The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-23
King AlfonSO's Effort for The ReStOra-
ton of the Throne.
The Student Of Sandhurst and His Friends
in the Intrigue.
A Perfect Surprise, but Without
Bismarck.
MARsEILLEs, Jan. 8, 1875.


wildered both as TO the present and the future
For me, In the meantime. the most VIVID features
OF the drama are two fat old women seen IN very
opposite conditions. About three weeks ago
went TO Sandnurst, a country village near Alder
shot. deriving Its only prominence from having in
It's vicinity the STAFF College and the Royal Mill
tary Academy. At the latter seminary the Prince
OF the Asturias was student. found his resi-
dence on the Terrace" q tucked up, moderate
sized BARI ackroom kind or a house, suca as would
be dear at $3.50 in New York, with q porch tackled
on to the side, through the roof OF which the wa
ter dripped-
When l rang the bell 1t was replied to BY an
elderly woman-perhaps she would call herself
middle aged-of considerable corpulence and
general wheeziness. "Was the Prince at home ?"
l asked NO." was the laconic response. 'tWas
Colonel Velasco, his Governor, there ?" "No."
The lat old woman was the only inhabitant OF the
square box, and she was the housekeeper OF the
establishment. She did not know anything, not
even where her constituents were to be found,
and 1t was only after q good deal OF crossques-
tioning that learned from her that she was in the
habit OF sending all letters which came TO the
house at Sandhurst to the care OF gentleman re-
siding IN Harley street. This was the old woman
OF what may be called the Alonsist eclipse-a
stupid English housekeeper, without the idea OF
hers, and with no soul above kitchen stun and per-
quistes.
MORE FAVORABLE CONDITION.
Stout elderly female NO. 2 l visited two days ago
under different conditions. little way along the
Rue de lie Roi du Rome, In Paris, there stands re-
tired from the street, a somewhat Enthusiastically
constructed edihce, built by now subsidized Polish
Count, and known from his name as the Hotel
BazilewskL It. is now the residence OF Isabella,
70 dan 4
bearing influential introductions and was after
some delay admitted to the presence OF the great
lady to whose SON has come such Hash OF good
fortune. think liked the Sandhurst old woman
better comparatively uncouth aS she was. 1t Is
not regJe to portray literally the lncaments
and characteristics or great lady like this;
yet somehow l thought, as l sat BY her.
OF Lord Rochesters wife in "Jane Eyre"
with strong infusion OF bigoted piety
thrown In. "Can any good thing come out OF such
q Nazareth as this ?r was ones se..questioning.
But 1t seemed to me that although she was here
in her own house she was greatly ignored by the
party. The lobby was fun OF men discussing and
projecting schemes; on the staircase groups In
cessantly laid heads together; In little rooms
and org rooms busy gentlemen sat with papers
and lists before Them. and wrote, erased and
talked. But the suite OF rooms IN which the
Queen mother resides was unvlsitea ny the foot
step OF politician aud ecnoed not to the talk OF toe
Knots OF men making combinations: The hrst old
lady was type oil AiiOnslsm en- ret7'dlte, the Sec
ond an eXamplar OF AliOnsism IN the ascendant
Let me now detail the growth OF my acquaintance
now THE COUP WAS ARRANGED.
Through the clew afforded by the Old woman Of
Sanaburst found the wire puers OF the intrigue
lar as England was concerned, located IN a prt-
vate hotel III BROOK street, London. Everything
was on the most modest scae: but all tue ro es
the scheme centred IN the little sitting room
at SymOnds'. The address OF the graudees OF
spain Totally spontaneous, OF course) had been
yet been made pubic. IL was anXl0usiy Impressed
ON ME tnat this repiy was no. OF the nature OF a
pronunclame nto any thing but that. IL was
merely an acKnow,edg ment oil thanks for the eX-
pressiOnS OF the grandees. 1t was possible no
DOUBT. that 1t might, read ny the ilgnt Of
future events, come to be regarded as a Sig
nal Tor actlOn. Ana 1t Was possible. although
pToiessedly not WITHIN the coxnizance OF tue lnno'
cent and artles5 people IN BfOok street that there
had Deen built up IN spain an understanding
which might render simultaneous the recognition
OF the signal. lt might be mat Serrano, returning
to a sense OF MS allegiance, might have moved OF
rom the capital with all The troops lie coud mus.
