The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-14 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

By the Iberia steamer, arrived at Falmouth with the
Peninsular mails, we have received the following letter.
The Iberia sailed from Gibraltar on the 3d, Cadiz thr 4th,
Lisbon the 7th, Oporto —, and Vigo the 9th just:—
" Ltsaax, Dec. 7, Two o'Clock p.m

" The Ministry still remains in statu quo. Reports,
however, speak of a speedy reorganization in consequence
of the arrival from the northern provinces of M Filguciras,
formerly Attorney-General under the charter; who, it is
conjectured, will be invited to take the portefeuille of the
Hr.me Department , M. Aguiar, that of Marine ; M.
Gomez de Castro, Finance, in lieu of M. Florid° ; and
the gallant and distinguished Duke da Terceira, as Prime
Minister and War; the Count de Bomfim, having at
length consented to relinquish the seals of office, being
substituted for his Grace in his appointed mission as Am-
bassador Extraordinary to the Court of Rio de Janeiro,
to compliment the youthful Emperor on his coronation, so
that of the actual Ministers, only M. Rodrigo da Fonseca
Magalhaes, as Foreign, and M. Costa Cabral, Justice and
Ecciesiastical, will retain office.

" It would appear that that part of the speech from the
Throne, on closing the.extraordinary Session on Monday
last relative to the Douro question, bas produced gene!sl
discontent throughout the agricultural districts; petitions
for rejecting this measure in the ensuing Cortes are ob-
taining numerous signatures
6. M. Lobo de Tours, deputy, leaves by this mail for
London as the newly..appointed Secretary to the Porte-
gurAe Legation there, instead of the Cilcvalicr Rebello
de Carvalho.

" The long expected naval and military promotions have
at length been publisbed in the official Gazette, but owing
to some officers having been left out of the list, noto lib-
standing her Majesty the Queen had signed the deer e,
with the special injunction that no one should be preju-
diced thereby, much dissatisfaction has been manifeited,
The late Military Governor of Oporto, Major-General
Count das Antes, has becn made Inspector-General of
Infantry..

.6 The law authorising Government to raise, in a manner
which may be deemed most convenient, the sum of 600
contos de reis (138,000/. sterling) in money upon the de-
einia of the first six months of the economic year 1839 'o
1840, has received the Royal assent; in virtue of which it
was announced on the 3d instant, through the public Trea-
sury, that for the space of 15 days from that date proposals
would be received there to effect this operation.
" The Board of Public Credit has notified that on the
14th and 16th of the present month it will pay the interest
of the 5 per cent. policies on the loan of 2,400 contos de
reis (552,000/. sterling), advanced by the Lisbon Bank in
tohne
by.enadrsltt2b7e;
cancelled.
ie
nterest
eos
on
the 23d the remaining iiatoreat of the 4 per Cent. Inserip-
(tchern itethstdheed6istpreartecae)n;tidi
the 29th thereat of the 5 per Cent. Interests add Apoli-
tlonvized Apoliciea and Lifeholds (des ritalicia); ideni, on
cies; these payments, observing the customary formalities,
will commence at nine o'ciock in the morning, and finish
at o:ie in the afternoon of the respective d :ys mentioned,
It further notifies that on the 10th inst. it will dotter
during the SUM hours the 5 per cent. incriptions which
were passed for the remainder of the m.xed operations
authorized by the Royal decree of the 11th of July, 1839,
relating to the shares No. 1 to 40, which will be regis-
tered on delivery of the same.
" Notwithstanding the constituent Cortes are still in
arrears for their daily subsidies of six (mites de reis
(1 380/. sterling), the Members of the late Chamber have
been paid up to the 30th ultimo, the day of their
dissolution, which, together with their transit expenses,
amount to 15 contos de reis (3,4501. sterling). This prompt
payment to the Hon. Deputies drained the marine coffers to
such an extent, that OP Saturclay last the workmen of the
naval arsenal were left unpaid ; these, as might be ex-
pected, evinced their discontent, and were with difficulty
kept within bounds. It is said that Government has an-
ticipated the revenues of the Lisbon and Oporto Custom-
houses, Excise-office, and tobacco contracts, up to the
end of janoary next ensuing, in the sum of 800 contos de
reis (184.000/. sterling), which has been discounted by
the Lisbon Bank, the greater part having already entered
the Treasury.
" The war-schooner Liberal, after being detained in the
Tagus upwards of 15 days. to convey the monthly pay of
the army stationed in the Algarve, of 22 conto. oc reis
(5,060/. sterling) sailed with tae same on the 3d instant
for Faro ; Colonel Bravo, chief of the staff of the Btb
military district, went passenger by her.
On Friday last a solemn church festival, on a very
grand scale, as a thanksgiving for the recovery of her Ma-
jesty from her late pc. ilous situation, took place in the Ba-
silica of the Corsclo de Jesus, at which their Majesties and
Court, the corps diplomatique, the
the expense of the servants of the Royal
pri
principal ihpoaulsenhoto.lidli.ty andon
gentry assisted : this festival was got up by, and purely at
T uir or
Brazil, s the l5
t h
Von
Pedro
a n niv er sly!, ti :t naen
rkat
ea
dl dayby firing
Royal
ofth eEmai
Em-
peror
salutes at iced-day from the forts and Port uguese ships of
war in the Tagus, the latter
being gaily dressed for tiF.l
purpose.

. .
" Yesterday her Majesty held a drawing-room to re-
ceive felicitations on her re-establishment i... bcaitb, which
w A naticed for being more numerously and brilliantly at-
tended than on ordinery occasions.
" Lie Belgian war schooner Louise Marie came in yes-
terday front Ostend, bringing M. B..aulieu, as Coarge
u'AlT.ar,:s to this Court, accompanie.l by his hidy.
ralthr lif:
from
Coa:leZir when
" Her Britannic Maj.esty's Urig Trinculo will sail t"-
morrow for Gibraltar, there to take in provis!.-04.
Brandywine, last from Gibraltar. On the 6th the ft,:yal
Arrived, on the sth tost., the r...,,,1tA States frigate
Tar steam-packet from London and Falmouth with toe
G.bralti.r.
mail of the 28th ult. The Iberia steam• packet from Gll.
,G‘iraetaiet, Oriental, hourly ex:?ecti.d front the East, Lad nut
arrived. on the 7,,h, the Belgian war schooner Louise
she left the former putt, the
C;iiSzaainledd, on the 6th, the Royal Tar steam-packet, for
" Foreign ships of war in the Tagus:—the Trinculo
and the Espoir brigs, British ; Ls Coquette corvette,
Frel:ch ; the
•
Brandywine frigate, United States ; the Bel-
Matt seti;oner Louise M
.r.e.
" Exchange upon London, 30 days' sight, 53id 1.):,!: mil.
rei; discount on ex-paper money, 60 per cent,