The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-28 00:00:00

The Spanish Budget.

MADRID, March 23.

The following is the text of the budget for the
financial year 1865-66, submitted yesterday to the
Congress :-
4, Art. 1. The ordinary expenses for the service of
the State during the financial year from July 1,1865,
to the end of June, 1866, are estimated at the amount
of 213,970,368 crowns, distributed by chapters and
articles, according to the subjoined statement, letter
A.

"Art. 2. The ordinary revenue for the above
financial year is calculated at 218,417,843 crowns,

as in statement B.

" Art 3. The expenses arising from proceeds of
the sales of property belonging to the State and other
sources, including the third part of the 80 per cent.
on the transfers from 2d October, 1858, which, by
the law of Ist April, 1859, is to form a deposit and
be held at the disposition of the different towns ;
the portion to be applied to the liquidation of con-
solidated and deferred debt, to the payment of the
capital and interest of the hypothecated notes and
other liabilities incidental to the law of the 26th
June, 1864, the extraordinary public works and ex-
penses of the Ministries of Grace, Justice, War,
Marine, Government, and Finance, and the sums to
be invested in railroad projects, and in the settle-
ment of amount and interest of State drafts issued
in payment of subventions and of the shares, of the
Isabella Canal; all the above are fixed at 55,371,819
crowns according to Statement C. To the payment
of this sum are to be appropriated the proceeds of
the liquidations of the civil and ecclesiastical pro-
perty, according to the laws of 1,41-. April, 1859, and
7th April, 1861 ; also, the funds arising from the law
of 22d May, 1859, and likewise all special resources
comprised in the same statement.
4 6 Art 4. The public Treasury will be able to keep
in circulation during 1865-66 the floating debt,
equivalent, Ist, to the amount which (after calcu-
lating the supplementary balance from the Bank
of Deposits arising from voluntary taxes) repre-

Bents the deficits of the ordinary and extraordinary
- budget liquidation, and the pending advances made
to the colonial banks ; and 2dly, to the difference
between the balance of the necessary deposits of the
said bank, and that resulting between the funds
realised and the expired bonds of the ordinary and
extraordinary budget of 1865-66, to which last are
to be appropriated the interest on funds, however
produced, supplied for the payment of its bonds.

