The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-04 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

FALMOUTH, MAY I.—The Royal Tar steamer arrived here
this morning from the Peninsula, and, after landing her mails,
proceeded to Southampton. She left at Gibraltar, on the
22d ult., the British men of war Scorpion and Lizard and
Numa transport. Sailed from Cadiz the 23d, Lisbon, the
26th, Oporto, the 27th, and Vigo the 28th. There were ling
at Lisbon the Trinculo and the French corvette Coquette;
and in Passe des Arcos Bay the Espoir.—Passengers :
' Messrs. White, Muir, Worhead, Foster, Glossop, Shee, El-
vington, Keates, J. Ellis, A. Anair, Ga.,kett, Janson, F.
Baywood, R. Cozen, A. Winton, N. Seal, Fleming, and
Major Neltz. The steamer Oriental, has arrived from Liver-
pool for to-morrow's mail for India, and is now receiving on
board her supply of coals. Admiral Sir William Parker has
arrived to take his passage in her, and also amongst the pas-
sengers by this splendid steam-ship are three parsees (mer-
chants and ship-builders) returning to Bombay ; we under-
stand that they have been. in England for the last three years.
their principal residence has been at Chatham. Wind easterly
for the last three days.
The Royal Tar brings Lisbon Papers of the 26th ult. The
conditions of the commercial treaty negotiated with England
had not transpired, but it was current that they had been trans-
mitted home by Lord Howard de Walden for the consideration
of his Government. The Septembrista Papers, as usual, con-
tinued their vociferatiotis against the treaty, of which they ad.
mit they know nothing. It would seem as if the obiect of the
Septembrista press was to prove themselves more Spanish than
the Spaniards themselves, and to excite the ill feeling of their
neighbours against the treaty, at whatever risk of sacrificing
the interests of Portugal to their foolish hatred of England.
The large smuggling trade that goes on between the land
frontiers of Portugal and Spain, cotton goods and s Alt
being imported from Portugal into Spain in spite
of all prohibition, and Spanish corn to an immense
extent, passing regularly into Portugal from Castile, is to be
put an end to by a change of system, and the legalising a traffic
which cannot be prevented, and not by anti-commercial leagues.
The average revenue derived from the articles of food, &c.,
consumed in Lisbon, amounts to about 800 contos, or 200,0001.,
and if augmented by the new imposts proposed by Senhor Flo-
rido, is computed at 1,000 contos. Baron Tojal had succeeded
in finding money to pay off a portion of the arrears due to the
officers of the army, and had transmitted considerable sums to
pay the troops in the Algarves and elsewhere. The Bank had
made a further advance of 150 contos. The contracts for the
new Treasury Bills were to be open till the end of the month.
The guerillas in the Algarves had again become troublesome,
and continued their career of robbery in increased numbers.
The Countess of Durham and family came from Gibraltar to
Cadiz in the Royal Tar, and were expected at Lisbon.
There were rumours at Lisbon that the Ministry would be
completed by Senhor Florido's coming in as Home Minister,
and Senhor Franzini as Minister of Marine and Colonies.