The Sun.
London, England, 1825-05-11 00:00:00

[NEW TIMES.]

The New York Papers, the arrival of which
we mentioned yesterday, contain much specula-
tion on the subject of the South American States,
and the various views of the European Powers
respecting them. From Colombia there is a
a repetition of the report, that the French Go-
vernment had proposed to Bolivar to assume the
Royal dignity, an idea so extravagant that we
should have thought it wholly incredible did we not
recollect the transactions of June 1819 in Paris.
At that time the French Minister for Foreign Af-
fairs invited to a conference Don J. V. Gomez,
the Envoy from Buenos Ayres. He congratulat-
ed the Envoy on 46 the happy issue of the glori-
ous enterprise in which the Provinces of the Rio
de la Plata had been engaged ;" namely, in as-
serting their independence, and throwing off the
Spanish yoke, and said, the French Government
were only prevented by certain embarrass-
ments from giving the Independents " a deter-
mined, active, and open protection ;" and he then
went on to recommend to them 44 a Constitutional
Monarchy," at the head of which he proposed they
should place the Duke of Lucca; and he particu-
larly dwelt on " the liberality of this Prince's
ideas, entirely opposed to those which prevail in
the mind of his Catholic Majesty !" This
scheme was fully developed in a plan by the
Baron de Rayneval, who was considered as the
most experienced of the French Diplomatists,
so that it was not a mere caprice of the Mi-
nister of the day, but founded on principles
which may reasonably be sup-posed still to be
kept in view by the French Government. It must
be confessed, that there is an essential difference
between placing on a Throne a Bourbon Prince,
as the Duke of Lucca is, and raising to that dig-
nity a mere General like Bolivar. The former
measure might no doubt, quadrate better with
the policy of the French Government than the
latter : but, on the other hand, six years have
since elapsed—the chance of placing Bourbon ,
Princes on Transatlantic Thrones has become
much slighter, while the desire of seeing Mo-
narchies rather than Republics erected in
that quarter of the world remains as strong, no
doubt, as ever. The Colombian Editor speaks
confidently of the fact of an overture having
been made to Bolivar, but he conceives its object
was only to distract and divide the country, in
order to bring it ultimately' under subjection to
Spain. Our doubt is upon the fact. We doubt
whether Bolivar has received any such intima-
tion from France. If he has, we are inclined
to think it must have been serious, a. that of the
Baron De Rayneval undoubtedly was for Buenos
Ayres.

The Camden packet, from Buenos Ayres, has
brought ad vices only to the 19th of February ;
the Lord Hobart packet, which arrived on Friday
last, sailed on the 9th of March, and has come-
quently made the voyage in 20 days less time.—
The Proclamations of OLANETA, which we pub.
lished on Monday, are both earlier in date than
the convention for an armistice with General
SUCRE, inserted on Friday. The Camden has
brought the commercial treaty between this
country and Buenos Ayres. Mr. NUNEZ, Secre-
tary to the late President, RIVADAVIA, has ar-
rived in the Camden, and it is expected, should
M. RIVADAVIA be called to preside over the Fe-
deration of the Provinces of Buenos Ayres (an
event which appears to be anticipated), that Mr.
NUNEZ will fill the post of Minister to this
country.

Owing to the increased trade of Brussels, the
number of brokers is now 20 instead of 12.
The following nominations are talked of in
Paris :—The Duke MATITIEtT DE MONTMORENCY, to be
Governor to the Duke de BORDEAUX ; the Prince de PoLIG-
NAC, to replace the Duke de DEuDEAUVILLE, as Minister of
the King's Household, a plare he has been long ambitious of;
the Bishop FRAYSSINOUS, to be Preceptor to the. Duke de
BORDEAUX.

Letters from the South of France, dated Di-
jon, 25th April, say, that the severe frosts had proved highly
injurious to the vineyards. In the department of the Gironde,
too, the same cause has been very injurious to the vine. In the
neighbourhood of Bordeaux, when the healthy bud gave pro-
.of the finest grape, the severe weather has completely
withered the vine-tree.

Letters from Stockholm, dated the 20th April,
say, that 270 shares have been subscribed for working the coal
mines in the province of Scania.
Accounts i❑ the Brussels Papers, mention that
fires had lately so often broken out in the forests in the Duchy
of Luxembourg (occasioning great damage), that it was thought
these casualties were not altogether to be ascribed to mere
accident. _ _

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partaking ()D, INSTANCE OF SUDDEN DE:AMM
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breakfast with his family, about half-past
of a
heaartryespectable Bookseller in the Strand, after
nine o'clock last Sunday morning, apparently in perfect health,
rose from his chair, and was proceeding towards the window,
when he suddenly fell down in a fit of apoplexy, and almost
instantly expired, to the sincere regret of a numerous circle of
friends.. A Coroner's Inquest was held on the body of the de-
ceased. Verdict, " Died by the visitation of God,"