The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-22 00:00:00

SPAIN.

Madrid journals of the 16th have arrived.
It was rumoured that the relations between Spain
and the United States were not of such a cordial
nature as the well-wishers to both countries could
wish, and that Mr. WEBSTER, the American Foreign
Minister, had taken umbrage at the haughty tone of
the last note presented from the Spanish Cabinet on
the affairs of Cuba. _ _ _

MADRID BOLSA, OCT. 16.—Three per Cents., 34
9 16 ; Five per Cents., 131 paper. Exchange on
London, 50 30 money.

GERMANY.
The Minister of the ELECTOR of Hesse-Cassel
made a formal report and application on the affairs of
the Electorate to the Frankfort Diet on the 17th,
which was referred to a Committee. Prussia con-
tinues firm in her purpose not to permit any inter-
vention by Austria or the Austrian Diet in the affairs
of Hesse. At Cassel up to the 18th affairs con-
tinued in precisely the same state in which they had
been for some time previously. It appears that the
ELECTOR, on the one hand, has issued directions to
General HAYNAU to remain for the present strictly on
the defensive, that is, neither to advance nor recede.
On the other hand, the Committee and its supporters
have been urgently advised by the Prussian Govern-
ment to remain passive, and not adopt themselves, or
allow to be adopted, any steps that may serve as a
pretext for the employment of strong measures, and
thence weaken their own cause.

The Cologne Gazette has the following from Wil-
helmsbad of the 18th Oct.:—
"It is a fact that: the propositions of M. Elvers have
not been accepted by the Elector, but the intervention
of MM. Duysing and Lossbarg have given another turn
to the question. At present the Ministerial candidates
have a prospect of obtaining the adoption of their pro-
gramme, and if we are well informed one of the chief
obstacles to the re-establishment of the regular order of
things has just been overcome."

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.

It was reported at Harnburgh on the evening of
the 18th, that the troops on the right of the Schles-
wig-Holstein line were engaged, but it was generally
considered that it was merely an affair of outposts.
At the Chapter of the Orders held by the King of
DENMARK on his birthday, at the Palace of Chris-
tiansborg, upwards of COO crosses of the different
classes of the Dan nehrog were distributed among offi-
cers, non-commissioned, and soldiers of the army.
The gallant Lieutenant-Colonel HELGEsEN, who com-
manded at Frif-drichstadt, has been appointed Com-
mander of the Dannebrog.
The Copenhagen Berlingske, in consequence of
various reports circulated relative to the French
Colonel DE LA TOUR DU PIN, publishes a few words
to say that M. DE LA TOUR had arrived at Schleswig
on the day subsequent to the battle of Idstedt, and
had no command—that he left Schleswig before the
affair of Missunde. The Berlingske then adds that
the Colonel no sooner heard of the first attack on
Friederichstadt, than he hastened to return to the
army (en amateur), and reached the beleaguered
place in time to witness the repulse of the enemy.
The opposition in the Danish Chamber, although it
criticises the conduct of the Government as regards
divers matters of internal administration, appears
to be nearly unanimous in approving of its
political proceedings, and is specially satis-
fied with the skill and activity exhibited
by the Minister of Finance, and with the
details and explanations laid before the houses as
accompaniments to the estimates. An objection,
however, has been raised to the tax called " Con-
sumption contribution by General TCFIERNING,
which he considers as premature, and above all con-
demns it from its being made exclusively applicable
to the city of Copenhagen.