The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-17 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

The Oriental Compules steam-packet Montrose,
Capt. Juhn Bowen, arrived at Southampton this
L
and landed her mails ,
Admiralty
the charge of
Lieut. W. P. Newenham, lt N. agent.
Her dates are : Gibraltar, 0 ; Cadiz, 7; Lisbon, 9 ;
Oporto, 10; and Vigo, 11.
Among her cargo are 11 packages of specie.
At Lisbon the ministry continued to gain strength.
The discount upon bank-notes had further declined,
and was about 17 per cent. 70,832,000 rein of paper
was destroyed on the 3rd, and the number of
bank-notes in circulation amounted to three thousand
two hundred and twelve cantos of role.
Ths government were using every effort to withdraw
the Lisbon bank-notes from cirenlation,and had pissed
a decree authorising the bank to procure from the
government a loan of two hundred and forty cantos,
for which they are to advance notes at the market
price to the amount, paying t per cent. per month far
the said lose.
Defalcations on the part cf those entrusted with
the fiscal departments still continue; prosecution'
proceed so slowly that people are not pleased with it.
The vintage has produced scarcely more than half'
its nasal quantity, while there is great distress among
the agricultural population, who, it appearr, are
mostly incapable of purchasing seed.
An increase has taken place in the Sete Cazu in
the two last months, as compared with the cones-
pending months of last year, to the amount of about
3,3001 ; this increase is to be attributed to the inves-
tigations instituted by the Count de Thomar.
It appears the continued attacks upon the Por-
tuguese and their property in Maranham have ex-
cited much indignation. Some effvtaare being made
with the Brazilian government to check these fratri-
cidal conflicts.
Exchanges oa London 53} discount, and Lisbon
Bank notes 18 420.
The returns of the Lisbon Custom-house showed a
coesideraVe diminution when compared with the
precedirg month of last year, in consequence of the
quarantine and uncertainties respecting the new
Spanish tariff, but the Sete Cams receipts had greatly
improved.
Money was scarce, the Board of Public Credit being
the principal buyers of bills on London.
The opposition bad issued a programme, which was
extensively signed.
The object of this ZOO Tersest was ostensibly the
centraliiiation of information upon all matters affect-
ing public interest and opinions, abuses of authority
throughout the country, elecioneering matters, dec.
The minister of finance had nominated a committee
to make investigation at the Oporto custom-house.
The weather had been most inclement, and heavy
losses would fall on farmers throughout the country,
owing to the incessant rains. The river Douro was
partially flooded, and no vessels can get in or out.
The annual fair at Vizeu went off poorly—see did the
Oporto Michaelmas fair.

ALGIERS.—Th. AkMar. of Alegre, of the 7th,
announces the death of the Cherif Boa-Uf, who had
of late rolled himself Bon-Mess. It appears that on
the 3rd this chief and another, having under him a
frac'ion of the Zonaosas, ooncerted measures together
near a village of Beni-Hannoun, and there descended
into the plain towards the country of the Chafe and
Beni-Manon. Bat the movement became known at
Aumale, and the governor of that place, led on by
Lieut. Beenprete, went out to oppose their it
The invading party were repulsed, and Bon-Cif, at-
tempting to cover the retreat with some horsemen,
was lolled, and his flag taken by the French. His
body was after the enemata found on the spot where
the resistance had been most stubborn.

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