The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-31 00:00:00

PORT UGAL.

FALMOUTH, AUG. 28.—The Montrose steamer arrived this
afternoon; with the Spanish and Portugal mails. The dates
are—Gibraltar, August 19th ; Cadiz, 20th ; Lisbon, 23d; and
Vigo, 25th. Left at Cadiz, the Spanish frigate Cortes, French
brig Voltigeur, and corvette Iguara ; at Lisbon, her lajesty's
brig Espoir' and French corvette Coquette.
LISBON, AUG. 23.—The Chamber of Deputies gets on
very slowly with the financial, projects. 'The chambers have
now been assembled three months since their last adjourn-
ment, and nearly six months from the first opening of the
session ; and there is a strong feeling of the necessity of
bringing the present session to a close, before doing which,
however, it is necessary that the supplies should be voted,
and means provided to meet, not only the ordinary expen-
diture, but various extraordinary items which tall due before
the Chambers would meet again in the ordinary course. It
seems almost impossible at the present rate of progress that the
twelve important financial projects of the Special Committee
can all be discussed and passed ; but the general feeling of the
necessity of the case may, perhaps, lead the Chamber, the
great majority of which decidedly supports the Government, to
give some kind of vote of confidence, which, if adopted by the
Senate, allows the Ministry to carry out the measures in
question. . _

The relations with Spain continue unsatisfactory.. It is
now pretty widely known that the Spanish Minister has
demanded that no deposits of foreign (that is English)
goods, which are prohibited entry into Spain by the fiscal
laws of that country, shall be allowed to be formed in the
Po:tugues towns adjacent to the frontier. The Government
here, it is also understood, has decidedly refused compliance with
this demand, a compliance with which would, indeed, involve a
violation of the privileges guaranteed by treaty to British sub-
jects, viz., of settling and carrying on business 111 any part of Por-
tugal; nor does it appear what right Spain can have to call upon
Portugal to assist in the exeeution of Spanish fiscal laws, and to
break up any establishments that Englishmen or others may have
formed
.at Elves or Braganza, because smugglers may avail
themselves of them., if pain be jealous of her own indepen-
dence, she ought to respect the equally independent action of
Portugal ; and not allow her Ministers here to pursue a course
which would appear to be dictated by a desire to pick a
quarrel with Portugal, and to urge unreasonable demands,
which, when refused compliance with, open the door to hostile
interference; the real object being to favour the views of the
party with which Senor Aguilar has chosen to connect him-
self, and to establish a Spanish influence in Lisbon in place of
au English one, and perhaps upon the ruins of the monarchy
itselt•

There were accoUnts from Oporto a few days since of 15
boats having arrived there by the Douro, from Spain, with
costs tOr warehousing under the Douro Convention, so that
Spain is now reaping a'l the benefits of that measure;
and will probably be able to export considerable quantities to
England this year. It is not likely that much, if any, can
be sent from Portugal. The harvest in corn, as well
as in wine and oil, will not prove a plentiful ohe. From
the islands (Azores) some corn may be sent. There are,
indeed, orders here ' • but the price, 1 believe, is limited to
60s. a quarter, which is considerably under the present price
of wheat here. Bread is, in fact, very nearly, if not
quite as dear here as it is in London. The one pound
loaf here costs 40 reis, which is as nearly as possible equi-
valent to 24d., or to 9d. the quartern loaf. Good wheat is
worth testoons, or 750 reis, the alquiere,* being about
double the price at which it may be bought at Salamanca, and
in the neighbouring provinces of Spain. Of course it is
smuggled over the land frontier in large quantities ; it used at
one time to be admitted at a duty of 2 testoons the alquiere
(neatly 20s. a quarter). The Government here would gain
a !arse revenue by again admitting it, even on these terms;
but bad as the Corn-laws arc in England, and jealous as the
English landowners are of preserving their virtual monopoly,
the laws and Legislators of this country are still more bigoted :
foreign corn is not even allowed to enter Lisbon at all on any
pretence ; nay, only this last week, in consequence of a parcel
of 500 quarters having come here from the north of Y'ortti-
gal, which there was some reason to suppose had been smug-
gled in from Spain (not by the Douro, which was not opened
till June, but over the land frontier,) Senhor Derramado, a
landowner in the Alentejo, brought forward a motion to pro-
hibit altogether the importation of corn from the north of
Portugal into the South, on the plea that the northern pro-
vinces did not produce more corn than they required for their
own consumption, and that, therefore, if they did export, it
must be corn previously introduced by contraband. '1 he mo-
tion was referred to two Committees, one of which, that of
agriculture, has reported in favour of it ; the other, that of
commerce and arts, against it. However, as the agriculturists I
are the strongest, should not be surprised if it were to pass.
A rencontre took place lately between a body of smugglers,
who were endeavouring to introduce contraband goods into
Spain, and some Spanish troops, in which thirteen of the smug-
glers are said to have,been killed. In consequence of the
large number of Spanish troops on the frontiers, Senhor R. F.
11agalhaes is reported to have questioned the Spanish Minister
on the subject, and did not, I imagine, receive a very:satisfac-
tory reply.
'1 he bull fight (amateur) in support of the contribution for
the sufferers by the earthquake at Viha da Praia, came off with
great eclat, aid without- any serious accident, on the. 19t1..
The Queen and King Consort came in from Cintra, on the oc-
casion. The Infanta Donna Anna, all the Ministers,
the Duke 'and Duchess of 'ferciera, the Marquis Sal-
danha, in fact most of the people of note were present. Above
4,000 tickets were disposed of at a cruzada nova each, inde-
pendent of the boxes, and the whole proceeds are said to
amount to not less than 6001. Eighteen bulls were bsited ;
the mounted combatants were two landholders from Salta-
Sierra, A. E. da Costa Frcire and J. Ferreira Roquette, both
former friends of Dom Miguel, but who, like Sedvem, the
first bull-fighter in Portugal, have followed the example of
other potentates in acknowledging the Queen. Sedvern
first offered his allegiance at Alhandra, and kissed the
Queen's hand there, which excited no small sensation, he
having been the personal friend and companion of Dom Miguel.
The King and Queen returned to Cintra after the bull
fight. The great festival of our Lady of the Pena was to
take place yesterday, with a procession from the palace at
Cintra to the convent, and illuminations and fireworks in
the evening.
The Diario to-day quotes the price of wheat as follows:
q
Per Aluiere.
Portugal (Continent) hard wheat aboard ship 640 to 690 reia
Ditto ditto despatched in corn-market ...... 680 to 760
Ditto soft wheat aboard ...
6
Ditto ditto despatched in . . 7420 '
Is:ands wheat aboard ship
.... ,
--- to
Ditto ditto despatched in corn-market
'lle wheat from the isti,'s is,
17ot' %;1°
I understand, chiefly soft
wheat. 'faking the a...-,rage of 650 reis the alqeiere, the prim
per quarter woul:L
oe 13 milreis, ova 64 per Marten As. bd.
af * 20 .t.iquieres are equal to a tpartcr of 8 bushels ; the price
.. (50 reis the alquiere is therefore 15 milreis the quarter,
which at the exchange of 54d. the milrea, is 675, 6d.

