Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-23
STATE OF AFFAIRS In SPAIN.
FROM THE LoSroS TINES OF SEPTEMBER

FROM THE LoNroN TIMES SEPTEMBER l.
The last accounts from Spain show considerable i'm
provement in the state of affairs and abatement Of
those symptoms which excited few days ago strong
est apprehensions for the future 1t is stated by the
telegraph that the 18th ultimo Queen Christina left
Madrid without encountering any obstacle and pro-
ceeded her way to Lisbon where she will probably
embark for Italy for France. The Government had
already resolved days before shut up the clubs
in the capital and to put down the untas in the pro-
vnces Even the electoral Circle Of the Union which
aspred to be the Jacobin Club of the Spanish revolution
and had invited the First Minister Of the Crown
side over its operations has been closed but although
it was positively stated in all the continental journals
that Espartero had allowed his to appear as the
President Of this anarchcal body
distinctly denies this assertion, and arms that when
the club proposed to elect the Duke of Victory to
be Of its patrons chief officers that Minister saw
the improperly Of such proceeding and declined the
honor The Government had proceeded to publish the
state OF the public Eeasury which is most deplorable
The plumber Of the late Ministers extended to the
extraordinary to which they had The
contributions obtained under the forced loan have dsap
peared and the rovenue of Cuba is anticipated for the
next two years and half. The adventurers who had
suspended the Constitution and saed the press took adj
vantage Of their uncontrolled authority to page the
Treasury and they leave deficit of six millions sterling
behind them, which it will not be easy to replace
in the present condition of Spanish credit Espartero
succeeded, however in borrowing about $500 900 from
the bankers of Madrid the most pressing de-
mRnds OF the public service and 1t may be hoped that
measures will be taken with greater energy
store the Administration to efficient condition.
The disturbances which occurred after the departure
Of Christina the 2Sth appear to have been slight and
successfully resisted by the National Guard It ia
probable, also, that the Government found itself
what strengthened by the entry of of the cavary
regiments into Madrid which had taken part in the
luton But the materials which have been collected by
these political disturbances nfammabe and tho
success Of the popuace at the barrcades has been
recent for suppose that the Government will be able
without encounering considerable opposition and
the sooner it ceases to reckon upon its popularity with
those classes which represented by Pucheta the bull
fighter the better it will the State The prevail
ing spirit of the middle and upper classes in Spain ex
tremey opposed to these demonstrations Of popular power
The country monarchca in spite of the Sovereign and
the National Guard has shown its readiness by
the Government against those bands which evident
bent the overthrow Of the chief institutions of the
kingdom. The only chance of of the extreme
revolutionary party lay in the entire indifference of the
mass of the nation. In the South people thought and
talked far of the prevailing epidemic than of po-
cal CONFUSION which nearly threatened to change the
Bourbon dynasty and in the north of Spain many Of tho
travellers who have recently visited the frontier found il
difficult to believe that any serious revolution
the and proposals Of the Democratic party may,
degree have counteracted this apathy and tho
Government will undoubtedly gain the respect and good
opinion of the nation by display of greater vgor and
determination.