"Art. 5. From the Ist July, 1865, the privilege
hitherto enjoyed by the graziers to produce pure
salt from the manufactories of the kingdom at the
price of 30 reals per cwt. (quintal) will cease, and
from that date facility will be afforded them for ob-
taining the adulterated salt they require for the
use of their cattle in the warehouses of the chief
provincial towns on the terms prescribed by the
royal decree of the 16th January, 1854.
" Art. 6. The Minister of Finance will take the
necmgary steps to cause a discontinuance, from the
Ist of July next, of the .additional charge paid by
the inhabitants of certain towns over and above the
ordinary price of five crowns per cwt., at which rate
salt is sold in the Government stores, fixing to all
consumers one single price—viz., five crowns 20
cents per cwt. (quintal), say 11 crowns and 784
milliemes per cwt. All extra outlays incurred by
the Finance for the supply of consumption of salt
in towns at present unprovided with stores will be
placed in their respective chapters in the ordinary
budget of expenses ; and whatever sums are men-
tioned in the chapters will be appropriated to cover
such outlays.
" Art. 7. The Government is authorised to de-
mand an increase Jor extra expenses by application
to the additional chapters on the revenue and ex-
penses on the ordinary budget for 1865-66 ; the
revenue consisting of 7,388,810 crowns, the amount
of balance to the end of 1856, not applied to the
budget, from the military service redemption
funds,-and of 9,407,488 crowns, likewise balance
of the proceeds of the property of civil corpora-
tions received by the Treasury to the end of
1858, without deductions for budgets ; and the
expenses consisting of the cost of the works of the
Puerta del Sol not paid, and of the demolition
of the walls of Barcelona, the amount of the
debt paid to England, and of the interests accumu-
lated and accumulating upon the same ; the sum
paid to the Bank of Spain as equivalent for the bonds
of purchasers of property of the secular clergy ; the
payments and deductions effected since 1850 ; the
portion not reimbursable of the funds obtained from
the rise of 1854 through the Government juntas in
1856, and the expenses that may result between
them figuring as advances to the Ministries andthose
incurred, until the completion of the sums men-1
tioned in the present article, which have to be placed
to the account of the revenue.
" Art. 8. All pending payments that may be made
in cases of absolute necessity by the Treasury to the
different Ministries must not exceed the amount
awarded in the respective chapter for such purpose,
and will have to be made according to the prescrip-
tions of the budget.
" Art. 9. The power enjoyed by holders of bonds
of the advance authorised on the 19th May, 1854,
and of those issued by the law of 14th July, 1855, of
giving the same in payment for national property,
is limited to the 30th June, and on that date also
ceases the right of obtaining interest on the last-
mentioned bonds. The notes of both issues which
have not been redeemed by the end of June, 1866,
through havingbeen accepted in payment of national
property, will be paid by the Treasury on presenta-
tion ; and all those not presented for payment before
the expiration of five years counting from the Ist
July, 1866, will be forfeited.
t 4 Art. 10. Meanwhile, until the publication of
the general law of employe's, all entrance and advance
in the civil and financial branches of the Adminis-
tration in the case of functionaries declared com-
petent in respect to security will be settled accord-
ing to the conditions predetermined by Art. 16 in
the law of 25th June, 1864. As a general rule all
persons must submit to examination before entering
into any of the branches of the Administration.
" Art. 11. Until the general law of the Passive
classes is issued, no time will be allowed for classi-
fication, unless in cases of persons having personally
served in the different. careers of the
and positively
State. In future no time will be allowed for unless
expended in duties connected with plans connected
in the budgets. Whenever for any reason a new
declaration has to be made relating to Passiverights,
or that a right formerly enjoyed has to be removed,
the matter must be duly revised according to the
provisions of the present article.
" Art. 12. The Minister of Finance is authorised
to name delegates among the different credit socie-
ties established, or that may be established, accord-
ing to the law of Jan. 28, 1856, and the societies
themselves will have to defray the salaries that may
be assigned to such functionaries, who will duly
inspect all their acts, and especially those relating
to the commission upon reliable securities, in which
cases the Government will take the necessary steps
to regulate the use of credit by the above-mentioned
societies according to the provisions of the law.
" Art. 13. During the financial year of 1856-66
the amount charged on the contributions and public
revenues must not exceed the maximum authorised
by the laws and regulations in force.
" Art. 14. The provisions contained in statement
A and C constitute an integral part of the present
law.—The Minister of Finance,
Madrid, March 21, 1865."
"ALEJANDRO CASTRO.

DINBURGH
THE WEATHER IN E
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cold, with occasional
frost. Friday and Saturday,nthvery
mild and plea sant: though
somewhat hazy, were
comparatively
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morning a heavy fall of snow took
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this melted during the day, but toirudres.
correspondents in and continues during the night.
in-
timate a like change in the weather in various parts of the
country.—Scotsman.
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the Delicate.—lt is difficult to determine which is the
_more
trying to the human constitution—the damp, cold days of
winter, or the keen dry easterly winds of spring. Through-
out both seasons good health may bo obtained by occa-
sional doses of Holloway's pills, which purify the blood,
and act as stimulants to the skin, stomach, liver, bowels,
and kidneys. This celebrated medicine needs but a fair
trial to convince the ailing and desponding that it will re-
store and cheer them without danger, pain, or inconveni-
ence. No family should be without a supply of Holloway's
pills and ointment, as by a timely recourse to them the first
error of function may be reclaimed, Baffling may be
spared, and life saved.