Star. — London, England, 1829-10-16 00:00:00

.► THE EVENING STAR. %-• _ !Iff FuemS , t , ;‘ \ •- , - • LON DON. FRIDAY, 01 PRIM? OF STOCKS Hank &act ez.tliv. VS 121 5 per Cent. lied-es dit.ll4 3 per Ce Cone. 891 90 31 per Ct. 1818, es. die. 981 1 t per Cent. Itettes.div. 961 1 4 per Ct. 1031-1 I 4 rr Ct.lB2fl,ez div.lo4l 1 Long Ann. es.dle. 191 1 India Stock 2221 TOBER 16. AT TWO O'CLOCK. India Bonds 61 Smith Sea Stock Old Annuities, es. div. 891 411000 &eke+ Hills, (f.d.) 70 9 41500 Ditto 70 Sion and £2OO Ditto 70 9 Bank foe Acct. India for Acct. 223 Consols for Aut. Nev. 90/ i TWO O'CLOCK . Prim. Bonds, 5 p Ct 101 Ditto Acct. Russ.ilds,lB92,s pC. 1011 sI 2 Do Acct. 102/ Spanish Rd.. 5 per Ct. SI Do. 510, 8/ Ditto 85, 8/ Fr. Reines, 5 per Ct. 107 f. 50e. Exchange 95f. 69c. Fr. Remy., 3 per Ct. 81f. 75c. 4E:change, 25L 60c, BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO trel.t FO IRIGV FUND: Brazil Bonds, IS pr Ct. 631 Do. Aeet 631 1 Greek Bonds, 5 p Ct. Do. 8d5.1823. 401 I Ditto Aect. 201 Ditto 100,221 Mexican Bds. 3825, 6 prCt. Ditto Aeet. l6 Perna% p C. 121 Port. Ms. S p. Ct. 471 Do. Acct. 471 --- - ---- _ .M&•s. rain. 141 HUSE. Anglo Mexican (Iss. at .95 pm) 100 100 •24 Brasilia . Imp. (1... £5 pm.) 35 20 76 Iteal del Monte 400 400 72 Protector Fire 20 2 £1 81 AI 9a. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We have received a Nauss or Gases this morning at our (Ace —containing a hare, and a leash of pheasants—from some unknown friend, whose handsome attention we have not any other means of acknowledging. The basket appears—to us—to have undergone some visitation in iiiisere. It is satisfactory for us to perceive that the views, which from the commencement we took, of the Turkish war, are not merely verified now by the issue of an invasion, chiefly extraordinary from the apathy with which it was regarded by the rest of Europe—and more especially by this country—but that an universal persuasion in accord ance with those anticipations which we were the first to form is now, though late, doing justice to our clear sightedness. The change of language in our great con temporary, the Times, since the arrival of the Russian treaty—manifesto rather—illustrates this in a striking manner. As he has not the courage to go before public opinion, so he has not the courage to lag far behind it. His pen, wielded with a fearless integrity—only with the same integrity with which we wielded ours—might, at the beginning of this contest, have given it a totally dif ferent turn. We are not affirming too much, when we say that if the honesty of that Paper had been commensurate with its great circulation and power of influence, it—it alone—might have conserved the balance of the king doms. We will tell him how : it was but required of him to desert the standard of an imbecile Ministry—of those men, whose fatuous forbearance has entailed all the mischief—and the slavish prints, whose highest achieve ment is to follow his greater stride, übicunque, would have united with him to drive them disgraced from the ti:eatre of Government. For the voice of the press— when it is in unison with itself and conducted by clear minds, who disdain to be swayed by selfishness—is the voice of popular opinion, and must prevail. But the advocacies of the Times have been any thing else but the inspirations of public probity : the talent which is con centered in it has been prostituted to individual views, and passion—not to insist upon more sordid immora lities—has perverted its power to mischief. It is impossible to read the Times of the last few days, and not be struck with the justice of these remarks. Who, that has been for only three months in the habit of consulting its columns, does not perceive the antipodal attitude—antipodal to itself —which that everlasting shifter is again assuming? But this is not the first time that we have compelled our contemporary to change his language ; and it only proves that talents, even transcendental—if they be not united with public inte grity—are ever sure to make shipwreck among the shoals of inconsistency. After trumpeting, on each returning day, the moderation and good faith of N ICHOLAS—after deriding as nonsensical, or factious, all accusations urged against ministers, for putting con fidence in his " disclaimers"—after upholding through thick and thin the Duke of WELLINGTON ' S pernicious and ignorant policy of non-interference:—he now turns round, and cries out that it is an enormous misfortune, that Europe should have permitted Russia to lay hands on Turkey. His article of this morning on that all absorbing subject, is elaborated with much force and eloquence : but it goes especially to prove, that a mind capable of such clear views and sound deductions — yet refraining to press these views and the consider ations arising from them, when their insistence might have availed the State—cannot have misled the people through incapacity, but