The Sun.
London, England, 1824-05-01 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

At a very late boor we havereceived by Ex'
press the I:toile of yesterday. It contains a Ion;
speech by M. de VILLELE, in favour of the pro-
ject of law for the reduction of the Rentes, which
we have not time to translate, 'Fit Etolle
contains no political intelligence of any cow'
rejuence. Our private letter states, that the
Itentes left off on Thursday at IQ4r. The
debate on the project for the-reduction of the
Rentes was expected to be continued until thii
(Saturday) evening, when the project will,
.ot.
course, be carried by an immense majority. Au
equally large majority is expected to sanction the
project.in the Chamber of Peers:. *:

In a preceding- column we have given extracts
from the French Journals, the contents of which

are, hqwever, unimportant. The discussion on
the project for reducing the French rentes was
continued, with a good deal of heat, in the
Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday. It was ex-
pected that the, debate would terminate on Wed-
nesday ; but if the discussion had been finished
on that day, the fact must have been known ere
now in London. Not a doubt is entertained
that the project will be sanctioned by a yell
large majority of the Chamber.

Our usual extracts. from the Morning Papers
of this day will enable our Readers to form their
own judgment on the very conflicting statements
that are in circulation respecting the important
intelligence brought by the ship Courier from
Rio de Janeiro. We ourselves are. as yet in pos-
session of no additional information on the sub•
ject. The only thtng certain is, that the intelli-
gence originally communicated to the Public was
actually brought by the Courier' ; and al-
though it is said that other letters have
been received which make no allusions to
the French naval force, yet the silence of one

person by no means proves that the assertion of
a specific fact by another is a falsehood. We
shall be very happy if the intelligence which has
excited so much alarm turns tkut Oa he either eX.
aggerated or untrue,

The recognition of Mr. ZEA's Loan, and the

transactions connected with it, are undergoing
the grave consideration of a most respectable
party of Gentlemen, with a view to lay the :Mods
qyair openly and honestly before the Colombian
Government. It is high time that the -financial
operations of British capitalists with Foreign
Governments should be conducted with better
faith, or at least on bases better and more clearly
specified and understood, and that the Financial
Agents should be individuals whose powers and
credentials for completing such stupendous pe-
cuniary engagements are both explicit and
incontrovertible. This seems to be the more

necessary, as it is not impossible, from the man-
ner in which even the last South American
Loan was concluded, that even it may not be
sanctioned by the Government for whose use it
was negociated..

American Papers to the 9th April arrived this

morning.
[From the New York Getzetts,Df the sth April.)
Letters from Carthagena state that an expedi-

tion of four brigs and seven schooners was fitting
out there, to be commanded by Gutra, against
Torquia de o,moa, and that the Government of
Carthagena had furnished 2,000 men to pillage
Omoa. •

THURSDAY, AFRIL
concluded his speech on the general principles of
the Bill. Mr. Webster began his speech, and
continued until three, o'clock, when lu moved for
he Committee to rise.—Carried, and the House
adjourned.

Extract ry- a Letter from Batavia, Nov. 29 ---
We have accounts from Manilla, to the middle of
September, by the Dutch ship Palembang, stating
that an attempt had been made by several
Officers in the King's service, assisted by the
half-blood natives, to overturn the Government
of Manilla. Ti►e revolution took place during
the absence of the Governor, with part of the
European troops ; but the Governor, with some
faithful troops, marched against the city,recovered
the principal fortress, and before the new made
Sovereign and his adherents could reco►er from
their surprise, they were taken prisoners, and
the principal ringleaders ordered to be shot,

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