The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-26 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, OCT. 18.—The Cortos ere to meet on or
about the 18th of January, 1837, and the elections are to
commence on the 10th of next month. The deputies are
to be elected in the average proportion of one in every
30,000 souls. The whole number of representatives will
be 126, making a difference of ten lesss than those returned
by the late charter. Notwithstanding, more will actually
assemble, as the Constitution of 1820 provides as a sub-
stitute one-third of their number to be in readiness in case
of any sudden or unexpected circumstance that might im-
pede any Deputy from performing his Parliamentary du-
ties, as also to prevent the delay that otherwise might arise
in issuing new writs during the session. The electoral di-
visions for the kingdom of Portugal and Algarve stand as
follows, viz. :
Brag,anza
Braga
Penafiel ... 5 Oporto 6 Feira
Aveiro
Vizeu ... 4 Lamego
Guarda 3 Castello Branco 3 Loire ..... .. ..• 4
Thomar 3 Santarem 3 Alemquer
Lisbon ... ...... 10 St. Übes 3 Portalegre
Evora

40 37 33
Total, 110 ; the remainder will be returned by the Azores,
Island of Madeira, the Cape de Voids, and the African
possessions.
M. Caesar de Vasconcellos Correa, the Minister of
Marine, has recovered from the indisposition he was labour-
ing under when appointed to that office, and came to town
two or three days since. It is stated that M. Manool da
Silva Passos, the Minister of the Interior, is about to resign
his post in favour of his brother Jose, in order to become a
candidate at the ensuing elections, it being incompatible
with the Constitution of 1820 for a Minister of the Crown
to belong to that assembly, or even to be elected while he
holds that office.
The paper entitled Portuguez Constitutional, containing
an article on the Portuguese funds in England, led to the
following observations on the subject.
(From the Portuguez Constitutional, Oct. 10.)
" Sir—l have just read in your paper of the 7th instant,
an article entitled English Funds,' and the perusal of that
article, which certainly could not have emanated from your
pen, induced me to inquire from the competent authority,
as I am a holder of Portuguese stock in England, and a
capitalist of this city, if the opinion of the Minister of
Finance is in accordance with the argument advocated in
that article. Happily, in an interview which I had per-
sonally with the Minister, he frankly expressed his opinions
to me, which are in unison with my own, and as they affect
the interests of public capitalists, I have not hesitated to
publish them without the slightest fear of contradiction.
" These opinions are as follow
1. :olio he ,a tt
atalpth e GovernmentLntlt
a;s basedha n :Jog admitted 0,5 nn un-
erringthe
national credit
made by the preceding
flaministration shall be fulfilled, as
this Government have officially declared, shall be sacredly
adhered to by the present Administration.
" 2d, That it was not the duty of the present Ministers
to cast censure on the conduct of their predecessors, such
being a power exclusively belonging to the Cortes, who
alone have the right of making inquiries on the subject.
3d, That if the present Ministers were not to act up
to those principles (which I can confidently state they will
do, having bad such assurance from the Minister of Finance
himself), the public credit would be lost, and the national
interests sacrificed."

Exchange upon London at 30 days sight, 56 per milrea.
This goes by the Manchester steamer, which jeaves to•

morrow ~,,,e o The Spey packet, with
the mail of the 15th, sailed on the 16th.
The total expenditure of the State for the past month of
September, amounted to 500,0001. sterling. Sovereigns
worth 4,180 reis ; Spanish pillar dollars 885.
Thu Nisus French brie of war sailed this day for Drot.