The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-11

distinctly heard.
| The Queen is stout, portly looking woman OF
and was c0nversing affably with those around her.
her countenance and manner certainly betrayed no
| She has q remarkably awkward, rolling walk. The
King, her husband, who repeatedly bowed 70 the
crowd is quiet senemsn |oSg ~ n & not RS
in hts countelianes betray chat lp9sciiY q which
he Il accused. The Queen gave hiof6 sort Of
familiar nod TO the crowd than bow: R9n saaas 3
the carriage opposite to their Majesttes. He Is
venerable and particularly pleasant looking gentle
man
British Reports from the Scene Of Action
Position of the Parties-Force Of the Re-
spective Leaders.
Madrid Sept. 24-Evening) correspondence OF the
London Tlmes.l
II would be improbable to give all the vague par
ticulars OF the struggle as it said TO be going
on and at all events, reserve that part OF tne SUD-
lect t the last hour before pos. ums % nnh y,
the position and prospects OF the two opposing par
ties; for, at the present moment, Spain mas appa.
1t would fain overthrow the Queens government and
her dynasty and another that upholds both ~ least
E a. as $50 miles aa
distance OF about eighteen hours by rail--actuaily
further that Is than the Queen Of England would De
crisis both for herself and her country. Queen
Isabella IL, besides, out OF health and wor-
20 sH little in the mNnaSement OF Affairs thai even the
1'lbricaciof, or flourish OF the royal hand WHICH
saves her the trouble OF signature IL dispensed
just now Marshal Don Jose Concha, Marquis de Ia
Havana, who must not be COMPOUNDED with his elder
brother Marshal Don Manuel Concha, Marquis del
Duero, VINO is in command OF the army OF The cen
tire, or OF Madrid. Don Jose was never man OF ex-
traordinary energy at any time, and Is now worn
Madrid after accepting the Presidency OF the Minis
try at ST. Sebastian, was to throw up his appoint,
ment. Things seemed to him 80 bewildered and
hopeless, and he has already feathered his nest to
such an extent, that 1t seemed hardly 10 be
hopeless than Improbable struggle His brother Don
Manuel however, O man OF firmer temper, upbraided
and shamed him into manlier resolutions, and by
taking upon himself the command OF the central
army relieved him OF his heaviest responsibilities.
The Ministry consists merely Of the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister, however is said to have some
OF his colleagues IN pett0De Castro, lately Ambas
sadOr at Rome, for the INTERIOR Cabezas, for the FL
nances, and Others. Hitherto, however, only the
are Don Manuel Concha, at Madrid; the Marquis de
la Pezuela, Condo de Cheste at Barcelona Don Fuse
bio de Caonge, In the north. and General Paviay
Lacy, Marques de Novaliches, in Andalusia / am so
particular about these titles because they are new
tangled ones and do not stick to the men, so that the
various vague designations under which the same
man s often mentioned must be the cause OF dread
full confusion to the distant reader.
The Conchas, both brothers, are men OF all par
ties or of no party they have been for themselves
all their lives, and have found that plan answer
to perfection. The new government sets out with
a latitude Of which there was no example under the
ruthless Gonzalez Bravo. 1t is true that the pub
LEGATION OF all news connected with the Instruction
except such as can be reproduced rom the ODicidl
Gazette has been prohibited; but Madrid has had
worst Of times. and the liberal party SOW their
bulletins broadcast over the land with no less i'm
punity than activity. Were the Conchas to have
an easy victory over their present opponents, not
only would they in all probability not be hard with
them. but they would be even extremely willing to
go halves with at least some OF Them and join them
SO as to have their help against some Of their pre-
sent supporters. The COnchas would fafn save the
queen or at least the dynasty; but they are men OF
the world enough to that there is nothing TO be
done with such sttn, Incorporating by0ts and
absOlutists NOvaliches and Cheste. We're the
party now in power victorious, split would be the
immediate consequence. On one side would be the
Conchas and the half rational Moderadoes; ON the
other, the Ne0-CatOicOs, with the Queens camara
OF priests and monks. As the Conchas would see
their own infallibe ruin IN such an upshOt, IL is
deemed probable that they wonld be ready to meet
deliberate slackness and inconsistency Is already
noticed IN their operations.
On the other hand, a still greater division is OBJ
servable among the insurgents. Had not known
better before / crossed the Pyrenees | should GER
tainiy believe with many Others that Prm is not in
spain. But as i happen to know not only that he
and his gallant friend, Milans del Bosch, In
SPAIN but that trey were the means through which
to Spain from the Canary Islands, must be allowed
to entertain my own opinion about the matter
the fact that the name OF Prim or Of his
Hdus Achdtes Is never mentioned Marshal
SerranO, Duke lie ii IOTEe seeulB 10 DC the cn1e1
parsonage in Andalusia. Now, you have not for
gotten that the first kilograms announced that
Serrano had pronounced against the Queen and dy-
nasty, and " an amendment the words "the insur-
gents were substituted for the name OF Serrano.
II seems very clear that SerranO objects the
movement assuming an antdynastic character: and
Ii Is said that Admiral ropete, the first to move In
the matter, declares now that had he foreseen that
the movement was to be turned against the Queen
he would have had no hand In it, Intelligence direct
from Andalusia We have n0ne and these reports OF
the disposition OF the minds Of the marshal and
admiral are rather grounded on the knowledge OF
the mems precedents and characters than any
positive Information. Serrano IL distinguished
neither by energy nor intelligence, and his position
at the head Of the party Is merely due to his rank
and to his great popularity in the Andalusan Pro-
vinces. But by the side OF him are Duce Zabaa,
Echague and Others, all 0D0nnellites, or union
liberal men, who may be led by events to declare
against the Queen and dynasty, but who are not
naturally inclined to it. Between these men and the
Concha party In the government there IL scarcely
much as a hair breadth's distance Could Concha
rid himself OF the NeOCatolicos and Serrano OF the
Progresstas, the dispute might Ice settled and spain
might jog on In the old way.