23 APRIL 1870, Page 2

The Spaniards have not found a King yet. According to

a statement telegraphed by Reuter, but not well authenticated, the Regent had proposed to Marshal Prim to assume the Crown. The Marshal, however, declared that he neither could nor would be King, preferring apparently to have the power without the re- sponsibility. Note that the Italian Government has found it necessary to deny that any new negotiations are going on between Prim and the House of Savoy, the House to which Prim has from the first looked steadily, and to which many Spaniards believe that he is pledged.