The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-12 00:00:00

liberty of the press, in order, should the Administra-
tion hold together until that period, or the Charnb:'rs
not dissolve themselves by the desertion of their ttrem-
bers (who are tired out) to their respective homes, to
continue their oppressive restrictions until the opening
of the ordinary Cortes, the 2d of January, 1841.
" It is said that the President of the Council, Mi-
nister at IVar, and, ad interim, for Marine, and the Mi-
nister of the interior, Count de Bomfim, have fallen un-
der the displeasure of the Palace Camarillo, and that
Counsellor Deitz even keeps them a la distance by not
even condescending to exchange words with their Ex-
cellencies. A pending change is looked forward to.
" The French Envoy at this Court, the Baron de
Varenne, has been recalled, and will shortly depart.
His Excellency's removal, it is presumed, is consequent
upon a complaint having been made of an undue inter-
ference, contrary to the working of the present Cabi-,
net, coupled with the La Coquette war corvette hav-
ing proceeded to Tangiers, and there landed the ring-
leaders of the cmeute of the night of the 11th of
August last, who have subsequently found their way
into Ayamonte, contiguous to the borders of the Al-
garve, where they arc promoting the desertion of the
Portuguese troops.

" The budget has been brought under discussion ; the
Ministerial Deputies, it would seem, are bent upon iro-
nical economy, for the sake, no doubt, of saving, if pos-
sible, their Parliamentary reputation ; they talk of eco-
nomy, commencing by augmenting the annual salaries of
the Under Secretaries of State of the various public de-
partments from 800,000 reis to 1,000,000 reis ; their
immediate and other departmental officers from 600,000
reis to 700,000 reis ; while the poor subordinates,
who are saddled with the drudgery, are still to hang on
upon miserable pittances—a circumstance which, as
may be supposed, has created great dissatisfaction
among these classes. This determination has added to
the onus of the Treasury another yearly increase of
200 contos de reis (45,0001. sterling). An animated
debate took place whether or not the Government
should be authorized to continue the customary grant
of 30 contos de reis (7,000/. stering) every year to-
wards the support of the Italian Opera of San Carlos,
which the pseudo economists were for discontinuing,
and thereby closing the only effective amusement in the
metropolis ; the majority, however, appeared in favour
of its being kept open, which was ultimately carried.
" The project for the restrictions on the liberty of the
press was passed, after having been severely handled by
the Baron da Ribeira de Sabroza, in the Senate. The
Viscount de Sada Bancleira during the Session se-
verely censured Ministers for not having 3ct raised the
suspension of the guarantees effecting personal liberty
and the press, but without any result. The plan for
raisin.- a loan of 500 contos de reis, by mixed operations,
has been passed in that Chamber.
" The law that all citizens,- creditors of the State,
may legalize and establish their right to all just debts,
contracted with the nation previous to the 24th of
July, 1833 (the restoration of the Queen's authority),
within the prefixed time of two years, received the
Royal assent on the Ist inst.
" The first instalment of 240 contos de reis (about
50,000/. sterling) of the British Government, under
the Convention of the 19th of January, 1827, on ac-
count of expenses incurred by the Commissariat depart-
ment in the purchase of supplies for the British troops,
from the Ist of January, 1527, to the 31st of March,
1828, amounting, with the interest of 5 per cent. per
annum, up to April, 1840, to 173,030/. 16s. 2d. ster-
ling, was on Friday last deposited by the Treasury in
the Lisbon bank, at the disposal of the British Go-
vernment.
" The Judge delegate,' M. Gonzalo Telle de Magal-
hays Coleco, against whom the Minister of Justice,
M. Costa Cabral, entered a prosecution in the High
Court of Judicature, for having resisted his being trans-
ferred in that capacity from Lisbon to Beja, has been
acquitted by 11 out of 12 Judges, who preferred
judgment against that Minister's arbitrary proceed.
ings, as being contrary to the dispositions and in mani-
fest violation of the Constitutional code. This decision
has been considered of paramount interest, and excited
much sympathy among all respectable classes.
" Government received by telegraph on Thursday
last, that the Judge of the district of Carrezedo in Traz
os Montes, a stanch Miguelite, and brother to the
Baron da Ribeira de Sabroza, had been assassinated at
Villa Real on the previous day.
" Arrived, on the 3d inst., the Braganza steam-
packet, from London and Falmouth, with the mail of
the 27th ; the Iberia steam-packet, from Gibraltar and
Cadiz, on the 4th. The Camelion French war-steamer,
from Rochfort, on the sth, put in for coals, bound to
the Mediterranean.
" Sailed on the. 3d, the Iberia steam-packet for Cadiz
and Gibraltar.

" Foreign Ships of War in the Tagus.—La Coquette
corvette, French : Espoir brig, British.
" Exchange upon London at 30 days' sight, 531 a. per
milrei ; discount on ex paper money 60 per cent.