The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-11 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, JuLt 31, 11 A.m.—The packet sails 36 hour
before the usual time, for the purpose of carrying the
Treaties with Donna Maria's signature affixed, together
with the official notification of the Queen proclaiming
the slave-trade piracy; hi tittle to anticipate the proro-
gation of the British i.r.rliament, and enable Lord Aber•
deeu to hiiq it and carry through the Bill which I
mentiotrg last week, repealing Lord Palmerston's oh-
tlxteks statute, and associating Portugal henceforth
'with England in a compact alliance for the suppression
ui slavery.

The expeditious snail-clerks of Lisbon have consumed
the whole week itt engrossing the Treaties, to which
the finishing touch was fortunately put yesterday even-
ing, just iu time to save the preconcerted arrangement
for the exchange of the ratifications at the Duke of
Terceira's, where the two Plenipotentiaries met the
principal members of the Government at nine o'clock,
and where the ratifications were formally exchanged with
due solemnity. Her Most Faithful Majesty came to town
yesterday evening from Cintra, for the purpose of sign-
ing the Treaties and performing other Royal functions,
amongst which is the holding of a levee at the Palace of
Necessidades this day, to commemorate the original pros
clatnation of the Constitutional Charter.
If the English public should happen to be under the
vague impression that there is a prospect here of good
government, or even of government; kw sonic time to
come, the sooner they rectify that erroneous impression
the better. The notion is mere delusion;. in the turbid
and ever-whirling Vortex Of kehlusillar theft
never was mute ufotkii)litettiutt or bitterness than Lisbon
polities preseht at this moment. Upon every side but
one characteristic presents itself—selfish; detestable
scheming. The flimsy veil of peifiOlibiii is hut eveti
assumed, and the hollow hitt lghers laugh in your face as
well as in their eleeVes at the notion of public: rirtne.
Costa Cabral is treaty at his last gasp; all his efforts to
form a permanent it' Ministration having utterly failed:
In his expiring agonies he has degraded himself by
making overtures to some of those political antagonists
to whom he had previously declared himself most strenu-.
ously opposed itt principle. The desertion of the Duke
of Paltuella In the very fatal crisis of time; when the
completely constituted Chambers were to be faced, a
crisis chosen With admirable effect and characteristic
Maehleetilism for the destruction of the existing Ads
t.iuistratiou, has so dimmed the prestige of Cabears
power as to reduce him to the miseettble position that
every one to whom he has applied has successively re-
fused to accept office, and; like a stranded Whale, he
is incapable of the slightest movement. Meanwhile
his numberless enemies have no common plan of ac-
tion, but each, worshipping the maudlin star of self, and
utterly forgetful of Portugal, aims at the premiership, or,
at least, the leading influence. Thus there is a true Pe-
ninsular intensity of hatred between the Puke of Palmella
and ltodigo Magalhaes, neither of whom will act either
under or with the other. Thus, too, Count Villareal
and Silva Carvalho have each their separate following
and designs ; whilst the Septenibrists, Sada Bandeira,
Bomfin, Count de Taipa, and the rest, form a strong lit-
tle separate combination amongst themselves, and alone,
amongst the various parties here, present any semblance
of unity. I defy the best prophet in Europe to form any
sort of conjecture as to the personnel or political cha•
racter of the administration which will be in power six
months hence. The turpitude of the statesmen of Por-
tugal renders stability impossible and good government
a dream.
The Cortes have been sitting now for three weeks, and
not one solitary proposition has been submitted in either
Chamber compassing a national benefit, or aiming at
national objects. Not one ! No topic of the kind has
been even mooted, no true patriotic or practical sullieet
hinted at. The Deputies have been squabbling for
three weeks about the elections ; and the result of all
their gross personal abuse and vile insinuation is, that
01.0:Sections have all been substantially approved of.
Piive one piece,
and one only,: of cheering intel-
gencn to communicate to yen this week, and that is, that
the mouth of Spain is stopped by a fortunate exhibition,
of energy on the part of the Portuguese authorities. I
mentioned in icy last that the Spanish Government, en-
raged at the conclusion of the commercial treaty, had
made some violent requisitions of the Portuguese Go-
vernment. One of these involved b 7 implication the
charge of protecting bands of robbers in their inroads
from the Portuguese territory upon,thc Spanish soil. It
must be confessed that there was some ground for re-
monstrance, no less a personage than a very rich Spanish
senator having lately been carried by these bandits from
Spain, and detained in the mountains of Minh° until he
arranged the payment of the enormous ransom of 30,500
dollars I The Portuguese auth Tides at last set to work
in downright earnest in obedience to the energetic in-
structions of the Government, and the news reached this
on Friday by telegraph that a detachment of police and
military
.from Castello Branco succeeded, on the -2.6 th
instant, in effecting the .complete destruction of -the
formidable band in question, headed by the notorious
robber-chiefs Florencio and Semental, who have long
been the plagues of the Portuguese and Spanish frontier.

