The Sun. — 1825-11-07 (London, England)

TII E TI M ES.] The boisterous state of the weather has pre. vented the arrival of the Paris Papers of 'Thursday and Friday, which were due last night. Those of Tuesday are full of discussion concerti. ing the causes of the late change in the Alinistry of Spain, and the consequences to which it may lead on the domestic affairs and foreign relations of that kingdom. There can be no doubt that such a revolution was not expected so soon though it was evident that a crisis could not much longer have been delayed. The late Minister, M. Zia, was almost forced upon the King by the influence of his Allies, by the intrigues of his own friends, and by the miserable result of the measures of his predecessors. He was conceived to be a man of ability and knowledge, and had expressed himself with more moderation on politics than could well have been expected from a Minister of Ferdinand. His moderation, however, was one of the cases of his fall. As he refused to go all the lengths of the fanatical party, he was therefore from the commencement of his Ministry obnoxious to the church and the leading courtiers ; and as, from the very nature of his situation, he could not obtain the support of public opinion in a country where there was no public, he was obliged, in order to maintain himself in place, to oppose intrigue to intrigue—to manage Ferdinand by bribing his camarilla—to make a compromise with wrong, when he could not carry what he thought right— and to render ineffectual the measure of one day, by the promulgation of a modifying or counteracting decree on the morrow. His almost total want of personal influence, of family connexions, or of party support, made it necessary for him to Consult the caprices of those whose erroneous views and mischievous passions he should have been able to controul, and thus rendered,it impossible for him to observe any consistent Hite of cbnduct in attempting to restore public credit or to sup. press dangerous disturbances. Hence, while on the one hand, by his supposed constitutional tendencies, he excited the revolt,and was obliged to punish the treason of Bessieres, his vacillating measut4,s led equally to the unjust prosecution and cruel murder of the Empecinado. Hence he was under the necessity of thundering decrees against masonic aprons, and sending troops to besiege rebellious convents. Nay, in his impartial  zeal to give offence to every party and to retain the friendship of none, it would appear that a body of persons calling themselves " Defenders of the Faith and of the King" being lately detected at Grenada in possession of secret symbols, were ordered by him to be tried and executed as Freemasons. Sufficient evidence was said to have been sent to Madrid to prove that the place where they met was not a lodge, that the badges which they wore were not masonic, and that the objects which they had in view were more serious than those generally discussed in the conclaves of the craft ; but the order was peremptory, and the " defenders of the faith" suffered as masons. By being himself su pected of liberalism, he could not venture upon putting down the rebellion of fanatics, without at the same time proving by sacrifices on the altar of despotism, that he was ready to support the faction whose furious excesses had alarmed the fears, and endangered the throne of his master. The Duke of Infantado, who succeeds M. Zea, is of a very different character. lie will in general be the ready instrument of the priesthood, and may thus longer oppose salutary reforms; but as the church can place reliance on his zeal, they will more willingly listen to his counsels. lie will, in fact, possess more power to execute moderate measures, if so inclined, than his predecessor: and if ever any portion of the property of the church is to be mortgaged for the relief of the nation, the proposition is more likely to be heard with favour from him than from any other Minister. It is needless, however, to speculate on what may happen a week hence in such a country and Court as that of Spain. The Duke of Infantado is said to be disagreeable to the French Cabinet. Let, then, M. de Villele threaten to withdraw French bayonets, and what would become of the Duke and the camariila!