POSTSCRIPT.
SATURDAY NIGHT.
There is little news of any kind, political or otherwise, but some gossip not without interest.
Still first in importance is the Spanish marriage affair; though there is no fresh news about it. On the authority of its Parisian correspondent, the Times says it was understood that the opposition of the British Cabinet to the scheme of the Montpensier marriage would be founded on the pro- visions of the treaty of Utrecht, accompanied or to be followed by com- plaints of the mode in which Count Brasson and the French Government had acted in the affair. In the absence, however, of authentic details, the communication of the particulars is postponed for a day or two.
The Duke de Montpensier arrived at Paris on Wednesday, returning from a visit to Baden.
• In a late edition, the Times gives the following intelligence, despatch- ed from Madrid on the 6th instant— "El Heraldo declares that the marriage of the Infanta with the Duke of Mon paler will take place notwithstanding the resistance to it on the part of foreign power. EtTiempo says that IL Bresson was to present himself today at the Palace, and demand, in a formal manner, the hand of the Infanta, the Queen's sister, for the Duke of Montpensier. " El Espectador was seized today by order of the Political Chief. "Mr. Bulwer, British Minister at Madrid, sent, at one o'clock this day, a riecond note, of a strong and energetic character, to Sefior Istnriz, on the subject of the marriage of the Infanta with the Duke of Montpensier. He warns Seiler Isturiz of the danger that will probably follow a perseverance in that scheme. He maintains the right of England to interfere in the marriage of the Infanta, which, by the law of the country, is of as much public importance as that of the Queen herself. He declares that England, of all other nations, has a right to interfere,. as her armies bled and her treasures were squandered in sus- taining the independence of the country. He regrets that so much mystery and secrecy have been observed by Sefior lsturiz on the subject; and fears that thereby he incurs a grave responsibility. Even if the Cortes agree to the mar- riage, it will nevertheless not cease to be a is of public importance and in- terest to all Europe. The Queen of Spain s an independent Sovereign in her own states, but she cannot disturb by any act of hers the relations that exist between the Powers of Europe.
"A Cabinet Council was summoned at two o'clock in consequence of the above."
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