The Sun.
London, England, 1824-06-25 00:00:00

[BRITISH PRESS.]

Amongst the current on ditsof the day, it is
said that the Parliament is to be prorogued till
the month of October next, when a dissolution is
expected to take place. Mr. W. Wynn, rumour
states, is to be appointed Speaker of the House
of Commons ; and the present Speaker, who has
for some years filled that situation with a suavity
of manner and a dignity of conduct entitling him
to the praise of men of all parties, is to be ele-
vated to the Peerage. We give this as we have
heard it, without at all vouching for its authen-
ticity.
[NEW TIMES.]
This day his Majesty is expected to prorogue
his Parliament in person. The loyal Speech
will, of course, touch upon the tranquil and
happy circumstances of the country, the flourish-
ing state of tho Revenue, Manufactures, and Com-
merce, and the pacific views of the Foreign
Powers in general. We do not anticipate that much
notice will be taken of South American affairs.
Hitherto Government has not been in possession
of information, such as might justify its adoption
of a decided policy with respect to the newly-
established Sovereignties. Ills Majesty's Minis-
ters have carefully watched the advance of the
new Communities, with every disposition to aid
their progress ; but we need not say that it is not
ours to put to hazard the peace and tranquillity
of the civilized world in general on any vague and
theoretical idea of promoting the civilization of a
distant region. We trust we shall never be found
backward in discharging our duties to mankind
in general ; but our task begins at home, and we
must not rashly put to hazard the blessings with
ii hich we have been favoured by Providence.—
His Majesty appears in public under peculiar cir-
cumstances of veneration and regard at the end
of the present Session. We must remember that
not manymonths have elapsed since he bestowod on
the nation the munificent gift of theßoyalLibrary;
and,now, within a few days, he has stood forward
to subscribe five hundred pounds towards the
monument of a plain and humble citizen, whose
only claim to distinction rested in the talents
which he devoted to public utility. History has
afforded many examples of subjects who have
raised monuments to their Sovereigns, but few of
Sovereigns who have thus acknowledged and
commemorated the intellectual greatness of a
subject.

Letters from Rome, dated the 22d May, say,
that Cardinal PALLOTTA, the new Legatee in the
province of Maritima and Campagna, has issued
a proper Decree of Severity against the banditti
who infest the country. According to its enact-
ments, no robber is ever to expect pardon, or in
fact, any diminution of legal punishment. All
who are publicly known as banditti, are to be
regarded as under the sentence of death ; and
any person may kill or shoot them with perfect
impunity. In point of fact, a considerable re-
ward is promised on the delivery of a robber,
dead or alive. And, it is strictly enjoined to
every Commune to protect itself from the ma-
rauding attacks of these miscreants, upon pain
of having to pay 500 scudi (12.51. sterling), for
each attack.—On the Via Nomentana, 33 miles
from Rome, upon the estate of Prince Sciarra,
there have lately been discovered skeral arti-
cles of great value amongst these are four beau-
tiful statues of marble, though that which is
pre-eminently estimated is, the bead of a female
of ivory, of most exquisite and beautiful work-
ma fish p.