The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-12 00:00:00

THE SPANISH REVOLUTION:

The details from Spain are very numerous, but fow can
be said to possess any importance. In the absence of any
clue to the form of government which will ultimately be
called upon to direct the affairs of Spain, the project of an
Iberian Union revives a little, and the possibility of Prince
Alfred being elected King has become a public question.
The Post is inclined to estimate the difference of religion
somewhat lightly, and thinks that, as Gibraltar need not
necessarily be given up, it would be a good thing for our
Sailor Prince to be placed on the Spanish throne if
we could spare him. The French are very jealous
on the subject. It is thought in Paris that the
Spaniards are manifesting a decided inclination to offer
their throng to the. English prince, and the bare chance
that by some means he may find his way to it is causing
great excitement. The Constitutionnel is satisfied with the
conclusion that the mention of Prince Alfred's name is
singularly inopportune. Nevertheless, it is thought by
many that the Constituent Cortes, with whom the choice
of a successor to Queen Isabella will rest, way probably
select Queen Victoria's second son. Whether England can
accept the offer is altogether another question; but there
can he no doubt that its acceptance would be of
infinite advantage to Spain. England, more than any
other country, has all that Spain st a ads in need of—money,
commercial activity, and manufactures. To secure an
English prince as the Spanish king would naturally pro-
duce a friendship between the two countries which must
be of the greatest advantage to the poorer one. The Paris
correspondent of the Standard lays : " Spain was indebted
to the armies of Englaad, as much as to the undaunted
firmness and fervent patriotism of her sons, for the over-
throw of the yoke which the First Napoleon strove to im-
pose upon her; her escape from the bigotry of the Carlist
rule was in some measure at least due to the British
Legion which, under General De Lacy Evans, fought for
the cause of freedom against absolutism. There is, there-
fore, no inconsistency in Spain looking once more to Eng.
land to inure her to the blessings of free government and
constitutional rule, the combination of order and liberty
which somehow seems only possible under rulers of
_British
origin."
The proclamation posted in the streets of Lisbon, in
favour of the Iberian Union, contains nothing but many
notes of exclamation, and the general observation that
the union of Spain and Portugal would be the happiness
of the two countries. It suggests no means of accomplish-
ing the object in view, and the indifference and contempt
with which the Government received it seems to be well
deserved.

The most conflicting statements have been published
relative to the Marquis de Novaliches. The Patric said
he had died of his wounds, and the Timcs correspondent
reiterates the assertion. But the balance of evidence is
decidedly in favour of this gallant officer being still alive.
The Libcrt4 says that he is about to draw up an
official report of the battle of Alcolea. He is in possession
of certain facts which are known to him only. It is likely
that a modest monument will be erected at Alcolea, to
commemorate both the conflicts of the Spaniards against
Napoleon in 1808, and the victory gained over tyranny
in 1868.

Judging from a proclamation published to the Cataio•
niars by Senor Orense, and by the Democratic meeting
held in Madrid, a strong effort will be made on behalf of
Republicanism. In Catalonia a Government on the prin-
ciple of that of the United States is decidedly preferred
to any form of monarchy.
The special correspondent of the Libcrte says that the
Junta of Madrid has begun to distribute the SUM of li. 10d.
per day to each workman out of employment. If this
information be correct, the experience of 1843 at Paris
will soon be repeated at Madrid. At Paris the bounty to
workmen out of employment acted as a premium to idle.
ness. In the space of rather snore than three months, the
number receiving relief rose. from 13,000 to 125,000. At
Madrid the number in receipt of this aid already amounts
40,000. Where is the money obtained? The Govern.
meat is raising a municipal loan of 10,000,000 reals;
but if, as the writer in the Liberte says, each indigent indi-
vidualis to receive seven reals and a half, it needs very little
arithmetic to prove that 40,000 paupers, even if they do
not increase, will absorb the entire loan in little more than
a month.

The cry for Protection is being raised in Catalonia.
...'hat province is almost the only one in Spain which pos-
sesses any manufactures, and its inhabitants complain of
the reduction of one-third of the duty ,payable on mer-
chandise at Santander and other port The Catalonians
fear that their silk will not bear coiripetition with the
silks of other countries, at but two-thirds the original
tariff.

Another correspondent says that in a short time halt at
Least of the army will be disbanded. The danger of
famine is so imminent that the Government is absolutely
compelled to retrench expenses, with the view of meeting
it. But what will the disbanded troops do?
The correspondent of the rimcs is unable to depict
the scene which Madrid presented on the entry of
General Prim. lie has accompanied King Victor
Emmanuel on his triumphant progress through Lombardy;
has seen Beales's army march along Pall Mall; Garibaldi's
entrance into Naples, &c. ; " but the difference between this
and all other memorable days of my life is as wide as the
interval that parts soberness from intoxication." This
writer estimates the crowd at 200,000.

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