The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-11 00:00:00

REMARKS.

the changes in barometrical pressure since yesterday morning
have been very slight, but the general tendency has been to decrease.
Temperature has increased at our north-western stations. The winds
continue light and variable in Scotland, and easterly elsewhere. The
weather is flue, but hazy in the N. and N.W.

The correspondent of the Post, dating June 10, an-
nounces that a very serious Ministerial crisis then existed.
The chronic confusion, anarchy, and revolt prevailing
throughout the republic had assumed such threatening pro-
portions that the most sanguine friends of the Government
could not guarantee its stability for a month. The disaffected
had risen in several parts of the country, and in most
cases had proclaimed General Diaz as President.

The political plot, the existence of which has been dig-
closed by the recent arrests, must be of the most serious
character and widespread influence. None of the men
arrested can be ranked amongst ordinary revolutionists.
Their polit:c 11 creeds differ so much that their union is
not the least remarkable feature of the conspiracy. The
disaffection in the army is believed to be great. No further
news from Spain has been received, and the absence of in-
formation alone betokens a serious state of affairs. As the
telegraphs are all in the hands of Government, the lack of
the customary announcement in time of trouble that " per-
fect order everywhere exists" looks verygrave. The arrested
generals have been sent off to the Canary Islands, of
course without trial. The Duke and Duchess of Mont-
pensier are coming to London. The Paris correspondent
of the Independance Barg says the French Government is
not at all astounded at the news from Spain; and it is
hinted that the Spanish police got the first news from their
French brethren. Before the death of Narvaez the two
Governments had come to an understanding, the result of
which was the capture on the French frontier of a large
quantity of arms destined fog the revolutionists in Spain.
The same writer says : " Narvaez took steps to conclude
a military league between the two countries by which the
army of Spain would have become a Power in Europe."

A correspondent of the Liberte says that the project of
the conspirators was to make a diversion in Catalonia and
Upper Aragon, whilst several towns would rise in insur-
rection at the same time. The plan has been so well laid
that it is not likely these arrests will frustrate it.

The amendment which Mr. M`Laren carried against the
Government on Thursday appears to have been more im-
portant than was generally supposed, and it is fortunate
that the two Houses have not come into collision over the
matter. After tie explanation given on Friday night, it
was no wonder that the Government met the proposition
with an open declaration of hostility, for it was clearly
pointed out that Mr. M`Laren's amendment was really no
amendment at all, but a substantial addition to the
measure of enfranchisement agreed upon by both parties—
such an addition being quite irregular at a point where it
only was to be considered whether the change proposed by
the Peers should be accepted or rejected by the Commons.
'Lord Russell met Lord Malmesbury's suggestion that the
peers should disagree with the amendment in a friendly
spirit, and Mr. M`Laren afterwards agreed not to perse-
vere with his proposition. The fact that Mr. Bouverie
gave his support to the hon. member for Edinburgh has
occasioned some surprise, that gentleman having lately
constituted himself an authority on points of order. One
of the Liberal morning papers, although cordially sup.
porting the admission of the voters for whom Mr. M`Laren
pleaded, cannot but feel that an inopportune time was
chosen to press their claim, and is glad that the leaders of
the Liberal party have preferred to wait fir a-fair and
open fight, rather than to snatch a trivial ankimporary