The Sun.
London, England, 1824-04-12 00:00:00

'that the greatest facilities should be afforded
for the alienation of hereditary property,
then a repeal of the Usury Laws may become
popular, though, in our opinion, it never
could become politic in this country. The
high rate of interest at which money is borrow-
ed on Annuities, proves to us both the efficacy
and expediency of the present state of the Law.
A spendthrift is startled at the enormous demand
of money jobbers, and awakening from his dream
of safety, beholds ruin, in its most hideous forms,
lurking behind the shadow of temporary accom-
modation. The aim and utility of the Usury
Laws are not to prevent the borrowing of capital
for legitimate purposes on bona fide security. In
some rare cases they may have this effect, when
money is scarce hi the market, but this is only a
collateral disadvantage arising from their opera-
tion against ruinous transactions between prodi-
gals on one side and sharpers on the other. We
must, however, check our inclination to re-open
the subject for discussion. Although Mr. Ser-
geant Onslow has given notice of his intention to
bring in a similar Bill next Session, we are cer-
tain it will meet with a similar fate, and confident
that the practical evils of the repeal will, the
more the question is digested, the more obscure
its theoretical advantages in the minds of reflect-
ing men.

[NEW TIMES.]
On Saturday little beyond the ordinary busi-
ness was transacted in the British Funds; and
Consols closed at 96i for the May Account.--
It was made known in the latter part of the day,
that the New Colombian Loan had been con-
traced for by B. A. Goldschmidt and Co. of St.
Helen's-place. It is to a greater extent than was
generally expected, the amount being (as we are
informed) no less than Four Millions Seven Hun-
dred and Sixty Thousand Pounds! and bearing
an interest of 6 per cent. The price at which it
has been taken is stated to be 00, which includes
1 per cent. profit to the contractors. These parti-
culars we learn from verbal inquiry, no printed
prospectus being. yet issued ; and we give them
therefore without vouching for their precise ac-
curacy. It is supposed that other houses beside
that of Messrs. Goldschmidt have an interest in
the contract. Notwithstanding the extraordi-
nary high price at which the Bonds will be is-
sued, it is said that the Scrip already bears a
premium. All other Securities fully maintain
their prices. Among those which are doing at
a premium in anticipation of their appearance in
the Market, are the shares of the " Equitable
Loan Bank, " Palladium Assurance Company,"
Sze. tic. &c.

The folly of The Times in its attack on his Ma-
jesty for the proposed improvement of Windsor
Castle is neatly exposed in a Sunday Paper. The
Times gravely lays it down as a rule that a Sove-
reign should not build a Palace according to his
own taste, because forsooth his successor may
not choose to live in it ! It would be as, proper,
says this elegant writer, to make the little Prin-
cess of Kent wear the King's old clothes, as to make
her live in a house built according to his taste.
The analogical conclusion to he drawn from-these
premises is, that the King should neither wear
clothes nor build a house '. Ingenious as this
reasoning may be, it happens not to apply to the
present case ; for the King is not going to build
a Castle at Windsor, but merely to accommodate
that which was built centuries ago to modern use.
And even in doing this, his Majesty has not given
his commands to any individual architect on the
subject, but
,has left it to re executed as a na-
tional work, by a com.petition of architects, and
under the superintendence bf a Parliamentary
Cortirnittee.—(ltrici.).

[BRITISH PRESS.]
Friday's French Papers li.ached our Office
yesterday. The French King, by an Ordinal!Ce,
has extended the Royal Amnesty to eighteen in-
' dividuals charged with being implicated in the
conspiracy of the unfortunate General Berton,
and who had been condemned by the French
Tribunes. By this act of Royal mercy, these
eighteen individuals are freed from their dun-
geons, and again restored to the light of day;
subjected, however, to the 44 surveillance" of
the police, for fire years. :The Marquis of Ca-
raman was to set out at the close of the present
week to resume his situation us Ambassador
at Vienna. The Viscount Marcellus is, it is said, to
supersede the. Prince de Polignac as Ambassador
to this Court, and M, de Rotte is named in his place
Secretary to the French Embassy. The French
Chamber of Peers, at its meeting on Thursday,
nominated two Committees, one of seven, and
the other of five Members, en the Law of Re-
cruiting, and the Septennial " Projet." The
first was composed of the Marquis de Lally, (le
Posteret, the Count Portalis, the Marquis de
Bonndoy, the Count de Seze, the Count de Eta-
forest, and the Count de Castellane. The
Members of the second were—Suchet, the
Duke de Albufera, the Marquis de Vie-
manil, the Viscomte Deie„, the Duke de
Brissac, and the Marquis de Latour Mau-
bourg. The Chamber of Deputies, on Friday,
were assembled in the different " Bureaux,"
in local Committees of no political interest.
The Committee which had to report on the
eligibility of Benjamin Constant to the Chamber,
did not meet on that day. The object is to keep
him out. of the Chamber by " finesse," as long as
possible.—From our Bayonne letter it will be
seen that the usual horrorS continue in Spain. It
appears that Cordova, on the 19th of last month,
was the scene of frightful atrocities. The infernal
,Royalists had resolved to assassinate all those of
the Constitutional Party, and chose St. Joseph's
Day for the hellish sacrifice. The wretches, how-
ever, succeeded but in, part; seven victims only
sunk under their weapons ; the rest were res-
cued by French troops. At Seville, horrible
tumults of the same description existed ; 17
persons had been executed in that city. In fact,
there was nothing like tranquillity or peace in
almost any part of unhappy Spain. The French
troops were to leave Madrid on the Ist of April,
and go into cantonments. Qnesada and his bands,'
of the Faith were to preserve tranquillity in their'
Yew executions were, taking place in
that capital, and two individuals were hanged on

DIED.
On the 9th inst., aged 75, Mr. George Webster, at his house,
Queen's-row, Pimlico, late of St. Alban's-street, Pall-mall.
On Sunday, the 4th instant, at Melton-;Mowbray, aged 17,
Mary, eldest daughter of Mr. D. Wall.

On Saturday morning, the lllth instant, Joseph, the infant
and only child of Mr. Robt. Cantwell, Great Marlborough-street.
On the 13th October last, at Purnea, in the East Indies, in.
the 46th year, of his age, Jaines Bruce Laing, Esq., of the
Bengal Civil Service, the eldest son of James Laing, Esq. of
Streatham, in the county of Surrey, and of the island of li..
minica, in the -West Indies.