•
THE GLASGOW STRIKE.
LATEST PARTICULARS
On Friday afternoon, the road from the Comet Inn to
Airdrie presented a novel and bustling appearance. The
tall strapping dragoon, with carabine in hand, and sword
dangling by his side, might be seen marching to execute
some appointed duty, while his cotnrades in undress
were lounging about, laughing and chatting among
themselves. An infantry officer, again, mounted on his
favourite charger, is the chief attraction of, a dozen or
close in the rear, are
friegdthbeoiyrs, who,tinyffeteltit)wi
in "tie exact prints of the
st‘e%e' on opfurtat
animal's hook As Coatbridge is neared, a laughing
group of infantry were seen congregated at one of the
windows of the principal houses of entertainment, while
individual soldiers, billeted on some public-house,
might be seen yawning, evidently with not a single
rap in their pockets. The colliers, meantime, were
sullenly linin,,e the road, awed but not cowed by
the important display of the military. The younger.
branches of the community seemed to enjoy the stir-
ring scene, and they moved about with a vivacity—espe-
cially the female portion—quite unwonted, under the gaze
of their usual swains and admirers. The crowds in-
crease as Airdrie is approached, and here„within the
prisoners of different
dheaslel
riopftitohnelice
mpoone
cbluaislsdiunga•ss,seairzeed
the
preceding morn-
ing at their homes, as they were endeavouring to escape
in a state of nudity across field and brook, by a body of
dragoons and pollee cutting off their retreat. Their
houses were miserable in the extreme, but quantities of
potatoes were found in a number, which were strongly
suspected to haVe been stolen, Eleven were taken into
custody, but now, for want of proof, only three arc
oommittedi and are to be transmitted to Hamilton gaol.
These prisoners are charged with attacking on the public
highway a bread cart, and taking therefrom a quantity of
bread. Again, a very little boy has just been brought in
for despoiling a potatoe field. He was the last of a nume •
roes band of depredators ; and lie appears not much de •
pressed in-spirits, as he munches the bread that has just
been given him. Five men have been convicted, and
sentenced to imprisonment, for leaving their work with-
out giving proper warning. They are to lie retained
for a short time here to see how the men without
would conduct themselves. Sheriff Alison has been most
zealous In his efforts to prevent disturbance, and effect a
reconciliation between the parties. Yesterday, in the
Royal Hotel, Airdrie,. a meeting of the masters and a
deputation representing 1,000 workmen was held. The
deputation complained of " heaped hutches," and the
system pursued by the contractors. Mr. Wilson, of
Dundyvan, and other masters, freed themselves from
participating in this injustice ; and Mr. Sheriff Alison
suggested that the men in the meantime should return
and work out their warning ;
and, during the interim,
the merits of, their grievances should be examined into,
and remedied as far as possible, especially as regards
the proper we!ghing of the coals when brought to the
pit's mouth. The deputation concurred with these views
according to their representation ; but a general meet-
ing is to be held to-clay (Saturday) near Coatbridge,
which will decide the question. We sincerely trust that
an amicable understanding will speedily follow to master
and man ; and that the usual trade of Airdrie may be
restored to this lately-flourishing burgh.—Glasgow
Gazette of Saturday.

A SISTER SHUTBY A BROTHER.
Yesterday afternoon the inhabitants and neighbour-
hood of Shepperton Cottages, Rosemary Branch, Iloxton,
were thrown into a state of the utmostexciternent arising
from the following
melancholy event occurring at No.
64, Shepperton-cottages ;---/About three o'clock in the
afternoon the few persons who were passing were alarmed
by hearing a report issuing from the house, and in a few
secolids afterwards
a lady was seen rushing out of the
house in a state of the greatest mental anxiety, imploring
the passers-by to come in, as one of her daughters had
that instant been shot. A Mr. Donaldson, a confectioner,
who was passing at the instant, rushed into the house,
when the first sight which presented itself to his eye was
seeing an elderly gentleman with his shirt saturated in
blood, clasping in his arms a fine grown girl, about 15
years of age, Nvh9 was bleeding profusely from the temple
and right aide of her face: Mr. Henley, chemist, No. 52,
ShOppertott-cottages; promptly attended, and was sub-
sequently helped by the medical attendant of the family.
It appears that the family consists of several children,
and one Of theni,
eping a lad about 15 years of age, has been
lit the habit of ke
above-named, one of the daughters, a fine girl about 15
has kept ti
pistol itidedptiogesofilotso,t atnhde febart.st,hetAr
tprtioiteechtoiounr
engaged in teeding one of the youngest.
yews
of age;liefstt. ast‘hvefamilyi when a younger child, a boy
about seven years of age, by some means obtained pos.
itfo dth. detsic shots
in the temple,_ and others behind the
session of the pistol, and eared the weapon,- but whether
it was discharged at any object could not be ascertained.
Unfortunately, the charge struck; and, we regret to state;
tto less than nineteen snots. varying in size from part-
ridge , entered the head of the poor girl.
One
re l oaa
k h
hostsoetntered beneath the eye, another on the
1,0
right ear—the latter being the most dangerous. The
unfortunate girl, shortly after she received the charge,
began to votnit, and exhibited the most dangerous symp-
toms. Subsequently several of the shot were extracted:
but we regret to say that the worst fears are entertained.

