12 MARCH 1870, Page 1

General Prim has declared in the Cortes that every member

of the Government, except Admiral Topete, is opposed to the election of "M. Antoine de Bourbon," the Duo de Montpensier. The Regent's Government appears to have given up the very idea of seeking for a King, and the Government of Spain may be described as limited constitutional elective monarchy tempered by a despotic Mayor of the Palace.