must have calculated to deceive them wilfully by false impressions. It proves, in fact, the superlative wickedness of our contemporary. " But how were these evils"—he asks—" which many foresaw, and to which the KING'S Ministers did not blind themselves, or the country, to be averted ?" An enquiry of exceeding impu dence, considering that it is not put by the Courier —the natural vindicator of the faults of Government. What ? Does the Times, then, mean to assert that the Noble Duke saw from the first the dire preponderance which Russia was upon the point of achieving, and did not feel that it was time to interfere ? Does he mean to say that the Noble Duke did not blind himself to the degradation which was theft working for us in the scale of nations—but that he foresaw that conquest in all its consequences, which has already made a third-rate power of England--and did aot feet that it was time to interfere ? Does he mean to say, that a British Ministry foresaw the destruction • • .• of our trade in the Levant—the humiliation of our national flag in the Mediterranean —and the loss of the lonian islands, which Russia will ravish from us at the first breaking out of a war between herself and England —and did not feel that it was time to interfere ? If they did foresee, then are they doubly traitors to those interests which it was their first duty to have guarded—or doubly convicted of unfitness to preside over public affairs. At host it will be admitted that the time is come now—if we wish ever to be respected again inEurope : feared is out of the question. The St. Petersburgh Journal of the 26th September, and the Allgemeine Zeitung of the 10th October, reached us this morning. Actiiity is beginning to be the order of the day in the dock-yards of the Autocrat : a new line of-battle ship, called the Brienne, has just been launched at Okhta. How many will not be launched before ten years? Alas, for the boasted naval superiority of Old England ! ! ! ST. PETERSBURG, San. 2.5. On Tuesday last the BrLeone, a new ship of the line, of 74 pm% • was !soothed at the Admiralty dockyard, at Othta, in the presence of his Majesty the Emperor. The command of this vessel, which was built by Col. Stoll, of the engineers, is given to Capt. Hairdo. , hoff.—St. Pelasbrwg Journal, ETC. M. The St. Petersburg Journals give lists of numerous promotion, and rewards for services in the present campaign. • 4* FRANKFORT, Orr. 6. We received the Ant news of the signing of peace at Adrianople by the Prussian State Gazette ; but notwithstanding the high credit which that esteemed paper enjoys here, the fact was doobted. be cause the article had no official character, and no mention was made of so important an event in the mercantile letters front Vienna, re ceived at the same time. It has, however, been since so fully coo armed by accounts from various quarters, that the most obstinate scepticism must yield. Our merchants are now discussing the re ported conditions of the treaty. The general result. Indeed, is ad miration of the ntagnanimity of the conqueror; but perhaps•the eminent political wisdom to which the conditions bear testimony. may not be every where equally appreciated, especially as they form a striking contrast to those conditions which we all remember in the time of Napoleon—an epoch which the events of the late campaign call to mind. At that time every peace contained within itself the seeds of a new war, because it irritated the vanquished party by losses and humiliations ; whereas, the peace which the Emperor Nicholas has granted to the Porte aims merely at securing the complete attainment of the original object of the war; and its conditions, consequently, afford the most entire securities for its duration, so far as this is in the reach of human foredgbt.—.lllge oscine Z.thmg, Oct. 10. Dutch Papers to the 10th instant are received this day, by which it would appear that little is yet done by the Dutch Authorities in quelling the insurgent Javanese : AMSTERDAM, Orr. 9. It appears from the reports in the Java Gazettes to the Lieute nant-Governor-General, who was still at Magellan', that the plan of operations adopted is to drive the enemy by degrees from Ma taram. It seems that only Solmo Negoro and his adherents re main on this side the Progo : they have adopted the plan of divid ing into small bands, which the Governor thinks may at ant give our troops more trouble, but in the end prove fatal to the enemy themselves. ........---- ' AMITERDAN OCT. 9.—Eschange on London, 12 20. Two swaths, 12 17 5.10, l2 15.