The Sun.
London, England, 1817-05-01 00:00:00

TIMES IN LONDON.

Some of the, Incumbents, or Lay Impropriators,
of those parishes in. the ,City of .London tsojen
were not destroyed in the dreadful lire of I
,are proceeding to enforce ;the payment of 2s. 9tl.x'
per pound on the rack rents. The inhabitants,
havo petitioned:rarliament unnu the 401. kt-
- main argument ngoiliSt the claitnll the 'Mot
moonlit of .the incomes raised by it. Thus they,
:say, that, while one bait of a parish, which is, not,
within the botunlaties of the city, pays the Lay-!,
linpropriatorunly.l2W. per ammin, the other half,
which is tvithin :them,: paid the last linpropriator
tioo/. a year, And now. pays hi‘s son 400 W. They
give the following instance, of an increase .of tithe,
payments; upon one, house :7
From 1771 to trin4 ineinsii'e,'the tenant paid—
: per ;mouth L. 24 0
N. IL l'he Lay Impropriator died in 1804.
From Christmas lot to midsummer 1507 .4 38 a
From Nlitlsuntmer 107 to Christmas 1809 a 4
FroniChrhatomilBo9 to Midsaunner 1510 lti 1 4
-FramMidautuuter,lslo to the proem. time 16 15
In another parish they say the tithes have been
ised frOth 400 i: to '2OOOl. and may, if the prin.
ciple on whit they are collected is established,
he'raised to 7 or 80001;

CONSPIRACY AT BARCELONA.

PROCLAMATION mom TIIE CAPTAIN Gr.NERAL OF
cATALONIA.

11 horrible cowiracy which appears to have
been formed by indistiduals of different classes, and
in which were implicated the Generals Don Louis
Lacy, and -Don Francis Milani, who,. at another
period, had rendered signal services to their coml-
.
(*up wvi to be carried into-effect on the niglkt
the sth instant. The object of these conspiratots
w.ts, to overturn the liovernwent, to re.establish
the 11,01i5hevi 'Constitntion, awl to 'tat fr*Om me
the ;ththority, with which I IVAi inVeSlelf
lihtg. But the energetic measures which I tirok
it the 'tooment ; when, by the. Reculiarlavour of
Providence, T received the first intelligence of thii
crime, have (tele:Ate,' the vain projects of .the se-
dition's.. 'Pursued in every place, the greater part
of those whom poblit;, uotoriely pointed out as
guilty have been arreseed active researches' xvill
sorm Millie their accomplices to A close
search is making titer those who found an asylum
in the mountains.

Amid the painfid sentiments which have affected
my soul dlys oaffliction, I have the con.
tolation to see the inhabitants of Barcelona, and
rbuse of the province, not only repelling tr.ery
hiritl of adherence to the plan of the conspirators,
6111 CV4•II manifesting a just indignation, and 'a tea..
diness to execute the orders' for arresting or pur
ttitittg the cnlprit's. 'rite conduct of the troops
ucl thtie Chiefs has not been less praiseworthy :
ake'pline'llas been perfect in all the clops. Thete
Weir only two companies of a ligh( infantry hat-
nition of Tarragona kvhich were seduced by Don
aoseph Quer, the second in command. No other.
Officer' took any part in this revolt, which lasted
only some hours.
Such was the ground of the 'foOlish hopes of
those wretches, who, in spite of all their (grouts,
had nor distnthed the tranquillity for a single tno-
inent There is no longer any cause for tear : all
the first Authorities of the Province have felt it
their duty to co-operate in the success 'ot soy dis-
position thr insuring good order and the service
Of then King. I announce with pleasure to the
*bole plovince, and
,to the army, that, the con.;
tqdracy being discovered, the principal conspira-
tors having been arrosteil or routed, there rents ins
kilger atiy ground for alarm ; and the conspi.
rators have only' to await the punishenent
the laws inflict on such criminalS, pursuant to the
result of the proceedlings.cornmenced against [bent,
and which will not be of long duration,
f8:it;Cei0111, April tB, 1617. CASTANCig:

