The Express. — London, England, 1851-05-15 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EYENINg, ..MAY 15, 1851. to go into any private citizen's house to ask him to I sign a petition for the benefit of his employer. M. ''' Faucher, when reporting on the petitions against the law of May, stigmatised very justly the intimi dation exercised by the socialists to obtain signatures, and cannot in conscience approve a practice which must wear an aspect equally compulsory. A letter I from the Haute Loire gives an insight into another operation of the government, which is now doubtless fang on throughout France, which would be far few objectionable if gendarmes were not the agents employed. A quartermaster of gendarmes presents himself at the house of the mayor, and pulls out an official list of ruled paper, with questions. The first demand is, how many electors are inscribed. The next, how many of these are royalists, Bona partists, or republicans. Having noted down the answer of the mayor, the gendarme then demands his signature. Clearly the government has no right to demand any such office from a municipal func tionary. In the Assembly's sitting of to-day M. St. Romme addressed interpolations to the ministry upon various measures of the authorities at Grenoble. Those re garding the dissolution of the national guard I have already , explained. The other points of M. St. Romme s inquiry related-1. To the trial of a young man by court martial, for having called a captain a blare. He was hued 300 francs, and condemned to six months imprisonment. 2. To the dismissal of the mayor in last February. 3. To the suspension of the l'estritde des .41pes. M. Leon Faucher replied briefly. The department of the Isere was under state of siege, and the sen tence of a court martial was to be respected there, as much as the sentences of ordinary tribunals in parts where the law was not suspended. As to the suspension of the mayor of Grenoble that was already an old business, the decree duting from the 27th of February-, when the present cabinet was not in office. Since then a new mayor had been appointed, who had acquired his fortune by work, was sincerely devoted to the cause of order, and enjoyed just popu larity. His predecessor, M. Fredcnck Tauber had been dismissed because he had arrogated to himself the right of putting into execution, without waiting for the authorization of the prefect, the resolutions of the municipal council respecting the foundation of an alimentary society destined to furnish succour to indigent persons. Ile had caused the works to be executed irregularly without previous adjudication, upon ground of which the property had not yet been acquired by the way of exchange. In a meeting of the committee of the alimentary society he had cast bitter blame upon the prefect, and had appealed to the corps of otlits•rs of the national guard for judgniont against the authorities. Such conduct called fur severe measures, and M. Taulier had been dealt with accordingly; and all the charitable in tentions attributed to him by his detimders could not palliate such insubordination. The dissolution of the national guard at Grenoble had been necessitated by the impossibility of supply ing the places of 101 oftwers out of 160 who had re signed, a law, Vassed in March last, preventing par tial or total elections until the passing of the organic law. As for the dismissal of the colonel, M. Michel, it was pertivtly justified by the unjust insinuations against the government in his order of the day. Lastly, as to true suspension of the Pal ria e d e s Apes, that journal abounded during the state of siege with incendiary articles, and spread false news. In all these measures the authorities had been guided by considerations nut of private but of public interests. M. Farconnet accused the government of being ani mated with a vindictive spirit, in consequence of the suppression of the society of the Dix Decembre, and of mainb • • g the state of siege, in order to favour the prolongation of the President's powers. Ile closed by muving a mutived order of the day. The Assembly passed, by a large majority, to the pure and simple order of the day. The Assembly then adopted, by 368 votes against 23, and by 339 against 17, two bills opening supple mcutary credits fur the payment of the subsidies consented to in favour of Monte Video. The house thin proceeded to the third deliberation on the bill of MM. Lajuitutis and Scydoux, relative to the ad vances made to workmen. The President of the Assembly announced the deaths of MM. St. Priest and Georges Mtranier, re presentatives. In the municipal elections of La Gain°Wm Lyons, the red kairty has won the day, the councillors chosen being almost exclusively socialists. The national guard of 'Loudly, Seine-et-Marne, has liven dissolved by the govennnent, some of the 4:deers having attempted to replant a tree of liberty. Fresh changes in the prefectures are spoken of as inauitaut. The sale of Louis Philippe's collection of &ens china went on yesterday; several costly spe cimens si.re sold at low prices. The Nessoy,T states that fourteen regiments of the Ist dii Won, %kith do not belong to the garrison of Paris. have received orders to hold themselves in readiness to march on the capital The Minister of War has given these orders confidentially to the colonels of the said regiments. The mull of the lust ballot yesterday for the two vice-presidents was as follows : Lacrosse, 283 ; Benoist d'Ary, 222.; Vitet, 147; lieugnot, 110. MM. La crosse and Benoist d'Ary, having obtained the abso lute mijoritv. were proclaimed vics..-presidents. Thus the member 'of the club for the Rue des Pyramides proposed for election by that body in the place of M. kuu Fauelwr has been accepted by the Assembly. N. Moulin has been chosen secretary in the place of 111.1fickencii. This is the only change in the com position of the new bureau as concerns the secreta ries, M. Antaud de l'Ariege having declined to come forward. The Chamber of Commerce of Rouen has signed a petition for the revision of the constitution. M. I Indere. the republican, who has taken the field against General I)urrien, for the representation of the Lode.. is opposed to all violent and revolu tionary mvasurvs. and deplores the abstention of a portfon of the democratic party from the elections, as leading to iithumetion. A grand fusion dinner takes place to-day, at the house or Mai Lune Pozzo di Borgo. MM. Onizot, de Balvandy, Dumont, Mole, Montebello, and several legitimist notabilities, will be present. But the hero of the tr is said to be General Changarnicr, whose definitive accession to the fusionist party will be thu. authenticated. It is rumoured that M. de Latour is to be recalled from Vienna for admitting a proposition of Prince &hwarienbcrg without instructions from his government. An important deliberation took place to-day in the committee un the Municipal Bill concerning Leon Faucher's proposition fur adjourning the municipal elections until after the passing of the organic law. The committee decided by 17 votes against 8 that, after the promulgation of the organic law, only a partial and not a total renewal of the councils shall take place. A considerable rise took place to-day in the funds. The Fives closed at 0043, with a rise of Mc.; the Threes at On-10, with a rise of 55c. GERMANY. AUSTRIA. Letters from Viennobiing;ccounts of the finan cial plan submitted by the minister, Von Kubeck, to examinee of moneyed men which he convoked. This plan consists in raising a loon of 100 millions in spe cie for the purpose of increasing the bank metallic reserve to 140 millions; and guaranteeing that no mom paper money will be issued. The proposed reductions in the duties on iron in Austria do not meet with support from the masters, who desire still greater protection. