The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-14 00:00:00

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1846.

Now that circumstances may be presumed to have
conducted the machinations of the Count Da BRESSON
to their consummation, it becomes a matter of pecu-
liar interest to observe the relative position
assumed at this moment by the various per-
sonages implicated therein. And, notwithstanding
that the members of the Camarilla may con-
gratulate themselves upon the temporary success
which has attended their arrangements, it is
manifest that the present is but a poor opportunity for
the indulgence either of exultation or confidence.
Everything that ingenuity could suggest for the
speedier accomplishment of the marriages has been
hastened forward; all unnecessary procrastination
from the interference of English diplomacy
has been avoided by returning no immediate
answer to the protest thereby transmitted ; every
circumstance that could tend to facilitate the progress
of the French Princes through the provinces of the
Peninsula relays of post-horses, squadrons of
cavalry, the terrible guardianship of 12-pounders,
the " huzzas" of a gold-loving and wine-bibbing
rabble—has been skilfully- pre-arranged by the crea-
tures of the Gallic embassy and the satellites of the
obsequious 'STURM. So far these hymeneal pre-
liminaries have prospered ; but the consequences of
this specious precipitation still remain of a very
dubious character, and assume, if that be possible,
a yet more threatening appearance. Their Royal
Highnesses are reported to have passed into the 4a-
nish capital amidst an impassive multitude of
spectators ; not a hat was raised, not a
handkerchief fluttered, not a shred of tapestry dis-
played, not a Viva uttered from the Calles Fuencarrel
to the gateway of the palace, saving a few hired accla-
mations from a little body-guard of " the un-
washed ;" not a single congratulatory bonfire in the
squares of Burgos ; not a solitary cheer from the
citizens of Madrid, or from the inhabitants of its en-
virons ! If this be not a sufficient indication of the
unwelcome nature of this Montpensier alliance, there
are numberless others proving it to he entirely of
a compulsory, and not of a popular character,
Among these may be enumerated the secret distri
bution of inflammatory appeals to the popu-
lace, the continued seizure of the Liberal
newspapers, and the confinement of different indi-
viduals who are known to be inimical to the
marriage. These, and numberless other circum-
stances, testify as to how unpalatable this diplomatic
device is among the more sincere lovers of Spanish
independence, and these are, fortunately for hu-
manity and% civilisation, the vast majority of the
population. This daring attempt to root the influence
of the French Government in the Peninsula, has, in
reality, done little more than brought all the
political parties of the latter country into
a collision of such violence, as renders some
calamitous demonstration inevitable. A general and
not bloodless pronunciarzento may be calculated upon
with some certainty, and the passion which will be
thereby engendered must tend rather to the diminu-
tion than to the permanent establishment of Gallic
influence. The balance upon which the continued
tranquillity, or the almost interminable disturbance,
of Spain now oscillates, is of infinite delicacy.
Every diligence is expected to bring intelligence to