The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-21 00:00:00

Tti J sUN, NEON DON W-EDNES PAY, JULY 21, 184 h

nights, will act as stewards, or make themselves in any
way useful.
In the Tory circles it is said that Mr. Shaw Le-
fevre will not be appointed Speaker, and that the choice
will fall on Mr. Charles Wynn, who contested the
Speakership with Mr. Manners Sutton a quarter of a
century ago. If a long apprenticeship be any recommen-
dation, none can compete with this oracle of precedent,
for he has been preparing for the situation for the last
thirty years.

PUBLIC MEETING OF DISSEN.
TERS AT EDINBURGH.
A public meeting of the members and seat-holders of
Dissenting Churches was held in South College-street
Church, Edinburgh, on Wednesday evening, the 14th
current, to receive the Report of the Committee ap-
pointed at the public meeting held in December last, and
to consider what course Dissenters should follow to de-
fend their civil rights from the unjust encroachments of
the High Church party and their abettors in Parliament.
The meeting, though at first not so full, was shortly after
seven o'clock crowded both above and below. About
2,000 persons were present.
A series of resolutions were, as subjoined, novel on-
the occasion
Rev. James Robertson moved the Ist resolution to the
effect :-
- That in a free State there ought to be a perfect
equality of civil rights, and that the existence of a
Church Establishment was utterly incompatible with
such equality, and that the meeting was therefore or
opinion that complete civil equality could be obtain&
only by abolishing all preference of one sect over
another."
Rev. JOHN M‘CrILCHRIST moved the next resolution :
—" That the Dissenters' of Edinburgh should unite in
favour of a candidate, who,ln addition to understanding
their principles, was of decidedly Liberal opinions on all
the great questions of the day, including that of an en-
tirely free trade in corn, to carry such a Candidate to the
poll, and use every fair means to secure his return."
Mr. CHARLES SPENCE, S.S.C., moved the next resolu-
tion :—" That the friends of the Liberal cause should
endeavour to increase their number by inducing all with-
in the circle of their acquaintance, who were of Liberal'
politics and possess the necessary qualifications, to re-
gister immediately."
All these resolutions were warmly seconded, and de-
terminations expressed to carry them into full effect.

COMMERCIAL TREATY.
PORTUGAL AND THE UNITED STATES.
ARTICLE I.
There shall be between the territories of the high con-
tracting parties a reciprocal liberty of commerce and na-
vigation. The subjects and cttizens of their respective
States shall mutually have liberty to enter the ports,
places, and rivers of the territories of each par where-
ever foreign commerce is or shall be permittedty . They
shall be at liberty to sojourn and reside in all parts of
said territories, in order to attend to their affairs, and
they shall enjoy, to that effect, the same security and
protection as natives of the country wherein they reside,.
on condition of their submitting to the laws and ordi-
nances there prevailing, and particularly to the regula-
tions in force concerning commerce.
ARTICLE 11.
Portuguese vessels arriving, either laden or in ballast,
in the ports of the United. States of America, and, re-
ciprocally, vessels of the United States of America arriv-
ing either laden or in ballast in the ports of the kingdom
and possessions of Portugal, shall be treated on their en-
trance, during their stay, and at their departure, upon
the same footing as national vessels, coining from the
same place, with respect to the duties of tonnage. light-
house duties, pilotage, port charges, as well.as to the fees
and perquisites of public officers, and all other duties and
charges, of whatever kind or denomination, levied upon
vessels of commerce, in the Lame or to the profit of the
Government. the local authorities, or of any public or
private establishment whatever.
ARTICLE HI.
No higher or other duties shall be imposed on the im-
portation into the United States of America, or of any
article the growth, produce, or manufacture of Portu-
gal, and her possessions ; and no higher or other duties
shall be imposed on the importation in the kingdom and
possessions of Portugal, of any article, the growth,
produce, or manufacture of the United States of Ame-
rica, than such as are, or shall be, payable on the like
article being the growth, produce, or manufaCture of
any other foreign country.
Nor shall any prohibition be imposed on the importa-
tion or exportation of any article the growth, produce,
or manufacture of the kingdom and possessions of Por-
tugal, or of the United States of America to or from the
ports of the said states, or of the said kingdom and pos-
sessions of Portugal, which shall not equally extend to
all other foreign nations.
Nor shall any higher or other duties or charges be
imposed in either of the two countries, on the exporta-
tion of any article to the United States of America, or to
the kingdom of Portugal, respectively, than such as are
payable on the exportation of the like articles to any
other foreign country.
Provided, however, that nothing contained in this ar-
ticle shall be understood or intended to interfere with the
stipulation entered into by the United States of Ame-
rica for a special equivalent in regard to French wines in
the convention made by the said States and France on
the 4th day of July, 1831 ; which stipulation will expire
and cease to have effect in the month of February, 1849.

