The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-28
NEW HERALD WEDNESDAY % SHEET

TO the rank OF brlgadier obtains the supreme com.
mand ofthe citizen militia in the capital. Places OF the
all the superior officers who ut the present uncture
have deserved well OF the country.h General Prim
Royal Halberciers. He has literally provided for
the restoration AMI advancement Of all the officers
VINO mad either suffered Punishment or who had been
casniered III consequence OF his several unsuccessful
attempts In 1885, The soldiers are admitted to the
benefit Of the reduction or two years in their term
OF service. General Serrano appoints the civil
governors OF various provinces, and reforms the
personnel OF the Council OF State and OF the Presi-
dency OF the Council OF Ministers. The Minister OF
Finance, Figuerola abolishes the Custom House in
Madrid, removing all receipt Of customs TO the
frontier and especially to Irln, Santander. Bilbao
and Alicante, thus establishing perfect freedom OF
commercial intercourse throughout the interior OF
the kingdom. The Central Revolutionary Junta, now
&c Gobier'po de Madrid publishes decree abolish
ing all religious communities re-establlshed cre-
like ali preceding laws, only aifects monks. There
are no less than twenty-seyen nunnerles in Madrid
alone, but of these no mention Is hitherto made. The
Jesuits are expelled by q decree OF the Mill-
isier or Grace ana Justice, Antonio Romero
Ortiz, which orders the condscatlon OF
their property for the benefit OF the State
and the closing Of their schools and colleges
within three days. More than 500 OF the Loyola
brethren, fugitiyes from Spain are said TO have al
ready taken refuge across the Portuguese frontier
These reverend gentlemen may constitute a very
harmless fraternity, but Inever heard OF revoiu-
lion in which public execrat0n has not designated
them as the very first victims The subscription for
floo 600, for which the Minister Of Finance applied
chants, and with which work for the people Is 10 be
provided has been hitherto filled up TO the amount
Senior Riyero the democratic leader, published the
conditions under which work Is 10 be applied TO those
in want OF II. Only residents in the town are entitled
TO apply for employment.
General PriM's Leiter-COnaients at the Paris
Press.
Yesterdays HERALD contained an abstract from
letter written by General Prim to the Gauiois Of
Paris the 10th inst, OF which the following is the
TEXT
MEsslEURs-I am honored as muchas am touched
by the sympathicS expressed your letter, handed
TO me by your correspondent, NJ. de Miranda. Icon
slider them addressed rather to the liberal revival
Of my country than to myself. Spain owes much TO
the French press iii general and TO the GouioiS in
particular, which has undertaken 10 show to Europe
The justice or the revolution am happy 10 transmit
to YOU my warmest thanks in my own name and in
that OF the principles represent. for your powerful
corporations The revolution gentlemen follows its
peaceful course ana am convinced that you Will do
II the justice to acknowledge that has been pattern
OF moderation As every may see it is the work OF
a generous. noble and chivalrous people, who feel
sure Of their strength aud disdain to exercise mean
reprsas on their former prosecutors know that
few Of the Paris Journals have made themselves the
echo OF some inpatient men and have pretended
that we are not advancing rapidly enough. am
astonished at such an inconslderate Judgment and
beg you, gentlemen, to rectify IT, What can a revo-
luton he called dilatOry which Is only week old
and has already accomplished 50 much as we have?
Was IL work Of 80 little importance 10 overthrow
dynasty which mas existed for three centuries and to
establish government In week. In fine gentle
men, your journal has deserved the title or NOni-
ter de Ia ReU0tutiO reply to those insinuations and
add that now we are constituted, we shall soon
consolidate the situation on the bases OF oar pro-
vramme. You know what it is. We hope that
with the cooperation OF the Constituent Assem-
bly,, which Will shortly be conv0ked, we shall sue
coed, III short time, in realizing It, We shall then
have attained the political ideal OF contemporary
spaat Is TO say real cons lis tat monarchy
government admits Accept, &C.. J. PRIM.
The Pypsse OF the 18TH commenting on PRINTS let
ter 10 The Gduf0is, says
Among all the parts assigned by history to the am
biiion OF the chef OF military revolutions, 1t Is evil
dent that the Count dc Reus has chosen that OF
General Monk. The Constituent Cortes viii probably
hrst be required to choose between republic and
monarchy. Personal questions viii come afterwards.
There are nevertheless, grounds for believing that
the candidate held In reserve by the progresistas
combined with members OF the liberal union, IL still
Don Fernando OF Portugal
The gazette &c Fsuace charitably assigns that
place to Prim himself. and unhesitafingly accuses
the General OF entertaining the thought OF placing
himself on the throue OF Spain. The writer says
The first paragraphs Of this letter are only ver-
bagc, hut the two latter are important. lf General
Prtm does not therein say very explicitly what he
wishes, ne does at least very frankly explain what
he docs not wish. What ne does not desire Is re-
cessity or maintaining the monarchy IN Spain. But
what Is the one he is lab0ring to found? The ques-
toir OF kingly government Is lnseparabe from the
person OF the monarch. IL II himselfS People have
pretended do IN fact STILL that General Priin cher
ishes The hope OF seiZng the royalty, ana he In
proud enough and sufficiently presumptuous 10 have
formed such design. Did he not dream Of the
throne or MexicoY