The Sun.
London, England, 1824-02-14 00:00:00

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Bard to an insulated question of foreign policy, is
ot quite so novel as the Quotidienne affects to
believe. A little reflection on the conduct pur-
sued by France and Other Powers, in the
unsuccessful and calamitous struggle which
Great Britain had to sustain with her former
North American possessions, would have con-
vinced the Quotidiennc that some Governments
have gone much further,—have absolutely denied
the right of the Mother Country herself to re-
conquer her Colonies, and have, by force of arms,
assisted those Colonies in the assertion of their
indpendence.

But it is on another and higher ground that
the determination of this country with respect to
South America may be successfully vindicated.

England has already solemnly acknowledged
that " the course of events appears to have sub-
stantially decided the ;operation of the provinces
of South America from thiailother Country."
What, then, prevents her from formally recog-
nizing the independence of States, whose inde-
pendence appears to her to be already substan-
tially achieved ?—Nothing but a degree of delicacy
towards Spain which may be almost characteris-
ed as fastidious, and the admitted possibility,
however hopeless and improbable such a result
may be in fact, that, so long as Spain is able to
rattintain the contest, her efforts may, by some
unexpected stroke of good fortoae, be eventually
crowned with success.

-But in these circumstances, the new question
arises, as to whether Great Britain will withhold
her acknowledgment of the South American
States, until they shall have successfully resisted
the hostile attacks not only of Spain herself,
but also those of her Allies. Though not precisely
expressed in the Speech of Mr. CANNINGi her
determination is evidently this No !—I
have a right, if I think fit to claim its exercise,
of acknowledging the new South American Go-

vernments immediately,—of entering into trea-
ties with thern,—and of assisting them in their

resistance even to the further unaided hostility
of the Mother Country. I waive the exercise
of that right from various political considerations,
others from a sincere desire to ma-
and amongst
ilifest my friendly dispositions towards Spain,
and my respect for her feelings, and even for
her prejudices and her chimerical expecta-
tions, in the trying and difficult circumstances
to which her misfortunes have reduced her.
I have, however, duties to perform which can-
not be sacrificed to the wishes of Spain, when
those wishes are inconsistent with what I owe to
myself and to the cause of civilization. My own
interests prescribe, and the rights of nations re-
quire, that I shall not tamely permit a confede_
racy to be formed for the avowed purpose of
forcibly suLduing nations who ars now in fact free
--who are, therefore, entitled to all the rights of
inclopendent states,—and whose independence

al'd prosperity are essentially important even
to my own welfare. If the design of forming
such a confederacy is persisted in, I will forth.
-with acknowledge the independence of the Go-
vernments against whom it is to be directed ;
and having once taken that step, f am equally
bound by considerations of my own interest and
of public justice, to resist the conquest of their
territory, in the same manner as I should
resist an attempt to conquer Spain herself,
for the purpose of aggrandizing another
-Power. —lt is in this sense that I deny
the right of foreign interference between Spain
and her ci-devant possessions in South Ame-
rica. So long as my formal recognition is
withheld, it is true that in the abstract I must
consider the new States as still belonging to Spain,
and that she has abstractedly a right to call upon
her Allies for assistance in subduing them.—
Aut, that very call will precipitate M 1 into the act
of their recognition, because it is in itself an
admission from Spain, that she has lost the power
of ,asserfing her soverezoty, and that the ques-
ticul Is no longer one between a Mother Coun-
try and her Colonies, but one of a war of
"Hquest and aggrandizement against free and
i"depentlent nations, whom I am bound, by every
consideration of justice towards myteff as well as
towards them, to protect. An entire year has
alreadJ.,
elapsed since I declared that C my formal
le"gnitic'n of those provinces, as Independent
States, might be hastened or retarded by
various external circumstances.'—The formation
of a confedet acy
against them would be a cir-
cumstance compelling me to a prompt decision in
their favour ; and as my past declarations
on this question are' known to all Europe as well
as to Spain,' there can be no peal mis-
t; nderstanding as to the true import of the
Iguage of one of my Ministers, when he C un-
quivocally denied the right of any interference
'II artier to aid the Mother Country in the sub-
jugation of her Colonies.'

CITY, Twelve o'Clock.—Consols opened this
ranting
at 911, and rose to 91i, since which they
lave declined to 91-0- for the Account : they

were also done at 92 for next Account. Up to
this hour I do not hear of any Express having
arrived from Paris, nor are there any reports in
circulation.

Within this half4hour there is a good deal
doing, and Consols are 911-3 for the Account, and
914-T for Money.
FOREI6N MAakt.r.—Spanish Bonds opened at
24:1, at which price they remain steady, with
little loin; in them. All South American Secu-
rities maintain their prices.

A file of Norfolk Papers (Virginia), to the
7th January, arrived this morning, hut they do
not contain a word of news.