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, MAT 13. Yost are already informed that the Sing of Prams is to meet the Emperor of Austria on the 16th. To this interview is attached the more political importance, m I an now farther inform you that on the Zkd er 24th the Emperor of Austria is to. have ea Interview with the Emperor of Romig at Cracow. That Ramis, Motels, sod Promin (Russia is properly bore 'minded) will act as one mon at the Diet may be pretty dimly foresees. It will aft be German affairs so such r Europe= airman that, will be really before that assembly: end Ram* Emelt not nominally belonging to It, will seek have much awl to my them than the smell Gorman states. It is to be resonessol, too, that Prods is no longer tube Pothered IMAM liberal state, or ens dates of a towhwey, balls ladled probably to p farther la dm sappeamics of progrees--whieh she calls revolution—than even Austria. The triad then of Ole great northern powers, headed by RUN* will deliberate really at Frankfort, on one subject only—viz., the mo.t effective means of extinguishing civil ' liberty all over the world. The plan for carrying out the Austrian projects have been, I am positively assured, fully agreed upon and ma tured at Vienna and Munich. Wirtcmberg, Saxony, and the other states adhering to Austria, have been already informed of these plans. At first, the prime object will not be so much the annexation of the non-German Matti, as the formation of a strung executive. Austria also insists that Bavaria shall have a part in the executive, which will really give the sole power, on all oc casions when Prussia may be • dissentient, to Austria. In order to attain this point, as also that of the ineosporation, it is a matter of the first and last importance to the cabinet of Vienna that the unanimous voting should give place to a majority. But, to deprive the small states of their veto would be to deprive them of their political existence, and to extinguish one of the few remaining hopes of Germany. FRASKFORT. _ Letters from Frankfurt, of the 12th inst., notice the arrival of plenipotentiaries from various German states. M.M. Itoehon and Bismark Schonhausen reached the city on the 11th from Berlin. As a cor respondent states, the Diet is about to open under the most threatening auspices. All the diplomatists whose services date from before IS.IB, will soon be re-assembled together. M. Von Nostitz is present. M. Von Gersten has arrived from Mecklenberg. M. Von Pechlin will represent Holstein for 1/enmark and the only reason why Count Donhoff will not re present Prussia is because of his c?) liberal tendencies. M. de Tallenay has presented his letters, accrediting him as French minister, resident at Frankfurt. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. The Augsburg Gozeits, in its number of the 11th of May, puts forward, as a fact, which it has from the best sources, the statement already contradicted, that it is the intention of Denmark to enter into the German confederation. If the King has any idea of the step attributed to his governiiient, he - must be counting without the Danes, whose love to Germans showed itself the other day by the mobbing of an unfortunate Prussian. VENICE. Rinq Otho left Venice for Athena on the evening of the Ith inrt. dungeons of Fort St. Julian, and there made to expiate his aversion to Count Thomar upon bread and water. The Count is gone as ambassador to Madrid ; but with the avowed intention of endeavouring to stir up the Spanish court in favour of another intervention ; and his family are gone to the Quints of Mealhada to await his return with a Spanish army. On the 21th the King, all life and joy, ordered the light brigade of his army to leave Coimbra ; they pushed on to Penacova. Oa the 25th, at daybreak, their forward move ment was countermanded ; at midday they received another order to return, and at night re-entered Coimbra. It then became known that Oporto had risen ; the inhabitant•, being animated with enthusiasm, assembled, when long and continued " rims" with thundering discharges of rockets in the air awakened the King from his Thomarie slumber, and really convinced him there was soma end approach ing. Sympathy in the movement had already been exhibited by his troops ; agitation now became apparent, as they became perfectly sensible that Guirnaraens and all the other places in the north were adhering to the move ment ; in a word, as we have since lound, every town, place, hundred, and tithing, were rising, deposing the Cabral au thorities, and appointing those of the movement and popular party; it, therefore, became the troops under the King's command not to be behind their comrades and fellow-citi- rens. On the night, therefore, of the 27th, nearly the whole of the cavalry and lancers, with two companies of the 18th, and a long number of the grenadiers left the King, proceeding to join Sandalha. In consequence of this, the King ordered the Assembly to beat a retreat, on the morn ing of the 29th, with a view to bring the remainder off to Lisbon ; the troops having assembled, the artillery marched, then what remained of the 16th Regiment and the 2nd Ca -1 cadores, followed by the King and the remains of the ea cavalry, towards the bridge (leading to the Lisbon road), which was crowded with people and the students of the university. On passing the bridge, the loudest acclamations and " rims" to Saldanha rent the air, which the King noticed by taking off bis hut. The people and the students then went to the Grenadiers and Ist Infantry, which were in the place called " Santa Cruz," cheering vociferously; these troops responded by similar cheers, in spite of the efforts of their officers to check them; the commandants then ordered them to march towards the bridge to join the king, and the forces which had passed it ; but the people and the students rose the cry of "'l'o Oporto," "To Olairto:" The Grenadiers filed off at the bridge and loaded. When the lit Regiment arrived, the commandant drew his sword and attempted to force the passage of the bridge, but the people and the students op posed him with bars and long sticks, and when the corn mand.utt was about to cut down a civilian for impeding hint, • soldier levelled his musket at him, and said if he cut the people he should die that instant. The Grenadiers were prepared to fire on the troops with the king, had the latter ordered his men to fire; but the only exploit worthy of notice, was that his Majesty ordered the artillery to be pointed towards the town sod the bridge. The troops, however, that were with him retired, when the Grenadiers, who were ready to return his lire, and the Ist, returned to the city, giving " Visas to Saldanha," and at 11 o'clock proceeded on the Oporto road to join him. The troops which were with the King were the remainder of the 16th, the 2nd Cacadores, and the 10th, which will return