The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-19
NEW YORK. MONDAY MORNING. JULY 49, 1917

every where afforded to who lend their efforts to
cneck the spread Of liberal ideas.
In the late effort made by liberals in Portugal to
resist the establishment OF a despotsm the cause was
sscoaasa oy Guzot who urged the Spanish govern
ment 70 AID IN all ways royast party In
Greeee 1t Is the same
The quarrel between Greece and Turkey has been |
Drought 10 an issue or nearly The outrage commit
ted against the Turkish minister at Athens by king Ohio
was too hagrant to be countenanced by Austria
ana all the diplomatic corps except the ambassa
dor agreed that reparaon apology indspensa
BILE The insuted ambassador will, therefore resume |
his ut Athens and receive the Of the king
and his cabinet after which il is expected that he
will be withdrawn
tpresent there Is generally fair prospect of har
vest throughout France and an excellent vintage IL
expected Nevertheesst In certain that large importa
Lions WIN Dc necessary both now and in future years
Inc Tree importation law has been decided con-
tinued until next February which the chamber
viii be- in session. and doubt win decide in favor of
It's still further continuance
Notwithstanding the frequent rumors of a change of
ministry the present cabinets likely continue
nee until the commencement of the next session. Tho
season Is now advanced-people are anxious to leave
Paris for the country the watering places and our sum
They will hurry the business Of the country and
close their sbors for the present session. without any
serious struggle.
MADRID, June %, lsl7.
EDiroR THE New YoRK HERALD
No Court, government in Europe, presents or has
for long period Of time presented the strange moral
spec table which offered to the public eye openly
discussed in the public press this capital the
greatest most ancient and most powerful kndoms Of
the old world. Here is young girl child, we had
almost said, who only completed her sixteenth year
the LIST Of last October aud married few days later to
her first consn who only completed his twenty fourth
the preceding May sitting the throne of CASTLE
and Arrsgon, surrounded by all the observances and
splendor of royalty yet doomed to married widowhood
to welded cebacy The royal husband to sleep
under the roof which covers his wife and sovereign.
Meanwhile, the Queen urges her responsible Ministers
to promote suit for nulity Of marriage, divorce
pinclo, at the Court of Rome For all this cause Is
publicly avowed light is afforded to the bewildered
people of Spain to show them how and wherefore their
youthful Queen should be thrown into situation
cruel and anomalous. Although nothing, however,
publicly explained, much IL privately talked of and
the salons, only of Madrid but OF Paris London
and the other capitals of Europe echo with the Of
the catastrophe To repeat this story European
public would be idle All readers Of journals fami
circulated in the world the narrative may interest
your readers.
Maria Christine daughter of the late and sister of the
presen. King of Naples married In 1890 Ferdinand VI
the late King Of Spain In ten months after this
rage, daughter sabells and in sixteen months later,
another daugher, Louisa Fernando, born Of this
marriage BY royal decree, Ferdinand VII abolished
the sac law cut OIL the title Of succession enjoyed by
his brother Don Carlos and declared the above named
daughter Isabella heir to the crown with remainder to
her sister, in case she should die without issue
King Ferdinand died in September, 1888 leaving by
will his young widow then only the regent
the kingdom during the minority Of her infant daugh
ter then under three wears old
The royal widow In the bloom Of life aud beauty,
with the warm blood Of the South rolling in her veins
During the life Of Ferdinand the story rms that walk
ing day In the gardens of the palace her lighted
private soldier who stood sentinel at OF the
gates This soldier we'll to look upon, and
grateful TO the liquid eye of the royal lady Soon after
this he found to his astonishment that he rapidly
promoted through the influence of invisible
assigned commission in the body guard Of the king
and finally became domesticated In the paats under
Of those innumerxbe titles which always at
the disposal Of eourtly patrons
This fortunate youth proved inquiry be the son
of the keeper of stall for the sale of segsrs In Seville
