals, and he
may safely be classed in the same rank as the
Conchas. He never figured much as a politician,
though, from his conduct in 1840 and '4l, and his
taking office under the Narvaez Government, he
was considered as belonging to the Moderado party.
He is a man of much energy and determination.
There were two persons of the name of Alonso
who figured among the Progressista party—one
remarkable for his enthusiasm ; this person is, I
believe, the present Minister of Justice. If it be
the same I mean he is a man of much integrity,

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nor changed his opinions, the worst times.
Don Francisco Santa Cruz, Minister of the In-
terior, belongs to a highly honourable family. His
talents are respectable, and his integrity well
known.
In the list of the Cabinet, the person who figures
as Minister of Finance is called lion Jose Manuel
Mellaro. I suspect that this is a mistake for. Don
Jose Manuel Collado. The former name lam
norant of—the latter I know well. M. Collado
is the head of a commercial and banking-house
established for many years in San Sebastian. He
acquired a considerable fortune in the colonial
trade, as also by contracts during the civil war.
He and M. Sevillano (Marquis de Fuentes de
Duero) are among the richest capitalists of
Spain. M. Collado was nanied Senator three or
four years ago. Though of liberal opinions, he
never mixed much in politics ; indeed, not at
all until he became Senator. The scandals of
the Court and the Government forced him into
opposition. He was arrested, together with M.
Sevillano, in the last days of the Sartorius Cabinet,
on the charge of having furnished funds to the in-
surgents. Both were soon after released. These
are the circumstances which inclined me to suspect
that the Moniteur mistakes as to the name, and
that Collado, and not Mellaro, is meant.
General Allende y Sallazar, the Minister of Ma-
rine, was an aide-de-camp of Espartero. As a po-
litician he is not much known, but such as he is
he has always professed Liberal opinions.
Not the least important member of the new Ca-
binet is Don Joaquin Pacheco. M. Pacheco was
one of the most eminent members of the Madrid
bar, even at a period when Cortina, Lopez, and
Olozaga were in full fame. As a politician he be-
longed to that small section which always took its
place between the Moderados and the Progressistes,
and which was equivalent to the Tiers Parti, of
Louis Philippe's time. He was always a strenuous
advocate for constitutional government, for legality
in every sense, for the liberty of the press ; and,
indeed, between him and the moderate Progresistas
the shade was very slight. He was long a member
of the Cortes, and was, if not a brilliant, yet a
forcible ,and judicious, speaker. In Spain nick:
names are given to everything and every one; and
from the strictness of its opinions, the section of
which Pacheco was the acknowledged chief was
known as the Puritanos. When the " Spanish
marriages" were concluded—the deed which has
brought misfortune on all, those who contrived
it as well as the unhappy victims themselves
the perpetrators were scattered in all directions;
The Ministry who sanctioned it, and at the bead
of which was M. Isturitz, was overthrownin 1847•
Pacheco was then summoned to form a new Cabi-
net. He had as his colleagues Salaman, General.
Cordova, General Ros de Olano, Patricio Escosurs,
Sic., all professedly of the same Puritano section,•
The intrigue which upset that Cabinet, and
was aided by one or two of its own members, put
an end to it in a few months, and Pacheco retired
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from power with a reputation as pure as when Ds,
assumed it. I have never heard a word breathe°.
against Pacheco's integrity, and in such times as
the present and particularly in Spain this is saying
a great deal, and the part which he has taken In
recent events must have been forced on him by
the necessity of contributing to the salvation of law
country.
On the whole the present Cabinet is composed
of men of respectability in a social as well, as_lacu''
tical point of view.

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rented to the Junta. Valencia, and
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The defenders of the barricades have decorated
them with garlands of flowerS.
There is a rumour that M. Salamanca has been
arrested at Albaceta.
A rumour was current in Paris yesterday, that
when the Queen of Spain received the letter of
General Espartero, and expressed her willingness
to accept the conditions on which he consented to
form a ministry, she experienced great resistance
from her mother, Queen Christina, and that a
scene of great violence ensued. On this subject,
the Siecle says :—" Our letters from Madrid con-
tain relative to a scene which took place at the
pa • lace between Queen Isabella and her mother,
and in which the King was obliged to interfere,
certain details which we d© not find in the Madrid
journab, and which we will give as soon as we
;hall have had them confirmed. They of a
are
nature to prove the sad influence which the Queen
Mother has endeavoured to maint •am over her
daughter's mind, and of the
over the policy
Government." ---

ITALY.
The Military Inspector of the Gendarmerie 0f
Parma has published a proclamation granting.an
additional delay of 48 hours for the delivering
up of arms and ammunition, at the expiration or
,vhich any person having such articles in his pO5l
.e,siou is to be dealt with according to the laws oz
the state of siege.
An official article in the Genoa Gazeto Ti*,30,44

inhabitants of that city against giving credit to false
rumours relating to the existence of plots against
the Government, preparations for insurrection,
Menaces of pillage, d:c. It observes that such re-
ports are calculated to increase public distrust, to
stop trade, and to give a fresh impulse to emigra-
tion,whicii is already too considerable.

A letter from RoMe, in the Parlamento of Turin
mentions a rumour to the effect that Queen Chris-
tina is shortly to arrive there with a large

WEST COAST OF AFRICA.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
PLYMOUTH, THURSDAY MORNING.

. The African Steam Navigation Company's mail
packet Forerunner, Commander Barnwell, has
arrived. She left Bonny June 30th ; Lagos, July
2d ; Accra, 4th ; Cape Coast Castle, sth ; Sierra
Leone, 14th ; Bathurst, 18th ; and Teneriffe, the
25th.

Her Majesty's ship Crane and one of the ex-
ploring vessels were at Fernando Po on the 30th
June. The latter was to leave Fernando Po on
the 3d July, for the Niger.
The Ferret, Britomart, and Plumper were at
Sierra Leone on the 14th July.
The African mail packet BaJchante was expected
to leave Sierra Leone for England on the 20th ;
and the Candace left the Gambia, for Sierra Leone,
on the 16th.

Commander Beacroft, R.N., her Majesty's Con-
sul at Fernando Po, died on the 19:,h of June.
At the Cameroons trade was brisk.
The merchant ships Elizabeth Bibby, Golden
Age, Victoria, Sarah, Abeona, and Rapley, were
at Old Calabar, trading.
At Lagos all was quiet and trade brisk.
' A considerable emigration from Sierra Leone to
the Brazils had taken place.
Mr. Campbell, her Majesty's Consul, was en-
gaged at Badagry reinstating the displaced Chiefs,
but the natives were refractory. At Accra trade
Was good.
Sierra Leone was healthy, although the rains had
set in. The Chiefs of the bordering territories had
threatened a suspension of commercial intercourse,
the intended imposition of duties being regarded as
obnoxious. A brisk trade was springing up with
Lagos, but vessels were scarce.
The Forerunner had a cargo of palm oil, gold,
1311 m, ivory, cochineal, pepper, beeswax, &c.