The Sun.
London, England, 1815-12-06 00:00:00

BUENOS AYRES.

Thenew acts of the Buenos Ayres Government
are.,f,eintaitted in various decrees, as they tern) it,
" of the Independent Government of the United
Proviuces of Rio•de In Plata, passed.; approved,.
and sanctioned •by the Supreme Executive Power.'!'•
. The first of these Decrees relates to Stares-;
wherein it—is- enacted, " that any •slaves heoce-
forward brought, intsodneed; and imported hot))
any foreign country„-shall be free by the mere sole
act of entering the territory of the United Pro-
vinces." Islexti-it is declared, that the natives,
throughoirt all-the United Provinces, are perfectly
tree men, and entitled to all the rights and privileges
belobging to any other Citizen,without distinction.
Tlte Ttihuttal of the Inquisition is entirely and
absolutely abolished throughout all the extent and
territory 'of the said United Provinces. The in-
strutnents of torture
,were ordered to be destroyed,
and. the custom of torture, no longer to be prac-
tised. Together with these laudable measures are
mentioned Someothers of a more questionable ten-
dency. The absolute abolition of ,all • titles. of
diS C 011 is 'ordained by a positive decree. Not
only are there-to' be no Counts, Matquise,s, or Ba-
rons, in the Republic of the Rio de la Plaia, but in .
all oll;ees, whether of gain or honour, it is-gravely
determined that retard shall only be had to perso-
nal 'merit, to proofs of valour, or to the display of
patriotism. All this sounds mighty 'well 7 but we
may be allowed to ask whether •it be entirely prat-
tical,--•-whether it be not somewhat Utopian,—.
wheehe'r, in short, by aiming at' ati• unattainable •
perfectibility, it do not run grearitazard•of falling
below the common level of political purity.
In the •
midst of this theoretical and abstract refinement, •
the new Republicans, however, do not wholly lose
sight of the old prejudices in-favour of the precious
metals ; and it forms a somewhat singular contrast
xvith their professed re;, rd for nothing but moral
excellence, to observe bow anxious they are to re-
tali) in eirciilatiOn'theprOduce of the mines, instead
of rendering, it the subject of commercial specu-
lation. The duty on the exportation of coated
silver is fixed at G per cent., that on gold at 2 per
cent ; "over and above which is to be paid to the
Board of Commerce, one • half per cent• silver
in bars, 12 per cent. and gold in bars 8 per cent.
The tegulations on foreign vessels and commission
remain as before. With respect to the working
of the mines, foreigners are to he allowed similar
privileges with the citizens. They and theirla-
!tourers at=e to be entirely free, ,and to be to no
manner molested in their reliilious pursuits.

Tt!l7.j lIEATRE.

•nittfey-trit*.-71-, rI'IN.TAN last night made his
first an:l-It-Ince, it itast on the Landon BoarA',
as the' Dtike; in the CoMedy of 'The
tioneg Moon.' AL-i6ng to fo:itiw- the original re-
presentative; MiolEr.t.,ts-roN,-.who performed the
part With so flinch FitT t ion 'and humour, and
ItAE., who sustained it with great -judgment
and effect,. Mr. 1.4.1EA14 had a 'difficult task to en-
counter; hut he so poWerfidly.supported -by the
public, and th'ere is sc)! much acuteness and occa-
sional force in :his acting, that it he did riot in-
crease his reptwitic.in, he certainly did nut imp
pair it. llis ehiellatilt was not merely austerity.
towards his rite, but almost a oespotic vio-
lence and except in one speech' in which he flat-
ters' -ber 'person, preparatory to the rustic fete,
it is rtifEen!t to-Conceive' Upon %.rhat principle.
the Di.tehess-oeebLis afterAl-ar4 not only resigned
toJi.r:r fate?, hot 11ttaci.ed to her tyrant, except.
that on it is ,on.; a recommendation
hard:y, it may tit' flrotig!at;_striliaient for an am-
bitious heatity. tikippbiriterl'in'iler views ofrank
and splendour. Alricir'of the" detail of the cha-•
racter: was given with' satire, 'shrewdness, awl
efEct, add the whole mailif,e. sty(' a degree of me-
rit that deserved:llle 'eonimendation which it
amply'. received from a numerous audienec.—Mr.
KHAN, in the Dance,,disphiyed considerable skill 5
but. it may rt4sonably, be•.questioned whether it
Was not rather that of a Professor than a Duke.
It was, however, so gratifying to the audit!! ce
'that the Dance %vas encored ;
.and it wouldla the
churlish indeed- •object to le exhibition of-
,powers'efeditable to the individual who .p6Ssesses
them. :The rest Of the Perfwmers welrave al-
ready
noticedi• during. the present' season, and
there was nothing-that demanded an additional
report.. - •