The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-13 00:00:00

THE QUEEN OF PORTUGAL.

It may be interesting to devote a few words to the de-
scription of the young Queen of this country as she now
appears ; and curiosity must be wore active regarding
her as she was for some time in England.
By her first husband, the Prince of Leucbtenburg, the

Queen had no children ; by the second, Prince Ferdinand
of Coburg, she has two Princes born, and this gives the
husband the right of being styled King of Portugal. He is

extremely youthful, being not more than 21, the
Queen is 20. This Coburg Prince is stated to be a 'Well

meaning young man, without vices, and disposed to
meddle very little in public affairs of any kind. He is
much influenced by a clever German, a M. Daily, who
came to Portugal. with him p and another important
personage of his suite is a Monsieur St. Leger, a French-
man, who married a Poituguese.
1: is quite natural that. this young and inexperienced
King and Queen should be in the hands of, and directed
by, able and competent advisers ; and it is only to be
lamented, from all one sees and hears, that mischievous
foreign influence should surround their persons ; and
that the revolutionary Septemhrists of the Ministry are
framing ail their measures, not for a liberal, but a revo-
lutionary form of Government, instead of the absolutism
by which Portugal was so long governed.
" But to return to Donna Maria. The small, inter
esting little person, who was so much caressed by
George IV. and William IV., is now grown into a very
large woman. I believe it is rare to sce a person of her
age of such an extraordinary size. Her features are or
a heavy cast ; her hair is light, and dressed in ringlets?
but without ornament, and is tied in a knot behind :
she was dressed in black. She is reported to be of a
harmless, inoffensive character ; and, when hanging on
the arm of the King, who is a slender youth, the ccn-
trast is singular.
The misery to which the Royal household is re-
duced can best be appreciated by stating the fact, that
the Government find it more convenient to take charge
of and keep the Royal establishment than to pay a
stated sum for the purpose to their Sovereigns.
The salaries of all are greatly in arrear ; and the
Royal personages arc in such distress for money, that
they are obliged to procure it, on their own promissory
notes, from Jews and private persons, at an immense
discount.
The Palace expenses arc at; tinged and regulated under
a Board of Direction. The Queen and King dine
bilrtenaoksftasatlswaan}da
dtcoigceutilliceirs,atilitot
juigilliirctihiee former
ttelosre takes her
i;arate. There
are no tables for others—no bangers•on,no Coast people
kept. What remains from the Royal board is homes&
ately given to the poor. The servants and all the
attendants are on board wages. Few receptions are
given at the Palace, and even when there is an audience
of the Queen she hardly opens her lips or has commu-
nication with say one. The priests have considerably
nfluence with ber Majesty.
But, no longer to diverge from the Church of San
Vincente ; high mass being ended, the Court in pro-
cession, headed by the Royal pair, went into the re-
ceptacle of kings and queens, a great vault, in which
all the sovereigns of Portugal are interred, in- order
to pay their homage to the coffin and corpse of
Don Pedro, on whose bier were placed two superb
crowns, those of Portugal and the Brazils. The
last might now have been dispensed with. When all
had paid their duties the church ceremony ended ;tae
cortege returned to the Palace of the Necessidales,
and the meeting dispersed.
" The great convent of the Necessidades has been
recently fitted up, and added as accommodation to thi
Pas
modern residence of the Kings of Portustil. The
lace of Ajudas is now only used upon state occasions.".-.
New Monthly.

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to learn she received no other injury, and is doing -well—.
Essex Herald.

It is a disgrace to a free country, that men,
whose only fault has been their speakit g the truth t3o
freely, should be put on a level with felors and crimitillt-
\ of the worst cast, and punished with a severity which hta
hitherto been reserved for the authors of continued aV.
• aggravated criato.-2hejlie/d

