New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-12
REACTION IN THE GOVERNMENT.


The Times Madrid correspondent writes on
Dec 49, It'll from serrano was to be expected that
e most mid counsels and the most backward measures
sprine aud unfortunately not only the Minister OF
Grace and Justice, Orts the Minister OF the COLONIES
xAyaIa and the Minister for Foreign Affairs LOrenn",
ga UniOniss, creatures OF serrao bnt Non an, w
Progressist Senior Don Praxedes hate3 3agaS' S
fnto the Marshals ascendeney Inc eNslehCe % "a ~
tonal courts for laymen as well as LOT %
nOpnced by Spanish Liberals as ~ bero IDEAS
Yet the Minister the preamble TO his uecIee %
ynnehsafed BY Jesus Christ to the Apostles and
TO the bishops their successors who must exercise IT,
order that they fulfill the mission which her Divine
Master iBirusted TO them upon earth This holy urSdc
be esscned restricted Inc Cnurcn, ltS
faithful depository, shall continue to exercise 1t as she
received It from the hand of her founder and as It was
regulated by the respecting &c In obedience
TO these views the decree enacts that the ecceslastca
shall continue to take cognizanee OF all
aud beneficial causes, OF ecclesiastical oenses &c, and
eside. Of all suits relating to marriage, divorce ana
@ q @ @n %hn TO be i SSpd Of Minister
who put forth such edcts in country which only
worship 10 Country where mayors are stili celebrating
civil marriages which bishops denounce as mere CON
fcubinsge What is 70 be thought OF the Minister What
Aof the Cabinet OF which he Is memberl What OF the
people who read the decree, and have not word to say
about it in the way OF oenslre or reprOOtl
REPUBMCAN SUCCESSES AT THE LATE MUNICIPAL ELEc
TONS
The Madrid correspondent Of The Times, under date
Deo g. writes; "The Of the Republicans in the
Tate municipal elections would TO have even been
more corpete than they at first represented Ihey now
contend that theyi have achieved large majority in
twenty OF the provincial capitals-Acapte, Barcelona
Gorids. Malaga, Muroo Orense santander Seville, Tar
t<sgons Terue Toledo ValladOld. Valencia. and sara
stlssa: that they been beaten only nine capt
&als-Avila, Caceres. Cuenca, Corona, Logrono
tPamplona, SegOya, SOria Zam0ra; while In twelve
other capitals they have only obtained partial sue
ecess Those are: AlOacete, Almeria, Burgos, Bada-
yoz. Bilbao, Leon, LugO, Madrid, Ovedo, Ponte-
4yedra salamanca. and san Sebastian There may.
doubtless be gross eNagGeration IN these statements
90 not them cOntradcted by the organs or
The Moua party But there must at all events, be
snough the upshot OF those municipal elections to In
pire Republicans with good confidence in the final re-
suit OF the forthcoming Parliamentary contest and TO
znoine shrink from any violent measure 10 fnf
fhor The success of the triumph Ofwhch 1t would
seem easy to achieve by pacific and legal means The
municipal elections cannot be looked upon as aDso-
lutaly decisive on the expression Of public op1on with
respeot 90 the choice OF deputies TO the Constituent
{Cotes They are nevertheless tolerapy SAFE INDEX o.
DO to morrow and the Provisional Government TO bind
iself to that neutrality and inactivity which II has NTH
erto professed to observe Republican majority might
mot unlikely crowd the seats OF the National Assembly