The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-01

meet In their halls or temples but that all printed
propagandism" must cease. Therefore the Ban
derd de la Reformd THE Banner OF RefofTw and Ia
Luz the LfghD were suppressed. Under this state
OF things tho congregations at once fell to one
half their former number and although Il Is IN
derstood they VIII not be tempered with until
after the meeting OF the Cortes. 1t Is believed that
long ere then Protestant meetings will be so i'm
pedea indirectly that o practical end to religious
liberty will come some time before the legal en-
actment.
The Protestants have chapels In Spain IN the fol-
lowing cities :-Madrid, 8; Seville, 2; Cadiz. 2;
Jerez (sherryl. 4; San Fernando. !; Huelva, 1:
Malaga, I: Granada, /; Cordova, l; Cartagena, l;
Alicante. 4; Valencia, l; Barcelona, 2; Zaragoza,
l; valladoltd. 1; Lnsres, /; Santander. !.
These were all in more or less nourishing con-
dttion until the restoration. TWO, San Fernando.
near Cadiz. and Linares. have been closed by the
local authorities, through priestly pressure
caprice. During these six years the Scotch socie-
ties have built nne chapels in san Fernando and
Jerez, and bought and remade an elegant church
(rEat OF San Salvador, in Seville. German aud
other societies have at large expense bought
ground In Madrid for the erection OF two chapels.
1 am informed authoritatively that during the
past ave years about 100000 per year has been
expended In Spain In Protestant missions, not tn
Guiding the building or purchase OF the above men.
toned chapels or lots for building them The first
year about $l25000 were expended. including the
INN ense issues 81 the British and Foreign Bible
Society, which were all wisely printed here.
There are fully 10000 Spanish Prorestants IN
scribed on the chapel records to-day throughout
the country. While writing have before me one
list OF 100 names belonging to one congregation.
CAN THE CHURCH OF THE REFORMATION ENDURE?
But how long these 10000 Protestants OF Spain
will stand before the rigor OF Legitimate" rule,
remains to be seen. II Is our opinion that they
will be no obstacle to the traditional modes OF
forcing external unity In matters OF religion.
WHERE Is THE PALACE PROPERTY
The Royal Palace everything IS royal now-the
Royal Theatre, the Royal Library, &c, even the
Cafe Real, opposite the Opera, which, IN 1858, had
the economical foresight to tack q piece OF ma
tonal" canvas over the then unpopular word) IS
being put In readiness to receive the young King;
and there, suspect, Is where the havocs OF the
revolutionary period are most manifest. And this
reminds mo OF good story. vouched for by a well
known European correspondent. 1t seems that
the Trey chico" has special aversion to gen.
tleman named Mr. Ortiz de Pinedos and when the
former was lately pressed to make said gentle.
man counsellor the King stoutly refused, and,
when questioned as to the cause, said :-"That Is
the man who had charge Of the property OF tho
palace, and he sold my beautiful black horse to
little Johnny Prm. and shall never forgive him,
never"
Now Juanito Prlm Is the son OF the late gen.
eral, and Is about the same age as the King.