The Sun.
London, England, 1817-03-17 00:00:00

the Pools' Rates, it may be called four, five,Tor
eight millions a year ; but all agree in the conclu-
sion that this impost is felt more heavily than any
other by the community at large, and by
fundamental branch of our National wealth whirl,
combines the Agricultural and Lauded Interests.
To ease the k ngdom of this Oppression, to con
vert the drain of pauperism into a source of pro-
ductive labour, to bring, comfort where only
wretchedness exists, and by a wise and salutary
arrangement to render misery contented and happy,
while it exchanged dvileodene for independence,
and iustead of subsisting on alms, subsisted upon
its own exertions—such is the grand outline of
IAIT. OWEN'S Plan.

When so many blessings are contemplated, the
incredulous will very naturally exclaim, that the
plan must be visionary. IVe pledge ourselves that
it is not so, but rests on principles and details of
moral and mathematical demonstration. It is not
even difficult : and though our limits compel us
to delay the details till Wednesday or Thursday
next, we are convinced that when we lay
them before the world we sl►all carry the ge-
neral consent with our proposition—that no sys-
tem of internal political economy was ever devised
so perfectly adequate to produce the inestimable
effects we have stated than tl►is to which we al-
lude.

At present we confine ourselves to the fact that
the plan has met the warmest admiration of many
of our greatest Statists—has been examined by
the benevolent Committee, of which the Arch-
bishop ot CANTERBURY is the head, and referred
with strong appn.hation by this body to the Com-
niitree of tine [louse ot Commons, on the Poor
Lawg, with whom it now is, and front whom we
trust it will come to the Legislature with an una-
nimous testimony in its favour.

There hat recently appeared an Address to the
British Nation, representing the gtievanres to
which the Island of Sicily is exposed by the state
of subjection in wh.ca it is held by the Eltsg Of
NAI'LES. The Authors of this Paper have not
dared to put their names, for if they had it woul'l
have been found to be the contrivance of two or
time Foreign Factious Demagogues, who have
already beets dabbling in Neapolitan Politics—Fo-
reigners who arc residing io and assisting the
flame of nor own Patriotic Writers against every
thing but social order. We should suppose that the
Alien set, against which there hai been sn much
opposition, bad not been in existence, by permit-
ting foreigners to step in at pleasure. and join in
the party politics of this country, with all the
violence of the Westminster Meetings ; men who
have no visible means of support orobje,cr in this
Country, hut through the disaffected aid of de-
generate Englishmen.

EXTRACT OF A LFTTER FROM CALMS, DATED
FRBRUARY 8, 1817.
•

" A new law has just been promulgated here,
which alerts British capi,al and British industry
in this country. No man hereafter being allowed
to exercise any trade or profession without paying
annual' tribute to she (iover.►meu 800 f. at par,
about 30./. sterling ; and goods shipped from Eng-
land, and now lying in the harbour, have been
absolutely detained for the payment of this impost,
or not allowed to be landed. _ _

" I am too little 'conversant with the law of
nations to say where the difficulty may hinge, but
it appears to me, that it is a direct violation of
the late Treat v, which guarantees reciprocal ad-
vantages to the subjects of either Power, and
security to all foreign property. Is this a bonus
to the Contractors of a French Loan ? Or have
they reaped enough of our Arcs and Manutac,
tures, that they would resort to the exclusive
provisions of the Milan Decree ? I leave these
questions to be answered br such casuists as my
Lord Castlereagh.
" I beg leave to add that our manufactories are
daily extending themselves all over the Country ;
that our artisans flock here in great numbers, and
many for the service of the Government, particu-
larly in steel engineeriug after Bolton and Watts,
Manchester, Birmingleim, Bte. and others sup-
ported by the capital of twiny heretofore wealthy
manufacturers in England, who are now esta-
blished in France."--(Morning Paper.)

Yesterday the Duchess of YORK attended Divine
service at Whitehall Chapel ; and the Duke and
Duchess of GLOUCESTER, at St. George's Church,
Hanover-square.
The Duchess of YORK and Duchess of ORLEANS
honoured the Opera with their presence on Satur-
day evening. They sat in the Princess CHAR-
LOTTE'S box.
Yesterday divine service was performed at
Carl on•bouse by the Rev. F. W. BLOMBERG and
the itev. Dr. STANIER CLARKE.
Saturday Lord CASTLEREAGH and Count MUN-
STER had audiences of the PRINCE REGENT, at
Carlton-house. Yesterday Count Mutisrea had
another audience of his Royal Highness. The
LORD CHANCELLOR had also a long ►►udience.
The proceedings relative to the petition of Mr.
DAVISON, agent to the Haytian Government, are
suspended until all the documents relative to them
can be laid before the House of Commons.
An order has been received at the Custom-
house front Government to admit every description
of rice, duty free, which has had a great effect on
The market. Friday 200 barrels of Carolina
Rice, brought forward by public sale, went off at
•18s. and 465, 6d,