The Sun.
London, England, 1824-11-05 00:00:00

Royalist Generals were united and obedien t
they would be overwhelmed by the well-ap-
pointed force of the Colombian Liberator ; and
when we are reminded of the baseness and apathy
of the Peruvians, we ,should not. forget that if
they are disinclined to make sacrifices to support
their independence, they are still less disposed
to devote themselves to ruin to uphold the
King's authority.

ETIIE TIMES.]
The merchants trading with Brazil complain
loudly of the conduct of the Post-office, in hav-
ing charged the packet-rate of postage" on the
letters brought by his Majesty's ship Brazen
from Rio de Janeiro. The rule has been for-
merly not to charge this rate on the letters
brought by ships of war, unless there was no
packet in port at the time of sailing ; but in this
case there was a packet in the harbour of Rio at
the time of the Brazen's departure, and which
sailed a few days afterwards. Between the
packet and the ship-rate of charge there is
a very material difference, the former being
twice or three times the amount of the latter.—
To levy the full packet-rate, therefore, under
the circumstances described, forms a heavy tax
on the foreign merchant. In the present case,
the packet, when it arrives, will principally bring
duplicates of the letters sent by the Brazen. The
merchants concerned have made applications
for redress to the conductors of the Post-Office,
which are at present under consideration. It
may be alleged on the part of the Post-Office
that, by the early arrival of the Brazen, a benefit
has been gained by the merchants, equal to that
which a packet could have afforded ; hut the
merchants may then, with justice, require that
the letters which are delivered from the packet
when it arrives, shall be reduced in postage to
the ship-rate. If in one instance more has been I
performed, in the other there has been less than
the implied contract of the Post-Office with the
merchants required. The postage of a merchant's
letters, it should he observed, amounts generally
to a considerable sum ; yet they do not so much
complain of the present proceeding in the light of
a pecuniary loss, as for the evidence they think
it affords of a disposition to take unfair ad-
vantages of them by a public office. It is hoped
that the mode in which their application is treated
will remove that insinuation, and prevent its being
revived on any future occasion. Nothing is more
clearly the duty and interest of a great public
establishment like this, than to fix honourable !win.
ciples of action, never) on any account, to be de-
viated from.

[NEW TIMES.]
The details of the full of Pernambuco, brought
by the Agnes, Stripling, which left that port on
the 21st of September, are interesting in many
points of view. There has always been a Repub.
lican party in Brazil, though manifestly small in
number and deficient in respectability. To this
faction belonged Carvalho, the Governor of Per-
nambuco, who openly resisted the Imperial autho-
rity, and maintained possession of his post, though
he had been removed from his command by the
Emperor. Carvalho probably aspired to be the
Dictator of a visionary Republic ; but he was
soon shut up, with his small force, within the walls
of Pernambuco. Lord Cochrane for some time
blockaded the port. His Lordship, had retired to
Bahia before the attack on the town. This latter
event took place on the 18th September, when Car-
valho could not bring together above 100 men
to resist the assault. The contest was therefore
but of short duration, and Carvalho fled for slid.
ter on board a British ship of war, the Com-
mander of which extended to him that protec•
(ion which humanity prompted. This seems to
have ended the abortive attempt to plant Repub-
licanism in Brazil!

LMORNING CURONICLE.J
The consequence of the recent Bank failures
has been exactly what we anticipated. The ap-
prehension of the public in all such cases is sure
to impair, if not to destroy, confidence fora time,
the consequence of which is, that many individuals,
not prepared for such estate of things,are involved
in ruin. It is high time the public should be se,
cured against the recurrence of calamities of this
nature, by the Legislature allowing Banking Es.
tablishtnents on a scale which would inspire the
public with the most perfect confidence. Now
that it is understood Ministers receive no benefit
whatever from the Bank of England accommo-
dations, as they are called, there is not even a
pretext for continuing the ruinous monopoly.—
An arrangement ought to be entered into with
the Bank without delay, and if such an arrange-
ment is not attempted, all we say is, that Minis-
ters will have much to answer for. Their neglect
has already reduced numbers from a state of
comparative affluence to beggary. Do not let
them presume too much on the patience of the
people of this country. Patient as English.
men proverbially are, they are seldom indifferent
spectators of convulsions by which property is
extensively endangered.—Why do not Mr. 1-lus-
kisson and Mr. Robinson, who know what good
policy demands in a case of this kind, watch
over the public interest ? We know that there
are obstacles in their way, arising out of private
interests ; but it is their business to make head
against these obstacles.

[MORNING HERALD.]
By another part, of our Paper, (see another
column of The Sun), it will be perceived, that the
further Prorogation of the Parliament, till Thurs-
day, Jan. (~yesterday took place
piiccording to
the customary forms. The Lord Chancellor was
the leading Commissioner, and gave utterance to
his Majesty's commands ; and we are glad to
be informed that the Learned Lord appeared
in excellent health. The Lord Chancellor, as
his Majesty's Commissioner, in proroguing the
'Parliament, used peculiar, but not altogether
unusual language. his Lordship, in the name
of his Majesty, further, prorogued the Par-,
liament, till Thursday, January 6—" to be then
and here holden." Some consider this language
'as tantarnotintAd 'the declaration contained in a
;Proclamation: directing the Parliament to meet
" for the dispatch of divers urgent and important
Public affairs." The probability is, that the Parlia-