The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-10 00:00:00

PORTUGAL

By the Leeds steamer, which arrived at Falmouth on Friday
evening with the Malta and Peninsula mails, we have received
letter and Papers from Lisbon and Oporto to the 4th inst. The
Leeds left Gibraltar on the 29th, Cadiz on the 30th of April, Lis-
bon the fid, and Oporto and Vigo on the 4th inst.

LISBON, MAY 3.—Consequent upon the Duke de Palmella, as
President of the Finance Committee, having represented to the
Pretident of the Council, Minister at War, and pro tempore for
Marine,.Count de I,torrifim, that the annual expenditure of the
army, 3,300 contos de tseis (756,2501.) is snore than the revenue of
the State can posiibly sup sort, his Excellency has consented to re-
duce it to 2,800 contos de re.is (641,6661. sterling), this Committee
ha, it also in contemplation to oropose an increase of taxes on all
property, and articles of interns: consumption, with an additional
10 percent. on the decimas, and .2;1 per cent. on the salaries of
the civic public employes. By this /Jan its members are under the
impression that the country will be em'bled to meet the yearly de-
ficit of 2,600 contos de reis (595,8331. ste;ling.)
"The new financial agent for London, Alluded to by the Op-
vosilion Press, is the Baron de Lagos, who has the patronage of
the Duke de Palmella, and the Minister of Justice; however; in
the now conflicting state of things, his appointment may be con.-
sidered as in embryo. The Nobie Baron proceeds to England by
this day's packet without having obtained any advantage that I can
learn for the bondholders of the Portuguese foreign loan.
Two criminals, M. J. Saldanha and M. Estevao Lopes, were
hung on Friday for the murder of J. Estevao de Oliveira, a man
in respectable circumstances, near Lisbon, five years ago, since
which time the assassins have been in prison. M. E. Lopes was the
son of the murdered man, and was instigated to commit the act by his
mother, who had long been criminally intimate with the other assas-
sin, and proposed to get rid of her husband that she might live the
more freely with her paramour, the inducement to the son being

to come in at once into part of his father's property. Lopes was
only sixteen when he committed the crime. They waylaid the
father in the evening, when on his way from Lisbon to his coun-

try.house, when he was held by Saldanha, and stabbed by Lopes
is eighteen places, which, however, did not prevent his surviving
till the morning, when he was found almost almost lifeless, but
able to depose to the fact of his son being the person who stabbed
him. The chief evidence against the prisoners was another son.
The mother, there being a law which prevents the . secution of
women, will be transported for life. Site had previously caused
her own father's death, by denouncing him as disaffected to Don
;Miguel ; and he sunk under the persecution to which he was sub-
j,scted in consequence of the denunciation.

Yhe Trinculo brig of war, Commander Coffin, leaves to-day for
Engiumd. On her arrival there two Courts-martial will have to be
held, bctli the First and Second Lieutenants having been for some
time under close arrest for alleged insubordination. A curious scene
took place in the river last Monday, in which this brig was concerned.
A merchant vessel, the Miranda (English) omitted to salute Com-
ManderCoffin's flag, which is usually done by lowering the topgallant
f. believe the Captain of the merchantman had boasted that
he wouhl pass without saluting; and pass he certainly did, but the
moment after a blank shot was fired at him from the brig, which
of paying- attention to, a ball was forthwith sent through his
4nainsail, when he thought proper to lower his topgallant sails, and
Silas making off; but this would not do for Commander Coffin, who
sent a boat aft. him, which fired at him again, and compelled him
to return and sail twice sound the Trinculu, when he was allowed
.to proceed.

"The guerillas in the Algarve still continue their wanton and
predatory incursions, and their numbers daily au ,ment by the de.
sertions of privates from various regiments of the line stationed in
that
,quarter, upon, it is said, the plea of being in arrears of pay.
A gang havi ig approached Odemira on the 21st ult., the National
(-Wands of that neighbourhood, to the number of 52, mounted and
• on foot, dividing into three sections, sallied forth, and fell in with
• them► at the farm of Ameixiacs, killing three, among them a de_
smertei from the 25th battalion of infantry, and wounding others,
A-who; Lnevertheless, managed to escape to the woods. Some fire.
armso three horses, a quantity of tobacco, and other objects, which
they had just previously purloined, fell into the hands of the vie-
.tors.

a From .`l)r, ineffectual fiscalization of the excise-office of the
city, a large ,:luantity of Pipes, containing only water, have been
cleat,* out rciv Oporto, and on their passage filled with French
brandy from vessels cruising aside for this purpose, thereby afford-
ing a ready introduction .into this country for contraband spirits.
Her Majesty
the Qutsep will give to-morrow, at the Palace of Ne-
a grand Dorn din ner to the Spanish Envoy Do Manuel de cessidades,
0.! imitation have been issued to all the
Aguilar, to which cards
diplornatique corps.
~ Exchange upon London at 30 days' sight, 53i, per milrei.
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" A. Y."

LONDON UNIVEISITY EXAMI-
NERS.

- We are quite at a loss to understand t;_ie principle on which the
office.laearers of the London University are elected. Last year
Dr. Tweedie was set aside, without any one knowing why, and
Dr. Watson elected in his place. This year the former is re-
placed again, and the latter discharged, quite as unexpectedly as its
the former case: The impression naturally produced under ordi-
nary circumstances would biz that the party set aside had, in some
way or other, been found unfit; but the chopping and chang-
ing which this season has produced, shows that some other and to-
tally different considerations have been at work.
Amongst those elected examiners oh the 9th of last month was
Dr. Ferguson,of King, by the CMIISIIIOII
—nit's College; but he, staggered
of Dr. Watson's name from the list, has tendered his resignation,
as appears by the following letter :
Si " " 9, Queen-street, May Fair, 16th April. 11;141.
my,Lord,—AePresideot of the Senate of the University
of
London,,
permit Me to tender to your Lordship my resignation of
the office of Examiner in Midwifery, to which I had the honour of
being appointed on the Bth instant!'
" The fact made apparent at the late election, that a faithful and
efficient discharge of the duties of an off ice may nevertheless be
followed by dismissal, has compelled me to withdraw myself from a
.position which, though honourable in itself, may entail on me also
the implied censure of a rejection,

I need not assure your Lordship, that coulJ I have foreseen
the ramults to which I have alluded, I should have at once declined
the otlk'r of those friends who did me the honour of requesting me
to serve as an Examiner. And I have only now delayed tendering
my resigr, ation a few days, that I might avoid the imputation of a
hasty decia ion in so Important a matter, or the slightest appearance
of disrespect towards that body of gentlemen over whom your Lord-
ship preside.
" I am, my Lord, your Lordship's obedient servant,
" ROBERT FERGUSON, M.D."

These occurrences will render most persons—at least those who
are fit for the appointments in question—rather chary about occept-
Ins them.—Medical Gazette.

The Leipsic Gazette announces the death of
Gal% ini, the musical professor, at the age of 104. He
wos a son of the celebrated singer Galvin], who died at
Rome in 1825, having reached the patriarchal age of
138. .He was attached to the chapel of Pope Benedict
XI V., and lived nearly through the whole era of the
modern art of music. He had sung the productions of
Carissimi and Paer, had listened to Corelli and Paga-
nini Fariitelli, and Rubini, and applauded at the opens
of RosSini, as he had done at those of Handel.