The Sun.
London, England, 1826-07-28 00:00:00

PORTUGUESE CONSTITUTION.

The kingdom is to consist exactly, Ist, in Europe, of
the kingdom of Portugal, which is composed of the pro-
vinces of Minho, .Tras-os-Montes, Beira, Extremadura,
Alentejo, the kingdom of the Algarves, and of the adjacent
islands of Madeira, Port& Santo, and the Azores : 2dly,
in Western Africa, Binsseau and Cachett ; on the coast,
of Mina-os-Forte, of St John the Baptist, of Ajiula, Ate
gola, Benguella, and its dependencies, Cabinda, and Mo-
lembo, the Cape de Verd Isles, and that of Saint Thomas,
of Princes,and their dependencies; on the Eastern coast,
Mozambique, Rio de Senna, Sofalla, Inhambana,
Queli-
mana, and the Islands of Cape Delgado : 3dly, in Asia,
Salvete, Bardez, Goa, Damao, Diu, and the establish-
ments of Macao, and the Isles of Solar and Timor.
The Roman Catholic Religion is to be the established
one, but all others are allowed to foreigners, provided
always that there is to be no exterior form of temple.
The second title treats of Portuguese citizenship, and
Ole sever 1. provisions on this bend.—:—The third
divides the powers of the State into four kinds7—legisla-
tive, moderating, executive, and judicial.
The fourth title defines the legislative,power which is
to belong to the Cortes, with the approbation of the
King. The Cortes is to ,consist of two Chambers, Peers
and Deputies. The powers of the Cortes arc—
h To receive the oath of the King, of the Prince Royal, of the
Regent, and of the Regency. 2. To elect the Regent or the RegencY,
and to mark the limits Of their authority. 3. To acknowledge the
Prince Royal heir of the throne in the first session next after his birth.
4. To appoint a tutor to the King, when a minor, in the event of his
father not' having appointed one by his last will. 5. On the death
of the King, or in the event cif ,the throne being vacant, to esta-
blish a Council of Administration, to inquire, into. and reform the
abuses which may have been introduced into it. 6. To make
laws, to interpret them, to sitspend them, and revoke them. 7.
To watch over the guard of the Constitution, and to, provide for
the general good of the nation. 8. To fix annually the public ex-
penses, and to apportion the direct taxes. 9. To grant or refuse
the entrance to foreign forces, by land or by sea, into the interior
of the kingdom, or into its ports. 10, To fix annually, and ac-
cording to the report of Government, the land and sea forces,
dinary and extraordinary. 11. To authorise the Government to
contract loans. 12. To procure and establish proper resources
for the payment of the public debt. IS. To regulate the admi-
nistration of the national domains, and decree their alienation. • 14.
To create or suppress public offices, mid to fix the emoluments,
15. To determine the weight, the intrinsic title, value, inscrip-
tion, type, and denomination of moneys, as well as the standard of
weights and measures. •

The opening►'of the Session is fixed to the 2d of Janu-
ary. The privileges, of the Peers somewhat resemble
those of our House, of Lords, particularly in their powers
of being judges of impeachments. The Deputies are ob-
viously modelled from our Commons. The Deputies are
to be paid for their attendance, and for their travelling ex-
lienses. The mode of election is in ,the French fashion.
The citizens in general vote for electors, who appoint the
representatives. The exclusions from the right: of voting
are as follow. •

Minors under twenty-five, unless in the vase of married men,
or military-officers, whose majority is fixed at twenty-one • or in
the care of bachelors liCantiate, or ecclesiastics. '2. "is I'l
their fathers' households, unless they be in public eniployrnents
3. Domestic servants, with some exceptions. 4. All monks, or
persons in cloisters. 5. All persons not possessing a net annual
revenue of 1,000,000' rees (about 241.) arising from funded pro-
perty, industry, commerce, or employment. • •
The number of Representatives is not yet decided on.
It is.to be regulated by a special law.
The fifth title has already appeared. The sixth trots
of the judicial power. The system of Juries is formally
adopted, and Judges are rendered irremovable at the will
of the Crown.
The seventh title concerns the administration of the
provinces ; and the eighth is on the civil and political pri-
vileges of the Portuguese. A ~right of continual reform
is admitted as a primary article, and the 14.5 th section
may. be considered the Portuguese bill of rights.'..

