Advices of the lath have been received from Madrid. On
that day, S. Olozaga presented the draught of the address in reply to the Regent's speech. It was expected to be hostile to the Government : it turned out to be moderate. It approved generally of the Regent's policy ; but ex- pressed dissatisfaction with the want of foresight and the inactivity of Government at the late insurrection, and with the proclamation of martial law in Barcelona. The address of the Senate also approved of Espartero's policy. The French journals having asserted that S. Gonzalez had presented to the Queen the Royal speech at the opening of the session, and that she had handed it to the Regent, the official Madrid Gazette of the 13th contradicts that statement: after the Queen had ascended the throne, the Minister for Foreign Affairs had advanced to kiss her hanas, but himself presented the speech to the Regent without its passing through the hands of the Queen.
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