The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-26

their dark maohipaons by means Of their agents ia the
palace VIII Narvsez DO sufficiently cunning to avoid the
bs confessed hs Inc ohs Of oar
been In position more delicate than his
But the cossprAtor most truly dangerous 70 the 60
vernDeus ct this moment 10 G n Prim This man. when
he was poor, was accused by his Of setting his
convictions Now that he is rioh he may, truly
perhaps be accused OF purchasing those OF
Prim II Of the Generals most talent In the spA.
psh army He has genius and astuteness, with oscA-
siooa great impulses vaor and Of fury, wbioh give
him sometimes heroic In al h.s oonsprAcss ere.
toore be has bad to contend with tho lack peouuary
means, but he hes lately married lady mas brought
him great weslta His plan skilfd aud able Ii con
snts In uniting the forces OF the different factions dis
trsCted under The namea Of democrats prosrestss pu
ereni branches OF the opposition hand prelends
10 make himself tue chief Of the liberal coson Cnsrs
is difficulty and that H. that the dem dis rus
him, and this Is what parAiy zss In degrees hts ID
bors General ODonpel, with the sy 10 pathies Of he
army In bis favor is ALEC 70, miaable rival rrtm
ever seems TO be getting steam thaa any
chief at this moment and Is visiby drawing ahead Eos
govern ment would be edlDgy gat to bansn hi
the Philippines 10 Fernando Po but 10 axe the
step and magnes that for present lease
keep HIM here under the inspection Of their police
seanalme inc queen calls General ponnel every three
him-hat Ia 70 cay, how mucn che suspects that DO and
biz vcAosrst generals are preparing some blow gsnst
ODonnel ara intended also TO OCCUPY the attention Of
NsrvaezD that direction wht really the dagger waioh
Of the sbsoiuats The pet OF the not o. Donueu,
but Pezuea, OF Black Warrior memory. This pDOr
s s s ONLY ss as Inn
his love Of makl bad verses In word, Pezuela %
fool Nevertheess there arc 10 Spain other generals
and Of high degree greater fools than Pezu
ella So he also IL the chief Of party.
The Note K.panos organ Of the vicaoarsts, suffers
persecution and IT, editor bas been thrown into
prison The whole press perseoated with unreentag
activity In Roa there cries Of ViUa Don Carlos
he
On the last day Of December the premiums were pub
cy distributed BY the hand Of the Queen TO tho artists
had ahnANh ehn
ton Of fine arts Foreign nations hearing tns might psr-
haps imagine that in Spain artistic merit ..s
These are faroes Of the monarchy Several youthful
aspans get together they are not precsey those wno
Are most protected by the old panssrs Of tho bsosm
Der and other distinguished personages They each pre-
sent picture Or more which as or = NOT saeir Own
ought to reward, and abe gives the medals generally TO
pro esss Of persooass who dgure In the palaoe The
productions The worst pos, and the lancet verses are
those which generally obtain the premium Of Isabel H.
apparatus Of protection not lacking there are
for music and medals for pictures and statues and
cbitecture and the ribbons and decorations for poetry
and ether literature But the Queen does not understand
| Q syllable stroke or tone Of any Of these things
What u lacking Intelligence and Justice.
whether Buchanan viii or will mot be i.bu.tsro Tho
Admiral In command Of the royal squadron the duck
pond In the Baen Retro at Asdrid confident that he
shall receive her Malesys orders 10 operate with
ell bis forces against Buchanan Others think that every
thing will be arranged satisfactorily especially II NJ.
