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T'RUE' INTEREST OF SPAIN."129they>af'e in,wnich théy omit no opportunlty of declaring, and whichmaltes déep impression. Example is setthem to this effect by those ofthé uPHel' class ,vho are 'about court, who are equally, at least, or per..haps more, addicted to this, in them, mean triumph of behavipur. ltseems' as> ifthere still. existed usecret good-will to the German house,~rid ,thatit >w'as by JAlomeans ofcourseforgotten in this country.: at anyrrotie,theothers appear ,to feel it (which is one of the direc·tmethodstomake it) so. It is a matter of query if the old adage of " Quàm paucdsapientili" he applicable to the officers of this country or not. If anyof this necessary Ingredient in human measures enter, it is very deleterious}ydehased.Various circumstances concur to. corrohorate the surm'ise,/'thata:retrèat, if requisite, into France, has becn an idea afloatin themindsof>theroyalfarnily and its adyisers. Ttwas a feeling ve>ryapt ta have heen fQsteredbyBarisian suggestions. Tt is.onl,tt;)recurto Adam Smith's unquestionahle authority, to see thetrue interest ofthe Spanish govel'nment, taken in a national point of view; how stronglythe,link with England, although vested in a Bourbon family. Andcan it he supposed that French acumen was blind to this, or thatFrench acti\rity would hecorne torpid under such an idea? A great dealof w'hat otherwise unaccountable can he unravelled by this clue.Unquestiol1ab1yit was the viewof France, that Spain never shouldarouse..fr(j)'mbersnpine state; never extricate berself out of Erance'shands. ismeàrly equally so, that this reyal house has alwayscontinued tot.hinki~sstahility.in'8paindependent on :Frenchsupport.But the connexionandattacbment of France to Spainwas tllat oranincubus., to depressheraridex.hausther vitals: andit has succeeded.The though~s are unavoidahly drawn to one point, the accumulatiollof politicalevil here.Several active-minded and patriotic individualss