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The inviolability of the civil and political tights of the
Portuguese citizen, which have liberty, individual securi.
ty, and property, as
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o: ui
hinderedt ttlhobuygfrhtoht:e:
constitutinn of the kingdom, in the following manner:--
Ide.
juNgo cailtliyzettthisllllB,ttllwbielatever,
unless
by
virtueora
law,
2. The disposition of a law cannot have a retrospeetive
effeet
whether 3.; erl:TI leyryorel!:ye well': iYn g,and communicatepub4lhiei.shstoh epnei
person
nprienatt
always, however, being yesponsible for our abuses which
he may commit in the exercise of this right, according
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respects that of the Btate, and does 'mats
lie morality. 5. Every man
cuoitnizfo4t,nsititunseeveirsthaellieizt pboielicaesr3elgura, tka.cinsh.ollsoiriP:gront.i;aslituehybry".;
other similar provisiporiiivs,iletgliee
wihnoiesiti 't'huenlaube:tywploslselllsaend):
. important of which is
taxation. Torture, the use of the
liallfeshba,ebitanglidtei°xbreireatifitdetihdriesf:rwernith hot iron, are
formally
abolished;
Some of the ProvillooS are carriZto an extrernedegreeof
minuteness.

LONDON,
FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 28, 1626.

We received last night the Paris Papers of the
25th, with the Doile dated the 26th inst. 'The latter
contains a long and highly interesting article fro'
Constantinople, dated the 26th June, giving nu g.
count of the energetic measures pursued by the Sultan
since the memorable events of the 15th ; and xis°
furnishes some additional news from that City to the
27th June, received by a Courier who left it on that
day. These articles are given at length in 00616.

column.
The ene'gy and resolution of the SULTAN hive
increased with his success; and it would appear .4111
he has Availed himself of this opportunity to attempt 0,
complete reform in every department. of the Stile'
In his own person he has set the example of a obsniie
of dress. Three thousand Rumelians wearing, t"'e
Albaniang:l* st t for
prote
tcot: tslel'ervCity. e
guards to thethtl BsailadissArrs:
er
and as firemen. Barracks are coustnicting, a
factory of arms established, and artillery and.other cops
organizing ; faithful and distinguished officers sr
pointed to commands-4he Police :regulated,
streets lighted, and low soft e-iuttses pulled deivn;
while, at the same time, the work or;mecution, betix4b;
ment, and torture, is carried on in all quarters, .Sliu
and according to the tradition of the religion
to a frightf4 extent ; the sacred standard still flith
be carried back to the Imperial Treasury 00
t
victims have marked its display. If we may fot"' an
opinion from the little resistance which has been or
posed to the vigorous measures the SULTAN Iry
adopted, and from the'deterthined manner in which be
follows them up, we should consider that he .I°s
struck the minds of all with :awe ; that the insurgent."
may be said 'to =be completely -put down, and that
e
will succeed in effecting a: thorough change in ON
part .of the.Poyernment, which cannot fail to be Prfg;
nant with the most important consequences to Tt"al
and perhaps to Europe at large. The persons' °b;
duet of the SULTAN has, in an instant, altered ,
destinies of the Empire ; and, under his sway, Tea get
may at once advance, by arapid bound, to poll'
consequence amongst.nations, from the state of los
ness, ignorance, and superstition, into which sits
been sunk for ages. Of.
FRENCH FUNDS,-.4IARIS, tit: 25.—Five per 011--,1,
de Naples, 751. 65c.0f
71:!e. ' • Three per Cents. 65f. sc. ; Bank Stark,`2o2of.
Royal Spanish Loan, 4 tif. ;
on London, One 'Month, 24 60c. ; itto taree Month', i5l. 41

The Charter of the Portuguese------
Constitution is 1)1°c
lished at length in the French Papers, hot, asit
almost a transcript of the Brazilian Charter, wwch-
lately inserted in this Paper, and it would oeciA-l)
nearly five 'of our columns, we must content ourse'%3.o
with giving the abstract of it, which will be foul°
another column. pt
The perusal (Atha whole of this document `lots
give rise to any feelings in opposition to those `srl'i:ci,(ll
wtheenexPrereaessheecdl YietssrloanYtl°len
the opinion we then expressed of its being frau' ow
I;i.altoitoenatlheanidiaisillitinieus% joirpeiples, and calculated ;,..t fling
lelibvedrtiymont:
s of it,
it
vernmentsu.n the. Portuguest by Wroiher
subject, whichsecuritya e °telift°le'initorba:lei eiliCSlta-16, 05 ti)111,1
Itities
the
is a gratifying refiection that this ella"ge
Constitution of Portugal has not been acconlPa tat
by any of those means which are too often resnrtet,p-
to effect an alteration in established Governmenh to
The Charter has been freely given by the 114.0 - ,breo
the people ; and if in this wise ineosure hss.i.nY
influenced hy the Councils of this coon*, 4111'1;, of
assert, our -IVinisters have added a fresh wrnaAra
honour to their administration, by having e4tek‘l'l tire
blessings of .freedom, resulting from a Conati.oo,
founded on the model of that to which the 140100
the glory, and the prosperity of England liar
art'
owing, to a nation with whom we have long ople,
tained the closest ties of amity; and whose
front their constant intercourse with Englishmen'
appreciate,
benefits of liberal institu regulated re ul ted by o'ise
meats. and we hope may be fitted to receiveloct,

We have r /tot
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