The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-27 00:00:00

EVENING ED I 1.110. N.

with great warmth upon the propriety of being grateful
to their old ally, and cf the policy of maintaining a friendly
intercourse with Great Britain.
It is understood that the Government have under their
serious consideration the doing away with the bounty of 15
per cent. on the duties of all merchandize imported from
Great Britain in Portuguese vessels; the Customs reve-
nue during the past year con•equent upon this measure ex-
hibiting :deficit of 150 contos de reis, or 34,5001_ sterling.
The treaty of commerce with the United States is not
yet concluded. The treaty with 'great Britain is spoken of
as ranking next in succession to that of the United States.
It is edeulatcd that since Lord Palmerstontg bill for the
further suppression of the slave trade has been put into ex-
ecution, that iniquitous traffic has considerably augtnented,
and that 200,000 Africans have beer, annually exported to
various parts.
The vigorous measures by b.nd and by sea adoptt•d by
the authorities of the Spanish Custom-houses, to pre, vi rit
British manufactures bing clandestinely introduced into
Spain from Gibraltar, have thrown a great quantity of
merchandize thence into this market.
It is computed that 2,600 pipes of French brandy have
been smu..:gled into the north of Portugal since the ist of
this year, which quantity is equal to the consumption of
20,000 pipes if wine of the country. This circumstance
has created an ill feeling towards the ratification of the
treaty with Spain for tl.ie free navi;!ation of the river Douro.
The Nacional, under the head of " Ways and Means,''
sets f,rth, " That the army absorbs annually two-thirds of
the public receipts, the Royal household 600 contos, the
increase of the financial year of 1810 to 1841, 800 contos ;
that they have three years' dividends to pay in London yet
to satisfy the English Government debt and private claim•
ants, and the country borne down with taxes, which do not
yield more than 8,000 contos de reis, to meet all these
charges; therefore, in what consists the imaginary expe-
dient to fill up the frightful deficit which appears in our
budget? That the Government, setting aside the legisla-
tive dispositions relative to the public moneys, continue to
' anticipate the revenue of the tobacco contract, whose
draughts are discounted in the Lisbon Bank at the rate of
5 per cent. per annum, and as the outgoings considerably
exceed the income, we have no other remedy left but to
prepare ourselves for a general and calamitous bankruptcy.
This is the legacy that awaits us from the Ministry of
Order."

The infamous and atrocious assassin Diego Alvcz and
nine accomplices, including a female, who last September
perpetrated the horrible murders at the residence of Dr.
Andrade, in Rua de Alecrim, were brought up for trial on "
Wednesday last. The first was sentenced to death, seven
to transportation for life, one for ten years, and two fiber- "
ated. This decision has given universal dissatisfaction to
the inhabitants.
The assassin Manoel .roce Lopes Queijo, who had made
his escape on the 25th ult., while on the road to his place
of execution, and was apprehended disguised as a mule-
teer, suffered the extreme penalty of the law at Villa de
Basto on the 11th instant, evincing the most poignant
contrition.
The remainder of the bills fur the payt.lent of the
tish civil claims, brought out by the Marquis de Saldanha
to have the interest added to them, will be transmitted to
London by the mail.
Arrived on the 17th the Tagus steam-packet, from Lon-
don and Falmouth, with the mail of the 11th instant.
On the 18th the Espoir brig-of-war, from St. Übes.
On the 19th the Braganza steam-packet, from Gibral•
tar and Cadiz.
The British br'g Woodman, from Alicot, laden with
brimstone, bound to Newcastle, put in leaky.
Sailed on the 17th the Tayus steam-packet, for Cadiz
and Gibraltar.
On the 20th the Revenge ship-of-the-line, for Malta.
Foreign Ships of War in the Tagus—Donegal and
Espoir, British ; La Coquette, French.
Exchange upon London at 30 days' sight, 55id. Pt‘
milrti; discount on ex-paper money 60 per cent.