Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-04

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judgment can be formed as to the course which
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require the Government to pursue
NeW York Daily Times, FEB. 8, .
SPANISH REVOLUTION.
Our Washington correspondents press Hpon
us, as matter of credible rumor at the seat OF
Government, the story Of contemplated revo-
luton at Madrid having for its aim the sub
stitution Of Mr.. Soules friend, the Duke Of Alba,
for Queen Isabella; and, for it's first fruits the
reaceful and willing transfer OF Cuba to the
United States. Since the first propagation of
this gossip, one or two steamers have arrived,
treighted with important news; and still the
Spanish monarchy stands and the bonds Of
union with its surviving colonies are not visibly
loosened. Europe seems to DO unaware Of
what is very well known and generally credit
| ed in the District Of Columbia IL such o fable
is to be treated seriously, it will occur to every
historical student that the whole policy OF
Europe, and Of England especially, for centu-
riea, has been opposed to the absorption Of
Portugal, (which, by the by, ia also part Of this
scheme and to the union, Royal or Imperial,
Of the crowns Of France and Spain.
We 60, said Mr. Canning, in 1926, in ono
Of his noblest flights Of elcqncncc Eve 20 to
plant the standard Of England on the we'll
known heights Of Lisbon. Where that stand
ard is planted foreign dominion shall not
Gomez
But, as Lady Teazle Justly observes, there
never was a scandalous story without some
foundation we may infer that 80 grave
rnmor, AZ this Of coming revolution, has at
least semi-offcial authority or source. Whence,
then, does it come? Our correspondents do not
inform us, though they say it has assumed
consistency, and is believed in high quarters
We have . shrewd suspicion Of its origin
Philadelphia NORTH American, FEB 3.
FACTS AND GUEssEs- Under date of the I'd
inst, Washington telegraphc correspondent
Of the New York Tribune says:
aThere is much dissatisfaction expressed here
in high quarters because Mr.. Soule, the Span
ish Minister, has failed to correspond with the
State Department. 1t is reported that not
line has been received from Madrid
1The report that Mr.. Badger will speak
against the Nebraska bill, Is untrue
Senator Thomas, Of Illinois, was the father
of the Compromise on SO deg 80 min Mr..
Douglas and Mr.. Richardson, Of Illinois, are
the projectors Of its repeal.
Mr. Clayton will probably make puiuer-
ising speech on the Nebraska question
CoBUReH INrLUENcE--RoYAL TRoUBLE IN
ENGLAND.--We see that the unpopularity of
Prince Albert in England has steadily In
creased. His eldest brother owns the Duke
dom of Coburgh and Gotha; tho crown Of the
Germanic Confederation is still vacant, and the
Coburgh is only endeayoring to win it. The
present King Of Belgium, Leopold, is an uncle
to Prince Albert and naturally fears the abb
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therefore anxious to secure an ally in the Car,
against the Vaccinations or "manifest des-
tinyn of France. One Of his unclcs is married
to o rich Hungarian Princess, and from this
union issued the present Coburgh Ferdinand,
King Regent Of Portugal, in right of his de-
ceased wife, Donna Maria Da Gloria. An
aunt to the present Prince Consort of England
was once, until the deposition Of her husband
by his brother the now Emperor Nicholas,
Empress Of Russia, and by many minor ties
the house Of Coburgh is allied to the family
of the late Louis Philippe. With such antece-
dents and in such a family circle, it cannot DO
difficult to foresee in which direction Prince
Alberts sympathies must lean; he has been
merely true to his Germanic instincts in at
tempting to subserve the cause Of the Emperor
of Russia, and the eople that can tameIy sub
NIT to snch vassalage, we confess, deserve no
better treatment Englishmen are difficult 10
arouse, but as difficult to pacify they trust
implicitly in their Kings 30 long as trust be
possible; but when they find themselves in
single instance and for years deceived, a. in
Prince Albert's case it will take many q long
year OF devotion and fidelity to reconcile them
to such an influence behind the crown Not
only has Prince Albert forfeited his own popu-
larity, but that Of his wife is seriously compro-
missed there ARC Indications in England Of
daily growing Importance, which point direct.
ly to the establishment Of q republic Why
should not the two great branches Of the
Anglo. Saxon family accept the Same demo
cratic institutions We have lived under them
and fiourished might not Britain do as well
by initiating our example IN. Y. Nat Dem.
Hitcheock's Elementary Geology gives the
area Of the coal fields Of America, as follows:
aThe great Appalachian coal-ield, extending
from New York to Alabama, covers nearly
100 900 square miles; the Indiana field, $4,000.
Add to these fields Michigan, Massachusetts
Rhode Island Missouri, Iowa, and Virginia,
and we shall have surface more than twenty
seven times as large as Massachusetts five
suppose the average thickness of all the beds
over this surface to be only twenty-five feet
then the whole amount Of coal in solid measure,
in this country, would not be far from 100
cubic miles. Estimating the yearly consump-
ton Of coal in this country 10 be 100000
tons, this immense body OF fuel would keep the
hearths bright and the furnaces a.glow for
more than million Of years"
A contract is said 10 have been made by o
Boston committee, with Hiram Powers, the
sculptor, for colossal bronze statue Of Daniel
Webster. A statue Of bronze will also BIO
erected in Boston, in honor Of tho memory Of
BENJAMIN Franklin, the total cost Of which,
when completed, will be in the neighbcrhood
OF SIS, 900.
Among tho waltzers at brilliant party in
this city last evening says the Albany Evening
Ta.,~ao ~ of Thurodav Eehr,.nrv 81 mara van.