According to the Spanish news furnished by the Courier's cor-
respondents, the British and French auxiliary legions are very in- dignant at the scurvy treatment they experience at the hands of the Queen and the Ministers at Madrid. General BERNELLE'S French army is represented as being in a state of disorganization, with desertions constantly taking place. General EVANS has refused to accept the order of San Fernando, which was trans- mitted to him in an informal and insulting manner. General ESPARTERO • has been placed in command over him ; and there are rumours of his speedy return home with the Legion. He is left to sustain the whole brunt of the war; whilst CORDOVA is playing the courtier, perhaps the traitor at Madrid, and his troops are comfortably quartered in Vittoria.
Financial difliculties gather around the Ministry. The bills drawn by MENDIZABAL on the treasury of Cuba, and negotiated by the Paris house of ROTHSCHILD, have been returned under protest ; and the Ministers have been required to take them up, or give the bankers security for their amount; neither of which can they do at present; though, if they are enabled to proceed with sales of' national property, they may be able to raise a little ready money.
It is stated in the French papers, that a conspiracy has been discovered among the Liberals of Catalonia, to unite that province with Arragon and Valencia, and found one independent kingdom. It is also said that MINA has taken an active part in the plot.
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