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cretary, and a great many officers. The. division or Mina has been pursued, broken, and put completely to the rout beyond Liosa ' • and its remains are wandering /mom the mountains of Andorra, and in the vicinity of the Seo, in bodies of fifteen, twenty, or fifty men each, in state of misery and wretchedness which is truly horrible. Five deserters of the regiment of Laredo, who are just come in, having left four of their comrades at Ilospitalet, report that Mina wept on the mountain of Llosa, when he found himself nearly alone, and deserted by all his followers. They assure us that, yesterday at ten in the foreneon, after having disguised himself, he entered La Sets, accompanied by two wretched shepherds, or peasants in wooden shoes. 'nese same deserters, who are 24 in munber, and will be followed to-morrow by their comrades, having *hewn themselves unwilling to engage, on the command being given by their Captain or First Lieute nant, and having been ill-treated by Min with blows of his sabre in consequence, killed him on the spot, and have brought with them his hat which we have really seen, with the cockade and other insignia of an officer. They state that many others would have joined, if they had believed that they would be re ceived in France. PASSAGE, JiTNE M.—Colonel O'Donnel is in the greatest dejection since the receipt of a letter from his brother, the Count de I'Abishal; he even wishes to retire fmm his command. Fit ENCII FUNI)i.—J UNE 24. Five per Cents. Opened at B3 f. 85 c. Closed at CB 1. 80 c. Sank Stock . Ne4politan 5 per Cents. 76g. Lxchange on London—One Nlonth... 2 60 25 f. 435 f. e. Three Months c. PORTUGAL. LISBON, MAY 27. (SUPPLEMENT TO THE DIARIO DO Govtrm,No.l2s.) This short Paper states the defection of the 9.d Regiment, seduced by Sampayo, the depar ture of Doi► Miguel to join the insurgents,and the assurance that the rest of the troops are faithful. [Front the Diario, N0.126.] CORTES, MAY 27. After some preliminary business had been done, the Presi dent suspended the debate, to read a communication from the Permanent Deputation, stating the defection of the 3d Ilegi. meat, and the flight of Don Miguel, and that it had sent ftir General Sepulveda, to concert the necessary measures. The following communication was then read : " 3IOST ILIXSTRIOUS AND EXCELLENT Stn,—His Ma jesty, with grief of heart, orders me to inform your Excellency, that you may acquaint the Permanent Deputation, for the pur. pose of acting as may be advisable, that the Infant Don guel fled this night, with the 23d Regiment, as he says in a letter which he left to be delivered to the King. His Majesty has already sent his Chamberlain to intimate to him to return to his duty, and continues to take all the measures that may prevent the evil which such an extraordinary step may produce. " God preserve your Excellency. " JOSE DA SILVA CARVA LIIO. " To the Most Illustrious and Excellent Senbor Agostinho Jose Freire. " Lisbon, May 27, 1023." Senhor Borges Carneiro &hewed that the motives of the fac tion were the same as those proclaimed by the despots of Eu. rope, adopted by the infamous Silveira, and tending to depose from the throne the best of Kings—John VI. He proposed to refer the above communications to a Committee, which should report without delay to the Cortes that speedy measures might be taken to obviate the evils that threatened the country. Other Members enforced the necessity of energetic and prompt mea. .sures, and wished the Sittings to be declared permanent. The Committee of l'ublic Safety and Defence, to which the matter was referred, proposed— I. That the Country be declared to be in danger. 2. That a messag e be sent to the King, respectfully solicit . ing his Majesty to dismiss the whole of his Ministers, and to choose new ones. 3. That, according to the form of the extraordinary powers which the Constitution gives, General Sepulveda be charged to maintain the peace and security of the capital. Article 1 passed without debate. With respect to Article 2 a debate arose, some Members thought it a as yielding to the fac tious, others declaring that it was certain the present Ministers do not enjoy the public confidence, and ought, therefore, to be removed, for the good of the nation. Sen. Moura mentioned the letter written by Sousa to General Sepulveda, in which he declared that he required the removal of the Ministers. That to agree to the Report of the Com mittee would be conceding the first thing desired by the fac tious ; and General Sepulveda being in an adjoining apart. event, a messenger was sent so ask him for the letter, which was then read. Some other Members having spoken for and against the Report, General Sepulveda was called in, who, being asked to give his opinion, replied, that since the late events, he bad been to the Palace of Ilemposta to speak to his Majes ty, whom he found surrounded by his Councillors of State, profoundly afflicted at the disobedience of Don Miguel; but that he could affirm that he remained firm