The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-09-28
STATE OF AFFAIRS III SPAIN.

From the London Times Of September !.
The last accounts from Spain show a coasid-
cradle improvement in the state of affairs, Gad
an abatement Of those symptoms which excited
a few days ago our strongest apprehensions
for the future. II is stated by the telegraph,
that on the 2Ssh ultimo Queen Christina left
Madrid without encountering any obstacle, and
proceeded on her way to lisbon, where she
will probably embark for Italy or fer France.
The Government had already resolved. some
days before, to shut UP the clubs intho capital,
and to put down the iuntas in the pr5sincas.
Even the electoral Circle Of the Union, which
aspired to be the Jacob;n Club OF the Spanish
revolution, and had invited the First Minister
of the Crown to preside over its operations has
been clo.ed; but, although it was positively
stated in all the Continental journals that Es-
partero had allowed lis pauio to appear as the
President Of this anarchical body, our offn cor
respondent distinctly denies this assertion, a2d
afirms that VIXEN the club proposed to elect
the Duke of Victory to be one of its patrons or
chief officers, that Minister saw the impropTie-
ty of such proceeding, and declined the
honor. The Government had proceeded to
publish the state of the public Treasury, which
is most deplorable The plumber of ahs late
Ministers even extended to the extraordinary
resources to which they had recourse. Tho
contributions obtained under the fcroeN loan
have disappeared, and the revenue Of isnba 10
anticipated for tho next two years and o hah.
The advensurers who had suspended lie Con-
ssitution and ssiAed the press took Gd' santiago
of their uncontrolled authority 20 pill &c the
Treasury; and they leave deficit of x mil
lions sterling behind them, O sum which twill
not be easy 10 replace. in the present coalition
of Spanish credit. Espartero, however, sue
decided in borrowing about fire hundred thou
sand pounds from tho bankers Of Madrid, to
meet the most pressing demands OF tho plhl;c
service and it may be hoped thas measures
will now be taken, with greater energy, to re-
store the administration to en- efficient condi
ticn.
The disturbances which occurred afsor the
departure Of Christina, on the 2Sth, appear 70
have been slight, and we're successfully resisted
by the National Guards. Il is probable, also,
that the Government found itself somewhat
strengthened by the entry of some of she cav
airy regiments into Madrid, which had taken
part in the revolution. But the meterials
which have been collected by these political die
turbances are too infammable, and the success
Of the populacs at the barricades has teea too
recent, for US to suppose that the Government
will be able to persevere in those meaautes Of
necessary resistance without encoantoriag soma
considerable opposition and the sooDsr it
ceases to reckon upon its popularity with shose
CLASSES which ere represented by Pcchets, tho
bull-fghter, the better it will serve the State.
The prevailing spirit of the middle and fppsS
Glasses In Spain is extremely opposed to these
demonstrations of popular power. The coan-
try IS monarchical in spite Of the Sovereign, and
the National Guard has shown its readinass to
stand by the Government against those bands
which were evidently bent on the overthrow Of
the chief institutions of the kingdom. The only
chance of success OF the extreme revolutionary
party lay in the entire indifference Of the nass