Mantrtn, Mason 24:.--Senor Garagi, the Mi.
pister for the Department of Vitinisce, has deliver.;
eel his new plan of finance to the king. It has
already hePO discussed in the Council of State,
doobt cause a great sensation, as. in
flitore the high rind low N,,hility, as well as
elesiesties, are to be subject to all kinds of taxes
and m posts. . Wilco ke er:riroem re, a dd. of fttr.ci.l.t.n,
happens, we are. astonished 'totem! cotnuttinica,
tions from Spain which el e should' have rather.
supposed 'to have come fronveoritspondents•• at
Julien. If the news from Other- conntries be
incorrect nti that which is said to be received from
ours, the wisdom of our Government to he coin-
mended for suffering no money to be sent out of
the country for such worthless luxuries as news.
papers. Our Government does not overwhelm its;
,41 Boonaparte formerly 'did, with Bulletins and
Gazette articles. Apperently every foreign Jour-
nalist,' eve!' of the lowest •rank; thinks he
may take the field against us with impunity,—
Yt Is, however, not less true, that of all
the recently restored nations Spain is- the
happiest ; and that our Ministry, since - the
dismi'ssal'ofn uteri who endeavottred to obtain the
favour pf Charles IV., of Ferdinand VII, of Jo-
reph, of the Cortes, and then Of Ferdinand VII.
again, was never so excellently composed as it
IttisSt is. Since dint time there have proceeded
from the several departments measures for pro-
moting a general amnesty, a free fishery, the re.
gulation of the charges of the clergy, the di-
Thinishing the expellee Odle army, the establish.
Aleut of a new system of credit, and a sinking fand,
&c. In consequence of this new manner of view.i.
things, many of our, extensive colonies will
perhaps be declared free, and will tuns, under our
protection ,he enabled the more easily to unfold their
past reSoot eta. Extraordioary activity prevails in,
Ole Departments of Foreign Affairs and Finance.
It is reported, that some important negotiations
are carrying on with England, relative 'to the in.
rerposition of that country for it provisional ar-
siangement with our insurgent colonies ; with the
United States; in order to make a complete settle-
ment respecting the cession of East and Ivest
Florida, for an equitable indemnity in money, or
for the adoption of a part of debt ; with Por-
,Franceohe Netherlands, &e,
Univerial.cMifidence is placed in our worthy
Minister Of Finence, owing- to the rise of the
vanes to 30 per cent. or 70 per cent. discount, and
the probability of their farther improvement.—
Owing to the great influx of wealth from our co-
lollies, particularly. from Peru, the produce of
which has been double and is daily increasing,
the economy of our King., and the excellence of
our Administration, our finances will soon obtain
ti Solid footing, and the sidles recover their former
value, Titers is,- probably, no nation Europe
Which ;has not, proportion, a much greater
debt 5 and with .respect to resources, few are on
an equal footing, with kits.

CADIZ. Nlaucti 28,—The course of the vanes
has ,for this 'some 'tittle 'past been high.. Great
e9nfidenee, begins to bey entertained respecting'the
state of Our finances. .It, is understood trout good
authority, that we 401, hike England, Frtscle• tonl
the Netherlands, have: great book for the Spanish
debt. .In this, book all the debts due .by the Govern-
ment will be inscribed, &converted into 5 per cent.
annuities. The Government will redeem a certain
stun yearly I for which a be erased and

We received this morning the Pans Papers of
Monday last. One of them announces the arrest
of a con.in of BuoNAPARTE, who has muk
gone several interrogatories. . The following are
extratts

" Aram '2B.—M:ol6lle, a cousin of
Buonaparte, employed in a glass-manufactory,
has heel, nrested and conveyed to the Prefecture ;
haii Undergone several interrogatories.

