The Sun.
London, England, 1818-04-18 00:00:00

NEW PLAN OF FINANCE.

The following Communication was yesterday
made•by Mr. 1-IAsE to the Stock Exchanite
, • • . " Treas.:cry Chambffs,' April 17.
" Lord Liverpool and the Chancellor of the Excheq ler, in
pursnanc'e 'of the condition mentioned in the notice dated
'April 14, have determined that the books for receiving sub-
•script ions into a pew stock, at the rate of 31' per cent., should
continue open until the 24th instant, inclusive, nhless a sum
of 3,000,0001. of money, at the rate of !IL for every ..1001.
stock; in the terms of the former notice, shall he subscribed
beforetbat day; and when the subscription to that amount
shall be completed, the books ii ii be filially closcd, and every
person who has already subscribed, or may hereafter Sob-
:scribe, will be.,:at' liberty to fund Exchequer bills, on the
ter.-tts. alread'i• proposed, to an extent nut exceeding the
atualirit ;It C.Apital stock in the 3 per cent. Consols, or Re-
duced Annuities; suLisc-ibed by him. 'Subscriptions of not
less:than 2,0001. capital stock will lie t ecei-ved. Every prrson
funding- Exchequer-hills, after having. •mate a deposit of
5 IQ,. cent. at the Bank, either, in Exchequer-bills or.,priney,
at the thrie of declaring his option to Piot!, will oe Snowed to
deliver them at the 'following pctiodS, instead tile periods
mentioned for their delivery according to the former notice,
viz.—

" On or beful'e the Ist of August, 1818 20 ricl" cent.
Sd of September.. QO per cent.
Ist of October 90 per cent.
31st of October.. 2O per cent.
2rsth of November the remainder.

" All Exchequer Bills, dated on or before the tat of Att-
gust next, will he receirvd at the Exchequer Bill Office, on
account of the Bills funded, provided they hare nut been ad-.
vertised to be paid off at the respective days ofillayment ; but
the interest of such Exchequer Bills will cease from the ist of
August, notwithstanding they may nut be brought into the
Exchequer Rill Office till after that date.
" Money will be received instead of F.chequer-bills, on any
of the above days, upon a payment a, the rate of one percent.
-in addition to the amount of the instalment, and also upon
payment of an interest at the rate of 2d. per cent. per diem,
from the Ist of August to the day of payment.
" About 14,000,1:M. of the money, and Exchequer Bills, to
he raised by this subscription, will be wanted for the service
of the year; and the remainder of the money and Exchequer
Bills silbser.ibed will operate as a reduction of the Unfunded
Debt."

I The PRINCE I FGttNT gave audiences yesterday
to Viscount CA,STLEREAGIT and Count MUNSTER:
Yesterday Intoning the Ptince of HESSE Hom.
BERG visited the Duke and Duchess of GLou-
CESTER, and the Princess SOPHIA 01,GLOUCESTER.
About One o'clock his Sercne flightiest left town
`for 'Claremont, o;t a visit to Prince LEoPol6.
The interview continued about an Voitir. His Se-
rene Highness returned to town to he Ii resent at
the gland, dinner given by. the Qv. F,IEN at her
lace in honour of his marriage 'With, the Princess
ELIzAzETn, which were
The Prittee Regent, the Duke and Dtehe;ss of Turk, the
Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Dake6lClarence, the
Duke of Kent, the Princess SoAia of 616m:ester, ,th 6
Marquis and Marchione-s of Winchester, anti
Marchi-nccs of:Hertford, the Marquis and Marcliioncss of
Chohnondeley, the Earl and Countess of Al'orton, thf.
Coun-
tess of Ntacclssfield, &c.
At nine.o'clock•.her MAJESTY bad ate evening
piny upon this,occasion.
. A:Morning Paper contains, as a novelty, an
Enigma, written by Lord BYRON, which or!gi-
nally'appeared in Ina Sut4 several months ago.
CotrEr of •eilft,NCEßY:—The hearing of the
ra~e.on the applicgtion to the Court for t 1)(, pur-
pose of preventing the marriage of Lady EMILY
VANE TBMPEST with Lord STEWART, was- this
Morning postponed till Tuesday next.
'A more abundant store of knowledge on Natu-
ral History is. obtained by a single visit to the
Royal M.enageric, Exeter 'Change, titan can be
procured from all the volumes ever yet printed.--
In rhis.vast assemblage nature is seen in endless
variety;iti perfect secbrity,.and in a state of clean.'
liuess trnly.surprising. The young Rririt.luLions
afford unbounded gratification, and are taken in
,the.artusuf every yisilor. The 'large Lions, and.
otter. Animals, are regularly fed, at nine in the
evening.; at that time I( is impossible to behOld
any,thing so grand, nature being displayed at the
highest point of adwitatinn.