—Dutch Papers. Oet. 10. crr Y. - 'fwzgArs o'CLoex. Although the Express from Paris received this morn ing brings alarming accounts of the continuation of hosti lities, between the Russians and Turks ; with several Pachas having united their forces, to the number of 50,000 men, in the rear of the grand Russian army, with an intention to force their way to Constantinople, for the plunder of that rich Capital—yet the City speculators do not believe it. The Continental Journals, which have been writing for some time past with sinister views, ask if it is likely that two or three Pachas, with their undisciplined troops, can defeat 80,000 victorious Russians, placed between them and Constantinople ? - - There is no doubt that the moment General GEISMAR' comes in contact with these rebellious gentlemen, they will experience the same fate as the Grand Vizier. Consols have not been the least effected by the above intelligence, and opened this morning at the same price they left off yesterday, 89i, 90 for money, and 906 to I for November. Nothing doing in the Foreign Market as yet. This is paying and receiving day in Consols ; we do not hear of any failures. CITY, HALF•PAST ONE. . The paying and receiving the various accounts are going off well, and the Consol Market continues with little fluctuation to the present time. Consols were in the early part of the morning at 901 for the Account ; and at present they are 90 to h, and 39i 90 for Money. The ridiculous story in the German Papers of the Pachas marching to Constantinople, does not gain the least credit; and treated as a stock-jobbing concern at Vienna to de press the Metalliques, which were on the 6th received by Express at 102 ; Bank Shares, 1220. In the Foreign Market, Brazil and Greek Stock have improved. Little doing in the other foreign securities. Calcutta Papers to the 15th of May, and Bermuda to the 29th of July, have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house. The Calcutta Paper of the 14th of May, says:—" We understand that the Honourable Governor leaves the Presidency (Bombay), for the Mahubuleshawar Hills, soon after the fête at Parel; and intends to pass the rainy months at Dha poree. After the rains he will visit Guzerat and Ba roda, and return to Bombay in the spring." The Bermuda Paper, of the 28th July, says, that the courier from Miramichi to Frederectown reports, that a man of the name of Hare (the murderer), and answering to his description, had arrived at that port, and the inha bitants having mobbed him, he took his departure for the United States. H. M. Schooner Pickle, of 3 guns and 36 men, about the sth ult. succeeded in capturing, after a chase of 18 hours, and an action of one hour and half, a slave brig of 5 guns and 60 men. She had on board 400 slaves. Accounts from Madrid of the sth October state, that there is greet talk there of the wonderful plan of the finances, which is to produce the means to pay the inte rest and dividends contracted with foreign countries. It is also stated, that the affairs of the Rentes Perpetuelle are arranging more favourable than the Ministers ex pected. E. POPHAM, F.sq. of .Bagborough, in the county of Somerset, has generously intimated his intention by relin quish a very handsome portion of his rent due to him from his tenants, in consequence of the late disadvan tageous harvest. THE KING. WINDSOR, OCT. ls.—Yesterday afternoon, notwith ktanding the dampness and coldness of the weather, his MAitsTY enjoyed his usual recreation for nearly two hours, confining his drives chiefly within the boundpry of the Great Park.— It is said, and from good authority, that his MAJESTY has declined his intended visit to Brighton this season, but that he intends taking up his residence at the Castle the latter end of the present month. His retiring so soon to the Castle will in a great measure depend on the weather.--It is further said that his MA- I rsrt Intends taking up his residence at St. James's Pa lace this season earlier than usual, and that he will be resident there at the meeting of Parliament. —This day, owing to the fineness of the weather, his MAJESTY ' S phaeton was ordered to be in readiness earlier than usual ; hence it is expected that he will take several hours' agreeable recreation.—His MssEsTY enjoys excellent health, and continues to pursue the best means of pre serving it, by retiring early to bed and rising early. His MAJESTY takes very little wine at or after dinner, retires to his bed-room at half-past ten or eleven o'clock at the latest, rises at eight o'clock in the morning, and break fasts between nine and ten. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. CHANGES. The Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford, in aevelandoq_. from their seat, Trentham Hall, in Stallliedshlre ; the Degrease Marchioness of Exeter, at her seat at Rogisamptoe. !tom tte Isle of Wight; Earl Jerntyn i in St. James's-square, from Isk . worth Path, Suffolk; the Countess de Grey, at her house in &. James's-square, from her seat in Surrey ; Lord Kensington , in St. Jamess-street, front &ibex ; Lord Edward Somerset, at the Duke of Beaufort's Grogvenor-squate, from Gloucestershire; Lord Fltebarrls, at the Marquis of Bath's, In Grosvenor-square. from Hants ; Lord and Lady Muncaster. from their Goat in Cum berland. for their seat. Byram Park. Yorkshire • Lord and Lady Churchill, from Richmond Park, to Lord R. Spe ncer's seat in Sus sex; Lord Sebey for West Dean Chichester; Capt. Willoughby, is Brook-attest, from Paris ; Mr. Hanbary T eey for Toddingtea Hall. is Gloucestershire; Captain Nixon for Leoasin ter; Mr. William Alexander Makinnon for Portswood House, near South ampton ; Colonel Petre. in Sc. James's-street, from a tour ; Capt. and Mrs. du Bois, in Pall-mall, from Florence; Capt. Bicknell, in Clarges-street, from Bath; Mr. Pascoe Grenfell, M P. for Tap. low House, near Maidenhead ; Sir John Sebright, Bart. for Beech wood. in Hampshire ; Lieut.