The Sun.
London, England, 1824-04-28 00:00:00

in the Mediterranean. We are quite certain that
the French Government earnestly desires i t, and
that it anticipates an increase of influence from

the event.

A file of Charleston Papers to the 30th March
has been received this morning.

[From the- Charkston Courier, of March 29.] •

FROM HAVANNAII.—Our files of Hal/an:WI pa-
pers are to the 20th inst. inclusive, by the schooner
Sally. A letter, received in this city, says that
a new duty of 2 per cent. on provisions has
just been imposed. Two British Officers arrived
at Havanah on the 20th inst. in his Majesty's
ship Kangaroo, with dispatches from Jamaica,
the contents of which have not transpired.
Faost PORT-AU-P,RlNCE.—(.Extract of a Let-
ter, dated the-171 h of February.)—There is a ru
mour here that the French Government is about
to issue a Decree, by which the produce of this
country will henceforth be considered foreign
productions, and pay foreign dutios, even in
French bottoms,

( From the Charleston Courier of the 25th of March.)

We have now before us a file of Official Gazettes
of the Department of the Isthmus of Panama, to
the 18th January. We do not perceive any thing
new in these papers. They state that the Go-
vernment of Colombia have,by a formal decree,
granted to Rundell and Bridge, the famous Lou-
don jewellers, the monopoly of the pearl fishery,
to be carried on with machines, on all the coast
between Cape Corientes and the South Sea, on
consideration that the Colombian Government
shall receive one-fourth part of the produce of
the fishery.

Fttom MEXICO.--A Letter from Jalapa, of
Feb. 11; expresses an apprehension that an ar<
rangament will be concluded with the British,
Commissioner, by which British goods will be
admitted only in vessels of that nation.

CITY, Twelve o'clock.---Consols opened this
morning at 961, s for the Account, and for Mo.
nu, 96i I, with scarce, any business doing.
Yesterday's rise in the Funds is attributed to
two circumstances: First, it was reported late
in the afternoon that an Express had arrived
from Paris with - intelligence that the French
Minister had carried his Project by a large ma-
jority. Secondly, it was known that the Inte-
rest of Exchequer Bills is -to be reduced.—One
Express has arrived from Paris this morning.
FOREIGN MAREET.—There is little doing this
morning. A proposition has been exhibited for
" a Patagonian Loan of 9,i5,0001.1.1" It is un-
derstood that the Foreign Stock Exchange Com-
mittee have given notice that they will nut take
cognizance of any bargain that may be made in
any Stock or Shares, previous to the receipts
being issued.

The Gazette of last night confirms the report
which prevailed in the earlier part of the day,
that the Drawing Room, which was to take place
to-morrow, is postponed until the 13th of next
month, The reason assigned is, that his 'ALI,-
J EsTY has had a return of the gout, slight, but
such as might be increased by the fatigue arising
from the ceremonies which it would be necessary
to undergo, particularly as numerous presen-
tations were expected. It has been report-
ed that the reason for the postponement of
the Drawing Room was, that the place was not
sufficiently prepared for the reception of his
MAJESTY, but the return of the gout seems to
be considered as the real cause.

It is understood that the CHANCELLOR of the
ExcHEnuEn, soon after the re-assembling of
Parliament, will move for a Committee on the
Savings Banks Acts. From the low rate of in..
terest, it has become an important object with
many persons, besides the poor and working
classes, to make deposits in the Savings Banks,
fur which they obtain, at no trifling loss to the
Public, a clear interest of 4 per cent. and
upwards, for their money, besides other ad-
vantages. It is true, that as the law now stands,
the deposits of each person are restricted to a
limited amount per annum; but it has been found
that the restriction is easily evaded; and that any
individual may contrive to invest a considerable
property in Savings Banks, and thus obtain, with-
out risk of any kind,benefits which the Legislature
never intended for persons in his circumstances.
In the Committee to be proposed by the CHAN-
cELLoR of the EICEVEOIER, the means of obviat-
ing this evil will be considered, and if possible it
will be effected by measures which shall leave the
original intentions of the Legislature, in favour of
the really poor and industrious classes, unaltered.

Our present Paper contains a report of a trial
at Hertford, on a case which had excited a con-
siderable degree of public interest, and which
deeply affected the character of an individual
much respected in the circle in which he moves•