The Sun.
London, England, 1832-11-20 00:00:00

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM MADRID, NOV. 9.

During the last few days the clouds which ho-
vered over our political horizon have been gradually
disappearing. The Queen's party has become con-
siderably strengthened; the Grandees, with very
few exceptions, have declared in favour of the new
order of things, and are ready to co-operate with
their means and influence in its consolidation. The
Liberal party, whose past sufferings and misfortunes
have taught them the necessity of allowing no op-
portunity to escape for recovering the influence
which they possessed in their respective districts
(and among the number we must not forget several
of the Grandees who emigrated and have since re-
turned), are determined to sink all difference of opi-
nion in support of the plans of the moderate parry,
who all now agree in the expediency of resorting to
France for aid, should they find it necessary to have
recourse to arms in order to establish the system
they have so successfully commenced. You
have no conception how much the knowledge
of this fact has strengthened public opinion
in their favour. There are many reforms
in contemplation, among which I may men-
tion as most important, that of the regular clergy ;
but in order to reconcile this class to the projected
reform, it has been resolved to fill up half the va-
cancies which may occur in future in curacies and
rectorshiys with Monks, who will moreover be at
liberty to become candidates for canonships, and
other church dignities, hitherto filled up by the
secular clergy only, leaving the large estates of the
former to be applied to the extinction of the national
debt. This latter is about to be equalized, so as to
give to all the loans contracted at various periods
and in various countries an equal chance of liquith,
don. The new Minister of Finance, who, so far
from belonging to the class of our late economical
routiniers, is an enlightened and practical man, full of
energy arid patriotism, is now engaged in a project
by which both the national and foreign loans and
debts are to be.paid in the same way, and undrr
the same guarantee. To meet the payment of the
interest, arid provide a sinking fund of two
per cent. annually, he reckons with the funds
and resources placed at his disposal for that
effect—namely, the property of the regular clergy ;
a sixth part of that belonging to the high secular
clergy; the compensation-money for the acknow-
ledgment of the independence of the Spanish Ame-
rican States (a measure decided upon, and which it
is expected will shortly be carried into effect) ; the
proceeds arising from the roads and canals of the
kingdom; and, lastly, 311 the encondendas or knight-
hoods, which are and may become vacant.
Theong paasrttyhe Portuguese nupuoewseer,
Abpeoinstgoifiucalliys ar‘evmaraeinthiait
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power those of Spain willnot be put hors de combat,
are labouring, in conjunction with the French and
Ambassadors English and their Governmenis, to
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bring about a full recognition of the rights of Donna
Maria ; and, as a proof of how greatly the policy of

the Spanish Cabinet, in this respect, has altentd, I
need only refer you to the organ of their kenOwnts,
the Madrid Gazette of yesterday, whetegents-,Mi-
enel is designated as the tyrant, par eko:o.--•
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