The Spanish Government has applied to England and France for
active cooperation in carrying into effect the Quadruple Treaty. Despatches of this purport were received yesterday at the Foreign Office, from our Ambassador at Madrid. In what way and how Soon the required assistance is to be rendered, is not yet knewn. The moral obligation of the British Government to render as- sistance to the Queen of Spain, has been strengthened by the con- duct of the Duke of WELLINGTON when in office lately. His graue, while pretending to' act upon the Foreign policy of the Whigs, played the game cf the Carlists and the Continental Tories very effectually. He drew up a treaty for the exchange of prisoners between VALDEZ and. the Rebel chieftain, in such terms that General ALAVA, the Queen of Spain's Ambassador in London, could not sanction it. In that document the two armies were called "the belligerent armies;" thus putting them on an equal footing. Indirectly, the validity of the decrees issued by Don CARLOS is acknowledged. No difference is made in the titles given to VALDEZ and ZUMALACARREGUY. In short, this convention, which as our readers know, was concluded under the mediation of Lord ELIOT, was manifestly calculated to give to the Rebel army the sanction of the British Government, or at least to create the impression that, in its opinion, the claim of Don CAR- LOS to the throne was equally good with that of the reigning Queen, and that the Pretender was not to be looked upon as a rebel outlaw. The Morning Post admits that this convention con- ferred "political rights" upon the Carlists. This is a specimen of the Foreign policy of the Tories, and of the system of bad faith with which they were preparing to carry on our government. They kept up the appearance of friendship with the Queen of Spain, but secretly and indirectly aided Don C AnLos. That the real aim of all their interference in Continental politics would have been the suppression of Liberalism, and the promo- tion of bigotry—ay, of Popish bigotry—and despotism, we never had the least doubt ; and this Spanish convention is one among the proofs of such designs, which a few months' longer occupancy of Downing Street by the Tories would have furnished.
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