to Lis bon. The King returned without the incumbrance of an army on the evening of the 3rd by the passage steamer from Villa Franca, when on his approaching the arsenal a rocket was fired to draw together • posse of people to salute hint with " Visas to Saldanha ;" but on a signal being made to the vessel, it proceeded to Pampulha, where, it being in the neighbourhood of Necessielailes, he was received by the Queen and children, who all returned to the palace on foot. lie left Lisbon at the head of an army under the thunder of artillery saluting him. He returned to Lisbon with only his attendants, without any salute, despised and contemned for the odious part he has played and the sorry figure ho has cut. The Duke of Terceira had arrived on the 30th, and took fur a few hours only upon him the office of President and War Department ; lie has represented to the Queen that Thomar is hated from north to south, from east to west. The Queen, however, obstinate to the last, has used every method and every exertion to form a ministry composed of Count Thomar's friends ; but they, knowing well the na ture of the storm which is raging, have all genteelly backed out of it. tinder bad advice she is trying to delude and bring the Marshal into a trap, but the plan will fail. It is said that a horrible plot for taking revenge was debated upon fur execution on the night of the 23th; but it was re solved to put it off until the arrival of the 16th Regiment, which was always considered the mainstay of the Cabral government, the colonel of that regiment having received 100 milreis per month from Tnomar's own pocket always to support him. . . . . The Queen, in despair, not only dismissed the whole of the Thomar ministry,but Terceira also, who was appointed to form the new ministry; but, in hopes they may bad your with Saldanha, she has appointed the Baron do Luz Minister of the Interior, ad std., and Foreign Aerial's ; Saldanha himself President of the Council and Minister of the Interior; the Baron Frances, War and Marine; Fran eini, Justice and Finance. She has also dismissed Terceira from the office of Lord nigh Steward, in which he sup planted Saldanha, when the latter was deprived of his ap pointments, and doubtless considers that a bait and a snare which the duke may fall into ; but the duke, the army, and the people, have been warned to be on their guard against every eventuality. The changes had been tele graphed to Oporto to Col. Mouse ; and the reply has been sent to the Duke of Terceira in the following terms " That the duke had received the telegraphic despatch directed to Col. Moniz, that the nation would not accept any ministry composed of any member of the majority of either Chamber, -who had supported the corrupt minister; and that he, Mar shal Saldanha, asked the Duke de Terciera respectfully to tell the Queen that he, the duke, had not drawn the sword to prepare the return of the Count de Thomar in six or twelve months." This, as far as it goes, satisfies the people a little ; but, as they have so strongly before their minds the treachery of all the events connected with the protocol, and particularly the forcible detention of Palmella in the palace, in 1816, they have raised the cry of "Abdication!" alleg ing that Don Pedro gave the example of it. Ile, they say, contended with the people, was defeated, abdicated, and embarked. The Queen's husband contended, was alike defeated ; the cause of that eonteation must, therefore, ab dicate and embark. The Marquis. of Fronteira has been dismissed from the civil governorship and the command of the militia; but his brother, Don Carlos Masearenhes, has been retained in the command of the municipal guard. It is said to be at the request of many citizens, on account of the pro tection of property; but it is believed to be in consequence of a latent hope that yet exists, that something may turn up to destroy the effect of the movement, and give again the direction of affairs to the Queen's favourite. Don Carlos was a great advocate of the Count do Thinner's. The other day symptoms of an adhesion to the popular cause took place at St. Übes; he wanted to send some of the muni cipals there to crush them; but he was dissuaded from the enterprise. The Count de Thomar's friends have yet the fully and rashness to think a little firmness and energy would relieve them from the dangerous situation in which they are placed. Their firmness and energy are under stood, but the Duke of Saldanha has been cautioned against it, even though aseseeiwa were to be employed to perform a task, they would find it impracticable. The Queen is advised to accept a ministry formed by the duke; the following are said to be the persons most agree able to him, and most likely to accept office with him The Duke himself, President; Jowl Maria Grande, for the Interior; Fiwasini, Finance; Count Lavradio, Foreign dales; Baron des Lim, War Department; Peons Pereira Es Mello, Marine ; sad Fenno, Justice. The Minh., Taros liontes, and Beim have adhered to the movement ; and General Mesquita, who remained at Coimbra, has *sod *Wimps he teememuls seder the orders of &Hanka. Several Mbyte have been mad* to came a movement here. On the night of the 24 the Duke' Hymn was called for and played at the theatre, amidst repeated" Mem; " after the performances, a crowd essembleil la the Book, and, se companied by some sergeants, proceeded to the barracks of the 4th Cagadon, at Val de Pereira. A party, however of the cavalry of the municipal guard arrived, and drew up before them, when they gradually dispersed. In the even ing again of the 3d, a dense crowd went round to the bar racks and different stations, where there were guards; giv fag repeated " riraa" to Saldanba ; they were replied to by similar "viva," but nothing further took place. Lisbon, however, is alive, and somewhat agitated ; but the nation?' beloved Queen Wallkill benelf to the Palace of Naomi. Jades ; a day, however, is hoped for, when she will quit it, amidst the rejoicings of the people ! I must do justice to the civil governor and military com mandant at Braga, by stating that they, simultaneously with the troops, pronounced for the movement. I think the retention of Don Carlee in the command of the Municipal Guard he. been with a view to retard a rising. If • rising wen to take place, and blood shed in eoeriquence the government wenkl be highly culp a ble. Were Ito ;moved, dos troops sal the people . . r fraterniae, and pronounce in favour of Saldantia, without any disorder. It is, therefore, evident Lisbon is in a very critical situation. On the 3rd a telegraphic despatch arrived, stating that Evora had that day pronounced ; the civil and military au thorities being of accord. Almada, opposite Lisbon, ou the other side of the Tagus, has also pronounced. On the 4th crowds assembled in various parts ; the ferocious Don Carlos appeared in one of them, mid four men, peaceable and un armed, were cut down ; one of them being severely wounded by D. Carlos' own sabre, has since died. In consequence of these events the ministers published a proclamation ; and on the 6th they all went to the palace, and demanded the dismissal of D. Carlos; but her Majesty said she had rather accept their resignations than dismiss him. Her conduct is inexplicable. It is officially published she adheres to the wishes of the nation. She