The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-13 00:00:00

LISBON.-SEPT. 6.

The Parliamentary iebaies during the past week have
been still on the taxing projects of the Government. A
Bill for revoking the decree of the 16th of January,
1837, whereby a bounty, or differential duty of 15 per
cent., was granted in favour of the national flag, occu-
pied three sessions, and its principle was admitted
after a very stormy debate on Saturday by a majority
of 36 votes, 74 members only being present. The Mer-
cantile Association of Lisbon presented a petition nume-
rously signed against this revocation, and a deputation
from this body waited upon the Opposition ; others of the
same tendency were sent from Oporto, Caminha, Fi-
guera, Lagos, and St. Übes, whilst one respectably,
though less numerously signed, praying for its annul-
ment, was got up by some merchants of this city, and
also presented to the Legislative Assembly. To-day
will commence its discussion by sections ; and it is
thought an amendment, proposed by M. Oliveira
Borges, to lower the rate of duty from 15 to 8 per cent.
is likely to be approved of, notwithstanding the known
objection of Government to such a measure. Ministers
have presented a plan to the Cortes for the re-organiza-
tion of the National Guard, which is to be composed of
two divisions, active and stationary ; in the first, to
be enlisted, under a certain census or payment of taxes,
persons from the age of twenty to forty years, and the
second, of from forty to sixty. The officers are to be
chosen by the Government from among those who,
from the elections of their comrades may have a
superiority of votes. Upon some question arising in
the Chambers relative to the alarming increase of the
Guerillas in the Algarve, and their maintaining a serious
political character, lately augmented by Miguelite parti-
sans from Lisbon as well as Italy, the Ministers of War
and Foreign Affairs, in admitting this fact, stated the want
of military force, and more especially the means for car-
rying on any further active operations. The latter Mi-
nister also mentiored, that the Spanish Envoy at this
Court had made, by order of his Government, an offer
of troops to co-Operate for the extirpation of these ban-
dits, who infest both countries indiscriminately. Two
regiments, the 7th Infantry and 2d Cacadores, are about,
it is said, to march this garrison for the Alemtejo. A
few days since, two daring marauders, brothers, Antonio
de Mello and Joze de Mello, were mortally wounded in
an intrepid resistance in Monte das Assumados against
a detachment of the Queen's troops.
Contrary to general expectation the Marquis de Sal-
danha will, in a very short time, proceed to Vienna as
Plenipotentiary to the Austrian Court. The Noble Mar-
quis goes via Madrid, intrusted with a secret mission for
that G overnmeut, which, it is understood, is to endeavour
' to prevail upon it to• do away with the strong Spanish
Cordou so recently stationed on the frontiers to prevent
British goods being passed into Spain.
The launching of the line-of-battle ship Vasco
and
Gama on the 2d instant, at which their Majesties
_e
Court attended, afforded an interesting spectacle. . Ijhs.
French war corvette Idianna and the Britilshinrig,
which
poir came up, and anchored off the arsenal,
place, as well as on the river, thousands o 1
s
assembled. The novelty of such an event
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of all classes
curring in Lisbon), together with the. a ):
not often witnessed
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mantling the Espoir, with
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Tower and Sword Loyalty and Merit ; and two
rendered at at the fire on
the 2d ult. at the Thesouro V .
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On Monday last sentence of death was passed upon
• the hideous assassin, Francisco de lianas Labo, who,
the Court of CO-
however, has yet two appeals, oue to