The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-22 00:00:00

TALLOW MARKET.

This article was steady in price, with little busivess do-
ing, either by the home trade or exportation. The price
of fine quality was 48s. to 483. 3d. on the spot, and
48s. 3d. for delivery at specified periods in the early part
of next year.
WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET.

There was a fair supply of Hay, with a good demand.
Fine Clover, 51. to 61. ; middling ditto, 41. 103. to 41. 153.
Meadow Hay, 41. to 41. 18s. per load. Straw in little
supply at 30s, to 345. per load.

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER'S SOCIETY (SCOTLAN D.
—When this Society was established between two and
three cars ago, we were led to form a very favourable
opinion of it, both from the respectability of the names
attached to the prospectus, and the business-like man-
ner in which the founders drew up the regulations ; and
we are therefore glad to see that it has been completely
successful. Its affairs are in a prosperous state ; the
number of members has greatly increased ; and, from all
accounts, it is now one of the most safe and useful Insti-
tutions of the kind for commercial man. It will be
seen from the advertisement announcing the annual din-
ner, that its objects are not confined to Scotland or to
commercial travellers, but have reference to commercial
men of all classes in both countries, and that many in
England have become subscribers.
MODERATE INTEREST.—The Bank of Eng-
land, established about two years and a half before with a
capital of 140,0001., lent in July of 1696, 200,0001, to
pay the Flemish troops, demanding 18,000/. for the loan,
when no one else would take the Exchequer Tallies under
30 per cent —James's Court and Times of William M.
BREVET.—We understand that a confident
opinion is still entertained in London of a Brevet, to in-
clude Colonels of 1830, to the standing of Colonel
Kenah, half-pay 58th ; but not promoting Sir Robert
Gardiner and the other aides-dc-camp to the Queen.
In such case the following officers holding Staff ap-
pointments and commands would be advanced to the rank
of Major-General: Sir W. Ware, commanding at
Chatham ; Colonel D'Aguilar, D. A., Adjutant-General,
Dublin ; Colonel Turnor, A. Adjutant-General, Cork ;
Colonel Burrell, 18th; {Colonel Riddle, Quartermaster_
General at Belfast; Colonel Elrington, 47th ; Colonel
Riedy, Lieutenant-Governor, Isle of Man ; Sir H. D.
Ross, Adjutant-General to the Royal Artillery; Sir
Edward Williams, 9th Foot; Sir Guy Campbell, Deputy
Quartermaster-General, Dublin ; Colonel W. Smith,
R. A., commanding in Dublin.—Limerick Chronicle.
The Courrier de la Moselle of the 17th (a very
bad authority) has a letter from the Prussian frontiers,
dated the 14th, alluding to a conspiracy to place upon the
Throne of Prussia the son of the eldest brother of William
the Fourth, a Major in the Mayence garrison. We do not
believe one word of this news.

The Duke of Manchester, with Viscount and
Viscountess Mandeville, and Mr. and Lady Georgiana
Bailey, has arrived at Nice from Guernsey. The Noble
Duke, by the last accounts, had suffered severely from
gout, but was then nearly recovered.
The Duke of Rutland leaves Stanton Wood-
house to morrow, for Belvoir Castle. Sir Robert Peel,
Bart., M. P., during his visit last week to his Grace,
kille upwards of 100 bead of game in one day.
The Marquis of Granby, M.P., is expected this
week at Belvoir Castle from a cruise of several months
with Lord Ranelagh, during which the Noble Lords visited
Cadiz, Seville, Gibraltar, Tangiers, Brest, Cherbourg,
Toulon, &c.
The Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury joined
the Prince Borghese at Florence, on the 11th inst., from
France.
We regret to hear that Lord Wrottesley con-
tinues seriously indisposed at his scat in this county.—
Stafford paper.
Mr. and Lady Elizabeth Hope Vere have left
town for Erlestoke Park, Wilts, the scat of Sir John 'lob-
house, for the holidays.
At the adjourned Sessions, Clerkenwell, Mr'
FreshAold, qualified as a Magistrate for Middlesex

IMPORTANT FROM PORTUGAL.

(From the Second Edition of the Morning Herald.)
On Saturday night the Royal Tar steamer arrived at
Falmouth from the Peninsula, bringing dates from Gib-
raltar to the 10th of December, Cadiz 11th, Lisbon
14th, Oporto 15th, Vigo 16th, but was obliged to an-
chor under Cape Torinana 30 hours from the strong
N. E. gales. The following will be read with interest
from our Lisbon Correspondent :

LISBON, Dsc. 14.—Since yesterday morning the
final decision has been taken. A Council of State was
held, which-lasted till a late hour, and the determination
come to was to resift the demand of Spain, and to take
instant measures for rousing the whole country to arms.
The following Royal Decrees have accordingly been pub-
lishe'd in an extraordinary supplement to the Official
Journal, viz. :
"1. Suspending the Habeas Corpus, and the in-
violability of private dwellings, for forty days, reckoned
from the 13th instant—a measure, the reasons for
which are to be accounted for by the Government to
the Cortes, which will assemble on 2d of January, 1841.
" 2. Ordering all persons holding official situations,
and fit for military service, to enlist, within the term of
three days, in the two battalions of National Volunteers
called respectively the " Queen's" and the " Com-
mercial," on pain of being dismissed from their places.
"3. Ordering the municipal authorities throughou
the country to proceed to the impressment of all
young men between the ages of 18 and 25, who
may be fit for military service, and are not legally
exempt from it, in order that the army may
be raised to its war complement—and offering a bounty
of 4,800 rein (1/. 25.) to every volunteer. The same
decree recals to their posts all officers, non-commis-
sioned officers, and soldiers, absent on fin lough, on pain
of being considered deserters should they not present
themselves within a fortnight. _

" 4. Offering a free pardon to all deserters who vo-
luntarily return to their ranks."
Besides these warlike preparations, orders have been
sent to the Royal dockyard in this port to fit out four
ships of war (frigates and sloops) which, in the event
of an actual rupture are to be sent to blockade
Cadiz and Malaga. This sounds rather drolly a!,
first ; but the fact is, that Portugal is quite a formi-
dable maritime Power to Spain, as she can boast of three
or four frigates, and a round dozen of sloops and brigs,
besides three steamers, while the latter, it is said, has
but one seaworthy corvette to oppose to this redoubtable
force. I understand that on SAturday evening a sum
of 44 cantos (10,0001.) was sent to the dockyard to be
expended in the equipmerA of this imposing naval arma-
ment.

It is said that the King Consort is going to Elves, to
inspect the fortifications. Sada Bandeira is appointed to
command the fortress at Braganza, which is likely to be
the chief post of honour, as the Spaniards threaten to
enter Portugal by the northern province of Tras osMontes.
The Queen has given 200 of her horses and mules for
the service of the artillery. The Government calculate
that the levies to be proceeded to will amount to 50,000
men—most of whom having served before in the Na-
tional Guards are ready drilled.
The Diario do Governo has just been published.
It contains a Royal older, directing the Commander of
the Engineer Corps to put the fortifications of Lisbon
and Oporto in a state of complete defence without loss
of time. Also another order for the formation of na-
tional battalions throughout the country, in which all
men between the agts of 15 and 40 are obliged to
enlist.