The Sun.
London, England, 1870-11-15 00:00:00

THE CROWN OF SPAIN.

'rho Duke of Aosta seems to have a better
chance of reigning in Spain than any candidate
who .has yet come forward. A large party support
him, and there is no hostility shewn by any European
state. Nevertheless the Duke's course is by no means
clear. The Republicans of course oppose him ; so do
the Carlists, for the clerical party would go any
length, to defeat the son of King Victor
Emmanuel, the spoliator of the Church.
These two parties are weak singly ; united
they may be formidable. There was a tre-
mendous uproar when the candidature was 'dis-
cussed in the Cortes the other, day. Several Repub-
licans openly threatened an appeal to the sword. If
Prim, however, keeps faithful it is difficult to see how
such opposition can succeed; but, stran,geto say, rumours
are current that he will not be faithful. Some
French correspondents tell a strange story about his
organising opposition to the candidature he himself
proposed. Prim looks after a King, they say, in
order to satisfy public opinion; but he, at the same
time, entertains no desire to abdicate the posi-
tion of supremacy he now holds; and so, whilst
openly advocating the Duke, he is plotting his
discomfiture. It is true that Marshal Prim is now
virtually King of Spain, and that when a full-grown
prince comes to the throne the author of the
September revolution must shine with diminished
lustre, but it remains to be seen whether this con-
viction has led to the extraordinary escapade which
the French papers attribute to him.
Outwardly the candidature has been conducted in
the most regular manner, and with the utmost
earnestness on the part of Prim. The Duke ac-
cepted the offer on November Ist with the
consent of his father. Immediately afterwards a
circular notifying the occurrence was sent to the
Spanish representatives at foreign courts. According
to an official notice in the Madrid Gazette the
Governments of Russia, France, Prussia, Portugal,
Holland, Turkey and Austria expressed their warm
approval through their representatives. The Pope
hoped the election of a king might secure to Spain
tranquillity, prosperity, and religion. Lord Gran-
vine wae, cautious in his communications. He said
that if the candidateship of the Duke of Aosta was
agreeable to the Spanish nation, her Majesty's
Government would see it accepted with pleasure.
I. ater on the Spanish Minister in London wrote
word that he had received Lord Granville's congra-
tulations on the presentation of the Duke's
candidateship to the Cortes, which he will be glad
to hear is agreeable to the nation.
SIR COLMAN O'LOGHLEN.

Sir Colman O'Loghlen, whose bankruptcy has led
to his resignation, has not enjoyed a long tenure of
office and the 22,000 a year which accompanies the
post of Judge Advocate General. He was
appointed, by the accession of the Glad-
stone Government, in December, 1868. His
career in Parliament, too, bas not been
a lengthy ono He was first returned for Clare

County in July, 1863. In 1840 he joined the bar,
in 1852 became Queen's Counsel, in 1865 Serjeant-
at-Law. Sir Colman has always practised a moderate
but consistent Liberalism.

A RFAS FOR RUBBISH.

General Codrington, of Crimean celebrity, makes
an odd complaint of the Luton magistrates. These
vigorous' men have treated the "habitual criminals"
who come within tlieir gates with such rigour that
the race is positively diminishing. The result is highly
satisfactory to Luton, but very disgusting to
General Codrington, for some of the " habi-
tuals " 'have sought a refuge from their
woes by enlisting. . The gallant officer loudly com-
plains of this emptying of the Luton cesspool into the
army. " Who is to help the army when its recruiting
is•thus tainted at its very source ?" It might be
suggested that the army must help itself,_ and keep
rubbish out of its own ranks. It is plain that the
Luton criminals, if driven out of their uncomfortable
home, must go somewhere. It is for the military
authpritios to take care that the "moral cesspool "
is not emptied on their land. If every town is to
keep its stock of criminals on hand for fear Of mak-
ing mischief elsewhere, what is to become of the
Habitual Criminals Act ?
THE SPREAD OF SCARLET FEVER.

The ravages committed by scarlet fever continue
to excite serious attention. There is reason to believe
that the carelessness, ignorance, or indifference of
those who have charge of the sick are too often the
means of disseminating the disease. A physician
pointe out that scarlatina is not only the most con-
tagious of the eruptive fevers, but those attacked by
it are liable to spread infection long after they mix
again wi th their family and friends. Until the new skin
is thoroughly formed, and the old skin has com-
pletely peeled off, they carry contagion wherever they
go. Everything they wear, especially if it be
woollen, all •carpets, blankets, and bed furniture
they have used in their rooms, and even the wall
papers of the rooms they inhabit, become infected
for an indefinite' time by the minute particles of
cast=off skin. It is therefore essential that
all blankets and woollen articles should
be ' thoroughly washed apart from everything
else, that the floor of the patient's room
should be disinfected, and the paper of the walls
stripped off. and burnt. The patient himself should
be kept strictly isolated until the new skin is
thoroughly formed. .If these precautions be
resolutely observed by all persons who have the
charge of the sick, there can be little doubt but that
the prevalence of this dangerous and fatal disease
would be very greatly diminished.