The Sun.
London, England, 1824-05-03 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

PARIS, Aram 29.—We learn from Gluchs-
bourg the news of the death of her Royal High-
ness the Duchess Dowager Anne Caroline, of
Brunswick-Bevern, married to the last Duke of
schieswig-Holsteiu, Frederick Henry 'William.
This. Princess, eldest daughter of the Prince of
Nassau Saarbruck, William Henry, was born the
BOth December, 17i1.
Last night a fire took place in the market St.
Jaoques-la•Boucherie. The violence of the flames,
which consumed -the merchandip of individuals
who occupied barracks there, ha reduced a great
number of families to the deepest misery.

(From th• Moniteur of Friday. )
The official part contains an Ordinance rela-
tive to the manner of disposing of the additional
centime per franc•granted by the Budget of the
10th May, 1823, to the Minister of Finance upon
certain taxes, for the purpose of making good al-
lowances, abatements, Fcc.

The non-official part, with a supplement of a
whole sheet, is filled with the debates is the
Chamber of Deputies on the `_.Bth and 29th
A pril.

( From the Dtoilt, dated Saturday, May 1. )
_CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCH 23.—M. Mittziacky
is now in a regular course of negociation with the
Porte, w hich recognizes his diplomatic character,
since at present it is he who signs the papers
Ruseiau subjects who are at Constantinople.—
'the Divan is wholly engaged in the preparations
for the fourth campaign against the Greeks. It
hopes, with aid of the Pacha of Egypt or his
son, to repair the disgrace and the re-
verses of the preceding campaigns. But we
are accustomed to this arrogant language, which
has been so often belied by facts. Several Molda-
vian Boyars have made complaints to the Sultan
against Prince Stourdza, their Hospodar. His
Soblimity has sent their names to the Hospodar,
with an exhortation to punish these Boyars se.
verely. This circumstance shows how much the
evacuation of Moldavia and Walachia by the
Ottoman troops is to be desired. It is again
spoken of as an event likely to take place shortly,
but this hope has been too often deceived to be
relied on.

MADRID, APRIL 2'2.—M. Pinillos has just
been appointed Provisional Intendant at the
liavannah, which gives great pleasure, because
the present Intendant of that Colony is a man
u hose ,sentiments are entirely revolutionary, very
different from the good principles of the Captain-
C entire l `rives.

We learn that a now law is going to be pub-
l;shed relative to the Majorats, which are to b•
4irninishil. By this law a Grandee of Spain
be required to found a majorat, not above
or below the annual value of 300,000 francs.
That of a Marquis or a Count shall be 40,000
francs, of a Viscount 20,000, and of a Baron
15,000 franca per annum.

(Front the Const*i_tiorand.)

PARIi, APRIL 30.—1 t has aeon
already stated,'
:that all the Spaniards coming from the Peninsula
are ordered to wait till the Minister of the late-
. iior: had granted or refused them perraisrion to
•euter France. This measure, it seems, is now
acted on at Bordeaux, and no Spaniards arriving
that town can go beyond it till the Minister
has derided according to the information sent
him, whether they way continue their journey
or not.

A6cm'ding to !otters from Rome, the Jesuits
ere very busy preparing for the canonization of
!•iister Maria Alacoque, whose revelation* were
the rause of founding the congregation of Sucre
.Creur.

Gtaieva, APRIL 24.—A detailed history waa published here
a fewalays ago of all the horrors lately committed in a village of
the-Canton of Zurich, by a trooop of fanatics. It describes a sad
slant of libertinism and ferocity. A young woman who had lived
for some time a very irregular life, persuaded herself, all at once,
that God demanded her life, to obtain at the price of her blood
the salvation of sinners. She succeeded in making her family
adopt cans idea. One of her sisters under her tuition devoted
herself also to death. They armed the hands of their parents
and friends, and expired slowly under their blows. According
Waned: express conunands they were fixed to crucifixes, and
theas executioners waited patiently for three days in expectation
of their resurrection, agreeable to the assurances of the young
.prophetess. The murderers and their accomplices, to the amount
sof eleven, having among them the father, a brother, sister, and
the lover of the principal have been condemned to imprison-
ment and hard labour forlife, or fora period of years in propor-
tion as they took a more or less active part in the horrid scene
of carnage. The house where this deed was perpetrated has
bat* demolished, and it has been forbidden to build Another on
the spot.
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, WEreensDaY, APRIL 23.
M. de St. Geray, spoke in favour of the project for reducing
the Rentcse and M. Levenue against the mode of executing
that pmjcct. M. de Bouvill proposed, as an amendment, to
iiinft the Sinking Fund to 40 millions. M. Casimir Perrier
we heard at first with attention, but was afterwards frequently
interrupted, while he delivered a long speech against the pro-
joai. m. de Villele answered the various ol..iections which had
been made, and the discussion was closed at half-past five.
THURSDAY.
The discussion on the law respecting the reduction of inte-
rest was resumed. After some arguments on both sides, which
rooteined no new feature of importance, the following amend-
ment was proposed by M. Leroy
The .Minister of Finance.. is authorised to substitute rentes of
-4 per cent. for those of 5 per cent. already created by the
'State, leaving to the holders the choice of repayment, or the
•retinction of the interest.
The operation shall be effected by a tenth on each inscrip-
tion from year to year, beginning the -lae. of January, 1825.
write adinister of Finance shall at each Session give an account
of. the portion of operation which shall have been effected.
Front the preceding dispositions are excepted the rentes held
by invalids of the Marine, the Chamber of Peers, the Legion
.of Honour, the Council of the Seals of Titles, Public end
Religioua Establi.shnients, Communes, Tontines, Fonds tie
Retraite (the property of persons on the retired list), and the
holder; of rentes who do not possess above 1,000 francs.
The :klinister of Finance assented to the above amendment,
thus inedified :—" The operation shall only take place on con-
KiitiOn:that tire present holders of 5 per cent. should have an
option between the repayment of the nominal capital and
the conversion of the titles into 4 per cents. at par, with a gua-
rantee against a new repayment before the Ist of January,
lKlio, and retaining the interest of 5 per cent. until the Ist Jan.
1846; or between the repayment of the nominal capital and it,
conversion into a three per cent. Stock at 75, with the reduction
of.intercst from the 22d September, 11124."
M. Dudon asked whether. if a nation was charged with 10
mil Eons of debt at 6 per cent., and had a Sinking Fund of
'lOO,OOO francs, site would do well to reduce the interest to 3-
pea: cent. douliling her capital-? That was the measure pro-
posed. Its order to appreciate -its value, we must not confine
ourselves to a year or two ; if we took, for instance, 20 years,
it would be seen that, in the system of high interests and smallcappital,
capital, the debt would be repurchased with less money than the
oilier proceeding would require, and in a shorter lapse of
Anne. When a measure similar to the present was proposed to
alte.English Parliament, it was -repealed by Mr. Pitt with epi-
theta which respect prevented him front repeating. At one
time, however, England did augment her capital in lessening
the interest; and that measure was to this day the subject of
continual reproaches against the Administration which con-
twined to it. Without going for examples to our neighbours,
-it might be seen from history that this mode of the reduction
of the debits of the State was always considered disastrous to
:the Goverizaieut. lie supported-.the =undo:teat of N.