Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1872-06-25

alias the Duke of Victory and Seirano, Duke
de la Tore. Both hold the high military
rank of Field Marshal; both have reigned
as Regents Of Spain both found it prudent To
quit their country, after having governed it,
Espartero, champion OF Isabella III. while
she was yet child, put down the Cari-t war.
begun and carried on t. overthrow her throne,
and for two years, 1S4l-lS43. was Regent Of
Spain, but only secured his personal safety, at
the enforced close of his reign, by seeking the
protection OF British man-ot-w war, and re-
firing to honorable exile in London. In
1869, when Isabella II. and her family were
driven out Of Spain, Espartero was solicited
to become Regent, but at the advanced age of
II, declined the perilous dignity, which was
conferred upon Marshal Serrano, who had
taken prominent part in the revolution
which overthrow the throne, and he held the
office until the close Of 1870, when Prince
Amadeo, of Italy, became sovereign. He, too,
put down Carlist instruction, and having
incurred considerable unpopuarity by giving
the Carlists what are considered too lenient
terms of surrender, besides courteollsy recog-
nizing the rank which the leaders bore in their
bands, and let the priests go free, has found it
expedient to leave Madrid for time, and
seek repose, If not safety, among the remain
ing gayeties of Paris. Most probably he has
met Espartero in that city, and perhaps he
may come across the ex-Queen, whose caruiie,.
serrente he had the credit, or rather the dis
credit, Of having been. for some time after her
unfortunate marriage, twenty-six years ago.
Espastero and Serraro undoubtedly are en-
titled to have their names inscribed on the
long list of rulers retired from business.
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The MATERIAL PROGRESS OF THE OLD
WoRLD.-We are fond of laughing at the anti
quated notions and slow progress of 1.-The
old country" but somehow in these latter
days she seems to go pretty well ahead, and
as one OF our eminent counttymen observed
London has during the past half century gone
on increasing with the rapiditv of western
township. While we talk about "rapd tran.
Sit the cid metropolis of England has rail.
ways running over and under her in every
direction, and there ia no large city in the
world where ingress and egress are so easy
linen. the postal arrangements are almost per.
'ect Before we get that great convenience
postal cards, they will be quite an old insti
tuition in London, which after only few
months followed the lead of Vienna, the orig
mai patentee in this national convenience
Inc rapid delivery OF letters is greatly aecel
Grated in London by the fact that nearly ever,
mouse in all the respectable streets throuyhou
the town is supplied with box, into which
the postman drops the letter and forthwith
hurries on. This plan, only very slight,
ADOPTED here is an immense economy OF time
men, and money in the department. Almos
every month the authorities of the post ofc,
ana telegraph devise some new plan for tn
pubic convenience. A recent innovation j
an arrangement by which the sender of tel
eH1aphic dispatch, about whose Transportation
mere Is no violent hurry, can put the reuui