The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-21
THE SPANIARDS ASK FOR GLIB
RALTER.
and the English Reply that they
Can Have Ii About the Time when
the Internal Regions Freeze over.

Can Have Ii About the Time when
the Internal Regions Freeze over.
From the London Telegraph.
On the site of that portion of st. Marks
place at Venice which faces the Basilica
of the saint, there formerly stood church
dedicated to Gemlniano; and this fame
was pulled down to afford room for the
ROYAL palace which now occupies the
upper stories of two.thirds of the Piszza.
The ostensibiy sacrilegioHs &C! was COM
nitted more than century ago, but 1t
is understood that once at least in the
course of every year the cardinal pa.
triarch of Venice, whatsoever may be
the kind of government prevailing in the
Adriatic-city, has always been solemnly
protested, against the demolition of the
Church of San Geminiano, and formally
to inquire at what period 1t will suit the
ruling powers to pull down the offending
facade of the Palazzo Reale, and rebuild
the church. No satisfactory answer, has
ever been returned TO this Interrogation.
either from the doge and signiory of the
serene and extinct republic OF Venice, by
the Emperor Napoleon l., by three sue
cessIve emperors OF Austria, or by VIC
tor Emmanuel H., king OF Italy. The
pertlnacity OF the patriarch is, neverthe
less, much to be admired; ana, in de rec
analogous eulogy may be extended TO
public opinion IN Spain tor the eXtraor-
binary persistent manner IN which, ever
since the days OF Queen Anne, Spanlards
have been asking US at what period 1!
will be convenient for Great Britain to
surrender the rock of Gibralter, with the
fortress and town thereunto belonging
Six British sovereigns have already tnc-
i,lv replied that they think no more OF
giving up GIbrater 10 Spain than they
do of giving up the Channel Islands to
France; but Spain, undsuuted and I'M
abashed, continues to manifest her de-
sire for the impossible. The last sympt
ON of her craze in this respect Is shown
in an absurd story from BarceIons, to the
effect that the question has been mooted
in the peninsula whether, in the event OF
England going to war and OF 40 alliance
being established between England and
Spain, the former would restore TO the
latter power the fortress Of GiDraitcr III
con. liberation Of the loan OF $1,000
trained and hardened soldiers. The
trained and hardened soldiers are, 1t Is
said, splendid troops for hot climates
but it may be necessary to point out
TO enthusiastic Iberia That We
have no idea of embarklng in hOstilities
lust now, either with the emperor OF Mo.
roccr. or with the monarchs sojourning
IN those exceptionally warm regions
known MS Dahomey or Asbantee And,
even in the case oil fresh campaign IN
savage Africs. our West Indian re5I-
meLls would possibly prove of greater
service than the trained and hardened
dous. For the rest, certain British gen.
erals called Wellington, Hill, Hardings
Napier, and Colen ,ambell had, between
the years 1908 and 1873 and in the pen.
insula itself, ample opportunities OF esti-
mating the value of Spanish troops rs
auxinares, and of ruling the day when
they had anything to do with these ar
rogant and inefficient warriors; while
fiually it may be limited that Great Brit
ain has no greater inteRtiOn OF giving up
Gibralter tnan Prince Bismark has OF
going 10 Canossa and doing penace 70
the Pope.