It is evident that the revolution had been long carefully
planned. The Times' Paris correspondent had given many by no means enigmatic hints of what he expected in his letters of last week. For instance, in one dated on the very day of the outbreak, Friday, and published in Saturday's Times, long before any news of the revolution had been received here, he cheerfully antici- pated the character of Isabella's feelings, "if, while she and the Emperor were together at Biarritz or at St. Sebastian, news were to come of a revolution at Madrid, and that half Spain was arm- ing and rising." The Queen's first step was to dismiss the reactionary Ministry of Sefior Gonsalez Bravo, and appoint in his place Marshal Concha, a Moderado of the Narvaez school, who has been Ambassador in France, is a favourite of the Em- peror, and who promoted the unhappy Mexican expedition in accordance with the Emperor's views. Concha immediately left for Madrid, and at first, it is said, asked the Queen to follow, but telegraphed to her not to come just as she was in the train at St. Sebastian. Concha appointed Marshal Novaliches to command in Andalusia, where Serrano is at the head of the main body of in- surgents; and General Inestal to command in the north against Santander and Santona (a very strong fortress in the Bay of Bis- cay), but it is said that the latter has made common cause with the insurgents, instead of attacking them. A later despatch says that General Calonges has taken Santander.
