The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-29 00:00:00

among Reformers arc, at the present crisis, most cau-
tiously to be guarded against. Union among them-
selves, and a generous, though not a blind confidence
in Ministers, should now be the watchwords of all
Reformers. It is ridiculous, when the enemy is thun-
dering with all his combined forces at the gate,
for the holders of the beleaguered citadel to fall
co splitting of hairs, and cavilling with each other
on some fine abstract theory. Combination is what
we now want ; and above all, confidence in the
good faith of those who are our own chosen leaders in
the battle. But to return to the Lambeth meeting.
That borough having paved the way and spoken out
boldly on the question of Peerage Reform, what should
prevent Marylebone, Finsbury, and the Tower Ham-
lets following the same example ? Messrs. BULWER
and WAKLEY, and LUSHINGTON and DUNCOMBE,
need only have the hint given them, to follow it up
in the spirit that becomes such zealous Reformers.

Advices from Lisbon to the 23d inst. have been re-
ceived by the Transit steamer, which arrived at Fal-
mouth on the 26th. The country was then tranquil.
The general election of the Cortes commenced on the
20th, and was to continue for seven days—that being
the period fixed by the Constitution for the election of
Deputies. It would be premature to express a decided
opinion as to the political bias of the new Chamber.
The belief however was, that the recent conspiracy to
overthrow the Constitution would operate very power-
fully against the supporters of Don PEDRO's charter.
Money was exceedingly scarce; nevertheless the new
Minister, M. PASSAS had managed to pay off the
arrears of pay due to the troops on the Spanish fron-
tier—contrived to provide money and clothing for the
Portuguese auxiliary Legion in Spain—and to crown
all, sent eighty contos of ready money to the bank. It
is right to observe here that it was whispered in Lis-
bon, that M. PAssA s had been constrained to raise
this money by mortgaging, at an immense sacrifice,
certain government revenues derived from the Cape de
Verde Islands for the years 1839 and 1840. If this
report be correct, Portugal has only been relieved from
present difficulties to experience future wants still more
ruinous. The system of anticipating the revenues of
a State by mortgages, is one of the very worst means of
providing money that can possibly be devised. But if
the Cortes be holiest and sufficiently well-informed,
the pecuniary difficulties against which the Govern-
ment has to struggle will quickly be removed. It re-
quires but a moderate degree of political sagacity to
make Spain and Portugal—now that these countries
are relieved from the incubus of despotism—emporiums
of wealth and commercial greatness. Let the Govern-
ments of both only begin by removing all restrictions
upon trade—by abolishing all crown monopolies—and
by inviting commerce to their shores, and interested
stock-jobbers will no longer have it in their power to
reduce them to a condition bordering upon bankruptcy.
While on board of his Britannic Majesty's ship
Cornwallis, in the Tagus, previous to his sailing for
England, M. SILVA CARVALHO, late Portuguese
Minister of Finance, addressed three letters to M.
PASSAS, approving of his appointment to succeed him.
This is a guarantee to the nation of M. PASSAS'
financial ability. His reputation is unsullied, and he
has the rare merit of being personally respected by those
most opposed to him in political opinions.
It is with much pleasure that we observe the efforts
of an influential portion of the Lisbon Press directed to
effect a reconciliation between the champions of the
Charter and the Constitution. The following extract
from the Lisbon English Mail is presumed to embody
the sentiments of the present Cabinet. They are
worthy of an honest and enlightened Administration :

" Don Miguel still remains at Rome, but his movements
seem to indicate his determination to leave Italy. From
the open avowal of his followers, and other circumstances
connected with Dom Miguel's party, we cannot but recog-
nise subtle wisdom in the present tactics of the hidden ene-
mies of Constitutional Liberty far superior to any that was
manifested in the council of the usurper during the civil
war. However, the partial reconciliation which has taken
place in consequence of the events at Belem, between those
who fought under the banners of the Queen and Charter
for Constitutional Liberty, will no doubt be rendered com-
plete by the judicious and conciliatory conduct of the pre-
sent Government.
" While these intestine dissensions exist, the Constitu-
tional party sink in the estimation of other nations, sympa-
thy vanishes, the pecuniary resources of the country are
straightened, confidence destroyed, commerce checked, and
ardour and enthusiasm paralysed ; and the old chiefs who
led the armies of liberty to victory absent themselves. On
the other hand the most exaggerated and calumnious reports
further encourage the hopes of the general enemies of free
Constitutions, by whom Dom Miguel is instigated once
more to make an attempt to plant the standard of absolu-
tism on the free soil of Portugal. What, then, is the duty,
what the policy, of every true friend of Constitutional li-
berty ? To forget and forgive,' to rally round the Throne
of the Queen, to look to the future, to drown all personal
considerations, jealousies, rivalries, and pecuniary interests
in the great principle of union.

~. . .
.. W e look upon the unqualified adoption of this prin-
ciple, as the only one which may produce a general recon-
ciliation, and upon which lasting independence may be se-
cured."

The Government was about to issue a decree for
;he total abolition of the slave trade. This infamous

traffic has been openly carried on by vessels sailing
under the Portuguese flag, and, it is well known, with

,he secret concurrence of the authorities.

New York Papers to the 2d inst. have been for-
warded to us by our Correspondent at Portsmouth.
Nothing is talked of in the United States but the
Money Market, and the election of the future Presi-
dent. The New York Daily Express, of the Ist inst.,
contains the report of " a splendid Whig meeting,"
held at the Masonic Hall by the friends and supporters
of General HARRISON. In the elegant phraseology of
our Transatlantic Contemporary, "hour after hour, from
six to half-past ten o'clock, Masonic Hall was crowded
in every nook and corner, floor and galleries, doorways
and entrances, without and within, was all as full,
.fid/
P, as jamming, cramming, and squeezing, could
make them." " Once in, there was neither the ability
nor the will manifested to get out." The cheering
was immense. The Hall shook from the foundation
to the welkin. Old TAMMANY, in her best days,
was more than done (out-done !) in numbers and en-

thusiasm. The name of HARRISON was received with
tremendous applause. Nine cheers were given, and nine
more demanded."—" The Hall trembled, as though
shaken by an earthquake." These selections are suffi-
cient to prove that there is really some spunk in an
American Whig. To play the part of an earthquake
by the mere exercise of lungs is no trifle, as our
readers—Radical and Conservative—may convince
themselves, whenever their patriotism take a turn that
way. The Americans are a peculiarly favoured
people. Their public press must convince the world
of this. Could we appeal to SALLUST on the sub-
ject, the Roman historian would at once admit that
Athens was not more rich in genius than New York.
We refer to our extracts from the American Papers
for an account of the loss of the British steamer, the
Royal
Tar, which was destroyed by fire off Fox
Island, on the 25th ult. Thirty persons lost their
ves, in addition to the loss of much valuable property.
Lord

~..ord and Lady Frederick Fitzclarence, who are at
present sojourning at Etal-house, Northumberland, are ex-
pected to pass the Christmas at the Royal Pavilion, Brighton.
Lord and Lady Willoughby D'Eresby have been
in town for some few (lays ; they purpose, however, returning
to Grimsthorpe, in Lincolnshire, shortly.
Baron Francis de Maltitz, brother of the Russian
Charge d'Affaires, who has been staying for some time on a
visit to his brother, left town on Sunday, for Paris.
The Earl and Countess of Carlisle intended to leave
Castle Howard yesterday morning for their town mansion
in Grosvenor-place._

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The Earl and Countess of Burlington intend seeing
company at their marine villa, Eastbourne, about the middle
of the nest month.