The Sun.
London, England, 1824-02-28 00:00:00

[Extract of a Letter from Rio Janeiro, 16th December.]

4, The French corvette Echo is arrived here, coming from
Brest. She has brought the intelligence of the fortunate issue
of the war in Spain, the news of which we had not officially re-
ceived. The Echo will sail again in a fe;yays for the Isle of
Bourbon."

FRENCH Fut{ns.—Rentes on the 25th, 100. 65. cents.;
Spanish, '2O ; Ducats, C6l•

The Etoile of Wednesday, in speaking of the
hostility which the Algerines have provoked from
the English Government
this
for
not country,i
av
11 g censures
entirely
eradicated that nest of
lawless barbarians, When our naval thunders had
laid them prostrate at
our feet, and expresses a
wish that Great Britain
may make a better
use of the opportunity again furnished to her,
by the insolence both
of the Tuni.fians and
the Algerines, for freeing Christendom from
the vexations of the Piratfrs. The Etoile adds
to these reflection') that at least one imme-
diate and positive advantage can already
be discerned as resulting
from our warlike opera-
tions against the Corsairs ; for that 14 as soon as
the Dey of TUNIS was aware of the preparations
against him at Malta, he
hastened wereniedto makingrecal
all his ships of war which were
united to the fleet of the Turkish CAPTAIN
PACILA. It cannot be doubted (adds the Etoile,)
but that the Dey of ALGIERS Will, with equal
eagerness, adopt the same precaution. The re-
treat of the Tunisians has already had the
direct result of compelling the Turks to raise
the maritime blockade of Missolonghi ; and the
further separation of the Algerines from the
forces of the Porte, will, as they are much more
numerous than the Tunisians, be productive of
still more considerable advantages for the cause of
the Greeks,—a cause which has insensibly become
that of all Christendom." We are glad to see
this feeling in favour of Greece, evinced by
one of the official papers of the French Cabi-
net ; and we can only on our part express a
hope, if the bomlardment of Algiers and Tunis
should be undertaken, that a French, as well as
a British fleet, will be employed in what is ac-
knowledged to be the common cause of all Chris-
, tendom, and the vindication of which will be
found a service of no small difficulty and peril.
The Journal des LIMO: of Wednesday con-
tains intelligence from Constantinople to the
20th of January. It announces the arrival of
the Russian Consul-General Mr. MENZIACEY
in that capital on the 18th of that month,
and confirms, though not officially, the re-
port previously received of the death of the new
REISS•EFFENDI, before he had time to enter upon
the duties of his office. Letters from Zante,

given in the same Paper, and dated the sth inst.,
state that Lord BYRON was still at Missolunghi,
and that a Greek corps of 3,000 men had march-
ed against Prevesa. Arms and ammunition from
England had arrived at Missolunghi, and had
Leen received with gratitude, less on account of

their intrinsic importance, than because they
showed that the sympathy of the only free people
in Europe was at last excited in behalf of one
struggling to establish its freedom. Success con-
tinued to attend the efforts of the Greeks in all
quarters, and the important place of Patras was
daily expected to surrender. Advices from Bar-
celona of the 15th inst. assert that the 7tlgerines
had formally declared war against us on the 31st
January !

CITY, Tredve o'Clock.—Consols opened this
morning at 92-1 to 93, and soon after were done
at 93kt, with a good deal of business doing, and
for Money, 99.1{, with the Market looking up to
a further rise.
FOREIGN MAnKET.—The above Market was
also brisk this morning.

The following Letter from Tunis, dated
Feb. 2, was this morning posted at Lloyd's:—
" Yesterday a fine Spanish brig came into our
Roads, a prize to the Algerine squadron ; she
was taken off Cape Spartell, with two other
brigs, which were sent into Algiers. The Spanish
ship Virgin del Roxerio, Flaquies, from
Mahon, bound to Alexandria, has put in here, and
will not proceed. The Spanish brig Lubri Vau.
rell, from Alexandria to Mahon, put in here the
27th ult.; she will sail iu a day or two with a
French squadron, which lately arrived here, con-
sisting of three frigates, two corvettes, and twelve
schooners."

New Orleans Papers to the 11th January ar-
rived this morning.

Extract of a Letter from Tampico, dated 15th
December:—" The political affairs of our coun-
try wear a most pleasing aspect. The new Con-
gress has been installed, and a Cotnmittee ap-
pointed for the purpose have reported the project
of a Constitution, which will uodoubt be accepted
by the people, founded upon the Federal Repub-
lican system. A Republic is to bedivided into 15
State Governments. The proposed Constitution
has been drawn up with great ability, and has
disappointed all the Archists. A Treaty of
Amity and Commerce has been concluded be-
tween the Government and the liupublic of
Colombia."