Last night Mr. lIUSIE somewhat surprised the
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER by proposing
that the Sugar Duties should be reduced from 30s.
to 15s. per cwt. The Hon. Member rested his
claim on these two points, Ist, That that moiety
of the duties which he proposed to take off, was
expressly imposed as a war duty, and, therefore,
that government are bound in honour and
justice to relinquish it ; and, 2dly, That as the
revenue from Salt had increased, in spite of the
reduction of the tax on that article, he (Mr.
Hume) is convinced that an increase of revenue
would be reaped from Sugar, in consequence of its
increased consumption, after his proposition shall
have been acceded to. To the first of these points,
we know not what the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE-
QUER. will urge in arrest of judgment. In the
second, however, Mr. HOME'S inference is, we
are sorry to say, entirely fallacious. Salt is
a commodity, to the increased production of which
there are no limits, and whose quantity can
therefore easily be made to keep pace with an
increase of demand. The case is very different
with Sugar, at least as respects its production in
our West Indian Colonies. There, production has
probably been already carried to its utmost ex-
tent, or at least to its utmost extent withouta new
and large importation of slaves ; and the increased
supply which could be obtained from other quar-
ters, to meet an increasing demand, would neces-
sarily be slow. That a great diminution in the
price of sugar might double the demand for it, is
possible; but the revenue would suffer most se-
verely before a double supply could be obtained
from the sugar countries.

Extract of a letter, dated Rio de Janoiro,
Dec. 5, 18`23:--Our apprehensions of serious
consequences resulting from the late violent pro-
ceedings of the Emperor have subsided ; for
every thing remains in a perfect state of tran-
quillity, and business is resuming its former
activity.

The KING arrived at Windsor on Thursday
evening from Brighton.
Mr. MACKENZIE arrived yesterday at the Co-
lonial Office in Downing-street, with dispatches
from Va❑ Dieman's Land.

It is determined to separate the Governments
of Malta and of the lonian Islands, which were
conjointly held by the late Sir THOMAS MAIT•
LAND.---The former is to be given to the Mar-
quess of HASTINGS, with a salary of 6,0001.
a-year ; the latter to Sir FREDERICK. ADAM, with
one of 4,0001. per annum.—The command of the
forces in the Mediterranean will not be included,
as heretofore, in the Government of Malta. The
appointments of the Marquis HASTINGS and Sir
FREDERICK. ADAM are expected to appear in the
Gazette of this evening.—(Morning Paper.)
BRUSSELLS, FED. 7.—The Prince of ORANGE
has arrived here from Petersburgh.
LISTON is to take leave of the Bath Theatre,
for his own benefit, this evening, in Fish cut of
Water, Sweethearts and Wipes, and Deaf as a
Post.
Mr. YOUNG has obtained a furlough from the
Covent Garden Commanders, and is now in active
service under General BRUNTON at Exeter.
It has been rumoured at Cheltenham, that Mr.
ELLISTON is about to lead to the altar a widow,
whose vast wealth has excited universal notice,
and a large portion of which, much to her
honour, is devoted to acts of indefatigable bene-
volence ; but we are assured, upon what we deem
competent authority, that the report is wholly
unfounded.

A MAN WHO MIMED TWENTY WIPES.---St.
JEROME says that he saw a certain man at Rome,
but whom he does not name, who had outlived
twenty wives. The last wife was herself a wi-
dow, and had been married to nineteen husbands.
When she died, he had a crown placed on his
head to follow her to the grave, as though it was
a thing to rejoice at or triumph over.
THE LATE MAIL COACH ROBBERY.—We gave
the particulars of the robbery committed on the York and
Shields mail in our last week's paper ; the suspected thief
was in height about five feet eight inches, wore a drab great
coat and dark-coloured underdress, and had with him a small
purple bag. It has since been ascertained that this person walked,
immediately after leaving the coach, directly to Catterick-
bridge ; there he took a chaise for Boroughbridge; thence he pro-
ceeded toWetherby, Leeds, and probably to Liverpool, in which
town he most likely lies concealed until he finds it convenient
to proceed to Ireland or the Isle of Man. He arrived at Mr.
Stott's, Boroughbridge, about one o'clock on Saturday after-
noon, (says a hand-bill which has been circulated, offering a
reward of 200 guineas for his apprehension); had on a brown
top-coat, drab-coloured or blue trowsers, blue coat, white
stockings, and his shoes were dirty, as if lie had walked on
the road. Ile was in a very great hurry to get forward, and
asked the boy who drove him if he could not go a nearer
way to Leeds than by Wetherby, and desired him to make
all possible haste. He slept a great part of the way in the
chaise ; had a purple bag with him, and when the waiter put it
into the chaise, he felt two or three parcels within it, answering
the description of those stolen, so that there can be but little
doubt as to the identity of the fugitive. We hear that the
clerk was getting out of the mail, and had the pormanteau on
the seat; and while holding the door in his hand, the thief got
off with the prize, unperceived, by the other door.—(Leeds
Intelligencer.)