The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-28 00:00:00

SPAIN.

Madrid journals of the 22d have arrived.
The Hacienda has the following on the subject o
the tariff :

"The Council of Ministers has gone on assiduously
revising the project of the general tariff which the direc-
tion of that branch presented, being accommodated to tho
bases of the law of the 17th July. All the parts relative
to articles of importance, and worthy of consideration,
whether from the amount of their introduction, the
Spanish products or manufactures which they affect, the
transition from prohibited to lawful ones, their necessary
relation to the encouragement of the marine, or any
other economical or political consideration, have been
carefully examined and discussed, suffering some
al:erations and modifications, the duty being raised
or lowered according as the interests of the country
have required it in the judgment of the same
council. This task has been terminated re-
specting the general tariff of importation and
exportation, the cotton part alone being wanting,
with which the council was to occupy itself on Wednes-
day (19th), beginning by hearieg the Count of Romera
(Salo: Orlando, who was in effect heard, and is stated
to have stoutly defended the Catalan interests). The
Ministers have manifested that they recognise all the
importance of this law, and all the advantage and ne-
cessity of its prompt publication, dedicating long sittings
to it in consequence. 'rho Direction of Customs and
Tariffs, on its side, does not neglect to copy out and
prepare the project for tho press, with the variations
which the resolutions taken have produced. Wo trust,
therefore, ;that it will be fit to be published by the be-
ginning of October."
MADRID BOMA, SEPT. 22. —Three per Cents.,
270 for account; Five per Cents., 111 paper. Ex-
change on London, 50 80 money.

GERMANY

AND

THE NORTHERN STATES.

PRUSSIA.

On the 25th the Second Chamber restored to the
people the important right of self-taxation, of which
the Ministry and the First chamber had attempted to
deprive them ; this right guaranteed by the octroyed
constitution, having been subsequently struck out.
The revising committee restored this right by omit-
ting the first seven words of the 108th article. The
debate occupied two days, and the result is that
212 have voted for the motion of the committee and
93 against. In the minority were the three ministers
who have been returned to the Second Chamber. The
report of the revising committee of the First
Chamber have modified the article so as to
split the people's i;ght, and therefore to
maim and render it ineffectual. MANTEUFFEL made
a declaration in the Chamber, which was equivalent
to a compromise between the Crown and the people.
This was so received by the Chamber that the
majority against Ministers was greatly increased.
The speakers in favour of the Parliamentary right
of voting the supplies were VON AUERSWALD, VON
BECKERATII, TELL KAMPF, SCHWERIN, FUREY.,
RIEDEL, SIMSON 11ARKORT. The speakers against it
were VON KLEIST, STIEIIL, VON FOCK, BREITHAUPT,
VON KLUIZON, Count ARNIM, TREDLENBURO, and
SCIIEERER.
There is as yet no probability of any agreement
taking place between Prussia and Austria on the
subject of the German question.