The Sun.
London, England, 1833-06-07 00:00:00

NEW YOttK PAPERS.

POLITICAL BILL OF EXCHANGEPROTESTED.—The first
instalment of five millions of francs under the French
treaty of indemnity having fallen due, our Secretary of the
Treasury availed himself of the funds, as be bad. a good
right to do, by the mercantile process of a bill of exchange.
The bill was negotiated by the Bank of the United States,
and remitted to Baring, Brothers, and Co., who sent it
over to Paris for acceptance and payment. It was pre-
sented at the French Exchequer, but the Chambers not hav-
ing made a specific appropriation for the purpose, it could
not be paid with mercantile promptness, and was dealt
with according to the custom of merchants, and protested.
Hottengeur, and Co., however, to protect the mercantile
honour of the United States Bank, paid the tive millions
of francs, and so took the bill out of the hands of the agents
of Baring, Brothers, and Cu, , but the United States Go-
vernment having no friend at hand to protect it by the
same liberal process, the bill has come back with the
pro'est azainst them, and is, we presume, entitled to da-
mages of ten per cent.
The following is the letter of the President of the
United States Bank, concerning the bill of exchange
on the French Government :

" United States Bank, Philadelphia, July 10, 1832.

" Gentlemen,-1 forward by this conveyance, No. 1, of
a set of Exchange drawn in my favour at sight, by the
Secretary of the Treasury on the French Government for
five millions of francs (5,000,000 f.), bring the amount of
the first instalment due to American merchants fur French
spoliations. Please realize as soo❑ as possible and invest
proceeds in United States threes, for account of the bank
of the United States, and oblige, YOUI Si faithfully,
N. BIDDLE, Pres. &c.
" To Messrs. Baring, Brothers, and Co., London."

(From the Philadelphia National Gazette.)

Extract of a letter, dated Caraca,, March 22, 1833 :--

" The present Congress are a set of liberal men, and
they have done, and will do, much goad in the present
Session. Among the laws which have passed the Lower
House, we have the abolition of Deizmos—Disenstranco
(free cultivation) of Tobacco,—declaring the Patronate of
the Church to exist in the Government and not in the
Pope,—fixing by law the salaries of the Clergy,—and the
consolidation of the Public Debt of Venezuela. These are
among the moat important ; and in the Senate several
good laws have originated, such as the trial by jury in all
criminal cases, and declaring matrimony a civil contract,
&c. ; and I shall not be surpri.ed, should a motion be
brought forward in the course of the present Session,
declaring a free toleration of religion in Venezuela. Such
a motion would not be well received, nor do I think it
would be possible to get such a law passed this Session ;
but it would give rise to discussion and set the people to
thinking on the subject, and next year something may be
done.

" In the Conciso, No. 58, you will find the report of
the commission on the Alta relations of Venezuela with
New Granada and the Ecuador, and you may depend on
it that the report will he admitted in both Chambers, as
the voice of the nation, and henceforth and for ever,
Venezuela will be, and remain sovereign, and independent
of the other eections of Columbia. I have no idea when
the Senate will conclude this law, or who will form a
commission to Bogota ; but there is at present a general
desire tint commissioners be sent as early as possible, and
I think that they will leave this for Bogota in the ensuing
month.

" The French King has sent out a Consul-General,with
powers to form a treaty of commerce with Venezuela,
which treaty has actually been formed."

FROM BUENOS AYRES.

fly an arrival at Boston we have received Buenos Ayres
papers to Feb. 23.
The Government had failed i❑ their endeavours to con-
tract a loan of 1,500,000 dollars to defray the expenses of
an expedition against the Indians, except upon inadmissi-
ble terms. An announcement of this fact was made to
the House of Representatives on the 21st. The Minister
stated that the troops forming the expedition ought to
march in a few days, in order to join ►he forces of the
rest of the provinces, and that the want of punctuality in
this respect would be roost prejudicial. A long discus.
sion ensued, in the course of which Senor Vidal stated
that neither the English nor French people paid so much
taxes as the unfortunate Buenos Ayreans. The expendi-
ture of the province during the previous year amounted to
12 million dollars currency (equal to about 1,600,000
dollars specie), and this divided amongst 140,000 inha.
bitants, the presumed population of the province, would
give 8,571 dollars (1,143 dollars) to each person ; whereas
the Englishmen only paid 2/, sterling, i. e., 10 dollars in
specie, each person. The question was still undecided at
the date of our last accounts.

In reply to some remarks of a Member of the House of
Representatives, expressing fears that the revenue would
decrease, from the want of confidence, owing to the late
occurrence at the Falkland Islands, the Ministers of Fi-
nance said—

" Foreigners know that there is a law in this country,
which has not only justice in its favour, but also public
opinion, by which their property and opinions are ren-
dered inviolable and sacred ; and while foreigners reckon
upon this protection, there is no sort of fear that it will
impede their operations. The Republic, with regard to
the Falkland Islands, rests upon the justice of its cause,
and cherishes the hope that its claims will be attended to;
and as justice is the preserver of peace among States, and
is that which sustdins our rights, there is no reason to
apprehend their being disavowed.
" I have thought it requisite to make these explana-
tions, because they are of paramount interest, and because
it is proper that such foreigners us have allowed them-
selves to be carried away by idle apprehensions, may know
what are the sentiments of the country in this respect,
and the confidence in which the Government reposes."

CHERRIES.—We perceive cherries are al.
ready exposed for sale in Mr. T110111':ON'S window, Tron•
gate. These are the first we have yet >een in this quarter;
and 6s. a pound are asked for them.—Glasgow Courier.

EMIGRATION.—The quays of Whitehaven
now present a very lively appearance, in consequence of
the embarkation by the Balfour, one of the largest and
finest brigs belonging to this port, the property of the
Messrs. BROCICELBANKS, of a great number of emigrant.,
for British America. The emigrants are mostly agricul-
tural labours from the South of Scotland, sad appear to be
in general very respectable and industrious persons, princi-
pally young people, ar,:i many of then, females. Without
going into the dispnied question whether or not a fully
peopled country loses any thing by the export of its spare
agricultural labour and capital, we may safely observe that
the emigrants on board the Balfour must add greatly to
the power and resources of any country where their labour
can be profitably employed, and that they are likely to be
much better Customers for our manufac, urea on yon side
of the Atlantic than on this. The Balfour is a capital,
copper-fastened vessel, and has just discharged at this port
a cargo of African oak from Sierra Leone.— Whitehaven
Herald.