29 JULY 1876, Page 2

The ex-Queen of Spain has at last returned to her

own country, and will reside, it is expected, at Seville, where she will be an important ally of the reactionary party. It is stated that she wishes to arrange a marriage between King Alphonso and lila cousin, the daughter of the Duke de Morttpensier, thus linking- together both the female lines of the Spanish succession. It is not impossible that her arrival in Spain may be followed by a demonstration in her favour of an unexpected kind, as she never lost her popularity among the peasantry, and her son has failed to make his personality felt.