The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-10-05
EU ROPE.
LONDON, October 8.


| 1t is reported that a military and
commercial treaty has been concluded
between France and Holland, and that
Belgium Is expected to Join its terms.
Perfect order reigns in Madrid.
At Barcelona the people sacked the
town hall and in public burned the
statue of Queen Isabella. Count Ches-
ter, who sought to repress the riotous
proceeding, was fired on by the mob,
but fled and escaped under cover OF
night,
Bassols has been appointed to the
command of the province Of Catelona
by the Provisional Junta.
D'Israeli has issued an address to his
constituents of Bnckinghamshire, re-
citing the course pursued by their Min
lister on questions of Reform, the ma
tional finance relations between Eng
land and foreign nations, and the trt-
umphant termination of the AbYsstnian
war. he comments at length on the
Reform project, gives its history, AID
recounts his objections thereto. He
holds that the Ministry had right to
expect the Wings would walt and learn
the temper of the new Parliament on
that question before pressing Its con-
sideration, but they saw fit to bring be-
fore the House of Commons at the last
moment a bill severing Church and
State, for the disestablishment OF the
Irish meant and intended that move
ment. 1t involved also the stirring up
of additional rancour and bitterness in
Ireland. 1t would unsettle property
and make confiscation contagious; and
worse than all, 1t would give England
over to Popery, and practically to the
rule of a foreign power.
LONDON, October 4.
derground Railroad in New York has
been concluded with the English en-
gineers who built the Underground
Railroad in this city, and they expect
to enter on the work at an early day.
MADRID, October 5.
Marshal Serrano, accompanied by
seven Generals of the army, entered
Madrid today in triumph. Great
preparations were made for his recep-
ton. 1hes streets and buildings, public
and private, were superbly decorated,
and large civic and military pro-
cession escorted the Generals through |
the city. The houses, sidewalks and
public squares along the route of the
procession were crowded with citizens,
who received Serrano and the Generals |
with wild enthusiasm. The procession
was followed by parade and review of
the National guard. This patriotic dis |
play was made the occasion OF striking
manifestations ofthe popular will. The |
troops carried, side by side with their |
flags, banners on which were inscribed |
Down with the Bourbons;' Sovereign
ty of the People;' Religious Liberty;'
Free Education,' and other notices of
similar character. At the termination
of the review, Marshal Serrano made a
patriotic address to the Immense null |
titude of citizens and soldiers, in the
course of which he announced that he
had united with Gen. Prim in calling
Marshal Espartero, Duke of Victoria,
to the head of the State. The formation
of a new cabinet has been completed,
and is composed as follows: Marshal
Serrano, President CASTILLO, Minister
of Commerce; Topete, Minister of Ma
rine; Aguirre, Minister of Justice; Gen.
Prim, Minister of War; Olycaga, Min
lister Foreign Affairs, and Madoz, Min
lister of Finance. Marshal De La Con-
cha has been arrested.