Cadiz, Malaga,[27] Corunna, &c., have laid before the Cortes and
Government the most energetic memorials and remonstrances against the
prohibition system of tariffs in force, and ask why they, who, in favour
of their own industry and products, never asked for prohibitions, are to
be sacrificed to Catalonia and Biscay? The Spanish Government and the
most distinguished public men are well known to be favourable, to be
anxiously meditating, an enlightened change of system, and negotiations
are progressing prosperously, or would progress, but for France. When
will France learn to imitate the generous policy which announced to her
on the conclusion of peace with China--We have stipulated no conditions
for ourselves from which we desire to exclude you or other nations?

[27] See _Exposicion de que dirige a las Cortes et Ayuntamiento
Constitucional de Malaga_, from which the following are
extracts:--"El ayuntamiento no puede menos de indicar, que
entre los infinitos renglones fabriles aclimatados ya en
Espana, las sedas de Valencia, los panos de muchas provincias,
los hilados de Galicia, las blondas de Cataluna, las bayetas de
Antequera, los hierros de Vizcaya y los elaborados por
maquinaria en las ferrerias a un lado y otro de esta ciudad,
han adelantado, prosperan y compiten con los efectos
extranjeros mas acreditados. ?Y han solicitado acaso una
prohibicion? No jamas: un derecho protector, si; a su sombra se
criaron, con la competencia se formaron y llegaron a su
robustez.... Ingleterra figura en la exportacion por el mayor
valor sin admitir comparacion alguna. Su gobierno piensa en
reducir muy considerablemente todos los renglones de su
arancil; pero se ha espresado con reserva para negar o
conceder, si lo estima conveniente, esta reduccion a las
naciones que no correspondan a los beneficios que les ofrece;
ninguno puede esperar que le favorezcan sin compensacion."

We could have desired, for the pleasure and profit of the public, to
extend our notice of, and extracts from, the excellent work of Senor
Marliani, so often referred to, but our limits forbid. To show, however,
the state and progress of the cotton manufacture in Catalonia, how
little it gains by prohibitions, and how much it is prejudiced by the
contraband trade, we beg attention to the following extract:--

"Since the year 1769, when the cotton manufacture commenced in
Catal