-Colonel Kynaston. in Conduit-street, from the Netherlands; Major and Mrs. Cornwall, for Brighton ; Major and Mrs. Boyland for Queen's-square, Bath ; Mr. Mrs. and Miss Evelyn, ftosn Tunbridge Wells, for Brighton ; Captain Strangeways for Rochester , the Rev. Lascelles and • Mrs. Ire. monger, from Leamington, la Seymour - place ; Sir William and Lady Clattenon, from Learoington.lardeymour-Place ; Sir William Otoeley. Lady Quadra: and family, front Brussels; Sir Charles Bagot, Bart. from Saville-street. for the Continent; Sir Thomas and Lady Farquhar for Royston. Hens ; Brooke, detente. &q. to Brighton • Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bristow, frons;Pkadilly. to their scat, Bro ckmore Lodge. near Ramsey, Hants • Captain and Mrs. Hudson, in Brianston-square. from the Co ntinent ; Sir Lewis Versturine, Captain. Mrs. and MisiVentarine r at the oyal Hotel, from the Cdatinent ; Sir Henry Fane 'k- Bart. at ditto, from Hamp shire; Mr. Shard, at ditto, front linland ; the Marquis de la Grange, at ditto, Hon. Frederick from Brighton ; Flames Mr. Henry at dit Su ko. f ronbury,m at Belvi ditto, from Paris ; the . - dere Park, the seat of Lord Saye-and-Sell; Mr. John Page, at ditto, from Holly HUI. Kent; Sir William Galloway, from ditto, for Hampton Court • Mr. and Mrs. Browne. from ditto, for Paris; Sir Lloyd Duckenfiek, Bart. at EMs's Hotel, St. James's-street, on a tour; Mr. and Mrs. Mackay, at ditto, from their seat, Book. ham Grove, Surrey ; Captain and Mrs. Savage. at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, from the Continent ; J. Colwell, Eaq. at ditto, from the 'Continent ; Mr. and Mrs. Knight and Miss Welles, from the 'London Hotel, Albemarle-street, for the Conti. nent ; John Brumes, Esq. from the Pulteney Hotel. Albemarle street. for Oxford; the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Howard, front ditto, for Paris. Mr. JELLICOE, as Treasurer to the Brighton Provident and District Society, has received his MAJESTY'S muni ficent donation of 1001. .The Rev. Dr. GODDARD , __ who for many years filled the important situation of Head Muter of Winchester College, with the highest honour to himself and lasting benefit to the school, has been nominated to succeed to the Prebendal Stall, vacant in Salisbury Cathedral, by the death of the late Rev. THOMAS WICKII•21. BIRMINGHAM MUSICAL EESTIVAL.•=IIIO total re ceipts of the four daysAncluding donations, was 9,0391. I le. 1 Id. to which is to be added the amount received for books, &c. The Rev. E. IRVING is once more among the arrivals here : we have not heard whether the Rev. Gentleman intends to preach at Brighton.—Brighton Gazette, EXPEDITIOUS TRAVELLING. - At a parish church, a few days ago, the 14th chapter of St. Mark, contain ing 72 verses, was travelled through in eight minutes ; being at the rate of nine verses in a minute. Does not this, in its way, equal the feats on the Manchester and Liverpool railway ? York Courant. The King of Naples, during his absence, has confided to his son the government of his kingdom. Letters from Cracow, in Poland, of the 29th of Sep tember, state, that the Emperor has determined to open the Diet in person ; and that in the interior of Russia they are still employed in filling up the skeleton regi ments of the active army, and replacing the materials. The greatest activity also prevails in the different depots. The Imperial Guard is to return to St. Petersburg ; and a part of the second army and the corps of General Diebitsch, will go to the Principalities. Accounts from Calais state, that the whole of the sur rounding neighbourhood has been inundated, which has caused great damage to the remaining crops. Am USING SCENE. —A most amusing affair was got up, in the shape of a dinner, ten, and a ball, at Newark, the other day. It was then called a " bit of a do." — First came the dinner ; and as soon as the cur tains of the day had been drawn, the whole was lighted up, and presented an almost enchanting appearance. A torch-light procession proceeded round the town—in front Sergeant Wilde in his car riage. The wives and sweethearts of the blues had been, by direction of the worthy Sergeant, provided with tea at the different houses of the land lords who furnished the dinner, and an