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

Queen, crying out like the rest, " Viva la Reinar
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.
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 die 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, Espartero. 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 implacanle enemies. The
history of Espartero is the history of Spain from
1835 to 1843. He rose successively 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
he 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, wLo raised the
standard of Don Carlos in the Basque provinces.
Even Madame O'Donnell, the mother of the
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 sylvancourt of Onate, in the same province. O'Donnell'
is about 46 years old, of lofty stature, the lower
part of his face farge and massive. His complexion
is, or was, rather fair. His military talents are
very good, considering Spanish Generals, and n,
may safely be classed in the same rank as the
Conches. He never figured much as a politiciahn;
though, from his conduct in 1840 and '4l, and
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 istt
believe, the present Minister of Justice. If it be
the same I mean he is a man of much integrity,
and was always a Liberal. Don Francisco 1-tilia°9
the Minister of Public Works,
tillery. He was long a member of the Cortes, and
invariably sat on the benches of the Progressista.
Opposition. He is'a good speaker, a consistent_
politician, a man of extensive information and of
high honour. He has never swerved from his party
nor changed his opinions, even in the worst times.
Santa,„Cruz,Mini of the In-
terior, berar... Minis
talents are respectable, and Lis interit His
Y well
known. g
In the list of the Cabinet, the person who figures
as Minister of Finance is called Don Jose Manuel
Mellaro. I suspect that this is a mistake for Don
Jose Manuel Collado. The former name lam ig-
norant of—the latter I know well. M. Gonad,"
is the head of a commercial and banking-house
established for many years in San Sebastian. Ise
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 named Senator three or
four years ago. Though of liberal opinions, he
never mixed much in politics ; indeed, not at
all until he beoame Senator. The scandals of
the Court and the Government forced him into
opposition. He was arrested, together with XL•
Sevillano, in the last days of the Sartorius CabinA
on the charge of having furnished funds to the in-
surgents. Both were soon after released. Tilese
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-
liticiau he is not much known, but such as he is
he has always professed Liberal opinions.
Not the least important member of the now Ca'
binet is Don Joaquin Pacheco. M. Pacheco vial
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 Moderadosand the Progressistasy
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 Progresist°
the shade was very slight. He was long a member
of the Cortes, and was, if not a brilliant, Yet
forcible and judicious, speaker. In Spain
nick"
names are given to everything and every one; and
from the strictness of its opinions, the section 0'
which Pacheco was the acknowledged chief 1y,35
known as the Furitanos. When the "Spanish
marriages" were concluded—the deed which bag
brought misfortune on all, those who contrive')
it as well as the unhappy victims themselves--
the perpetrators were scattered in all directiensl•
The Ministry who sanctioned it, and at the lies:
of which was M. Isturitz, was overthrown in 184
Pacheco was then summoned to form a new Cabi-
net. He had as his colleagues Salaman, Geneo
Cordova, General Ros de Olano, Patricio Escosura)
&-c., all professedly of the same Puritano section.
The intrigue which upset that Cabinet, and ivbiel!
awnasenadidteod bityinonaefoerwtinwoonotfbsi2 tsowll members,c
and
Pacheco from power with a reputation as pure as when o
assumed it. I have never heard a word breathed
against Pacheco'S integrity, and in such times a 5
the present and particuarly in Spain this is saying
a great deal, and the part which he has taken ill
recent events must have been forced on him by
salvation
the necessity of contributing to theof his
country. retired
b e

On the whole the present Cabinet is composed-
of men of rePpeetability in a social as well as poli-
tical point of view.

A telegraphic despatch, dated Madrid, July 29,
states that on the previous day the Infante, Dou
Henrique, arrived from Valencia, and was pre.
sented to the Junta.
_ _

. _.,....
The defenders of the barricades have decorated
them with garlands of flowers.
There is a rumour that M. Salamanca has been
arrested at Albaeeta.
A rumour was current in Paris that
when y,
when the Queen of Spain received the letter of
hehe l'
consentedwillingness
General Espartero, and expressed
great resistanco
we
will
took°
to accept the comfit:col:ten:col
ensued,
ieerd.swhich. f rom
Madrid
form a ministry, she experienced
placeand tahtatht ae
from her mother, Queen Christina,
On this subject,,
tsicieenesieoefiegrseaayts violence
and her mother,
con-
tain relative to a seeenne
Isabelladoansotobfiliiigdedintotheinmterfadreriej
palace between Quewe
eaenrdtaiinn whichdetails thewhich King W
journal,, and which
nsialatullrehtaoveld. them confirmed. They are of a
prove the sad influencegi:v7ehicahs stolloenQausee
Mother has endeavoured to maintain over her
daughter'sand over the policy of the
Government.,, mind,

ITALY.
Tho Military Inspector of the Gendarmerie of
Parma has published a proclamation granting an
additional delay of 48 hours for the"-delifering
up of arms and ammunition, at the expiration of
which any person having such articles in Lis pos;
se nisto be dealt with according to the laws a
the state of siege.
WO. Au official article in the Genoa Gazette wa