Record

Document Reference	Bu 45/44
Title	Copy despatch from A. Buchanan, Madrid, Spain, to 3rd Earl of Malmesbury [J. Harris], Foreign Office, London; 10 Sep 1858.
Date	10 September 1858
Extent	1 f
Level	Piece
Content Description	Reports that the Cortes will shortly be dissolved; the moderate Progressivistas are sanguine about the likely results of the elections, believing that the new Cortes will be composed of moderates, free from both democratic and reactionary views; the Government's caution since it came to power has aroused fears that General O'Donnell is facing difficulties either from the court or from his colleagues in Madrid; it is therefore hard for the public to predict his future policy; the Progessivistas are satisfied with the revision of the electoral lists and this revision may indicate that the Government intends to act upon constitutional principles.
Term	politics, Spanish, Progressivista Party
	politics, Spanish, Cortes
	politics, Spanish, reform
	politics, Spanish, elections

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6258	O'Donnell; Leopoldo (1809-1867); Duke of Tetuan; general and politician	1809-1867
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882
NA6098	Harris; James H. (1807-1889); 3rd Earl of Malmesbury	1807-1889