order for ad mission to the dance, which was now to take place in order to close the festivities of the day, which was kept up when we went to press. After the two first dances, Mr. Hitchens requested the whole meeting to surround the hustings, and commenced by observing Mr. Serjeant Wilde, I am de puted by some of the Blues of Newark to attempt (for an attempt it will be) to convey to you the feelings which have governed the poor (as they are called) blue women of the town. They, Sir, know of no better means—nay, Sir, of no means so good to testify their real pleasure and their gra tiude to you, as showing some mark of respect to one who is dearer to you than yourself—l need not mention Mrs. Wilde. They honestly conceive it a token inadequate to their own feelings, their own desires, above all, Sir, to the " inherent" qualifications, by being allied to you, she must possess. It is a ring, Sir, emblema tical as they conceive of her, pure gold ; it is studded with stones of the first water, and there is a complete ' anagram in them ; for, Sir, there is a ruby, an emerald, a garnet, an amethyst, a ruby, and a diamond, forming the word Regard ; it is, Sir, manufactured by our friend Wes ton, and bears an an inscription—" The gratitude of the femalto blues of Newark." All this is truly ridiculous. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. How long will the Powers of Europe suffer the usurper of the crown of Portugal—not content with ascending, through perjury and the meet revolting acts of treason, the throne of a Queen whom Europe acknowledges as the lawful Sovereign—to continue - I to punish with death the faithful subjects of that Queen, without other crime than their Idelty to their oaths, and adhesion to a cause that Europe and its Sovereigns recognised as legitimate? The sentence of the Oporto Commission has been pablished and what greater proof caa be afforded of the insolent contempt with whictrthet despicable Miguel. Ring of the anal' and of the armed populace that support him. in despite of the respectable portion of the nation that detests him, treats the professed judg ment and principles of legitimacy. by which Europe is governed and its sovereigns secured on their threw; than by condemning as rebels so many illustrious victims of duty and honour ? The Marquis of Palmas was Ambassador of the legitimate Queen of Portugal at the Court of Great Britain, when the per fidious Miguel, violating his plighted faith and homage, robbed her of her crown ; and the legitithate Government that this diplo matist represented thus credos to edit, he announced, as became him, the termination of his functions, and concluded his othdal duties with a solemn protest against the usurpation ; and can there be a. greater outrage against civilised Europe, than to condemn that honourable and distinguished diplomatist because he made this pro- test, as appears by the sentence. and because he endeavoured to instil the sentiments of honour and fidelity by which he was Inspired law the faithful Portuguese atOpoeto and Madeira—assuring them ofthe confidence with which they ought to rely on the friendship of the allies of the Queen. of which the justice of her cause and their pre ceding conduct and solemn treaties afforded so marked a guarantee, and which the Marquis could Dever have supposed would have been so abused by those Powers that advised and negotiated with the Emperor Don Pedro to deliver up the government of Portugal to the usurper, pledging themselves for his fidelity, after voluntarily exacting from hint such oaths and guarantees as they couceivcd necessary for his conduct ? Can there be greater insolence on the part of the usurper, or a more humiliating act towards these mediating and guaranteeing Powers and Allies, than to see this despot criminate this Am bassador for having acted in conformity with the precautionary instructions that be bad received from his acknowledged sovereign, and In which measures the Powers had taken part? What can be Inferred from these revolting proceedings of Miguel. but that either some governments, the enemies of liberty and the people, have affianced to the usurper the consolidation of his usurpation ; or that he holds at nought the principles of justice and moderation proclaimed by a certain Ministry, whose precepts or advice he treats with greater contempt than could be looked for or tolerated even from the barbarism of the Dey of Algiers? How long will the vaunted neutrality of Great Britain acquiesce in these recessed—when will the Ministry cease to countenance and longer to profess to endeavour to reconcile such couilicting in terests ? Can this philanthropic Government, that interfered in favour of the degenerate Greeks. and hesitated not to intermeddle with independent Powers that had so much Interest in taking from a savage life the negroes of Africa to employ them in the agricul sure of the fertile regions of the