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Show CUBA AGAIN. Tho latest sensation of the New York Sun, concerning Cuba, is that England will loan tho Island a hundred millions of dollars to indemnify Spain for its independence, in-dependence, and then assumo a quasi protectorate over it ; tho condition being be-ing that the Island shall bind itself not to bo annexed to tho United States for a hundred years. This story is so very like several sedations which the Sun has recently given to the world, that its authorship might havo been detected de-tected without the telegraph furnishing the name. The Sun has been a persistent per-sistent and laithful advocate of the causo of Cuba during the long and devastating de-vastating struggle which it lias con tin ucd for its iudoneudencc. It has done good service iu the cause, and dcseives well of tho insurrectionary Cubans, let the contest end as it may. There is a probability that Spain might be induced to accept the amount named, to be free from tho revolutionary revolution-ary efforts of its Cuban subjects, for its exchequer is not too plethoric, and King Amadeus has plenty of other in- i surreetiouary elements iu his lately rc- c-oived kingdom. But it is more than likely this latest story is based upon very slenaer- foundations, with a view' to stir up the L'nited States from the' apathy manifested with regard to Cuba, I by holding in prospective the iucreas-j ing power of another leading European , nation in the West Indies. |