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

PORTUGAL.

SoutueurroN, WEDNESDAY MORNING. - The
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's
ship Montrose, Captain Bowen, has arrived here witb
the usual Spanish and Portuguese mails. Her dates
are—Gibraltar, October 6th ; Cadiz, 7th; LisbonOth ;
Vigo, 10th; Oporto, 11th. She brings specie value
3,5001., and a cargo of lemons, grapes, Ste.
The Montrose has experienced most boisterous
weather, with heavy head winds in crossing the bay,
which accounts for her delayed arrival.
Our Lisbon advices of the 9th mention that hor
Majesty's ship Arrogant, and the Russian frigate
Pallas, were at anchor in the Tagus.
The returns of the Lisbon Custom-house showed a
considerable diminution when compared with the
preceding month of last year, in consequence of the
quarantine and uncertainties respecting the new
Spanish tariff, but the Sete Casus receipts had greatly
improved.
The discount on Lisbon Bank notes had further
declined 20 per cent.
Stocks and shares were quoted at a lower figure,
but were, in fact, a shade higher for payments in
metal. _

Lisbon exchanges of London, at three months, 54i.
Money was very scarce, the Board of Public Credit
being the principal buyers of bills on London.
The Count of THOMAII had returned to Lisbon to
resume his official duties.

The Opposition, or Oporto Junta party, has at last
made a move towards organizing its plans, and had
issued a programme which was extensively signed.
The object of this movement was ostensibly the
centralization of information upon all matters affect-
ing public interest and opinions, abuses of authority
throughout the country, &c.
Electioneering matters were not lost sight of in
the manifesto. _ _

The Minister of Finance has nominated a new and
efficient committee to make full investigation at the
Oporto Custom-house.
The Finance Minister has made himself most po-
pular with the people, by reason of his straightfor-
ward and upright conduct in regard to the adminis-
tration of the affairs of his department, and the success
which has attended his measures.
The Duchess of FICALHO was about to be restored
to the good graces of the QUEEN,. and to resume the
first place in the palace, her son-in-law, the Count of
SOBSAL, would probably be elected President of the
Lisbon municipality.
Our Oporto letter quotes the rate of exchange on
London, ninety days, 54f, with a good many trans-
actions. Brazilian and local bills remain over.
The weather had been most inclement, and heavy
losses would fall on farmers throughout the country,
owing to the incessant rains. The river Douro is
partially flooded, and no vessels can get in or out.
The annual fair at Vizeu went off poorly, the state
of the weather had unfavourably affected busignuesosteadt
the Oportie Michaelmas fair.
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;Spanish Gibraltar, d 0 exchangeilar3:l. on ne
American London was
ship
Rock-
ingham was stranded at Tarifa, and her Majesty's
ship Janus was dispatched to render assistance, but
could not get the vessel off. The French troop-ship
L'Egerie, and French war-steamer, were in the bay.
When the Montrose left Vigo :t blew a heavy north-
west gale. Several vessels arrived.

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DREADFUL MURDER.—As Mr. C. Gage, agent over
the Endrim property, was riding into Ferbane yesterday
morning, he was fired at and shot dead. A farmer was
walking at the side of Mr. Gage at the time. It is
stated that two shoti were discharged at the unfortunate
gentleman. His body was removed Into Ferbane to
await an inquest, Mr. Gage was lately obliged to in-
stitute proceedings against several defaulting tenants._
King's County Chronicle of Monday.