The Sun.
London, England, 1824-05-12 00:00:00

[MORNING lIERALD.]

Sunday's Paris Papers, received last night
contain no interesting_ intelligence. A project.
of law which has already passed Abe Chaniber
of Peers, having for its'object 'the punishment of
robbery, or theft of articles of religious use in
churches, excited, it appears, great interest, and.
some cu' ions discussion in that. Chamber._ The
Bishops complained that the nou-Catholic Church.
4' or Churches affected a presumptuous equality.
With the 'religion of-the State, in which the actual
of France gave. them but too much
gislatiOn
But they were „
encouragernetr.e Particularly
....S.cand'alized that the offences in question should.
not be more severely 'visited when committed in
Catholic Churches than in others, because it is in
these only that " the real presence" is associated
with the articles belonging to the altar. Another
objection made was,' that the Offence is not
styled sacrilege in the project of law . The of
• fence, under particular circumstances, is to be
•puniShed with death, in spite of an amendment
for mitigating the punishment, by M. Lally Tot-
- iendal.. No report of the proceedings on this
subject in the Upper Chamber has been pub"
lis.hed-7-the:Peers, in their discretion, having tic"-
' • ter mined against printing the speeches. The project
was introduced on Saturday to the Deputies by
theleeper of the. Seals. Extensive frauds np-
pear to have been practised in France by the
sale of silver bars, the interior of which is of a

_Trendy debased quality.—The accounts from
Spain state that no less than 50,000 men are to'
be immediately levied there—of whom, when
raised, half are to proceed to America! In•or-
der to suppose this true, it would be necessary
at least to conceive it possible, which is at pre-
sent sacrcely within the scope of imagination.—
There is a long, unmeaning story of anonymous
letters addressed to the Elector of Hesse Cassel,
threatening his life, unless he change his Minis-
ters, and his mistress. The gallant Margrave
has for the last two years consulted his precious
safety by never appearing in public without a
guard of soldiers—and whether from real disco-
very, or from the influence of his fears, has
caused three persons to be arrested and thrown
into a dungeon.

[saw TimEs.]
By a vessel, the Friends, arrived in 62 days
from Rio Janeiro, letters were received, dated
the 4th March. More than usual interest was
excited upon the situation of affairs in that quar-
ter, by reason of the late prevailing reports;
but we are happy to state that these ad vices tend
to remove all doubt upon the subject of the as-
sembling of a few French vessels of war in that
port, whose numbers were exaggerated, and in-
tentions construed into the worst sense. At
the date of our letters all was , tranquil, and
they do not even allude to any apprehensions
of French interference in the affairs of the
Brazilian Empire, nor of any change in its
political relations. There were two French
frigates and five corvettes in port ; three of the
latter were on the eve of proceeding for Lima,
and indeed one letter which we have seen men-
tions ,their having sailed. His Majesty's ships
Spartiate and Cambridge were at Rio, anti the
latter was to sail on the 7th March for the ports
of Pacific, with the several British Consuls
and Vice-Consuls.—A Brazilian squadron, con-
sisting of two frigates, two corvettes, and a brig
of war, had sailed from Rio, under the command
of Captain Taylor, late second in.command un-
der Lord Cochrane, for the impose of re-esta-
blishing the Imperial Authority at Pernambuco,
and of blockading the port if necessary ; but
the accounts received recently make it evident
that no coercive measures will be necessary.—
The sailing of this squadron, manned chiefly
by British seamen, and commaailed by British
Officers, furnishes a complete refutation of
the late report that the Emperor had dismissed'
those men, or had disgusted them with the ser-
vice, by denying their due share of prize-money.'
A French merchant vessel from Havre had been
taken possession of by the Custom-house Officers
under an impression that she was engaged in an
extensive system of smuggling, which it was sup-
posed some French traders had been carrying on
for a length of time. There had not been the'
least improvement in trade, which continued in a
most deplorable state. Sugars and coffee. are
quoted higher, but the demand was moderate.—
The Duke of York Packet had arrived out, and
would sail for the Northern Ports of Brazil and
England on the 14th‘ March.

maxs.] ,
Letters were received yesterday from Rio de
Janeiro, dated the 4th of March, which enable
us to-state the number of French ships of war
in that harbour at the end of February, respect-
ing.which so much attention has been recently
excited in the political world. In the whole,
there were six vessels of war, and one armed
transport. It is mentioned that several more
ships of war were expected ; but on informa-
tion of that nature it is impossible to place much
reliance. Every statement respecting them, how-,
ever, a ppeirs to have readily obtained belief in Rio,
after the notion was once entertained :by the mer-
chants that the French Were intriguing to over-
throw the independence of Brazil. It may be
presumed the ships at Rio would be in
'creased by
_the arrival of the Jean Bart, a ship
of the jirie,•as- the French Papers Italie spoken
or that vessel as already there ; but with' respect
to any others there is no authority but conjec-
ture. It is said, that on the 6th of February
a Message was sent by the Emperor to the
CommrnoClore• Or the French vessels of war
lying 'in the Port of RiO de Janeiro, to in-
quire the reason why so many of them had
recently arrived ; and that 'his reply was, that
they merely called there to take in provi-
sions. It was understood that the three cor-
vettes were immediately to proceed to Lima. As
'far as these accounts from Rio go, they tend, we
think, to lessen the apprehensions felt here, and
to confirm, in 'substance, the assurances given
bpth by the French Ministers and their own Go-
vernment. It will require, however, further evi-
dence, before • the suspicions that have been ex-
Cited are wholly removed. His Majesty's ships
Cambridge and Spartiate remained at Rio.

the value oiSPanish Constitutional Bonds
has recently improved, it may be interesting to
State the cause, as it can be ascertained. Letters
have been received from Paris, which announce
that the Spanish Government, despairing of being
able to raise the money by any other mode, have
at length made proposals to some English capital-
ists of the first rank, to negotiate a loan in which the
bonds of the Cortes should be made receivable
at the rate of 25 per cent. This proposition
has, however, been very properly declined ; but
the party of M. Guebhard in _Paris Nye, it
seems,' on: bearing :the- circumstance, resolved on
attempting tbat which the ,English capitalists
have refused, and they are now said to..he taking
aetNe Measures..for forming alist of subscribers:
for the purpose. .This seems to us a very slender
ground of reliance ; .for it does not strike us as
possible, through such means, obviously 'founded
injustice, to 'create confidence throughout
Europe in Spanish credit,• even though greater
names were associated in the:undertaking.. The
chief source of hope.is, that Ferdinand at length
begins to :feel' his difficulties, and that by be-
ginting with small concessions, he may at length
arrive at atinct of justice.—(lbid)

The town and Pier of Margate, together with
the town of Ramsgate, are preparing to be lighted with gas for
the' ensuing season.