'ay

The Sub-Treasury Bit, having - for several years
been the great subject of interest in the United States,
and the great point which the democratic party had
espeoially wished to carry, so that the cense of the
Bill and the party were almost identified, an analysis
is given, new that the measure has become law. The
eitle of the statute, and it will be remembered that
the oppesisien party showed a great deal of factious-
nest in a vain etideervour to fix upon the law an
(opprobrious title, is, " An Act to provide for the col-
lection, safe-keeping, trans'er, an.l disbursement of the
Public Revenue?' The Ist section provides for the
building at the seat of Government which is to be called
thee Treasury, and in which the treasurer of the United
States is to keep the public money until it is withdrawn
by law. The 2d appoints the Mint of the United
States in Philadelphia and the branch mint in New
Orleans to be places for the public money at those
points. The 3d provides rooms in the Custom-houses
of New York and Boston for the use of the Receivers-
general ef the public money, and the 4th simi-
lar offices at Charleston and St. Louis. By the sth, the
President, with the advice of :he Senate, is to nominate
four Receivers-General, who are to hold office for four
years. These are to give proper securities, and to be
located in New York, Boston, Charleston, and St.
Louis. By the 6th, the treasurer of the United
States and the treasurer of the Mint of the United
States, the treasurers of the branch Mints, and the
several receivers and collectors, arc to keep the
public money safely, without " loaning" or using, until
the same is ordered by a proper Government autho-
rity, and to do such duties as are required by the
Executive. The 7th and Bth sections merely refer
tothe bonds to be gives as security by the public
officers. By the 9th section, all the collectors
sr c receivers within the district of Columbia are,
soften as they are directed by the Secretary of
the Treasury or the Postmaster-General, to pay to the
Treasurer of the United States all the public money in
their hands. The collectors in Philadelphia and New
Orleans are to pay the money to the Treasurer there,
and those within the cities of New York, Boston,
Charleston, and St. Louis are to pay the four Receiv-
ers-General. The Secretary and Postmaster-General
nee to direct the payment by the Collectors and Re-
ceivers at least oriole a week, and oftener if thought ne-
cessary. 'Fhe 10th section gives the Secretary of the
Treasury power to transfer money in the hands of any
one of Mio depositaries to the Treasury of the United
States, the Mint at Philadelphia, the Branch
Mnt at New Orleans, or any of the Receivers-'
General, and from the hands of any depositary
to any other depositary. A similar power over
money belonging to the Post-office department
is gives to the Postmaster-General, and the Treasurer
of the Milted States is enabled to draw on any of
the depositaries at discretion. By the 11th, the money
held by arty of the depositaries is to be considered es
deposited to the credit of the Treasurer of the United
Staters, and to be subject to his draught for transfer or
dishursenrent, and each depositary is to make returns
to the Treasury and Post-office of money received
and paid. Tire 12th and 13th sections allow thd
Secretary to appoint special agents for the examination
of the accounts of the several depositaries, and appoint
additional cheeks to inaccuracies. The 14th merely
provides clerks for the fiscal officers. By the 15th sec-
tion the Secretary of the Treasury is to draw as soon
as peasiblo the balances remaining with the present
depositaries, and confine the keeping of the money
to the depositaries under the Act. By the 16th, per-
sons having public money to pay, and patentees
wishing to pay for patents, may pay the Treasurers
or the Receivers-General. The Fiscal Officers (not
including those connected with the Post-office) are,
by the 17th section, to keep an entry of each sum
received and paid, and of the kind of currency in
which each is received and- paid ; and if any of the
file 11 officers (including those connected with the
Peet-office) convert to their own use, invest, or
loan' any of the public money, such an act is to
constitute a felony ; and any person participating in
it is lo be imprisoned for a term not less than six
month,, nor more than five years, and to pay a fine
equal to the amount embezzled. The 18th section
merely refe.s to temporary offices, to be used till
the proper offices are built. By the 19th section it is
ordered, that after the 13th of June, 1840, the
resolution of Congress of the 30th of April, 1816,1
which authorizes the receipt of moneys payable to the
United States, is to be so modified that one-fourth of
all duties, taxes, &c., and moneys due, shall be col-
lected in the legal currency of the United States ;
that after the 30th of June, 1841, one other fourth
shall be so collected ; after June,lB42, one other fourth ;
and after June, 1843, the remaining fourth ; all sums
to be paid in gold and silver after the day last men-
tioned. Section 30 orders, that after June, 1843, the
officers engaged is making disbursements on account
of the United States shall make them in gold and
silver only. By section 21 no exchange of funds
shall be made by any disbursing agents of Govern-
ment, except an exchange for gold and silver ; but
every one when furniahed with means for disburse-
ment in legal currency is to pay in that currency,
and when furnished with draughts to get those
draughts paid, and make his payments with
the currency so received, unless he can change the
moons in his hands for gold and silver at par. Any
officer violating this provision is to be suspended from
office. The 22d section rendered it unlawful for the
Secretary of the Treasury to make or continue any
general order which will create a difference in the
branches of revenge as to the funds in which the debts
due to the United States shall be paid. The 23d see-
tisn declares it to be the duty of the Secretary of the
Treasury to publish regulations for the speedy presen-
tation of Government draughts, prescribing times and
places of presentation, having particular care that the
draughts are not thrown into circulation as a paper cur-
rency. The 24th, 26th, and 27th sections provide for
expenses of offices, and for salaries. By the 25th the
Treasurer is authorised to receive payments in advance
for public lands ; but these receipts are not to be trans-
ferable, and only presented in payment for lands by the
very persons to whom they are given. The 27th sec-
tion repeals all Acts or parts of Acts which may mili-
tate against these provisions.
There can be no doubt that all men of business in
this country will watch carefully the working of this
measure, and they will have this consolation in doing
se, that the country cannot be in a worse state with
regard to currency than it has been in fur the last three
years.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.
(WEDNESDAY EVE NING.)