has sent Senhor Reis e Vamoneelles to Oporto, with a letter written by her own hand, informing Saldanha she has appointed him president of the ministry, and inviting him to come to ' Lisbon to form one conformable to the desires of the nation. A telegraphic despatch announced the arrival of Senhor Reis at Oporto; but it is said the duke is warned not to come, as a plot has been formed to assassinate him; he has already escaped one, and will doubtless take care not to place himself in a tiger's nest. It is said, however, that the duke was to leave Oporto on the morning of the sth, with four brigades, marching upon Lisbon, popular hat tallow being forming to support him and echo the national voice. In taking in a late letter a short review of the Queen's conduct to the popular party in 1846-47, I said she mold hardly descend to such humiliation as to seek aid from them yet so abject has she been, that she sent for the Count alas Antas to point out a remedy for the existing evils ; but he told her that Saldanha was the person to do that. The real belief is that she wanted to compromise the count and the popular party with Saldanha. Treachery and attempted reaction are apparent at every step ; but the day of retribution mutt arrive. By the way, the British steam-frigate Retribution arrived on the 4th, having orders to receive the Queen on hoard (if she abdi cated), and convey her to England ! There is a report that the king has said he will not remain in Portugal ! lie is indignant at the manner in which he has been deceived, as he says also that the Count de Thomas is universally hated. The King has resigned the command-in-chief of the army, and is fully sensible that he has been made a fool of ; his po sition is yet delicate, which may hasten his departure. The Baron de Foote Nova has been appointed to the command of this division; he immediately went round to the troops and military guards, when " Vitas" were given, and he announced that Lisbon had pronounced ; so says the proclamation of the ministry; but the turbulent heads of the '!'honor faction want to render it of no effect; a crisis, there forc, exists, and will exist while one adherent of Thomurs re tains authority. A concourse of people went to the quarters of the battalion of the Charter, and giving " Vivaa," asked for the band. In a short time the whole battalion marched out, gave " Thus," pronounced, and retired. Don Carlos came down with a small body of cavalry of the Municipals, and began to cut away in all directions; so that no man's life is safe who happens to come in contact with even small number of persons, with this furious madman. The Marquis of Fronteira embarked on board the English steamer, and went to the south. It is said he takes refuge in Italy. That part of Commodore Martin's squadron which had sailed on a cruise returned, and has again sailed. The substance of the Duke's reply to the Queen is thus published in the Supplement to the Diario, of the sth of May: "The noble Duke expresses, in the most respectful and sobmi■sive manner, his profound acknowledgment for the expressions with which leer Majesty has honoured and ad dressed to him, reiterating the protests of his obedience and attachment to her, acquainting her that tee shall shortly proceed to the capital, and, as he intends to take some troops with him, he asks that steamers may be sent to con duct them." " lie declares that he will devote himself entirely to con solidate and maintain the throne, and the charter reformed by legal means, as well as the inalienable rights of her Majesty, and he *elicits her Majesty to deign to confirm some rewards conferred by him in her name; and respect fully thanking her for his nomination to the presidency of the Council of Ministers, he considers that he ought not to 1 1 accept it. lie will, however, conform to the wishes of the Sovereign, submitting the persons most proper for the furination of the Ministry, to which purpose he will dedicate himself as soon as he arrives." "Annexed to the long letter of the duke, of which an outline is scarcely given, is the circular which is here pub lished at length. CISCVLAR OF THE Dyne. " Having rased the national cry, which is being so gene rally repeated at every corner of the country, and desiring that the notion should know the principles which directed and shall direct my proceeding in the name of the Queen, you will immediately make known to the people of this district, by means of the authorities, your subordinates, that my end, always loyal, frank, and patriotic, is to conso lidate the throne of her Majesty Donna Maria the Second, and the liberties granted by the constitutional charter, with the reforms which experience has shown necessary, in order that such liberties may not be sophisticated, as they have hitherto been. first step, therefore, without doubt, is the fall of the Couut do Thinner's ministry, entirely destroying the influ ence he exercised, or can exercise, by means of the mem ' ben of the majorities of both Chambers, which bliudly sup ported his ministry. " Upon the morality of the governmentilepends, without doubt, the morality tit the people ; it is, therefore, indispen sable that it should manifest itself from the responsible mi nistry, even to the must inferior authority, and that at once and for ever this improper system of selfish patronage and corruption should Maitre, which has hitherto been practised in every link of the governing chain. " It is necessary also that the system of exclusion cease, and that the principle granted by the constitution ho no illusion—that all arc eligible to exercise public employments with tut any other distinction than merit—and that all Por• tuguese citizens are equal in law. Political denomination ought to be unknown to the government of the country; imworthy men, of whatever party, ought to be despised, or punished, if they merit it; the honest considered and re spected. The government is fur the nation, and all Portu guese, and every party ought to be governed or considered with justice and equality, and none of them exclusively govern the country. " To guarantee electoral liberty, in order that the expres sion of the general voice may be a reality, is of the most urgent necessity, and this obtained, morality and jurtice, without doubt, will emanate from the legislative body, and the measures which ought to conduct this country to the material improvements which are so necessary, and of which it is so susceptible. " Liberty with order, justice and morality, such are pub lic necessities; and to obtain this result, 1 rely upon the aid of all honest Portuguese. Gel protect you. Bead quar ters in Oporto, 29th of April, 18.11. (Signed) " Demi DE SALDANHA." LISBON, Mar 10. When I last wrote, part of the British squadron was under weigh and proceeding down the river. It would have sailed, had there not been a considerable effervescence is the public mind, arising from the fact of vessels having been sent to Oporto to convey part of Saldanha's force to Lisbon, and the departure of the squadron gave rise to the idea that an arrangement had been made to take his force prisoners in the same way the forces of the Junta do Porto were taken by a British squadron in 1847; the ebullition was great, anxiety intense, and the expressions of the people, not at all measured with regard to the British; and, had the squadron sailed, I fear sonic Lets of vengeance would have been wreaked upon the Eng lish, as an unruly population seldom waits fur the consum mation of events. The excitement in the minds of the people becoming known to Commodore Martin, he pru dently and la ud ably recalled the fr i gates that were proceed ing to sea, which returned towardstowardsevening to their an chorage, the Dauntless alone having sailed for Oporto. The few' excited in the public mien show what • strong feeling is entertained of dupli city and treachery in the head of the government. 