The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-02


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jesiy threw down 70 the successful espada pouch
Of cigars and IN 0sssa OF gold. which produced
great enthusiasm among the people, Increased ten
fold when. ct HIS Najesty's request FL Tato, their
pet espada appeared In the royal box and received
purse with $50 in 1t. which he held up to the mul
urude.
OUR sOJ0URN IN VALENCIA
lasted till Thursday, 7th inst and was spent by HIS
Majesty IN visiting every object ofinterest IN and
around the city. Tue schools. the asylums the nos
pitfalls, the churches except the Cathedra, the
markets, the theatres. the factories the barracks
all came In for q share OF attention.. He did not
forget the prisons either In carriage or on horse.
hack, but 0tener on foot, he showed himself to the
people. Whenever he returned to the palace from
any OF these visits he had TO receive Populations
and commissions without end, SO that every moment
Of his time and that Of the persons who accom-
panied him was taken up. One morning he visited
the Longa-'the mart where merchants corgre-
gate" 1t is an old, historical building. once the
property OF the Knights Templars, but now turned
INTO market for the sale Of spun silk, WOOL wines
( and cereals, the product or the provinces. When
Hts Majesty entered the buzz ana hustle ceased on
which he addressed the merchants In excellent
Spanish:-"l beg you, gentlemen, continue at
your business regardless OF my presence"
lie was loudly cheered, and the cheering was
repeated when he left. Escaping from the palace
another morning at i've O'Clock, IN PLAIN CT tizens
dress, accompanied only by an de-decamp also
In citIzen's dress, he went through numerous
Streets and entered the Mercado-the poultry. fruit
aud vegetable market-witnout being recognized.
He asked the prices OF various articles bought and
ate some grapes and finding his supply Of small
change deficient went alonc into q panaderia or
bread shop and changed five dollar gold piece.
AS he came OUT q street urchin recognized him. and
cried out "El Rev! Ell Reg! Mira ell Req ~ M
stantly buyers and sellers and the crowd In the
market burst into o loud and hearty "ViVa Ell Rev.
Vivd- AnlddcO Prtnnero ~ and pressed around him
40 closely that ne had to take refuge in tartana,
the covered cart which serves the valencIans In the
place OF hacks. lsviEt to the cigar mandatory
was most interesting. Upwards Of three thousand
women and girls are there employed. They
received HIM with loud ana enthusiastic greetings.
He thoroughly inspected their modus opsyandf,
asked questions as to their wages, families, &c, and
seemed much Interested In everything he saw.
MOTHERS PRAYER GRANTED.
When he was retiring one swarthy woman, in the
name OF her fellows approached him and asked to
make request Of Ills Majesty. Having received
assent she represented to him that hundreds OF
them had to bring their children with them IN the
morning and leave them in the street at the gate OF
Juc ldctUTy w fOdul duu play ouOut I'LL Jay I'LL
evening, much to their own danger and to the
annoyance OF the public. They (he mothers)
were trying to get up q childrens home
where the little urchlns could be cared for while
their mothers worked. The city architect mad
drawn their plans gratuitously, which she begged
His Majesty to inspect, AMI If he approved, to give
them something to start with. The King looked ut
the plans and asked the cost Reply being given,
His Majesty, in his own name and that OF the Queen,
offered to defray the entire 1t is impossible for
me to describe the scene when he announced this
decision. The tears of the poor women coursed
down their cheeks as they ciappel their lands and
cried, "VsoG e' Reyi viud Ia Renal"
ROYAL VISITS.
His Majesty visited the celebrated factory Of
mosacs Of the Senores Nolleo which he inspected
mlnutey, ending By invItng the head OF tine firm to
dinner with him in the evening. Next he visited
the silk factory Of Senior Puol and the leather fac
tory OF Seior Martinez. His visits were not Of mere
ceremony, but Of most minute inspection, asking
questions and entering into every detail OF the oper
atoms carried on. At each OF them he left dona-
tiOns for the most necessitous Of tile workpeople.
Next he observed quaint antique building, which
he was told was the Tore de San Andres. Asking
its use, he was told 1t was the public prison. II
evidently was not down in the programme Tor MIN to
visit, and it might well not have been, for more
cruelty unsulted place for such purpose could not
exist anywhere Its dark and filthy cells were not
fit for pigs, much less for human beings. his Ma
esty entered many Of them alone and conversed
with the prisoners His visit being sudden and un-
expected no preparations had been made to re-
ceIve him. and opportunity given to the prisoners
to write petitions TO present 10 him. Many OF Them
however, told him. at his own request, their tales
OF woe. One or two who were in for minor offences
he released, TO their great JOY, but the others he
gave to understand that he could not as . constsu
tonal King. interfere with the course OF justice ex
ccpt through petition TO his Ministers. He would,
however do all in his power TO alleviate their
wretched condition, by insisting on the local au
thorities indiug them moro Chrlsrlan-like lodging
He tasted their food and pronounced 1t good, but
on being shown their allowance he turned round
to the Governor OF the prison and said in quiet,
dry way, which made us all laugh, that II 1t was
little more liberal it wouldn't do the State or
the prisoners any barn. To the Civil Governor Of
the provinces, his return to the city, His Majesty
expressed his desire ana command that as quickly
az possible more suitable building be provided for
the purposes OF prison. lie said it was the only
thing in Valencia that mad gwen hun pain or dissat-
isfaciion.
AN UNwARRASrED INSULT.
mentioned that Hts Majesty did not visit the
Cathedral, one or the most ancient and interesting
OF the monuments with which the City OF the Cid
apouuds. It was in the programme that he should
return thanks there the moment he entered Valen-
cla. Just before our ARRIVAL however 1t appears
tie Wear ana Canons held meeting and discussed
The matter Ola customs ana precedents were
talked over, among others that receiving the
arcn the entrance Of the Cathedral under the
opy or patio. 10 their shame be 1t said that they
came to the deliberate resolution Of insulting their
youthful monarch. He was an elected King The
king OF their choice was king OF right divine. He
was The head ofa government which had given free
dom OF worship TO the country and abolished Catho
lie supremacy. He had distinguished himself by
his wits to the scnoos and his regard fol- popular
education. Al these reasons were capped by the
fact OF his being the son Of Victor Emmannel-'th
accommodated one,' az he Is called. They there.