Spain is in hot water again. The Radical Primo Minister,
Seller Zorrilla,`has been defeated in the Cortes on the nomination for the President,—his candidate, Sefior River°, having been rejected as too advanced, too "red," by the Unionist party, and his opponent, Sailor Sagasta,who but recently went over to the Conservatives, bay- ing been elected by a majbrity of 10 (123 votes against 113 for Sefior Rivero). Of course Zorrilla resigned, and the King sent for Sagasta, who advised him to ask Espartero (the Duke of Vic- toria) to form a Ministry,—which be was of course too old to do. On this Senor Cordoba was sent for, but he declined to form a govermrent, and, according to the last news, Sefior Malcampo, a moderate Unionist of the Topete school, of no distinction, was engaged in forming a transition Government, which appears not to contain one name of eminence, even Olozage, who was designated for Foreign Affairs, having apparently declined. Party Govern- ment in the Spanish Cortes is certainly not as yet a success.
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