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

29th. Quesada had received, as the barren re-
ward of his services, the Grand Cross of St. Fe-
rdinand. Such was the state of Spain, that a rein-
forcement of 6,000 additional French troops were,
it is said, to enter it immediately. Accounts
from Rome to the 31st of March, brought by a
special courier to Paris, state the death of the
Duchess of Devonshire in that city, on the 30th.
She was long distinguished in that capital by her
munificent protection of the Arts. The Duchess
lived with splendid hospitality in Rome, and ex-
pended large sums in excavating the ruins of the
" eternal city." Her death will be universally
regretted. The remains of Miss Bathurst, whose
untirxiely death we had to record with unmingled
regret, have at length, it appears, been found.—
They were discovered near Ostia; the Tiber
had dragged her body across the ruins of Rome.

[MORNING HERALD.]
On Thursday night Mr. Sergeant Onslow again
brought forward his Bill for the repeal of the
Usury Laws. We were sorry he was so preci-
pitate; he appears to have miscarried in conse-
quence. Why should he have fixed the day of
repeal so early ? Why not have agreed to the
Opposed to him ? Time
sshuegugle(sitaiolnwsaoyfs Membersbegireil for
the doing away even
with a bad law. It was observed, that time
had been given in the Silk Bill, and that such
should be given in this measure. On the whole,
we are not sorry that Mr. Onslow lost his Bill
this Session, because we think, that before the
next, the number of those in favour of the measure
will have increased. The subject only wants
canvassing to convince the great mass of the
people of the absurdity of these laws. In the
following night's debate we observed the lion.
Member gave notice, that he would early next
Session bring forward his Bill again. The an-
nouncement was received with cheers. It is
needless to.say that we heartily wish him success.
We have seen, in a long course of experience,
the injurious consequences of these laws. There
are, however, the following classes of his Majesty's
subjects whose interest would be affected by the
repeal of these laws :—Lenders of money to their
own or foreign Governments—pawnbrokers--
country bankers, who change commissions for
the discounting of bills—annuity mongers, and
those who sell a proportion of goods at exor-
bitant profits, whet) they discount bills or lend
money to others. These five descriptions of usurers
have grown up out of the Laws made to prevent
Usury. They may be called privileged usurers.
—lt has been said that Mr. Rothschild is
averse to the doing away with these Laws.
—Now that Mr. Rothschild is rich, lie is
added to the number of authorities. But had Mr.
Rothschild remained poor, would lie have passed
for au authority ? We hare a high respect for
Mr. Rothschild ; but since these worshippers of
the laws of their ancestors have brought forward
his name into the Usury Laws' Repeal question,
those
we will give a reason why Mr. Rothschild should
be opposed to their repeal. Mr. Rothschild
iu
because existence.
has made his fortune principally because
these Usury Laws
w hahve
i:tobrieuenne
He is now gadcli
laws still exist. Were' those laws swept awa
Mr. Rothschild could not accumulate riche's'
with the proportionate rapidity he has done or is
doing. The doing away these Laws would do
away with the circumstances by which Mr.
Rothschild is making such an immense fortune.
Do away these Laws, and allow those to be free
who, through Mr. Rothschild, lend their money
to the Austrians, Russians, and others, at dif-
ferent usances—do away with the Usury Laws,
and let money, which is but the representative of
goods, or of any other real thing, be free for
every one to do as he pleases with, and we should
see it that instead of our money going out of the
country for the use of our enemies, to strengthen
our enemies—and, eventually, to enable the Holy
Alliance to talk to us in a manner very different •
from what they dared to do hitherto—the people
of England would be lending
it, at various
usances, proportioned to the various securities
proposed, to their own countrymen.

An Order in Council has been forwarded to
Demerara, declaring the act of the Governor
and Court of Policy in that colony, of the 3d of
February, 1816, by which a change was made in
the church adtninistration of the Poor Fund to
be null
and vlk 1 The instrument further re-
stores rs of the English, Dutch, and
Scotch churchesiidte
sto the exercise of the functions
thetot.
from which, on the alleged grounds " of the dis-
position shown to contend with himself and the
Court, and the refusal togive in their accounts of
expenditure for the last quarter," they were sus-
pended by the late Lieutenant Governor's letter
of March 4, 1825.

The Italian Papers give a letter from Alexan-
dria of the 7th February, which says . _

‘; Several Tartar* lut,Ve arrived within these few days from
Constantinople, with firmans and pelisses of honour for our
Pacha, who is appointed • Comtnander-in-Chief against the
Greeks. Damascus will be ceded to him.—Our regular troops
daily increase, and the regiments are organized and equipped
in the European manner. The Staff Officers in particular
have splendid uniforms, and wear a sun, a moon, and a star of
brilliants on the breast. We expect in a few days the 6th
regiments of the line, commanded by Colohel Serie, who has
embraced the Mahometan religion, and is called Soliman Bey.
This corps is of 4000 men, and has one company of grenadiers
and one of voltigeurs. The standards are white, the drummers
black. A band of music is expected from Europe."