28 JUNE 1873, Page 1

The news from Spain is slight this week. The Cortes

has refused to repudiate either debt or interest, has voted the aboli- tion of the Spanish Legation at Rome as contrary to religious freedom,"—a stupid blunder, when Rome retains so much power, —and has ordered a Committee of Twenty-five to draw up the Constitution. It has not, however, arranged visibly for paying the July coupon, and has been criticising its strong Secretary at War ; while Saballs, the best Carlist leader, is shooting his own officers, as if he meant to have discipline ; and a strong body of Alphonsists, —including Marforio, the Queen's Chamberlain ; Francisco d'Assis, the Queen's husband ; and Caballero de la Roda, the Queen's best soldier,—has arrived at Lisbon, to plot from that vantage-point for an Isabellino rising. They are going, however, apparently to make the blunder of putting aside the Queen, who, in spite of her personal character, is very popular, in favour of Alphonso, who is not yet fit to reign. That involves a Regency, and all the muddle which follows one, not to speak of the chance of assassination.