The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-26 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

SETTLEMENT OF THE DOURO QUESTION.
We have received by express from Falmouth Lisbon
papers to the 18th inst. inclusive. These despatches
arrived by the Royal Tar steamer ; her dates are from
Gibraltar the 14th, Cadiz the 15th, Lisbon the 18th,
Oporto the 19th, and from Vigo the 20th instant.
" LISBON, JAN, 18, 2 P.M.
" The momentous question for the regulation of the
tariffs for the free navigation of the river Douro has, in the
Chamber of Deputies, taken precedence of the primary
Parliamentary object—the answer to the Speech from the
Throne, the difficulty of the Senators and Deputies who
had confederated not to discuss tkis paramount subject
until the Spanish Regency should withdraw its ultimatum
having by Ministerial influence been overcome. The de-
bate commenced on Wednesday last, and after very vehe.
ment, personal, and unprecedented observations, was
finally carried, with a very few modifications, on
Saturday. No doubt now remains of the ques-
tion meeting with a similar despatch in the Senate,
whose Members have commenced debating upon the
answer to the Speech from the Throae. Notwith-
standing the triumph the advisers of the Crown have had
upon the Douro question in the Lower House, it is under-
stood that they have in contemplation not to carry the
same into execution until the offensive menaces contained
in the Spanish demand shall have been withdrawn. The
belligerent preparations continue with redoubled vigour :
and, in order to have the lines encircling the capital in a
ready state of defence, they are being worked upon by day,
and by night with lighted flambeaux until 11 o'clock ; and
up to this period 120 pieces of artillery, of various calibre,
are planted on them.
" The answer to the Speech from the throne has been
presented by the Committee, and is but a mere echo of
the Speech ; it was ordered to be printed.
" More national battalions, to make up the number 4S,
in lieu of the old militia regiments, have been ordered to
be organised throughout the kingdom ; their numerical
force is, however, as yet very inconsiderable.
" The dividends of the Lisbon Bank for the last six
months, it is supposed, will yield 5 per cent., subject, how-
ever, to the approval of the Committee appointed to audit
the accounts. Should this prove Correct, this highly re-
spectable establishment will pay upon the whole year 81
per cent.
" The Directors of the Commercial Bank of Oporto
have advertised that the dividend for the last year is 3 per
cent.
" The Duke da Terceira and staff arrived at Oporto on
the 10th inst., and landed under a salute from the heights,
&c. His Grace was received with every demonstration of
attachment and respect by the inhabitants, and was con-
ducted by the authorities to his present residence, the pa-
lace of Count de Terena Jose.
A Memorial of the merchants resident in Lisbon to the
Lords of the Admiralty, having for its object the closing
of the mails hence for England on Saturday instead of
Monday, and which can be easily effected by the boatsinot ,
waiting unnecessary time at Gibraltar, has been forwarded
to London by the Royal Tar steamer.
Letters and papers from Goa, of the 21st of November,
state that that country is perfectly tranquil, and the inha-
bitants in general much satisfied with the administrative
proceedings of the temporary Governor.
Foreign Ships of War in the Tagus—Trinculo and
Espoir, brigs, British; La Coquette, corvette, French;
Brandywine, frigate, United states ; and Oscar, brig,
Swedish.
Exchange upon London at 30 days' sight, 53d. per
milrei. Discount on ex-paper money, 60 to 62 per cent.
The Minister of Finance on Saturday last presented to
the Chamber of Deputies the accounts of the receipts and
expenses for the last economic year, and the Budget for
the present (of 1841 to 1842), by which it appears a consi-
derable increase has been added to the public expenditure.
The steam-packet from England with the mail of the
9th inst. is not yet arrived.

The following rash expression in the London
Times, of the 15th inst., shows exactly what state of feel-
ing they are now in. In declaiming against the appear-
ance of the missionaries of the Anti-Corn-law League in
Walsall, our Contemporary thus expresses himself :_« It
may be a question fit for the Legislature to consider,
whether individuals shall be permitted to combine, in an
organized society, for the purpose of influencing elections
in so shameless and unconstitutional a manner as this."
Yes, yes I put the muzzle on all those who dare to pro-
test against the doings of their high mightinesses, the
aristocratic bread-taxers of the country. Gag the rogues
withcut delay : silence, punish, imprison them, by all
means.—Liverpool Albion.
SINGULAR BAPTISMAL NAMEs.—Jonathr.an
Collins, cotton spinner, at Heywood, has lately cs.used
four of his children to be christened in the following
names at St. Luke's Chapel, Heywood :—First, john Jo-
nathan George ; second, Martha Maria flr.nnah Vic-
toria ; third, Sergeant Hall Oliver Cromwell ; fourth,
Camcreska Albert Napoleon Louis the Twelfth.
We note in a contemporary's column the advcr
tisement of a lady for a husband. " None need apply
under six feet." Whew I but the lady goes in ferociousk
for Hy.men.—New York Paper.
APPROACHING MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.
—The Earl of Eglinton will shortly lead to the altar the
widow of Commander Richard 11. Cockerel', R. N., who
died at Calcutta about nine months back. The lady, who
is some three or four years his Lordship's senior, is un-
derstood to be in possession of an annual income of 6,000/,
or 7,0001., which at her death reverts to her three chil-
dren, the issue of Captain Cockerel'. The courtship is
said to have been singularly brief.—/Ilorniny Post.