in his purpose, that is, to maintain, even at the expence of the greatest sacrifices, the Constitution promulgated by the Cortes of 1822, and to which he had voluntarily sworn. The Deputies and the spectators could not contain their en thusiasm. Cries of " hong live the Constitution, the Consti tutional King, and the Portuguese who prefer death to slavery," resounded through the Hall; the Royal image was uncovered, and the acclamations were renewed. The General continued, saying that public opinion demanded the dismissal of all the Ministers, and this was the general opinion of the troops. Bed ing asked by M. G. Palma what was the spirit of the troops► in the capital, he answered they were entirely in favour of the Constitution to which they had sworn. The General having withdrawn — Article 2 of the Report was put to the vote and rejected, an Amendment, by M. Freire, being substituted ; to the effect, that a Message be sent to his Majesty, congratulating him on his firmness, requesting him to act in eontert with the Cortes, to labour for the salvation of the country, which they half de clared to be in danger; and further requesting him to consult the Council of State, and, if he thought it necessary, to remove the Ministry, and also some other persons In office, and choose in their stead persons worthy of full confidence. Article 3 was approved, with the addition ' till other mea sures shall be taken, or a new Ministry appointed by his Majesty.' The Assembly then broke up at half-past five o'clock. The Dior io states, that the greates tranquillity prevailed in Lisbon ; that the troops were at their posts, and all the citi zens composing the civic guard chewed the greatest zeal and activity. Lisuow, MAT 28.—Notwithstanding the paternal exhorta tion of our beloved Constitutional King, the Infante Don Mi guel persists in his inconsiderate project. The Wowing new Ministers arc appointed :—Justice, the Ex-Deputy, Jose Antonio (I uerreiro, charged, ad interim, with the pride-ft:Wile of the War Depentment ; Finance, Jose Zavier Mozinho da Silveira; Marine, D. Manoel Joao de Llcio. Forty or fifty soldiers of the police have deserted to the factious. General Sepulveda, in an address to the citizens of Lisbon, announces that the Cortes have charged him to maintain the safety and tranquillity of die Capital ; that he will do his duty us a citizen and. General, and will be guided by prudence and the respect due to legitimate authorities. Ile invites theta to ' , confide in a man who never had any object but the happiness of his country. I again swear it, he adds, in my own name, and dint of the officers of the Ist and 2d of the line, all animated by the same good spirit, and ready to sacrifice our lives for our Public oaths, and the profound sentiments of respect and love of Religion, the Constitution, and the best of Kings. lie ex tuirted diem to be perfectly easy, and to be assured that order will be preserved. In the Sitting of the Cortes on the 28th, the Deputation which waited on the King k Ives an account of their mission. flit Majesty had received them very atrably, and replied to the speech addressed to him, that he should pay due attention to the subjects proposed by the Cortes, of whose co-operation and patriotic efforts he had no doubt, and expressed his great stir. row at the conduct of his son, Don Miguel. A letter from General Sepulveda was read, giving an account 'of the measures he had taken for the security of the capital. A PROCLAMATION PROM Hl'SlsllffilrYv3. " PonTUGUESE I -My son and infant, lion Miguel, fled front my Royal mansion and joined the 23d Regiment. I aban. don him as a Father, and shall know how to punish him as a King. " His Majesty declares, that, faithful to his oath, and to the religion of his ancestors, he will maintain the Constitutio n which he voluntarily accepted. His liberty, he says, has never been restricted, nor his authority despised. He invites his - people to confide in the Cortes, and to remain faithful to their oaths." This supplement announces the desertion of General Sepul veda. Lrsnow, MAY 30.—1 n the Cortes several Members ex pressed their patriotic sentiments, and their resolution to perish rather than submit to despotic power. The Minister ofJustiee 4eing introduced, said that his M a j esty (who was perfectly identified with the cause of the nation, and who desires nothing ,out the Constitution of 1822), had invited three citiztns to till the office of Minister or War, who had all refused. His Ma jesty was desirous that the Cortes would permit three of their Members to fill the offices : Senhor J. M. Pinto F. Rangel to be Minister of War :—.Sen hoz Antonio .Marciano de Azevedo, of the Interior; and Senhor F. tie Oliveira, Foreign Afiliirs. (He was interrupted by loud acclamations.) The Minister then mentioned the corps that had deserted, amounting to 2,760 men, and the treason of Ge neral Sepulveda, &c. The Minister, having retired, the question was put, whether the Cortes approved of the appointment of the three Members to be Ministers, which was