The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-17

and has now larger eld In which TO tinker up tho
vessel OF State than ne ever had before.
DON LAURHAN0 EIGUEROLA,
Secretary Of the Treasury another follower OF the
always refraned from entering actively into tur-
m0is and intrigues He passes for AN adept In the
may command in dealing with the ex.Treasury Of
the 8x-Queen.
Minister of Public Works, Ii q civil engineer, and,
although he also has been connected with political
le has never been accredited with any special fame
or capacity
Is the leading figure the real head OF the present
revolution, and mas always been the leader OF the
party Of progress. 1t may truly be said that Prim
has paid back the ex-Queen in her own coin ny send
ing her into exile, where she Is to reoin her cousin
OF Naples, Francis H. under the protection OF Plus
TX. There are those who deny that Prim possesses
any extraordinary talent, while they admit that ne
has throughout his career ne displayed the most
marked and dashing bravery; Others look upon him
very much as an arch conspirator, bandit CHIEF or
romantic purely Heran Is
talents than any other Spanard OF the day. and there
springs up now better system TO redeem the e0un-
try Il will be due largely to mis- efforts and energetic
healthy influence aud acss. He Is Catalan by birth
and Is now afty-four years OF age In person ne u
o. q sz Of nu Raa w
Is remarkable for his sobriety, being Q teeto-
taller and very rare smoker. At an early
the civil war caused by the ascension OF Isabella IL
to the throne. In the army he distinguished himself
greatly anu Delng remarked lor nls bravery, ean
promotion At the close OF that struggle he entered
ESnarsarn then a. tso .I h y th p ~
ts teo Of u me enS o. sne regency
| WHILE being accused Of conspiracy against the
hnai no nasenea W pus "e fyrenees oe.weea
shortly afterwards deputy to the COrtes he re-
aa[neu anu i0ugns siG regency OF Espartero unt II
Prim was sent out OF the country the charge that
ho nv "a ~. TL W a5"sS,ntc snaI Mster, Mnen
ne re a a anu y aar0uga Inc Crlmean
war. BENG again electeu W the Coites ne returned
10 partake IA tne measures Oh tne party or pro
gless' ne uiSsIinguisneu ainsen ~ Tue spanish
war against morocco, ana IN 1851 was put
III charge Of the spanish portion OF the
grand allDussering expedition sent out by France
England anu SPAIN wnicn was 10 REDRESS their griev
ances against Mexico and for which the republic
proved TOO mucn. from tnat eXpedtlon Prim wltn-
drew as soon as he plainly perceived Its scope and
the ambitious schemes OF the French Emperor. Not
long since, under the reactionary policy OF the Mar
vaezes, braves 90, ne was forced 70 nee into the
SO triumphantly the ex-Queen's throne In the pro-
cess OF which operation his procivities towards re-
QUEEN ISABELLA
sne aaaga a OF Eng v ana VINO IN
20 s
throne In 1883 when only three years Old EsparterO
holding the regency for her. Her reign has been
tons and massacres, by political and religious
tyranny tnat would nave given points to that OF
court and general Reconsideration lila that : per- sa.
yaueu the "nole ialu. onuer hcr sway priests,
JesultS' &C, nourisned IKE green pay
non, uiti Ie ra,s,a was aione heo N
ilool. II Jus.anVa'ion u mer s.e VI -, 80
soId,ars IN nnbo,s tho 1ntto,% chap ~ ,ha pono
ItaIian aSn,rptn. % o,v,S Sn ~ my ope,
noth;n IN har avo. ''h Mt nH thn III
M"rhar c,rrcH o,nr sa u a. t ~ VIZ 10y
ments Esnararo n,,nSSna1 G' Narwaa, ." sa haS 70
cnnrsa in Ier ttnr 40 % ~ aa Sanab, -, nnyoiay
Rravn and nnaII~ RI a. narsor VIII S,cn svnnar,S
to snsain her rotten thrnna n "a sranoa thar pr,n
did not sooner topnIe II over and send the last of
the Bourbons TO pine away IN her we'll merifsd exle
IL was time that n ruler who had became 40 infam
Gus as she should have been driven ont Of the hirh
places: as she whose vicious propensifes ana deeds
il has been apy Remarked could only decently be
raated in Latin; as she who made il the ordinary
ayocation OF Spanish ambassadors in ali the conn
their editors lined and Imprisoned for calling her the
most unchaste OF names.
PRETENDERs TO THE THRONE.
There are host OF pretenders to the throne she
vacated. The Duke de Monipensier enjoys q good
personal reputation among the Spaniards: but his
French origin works against him. for the French
are as much detested In Spain today as they
were in the days or the Siege OF SaraVossa The
Prince OF the Asturas the ex-soyeraiqns SON. Prince
Girgenti, brother of the ex-kinQ OF Napes: Prince
Amadeus Victor Emanuel,s son: the king OF
PORTUGAL: one III the FnUlish nripces are
ali aspiring bidders And the hats are stI omen To
OF these pretenders or the repubc shall rnIe over
spain depends now on the deliberations OF the
Sortes i,ss ,s none in ls1 case that tine aopeai
made to the Cores will not he In vain for the re-
sysfem m hnndaU, that hos haId Them M fr,yhtanod