The Sun.
London, England, 1824-04-02 00:00:00

Int ncement of a political operation so important
to the common interests of the Colonial pro-

Prietors."

Cur, Twebe o'Clock.—Consols opened this
morning at 95 to a, and afterwards went down
to 944.-; to 95, owing to several sales being made.
For Money 94-i. A great bustle took place in
the Foreign Market this morning, owing to the
advertisement in the Morning Papers concerning
Me Colombian Bonds. The moment the Foreign
'Market was open, Colombian Bonds, which left
°Er yesterday at 69, opened at 85, a rise of 16
Per cent. We understand an Express has arrived
from Paris, bringing the French Rentes about
1.03 f. 50c., but up to this hoer the exact price is
ilot known.

rOIIEIGN MAnarr.—The most business doing
in the above Market was in Colombian Bonds.—
There was also something doing in other Foreign
Securities', but to no great extent.

COLOMBIAN BONDS.-AIR. lII;RTADO.-THE
CONTRACTORS.

in
Mr. ritm-rAno having, by his adverti3ement
this morning's Papers, acknowledged the Loan of
I\lr. LEA, we think it due to the Public to state,
°ll the assurance of a Correspondent in whose ac-
cttracy we
place reliance, that Mr. ITunTADo
1144 most uneqztivocaky declared to his most inti-
mate friends, on each day since his arrival, that
ZEA's Loan would never be acknowledged
any shape whatever—that Congress had de-
cided against its validity, and that the public had
"ly to look to the contractors and not to him.—
It now remains for Mr. HcaTAno to explain the
cause of his precipitate change of opinion from
Yesterday morning to yesterday at noon ; and if
not explained, four most respectable men, and
most intimately acquainted Nsith him, will make
affidavits of the facts above stated, in justification
of their own characters.

it is somewhat singular that the CHANCELLOR
QC the EXCHEQUER, in the Committee last night
On the Coal Acts, vindicated his new scheme of
making a reduction of duty in favour of the In-
land Coal Owners, not on the general principle
which was alleged as the basis of all his financial
measures, but on the particular merits of the case
Which the Right Hon. Gentleman supposes has
been made out in favour of the Inland Collieries.
in other words, becansa the Northumberland
and Durham Coals can be brought to the Lon-
don Market at less expellee than the Inland
Coals, the Government and the Legislature
have decided that a specific duty should be
continued upon the former for the benefit and
Protection of the latter ! This is legislating
upon a very different principle indeed from
that which it appeared had been permanently
adopted for the future regulation of the great
commercial operations of the country. Or is it
to be understood that the general principle of
free trade is only to be rigidly maintained when
it is proposed to subject the shipping, the manu-
factures, and the capital and industry of the
People of this country to a hazardous competition
'with foreigners, and that, on the contrary, the
ptinciple of restriction, (not that of encourage-
ment,) is to be adopted for cramping the
energies and equalizing the disadvantages of
our various internal interests, in the race of
Competition amongst themselves ? It was very
forcibly stated by
the same reasoning
STUART WORTLEY that
reasoning which went to establish a sup-
posed case for the Inland Coal-owners, would
Justify the Corn Growers of Yorkshire in de-
"ding that a duty shou%l be imposed on Corn
seat into London from Essex and Kent.

We are happy to find that the public discus-
sion which has taken place on the subject of the
Colombian Bonds has at length induced M. Hull-
TAD° to break silence, and to make a❑ explicit
declaration of the intentions of his Government
respecting them. From an advertisement in our
present paper, it will be seen that M. ZEA's Loan
is recognized without restrictions or limitations
of any kind, and that the present Bonds are to
be exchanged for new ones, of the same nominal

value, bearing the same interest, and subject to
the same principle as to their re-payment, as
Were stipulated for in the original contract.

THE R YAL FAMILY.--Yesterday morning
The Princess AUGUSTA and the Duchess of GLou-
CESTEtt rode out in a carriage together, and went
to the King's Palace in St. James's Park, where
the Duchess of GLOUCESTER sat to an Artist for
Leer Royal Highness's likeness.—The Duke of
SUSSEX visited the Princess AUGUSTA yesterday.
Her Royal Ilighness's residence was again
thronged with the Nobility and Gentry leaving
their names and cards of congratulation upon her
Royal llighness's arrival inLondon.—Wednes-
day the Duchess of GLOUCESTER dined with the
Princess AUGUSTA at her Royal Highness's new
residence, where there was a select Party to meet
the Royal Duchess.—The Duke of GLOUCESTER,
areWe sorry to say, is again slightly indisposed.