carried by acclamation. The sittings were declared permanent. A Deputation was sent to inform his Majesty, that the Cortes had judged it necessary, in the present crisis, to decree that deserters from the army should be punished in die same manner as if the country were at war. The deputation, on its return, stated, that, on its way to the Palace the public had accompanied it with the loudest acclamations; that the President of the Deputation having explained the urgent reasons for passing this law, his Majesty replied he would use, with respect to sanctioning the law, the power which the Constitution gave him; that he was profoundly afflicted at the desertion of the troops ; that he had given full proof of his fidelity to theoath which he took on the memorable Ist of October, and had the greatest confidence in the Cortes. On returning from the Palace, the enthusiasm of the 10th Regiment was so ardent that the Deputy S. Correa de Laccrda, was induced to step forward, with the Constitution in his hand, and to harangue the troops, after which lie delivered the Con stitution to the Colonel, saying he was confident that regiment would defend it at all hazards. PROCLAMATION OF HIS MAJESTY THE PING TO THE INHABITANTS or LISBON, TO TRANQUILLIZE THE CAPITAL, MADE AT VILLA FRANCA DE XERA ; IN WHICH HE REJECTS ABSO LUTE POWER, AND AFFIRMS TO MODIFY THE CON- STITUTION. " INHABITANTS OF LISBON !—The salvation of the rec. ple has always been a supreme law, and to me a sacred law. This conviction which has been my guide in the critical circum. stances in which Providence has placed me, imperiously pre. scribes the resolution which I have taken to.day, with regret, to separate myself from you for some days, yielding to the prayers oithe people, and to the desires of the army, which accompa. nies me, or has preceded me. " Inhabitants of Lisbon !—Make yourselves easy. I will never belie the love which I consecrate to you ; 1 sacrifice my self for you, and, in a short time, your dearest wishes will be fulfilled. _ . " Experience, the wise instructress of Nations and Govern ments, has demonstrated, in a manner very afflicting to me, and fatal to the nation, that the existing institutions are incompati. ble with the will, the customs, and the persuasions of the greater part of the Monarchy. The evidence of facts confirms these as sertions ; Brazil, that interesting part of the Monarchy, is torn to pieces ; in the kingdom, civil war Las caused Portuguese blood to be shed by the hands of their countrymen ; the danger of fo reign war is imminent, and the State is threatened with total ruin, unless the most prompt and efficacious means are adopt. ed. In this afflicting crisis, I act as the King and Father of my subjects, and save them from anarchy and invasion, by con solidating the parties which are hostile. " To attain this desirable end, it is necessary to modify the Constitution. If it had made the happiness of the nation I would continue to be its first guarantee; but when the majority of a nation declares itself so openly and hostilely against its institutions, those institutions need reform. " Citizens, I do not desire, nor ever did desire absolute power; and I this day reject it. The sentiments of my heart are repugnant to despotism and to oppression. I desire only the peace, the honour, and the prosperity of the nation. " Inhabitants of Lisbon ! Do not fear for your liberties, they shall be guaranteed in a manner which, securing the dignity of the Crown, shall respect and maintain the rights of the cid. zers. Meantime, obey the Authorities; avoid private revenge; stifle the spirit of party ; avoid civil war • and. in a short time, ' you shall see the bases of a new Code, which securing personal safety, property, and employments, dilly acquired in any pe riod of the actual Government, shall give all the guarantees that society requires, unite all wishes, and make the prosperity the whole nation. " JOHN VI. Ring. " Villa Franca de Xera, May 21, 1823. " Published by an order written and signed by his Majesty, transmitted to the Minister of Finance this day. The original is in my hands. " JOSE XAVIER MOZINHO DA SILVEIRA. " Lisbon, May 31, 1323." [PRIVATE LETTER.] "I.tsnox, MAY 31. " In the morning of the 27th of May, the Infante Don Miguel, the King's second son, fled from the Palace, under a previous arrangement made with his mother, and those persons in her secrets, accompanied by a party of the cavalry regiment, infantry regiment, 4. He proceeded to Vill a F ranca to j o i n t h e 23d regiment, which on the same morning had left this place for Beira, on their way to the head-quarters of the army s t at i one d on the frontiers. Thence he wrote to his father the letter in serted in the Diario do Gaverno, and Souza, the Colonel of the 234, also wrote to General Sepulveda, published in the same Paper. The Cortes named Sepulveda Commander of the Forces in Lisbon, independent of the Ministry, and the latter were changed, and other Ministers substituted in their place, part of whom accepted, and the others