Now, after the death Of Ferdinand, land some lima
turedly contend that 1t before that evenly the
queen Maria Christine, conceived friendship for
NJ Munoz, (for such the name In which this youth
reoiced and his presence and society appeared to be
Indispensable to her happiness. Periodically she
Also observed to be indsposed aud showed
fondness for infants which, one by one year
ceeded year. she collected around her The malice Of
the world Ia always ready to put the worst construction
Appearances and people mot wanting who in
situated that these objects of her affection
nearly related to the queen mother and to her friend
principles of morals. The scandal thus produced
polluted the halls of the palace, and 1t at
length announced pretended, that on the death OF
Ferdinand the dowager queen had contracted secret
marriage with the promoted sentinel, and that the
children Of her adoption were in fact the children of her
body by The cigar seersson The pretended marriage
If it had taken place, being illegal and NULL and
the mother of Isabella being in condition of
ed concubnage, 1t was determined to remove such
scoundre by rendering the marriage valid by royal
decree This decree was accordingly promuged on the
18th October 1874 and two days later the ceremony
was performed which made an honest woman Of Maria
Christine
Some time after this the marriage Of the young queen
who declared to have attained her majority the
sth November, lSi3, having then completed her thr-
teenth year. subject Of anxious soictude among
her subjects and Of active intrigue with Madame
nor, who had acquired the title of Duchess of Ri
anzares, by Obtaining that dukedom for the quondam
guardsman, her husband. Meanwhile, King Louis Phi
hppe the lookout for good match for his fourth
and youngest son, the Duke of Montpensier. A
necton by marriage drsctly WIN tHs 9asen Of spain
powers but 1t thought not impossible to manage the
thing through the lnfanta Donna Luisa Fernando and
by judcious choice Of husband for Queen Isabella
King Louis Philippe and his neice Queen Christine
Duchess Of Riansares accordingly put their heads to-
gether and soon concoced arrangement their mu
tual satisfaction All the particulars of this bargain
have not TRANSFERRED and possibly will But several
of its results before the world, and have become
matter Of history.
Ofthe uncles Of the queen the eldest, Don Carlos who
In right Of inheritance and legitimacy claims the crown,
forfeited and annued The second uncle Don Francis
de Paula, had the two Oldest Of whom Don
Francisco dAssis Duke of Cadiz, and Don Henrique,
Duke Of Seville. The younger Of these the Duke of
Seville of the candidates for the hand Of his
cousin Queen Isabella which had been named by foreign
powers, and by leading political parties In Spain The
elder had obtained part ofhs education at the
leges in Paris where he personally well known and
the circumstances there reported respecting him
quite familiar to his uncle Louis Philippe and
his aunt the queen dowager Christine. These circum-
stances cannot be properly stated here's but suffice it
say that they such to assure in a remarkable
the objects which the king Of the French had
heartn reference to the marriage Of Queen Isabella and
IL accordingly decided at the Tuleries and Madrid
that Don Francisco and not Don Henrique should be
the king consort SPAIN the nanta Louisa Fernando
hcires presumptve to the crown, being given to the
Duke OF Montpensier; and sto ensure the fulment
this design against all contingencies 1t decided that
this two marriages should be soemnized the day
Tho marriages Ihsd not been long concluded before
their consequences became apparent. The Duke and
Duchess Of Montpensicr quit Madrid for Paris
they decently could. The queen mother compelled
TO leave after aud followed them Paris where II
was intmated TO her that her Spain was for
hidden, and n attempted that she would be arrest
ed on the frontier. The husband Of Queen Isabella
la month after the mar rage was lodged
In the extremity OF the palace most distant from
the apartments Of his young wife, and never saw her
except In the presence OF third parties Not long after
wards he installed himself another Of the palaces
and the personal separation Of the married couple
became complete Queen Isabella seeks for a divorce
This Is opposed at Rome by the ambassador OF Louis
Philippe and BY the influence Of the Queen Dowager-
and an rosff. sta nd Al Al ~