The Sun.
London, England, 1836-01-18 00:00:00

LISBON.

JAN. 9.—The President for the present Cortes was ap-
pointed to-day. According to the Charter three names are
sent by the Chamber to the Sovereign ; and, of those sent
in the present case, her Majesty was pleased to select
Manoel Antonio de Carvalho. In the selection of the
names to be presented to her Majesty, there was no trial of
the strength of parties, nor is the appointment of Antonio
de Carvalho a triumph either to the Government or the
Opposition. He is a moderate man, much esteemed ; but,
I fear, wanting in the energy almost indispensable in the
President of such a body as the Cortes of this country.
He was Minister of Finance under the Constitution, at
the period (1828) that Don Miguel landed in this country
from Vienna. The Vice-President, also appointed to-day,
is Bento Pereira de Carmo, who, you may recollect, was
one of the Ministers of Don Pedro. While the Chamber
of Deputies are occupied with these proceedings, pre-
liminary to entering upon business, the Address, in reply
to the Speech from the Throne, was to-day brought for-
ward in the Chamber of Peers. According to the regula-
tions, this address was prepared by the Vice-President,
Trigoro, assisted by the titular Bishop of Coimbra and the
Viscount de Bainho. The prudence and the great talent
of the latter Peer are manifested in the compilation of this
document, which has been so felicitously framed as to ex-
clude any angry discussion either upon its principles or de-
tails. A considerable portion of it was discussed to-day,
paragraph by paragraph, and, with a few amendments pro-
posed by Freire, agreed to. It is almost an echo of the
Speech, and it is remarkable in to-day's discussion that no
attempt was made to inculpate the late Ministers. That
the Address will now pass through the Peers without any
important division there is no doubt ; but an impression
very generally prevails that in the Chamber of Deputies
amendments will be introduced, the discussions and divi-
sions upon which will afford some tolerably accurate crite-
rion of the stability of the Government. From the
constitution cf the Chamber of Deputies—now un-
disturbed by any interference with the elections of the
provinces—from the conduct of the Ministers themselves,
who shrink from supporting those charges which they so
freely promulgated against the late Administration—from
the accumulating embarrassments in which they find them-
selves involved—from the opinions of thinking and well-
informed men—l am more than ever confirmed in the im-
pression that when this day of trial does come, there will
be a majority against the Government.
At length one step bad been taken towards the arrange-
ment of our commercial relations with this country. The
basis of a treaty has been submitted by Lord Howard De
Walden to the Government here, and his Lordship has
been in communication with the Marquis of Loule on the
subject. From the dilatory habits of official people here,
some time will probably elapse before any answer is re-
turned. The terms proposed by the British Government
will certainly not be agreed to by the Portuguese, while
those which will be offered can never, I am persuaded, be-
come the basis of a treaty between Great Britan and
Portugal.
Information having been received from the Brazils to the
effect that the Queen's next sister, the Princess Donna
Januaria, had been declared next in succession to the Im-
perial Crown of that country, in the event of the death of
the young Emperor, without direct issue, the important
queition of fixing the line of succession in Portugal is every
day 'becoming more important, and is likely to call for the
attention of both Chambers of Legislature at no distant
time ; indeed, there are some Peers who feel anxious to
bring it forward even before the present month expires.
Peers and deputies are stated to be divided into three
parties on the subject—one party is for declaring the young
Princess Amelia, a daughter of Don Pedro by the present
Duchess of Braganza, who is in. Lisbon, next in succession
to to Queen in default of direct issue ; another party, at
whose head is to be found M. Campos, wish for the Princess
Isabel Maria, the former Regent, and next to her the In-
f4ptga Marchioness of Loule and her children. A third
party, which is considered both the most numerous as well
as the most reasonable in their views, will propose the
Princess Isabel Maria, who is not married, and next to her
the young Princess Amelia mentioned above. This ac-
counts for the determination adopted by her Imperial Ma-
jest `• the Duchess of Braganza of remaining in Portugal
for he present.
t appears that Ministers continue firm in their promises
to N. Mendizabal respecting the advance of the Portu-
guise auxiliary corps as far as Burgos ; and as their army,
in he absence of these 6,600 men, is reduced to a very
small number, it is M. Loureiro's intention to introduce a
billsnto the Cortes providing for the recruiting of the troops
in future.

Per Majesty has continued visiting the Italian Opera
an 4 the French Theatre this week, having twice honoured
each of the houses with her presence, accompanied by the
Dtchess of Braganza. Orders have been given by the