The Sun.
London, England, 1820-12-21 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

LISBON MAIL.
LISBON, DEC. B.—As the public funds ought,
to be applied. to the purposes marked out by the
law, without any differences, which is always
odious, and the Most es ident
.sign of bad admi-
nistration, and it being indispensible, and of the -
tnoktindubitable: utility to consolidate the credit
0 the Treasury, that the public confidence may
nofbe deceived nor -the abuse's. continued, which.
tit is very easy 'to introduce 'when it is necessary'
,to leave to the discretion of the persons employed
the performances of obligations which cannot at-
ways be determined with. precision ; the Provi-
slonal Junta of.the Supreme Government of the
kingdom desiring not only -to improve, as far as
circumstances will.perenit,, the receipt of the re-
venue, the application of which is so sacred, bUt.
also to prepare that knowledge of facts which is
indispensable for such reform'S as the Cortes may
-think suitable in a matter of so much importance,
'has resolved to create, and has created, in the
-Treasury itself a Commission, which shall be
'entitled' Commission of the Public National
Treasury," and which shall be composed of a
President, six Members, and a Secretary, with
•a vote. First, This Commission is to exercise in
kits
full extent the authority and jurisdiction
which by the laws creating the Treasury, and by
'.those-which have since beets promulgated, was
given to the general Directors and Presidents
.without any difference.
Here follow various regulations, the 11th of
'which says The :Commission shall propose.
the changes which appear to it to be necessary
and indispensable in the present legislation, that
due consideration being had, these regulations
may be' altered, the imperfection of which it is
not to acknowledge, when it is ton-
st.l.red that, the last reform of the Treasury was
Trade in the year 1761, leaving in vigour regula-
tiors• and systems of revenue made ages before,
-w.bich still regulate the raising and administration
of funds Which are so ditt'erent in their origin, as
Well as their application.
LISBON, DEC. 4.—The following notice has
• been issued
•• The Commissioners of the Department of Public Health
• having received, by the act of its organization, the import-
• ant charge of reforming the abuses of which the public so ye-
herriently complain, acquaints the same public that though
• it has the greatest desire and zeal to enter immediately on
this important object,.irsi:. however, in want of knowledge
of these abuses. For this ii,scson the Commission applies to
the public that it may he assisted by its observations and in-
formation, assuring all good citizens who shall assist in giv-
• ins it information that a speedy remedy shall be applied by
the Supreme Government to all the tergiversations, frauck,
subornations, and perfidies which shalt be denounced to
them, and which can be satisfactorily proved.
• "The Commission declares, however, that anonymous de-
nunciations which accuse, but do not prove, cannot be cotit-
' led to any attention. What is most necessary are irretrag-
able documents which mayauthorise the violent and i epeated
complaints which obliged the Junta of the Supreme Govern-
meet to have recourse to the provisional and extraordinary
measores which are confided to this Commission.
• " Lisbon, 25th November' 18420.
(Signed) FRANCISCO DE ASSIS E COSTA,
Acting as Secretary.",