The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-18
SPAIN IN TROUBLE.
Threa tened Northumberland I'm
Madrid Preparing for Action-Strong
Republican Feeling Among the Omcers
or the Army. Sc, Sc.

OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENTS.
PARIS, August A. 1855.
have private information from Spain which leads me
to anticipate grave political CONFUSION, and perhaps
revolution In that country very soon.
Tho Queen, who hates her present Prime Minister,
Marshal ODonnel only accepted him as pis oier be-
cause she had arrived at the conviction tina. the nte
gent part OF her subjects would longer put up with
Narvaez and she feared q revolution from one hour to
another Narvaez well knew that General Prim was
ccnsprng agans! him. and that the reason why he
summoned him TO appear at Madrid. Prrn knew better
than TO obey the summons, and the first act OF o Don
nell's ministry TO cancel II. Thercupon Prim see
ing the radical change in the situation, al once left Paris
for SPAIN where he is and preparing TO play great
game. O'Donnel by recognizing Italy. emancpating
the press and many other liberal measures besides Still,
more liberal professions, has bid high for the
support of the progrcssiss against the clericals; but,
according my letters, which come from thoroughly
reliable source he has bid high enough and the pro-
gressis,s have resolved TO get power into their
hands
have little doubt that within fortnight demonsra
tons will take place simultaneously in most Of the prn
cipal towns OF Spain which ODonne will not be strong
enough 10 repres He fances that he is master Of the
army, but he s not. In Spain it is among the upper
casscs which supply the officers Of the army, TINT re
publican sentiments prevail. The lower orders in gene
rail- contenied enough to obey the priests and civil
powers that be- The upper classes now bent upon
revolution and have 10 think the time ia st
hand when they will achieve their object.
Prm Is at present The leader Of the movement but IL
is quite possible that 1t goes on, he may be sup
planted by somebody Of more advanced ideas. Prm Is q
Of energy and abilityfar superior to Espartcro
who has been greatly overracd Esparero's name will
however, probaoiy be put forward what the French
call q drop.ou and Prm may very likely acknowledge
him az his nominal chief; but in reality, he will only
make uso Of him. 0lozaga n very honest liberal and
hitherto considered very advanced one, will be one Of
the leaders OF the ronacamient, unless indeed, he
should hang the ground Of ts being too radical
even for him. Of which am told there is chance
think very doubtful whether the Bourbon dynasty
In Spain will survive this year.
San Domingo.
PROPOSAL TO CEDR THE ISLAND TO ENGLAND
NEW Consul GENERAL APPOINTED, ETC.
From tho Paris Patrc Of August g.
A serious event has occurred at San Domingo After
ment and the general commanding the Spanish forces
the House Representatives convened and at the
second days session Mr.. George Hcnncken, the Vice
President OF the provisional government an Epgshman
put proposing to transfer the island England
The proposal was taken into Iteration and
mttec Of three members appointed TO examine and re-
We believe that the English government has had
nothing TO do with the project and that England
dreamed taking possession Of the Dominican territory
recently evacuated BY spain but cannot refrain from
remarking that Mr.. Hood, formerly her Britannia Ma.
esty's Consul General at san Domingo where he made
himself public by preaching annexation TO England, has
recently been rcappointed 10 his old position