refused. In place of those who refused to serve, were afterwards named for the Interior, Marciano de A zevedo ; for the War Depart.. ment, Fonseca Rangel ; and for that of Justice, Jose Antonio Guerrero. In the night of the 27th, some of the police sol diers fled away to Villa Franca. From that period - the Na tional Guards were assembled at their posts, and continued regularly doing garrison duty. The other regiments also went on deserting, and General Sepulveda, who by this time had been discovered, was nearly assassinated on Corpus Christi Day, in the Terreim do Paco. In the same evening, he also made off to Villa Franca, carrying with him the 20th infantry ,regiment and 6th chasseurs. On the 28th, General George de Aviles was named General-in-Chief of the army of Portugal, and in the morning of the 30th, he went to the parade-ground with all the militia and some regulars. In the afternoon of the same day, the 10th regiment withdrew, although up to that moment they had remained faithful and patriotic. They immediately proceeded to the Palace of Bemposta, drew up in line before the windows, and shouted " Long live the Abso lute King." The King and his whole Household then went off with the 18th to Villa Franca. The national guards continued doing garrison duty, and evenarrested some officers of the regu lar army and the police, who were flying away. The commercial volunteers ware stationed in the Castle and Limoeiro prison. A company of military artillery were on duty at the bank with one piece of cannon. Anarchy was by this time complete in Lisbon and also in Villa Franca, where a shot was tired at Viscount Jerunanha, which killed his horse. The person who tired thought it had been Sepulveda. When the King i and con spirators were assembled in Villa Franca, the former issued the following Proclamation on the 31st (vide our Lisbon extracts), which certainly chews that the intentions and wishes of the King are good. The Proclamation was nevertheless torn down from the corners of the streets by the people. On the ht, Gen. Aviles issued a Proclamation calling on the inhabitants to resist the anarchists. _ . List of the Portuguese Passengers in the packet :—Minister of Justice, Sr. Just, da Silva Carvallo, wife, brother, and three children. Counsellor of State, Jose Ferreira Borges. De puties in the Cortes, Francisco Xavier Monteiro, and Joao Bernardo da Rocha. Regenerators, Duarte Lema and Jose Maria Lope*: Carneiro ; General Pepe. Maiiino J. Pereira tie Azevedo, of the Tercera Islands. Sebastian du Prat and Son, merchants. Joao Carpinteiro, jun. and Antonio Luis de Lima. " Lisnost, MAY 31. " The changes here have been so great, and so quick in sue. cession, within these last few days, and our anxieties kept so constantly awake, that we are left hardly any time to write, and can only give the amount of what has happened. " By order of the Government the 23d regiment of infantry marched from the Castle of St. George here, on the morning of the 27th, before day-break, to proceed to the province of Beira, to oppose the operations of Amarante, who was daily expected there; but they had not proceeded further than Sa. cavern, a village two leagues distant, when they halted and cried out, " Viva El Rey absolisio e ltforre a Constiluicao. l ! —llere they were immediately joined by Don Miguel; the King's second son, who had Jett the palace of Queluz, two leagues on the other side of Lisbon, taking with him a squadron of cavalry which was d o in g uty at the palace. They immediately proceeded to Villa Franca, and from thence to Santarem, and were well received every part of the way. Dispatches, in the King's name, were sent by the Prince, to all the troops in the North, to come down i mme di ate ly an d meet him at Coimbra, to relieve the King, and give a death blow to the Constitution. As soon as this was known in Lis bon, all the Militia, Volunteers, and National Guards were called out to protect the city and to maintain order. On the morning of the 211th more regiments of the line marched, of their own accord, to join the Prince. The Recta of the Cwpo de Dees took place on the 29th, when there is always a grand procession in the Roeio, one of the public squares, and there the King attended, accompanied by some of the Members of a new Ministry which he had appointed the pre vious evening at the suggestion of the Coates, who hoped thus to make some arrangement. In the evening there was more tumult than usual m the Streets. General Sepulveda was ac tamed of treachery, and narrowly escaped assassination in the Praca do Conemercio; and when nearly midnight it was dis. We now lay before our Readers the particu lars of the important intelligence from Lisbon, which reached us yesterday, but at too late an hour to be fully inserted in our columns. The details are contained in private letters of the 31st ult., and in the Lisbon Journals from the 27th ult. to the Ist instant. We are still ignorant of the final results of the counter-revolutionary movement ; but there can be no doubt that it ter. minated in the complete