The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-12

By an arrival at New York yesterday we have
European advces to Oct. 81.
SPAIN.
The People Impatient
Madrid correspondence of the 2Ssh ulumo,
cont AIMS the followlne:-
The pressure brought to bear upon the provl-
sional government from all sides has at last
become too serious aud mighty to be longer
neglected, and the chances are that we shalt
have call for au election OF deputies TO the
Cortes in a few days. A dozen or more projects
for OBJ aiming q free exercise OF the electoral
francnlse have been discussed, adopted aud then
laid aside; and meanwhile the people have
become impatient and demand that the
provisional government shall at least make so ne
sign of carrying out their promises given at
Cadiz The country, or at least tbat portion OF
the people that do what little thinking there IS
done in Spain, do not Ike to see the
temporary government, self-constituted as
it is, cling SO tightly to the power
they have 20 aSey baSe
heard so much about. They want some proofs
that the people are really to enjoy share in
the government, and tnat the popular cries of
national sovereignty aud the will of the people
are lot me1e leather al prunella, meaning
nothing. The Spaniards ale naturally very
suspicious, and when once they get an idea
into their heads that somebody Is PLAYING them
false, il is exceedingly dficult, if not impossl-
BILE, to convince them herwise. they have
thus had a sort OF indstiDct IDEA that the Mill
tary gentlemen at the head OF the provisional
to aid in forming permanent government, but
were merely talking and shuflling about to gain
time 10 consolidate their power and strengthen
their positions.
Generals Serrano and Prim.
For this reason Generals serrano and Prim
have lost ground decidedly, and the people are
daily becoming more suspicious and do Ibtful Of
their intentions. Instead OF coming out with
call for general election of a Cortes, which
Should have the authority 10 say what sort of
government should be permanently established,
SerranO and Prim have been writing letters, and
the entire Government has slgUed a circular or
manifesto to the people, urging the necessity of
adopting constitutional monarchy as the only
safe aud legitimate torn OF government Tor
Spain. Then the little game of declaring that
the basis on which the election should take
place was not agreeable 10 the people.
Constitutional Monarchy.
The idea that mere handful of men should
expIess the will OF a nation was absurd aud
ridiculous, not to characterize it more severely,
and the Madrid Junta did capstal days work
when 1t squelcnei the project IN the bud and
told the provisional government that the people.
not Il, should decide as to the proper form of
government under which Span was to begin
her career. Nothing put the prompt action of
the Madrid Junta, VIII ch was body of great
respect ability and wlsdom, and the equally
the prominent Juntas throughout Spain, pre-
vented an act that would not have beeu at all
satisfactory TO the people or beneficial to tue
governments. It's now quite certain that the
question will be settled by the Cortes, which is
to be elected some time in November. 1t is
confidently expected that the Cortes Will meet
about the 20h OF December, although we have
noihing but talk, winch here amounts to very
little. Something must be done soon, that is
sure.
The following is the text of a communication
the young Prince Don Carlos addressed from
Paris 10 the various Powers of Europe:-
Sire:-My birth and the actual state OF Spain
make 1t duty on nv part to briog TO the know.
lph nj a tInn nf MN
aueust father. [dere comes the text OF the
abdication.] 1t God and circumstances should
place me on the Spanish throne shall strive
to Loyalty reconcile the useful institutions OF
our epoch with the Indispensable ones of the
past, leaving to the general Cortes, freely
named the great and dithcult task OF endowiug
my dear country with constitution which will
be, hope, 1.-THE same time Spanish and dedni-
tive. The day shall attain the honor shall
draw as close as possible my personal relations
with your Majesty and with your nation those
of my own people. Receive, sire, the ass urance
of my high considera ion.
CARLOS DE BoRBoN DE ESTE.
Meeting of the Constituent Assembly.
Madrid (Oct. 26) Correspondence London Times
The decree for the convocaton of the Con-
stituent Assembly is still put oil from day TO
day, and 1t is positively understood that no
earner date than The 29th OF November will be
appointed for the beginning of the general elec-
tions. Agreeably to custom established by all
the paper constitutions Of France, Spain, and
ITALY, election day falls on sunday, and IL is
euacled that, IN those constituencies in which
the first scrutiny leads TO no dec slve results,
d. e. in which none of the Candidates obtain
what constitutes a legal majority, second and
final experiment should be maze on the tol-
loving Sunday. The names OF the iepresnnta
yes IN the Cortes will, therefore, not oe fully
knoWn before the 10Th OF December, aud their
meeting Will not be held before Christmas, or
probably before New Years day.
The peoples choice, indeed, depends much
les on general elect ons and on Parliamentary
deliberations than strangers at a distance might
imaeIue. For the last iorty years in Spain,
although the people proposed, IL was al ways
the army that dl, posed. That army stiil exists -
an unbroken compact body-conscious of the
part il played in the lae movement and sure of
Its ability to cont fol all future movements.
We're a couple OF regiments TO march on Seville
or Barcelona or on Madrid, with MOntpensier,
or even a DJke OF Madrid az; their heal,
it is certainly not from the people that
any serious resistance might be apDrehended,
The army, however, Is for the present qulescent;
it IL satisfied with itself, patriotic, iraternally
di posed towards the people, But 1t is, also,
and above all things, ameDabe to the orders or
lis chiefs; it has been lately coaSed with wnole-
sale promotions, fiat cred with most uni ustI6abe
exemptions. It's at all times difficult to oresee
IN favor OF what person or principle spanish
army is going 10 pronounce. But II the military
men At the head OF the Provisional Government
were at all inclined 10 represslve mea- ure> re-
pubcanism would have but llttie ance, and We
sbOuld In al probability hear little more about
it. The DAYS of NavareZ ana ODonnell, however,
are over II Is TO be hoped foreVerlo Soaln. Neither
Prim noI eerrano are the men to have recourse
TO violent measures 10 secure tne trlump9 OF
their peculiar views. Serrano is olnd TO
\ further the promotion OF the Duke OF Montpen-
fier but only by the means OF legal Inhuence
Il and gentle pers suasion. AS to Prim he has GER
iaipiy no partialty for republic, and would