", Madame Regnattlt.de Saint Jean d'Angely is
still 4U secret. She was interrogated the d:v bc-
fore yesterday by M. Bertin.
According to intelligence froin. Italy, se.veral
persons have set out from Turin on missions
to different Courts. A eonjectnre.has*ltins' arisen
that the Courf.of Sardinia is negociating affairs of
extreine, importance. It is said to have replied.
with.dignity to the Cabinet of Vienna, has
reuvwed the demand for.the cession of Soezzia.
'icy write front ours, thin ;here are so
many English families there as to give it the ::p-
-pearance of a British town. Their stay turns to
the profit of thOnhabitants, as.tlicyt sCtiti tti good,
deal of money into circolution.

" A Coroner arrived the inorning before yes-
terday, %rho is said to belong to the llottieboltl of
the Princess-of 'Wales. lI r Royal Highness is
expected immediately.

His Majesty,. whose health is perfectly re-
established, beard mass yesterday in the chalk)
of the:Tuileries. On returning. to his apartments,
the King strewed himself, surrounded by his fa-
mily, to the immense.crowd who hail 'assembied
tinder the windows of the clattery, to obtain, by
means of their own eyes, the assurance of the
perfect re-establishment of his Majesty's health,
and to express their joy.

" Nothing certain is known respecting the
cause of the arrest of Madame Regnatilt de .Saiut
Jean d'Angely, but, according to report, the affair
is of a very serious nature.

" Letters from— 'Appenzel of the 16th instant
state, that on the preceding evenir►g a shock of
an earthquake Was felt there, which was preced-
ed by an extremely violent tempest, accompanied
by thunder and lightning, and followed by heavy
snow..

", Count Coevetto, Minkter Seeroary 9fStale,
anti Count Bennett, Minister orState, nitre been
nominated Grand Crosses ofbtlie Legion of Ho.

()our.

" BERLIN, APRIL Is.—The Grand Duke
Nicholas arrived here this morning. M. D'Alopens,
Hthe Russian Minister, gives a grand ball.in hoUour
nt the Prince on the 20th, at whixjt the Royal
Fahtily will he present. The contract of marriage
between his Imperial Highness and the 'Princese
Charlotte is prepared. It is thought that the
Grand Duke will only stop here a short time.
" VIENNA, APRIL 16.—A Portuguese Courier
has brought intelligence that the Court 'of MO
Janeiro has-sent to Leghorn the persons destined:
to forts the Court of the 'Archduchess Leopoldine.
" ,Letters from Upper Austria speHk of a sect'
which has been formed there, called Petziliens,
from its founder Petzel, priest of Brannan. Aho-
minable things are related of this mt. .It h
stated, that like the Spenceans in England, they
preach quail 'yawl cOmmunityofproOerty, and that

horrible to relate, they sacs ill •e human brings. it
is added, that this sect sacrificed in the course of
the holy week seyerdl men. who cspiredin dread-
ful . tatuents, A girl 13 years at age was killed
its the village ttf .Atielwang Friday, anti
peved -then have falleu victims to this aboinhoble
superstition, Pet zel, 'the foUntleCof the sect,
fland Sq of
_the sect ariaint, have been arresicd.:,!---

Phis t've received Charleston Papers to
the.26th 44 Mardi.