The crowded state of our columns compels us
to postpone the continuation of our observations
on the Financial Exposc" of the CHANCELLOR of
the EXCHEQtn until Monday.

PRUSSIAN' LOAN negocialed by Mr. N. M.
ROTHECHILD, in London, in 1818.—The half
yearly dividend on the above Loan, which be-
comes due on Thursday the Ist of April next,
will be paid by Mr. N. M. itoutscHlLD on that
and every succeeding day (Sundays excepted)
between the hours of 10 and 2, at his Counting-
house, No. 2, New Court-street, St. Swithin's-
lane. The liivid,end.Warrant-sr
of in numerical order, must be left one day for
examination.

A respectable article, which, by an Evening I
publication, we perceive must have appeared in an unrespectable
paper of yesterday morning, replies tnour strictures on the finance
n. It is certain, as we are charged, that we
Present year. We shall make a few com-
mentsas open a commerce as pos►ible with
:of but does it from thence follow, that
sthwhylsevt have
nubtrio:i continent
runtoehlt:i
approvehostp'oe raid'odE-fd:uu: IfPtoeeest he Chancellor of the Exchequer ?
Th e present situation of the country is such, after a long
peace, with a thriving revenue, and with establishments that
ought to be reduced, that it has a right to expect the re-
mission of Taxes. Now, can the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer say, that his changes in the CoMmercial practice
of the country, with respect to the Wool and Silk trades, is
the remission of a tax ? If it be, let them tell us to what
amount, by estimate, the tax is remitted; and we will with
pleasure inform the dealers in those articles, how much the
Government has done for them. Mr. Robinson said in the
House that he would be content to lose about 800,0001. on
the experiment ; but do the dealers in wool and silk gain what
he loses—do they take what he gives? That of which we com-
plain, therefore, is, that he has presented the nation with the
execution of a theory, when it was looking for the remission of a
tax. We did not reprobate the repeal of the coal-duty of the
port of London ; but we reprobated it as a substitute for the
repeal of the window-duty over all the kingdom. In that
sense, we said it was nothing ; and we asserted generally,
that frivolous, uncertain, delusive boons, were held ot4 to
us in the finance plan, instead of the repeal ofsome heavy pressing
tax. It is said that the object of Government in preceding
years, " was to favour the agricultural interest, and that with
that view, the property-tax (along with others named) was
" repealed ;" whereas the truth is, that the property-tai, from
the manner in which it was collected, bore less heavily upon the
agricultural than upon any other interest.—( The Times.

Letters from Rome of the 12th instant, state,
that the POPE was daily recovering from his late
severe illness.

The Archduke FRANcte of AUSTRIA will re-
side at Milan, immediately after his marriage,
which is speedily to take place.
The Duke of CLARENCE came to town yester-
day morning from Bushey, and returned in the
evening.

Lord and Lady GRANYILLN and family sailed
from► Dover ou Thursday, for Calais, on their way
to Brussels.

Tuesday evening Mr. WALTERS, the King's
Messenger, left town with dispatches to the
Right lion. Sir CHAS. BAGOT, our Ambassador at
St. Petersburgh.—Mr. BAILEY, the King's Mes-
senger, left Downing-street the same evening,
with dispatches for our Ambassador at Vienna.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India
House, when the ship Thames, taken up on the 24th inst. for
China direct, was thus timed, viz.—to be afloat the 28th inst.,
sail to Uravesend 14th March, stay there 30 days, and be in the
Downs the 18th April. The Astell was consigned to Bengal
direct.

The body of the man murdered at Bethnal-
green was last night owned. It appears that his name is
James liackstraw, and that he resided at Spitalfields, and was
at work as late as eight o'clock on the evening of the murder.
That he was murdered the body affords indubitable proofs.
There is a cut, probably effected by a heavy instrument,
across the forehead; five cuts across the throat, one of which
extends from ear to ear; there are also several marks across
the back of the right hand, produced, no doubt, in his efforts
to save himself. Near to the pit are numerous large
marks, of an inky blackness ; and unless these are stains
of blood discoloured by amalgamation with the mud, the
presumption would be that he was murdered elsewhere.—
rhe pit is at the angle formed by the meeting of Weavers'-row
and prospect-place. Some persons residing in the Cata-row
heard a cry of murder about midnight.—One of these says
that he rose and looked out of the window, but, not being able
to glad a watchman, did not feel himself safe in venturing out.