'rhe return of the frigates produced a calmness and a conviction that Great Britain would not this time interfere to obstruct the completion of the national desire. The Indefatigable, Arrogant, Leander, Phaeton, Arethusa, and Retribution, therefore, remain in the river; but the Retribution, it is expected, will sail on Monday with invalids to England. As to political events, I have little to add to my last com munication; the King's resignation has at length been wizened ; but it is pertinaciously maintained by all parties opposed to the court, that there is a conspiracy going on against Saldanha, of a nature, which if successful, or even if it be attempted, will cause a vast deal of bloodshed. The perfidy of the Queen, in every political transaction with her people, has always been so clear, open, and undisguised, ' that nothing but her abdication is likely to cause the agita tion in the public mind to subside. Its propriety has been amply discussed and admitted, and therefore her party (the Cabralistas) may yet make a vigorous resistance. It is said the present ministry, to avoid a collision with the military Saldanha will bring with him, and the military who are here, and who an supposed inclined to support the views of those opposed to him, will remove the 16th and 10th Rees. awl the 2nd and 4th Cagadores from Lisbon; yet, notwithstanding this, great fears are enter.ained ; on the other hand, the people are preparing to receive the Re generator In the most splendid manner. Care has been taken to spread abroad the notion that the Queen sincerely embraces the popular mum ; yet she neither dismisses the agitating. Cabralistas, nor discountenances known meetings, which take place to produce re-action. She has always espoused the same " sincerity," but always returned to =m and governing arbitrarily tin debates of the charter, the moment opportunity produced a re action. NOS= STAYTOIDIUMUI RAILWAT.—TroSe far Use week ending May ; aoreeeponding week Lit rear, 4,418 E The above is oxelnaina of the ressipis Ws under the with the Lowden and North ' Western Railway aace parr. SPAIN. Telegraphic despatches received yesterday in Paris from Madrid, dated the 12th and 13th, state that the elections known up to 3 o'clock, p.m., on the last named day were favourable to the government. MADRID, MAY 9. In connexion with the concordat, of which I sent you yesterday an outline, it is necessary to mention two important measures taken by the present ministry, which, rightly used, will afford the Spanish government a ground fur disputing the dominion of the Pope. You are aware that formerly ecclesiastical affairs in this cauntry were re gulated in their relations with the secular power by the Chambers of Castile and of the Indies. Since the estab lishment of a constitution in Spain this supreme council has ceased to exist, and its attributions have devolved partly upon the Ministry of Grace and Justice, partly upon an ecclesiastical chamber of consultation, and partly on the royal council. This system being found, from its want of speciality, equally unsatisfactory by the church and go vernment, after negotiations with Rome, it was agreed to form an ecclesiastical council on the model of the old chambers of Castile and the Indies, moulded to suit present institutions. A royal decree was signed on the 2nd inst., composing this chamber as follows:—The Archbishop of Toledo and the. Patriarch of the Indies (Grand Almoner) are members ex officio, the former with the rank of presi dent. The other members are a prelate, with canonical residence at Madrid, the decree reserving the right of in creasing the ecclesiastical clement according to necessity; two members of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice, and four high functionaries Although out of nine members three only arc ecclesiastical, tho papal nuncio was fain to admit this organisation as an improvement on the existing state of things. But the liberal leanings of the present government seem to have awaked an appre hension lest the lay influence in this council should be brought to bear upon the Spanish episcopacy to curb exor bitant pretensions in its dignitaries, and make them, as in Piedmont amenable to the civil power. This apprehension has been increased by a recent measure. On the 6th of April the commiasionership of the cruzada was suppressed ; the attribution of the commissioner were transferred to the Archbishop of Toledo, and the bishops were charged, each in his diocese, with the administration and application of the funds proceeding from the bull. This was done with the approbation of Rome, whose sanction was conciliated by the prospect of the archbishops and bishops being hence forward independent of the commission of the crux ida, while the revenues would be relieved of the charges at tending their collection and administration. But on the 2nd instant the government issued a supplementary instruc tion to this decree of the Gth of April, ord g that " the M nistcr of Graft and Justice, as charged with ecclesiasti sal affairs, ehatl he entrusted with the central administra tion relative to the bull of the Santa Cruzada, and with the collection and distribution of its revenues; and shall fulfil these functions by means of the worship account-office of his department;" and further on it is said that this ac count-office may augment, according to need, its personnel, by enrolling the cop os's of the Cruzada office, which has been suppressed. hence the bishops are no longer ailm;- nistrators of the revenues of the cruzada in their dioceses, but are dependent din the Minister of Grace and Justice. The Nuncio complains that the supplementary instruction of May 2 has annulled the decree of April 6; and appre bends that the same fate may befal the decree constituting the ecclesiastical chamber. The revenues of the Bala de Cruzada amount to at least a quarter of a million sterling, and proceed, as you arc aware, from the sale of indulgences to eat meat during Lent. The name is derived from the first of these indul gences being granted by Innocent 111. to the Spanish cru saders to keep them in fighting conditior. ARRIVAL OF TH F, BRAZILIAN MAILS. The Royal Brazilian mail packet Medway, Captain Symonds, from Rio do Janeiro, arrived at South ampton last night, and landed her mails under the charge of Lieut. O'Reilly, R.N., Admiralty agent. 