The Sun.
London, England, 1838-03-07 00:00:00

Ministry, in the Upper House, who had spoken of the
danger et e it made its appearance—who bad foresren and
foretold the event, when concealed in the womb of futurity
from the hurried glances of the leaden eye of faction.
With that clearness and extent of moral vision which
distinguishes a great statesman from a pedlar in the details
of legislation, Lord BROUGHAM saw, marked, and forewarned
Ministers of the dangers to which their every error cx•
posed them ; and it is, therefore, not a little surprising
that any Journal should be found base enough to
assert the contrary, in the teeth of Protests which
are already become matters of history. But, after
all, such calumnies can only prove injurious to those
Rho circulate them ; and while the Journal in question is
but the echo of certain official persons in Downing-street,
the public will not be misled by anything it may promul-
gate with a view to diminish the national confidence in
the pure patriotism, unsullied integrity, and extraordinary
talents of Lord BROUGHAM.

The Paris Journals of Monday have been received, with
advices from Madrid of the 25th ult. Their contents are
not of the slightest general or even local interest.

By the arrival of the Liverpool steamer at Falmouth,
from the Tagus, we have received adv ices from Lisbon to
the 27th ult. The Liverpool sailed from Gibraltar on the
20th, Cadiz the 21st, Lisbon the 27th ult., and from
Vigo on the Ist inst. At the latter port she found forty
vessels waiting for a favourable change of weather, to cross
the Oporto bar. She experienced a rough passage, and
saw several vessels in a state of great distress.
On the 19th ult. the Cortes voted by a majority of 49
against 32, that Ministers should be at liberty to treat with
the Bank or any other mercantile association for a loan of
2,400 contos, to meet the immediate wants of the Exe-
cutive. Great doubts were entertained as to the success
of this scheme. A project for establishing a maritime and
commercial reciprocity system was likewise subnitted to
the Cortes, but its full developement was postponed till the
9th inst. The following summary of the financial liability
of Portugal, in the shape of debt, is taken from the private
correspondence of a Morning Contemporary :

From the statement mado by the Finance Minister at the conclusion
of last year to the Cortes, the amount for which Portugal is in debt
would appear as follows :

Contos

Revenue drawn in advance, from the let Jan., in bills upon
the tobacco contract and Custom House
Domestic debt funded
Domestic debt, floating or unfunded B,OOO
Arrears of annuities due to the infantando municipality and

other corporations
Titulog admissable in payment for national property and yet
in circulation
Extinct paper money yet unredeemed (about)

Equal at the par of exchango to E11,13g,908
'l'o which add foreign debt

X 21.658,08

7,040

1,415
2,500

39,584

The Electoral Law Project was debated in the Cortes
on the 24th, when it was proposed to divide Portugal into
twenty-four electoral districts, to return 112 Deputies and
52 Senators. Other projects of law, such as one for the
prevention of emigration to the Brazils, were under con-
sideration ; but they were entirely local in their interest.
On the 24th ult., and the day following, several vessels
were much injured in the Tagus, owing to the prevalence
of a violent gale of wind. Seven lighters were lost, and
in Lisbon some houses were blown down, and others un-
roofed. The loss of property during the storm was very
considerable.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
(THIS DAY.)

LONDON.

The Coramittee met at eleven o'clock, and shortly afterwards
Mr. TALBOT said that the petitioner, considering the immense ex-
pense which would be incurred, as well as the annoyance which would
be caused, by a scrutiny, thought the most proper course was for him
to retire, particularly after the decision to which the Committee had
come yesterday. If he had persisted, however, he had not the slightest
doubt but that his efforts would have been successful.

Mr. Hautlsom saw no objection to the course proposed by his
Learned Friend. All he sought for was the victory, and having gained
that, he of course could require nothing more.
The Cominittee.room was then cleared. On •ur re_admission,
The CUAIRMAN said the Committee had come to the following reso-
lutions :--

Resolved—" That Sir Matthew Wood, Bart , James Patteson, Esq..
J. Crawford, Esq., and George Grote, Esq., are duly elected to serve
in the present Parliament for the city of London."
" That the petition of Ambrose More and others, electors of the city
of London, against the said return, is neither frivolous nor vexatious."
" That the petition of Joseph Tracers and others, in reference to the
said return, is neither frivolous nor vexatious."

NEWC ASTLE. UNDER- LY ME.

♦t the sitting of the Committee this morning,

Mr. Tkl EbiSIC Ea addressed them on behalf of the sitting Member. He
admitted, that if the evidence of the witnesses brought forward in sup-
port of the allegation of bribery was to be believed, the sitting Member
must be unseated ; but he would bring forward most respectable wit-
nesses, who would convince the Committee that no credit could be given
to such evidence.

The examination of witnesses to rebut the testimony given by the
other side was then proceeded with.

BELFAST.

This morning the Counsel for Lord Belfast attacked the votes of
Mr. Dunbar. Two were objected to, but the Committee decktred them
to IA good votes.

YOUGHAL
The scrutiny was this morning proceeded with, but nothing of im•
portatiee had transpired up to the time of our going to press.