FRIGHTFUL. • ACCIDENT.---On Wednesday
night, between nine and 'ten o'clock, another Of those
dreadful accidents to which all area liable who venture
in the ricketty swings and " tarn ovens" at fairs, occurred
to a young married woman of the name of Esther Bon-
sey. On the afternoon in question, the htf4Eh
woman, accompanied by her husband and A party of
friends, proceeded to Camberwoll fair, and, after visiting
the shows, &c., determined upon getting chit, tins` Ot the
swings for a ride. The party atieotdioloy went into one,
and at their own request it was propelled to the greatest
height the machine would allow. In this w the
swing had beets going on for several ntihiltes, when
Mrs. Homey suddenly rose front hull' seats and at the
instant of the highest elevation, she was pitched but
head foremost to the ground,* fell Of at !"vast twenty or
thirty feet. The violence with which she fell Was &cad:
ful, and the screams of those in the t wing alai:t:ett all
those who heard them. As soon its ale the machinC
was stopped, and the poor Wthian wits Fr;,ect. from the
ground. She was petfctily insert:lle, and was wroling
profusely ft'errt the mouth..and ears. OM
_wits .cOnVeyed
most Promptly to rL-trY's Itmptutl what`tom iltsei-
tai"d she suffering koiti Vetrei-n
skull. -6he now tits without hope
or recovery,' It Ojsiii4 kik)t I.* ascertained whether she
had been seiit'd With gi
ddiness, or that it had beeiveaustd
44t. YPit bit foolhardiness, she being at the time in N.
state of excitement, but not arising front Whiz feRSS
drinking.
The Nouveilisie tIlAt 1.4 7Qiii‘
k • "
mission of the diet Aso AikoViA'OeAra 4.e;v:n irom
the Deputy for 'Argl4#l %f G.;4.1 t-Aiime of the grieraucfl of
that tatiten,% 'tfte :itNi3ct of the convents. The majority of
iiitituission is understood to have decided that the con-
vents of Mari, Hermetschwyl, and 13aden, should be re-esta-
blished, and those of Wettingen and Bremgarten should con-
tinue to be suspended. The Report has not yet been pre •
sented to the Diet.
The praise of railway travelling was rather ori-
ginally advocated by a companion of ours whose admiration
was chiefly excited by its putting an end to high way robberies.
" tqr," said he, "it has extinguished one of the most exten-
sive, dangerous, and worst species of crime. A footpad, Sir,
cannot put a pistol to the boiler, and stop the train by threaten-
ing to blow Its brains out, so that the passengers ma be
plundered at leisure."-I,,,iterary qa4ctte. • Put foypaoty
ds
can place some obstruction on tine lind; ioverturn twentcar-
ag es, and tob 200 passengers at their leisure."