The Sun. — 1840-07-27 (London, England)

EVENING ED I 1.110. N.  with great warmth upon the propriety of being grateful to their old ally, and cf the policy of maintaining a friendly intercourse with Great Britain. It is understood that the Government have under their serious consideration the doing away with the bounty of 15 per cent. on the duties of all merchandize imported from Great Britain in Portuguese vessels; the Customs revenue during the past year con•equent upon this measure exhibiting :deficit of 150 contos de reis, or 34,5001_ sterling. The treaty of commerce with the United States is not yet concluded. The treaty with 'great Britain is spoken of as ranking next in succession to that of the United States. It is edeulatcd that since Lord Palmerstontg bill for the further suppression of the slave trade has been put into execution, that iniquitous traffic has considerably augtnented, and that 200,000 Africans have beer, annually exported to various parts. The vigorous measures by b.nd and by sea adoptt•d by the authorities of the Spanish Custom-houses, to pre, vi rit British manufactures bing clandestinely introduced into Spain from Gibraltar, have thrown a great quantity of merchandize thence into this market. It is computed that 2,600 pipes of French brandy have been smu..:gled into the north of Portugal since the ist of this year, which quantity is equal to the consumption of 20,000 pipes if wine of the country. This circumstance has created an ill feeling towards the ratification of the treaty with Spain for tl.ie free navi;!ation of the river Douro. The Nacional, under the head of " Ways and Means,'' sets f,rth, " That the army absorbs annually two-thirds of the public receipts, the Royal household 600 contos, the increase of the financial year of 1810 to 1841, 800 contos ; that they have three years' dividends to pay in London yet to satisfy the English Government debt and private claim• ants, and the country borne down with taxes, which do not yield more than 8,000 contos de reis, to meet all these charges; therefore, in what consists the imaginary expedient to fill up the frightful deficit which appears in our budget? That the Government, setting aside the legislative dispositions relative to the public moneys, continue to ' anticipate the revenue of the tobacco contract, whose draughts are discounted in the Lisbon Bank at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, and as the outgoings considerably exceed the income, we have no other remedy left but to prepare ourselves for a general and calamitous bankruptcy. This is the legacy that awaits us from the Ministry of Order."  The infamous and atrocious assassin Diego Alvcz and nine accomplices, including a female, who last September perpetrated the horrible murders at the residence of Dr. Andrade, in Rua de Alecrim, were brought up for trial on " Wednesday last. The first was sentenced to death, seven to transportation for life, one for ten years, and two fiber- " ated. This decision has given universal dissatisfaction to the inhabitants. The assassin Manoel .roce Lopes Queijo, who had made his escape on the 25th ult., while on the road to his place of execution, and was apprehended disguised as a muleteer, suffered the extreme penalty of the law at Villa de Basto on the 11th instant, evincing the most poignant contrition. The remainder of the bills fur the payt.lent of the tish civil claims, brought out by the Marquis de Saldanha to have the interest added to them, will be transmitted to London by the mail. Arrived on the 17th the Tagus steam-packet, from London and Falmouth, with the mail of the 11th instant. On the 18th the Espoir brig-of-war, from St. Übes. On the 19th the Braganza steam-packet, from Gibral• tar and Cadiz. The British br'g Woodman, from Alicot, laden with brimstone, bound to Newcastle, put in leaky. Sailed on the 17th the Tayus steam-packet, for Cadiz and Gibraltar. On the 20th the Revenge ship-of-the-line, for Malta. Foreign Ships of War in the Tagus—Donegal and Espoir, British ; La Coquette, French. Exchange upon London at 30 days' sight, 55id. Pt‘ milrti; discount on ex-paper money 60 per cent.