The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-22 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, MARCH 14.—After the stirring events
which accompanied the restoration of the charter, the
political horizon has again become as serene and
tranquil as the atmosphere which is now ushering
in the most agreeable of the seasons. The excite-
ment of a few days has passed away, and, as usual,
discontent and intrigue begin to assume their pre-
dominance.

The re-establishment of the Tribunal of Coun-
sellors of the Treasury, a tribunal quite useless un-
der present circumstances, as it serves only to increase
the public expenditure and create a large amount
of patronage, has produced great discontent
amongst the leaders and followers of the late
Chartist movement. It would appear that among
the new Counsellors two individuals are particularly
obnoxious to the Chartists, one a Dr. Albano, who
served under Don Miguel, and the other Senor Souza
e Azevedo, who also exercised the functions of a magis-
trate during the usurpation. Of course the Chartists,
seeing such men preferred to themselves, begin to be
clamorous, and yesterday a rumour was afloat that
the Ministry would resign should her Majesty still
continue to refuse her sanction to the many decrees
for new titles, grand crosses, and stars, to be distributed
among the followers of Costa Cabral. The partisans,
however, of this hero of the day, through the
influence of the King and Camarillo, succeeded on
Saturday in overcoming the reluctance of her Ma-
jesty, and the decrees, agreeably to the wishes of the
present rulers of Portugal, have been signed, and
will be published to-morrow. Those who held the
titles of Barons to become Viscounts; Baron de Sta.
Maria to be Count : and Maximo de Mello, of the
late provisional Junta at Oporto, to be Viscount. His
Excellency the Minister for the Home Department,
however, with true " Spartan virtue," declines any
participation in these noble spoils.
"In the Council of State on Friday last Baron
do Tojal (John de Oliveira), as Minister of Finance,
presented the conditions of a new loan of 1,060
contos de reis, contracted for with the Company
" Credito Nacional." This loan is said to be the
most onerous ever yet effected, and was strongly
opposed by the other Counsellors of State ; but under
the plea of dire necessity was acceded to. One of
the conditions, it would appear, makes void part of
the contracts for the '2,000 contos, decreed by
the late Minister Avila to be consolidated from
the Foreign Three per Cent. Stock, which did not, as
expected, come into the proposed capitalization.
Baron de Lagos has been trying, though ineffectually,
to bring his proposals to an issue ; but if the consoli-
dation of the proposed 1,000,0001. sterling, with cou-
pons at a fair rate of exchange, be not approved of in
a short period, it certainly cannot take place at all, as
hp the end of next June another half-dividend will
ill due.

The sth battalion of Cacadores stationed in the
Algarve, of which the late Don Pedro was Colonel,
is ordered to the Azores or Western Islands, and
some of its officers, who refused even up to the last
to proclaim the Charter, are to be placed upon the
third section of the army, or non-commissioned-list.
Exchange upon London, at 30 days' sight, 53f
pence per milrei.
The British schooner Alert, Griffin, master, from
London to Gibraltar, last from Falmouth, out 20
days, laden with a general cargo of merchandise, put
into this port yesterday evening, leaky, and short of
provisions, and will probably have to discharge.