FERDINAND VII. is, after ...
FERDINAND VII. is, after all, not quite the being we took him for. In the selection of rewards, at least, lie contrives to show some wit as well as discrimination. iMATAFrLO- RIDA, the Regent, the Restorer of the MIonarchy, is sent off Ambassador to Tutnis. The Eloile now states it as matter of notoriety, that General BOURMONT is forthwith to be recalled( from Spain. If this removal be of a nature to in- flict pain on any party, it ought not to bc on those who console tlhemselves by foresecing troubles anm ill blood be- tween the French and Spanish Legitimates from their in- auspicious connexion. BOURMIONT is considered an officer of superior talent, antd a discreet and moderate politician_ an intriguer or a fanatic will but poor]y supply his place. Nothing short of the most eminent sagacity can nowv en- able a foreign commanler to steer any other course in Spain, buit such as shall render the motley system of mis- government-draggedl by FERDINAND and the priesthood to one side, by the disappointed military of the Serviles to a second, by the indignant and desperate Constitutionalists to a third, and to a iourth by the partisans of the French house of Bourbon-a prey to the most irretrievable re- verses. The dignity of Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Occupation, accordingly, does not appear a very tempting object to the militarynambition of some French officers. The Etoile says that General RIVAUD DE LA RAFFINIERE has refused it, and that the Viscount DIJEON is to be BOUR- MON'T'Ssuccessor. The Viscount is not likely to enjoy a sinecure post.