The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-09 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, Jan. 8.

Several journals publish articles urging the Go-
vernment to modify the customs tariff in a liberal

sense.

MADRID, Jan. 4.
Yesterday the newly-elected Municipality of Ma-
drid, having at their head the Marquis of Villaseca,
who holds the office of Alcalde Corregidor, had an
audience of the Queen, in which the Marquis ad-
dressed her Majesty on behalf of his colleagues in
the following terms :
" Madam,—The first desire, as it is the first duty, of the
newly-constituted Municipality of Madrid is to offer to
your Majesty the homage of their profound veneration and
ardent affection for your Majesty's Royal person and
dynasty. In no other manner would they legitimately re-
present the patriotic feeling of this heroic city, which has
the happiness of being the residence of your Majesty and
the Royal family, and which affords constant testimony of
the inexhaustible love treasured up in your Majesty's heart
for all Spaniards. In this way alone can the municipal
body be the faithful guardian of the venerated traditiOns
and immortal glories with which the people of Madrid have
in all time crowned their monarchical loyalty.
"Encouraged by the maternal interest manifested by
your Majesty towards the nation you govern, this muni-
cipality will devote themselves with unwearied energy to
the duties of their office, striving to render their adminis-
tration as beneficial as the noble people of Madrid have a
right to expect. But for the realisation of this legitimate
wish the constant maintenance of public order is an indis-
pensable condition, not only in a moral sense, but with re-
apact also to the moral perturbations that may arise. In
those cases it is evident that all the classes represented by
the municipality suffer serious injury, particularly the
manufacturing and working classes, so much the more
worthy of resolute protection from their dependent con-
dition.

" The municipality of Madrid, therefore, consider it as
one of the most sacred duties to contribute by all means in
their power to the maintenance of moral and material order
and thus decidedly adhere to all the Government mea-
sures tending to secure so important an object.

" Deign, your Majesty, to accept the assurances of pro-
found loyalty and boundless support proffered by the
Municipality of Madrid to your Majesty's august person
and dynasty, and the fervent prayers that wo offer up to
the Most High for your Majesty's happiness and that of
the King your august Consort, their Highnesses the Prince
of the Asturias and the Infantas, and all the Royal family."
The Queen replied as follows :

" I accept with real satisfaction the demonstrations of
attachment which you have expressed towards me in the
name of the city of Madrid. I comprehend, as you do, that
the first condition necessary for the prosperity of municipal
interests is the preservation of public order. I thank you
for the assurances of loyalty which you proffer to me, the
King my dear husband, and the Prince of the Asturias and
the Infantas, my beloved children. May God graciously
fulfil your desires and tho wishes you express for the pros-
perity of this heroic city, in which I was born and edu-
cated, which has been the favourite residence of my Court
during so many years, and to which my family is indebted
for sacrifices which will never be effaced from my
memory!"

THE PRUSSIANS AT FRANKFORT. —A correspon-
dent of the Courrier tiu Bas Rhin gives the follow-
ing example of the continued disfavour in which the Prus-
sians are held by the burghers of the ci-devant free city :
"A fow nights since Shakspero's play of Shylock (the
Merchant cf Venice) was represented at the principal
theatre. At that part of the play where the judge inquires
of Shylock what is his demand against his debtor, the Jew
replies, ' a pound of flesh.' At that moment one of the
audience rose up in the gallery and added these words of
weighty recollection of the Prussian occupation, and
eight cigars!' The Frankforters hailed the addition with
continued applause. The Prussian officers protested, and
the police cleared the place."

'ORDINATIONS FOR 1867.--The Archbishop of
Canterbury has announced his intention of holding
a general ordination on Sunday, March 17. On the same
day ordinations will be held by the Bishop of Durham at
Auckland Castle, the Bishop of St. David's at Abergwele,
the Bishop of Manchester at Manchester, the Bishop of
Llandaff at Llandaff, the Bishop of Salisbury at Salisbury,
the Bishop of Ripon at Ripon, the Bishop of Norwich at
Norwich, the Bishop of Worcester at Worcester, and the
Bishop of Gloucester and Biistol at Gloucester. The Bishop
of London will hold an ordination at St. Paul's Cathedral
on the 16th June, being Tl:nity Sunday, and on the same
day ordinations will be held by the Archbishop of York,
the Bishop of Lincoln, the Bishop of Bath and Wells, the
Bishop of Norwich, the Bishop of Worcester, and the
Bishop of (Word.