The Sun.
London, England, 1833-05-13 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICAN STATES DEBT.

Much has been said of late about the debt owing by the
new Spanish-American States to this country, and of the
immense importance of receiving the whole, or even a part
of that debt; but the public at large, perhaps even the
creditors themselves, are very little aware of its vast ex-
tent. Subjoined is a statement of the whole amoun, to-
gether with the arrears of interest, by which it will be
seen that they actually exceed 22,000,000/. sterling !

STATEMENT, showing the AMOUNT of BONDS negotiated
in LONDON for account of the NEW AMERICAN
STATES, and upon which the Dividends are now in arrear,

Annual Amount of
States, Interest. Amount. Interest. Arrears.
---- -----
Pr Cent. X. X. X.
Columbia 6 2,000,000 120,000 910,000
Ditto 6 4,650,000 270,000 1,953,000
Mexico: 5 2,130,0 h 0 1 10.1,000 411,000
Ditto 6 3,150,000 189,000 70,000
Peru 6 1,800,000 108,000 864,000
Chili
Buenos Ayres 6 1,1 00,000 60,000 060,0t0
Guatemala 6 167,._00 10,000 50,000
15,897,000 932,000 4,597,000
Mexican ' 5 650,0001. Deferred
Ditto : 6 950,0005 stock.
17,497,00 Principal
I 4,597,000 Arrears.
Total 1 ... I 22,094,000
We are indebted for the above to a commercial friend,
well acquainted with the subject, together with another

well acquainted with the subject, together with another
calculation, which it is not necessary to give at length,
showing the rates at which the respective loans were
raised, and the depressed prices which, including the
accumulation of interest, they at present bear in this
market. The average rate was 82 per cent., and the sum
drawn from the subscribers about 13,000,0001. ; the cur-
rent market prices average about 22 per cent., and the
value, if converted into money at the existing rate,
3,350,0001., constituting a loss of near 10,000,000.,
without computing the arrears of interest, which amount
to 4,597,0001. mote, and which bring up the total loss
to England by these ill-fated contracts to between
14,000,0001. and 15,000,0001. sterling. What aggravates
the calamity is, perhaps, that these states all possess, more
or less, the ability to pay, but want the honesty and good
faith to make even an approach to the fulfilment of en-
gagements by which they were enabled to shake off the
yoke of Spain, and achieve their independence. The
contrast with the conduct pursued by English-America
(the United States), in a state of things nearly similar, is
too striking not to be placed in juxtaposition with the
above. Their securities (luring the struggle were as low
in price, and apparently in a state as hopeless, as those of
Spanish-America are now. One of their first measures
on attaining independence was to classify the whole of the
debt, and provide for the regular payment of the interest ;
it gradually became one of the most approved and secure
investments, even for European capital, and will be, in
the course of the present year, faithfully discharged in full
to the last dollar.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—On Friday morning,
between four and five, a fire took place at the house of
Mr. CLARKE, biscuit-baker, White Lion •street, Goodman's-
fields. The family of Mr. CLARKE, wife and seven chil-
dren, with a servant, with some difficulty escaped. The
house was gutted, and the root fell in.
After the Westminster election on Saturday,
Colonel Evalts, mounted on a plretnn, and surrounded
by a motley assemblage, made his triumphant progress
through the city. On passing through Lisle-street, the
procession stopped at the house of Mr. DE YEAR, the
Chairman of Sir J. Honnouses Committee; the mob
cried out---.‘, Where is DE YEAR ? Bring him out !
Bring him out !" A rush was made at the doors, which
were fortunately fastened. Whether Mr. DE VEAR'S
person or property were thus threatened (probably both),
the symptom is rather an ominous one of the propriety and
dmceacy of the reign of the new dominant party in West
iniaster.

(From the Observer.)
For several days past large placards have been
distributed throughout the metropolis, by order of
the committee of the National Union of the Work-
ing Classes, and signed by John Russell, the secre-
tary, intimating that a public meeting would be held
on the ('althorpe estate, Coldbath-fields, on Moo-
dily next (this day), " To adopt preparatory mea-
sures for holding a national convention, as the only
means of obtaining and securing the rights of the
people." The intention of holding such a meeting
has reached the Government, and on Saturday
afternoon the Secretary of State ordered the follow-
ing notice to be printed and distributed throughout
the metropolis:—
" Whereas, printed papers have been posted up and dis-
tributed in various parts of the metropolis, advertising that
a public meeting will be held in Coldbathfields, on Mon-
d .y, the 13th of May, to adopt preparatory measures for
holding a National Convention, as the only means of
obtaining and securing the rights of the people ; and
whereas a public meeting holden for such a purpose is
dangerous to the public peace and illegal. All classes of
his Majesty's subjects are hereby warned not to attend such
meeting, nor to take any part in the proceedings thereof.
" And notice is hereby given, that the civil authorities
have strict orders to maintain and secure the public peace,
and to apprehend any persons offending herein, that they
may be dealt with according to law.
" By order of the Secretary of State."