The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-17 00:00:00

THE SPANISH REVOLUTION.

The Liberte announces that the Provisional Government
Is now negotiating with the representatives of the foreign
Powers at Madrid with a view to its recognition by those
Powers. Several Conferences have been held with each
of the foreign Ministers accredited to the late Govern•
ment. These, it will be remembered, still reside in the

The French Liberal journals continue to express their
disappointment at the apparent failure of the Republican
party in Spain. The Liberte, in the person of M. Emile
de Girardin, again insists upon a Republic as the
most available form of government, and as the least likely
to incur the danger of renewed tyranny. An article of
unusual merit appears in the Debats. The writer, M. John
Lemoinne, thinks the future of Spain, at least the ionnlc-
diate future, affords no reason for alarm. The delay
which has been made the cause of so much apprehension
an the part of the Liberte was really unavoidable. The
first thing was to get rid of the monarchy, and this hae
been accomplished with startling unanimity. It left not
fragment behind. In France successive revolutions have
left anciens partis ; but the fallen monarchy of Spain
:annot claim a follower. The first movement was not 10
the capital, but the provinces ; the whole country was 01
blaze before the conflagration reached Madrid. The chief
langer is now to be apprehended from divided councils. Ar•
Lemoinne urges the Government to rapid movements. The
first thing to be done is to overturn the old laws and
establish new ones on the true principles of liberty. The
question of persons will soon be settled.
The municipal loan for the relief of the distress amongst
the lower orders goes on but slowly. It has reached some
3 700,000 reals. Ten millions was the figure fixed upon.
The rumours as to the destiny of the country are yet of
the most adverse and perplexing character. One corre-
spondent, in spite of the letter to the Gaulois, says it 1e
believed in all parts of Madrid that Prim will give hie
support to the Iberian scheme. The same writer adds that
this explains the conduct of Senor Olozaga in holding aloof
from the new Government. He has, indeed, consented to
return to Spain, but he is not for the present going t°
Madrid. Ho will spend a few days at his estate at Vice'
Olozaga is an unflinching monarchist, and therefore does
not approve of the Iberian tendencies of Prim, to $Ol
nothing of Serrano, In spite of this authority, the balance
of evidence is on the side of the presumption that Genes's,'
Prim favours a monarchical form of government.
The price of provisions is declining at Madrid.
Marshal Novaliches is rapidly recovering; that is, so fat
as he can recover from a permanent mutilation.
The number of slaves in the islands of Porto Rico and
Cuba is nearly half a million, or one-fourth the entire
Population.

The Presse publishes a letter, written, not by Prim hint
self, but by his chief staff-officer, and therefore carrying,,
with it his authority. The Presse is rather roughly handle'
in this epistle for publishing an article containing diver%
statements not founded upon fact. Amongst these is the
statement that Prussian money materially aided the recce
tionary leaders.
The Spectator thinks that Ferdinand of Coburg, husband
of the late Queen of Portugal, and father of the presenS
king, will succeed to the throne of Spain.