The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-22
SPAIN.
Spain.
description OF the affairs in Spain IL

from the LONDON ChronicIe
The accounts which receive from Madrid describe
the state OF affairs I'm that capital becoming daily
more anu more alarming 1t is impossible that matters
can long remain they are now The dispute between
the Queen and her Ministers has arrived AT such pitch
mat There Is little or personal ton be-
tween them The Queen desires TO ret rid of The pre
sent ao'het ana mas called upon the Duke dc Soto
mayor to resign hut the Minister and his coeacues
isteau VI Complying with the commands OF their Sove
reign have recourse to the Cortes which IL packed with
their adhcrents and having without Difficulty rot so
.aeu so.e OF confidence from that tractable nbly
they set the Queen at defiance keen their places IN
avowed opposition to her wishes The Queen IL in fact
kept in species OF moral constraint She is little bet
Yer IMAM prisoner Her mower is merely nominal
When she declared her intention to get rid Of the Mns
try she found she virtually deprived of her prera
tive for none Of her Ministers would go through the Me-
cessary ceremony Of countersgnng the royal
Diminishing them. The Ministers. therefore. remain in
once by force, and the Queen is virtually deposed
nor Ii THIS all Every one supposed to enjoy the
Queens confidence is removed from the palace and
the only intercourse she is allowed with the creatures
OF the Ministers Even her cousin and the
Duchess Of Sessa Zone of the of Don Francisco
de Paula has been sent away from Madrid ordered
to travel in foreign lands because she has the
to be considered friend of the Queens Another az
fair which Is part and parcel Of the system the
prosecution which General Sierra no is at the
moment subjected having to the knowledge of
the Minister that General Serano of the
Queens confidence then was quite consistent with his
own safety he at once determined to get the General
sent out Of Madrid and for that purpose he offered him
honors and high commands at distance but General
Serrano who has always been opposed to the
Cabinet refused to accept Office under IT, and he there
fore to be prosecuted for dsobedence to orders What
the next act OF violence may be 1t is impossible to guess
Is said that the Duke do Sotomayer and his adhe-
rents have actually some project Of deposing Queen sa-
bella, and placing her sister upon the throne. We
should hope that they not rs even to enter
tain such project; but be this it may the organs of
the government do hesitate to hint at the plan as
BEEF not ut all improbable The most odous caiumnies
with respect to the Queen bv the
party in order to justify act the very idea of ch
Of itself reasonable But we shall not further nlude 10
them for the present.
The Journal des De6ats Of the LIST inst has Madrid
dates to the 2,th at which date ministerial change
it was said would BIO charged wi h the formation of a
cabinet and that 1t would embrace the following per-
sons;-Mossrs Arrozola, Salamanca Bonavides RIOS dc
Olano, Maranedo and Pena Aquayo
Portugal.
In Portugal matters seem to be verging to crisis Sal
danha has announced his ulnmatum to the Court ut
nished with additional troops and money He also in
siss application being made to the Spanish govern
feet that the civil quarrel will, with the
parties be submitted to the arbitration of the British
government
The King OF Denmark had determined to grant con-
stitution to his subjects His majesty instead pro-
cesding by ordnance had convoked at Copenhagen a
commission Of twenty eight members elected by the
State Assemblies Those assemblies, four in number
were to meet during three days in order each
seven commissioners IT, after celebrating in common,
the delegates Of those assemblies should agree on the
basis of constitution the King would promugate It in
the form they recommended. II added that the
government would shortly propose to the States to
declare the crown of Denmark hereditary in the male
limo.
Greece.
From Athens We learn that the Turco Grecan differ
enoe does not appear to be end BY the French
steamer note addressed to NJ Argyropuo the
Greek Charge dAares with directions to law the same
before the Turkish Minister for Foreign Affairs From
what can be learned Of the contents of this il ap-
pears that Nj Colett has requested the Sultan to nom
nate another minister in the place Of NJ Musuris after
which the King OF Greece will give every reasonable
satisfaction that His Imperial Majesty may demand -
The Sultan, however. is firm in adhering strictly to
the letter Of the first note addressed by the Porte
Coletti.