11cr dates of sailing are : Buenos Ayres, 28th March; Monte Video, 31st March; Rio de Janeiro, 14th April ; Bahia, 18th April; Pernambuco, 20th April ; St. Vincent, :10th April; Tencriffe , sth May; Ma deira, 7th May; Lisbon, loth May. The Medway brings home 5:4 passengers, among whom is his Ex cellency the Marquis of Lisboa, Brazilian Minister to London. The Medway also brin g s on freight 20,0001. in specie, and diamonds of the value of 5,0201. The Brazilian squadron, under Admiral Grenfell, was to sail from Rio on the 19th of April for the River Plate. The brig Incunsavel had been made a prize of by the Brazilian cruisers. She had 400 Africans on board. At Rio the yellow fever has been making sad havoc amongst the crews of the merchant vessels. One American vessel had lost all hands on board. The fever had not yet reached the shore. The Brazilian government is still suppressing the slave trade. All the slave-dealers are leaving the country. The house of Ilobkirk, Weetman, and Co., of Rio, suspended payment on the 2nd of April. Their liabilities are estimated at four hundred and eighty contos iris (about 50,0000. One of the members of the firm having filled the office of an extensive stock bill broker, renders the failure of some conse quence. The merchants at Rio expected to receive unfavourable advices by the Sledway, which induced purchasers in the coffee market to hold back, but the news being rather favourable, activity prevailed. Prices have not materially advanced, owing, no doubt to the low quality of the stock, superior qualities not appearing at all in the market. The supplies are very small owing to the bad state of the roads in the interior. Prices on the 11th were as follows:—Superior, 3.300 to 3.600; good first, 3.350 to 3150; first ordi nary, 3.200 to 3.250; good second, 3100 to 3150; second ordinary, 2.800 to 2.900; stock principally of low quality, 40.000. Exchange had experienced a slight decline, and was quoted at 281 to 201 on London, at which rate 280,0001. had been done. Hides were inactive. The markets for imports were limited. At Pernambuco the dry goods market was dull, with rather lower prices for fancy staple goods. In sugar the white qualities were firm at former quotations, but Ntuscovadoes were 30 to 100 reels cheaper. Cotton market further depressed. Exchange closed fiat at 29, about 100,000!. having previously beenjiassed at 29!. Freights had eelined, and vessels for the Channel were obtainable at 50s. At Bahia exchange was generally sinking, and closed at 29, a transaction being reported at 291. The inferior descriptions of sugar had suffered a decline. Freights to the Channel, 655. to 70s. At Monte Video on the let of April everything was quiet. The threatened blockade of the River Plate by the Brazilians had caused very little sensa tion. The late arrival of the Medway has been owing to the late arrival of the Esk, at Rio, with the Buenos Ayres mails. The political news by the Esk was, that there would be no war. Her Majesty's ship Asia, 84, Rear-Admiral Hornby, C. 8., arrived at Spithead yesterday evening from the Pacific and the Brazils. She sailed from Valparaiso on the 13th of February, and Rio on the 27th of March. She has gold-dust, dollars, bar gold, silver plate, and specie to the amount of 64,148 dollars, on merchants' account. LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY. Traffic for the week ending May 11 :—Passengers , parcels, carriages, horses, and mails, 27,6811. 19s. 2d.; merchandise, 18,6921.125.64. ; cattle, 1,1491. 13s. W.:: total, 45,5241.55. 4d. Corresponding week, 1850, 48 2 9591: Is. W.—Aggregate, 1850, 773,8151. 84. Bd. ditto, 1801 788,6211. 19s. 3d. LONDON AND bourn WESTERN RAILWAY.— Trade for the week ending May 11: Passengers, 8,073/. 12s. 2d. ; goods, 2,2811. 14s. 4td. Tonal, 10,3551. Bs. 6td. MIDLAND RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the mesh ending IMay 11 : 20,1201. 7s. 7d.; ditto May 12, 1850, 21,2711. 61. ed. Roma* 1180.2801. 12s. 7d.; 1851. 383,614. OIL $6 Troops FOR Met GAIL.—The Wren. 10, iron serew stem frigid* et 801Mieree power, is to be commie. stoned immedbMar at Ihsanesse, to any troops to the C.pe of Goad Hope,, md Intim lave hem pat up at the dockyard gate et Wedwish to rodbors to acne in that wool. Several appolstmodo Mw the Plogard have been made to the Magma, altheitiry have not as yet been to officially anooonsad. The expected proceed in her to the Pagic dm the >lli or awes Royal Regiment of Foot, sat Media lidera company Bth - battalion of the Royal Artillery. PORTUGAL. ARRIVAL IN ENGLAND OF THE COUNT DE TIIOMAR. The Oriental Company's steam-packet Iberia, Captain C. F Bonney, arrived at Southampton this morning, and landed her mails under the charge of Lieut. James Inglis, 1L N., Admiralty agent. Iler dates are: Gibraltar,fith ; Cadiz, ith ; Lisbon, itth ; igo,ll th. She was unable to touch at Oporto, owing to a strong west gale and heavy sea. Among the passengers is Count de Thomar ; he embarked on board the Iberia at Vigo,with one servant, and paid second-class fare, and agreed with the second engineer for the use of his cabin. lie has confined himself strictly to his cabin during the whole of the voyage. date from Lisbon has been anticipated by the arrival last night at Southampton with dates to April 10, of the Medway. Saldaill:a was expected at Lisbon from Oporto, at the head of five thousand troops on the 12th instant. Although nominated Presi dent by the Queen, he declared that he will not accept of the post until he is in Lisbon. lie issues all documents in the name of the Queen. There is every apprehension that the Queen will be obliged to abdicate, and that a republic will be pro claimed. French influence is powerfully at work. The British minister is active and is striving to form an English party. Ile is trying, it appears, to form a coalition between Maghalente and Saldanha. Two men-of-war have been sent by the British admiral to Oporto, with urgent despatches for Saldanha. All the troops are gone over to hiui. It is expected that he will be received with open arms at Lisbon. According to a telegraphic despatch given in the Isulepfivlence Saldanha left Oporto for Lisbon on the 4th. _ _ Exchanges for bills at three months on London were quoted at Lisbon on the 10th: London, 341 ; Paris, a3n ; Amsterdam, 421; Hamburgh, 481. Few transactions, bills being scarce on London, and only offered at less than the quotations. Money done at 341. Stocks, Five per Cent., 47, to 49; Four per Cent., 38 to 39; Bank of Portugal Shares, 123 to 116 milreis discount per share. Their rates arc— for Lisbon Bank-notes, a discount of 3; per cent. Oporto Bank Shares were without alteration ; but stocks in general were dull, in consequence of the uncertainty of political efflux*. The following are the letters of our corre spondents: LISBON, DI.