The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-21
INTERESTING FROM SPAIN.
NEUTRALITY IN THE WAR-ANxIETY AT MADRID ON


alluded DAYS since to Spain as connected with
occupied the attention of EUrepe and which promises to
sstate 1T for long time to come The condition on ,c
according 10 the opinion c persons Of authority in
that country the Spanish government might declare is SYM
fothy and perhaps 0ire its cooperation to the Western
foe's, whieh soould fail add other and
riozs flcatiens to these irhtcG already ers-nandy
that France ard England should gareaies the security At
Ctd against the attacks IF american adyenrGs. Wheth-
any formal propositions have been made to that ef
Feet whether the English French government has
been sounded on the question, am not aware. At
all events private letters Of the seth, from Madrid
they will maintain the strctest neutrality This decar-
alton comes with rather bad grace from that country,
eosnse tho sovereignty OF the yeung Queen when her
throne very lettering indeed and that she not only
did So but spent her blood and her treasure In main
tanning her Catholic Majesty that throne which the
world knows whether she has honored and that Russia
refused to recognise her. might expect declaration
somewhat in accordance with feelings of gratitude.
There few who have not met with ngratude In their
intercourse with mankind and those who particularly
distinguish themselves for that vice, which no one WIN
admit himself to be guilty Of are not rarely those to whom
the greatest services have been rendered. The
habit Of making such requital for benefits has become
Iroverbial But Spain has sometimes improved upon
the proverbwhe she has too often forgotten the
rces made by others for her. she has occasionally be-
would be only according 10 the logic of Spanish
to show tho greatest Difference the views of the
Emperor Nichols 90 long disd.ined to send
tive TO Madrid Russia being, as have observed in tho
category OF the nations which have treated Spain III,
there il ground for surmsing that the Russian hotiA
which, it appears makes Manila its headquarters, win
meet any facilities may require In that quarter OF tho
globe.
To give you idea, says private letter before
the state Of Spain and It's people, may mention
ndsnt which tsok the msrang Of the s9th while
the guard mounting before the palace Queen
Mother cart happened be passing before house u
the British AmbassAdsr, which the Queen
and the leading mule naturally going sra
ths trivsr being behind when he was stopped BY 6ug
VIE thrust bayonet nts tho animals The driver
whs had been stepped by speaking to him. up
6enes AID without making the slightest resistance and
while in the act turning the int the Plaza
the susrd young oniesr-s.e of that unaedaed class
Known In spain as Qciao-happy most people efth0
kind are to vet their swords with blood ofther
tynsn walked to the driver Of the him
the head weundins him severely in the temple Tke
English Minister Lord Hswdsa whe happened to look
ing at the guard mounting probably from old military
;sarens descended to the street huna,ey
bis own hore and then sent him with secretary the
Captain CSesra stating that he ready give his evil
ssres called upen as his lsrdhip witnessed the whole Of
the brutal aid ulproysfed outrage and that the driver
not taken of by tho Spanish government he Lard
Howdcn, would himself take care of him