ARTICLE IV.

The same duties shall be paid, and the same bounties,
deductions, or privileges allowed on the importation into
the United States of America of any article, the growth,
produce, or manufacture of Portugal and her possessions,
whether such importation shall be in Portuguese vessels,
or in vessels of the said States: and reciprocally the same
duties shall be paid, and the same bounties, deductions,
or privileges allowed on the importation into the king-
dom and possessions of Portugal, of any article, the
growth, produce, or manufacture of the United States of
America, whether such importation shall be in vessels of
the said states, or in Portuguese vessels.
ARTICLE V.

It is agreed by the high contracting parties that when-
ever there may be lawfully imported. into all or any of
the ports of the ikingdom and possessions of Portugal, in
vessels of any foreign country, articles of the growth,
produce, or manufacture of a country other than that to
which the importing vessels shall belong, the same privi-
lege shall immediately become common to vessels of the
United States of America, with all the same rights and
favours as mar, in that respect, be granted to the most
favoured nation. And reciprocally, in consideration
thereof, Portuguese vessels shall thereafter enjoy in the
same respect, privileges, rights, and favours to a cor-
respondent extent, in the' ports of the United States of
America.

ARTICLE VI.
All kinds of merchandise and articles of commerce
which may be lawfully exported or re-exported from the
ports of either of the high contracting parties to any
foreign country, in national vessels, may also be exported
or re-exported therefrom in vessels of the other party
respectively, without paying other or higher duties or
charges, of whatever kind or denomination, than if the
same merchandise or articles of commerce were exported
or re-exported in national vessels.
And the same bounties and drawbacks shall be allowed
whether such exportation or re-exportation be made in
vessels of the one party or the other.
ARTICLE. VII.
It is expressly understood that nothing contained in
this Treaty shall be applicable to the coastwise naviga-
tion of either of the two countries, which each of the high
contracting parties reserves exclusively to itself.

to be detained until the time when they shall be restored
to the vessels to which they belonged, or sent back to
their own country by a vessel of same nation, or any
other vessel whatsoever.
But if not sent back within four months from the day
of their arrest, they shall be set at liberty, and shall not
be again arrested for the same cause.
However, if the deserter shall be found to have com-
mitted any crime or offence, the surrender may be de-
layed until the tribunal before which his case shall be
pending, shall have pronounced its sentt nee, and such
sentence shall have been carried into effect.

ARTICLE XIL
The subjects and citizens of each of the high con-
tracting parties shall have power to dispose of their per-
sonal goods within the jurisdiction of the other, by testa-
ment, donation, or otherwise, and their representatives
shall succeed to their said personal goods, whether by
testament or ab intestate, and may take possession thereof,
either by themselves or by others acting for them. and
dispose of the same at will, paying to the profit of the re-
3pective Governments such dues only as the inhabitants
of the country wherein the said goods are shall be sub-
ject to pay in like cases.
And where, on the death of any person holding real
estate within the territories of one of the high contract-
ing- parties, such real estate would, by the laws of • the
land, descend on a subject or citizen of the other party,
who, by reason of alienage, may be incapable of holdin!,
it, he shall be allowed the time fixed by the laws of the
country, and in case the laws of the country actually in
:bre° may not have fixed any such time, lie then shall be•
allowed a reasonable time to sell or otherwise dispose of
such real estate, and to withdraw and export the pro-
ceeds without molestation, and without paying to the
profit of the respective Governments any other dues
than those to which the inhabitants of the country
wherein the said real estate is situated shall be subject
to pay in like cases.