subversion of the Con stitution,—though whether an absolute Sove reignty has been re-erected on its ruins, or, as seems•to be more probable, a limited Monarchy with a House of Peers and a House of Commons, and the reservation of an absolute Veto for the KING, as the third branch of the Legislature, must remain matter of conjecture until the ar rival of the Lisbon Mails which are still due. The first of these must of course have left Lisbon on the Bth instant, by which time, probably, the KING had returned to the capital, and the basis of the new system of Government had been formed. From the KING' S second Proclamation, dated Villa Franca de Xera, 31st May, there is every reason to hope that the blessing of a liberal form of Government will be preserved for Portugal ; and that the reel objects of the authors of the Counter-Revolution, viz. the re establishment of arbitrary power, and the ex tinction of the influence of England in Portugal, will thus be frustrated. It is evident that the KING himself has been constrained to yield to the overpowering force of the revolted troops, and to the extensive treachery and defection by which he was surrounded, and which he had found it impossible to resist. In our preceding columns we have also in serted two Official Reports from the French Ar. mies. The first, from Major-General GUILLE. MINOT, details the operations of General MOLITOR against General BALLASTEROS, the capture of Se guntu m, and the occupation by the French of Va lencia, as announced in the SUN of Monday last.— The Second Report is from Baron de ROTTEM. DOURO. It contains some further assertions re. specting the alleged defeat of a part of 141:44.'s troops, and, after announcing that he had enter ed the Seo d'Urgel, reiterates the vain-glorious boast, (already become so ridiculous,) that the power and influence of the enterprising Spani s h Chieftain are annihilated ? Upon this subject, the Journal du Contmcrce of 'Wednesday makes the following reflections:— " MINA, who was either abandoned by his soldiers, or who had no more than 2,3, or 4,000 men, exterminated with fatigue and hunger, ac. cording to the Ministerial Journals, has sue ceeded—according to what they also state, in occupying the attention of 26,000 m en upon all the points whi c h they occupy, In r e - v i ctua l l i ng two fortresses, in coining to seek his p rov i s i ons in France, in compelling General Damns to quit his positions before Figueras ) tu retiring again upon France, and in retaining for nearly three months the whole of the French army in the first quarter of the province of Catalonia. They will doubtless not call Mina a great Captain; but they invite others to call him so, when they designate him as a mere adventurer. After having tracked him so often, and announced on Sunday, as was done in the Journal des Dacia, that all the ar rangements were made to cut off his retreat upon Urgel and complete his destruction, is it not making him a hero, and authorising the public to believe that he has overcome all obstacles, and passed over the bodies of our soldiers, to publish on Monday that he entered Urgel the 17th ? Messieurs Ministerialists, if any one has made Mina a supernatural being, it is you ; if any one has degraded our soldiers, and sought to deprive them of all glory, in pursuing nothing but a vagabond, and suffering him to es cape, it is still you.—The Drapeuu Blanc pro mised to tell us why Mina was not taken, but it gave us to understand, yesterday, that for this it is to appear before the Tribunals. We cannot recognise, im its justification, its ordinary freedom and boldness ; and we are sorry, because freedom and boldness would please us, even in an opposition diametrically opposite to our own. The little success of the operations against Mina was, it is said, owing to a political cause. What is that cause ? The Drapeau Blanc declare► its ignorance, since it calls it occult, and adds that it will one day explain it more clearly, when it shall become more Clear." Bogota Gazettes, or the 6th April, have beets received. They state that the Congress was ex pected to assemble on the 17th. It is reported that the King of SP.% IN, after his arrival at Cadiz, was formally deposed by the Cortes. A Jamaica Mail arrived this morning, with Papers to the 10th May. [From the Jamaica Courier of the fith May.] We have received Colombian Gazettes to the Bth ult.—Maracaibo is closely blockaded. The Royalists are snisl to be in great confusion and despair, 400 having deserted, and their ammuni tion being almost expended. Puerto Cabello is closely besieged by the Independents: —ft Bul letin mentions some skirmishes.