The Sun.
London, England, 1869-11-06 00:00:00

SHE CRISIS IN SPAIN.

The situation at Madrid becomes more and more
serious. Admiral Topete, the only Liberal-Unionist
who remained in the Cabinet, has positively resigned,
and thus the whole of his party withdraws from the
Government. The Progressists and the Democrats—
the other sections of the monarchical party—are now
left alone. Prim 'will probably form another Ministry,
but it is clear that he must finally break with the
Unionists, or give up his idea of offering the crown
to the Duke of Genoa. It is this proposal to place a
boy of 15 on the throne that has caused the present
difficulty. But if Prim abandons his youthful cant
didate, who else can be chosen, save the Duke of
Montpensier, to whom the Progrosaist leader has the
strongest antipathy ?

FOREIGN NOTES.
TUE TROUBLES 111 DALMATIA.

Some uneasiness exists on the continent with respect to
the ultimate consequences of the Dalmatian insurrection.
One particular subject for anxiety is the rumour that
Austria has asked permission from Turkey for the passage
of her troops over Turkish ground, and that Turkey, in
granting this permission, extended it to the Montenegrin
territory, over which the Sultan has always claimed sove
reignty. The Russian Gsvernment,according to the story.
protested against this, and Count Stackelberg has made an
official communication to the Prince de la Tom
d'Auvergne, setting forth the objections of Russia.
This report has been categorically denied in several of the
French papers, nevertheless it keeps reappearing in one
quarter after another. Great hopes are expressed that the
question of the independence of Montenegro will not be
discussed. The Patrie remarks that it forms one of the
most insoluble of the numerous small problems which
together make up the insoluble Eastern question. A
correspondent of the Steele, writing from Vienna, says
that the participation of the Montenegrins in the
Dalmatian insurrection becomes more and more manifest
and unless the movement be shortly checked, it may
become the signal for a general uprising among the slaves
of the South. The Greek clergy in the district of Cattaro
have declared for the insurrection, and the priests are to
be found in the first ranks of the combatants. The real
leaders of the movement have not yet come forward, but
St if. kuown they are forming a provisional government
Some young men in Herzegovina have joined the insur-
gents at Badua, and at their head is a relative of the
Prince of Montenegro, named Radonic. The Montene-
grins, by this account, have procured a large quantity
of breechloading guns and ammunition. The Senate of
Montenegro, lately reassembled, has resolved upon sending a
circular note to the governments of Western Europe
declaring that the Prince cannot undertake to prevent his
subjects from taking part in the insurrection, unless it be
speedily suppressed. The insurgents, it is said, continue to
receive reinforcements from Herzegovina, and Montenegro,
and it is, therefore, necessary to carry the military opera-
tions into Turkish territory. The North-East Correspon:
deuce states that the plan of the Austrian coin
wander is not to attack the insurgents in their
mountains, but isolate them from Montenegro and Herze-
govina, so as to compel them to submission by famine
This plan of operations is less formidable than a
campaign, in which it is necessary to take each
mountain and defile by assault. The insurgents
according to the Wanderer, of Vienna, are well pro-
vided with food, though they have sent all their cattle
to Grahavo, which is on Turkish territory When
the soldiers approach them they hurl clown stones
on their assailants, many of whom have perished in
this way.