+T 9. Portugal now reaps the misery of the former intervention of the three powers in its internal affairs, without ever having enjoyed any benefit from an act which enabled the intriguing coterie at the palace to prepare the way for the return of the Count de Thomar to power; and it is not a little re markable that, in one of the stormy debates which preceded the present rising, he boasted that, while he was supported by the army and the people, he should not yield office to any one. He deceived himself, for he never had the support of either army or people; he neutralised the hostility of the former to him, by having officers appointed to the command of divisions, garrisons, forts, and regiments, who were for the most part his creatures; and he stifled the com plaints of the people by similar appointments to the civil governorships and magistracy, and establishing a sort of 1 reign of terror. The latter was certainly the case in the districts where the assassins, Datalha and Marcel, were located, and who while they rendered service to Thomar by murdering all who had any political enmity to him, until they in turn fill beneath the venimance they themselves had provoked. The movement of Saldanha, however, enabled the army and the people to fraternise, and both alike to declare their anti pathy to the Court. Had, however, the intervention not taken place, the popular party would have suc ceeded in their enterprise, a law would meet certainly have been passed, banishing the Cabraes. The Queen would have been in the enjoyment of a quiet and not perturbed reign, and no thoughts of her abdication would have been con ceived by any one, but now that the country has groaned four years more under misrule, having had a Corte!, not elected, but nominated; majorities obtained in both chambers by every reprehensible means; the charter set aside and the will and command of indivi duals' only considered; the desired vengeance of a certain person so manifest as almost ready to break out into acts of intemperate fully, not to say madness; there appears nothing in the prospect, no hope of permanent peace with out a temperately advised and prudently peaceable abdica tion. This alone it is that will save the country from the deluge of blood, which an obstinate spirit, aided by Machiavelian preparation', may yet bring upon it—and the necessity of abdication is now being resounded from ass end of the country to the other. I will now, however, proceed to continuous Miens of the progress of the movement (which can so longer be called a matt) babes I make any farther remarks upon the Wings of the people. The let and dth Camden' having ended, mashed ape. Guards, when they were joined by the 12th infantry, Cacadores, and Bth Cavalry. Saldanba, who had gone to Braga, to which place the 7th Cacadores bad marched to job] him, proceeded immediately to Oporto, whieh he en tered on the 28th ult. AU accounts agree in stating that no hero ever entered any place more triumphantly ; he was met on the road a considerable distance from the town by a numerous cavalcade, and the crowd wee so dense that they frequently obstructed the cortege. At Lima he alighted from a metier, and domed; and when be entered the town, the " Mem" wore deafening ; the windows to the highest stories crowded with speetaten,and ornamented with c,lsssa silk drapery, and thousands afar hands employed in waving their white ►aadkerthish la welcoming the noble Team. All party distinction was Lid aside, and the ser vice he wee now seadering his country only thought of. What • coot:sat to the pawing through the streets of lAMBI of a lady, apes wham all backs are turned. Of the Count de Canal, it is said, be fled shainefelly, but is known to be concealed within the dty, In hopes of a reac tion. His hostility to Saldanlm and his subserviency to the Thomar bane''. has, it is monied, been tested, by hie , 1 having put lima at the bend et a small body of esyslry, and gene to • Quints, whose Saldenha was eapposid to' have hem welds/ the Oporto rising, with a view to have taken bin prismsr et killed Ms. Had Camel taken him prisoner, In was le bare bean mascot to owe of the Vie Court. It is understiood that the costume to be worn at the Queen's state hill on Friday, the 13th of June, will be the full dress of the time of the Restoration. It is hot to embrace the whole of the reign of King Charles the Second front the year MD to the death of that monarch in 1685, but is to . be confined to the period immediately succeeding the Restoration. fhe Queen and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princes Alice, accompanied by the Prince and Princess of Prussia, Prince Frederick N% illiam, and the Princess Louisa of Prussia, visited the Royal Botanic Gardens in the Regent'. Park yesterday, and were received by the Duke of Norfolk. The royal suites consisted of the lion. Eleanor Stanley, the Countess A. de Macke, the Countess Orinlla, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, Lieut.-Col. Francis Hugh Seymour, Major Von Boyen, and Lieut. Von Heinz. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary visited Her Majesty yesterday at Buckingham l'alace, and also paid a visit to the Duchess of Kent, at Clarence House, St. James's. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince and 1 rincess of Prussia, and attended by the lion. Eleanor Stanley, Countess Oriolla, Count l'ukler, Colonel the Hon. C. Grey, Lieut.-Colonel F. 11. Seymour, and Major Von Doyen, visited the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all nations. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, and Sir George Outlier, also honoured the Exhibi ' Lion yesterday with her presence. The Duchess° d'Orleans visited the Princess of Prussia yesterday at Buckingham Palace. Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar also paid a visit to the Prince and Princess of Prussia yesterday. The Prince and Princess of Prussia, Prince Frederick William, and the Princess Louisa, accontpanied by the Duchesse d'Orleans and Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, and attended by the Countess Oriolla, inspected Westmin ster Abbey yesterday afternoon. The illustrious party afterwards visited the Bazaar in Baker-street. The royal dinner party yesterday included the Duchess of Kent, the Prince and Princess of Prussia, Prince Frede rick William of Prussia, the Duke of Cambridge, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Sixth, the Countess A. de Backe, the Countess Oriolla, Count Pukler, Sir George Couper, Lord William l'aulet, Count Oohs, Major Von Doyen, Colonel Fischer, and Lieutenant von Heinz. 11cr Majesty had afterwards an evening party. The following hal the honour of receiving invitations :—Prince Edward of Sale Weimar, the Prussian Minister and Madame Ilan son, Mademoiselle Bunsen, Count Perponcher, Baron do Langer, M. de Bethntann, the Netherlands Minister, Made moiselle Sehimmelpenninek and Mademoisehe Phillippine Seleimmelpenninck, the Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Constance Lcveson Gower, the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, Lady Adelixa and Lord Edward Howard, the Marquis and Marchioness of %Vestmiuster, and the Ladies 0. and A. Grosvenor, the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, the Marquis and Marchioness of Itreadallyme, Lord and Lady Seymour, and the (two) llonourable Misses St. Maur, Lord and Lady John Russell and the lion. Miss E. Lister, Mr. Arthur Russell, the Earl and Countess Granville, Marquis and Marchioness of Douro, and the (two) Ladies Hay, the Earl of Gifford, the Earl and Countess of Jersey and Latliflementina Villiers, the Mar quis and Marchioness of Clanricarde mad the Ladies E. and M. De Burgh, the Mankuis of Granby, the Earl and Countess Bruce, Viscount tlilden, Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley, Lord James Murray, Lieut.