The news from Spain is rather alarmin g . We mentioned last
week that LLAUDER, the War Minister, who is a favourite of the Queen Regent, was suspected of a design to restore the system of at ad BERMUDEZ. On this account, ad also because he is be- lieved to be on bad terms with MINA, he is very unpopular among the Liberals of Madrid. It appears that, previously to his acces- sion to the War Office, the Second Regiment of Light Infantry was under orders to join the army in Navarre, for which service they were eager. LLAUDER countermanded the order, and thereby provoked the enmity and suspicion of this very Liberal regiment. On the 18th instant, a detachment of the regiment broke into open mutiny, took possession of the Post-office, and made prepara- tions for defending it. General CANTERAC, Captain-General of the province, hastened to the spot, and attempted to secure one of the ringleaders. The mutineer, however, ordered his comrades to fire upon the General, and the soldiers of the garrison who es- corted him • which they did with such effect, that CANTERAC him- self was killed, and several of the soldiers were wounded. The whole garrison was then brought out; but the troops of the Line and the Urban Militia showed symptoms of disobedience to their officers. The mutineers tired upon the Royal Guard, but spared the Militia and the troops of the Line. In this state of affairs, the Government found it necessary to offer a pardon to the insurgent soldiers, on condition that they would immediately join the army in Navarre,—exactly what they desired. The matter became the sub- ject of discussion in the Chamber of Procuradores ; where LLAU- DEB, defended himself against the charge of wishing to cripple MINA, and MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA. exculpated the Ministers gene. rally from the charge of Juste-milieuiem. It is supposed that the mutineers were disappointed in the expectation of being supported by a general rising, and effecting a change in the government. It is singular that only part of these circumstances— the com- mencement of the affair—was given in the Moniteur of the 20th as received by a telegraphic despatch; while the courier of the Times, who came through Paris, brought all the particulars on the same day to London.
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