The New York herald., 1868-10-30
SPAIN.

Tho Decree Snpprcssins tho Jesuits Ap-
proved-GeneraI Prim's Acknowledgements
ment-Universal Su1ragc-Articles of Con.
sumption Tax AbolIshed-Work for tho
foor.
MADRID. Oct Ia, 1858.
The decree published yesterday suppressing the
society OF Jesuits has been received with very gen.
eral favor. AL the papers warmly approve Of the
net, and have yet to hear q person express any
dsapprobaaon of the measures taken by the gov
ernment to eccuay remove great evil to the State
and TO society. do not mean to say that there Is
not considerable party In the country who viii
regard the act as impious and cruel, and one that
viii surely bring down long and terrible punishment
on the heads OF the chief movers In the schsme.
But the opinions OF such people viii have no effect
the Ministry, who will carry out their designs in
spite OF obstacles the Church may attempt to raise
up before them. Many OF the Jesuits detected the
rising OF the storm and made on. Where they viii
all settle is question; but they VIII doubtless find
an asylum In France, where they can watch the
future course Of events and be on hand to avail
themselves Of the change In the current Of public
opinion, It should ever come.
General Prlm Is working away at the army, cut
ting or doubtful branches and strengthening the
sound ones. He has decreed the dissolution of the
Rural Guards, corps formed not more than year
ago, osensbly to guard distant and dangerous agrl-
cultural districts, but really TO take care OF the
tates OF the Conchas, those OF the Ministers and OF
such people pets OF the ministry, all at the
expense OF the State. General Prim has now sup.
pressed the whole thing. The officers and sergeants
Guards that were In Andausia under General
serrano are made Civil Guards II they desire IL.
family, the seese corps Or haDere @ OF @ ms HSdy
Guard, has been dissolved, and the officers snd
men sent PACK to tae army with oI ths. old rank.
manded by o ftAl general All the officers were
brlgadiers, and no soldier had . rank lower than
ehafA IAnf fApan anf un1 laws rnr and
at the royal tables, az very low rate Of board
10 is presumed. In every way It was o very
boods thought. 1t was brilliantly uniformed spIen.
dldly equipped, and in every way presented mag
other line things connected with the late throne Of
spain. come reductions win take place In the mill
iary force OF the nation from Ton motives OF economy
GELS that the foros Is unnecessarily great o nd
Expensive. twenty-five thousand, tnclylng the
but 10 one dreams that II VIII ever be reduced to
that figure while tney have az ambitious neghDor TO
the north Of the peninsula. Perhaps the Minister OF
War win manage TO reduce the army down to 10 900
or 10000 men, but that viii not be effected very
down or some unknown method discovered Of IN
creasing the revenue. Borrowing Is resource that
Is about exhausted The credit OF me State had
listers Of tnc Queen; but Il Is reasonable 70 antict
pate brighter state Of things under tho new gov
royal establishment coat which Is now saved, q
tr,ning sum OF about 100000 year that Spain
Many other expenditures OF public money for pur-
poses OF not the slightest value TO the people VIII
future OF SPAN seems very encouraging TO ali wno
ihe superior governmental junta OF Madrid de-
clares ths morning that general election Of mu-
nc pal officers should take place throughout Spain,
VITA universal suffrage. Ihe Minister OF the Int
fior, In a circular addressed TO the juntas urges
them ut once 20 appoint municipal officers where
none have yot been appointed, In order that they
ton q tSe new constutonsi Convention or cortes
All the Governors Of the different provinces have
aid in the work OF preparation for the forthcoming
election. The utmost harmony Of action between
the AUTHORITIES and tue various parties s requested
The Minister OF Finance has abolished the lax on
articles OF consumption, which very odious to the
people, and In It's stead. TO provide revenue he mas
three months by persons over fourteen years Of age
who are not soldlersor sailors paupers prisoners
Tue tax Is TO be nxed hereafter by the governments
after II has received the report OF munlcipaes on
The value Of property, &c. municipalities may aug
nent tae tax at discretion TO pay debts DO. Ihe
general government viii collect the tax In oil places
Containing more than 1000 inhabitants, and the
municipalities in villages OF less than that number
taxes In this form more than in any other yet do
devised. The Minister OF Finance assures the people
that beneficial results Will naturally ensue from Lis
new scheme OF taxation. wo hardly knew b fore 70
what extent the Revolution had altered thinsa The
About 5000 poor people are at work In and about
the city. They are engaged In tearing down the
s as surrounding 1e ro ase SesSp p,oery and IN
OF twenty-seyen converts In the city 70 be torn
down. Many Of these are splendid buildings, and
why they should not be allowed to stand aud be
transformed into lodging houses for the poor and
thus bring In considerable revenue, Instead OF being
destroyed at great expense, Is question that the
government has doubtless not had time TO Inquire
Into. II has never occurred to the government that
these huge buildings were valuable for ANY thing but
the material OF which they are constructed and 30
they must be eycled 10 the ground. Wen, cts1S en-
espona are certainly curious aud funny enough sone
times.
A Don sehor Roberts IL mentioned as the new
Ninlscr to tho United states, but the appointment s
not made. he is not recognized as man Of any
particular Rbuty or 1tness for the post.