The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-17 00:00:00

PORT UGA L.

LISBON, AUG, W.—The law for suppressing the jury is
fiercely contested; the leading men of the Chartist party
opposing the Government on this question. As far as re-
gards Lisbon and Oporto, the institution will be preserved,
and only the qualification raised ; an amendment of Senhor
Seabras to that effect having been adopted by the Govern-
ment, and carried. The Opposition divided 47 against
59 on the main question of suppressing it in the pro-
vinces ; and on Saturday, on the question whether the
law shall have a retroactive effect, the numbers were
equal-49 each, and the question will come on again to-
day. The Foreign .Minister (R. de F. Magalhaes) has
submige:three important projects with reference to faci-
litating the conclusion of treaties of commerce—one em-
powering the Government to make such alterations in the
tariff as may be judged il.ccessary upon terms of perfect
reciprocity. Another is to empower the Government to
make concessions in the tariff to such nations as may con-
cede corresponding favour to the wines or other principal
agricultural produce tn. Portugal. The remaining project
is to prorogue for three years longer the 2d article of the
Dec. ee of the 16th January, 1837, as respects the im-
portaiou of foreign built steam-boats into Portugal.
I believe the attention of the Government and leading
men here is a rind deal terned to commercial matters, ano
that the probability of a new treaty with England is very
great. The American minister, Mr. Kivanagb, is still
here ; but whether he will take his treaty with him after
all is still a matter of doubt. One important reduction
which this Government avtil no doubt sooner or later be
obliged to make, is the repeal of the 12 milreis, or 31. per
pipe levied on all wine shipped from Oporto for England.
A report of an extensive conspiracy, in which seventy
officers had entered, to upset the Government, having been
discovered, is generally talked of. It is no doubt greatly
.x.ig:zerated ; sonie arrests have taken place. Colonel
Fouteura, an ex deputy, aho lately commarded in Al-
g.rve, and who, report says, was to be the War Minister
of the new regime of 1820, o' 1840, or whatever it was
to be, was arrested here on Thursday; as also Major Ca-
bral, the same officer who captured Remechido, and who
has been sent off to Peniche.

Her Majesty's ship Cambridge, with the Hon. Mr.
Abercromby and his lady on hoard, entered on the 7th,
and will leave tomorrow for Genoa. The Donegal, and
Espoir, and French corvette Coquette, continue here as
before.

Tao Queen is expected to return to Lisbon from Cintra
at the end of the month. Her confinement is expected to
take place in September.

INDIA NEWS.

We have received accounts and papers from Bombay of
the 30th May, eight days later than the news which latel)
came by the Persian Gulph ; also letters from our corre-
spondent at AlexarAria of the 27th ult.
The Bombay Times of the 30th says that Lord Auck-
land has been requested by the Court of Directors to con-
tinue in office fur a further term of service, and that his
Lordship will probably comply with the request. The
commander at !Oen is to retire. _ _

Calcutta letters state the Chinese to have captured the
IVater Witch, an English schooner, laden with opium and
treasure, and to have masiacrird all on board. This comes
in a private letter of the sth of May, the Calcutta Papers
making no mention of it. Tae Emperor of Cochin China
had purchased the Diana steamer at Calcutta for 70,000
rupees, and engaged the service of an English enginer.
Letters from Candahar to the end of April state all to
be quiet. The defences of Herat were proceeding in the
best manner. Accounts from Penang of the middle of
April represent several transports as having arrived with
tire expedition. The 31st Native Infantry is ordered to
Singapore. The Hcpe steamer had been lost on the Zet-
Likatnma coast, on her way to Port Elizabeth. All lives
were saved, but clrgo and property lost.