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

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 10, 1868.

traced. Our Reforms may not always be suffi-
ciently comprehensive ; our changes may be partial
and incomplete, but our progress, though slow, is
sure, and in ❑one of the great questions of the
age has it been found necessary to reverse the na-
tional verdict. Like the tides of the sea, there is
always a counter force at work to prevent excessive
action or reaction. The party of progress talks
largely, but it is kept in check by the caution and
dread of innovation of the opposite side ;
the party of reaction is drawn on by
the energy of its adversaries until the
Tory of 1830 is transformed into the Libe-
ral Conservative of 1868. Though both
parties wrangle about their claims to the merit of
preserving the Constitution, it ;is at least evident
that in spite of all threatened attacks it is in little
danger from either.

The Spanish people cannot complain of lack of
energy on the part of their new advisers. Mar-
shal SERRANO and General PRIM have soon made a
Cabinet, the post of President being taken by the
Marshal, and that of Minister of War by General
PRIM. Admiral TOPETE is the Minister of Ma-
rine. The declaration made by the Central
Junta was in favour :of complete liberty—
" civil, political and religious." So far all is
carried on in the spirit of progress, and so great
are the changes indicated, that it is enough to sur-
prise one that Spain should have been so long be-
hind the other nations of Europe in all that called
for vigour and energy. The unanimity which pre-
vails is also surprising, and is another earnest of
success to all who can appreciate the real meaning
of the situation. General PRIM'S speech to the
people upon his arrival in Madrid was full of pro-
mise, and already that promise has been
partly realised in the success which has
attended the formation of the New Cabinet.
The agreement between himself and SERRANO, to
which he emphatically alluded, has been fully
proved, and some speculations are afloat in the
French papers as to the likelihood of Prince ALFRED
of England being the future ruler of Spain ; but
these prove nothing so much as the failure of those
whose desires have been so sedulously put
forth when there was no chance, and now
that there is seem to have vanished into
thin air. The French semi-official organs are not
pleased with the new regime, and would prefer any
state of things to a Republic. The worst of all
therefore in their estimation, it may be inferred, is
the decorum which prevails—very different to the
confusion which flourished in France on similar
occasions. The only reason is that the French
desired to have a change, but were not particular
what it was ; while the Spanish people have made
up their minds not only what is to be changed, but
what is to remain also, in the Constitution of the
State.

LATEST INTELL MENGE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

SPAIN

MADRID, OCt. 9, 8 p.m.

The Secretary of the ex-Prime Minister, Gonzales
Bravo, has been dangerously wounded by the mob
in the street.

General Prim made a speech from the balcony of
his house blaming this outrage, and strongly recom-
mending the people to forget byegone wrongs, and
said that former servants of the Crown ought rather
to be spared than massacred.
The leaders of the Democratic party have agreed
to give the present Ministry their entire support,
provided it should continue in favour of a Demo-
cratic solution of the pending questions. Senor
Rivero declared this to the people, whom he ad-
dressed from the balcony of the Ministry of the
Interior.

BERLIN, Oct. 10.

SJveral commercial firms in different parts of the
North German Confederation have petitioned the
Chancellor to despatch some men of war to the
Spanish coast and Cuba for the protection of the
interests of North German traders. The reason of
this petition is said to be that much produce of the
Confederation, chiefly from Silesia, Saxony, Thu-
ringia, and the Rhenish provinces is being exported
to Spain and to her transatlantic colonies. Special
stress is also laid upon the fact that a number of
German firms, established at the seaports of Barce-
lona and Malaga, are interested.

RUSSIA.

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 9.

An Imperial ukase permits soldiers to return to
their homes in such numbers as may be considered
convenient by the military authorities, their fur-
lough to last from the 13th instant to the 13th of
April next year.

The Russian papers publish advices from Syria
stating that an Englishman has there been arrested
on the charge of exciting the people to sedition
against the Porte.

TURKEY.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 9.

It is stated that a native militia is being formed
in Bulgaria by the Porte for the protection of the
frontier.

FRANCE.

PARIS, Oct. 10.

The Emperor and the Empress are expected to
arrive here on Monday next.

AMERICA,

QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 10.

The National Steamship Company's steamship
Louisiana, from New York, arrived here at 7 a.m.
to-day, landed passengers, and proceeded for
Liverpool. All well.

PLYMOUTH, Oct. 10.

The Lord Bishop of Cape Town received to-day,
on board the Saxon, Cape steamship, just before
she sailed, a communication from the Duke of
Buckingham, according the appointment of Dean
and Senior Colonial Chaplain at Cape Town to the
Rev. Mr. Alder.