The Sun.
London, England, 1823-10-30 00:00:00

'rim LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY
Extracts from the Morning Papers, October• 30.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
We understand that the instructions carried
out by the diplomatic Agents and Consuls to
South America, are in substance as follow :—The
diplomatic Agents are to proceed forthwith to
the respective seats of Government, and the Con-
suls to their several destinations, the latter in
the character of private individuals. The for.
mer are to enter into commercial treaties, and
establish a political understanding conformably
to the limtructions they carry out. If they sue.
co.ed, and the South American Governments
consent to the, residence of Consuls in their
ports, the functions of the latter will then com.
Tornce, and every six months they are instructed
to send home a Report of the imports, exports,
productions, &c. of their several.. departments.
The diplomatic agents are to send over a Report
Qtl the organization and state of ,the country.
from Colombia this Report is to be brought over
by Col. Campbell, and Col. Hamilton is to re.
main behind, and if the treaties are confirmed by
Government and the independence of the country
acknowledged, he is then to receive the ap-
poh:ttnent of Charom gt:
he 1 d'Affairefs.
October The salaries of
all commence fr toth o.

1)4011,NING HsuAt.a.]
Our readers will recollect that we have lately
published several articles and communications
respecting our commerce with the Canadas, and
the differences of opinion between the officers of
the Upper and Lower. Provinces, as to the pro-
per construction of the lute Canada Trade Act.
The result of all which was., that American mer-
chandise, in American bottoms, was excluded
from the
_ports of the Upper Province, and ad.
mitted to those of the Lower, After all, that Ms
been said, and the assurances that had been
given from Montreal, we were not a little sur-
p4ised last week at the news of the seizure of se-
veral American boats laden with ashes at the lat-
ter place. The Montreal papers, however, re-
ceived this morning, have surprised us again—
but more agreeably. The Courant of the 31st
ult. says, " We are authorized to state that his
Excellency the Governor has given a positive
order for the'release of the boats and property
in question without any other reference to the
law, than the positive opinion of his Majesty's
Attorney• General, as giVen.to the officer of the
Customs at the Coteau du Lae, in favour of the
legality of such importations, which had been
authorized by custom in this port for many years
previous to the Canada Trade Bill being enforced.

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We have translated a long article from the
Spanish Paper called the Bestaurador,(see another
port of' Sys this because it shows, in
an open and striking manner what are the views
of that royalist faction which the arms of France
have now made predominant in Spain. Princi.
vies are avowed, and strenuously maintained,
which would disgrace the darkest ups of ty.
runup and superstition. Inextinguishable hatred
between the subjects of the same state is hailed
as the surest proof of good government ; ncharity which can endure. to see a Catholic
same
and
protestant living in peace Under e
roof, is denounced as one of tho.most mon-
strous of crimes. 'What a triumph' fOr France !
She has contributed the full for of her 'power-
ful empire to extinguish the light of liberty, just
01 it was beginning to dawn. She has condemn-
ed, as far as in her lay, a nation of 12 millions of
people, to -utter ignorance of the very first prin-
ciples of civil virtue and happiness. This is a
crime not merely against national law, but against
hums nature. The barbarous nations who con-
federated to the destruction of the Roman Em.
hire obeyed the natural impulses of want, and
destroyed only what they were not knowing
enough to appreciate: bat for F rance, in the 19th
century—for France, boasting herself to be pre-
eminently civilis,ed, enlightened, and even free
—for such a nation to strain every nerve to pre•
vent:another front enjoying even a taste of the
saute advantages,' argues a depravity or moral as
Well political principle, with which even
Vandals would 'have blushed to claim kindred.
As to the Spaniards themselves, we hardly know
whether we ought to deprecate that course of
cruel and bigotted Government to which they
seem to be doomed : we fear that nothing but
the-most grinding oppression will rouse them from
their present state of national degradation.

advice will perhaps succeed in checking the
violence off. Vordittand's passions, and if advice
has no power, representations of a more serious
nature, backed by the authority of this country,
may be attended with greater success.

Dir,..w Times.]
Another depression took place in our Funds
yesterday, which has excited considerable inte-
rest. Without any apparent cause, there con-
tinues to exist upon 'Change a degree of anxiety)
which every little rumour acts upon, and an ap-
prehension that this country will betome involv-
ed in political disputes with the Continental
Powers respecting the future Government of
Spain. Another, and more effective cause
for the daily agitation in the Funds, is their
present high prices, which, should any dis-
pute arise, must be materially reduced before
they could sink to the ordinary prices of a time
of war. Consols have varied near one per cent.
They were at 83k, closed at 82f I, and very
extensive sales were made after the usual hour
of business at 82.1 I. Nothing but the exces.
sive sensitiveness which prevails on the Stock
Exchange could give even a momentary weight
and currency to scientific rumours at the pre-
sent moment, when the grand object of all
the Governments of Europe is to preserve
tranquillity ; nor is there any thing in the
most respectable advice* from Pads which gives
the slightest countenance to such reports. It
was asserted by some persons yesterday, that
intelligence had been received of the positive
refusal of King Ferdinand to acknowledge the
Spanish Loan in any manner whatever. Here we
are once more under a necessity, which has very
often arisen, of referring to the New Times for
accurate information. It. will be seen from the
Private Correspoadence in that Paper of Satur-
day last, that the representations of the French
Government were sent off from Paris for Madrid
only last Saturday se'nnight. We need scarcely
add, that it is impossible an answer to them
should have been received. It is very odd that
with the plain facts before their eyes people
should be so easily deceived. The prices of
Spanish Bonds maintained a firmness at between
26 and 27. The transactions in the French
Rentes were done at 90f. with the exchange 25.
79. To add to the alarm prevailing in the City,
there happened to be more than usual inquiry
'or warlike stores upon the Baltic walk, and the
Aces we understand are on the advance..

and with the spring the friends of liberty, with
better determination and experience, might be
again strong Ili the field ; but we have so often
had our best 'expectations disappointed that we
are almost afraid to entertain a hope for Spain.

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