-Colonel the Hun. C. B. and Mrs. Phipps, and the lion. Mrs. Gray. The Cambridge University Commission met yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing -street. Present—The Bishop of Chester, thu Bonn of Ely, Sir John Herschel', Bart., the key. Pr0b....0r sedgy:wk, and the Rev. W. IL. Bate um (secretary). Sir Edward N. Buxton and Mr. llardcastle, )11.P., had an interview yesterday with Earl Grey, at the Colonial office. Ths Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester day morning. Present—The Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, Bic Chant...nor of the Duchy of Cornwall, the Judge of the Admiralty Court, and Sir Edward Ryan. The appeals, "The Attorney-General of New Zealand v. Clarke" (New Zealand), ' Musader Mahomed Cazim v. Meerra Ali Mahomed Shon.try•' (Bombay), and " Lynn v. Brenchly" (Prerogative Court) were disposed of. Despatches were sent off yesterday from the Colonial office to the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. Des patches were also sent off to the Governor of Sierra Leone. The Right lion. W. 0. Ifayter entertained a party of English and Irish menthers of parliament at dinner yester day, at his mansion in Hyde-park. TILE GOLD DUST ROBBERY. A reward of 230!. has heen offered foe tho appre hension and conviction of the persons who stole the gold dust un the South Western Railway last week, and fax the recovery of the property. Inspector Field was scut for last Tuesday from Southampton to follow up in Um don a clue which it was supposed had been obtained to the thieves. It is not improbable that several persons will be in custody in a few days. 'the four waggons containing the treasure from which the gold dust was stolen left the Southampton Docks at half past three in the afternoon on the day of the robbery. Both the dock people and the West India Company's serva n ts ran swear the property was safe then. Leaving the docks at such a tune of the day, and kept in such an open place at the Southampton Railway station, guarded by persons belonging to the West India Company all the time, it was impossible that th e b o x es cou ld have been thrown from the waggons before they started for London. Owing to something being the matter with the luggage train on the night of the robbery it did not leave Southampton until an hour atter its proper time, and it was detained a short time after it started before it finally left the outskirts of Southampton, which caused it to reach Winchester (where probably the robbery was partly effected) when it was quite dark. It appears that a man arrived at the Winchester station on Thursday night an hour or two atter the luggage train had passed with a bag contain ing something heavy, and went to London by the 1.30 a.m. train on Friday. Now, two porter% at the Winchester sta tion are almost prepared to swear that the person in custody is that man. From his own confession since his apprehension he arrived at Winchester from London by the 1 p.m. train on Friday, the day on which he was caught loitering where the box of gold dust was found,. that there was a sufficient time for him to take two of the boxes to London and return fur the third. There are now many suspicious circumstances revel lected during the journey to London which were not noticed at the time. With the exception of a break, the carriage conveying the persona belonging to the West India Com pany was the lust carriage of the train, which numbered about 70 waggons and trucks. The four treasure waggons immediately preceded the carriage conveying these per sons, who occupied two out of its three compartments. From the empty compartment the sinusoid circumstance of a light was seen hanging for some time on the line. On the arrival of the train in London a policeman on duty there noticed that the cord of the tarpaulin of the waggon im mediately preceding the treasure waggons was untied, and he considered it of sufficient importance to make a note of it and report it. The waggon from which the gold was stolen was connected with this waggon, and it is not ut all improbable that the thief who threw the boxes from the waggon was concealed there, and crawled from the goods waggon into the treasure waggon. On one part of the line also a man was found making some inquiries as to the way to Baaing stoke. The whole of these unusual circumstances, together with the stoppages and speed of the train on its way to Lon don, are undergoing a rigid investigation. The guard and breaksman hare been also called upon to depose on oath as to what communications passed between them and the per sons who had charge of the treasure. The West India Com pany are coniinced that their servants know nothing of the rubbery. The gentlemen in charge of the treasure, Messrs. Beer and Beardmore, are of high respectability. During the journey it was represented to Mr. Beer that the railway people belonging to the train were very obliging and hardworking, and out of kindness he ordered them some refreshment at one of the stations. The officials declined owing to their being late, but hinted that at another station it would be acceptable. Accordingly Mr. Beer sent them a shilling at another station to get something to drink. This is what wan magnified in some of the Lon don journals into an attempt on the part of the West India Company's servants to make the railway guard and breaks man drunk, in order that the treasure waggon might be more easily robbed. Gold and silver will in future be sent up in a different kind of waggon, and by day instead of night. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASYLUX.—VCSICI'day the twenty-third anniversary festival In aid of the funds of the Licensed Victuallers' Society was held at the Ilighhury Barn Tavern, Highbury. The company numbered about four hundred of the members and friends of the society. Mr. S. C. Whitbread occupied the chair. The report which was submitted on behalf of the board of management stated that during the last year ten additional houses had been added to the ladies' wing of the asylum, that a chapel had been erected for the use of the inmates and subscribers, that a new board room had been provided, and that a chap lain's house was in course of erection A large Mayw had taken place during the past year in the number of life members. The total amount of subscriptions received had been 7,7501. 10s., being a larger sum than had been ob tained for any single year during the existence of the institution. In proposing the chief toast of the evening—" Prosperity to the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum and success to its endowment funds"—the chairman said he had that day visited the asylum, end could testify to the excellent system of management which prevailed within its walls, sad to the comfort of the inmates and their high satisfaction with all the arrangements made to promote their welfare. Amongst the other toasts were, „ The chairman," "The brewers, distillers, and wine merchants, supporters of the institution," " The press," "-The ladies, subscribers to the institution," " The board of manegement," As. During the course of the evening a large number of hand some &salaam and sabstriptioss to the ?ands were an- Doomed. —T iz CRAWS AGAINST TIM MASTER or Sr. Pilf• uses Wonxwovez—Testerdayall a numerously attended meeting of vestrymen of the above perish, held in the Vestry-room, King's-road, Casibmstewa, Xs. Chunk warden Baer in the their, a resolution wee agreed to that a fresh inquiry should be made, awl the whose evidence laid before the vestry forthwith, a nd he this purpose a sem mittee was appointed. A COURT OP DIRECTORS MU hold yeeterds Y! at the East Indie-home, whoa LiontemstrOsamal Bit RlNarg Armstrong, C.D., was mommawdler4wwhilif el the sempany's knees on the milk *NNW alibilitsud. 3 •• 21.