Smyrna times., 1870-11-23
The New King and Queen Of Spain.

powers, the selection by the Spaniarls of a
king attracts comp paratively little attention.
The young nun wGc Is called 10 the pcrilous
eminency of the Spanish throne, and who has
accepted the honor, is Prince Amadeus Ferdl-
nand- Maria, the second son and third child OF
King Victor Emmanuel Of Italy and Of the
Queen Marie Adelaiie, who was an Austrian
princess, aud died in 1855.
Prince Amadeus was born in Turin on the
Both OF May, l84j, and in 1867 married IA
, Young lady two wears younger than himself,
who rrjOice+ in the elaborate name OF Veto
ria Henrietta Ganna da Pozzo della Ci<tema.
She iS the daughter Of Prr Charles etceterG
CsteIGH and OF Countess OF Merode Both
of her parents have died during tn: last few
years and during their lives never could have
dreamed that their daughter would sit on the
throne Of the lsabellaS
! Prince Amadeus takes his title Of Duke Of
/ Aosta from shabby little town which lies in
the north Of Piedmont, under the shadow 0i
I the Alps, and at the foot Of the well known
pass Of st. Bernard. He is lieutenant general
in the Italian army, aud commands brigade
nt cavalry. BY his elevation 30 the throne Of
Spain the governing houses of Italy and the
lherian peninsula will hold unusually close re
lations for the Princess Maria Pia Il younger
daughter Of Victor Emmanuel is Queen Of
Portugal, having in 1862 married King Louis
The eldest chill of the ltali1n King it will be
remembered. is the Princess Clotide. wife Of
Prince Napoleon. Her career seems to be
much less exalted than those Of the either
members Of her f4mily.
The Few King of Spain is young mar, a
little over twenty-five years "f aye. and so far
has sean hut little of public hfe la Italy he
is very we'll liked. He has been brought up
IN the school of constitutional monarchy, and
ought to make an honest aqd liberal rnlcr
METHODIST MIssIoNs.--The general mis-
>nnary committee Of the Methodist EpiscO-
pal Church met on Saturday. al the mission,
rooms, on Broadway. Six bishops were pres
ent Bishop Clark occupying the chair. Ac.
cordlng to the report, which was submitted by
the treasurer, the balance on hand November
!. 1869, was nine thousand two hundred anO
fifty two dollars, the recci pts from thrt date to
November !, 1870, were six hundred and eeV-
en- thousand eight hundred and forty nine do
lars, making 1 total vi >ix hundred and twenty
Ons thousand eight hundred and two dollars.
= The disbursements during the year past were
SIN hundred aud thlrty-tWu thousand seven
hundred aud tOrty-fOur dollars, thus leaving
the treasury IN debt ten thousand uinc hun-
! dred and tOrty-two dollars. BUT for 50 wealthy
and numerous aud Jealous body of believers
as the Methodist Church this latter sum is
maniieSty mere hagatPllG, for the grand total
: OF the appropriations at once voted for carry
ing on the double work of foreign and domes
tic missions during the present year was six
hundred aud sixty thousand two hundred and
: thrty-eight dollars The recognized liberaty
of the denomination is an ample guarantee that
this entire sum, together with that of the over
e lying Indebtedness, will be duly raised Prob
e ably 1t will even be exceeded, inasmuch as the
= MethOjlsts, who already Outnumber almost
0 every other religious society in the Unite,i
States, are constantly adding to their member
ship. They offer signal example of the Wit
e alizing Influence to which We lately alluded as