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

SPAIN.

M74rid journals of the 22d have been received.
..Zl:3:"•;Tiblish a letter from Gerona of the 16th,
wr-X. .410ces the defeat of the QUHEN'S troops by the
fii% Ca;.:47 - ";bana on the 18th. The following is an
extrkrtr. "•',his letter :
" is.fi - to accounts received yesterday from
Figuerallit t, column of Colonel Vega has suffered a
serious cat; city in the streets of Albana. Estartus was
posted in that town with his people, knowing that Vega
thought of attacking him; but as Saragatal and his band
were only an hour's march from that place, the latter
chief received an order from Estartus to put himself at
°ace 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
Albano, resisted obstinately, giving time for the arrival
of the other band, which took place. Vega, then per-
calving 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 tho wounded, who amount,
as we were told, to four officers and about eighty soldiers.
There were twenty•se►en 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 Joss, 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 RAMONST, entered with his hand,
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, *
sellers, after the close ; Five per Cents. 10i1; buyers,
sellers ; Coupons, 6 sellers; Passive Debt, 3i buyers,
4 sellers. Exchange on London, 48 40.

GERMANY

AND

THE NORTHERN STATES.

AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY.

The debate in the Diet in Kremsier on the demand
of the Austrian Minister for the additional credit of
80,000,000 florins, which was voted by a small
majority, presents a melancholy picture of the financial
state of Austria. BABOUSICI, in opposing the grant,
presented a table of the receipts and expenditures of
the last few years, to demonstrate the diminution of
the former and the graduated increase of the latter.
Florins.
In 1545 the receipts were 193,307,639
In 1847 ... ••• ••• 144,872,466
For 1849 they are estimated at 101,969,403
Being a diminution in the space of three
years of ... ••• ••• ••• ... 92,033,236
In 1846 tho expenditures were 169,099,996
In 1847 ... ••• ••• • 176,325,993
That is to say, in two years an increase of 7,225,197
In 1846 the deficit was 22,577,727
In 1847 ... ..• •.• ..• ... 31,453,527
In 1849 it will amount, perhaps, to
60,000,000.
The extraordinary expenses amounted in
1846 to ••• ••
In 1847 to ...
In 18 " bey .--

... 15,2045,48
... 17,212,692

.049 they are estimated at 51,000,000
He declared that the national debt of Austria, com-
pared with the revenue, was greater than that of any
other country, and that it almost amounted to half
the value of the monarchy. The national credit was
vacillating; paper money had almost a forced circu-
lation ; gold and silver had disappeared; and it might
happen that, one fine morning, a national bankruptcy
would ensue. Such an event was not yet unavoid-
able; but it must be guarded against. The future
Finance Minister would have to exclaim, " My pre-
decessors ought to have acted economically, and
avoided useless wars." He concluded by moving that
the Government be empowered to raise a loan of half
a million of florins in the course of the year 1849, and
to stop the interest of the national debt in case the
receipts of the years 1849, 1850, and 1851 were not
sufficient to cover the expenditure. Another Polish
speaker gave a melancholy account of the present
condition of Gallicia, taking care to refer to the
atrocious conduct of Government in exciting animo-
sity between the Polish and Ruthenian races.
Amongst the Czech members (who were unani-
cnouslr in favour of the full grant), JONAK distin-
guished himself by his warm support of Ministers.
Another Ministerial speaker (MATER) observed that
the threatening aspect of affairs in France rendered it
doubly necessary for Austria to show itself as a great
nation. The Finance Minister remarked, towards the
conclusion of the debate, that there must be money
procured in one shape or the other for making pre-
parations for war, and possibly for a European war.
There must be either taxes or loans. A just system
of taxation in Hungary would throw on that country
an equitable portion of the debt. Ile further stated
that contributions would be levied in the Lombardo-
Venetian kingdom, the junction of which with Aus-
tria
was advantageous for both. The Diet, after
voting the eighty millions, adjourned till the 3d of
January next.
The EMPEROR received a deputation from In-
apruck on the 17th, who presented a loyal address, to
which his MAJESTY returned a gracious answer.
No further intelligence has been. received in Vienna
from the army of Hungary.
Letters from the Hungarian frontiers of the 20th
state that tho victory of the 'Magyars over the Ser-
vians on the 9th was complete. The Servian army
was annihilated, and the whole Waiwody of Servia,
creAted At 011mutz on the sth of this month, is now