10 JULY 1875, Page 2

The Alfonsists, by their own account, have captured the fortress

of Cantavieja, and driven Dorregaray back across the Ebro. They have also drawn up a Constitution for Spain, by which religious liberty is fully secured, a Parliament is established with two Chambers, and the power of the King over the Army is precisely defined. There is not the smallest evidence that the capture of Cantavieja is. of importance, or that Dorregaray is less of a nuisance in one place than another, or that the " Constitution " is anything but a suggestion, or that anything whatever has advanced in Spain except the period of the year.