The Northern Daily Times. — 1857-04-10 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

SPAIN.  MADRID, APRIL 4.  The Mexican question continues to be the most prominent and important of those at present upon the lapis, but it has made no visible progress since I wrote to you concerning it on the 31st ultimo. ft appears that Senor La Fragua hesitates to come to Madrid unless he be received here in his official 'capacity, and that the English Government, which desires to see the quarrel made up, is endeavouring to overcome his scruples. As he has been assured that a friendly reception awaits him, that the Spanish Government is well disposed and even desirous to settle the matter amicably ; and, as he is doubtless aware that such settlement is most likely to be brought about by his presence in Madrid, it is not to be supposed that he will allow a point of etiquette, or a merely personal feeling, to stand in the way of the accomplishment of his important mission. If ho did so, he would certainly be rendering an ill service to his country; and it is difficult to believe that he would be acting in the spirit of his instructions. Spain has strong grounds of complaint; her subjects have been robbed, ill treated, Rnd even murdered ; and 'it would be in bad taste for the 'representative of the country where those outrages have been perpetrated to put punctilious and unnecessary obstacles in the way of the reconciliation for which she shows herself willing. The expectation continues strong that Senores Bravo Murillo and Beltran de Lis will, before long, head a new government, whose policy will, of course, be retrograde, if it be not completely and avowedly Absolutist. Such a ministry would probably Muster a pretty strong pkrty in the Congress. The Absolutist newspaper Rigeneracion yesterday reckoned up sixty two members whom it believes will vote together in the Chamber and support what it calls religious monarchial principles. At the head of these stand Bravo Morillo, Beltran do List and Canga Arguellas (the younger), and to them may be added, as the Viscusion today remarks, the Waverers_those goderados who are discontented with the present government, and the Polaco band of Sartorius. If it appears evident that the present Government is weak, and cannot last, we may expect to see R;;, ranks dqfections from the ranks of its present sworters. Some of the persons (and these are not few) who permit themselves to discuss and speculate upon the chances of a change of dynasty in Spain,  have begun, as I aminformed, to indulge a belief—begotten, probably, by their wishes—that England and France would witness such a change without repugnance or opposition. This is, doubtless an erroneous idea. To say nothing of the difficulties attending the selection of the uew line, there eau. be no doubt that it is the desire and intention of both France and England to maintain the throne of Isabella so long as they can do so within certain limits of interference. Ad regards England, especially, it is not to he supposed that Lot dPalmerston would stultify himself by favouring the destruction of that which he so long and earnestly laboured to construct. He may possibly now feel that he made a mistake, when, in conjunction with Louis Philippe ( whose selfiSh dynastic views in the affair were subsequently so completely unveiled), he thrust upon this country an infant Sovereign and a form of government for which it has proved itself wholly unfitted. But, nevertheless, it is to be expected that he will support that situation which he powerfully assisted to create. If what now exists were done away with, there are but two candidatures that would find serious support in Spain ; and, both to Carlos and to Pedro, England or France, or both, would have grave objections to urge. Same of the newspaper organs of the Spanish Government say that the anticipated Carlist movement. the expectation of which has lately occasioned movements of troops, and other precautions, has no reality as regards the Carlists themselves, but that some of the principal of these declare that they i►ave been urged by the democratic party to repair to the northern and eastern provinces of Spain, and they would find arms, money, and men ready to support the cause of Montemolin, There is every rerson to believe that these statements are utterly devoid of truth, and their appearance in MinisLariat journals tenda to confirm the belief entertained by many, that the alarm has been propagated. and the proposed rising instigated, by the government itself.  Gon. Roncali, Count of Alcoy, who was President of the Council in 1853, died suddenly yesterday afternoon of apoplexy. He was about fifty years of age.