The New York herald., 1871-01-05
Au,adcus L., King OF tue spaniards.


throne arrived at Madrid on Monday, the I'd
inst, after progress quite triumphal from his
| landing place at Carthagena. In q manner
| truly characteristic Of the man he at once
| made a visit Of coincidence to the widow of
Marshal Prim, thereby recognizing the ser
| vices and expressing his regret for the lament
| able fate of the man whose assassination has,
through the horror with which it inspires all
good men in Spain, become a sort Of expiatory
sacrifice that shields the life of Amadeus him
SELF His next act was to appear in the Cortes
and there assume the solemn official oath.
| He then summoned to his presence such men
of eminent record as Rosas, Gorilla, Rivero
and Olozaga, and conferred with them lin
reference to the formation of constitution
| adapted to the new situation of the realm
In the meantime the enthusiasm manifested at
his reception by the people of Madrid is
described as having been universal and thus
we see him launched fairly on his new career.
| On November II, 1870, the Spanish Cortes
assembled at Madrid elected Prince Amadeus
| Ferdinand Marie Duke Of Aosta, to the royal
king Of the Spanards," indicating the popu-
lar and national character Of his elevation and
the constitutional form of the monarchy that
he is to administer. The vote stood l9l in
favor and 100 against the candidate, the Car
lists casting II blank ballots. On the same
day the new ruler was officially proclaimed
amid great apparent rejoicing, and within
a fortnight a deputation, of Spanish
dignitaries started for Florence to lay his
newly acquired honors at the feet of the
Italian prince in his fathers residence and
capital city. On the 4th of December the
deputation was received in state at the Pitt
Palace Ivy Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy,
and his son, the Duke of Aosta. In reply to
an impressive address by the Spanish visitors,
the former said :-'T confde my son to the
loyalty Of the Spanish nation"
He subsequently conferred the Order of the
Annunziata upon Marshals Serrano, Prim, Es-
partero and Gorilla, in recognition of their
rank and their services to the cause of order
and reorganization. The response of the new
King Amadeus was more Characteristic of his
sanguine temperament than of the real situa-
tion of affairs in Spain, as late dispatches have
unfortunately represented them to be-
II have before me" he said, "a smooth,
and, | hope happy course to pursue. You
present to my survey more extended bori-
zoa and invite me to duties which are, at all
times, ssllsystsd, but RQw afe Of the utmost
moment. accept the noble mission, while
fully conscious of lis difficulties In
order to be worthy of my election have only
Loyalty to follow the example and the consti-
A soldier while in the army, shall
but be the first citizen Of the country in the
presence of the nations representatives.
know not whether shall have the good for
tune to shed my blood for my new country and
to add a leaf to the laurel chaplet of the great
numbers who have made the renown Of
Spain illustrious. Of this much, however, am
sure at all events that the Spaniards shall ever
say Of the King whom they have chosen, His
loyalty can rise above the strife of parties; he
has no other thought than the unity and happi-
ness of the nation" This judicious speech
was received by the deputaton with cries of
''V5Ua su MqjestGd 1Dsedeo Drimero, Rey dc
Espa5aa Z"
Banqletings and illuminations on magnif-
cent scale ensued in the chief cities of the
Italian realm, and preparations were at once
made by the Spanish King elect to repair to
Madrid, where he was expected as early as
last Christmas Day. He tarried, however,
longer in Italy than he had intended, owing,
no doubt, in part, to the terrible disorders at
present agitating the Spanish peninsula.
King Amadeus l., whose full title we have
already written, is one Of the most gifted and
promising scions of the House of Savoy He
is the second son and third child Of King
Victor Emmanuel Of Italy, and was allied in
marriage, on the both of May, 1867, to the
Princess Marie Victore Charlotte Henrietta
Jeanne, daughter of Prince Charles Emmanuel
Cisterna and Louisa Caroline Ghislaine, Coun-
tess Of Merode. He is now in his twenty sixth
year, having been born on the 30th of May,
1916, and holds the regular commission of
lieutenant general in the Italian army of rear
admiral in the navy and of chief of brigade
in the cavalry service. His marriage with the
young Princess de la Cisterna was quite
romantic affair on his part, although it
involved good deal Of court manmuvring.
The lady is highly talented, thoroughly ac-
complished and has several languages at her
complete control. She was but In her twen-
teth year and he in his twenty-second when
they met, and her youthful loveliness and pol
ished grace at once captivated the young
soldier-prince, who had become, in some
IN 3asure, historic paladin in her eyes, by his
effective gallantry in the field when battling
against the Austrians for the cause OF Italian
independence and by severe wound received