(Freint the, Chewlehom titnette (he 4nth mtriyh.).
" limarri4 ANIArcA)., ithatca 4 —Doctor
ANTONIO RAMON, in
.this city, one of the
four passengers in an Fluglisit sloop front Cuba,
bound to Falmouth, hut was taken on the 24 of
November last by the felucca, so *ell known for
blockading this port, and cruizing about the
Island, states„ we ate inforined, ihat. the vessel
that he was on boartl of being taken by that
felucca, called the Re vanclia, NICHOLAS Ross
master, and amongst, others; SAmuEL Ikcitsolt
and Eb. PARNAI.L, she was rahsontcd to her
owner, Mr. V.OHNO, fur Bill of Exchange
on someipersonl in Kingston ; and that on the day
after she was taken, three Sp,iniarti passengers be-
longing to Puerto PrincipicTrinidad-, anti St, Jage
de Cuba, were deliberately shot on hoard the fe-
lucca, because they were Spaniards, and his own
life was spared that he might be useful in his pro-
fessional Capacity.-4)n the same day, the 3d No-
vember, the ,felucca captured an English sloop
called' the Maria, belonging to Montego Bay,
took. a bill for three thousand live hundred dollars,
on the payment* of which being received, the sloop
was to be ransomed. A canoe was sent on .shore
at Montegri Bay with a Spanish negro, to deliver
a letter from the Captain, of, the Maria to his
Owners on the subject of his ransom ; hut the
sante afternoon. a vessel going out front that port
in chace of the felucca, nti anSWer was received:
four days after the Captain was landed at Blue-
fault's, with threats of vengeance against him if
the bill he drew was. not paid, thought the sloop
continited a prize. The saute febicea, going under
various.nitlnes, it iS soda, etas met on the east end
or some other part of this Island.**

It be seen by our ParliAtnentary. Report in
the last plge,, that the ,CH4NcEs-Loß' of the Ex-
cnria.l4.ll brought in the 13111 last night fur autho-
rising the issue of ExcheqUer litlis.to the rirnount
of 1,500,000/.' for the Ittliel nt' tire Pont. by Af-
fording thent 'etuld(4ntent. The floilT was rtia,l a
firsttinte, and ordered fOr iecond rending on
Tuesday next. Several olij-tinits have been urged

*Win evsnracairol eidt'illa Ott. C
dinicolties tlot may arise in, carrying it into effect,
and its being of too nature ; nnthiug is
mote easy glean to start objections, and some of
them, front the experiment being. altogether ou-
tlier!, it may be very difficult to answer, hut it
is certain, that in its offeet it Must at all events
relieve a considerable part of the dismiss that
now unhappily exists, by, giving employment and
subsistence to a number of individuals- Who are ut
present wholly dependent fora very scanty support
upon the poor rates or upon charitable Aid.—
is $0 ObVIMISIy lanthrbler
This object, therefore,
that we trust no' individual gill hesitate to use
every possible 4xertion for the furtherance of so
highly desirable a, purpOse. •

The Bill iatroduced- last nigln in the House of
Commons by Mr, 111ANNins SuTrosz, to amend
ttnd conskdidlne the acts wi.h respect to Spiritual
Persons bolding- farms, for 'enforcing the . resi-
denei of Spiritual Persons on "heir benefices,
and for the scpport. and maintenance of Stipen-
diary Curates, is calculated to produce elects
tending to the'advantage of the Clergy, as well
as to contitni a respectful estimation of their cl.a-
racter :tmOng the general body of the people.—
It seems that there are differences between the
London CletTrand their Parishioners, relating
to pecuniary matters, a subject to be lamented,
as the Ecclesiastical Order should never be oblig-
ed to come forward on secular concerns.

Lotto SIDMOUTICII CIRCULtit --If we did not
know the corrupted tat of party. feelings, we
should be surpri?ed at the clamour which has
been t aißed against the publication of this Noble-
,.
inati's letter, which must have given not only Sa•
tistactinn hat pleasure to all who are advent., to
disloyal principles, and 'a blaaplietnons perversiou
lioly Writ to the worst of porposei,

TETE putNeEm OF WALES.
PARrs, APRIL.~~.--.-WhileAnnie Journqls an-
nounce that her Royal Highness the Princess of
Wales is going to her residence At Como, by
Trieste and Venice, private letters from Munich
assure us that the Princess of Wales trill be at
Paris before the Ist of Nay, and that she' will
stay some weeks in that capital.

It gives us pleasure to announce that the
Duchess or GLOUCESTER is fierter.