Marcy left 70 point with his finger the way the Anglo
American policy ought 70 maroh II 10 true that he is
minister known 70 be somewhat dear 10 the country In the
article Of panaioons but II Mr.. Marcy would only
little careful when he sis down, Buchanan could
not have Secretary for Foreign Affairs more respeccf
Europe
70 which invited all the English ana American resi-
dents In Madrid, sner which the Spanards were sd-
Of New York ana Madame Potsstac late Miss oaapmsn,
Of Phiadelpha were particularly conspicuous for toer
beauty and elegance. Mr.. OSullvAn has already left
MAcrd for Lisbon, leaving behind him favorable i'm
precision.
q letter IN the public PRESS in which he says that In
Msxc, they are already tired OF the republic. and arc
turning their longing eyes towards prince Of the royal
house OF Spain but he Gays that General Santa Anna has
not commissioned him to enlist 600 Spanish officers In
bis SERVICE and that people very much mistaken
about the nature OF his msson. In my hum bio opinion
the said General 10 very considerable hunbug, and 1t
viii probably be found that the chief object OF his mpor
ani mss , an e s sun nna
| hu important person.
The New British Minister TO Washington.
From the London Globe. Jan. 81
The task OF selecting Minister 10 represent her haes
Wiz the Uped stses was one Of no oroinSry siey
The differences that existed between the two coantrs'
we're Of Just such charasser ~ 70 render most dcsrs
bic that their ternnaon should not be merely formal
bot irsnk. cordial and complete. We wanted one VIII
would hpsy psrsoniy our feelings In this respect who
would In hmself exempfy the common the friend
Iipess, the mutual reliance the strsghtfor wadness
which should inspire our International relations More
from taste inor nation and political ideas 70 be scoepa
BILE 10 those amongst whom he should be psaoed hsss
have been she considesnons which inuenced Lord Cs
ve cannot but think he has made an exceedingly happy
choice N Lord Napier the annouucens.s q vnose sp
pon ment we are gal 70 be able TO confirm.
= Lord Napier 10 Q nobeman ropsseeutiug Q family
whose lame has bssn well ,aasaned withia
bsr He y yss Young man-in hi ssh ysar bis osps
city large hs psincp,ss liberal and his ideas psrfscty
suited 70 this :s' Of pr.ss frS o ~ .: g. ,: has
Gently ~ Secretary OF Legation 81 g. Petersburg 81
Naples and u Coos,sntnopie AVID may perhaps Be
hoDep olo,sly assoctoied l1 aJovoniss-e results Of
his obsyrdnoW haze TERED fo 20 confirm ham IN Doe
IN soriy fs-prno pl.s which form our own life bio ID a
nation and the proudest boast Of eur Transatlaptc
irsnds Lord Napier may not occupy prominent soe
In the public mind. from the comparatively secondary
though not unmportsn posSoss in which he has hhsrto
been placed but 70 those having the best opportu
nty OF forming estimate he has displayed qualities
which well entttie him 70 oil tho important pon 70 which
he N designated. We send him out with every conf
nal recopciailon which his arrival st washnsten win
essabsh VIII be the ess cordial and lasting because
comes In the person Of nobleu IN highly esteemed By
some OF the mos honorcd public men OF his country
Loadon (Jaa % Correspondence OF the Liverpool Times
lord Nspcrs appointment to the United Ma es mission
vn fancy DC popua, on the other side OF The Atlantic
although We know our cousins over the water are NOT
without their weakness on this pont-bu because he 10
sentiments which . pretty long apprenticeship to
diplomacy and close contact with desPots have
only served more strongly 70 ccndrm. Besides
OF legation a 81 Petersburg sa Naples ard for the Last
three years, under Lord srsterd A the mbasy
nj Constaptipople. Al Naples he vas, - well ~ cas-
reoollect Charge dAnArcs during the events OF 1850
and bis conduct that occasion, during the absence Of
Sur william Temp warmly approved by Lord
Palmsrston. LORD Napier, who Il in bis ssh year, OBJ
ains his promotion almost 10 regular course Of seniority,
he and Mr. Henry George Howard, Secretary OF En-
basa al Par - he q
tic body without q mHson Several Steps OF promotion
viii take place In that service II H. believe, cot
tied that Mr.. Henry Francis Howard, nou Minister 81
Lisbon. viii 20 70 Hanov,r; and II In probable though
not settled that sur John Crsmpton oil be announced
HE before lord Napier takes HE departure
for Washinsson, early 10 February.
From the London Globe Jan. q
We have unexpectedly prompt tsstm my 70 the for
tunate selection OF lord Napier her hsestys Minister
IN ths trf lad