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The Portuguese Deputies, in Cortes assembled, have decided that the

Second Chamber shall consist of members exclusively elected by the people for a limited period. This is considered a finishing-blow to the Portuguese Peerage. The financial embar- rassments of the country still press heavily on the Government; and when the last accounts were sent from Lisbon, the Cones had adopted no expedient even of temporary relief.

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