Sir Henry Bulwer's diplomacy has resulted in his being tstfin-
marily dismissed from Madrid by the Spanish Government ! The whole affair becomes more and more extraordinary. The tone assumed towards the Spanish Government by Lord Palmerston's representative, and the return of Mr. Balwer's note with its en- closure, the ipsissima verbs of an English Cabinet Minister, were incidents unprecedented: the abrupt dismissal of the British en- voy is still more astounding. It did not need reports and insinu- ations connecting Mr. Bulwer with the recent military commo- tion in Madrid to pique the public curiosity respecting the imme- diate cause of his expulsion. Lord Palmerston is silent, and the
facts are buried in densest obscurity. Not a conjecture can be hazarded. But one thing stands out in noon-day clearness —that the maintenance of an ambassadorship in Madrid entails upon this country nothing but vexation and trouble.