new world, see with indifference the robberies and assassinations of Miguel; and lie by, and see him destroy and barbarize a civilised, a friendly, and awed na tion, because it loves its liberties; —punishing with death those who were faithful, and would Dot make themselves accomplices In his usurpation ;—persecudng all who will not become Isis partkans, and robbing and sequestrating the property of every one who may, in compliance with their oaths and fealty, seek to show adherence to the cause of their Queen by a residence in a foreign country? And can the sovereigns of Europe coolest longer to see a people so persecuted, and the ancient Portuguese nation, to which the civilised world owes so much, thus proscribed; though these so vereigns themselves pointed out to this devoted people the path of homer they ought to follow, by all withdrawing their ambassadors from the coon of the usurper ? From whom can the good Portuguese look for relief, thus than doped to the sword of the usurper nod common enemy of legiti macy and honour, if they cannot expect it from their ancient ally? How long will Lord Aberdeen cease to be ashamed to confess. that a Minister of a liberal Government will only recognize as its friends the sectarians of a fanatical faction, that detests liberal institutions, and trusts net in these who possess them? Let those who mil be able reconcile this paradox ; but history, at all events, will record the acts of a government under whose bayonets the honourable and faithful Portuguese dicers and functionaries were unarmed dis placed, and the bayonets organized that now oppress the loyal sub jects o f the (beets, whose legitimacy and liberal institutions will ever at the least reign in the hearts of the good Portuguese ; and, it is to be hoped. will cue day triumph over the insidious, toned al, sod feodal policy that now oppresses them. A PORTUGUESE EMIGRANT. ANOTUER JOINT-STOCK COMPANY...-WE perceive by the Morning Papers that another of these things is likely to be got up, for making an arcade from Bartholo mew-lane to Moorgate—Mr. FORTUNE, the great pro jector in Lombard-street, wants it to be carried from the north end of the Lane to the Circus. We are credibly ' informed that one of the Gentlemen who figured at this humbug, has a great variety of other useful schemes, for the benefit of the citizens, on the tapir—first, a steam vessel wharf on the site of the old London bridge ; next the recovery and improvement of the Isle of Dogs ; 3dly, the colonization of India, immediately on the expiry of the Company's charter, by native Welshmen and Irish ; 4hly, the importation of tea from the Continent of Europe at a far cheaper rate than from China--about N. or 84. per pound ; next, a mode of curing herrings superior to the art of the Dutch ; and—but we cannot go over the bead roll of the innumerable useful schemes of this true patriot and enlightened philanthropist. The City Arcade Com pany only require 150,000/. capital ; and the other Com panies we speak of, do not require above twice that amount each. There can be no difficulty, of course, in raising the money for purposes so useful—for the Tes and• Herring concern, we should think that every man• jack in the City will come up to the scratch. Extract of a letter, dated Lisbon, October 1.---" I avail myself of the departure of the ships of war which brought the British Consul to this ill-fated country, to give you a most singular piece of intel ligence. On Sunday last, while the worthy King of these realms was spending the day at the royal residence of Alfeite, on the left bank of the Tagus, in company of his myrmidons (butchers' boys, hostlers, and suck-like worthies), his royal barber, the Viscount of Quelez, was arrested by his royal master in person, who has ever since kept him under arrest. It said to-day that the Activia Portuguese sloop of war has been ordered to sail for the Cape de Verd Islands with the noble barber, as exile. You may easily conceive the sensation this event has made here, knowing, as you do, that the barber was the greatest favourite of the Portuguese Nero, who had promised to name him Count of Cantanhede on the 26th instant, which was his birth-day. No one knows for cer tain the reason of this singular event, and almost every one forms a particular opinion on the subject._ Some say that a conspiracy existed to depose Don Miguel, and name his precious mother Regent of the kingdom ; others say that it is owing to some family reasons of a peculiar nature ; and others finally say that . • • • but this last reason ought not to transpir e for the present. Things are here in a most deplorable state there is no money in the Treasury ; the troops are ill paid, particularly the officers ; assassinations take place almost every night; snendieity is in its highest degree, and even families who formerly lived in affluence are now seen after dusk begging from door to door." I I ■