The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-30 00:00:00

and exports fer the first eleven months of 1848, with
comparative accounts of the imports and exports for
the same period of 1847 and 1846. From this
account it appears that the duties received upon im-
ports for the first eleven months of 1846 was
141,643,385 f.; and for 1847, 123,573,532 f.; while for
the eleven months of 1848 it was only 80,447,893 f.
During the month of November, 1846, the duties
received were 13,192,924 f. ; and in 1847, 11,960,169 f.;
while in November, 1848, they were only 8,532,030 f.
The accounts of the exports are rather more favour-
able than they were last month.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday, at which
several of the Ministers tendered their resignations.
M. HYPPOLITE PA' declared he should retire on
account of the vote of the Assembly on the salt tax.
M. BRIO tendered his resignation because the
PRESIDENT of the Republic refused to grant an am-
nesty, and M. LEON DE M.4.LLEYILLE for both
reasons, and also on account of a certain letter said to
have been written to the Constitutionnel by the PRESI-
DENT of the Republic. After some pressing MM.
PASSY and Btxto agreed to remain, but M. LEON DE
MALLIVILLE remained obstinate, and it was only
when the PRESIDENT of the Republic, Marshal Bu-
QEAIJD, and General CHANGARNIER were sent
for, and solicited him to remain, that he gave
way and withdrew his resignation.
The sitting of the National Assembly yesterday
was stormy, as the subject of the salt-tax vote was
revived.

M. GRANDIN demanded the revision of Art. 3 of
the law. M. GOUDCHAUX demanded that, to remedy
as much as possible the excitement produced by the
vote of the preceding day, Tuesday be fixed for the
discussion of the financial laws.

M. Dorm reminded the Assembly of the power
given to the PRESIDENT to propose the revocation of a
Bill passed. M. DUPIN, in conclusion, said, that
even under the most absolute monarchs on appelait de
Philippe ivre a Philippe a jeun.
As might have been expected, the use of this ex-
pression gave rise to great tumult, in the course of
which several Members addressed the Assembly. The
tumult, however, was stilled by the Minister of
Public Works, who declared, amidst loud cheers,
that the vote of the preceding day, notwithstanding
the embarrassments it might give rise to, had not
shaken the courage of the Minister of Finances, and
that, when the law on the finances should be put to
the vote, the Ministry would know how to establish
a balance between receipts and expenses, without
compromising itself or abusing its powers. He agreed
with M. GOUDCRAUX, that the financial laws should
be discussed as soon as possible. The Assembly
shared this opinion, and the matter dropped.
The Prince DA LA. MOSKOW.A. has been appointed
Ambassador to Berlin in the room of M. Essmernam
ARAGo. •

BOURSE.—Pears, FRIDAY, DEC. 29.
THREE o'accx.—The division of yesterday in the
National Assembly, against the salt-tax, had, as might
have been expected, a depressing effect on the Bourse of
to-day. The French Rentes fell upwards of 2 per cent.;
the Bank of France also gave way; and the Railway
Shares participated in the general fall. So considerable
a source of revenue as that of the salt-tax being all of a
sudden taken from the Government, will, it is feared,
create great embarrassments to the Ministry, and pro-
bably produce a change of Ministry. In Foreign Stocks
the business done was very limited.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, DEC. 29.
Boulogne and Amiens, 7%—Northern of Franc), 774--
Orleans and Bordeaux, 2%—Paris and Rouen, 18 ys—Rouen
and Havre, 931.

SPAIN.
Madrid journals of the 22d have been received.
They publish a letter from Gerona of the 16th,
which announces the defeat of the QUHEN'S troops by the
Carlists at Albana on the 13th. The following is an
extract from this letter :
" According to accounts received yesterday from
Figueras, the column of Colonel Vega has suffered a
serious calamity in the streets of Albano. Estartus was
posted in that town with his people, knowing that Vega
thought of attacking him; but as Seragatal and his baud
were only an hour's march from that place, the latter
chief received an order from Estartus to put himself at
once in movement, in order that both forces might
operate together against those of the Queen.
" Vega was innocent of the position of Saragatal (and by.
the way there is no commander of a column who can pro-
cure for himself a moderate espionage, and thus they are
mostly obliged to operate in the dark, and without know-
ing where the enemy is), and, carried away by his
valour attacked Estartus, who, fortified in the houses of
Albana, resisted obstinately, giving time for the arrival
of the other band, which took place. Vega, then per-
ceiving how he had compromised himself, sought to fall
back in the best order possible, which he effected with
difficulty, after suffering a considerable loss. It was
solely the serenity of Senor Vega, and the valour of the
preference companies of the Figueras and Las Nava's
battalions, that prevented the dispersion and confusion,
which for some moments were introduced into the rest
of the troops, composed of recruits and raw soldiers for
the most part.
" As soon as this event was known at Figueras, all the
troops and carabineers there set out, carrying with them
a number of beasts to bring in the wounded, who amount,
as we were told, to four officers and about eighty soldiers.
There were twenty-seven killed. The Carlists sustained
also some loss, though less than ours, on account of
their being under cover in the houses."
The Espana says that the combat lasted till night-
fall, under shade of which the Carlists abandoned the
town, having suffered considerable loss, the troops
also sustaining "some loss," and having two officers
killed, and four wounded.

CABRERA was at Videa on the 16th, having sta,
tioned some forces in Plaza de la Calms to watch
CONCHA'S movements. TORRES was at Guisona with
800 men on the 15th. The TRISTANIS were on the
same day at Tora with 400, and shortly after they
left, ARBONEI, alias RAMONET, entered with his band,
700 men and 40 horses, on his return from Upper
Arragon.
A band of Carlists which had appeared in the pro-
vince of Valladolid has been dispersed.
MADRID BOLSA, Dec. 22.—The Three per Cents.
were done at 21i for cash, and were 1-16 buyers, I} virf
sellers, after the close ; Five per Cents. 10} buyers, i OW
sellers ; Coupons, 6 sellers ; Passive Debt, 8i buyers
4 sellers. Exchange en London, 48 40.