reoea
s:,dsa
s e. companiesag s ource
thenavy
We have been informed from good authority that
the present system of forming a few regiments into two
battalions of six companiea each is merely a temporary
arrangement, and that when the pressure on the army
shall be relieved, by the close of the war in China and
in India, the two extra companies will be reduced, by
drafting the men into the remaining ten companies, and
placing the officers on temporary half-pay. This reduc-
tion, however, cannot take place for a considerable
period ; and, contrary to the opinion of many, we main-
tain that the military force
.cannot be reduced, even
though the Cbina war and the outbreaks in India were
ended. Without doubt we must hereafter retain a pro-
tecting force in China, and in our Eastern empire a much
larger proportion of Europeans will be employed than
heretofore. We have heard that officers have hesitated
will take place talileidrto accept promotion in the corps augmented to twelve
companies, but we think they have needless fears of re-
duction to hal f - p aty.e.ltNh'
ee . even venture
eengt aspe
aspect
ott
oobptferhfEeoeda
Eastern
establish-
mentrnt hioia t ' a
guide.been.placed on the same effective
stillaysslie.a2;l rseyft,
etoohiirriff.ant
ilstNil‘‘
.aue.sie, r
firiali augmentationinbvii
has- been during the last
We regret to say that our
two years.—Naval and Military Gazette. •
FLOOD AT CREDITON.--OD. Wednesday afternoon
an awful storm of thunder and lightning passed over a
part of this parish, and a water spout, of very great
length, bu:st, inundating the fields and roads to an extent
never before remembered ; and, in one or two instances,
clearing whole fields of the shucks of corn. The little
steam at l‘loorlake was swollen to a large and rapid river,
and rendered completely impassable, washing away a tine
bridge recently erected over it, which many thought was
a waste of the parochial finances, the stream being so in-
si,rniticant. Near the Barnstaple-cross turnpike-gate, at
the head of st lam.
b field, several yards of the hedge were
washed across the road, which was thereby rendered im-
passable for those on foot, and the road appeared as if
the hedge had been across it for several years, from the
bushes remaining with the earth. A house near Moor-
lake wa3 swept clean off. The rain did not extend to
the eastern parts of the town, round which the opera-
tions of harvest were going on all day.— Western Times.
BONDED COILN.—It IS generally expected that the
corn now in bond, amounting to about 1,500,000 quarters
will be liberated next week, at the duty of Bs. per quar-
ter on wheat. Efforts have been made so to work the
averages as to reduce the payment to 7s. or to 65., and at
one time it was thought that they .might be got down to
lis. The happy prospects of an early and well-gathered
harvest have defeated the expectations of the specu-
lated, and ranch red it very clear that the longer the
liberation of the grain is delayed the higher will be the
duty.—LcedsNcrosiy, ~..

LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING.
The splendid new ship Hottinguer, commanded by
Captain Bursley, has just performed her first voyage,
having arrived in our river this afternoon from New
York, which port she left on the 21st ult. ; she has
consequently made the trip in about eighteen days.
We have received papers to the day of her sailing
inclusive, but they contain nothing whatever regarding
the pending negotiations between this country and
the United States.
. A motion for adjourning Congress after the Ist of
August was rejected by a majority of 84 to SI, and
it was generally supposed it would continue to sit
until after the fate of the• Revenue Bill was known.
We have accounts from Richmond, of a most dis-
astrous flood in Virginia. It was calculated that
upwards of 300,000 bushels of wheat had been de-
stroyed, and the tobacco crops had also sustained con-
siderable damage. The river swelled higher than
was ever previously remembered, and the docks,
wharfs, and canal had suffered materially.
The Legislature of Pennsylvania had passed a law
staying executions on property.
An attempt to repeal the Bankrupt law had been
defeated in Senate.
Exchange on Europe continued dull, and We learn
that most of the sales on Paris were on credit,
5.421. to 5:45. Sterling bills on England Were sold
at 10 to - l Os. -
The cotton market was „dull without any change
In prices,
.and a moderate amount of business had
been done n flour on steady terms.
The London packet-ship Westminster, and the
Liverpool packet-ship Siddons, had arrived at New
York on the 21st of July.
Pennsylvania had followed the example of some of
the western states, by the passage of a law staving
executions on property. The law provides that neither
real nor personal property shall be sold under execu-
tion within one year after it shall fail, on trial, to
bring two-thirds of its appraised value ; but requires
the debtor to pay up the arrearages of interest on
former liens, and the interest on the same and on the
debt, semi-annually, during the continuance of the
stay.
Philadelphia,_ Wilmington, and Baltimore
Railroad Company have finally completed a satisfac-
tory arrangement with its creditors, by which the
payment of the several loans of the Company is amply
and effectually secured, and reasonable time is given
the Company for making full and final payment.
Pursuant to a notice published by the City Comp-
troller this morning, subscriptions were received at
the Bank of the State of New York for a temporary
water .stock of 500,000 dolls., bearing interest at the
rate of 7 per cent. payat)le quarterly, redeemable in
1850. There were a number of applicants for the
stock ; and before the bank was closed above two-
, thirds of the amount was subscribed for at par.