During the course Of the month two mails from India
have reached London, by which We have received ad
vices TO the Following dates:-Calcutta Feb 20:
bay, Feb - and March .; and China January 2s
Inc affairs OF Lahore continued to require the utmost
vigilance and activity of the officers employed there.
Colonel Lawrence aud his assistants administered the
governmental the best effect and the inhabitants ha
some hopes Of improving their condition under the
British rule II stated that no troops would be sent
to the frontier station at Pashawur the noun
aneers in the Hazareh districts had reyoted but their
forces had been routed by the young chief called Ghoab
Singh who although possessing the same name is not
of the family of the Maharajah of Jommoo. The insur
rection said to be owing to the dislike entertained by
the people to the rule of Gholab Singh and if this be
correct, it says but little for the policy which es-
Sikh kingdom. kajah La SINGH has been taken to
Agra and placed with his family the fort where the
celebrated gates of somnauth still in DURANGO vile
Sir John Litter has been appointed to the command
Of The Punjaub division Of me army, comprising the
whole of the troops on the right bank Of the suej;
Colonel Wheeler is be brgaler of tho rst oIass md
to nj in the Jullunder Doab aud Colonel Camp
bell Is to be brgadier Of the first class ami command
Mt Lahore.
Great excitement had been caused Mt the court OF Pa.
shawur by the Information that British oiccr was CO.
ming to take charge Of the province.
We also learn lhat the bands OF ransomed Indians
which the british government had obi aimed Dost
aiahomed' had crossed The Indus at Attocl There is
sad to be great scarcity Of money ut Cabu Dost Ma
bomcd remained therein quiet
The princlp Items Of >cndc news are that Sir has
Napier has taken his departure for lily dorabad and that
party Of Jacobs Horse had achieved a trif,ng
over tho Boogbtes. Sir Charles Napier had issued n
general order dated headquarters Kurrachee January
AZ, from which The following extracts -
The army Of Scindei ordered TO be broken IN and
the number Of troops reduced in future TO form
the ordinary garrison of frontier province This as
regards the interior tranquility Of Scndc, might have
been done two years But the character Of the La
hore government and Of its troops made it necessary
for the government Of India to keep army In Scnde
The portions Of the Nabha territory which had been
conscated have been made over partly the ajah
Puttealah and partly to tho Nahomedan chief of Null
hair koteee, Tin testimony Of the opinion entertained
by the Governor General Of the value Of the assistance
rendered by those States to the army during the
paign on the Sutlejp
The rebels in Goomsoor till in arms A com.
mission, however had been appointed to inquire into
affairs, and it hoped that further hostilites might
be avoided.
The misery which prevails in the rural districts of tho
western presidency of India is unallcviated
Fashions for April.
From London and Paris Ladies' Magazine Of Fashion
The new tafleas and silks intended for rcdngotes
very elegant fouards pekns and silks Of every variety
striped checked japces moires. in Arabic designs
tOncs tllDc nanknS de Sole
and organdy, with coored patterns n black ground
all fashionable. Black continues much In favor
but at this the material Is OF Of
slighter texture In the make Of dresses there will he
but little change; many rcdingotcs will DO and
many dresses with tight bodies and sleeves also peig
noirs with dcmiwide sleeve, showing the under Of
white muslin richly embroidered Black lace still forms
the richest trimming either for redingote' pccrines
also for ouRces in three four lace put
sprally, or en- echellc gmps frnges and soutache
will be used on the spring dresses particularly new
kind with pearl edge Some dresses Of pout de sole are
straw bonncts intcrmixcd with lace, very fashion
able and Grape mixed with straw form pretty capotes
Grape bonnets covered with lace which some
times forms den-yoette on the edge roses or jar
denires wreaths placed under these aocs and give
much elegance to the bonnet BoDnets made OF batse
de Chine OF its natural color lined with pink blue H.
lac Grape or gauze form pretty novelty the material
il very fine and light. Flowers will bc very much worn
TO the interior well ~ the exterior OF bon
nets this spring Foliage Of light color the acacia
dark as the chestnut will be used on straw bonnets
exotcs with large petals will ornament Grape bonnets