ter, as to render aciie the reconstruction OF the
monarchy III the capital. They wese clever.
snrewd men, senior Canovas del Castillo ana the
Marquis dc hilrasol, and no doubt were wor&lng
aTduo us y IN lavor OF toe ingenious and uncon-
scious people III Brook street. Ser:ano OF course
would nave to save ills consistency nominal.y by
adopting the TOte OF q fugitive III anything should
happen 10 DISTURB his position ana II 1t snouid pc
Iound that notwithstanding heIculean Efforts ~
could not Keep tie army rom declaring It's AiioI-
so.sIn.
THE MESSAGE TO ISABELLA.
Then followed the puDcailon Oh the reply. and
then came that dellgntlully ingenious message
from SPAN TO Isabella, Informing ner that her
mad been declared King, and requesting ner kindly
to communicate TINS Ia.oImatlon TO The youaQ
man. as MS devoted adberents IN Spain were un-
acquainted with MS Whereabouts. There was a
sWees simplicity about tue whole transaction. he
wonder Is mat Isabella and her trends had not TO
resort 10 the eXpeu1ent o. advertising Tor The stray
Prince, VINO nad tlus come 10 ms own again. Oh
course nobody was more startled by the message
IRON Sp IN tBan senior kidevena5 aud the Marquis
de Pldal the wlrepuiers-in chel at the PARIS lax
surprised Why did they utter excIamatlons SO
emphatic, the message came to them
White tney sat at tie 'spanish taoe" In the saue
nidN0e' OF the GianG Hotel Gu Louvre. NJ Won
DER that tney did not hnow now TO acL, ana found
1t urgent on tnem to take voiture centre q te,'e
To the Hotel Blzlicuskl, tasing The residence OF
Prince H0henlohe, the German Ambassador, III the
FauDourg st. German, Dy the way. And was 1t
not "a lucky chance that, AFTER all. the new King
mad not 10 be searched for aud hdn5ed up to ue
tod Oh the change IN his destiny out was residing
In the Hotel bazleuski at the time OF the receipt
vi tue MESSAGE nom spaln and knew It's contents
before Flu veha, and dc Pidal came pay their
no 1age 20 hitly UnSlnd people might say mat
the whole programme was u wen devised ruSe
but we all KNOW now iui the world is OF detract-
ors. We know Deter.
BIsMARCR SURPRISED.
We know tat Bismarck must have been as
much surprised as anyoody wnen lie heard tue
tidings; mat It was mercy by caance That The
Baron de ilosreln looked IN ut the Hotel Bani-
s-Hl on the eyenuui evening with a box or
clgarItJs or the eX.Qucen; that Serrdno never
had % direct communication VITA Berlin IN all his
lndiI ect German influence tBaJ he might quietly
lay tue tram for the peaceaue and simultaneous
recognition OF Alfonso. only why did "a duplicate
vi the message from SPAN reach Prince iGnen-
lone soon as 1t got 10 nc Hotel Bazliewskl and
nov came Il about tEaJ message ol cODgratrlla-
ton was toe same night authorized directly ~
Prince Bismarck himself 10 be Immediately de.tg-
cred Uy the Baron Won HO.stein, the second mead
Of the German Embassy IN Paris 2 There
was cnarmlng looA or UNCONSCIOUS
ness on Prince Honeulohe's face as oa
Saturday he drove INTO the courtyard
OF the Hotel du Louvre, with intent 70 morn
senior Eldeveuas and tGe Marqui. de Pdal OF his
imperial masters Immediate mention formally TO
recO4nIzr the Young KING. TINS yOutn himself ~
a noy ot touching ingepnOusness. " hen tlc people
aOOut hlm IN Tie hOtet BRZiicuski hailed hin rs
KING he could not understa and wnat they meant,
ana toe unexpected shock so great that he
burst into tears and asked them why they were
DcoOlng MN.
THE VICTORY NOT YET.
VOfld! the nrst phase OF the plot has been
worked out TO perfection. But home sui rema ns
90 be won. spain IS yet only belongs 10 Alfonso
on paper How VIDE the qualifications OF tue plot
must nave Ueen Is Illustrated NY nttle spectacle
here nm last week the Spanish tOnSul Mar