—The Colombian Papers are full of conjecture respecting the des tivation of Commodore OW EN'S squadron. All seem to anticipate the occupation of Cuba in the event of a war. A New York Paper of the 18th May is re ceived, but does not contain any news. It has been reported this day that information has been received by the Government in Ireland of an intended insurrection, which was to take place on the I.2th of next month. As Govern ment, however, has received this information in due time, it is to be hoped that its vigilance avid decision effectually obviate the danger. It is not improbable that the following extract from an Irish Paper, received this morning, relates to the same subject : " The troops quartered here harebeen kept, for some reason or another, more upon the alert for a few days past, than heretofore. There appears also to be an unusual vigilance on the part of all those to whom the preservation of the, peace belongs as a peculiar duty. Any soldier billetted out of barracks is strictly ordered to deposit hi., musket, bayonet, &c. in the barracks, previously to his retiring at night to his quarters. A strong military patrol parades the streets at night. There is no doubt that some suspioions are entertained of the nature of which we do not affect to be in formed. The last Connaught Journal would insinuate that there have been some anonymour communications made to the Government respecting the state of Galway. The Government do not generally pay very implicit attention to vague or anonymous communications. It may not perhaps be very wild, or very silly to suspect, that some information has been conveyed to the Castle, authenticated by real and ?non respectable signaturcs.—(Geelleay Chronicle.) THE KING.— (Windsor, June 26..)—in the course of his drive yesterday, his MAJESTY again visited Windsor. lie drove up to the Castle in his pony chaise, and alighted at the entrance to the private apartments, walked through the rooms that have been prepared for his Majesty's resi dence. His Majesty then called at .Frogmore, and returned to his Lodge in the Great Park by way of Old Windsor and Egliam.—ills Majesty's frequent visits to Windsor have excited an unusual degree of life and bustle in the town, and there seems to be no doubt of his Majesty's intention to make the Castle in future his princi pal place of residence. The Lord Steward and another Gentleman have been inspecting the domestic part of the Castle this morning. It is rumoured theta Courier has been stopped between Seville and Paris, and his Papers exit mined, amongst which, it is said, was found a Letter addressed to Mons. VILLELE, by the ac credited Minister of a great Maritime Country ! Yesterday afternoon, at one o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, Down ing -street, which was attended by the Earl of L VERPOOL, the Earl of WESTMORLAND, Mr, PEEL, Mr. CANNING, Earl BATHURST, Viscount MELVILLE, Viscount SIDMOUTII, Mr. WYNN, &C. The Cabinet broke up at a quarter past three o'clock. The Principal Secretary of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was in attendance during the sitting of the Cabinet. The Sir. William Curtis, which sailed yester day from the River, has on board 100,0001. in specie for the Russian Government ; also two bulls and two cows, of the best English breed, purchased by Count Lituvux for the Emperor of itussi A. covered that the castle was completely deserted, and 400 to sOO prisoners of all descriptions were breaking out, anti would in a quarter of an hour have effected their escape. The greater part of a regiment of volunteers immediately ran thither; and after some small resist a n ce , secured every thing. The public prison in the city, filled with upwards of 1,000 ruffians and ban ditti, was nearly in the same danger, but a timely reinforce ment secured that also. " Yesterday it was found all the regular troops had followed their companions, excepting one regiment, the 111th ; and only militia and volunteers, and this single corps, left to preserve the peace. In the evening however, this same regiment, on returning from a field a little out of town, where they had been stationed all day, struck offto the palace of Bembosta. in the suburbs, and where the King was, drew up opposite the windows, and called out, Viva El lieu Absolute. The King appeared, asked what they wanted, and was answered by the same exclamation, as did one of the Princesses, who spoke a few words, and met the 'Jame reception. She w as i mme di ate l y f o ll owe d by the Mar. quis tie Tancos, who gave the same viva, in which the King and his two daughters joined, and having thus declared themselves, withdrew. In a few minutes they retired to the back of the Palace, entered their several carriages, which were in readiness, and were joined by a s many of the No bility as were at hand, and drove off for Villa Franca, and were immediately followed by the regiment, We have just now learnt that the Queen started from her Palace of Re walla°, in the neighbourhood of Cintra, much about the same time, and quickly joined the Royal party. The Cortes still assemble, but what are their proceedings we do not know, nor is it of much importance, for until the return of the King and his overpoweringparty, nothin g w h atever can be settled. We may look for this, we presume, in the course of three or four days, and in the mean while we apprehend no serious dis. turbance. Of course no business is doing, and very few shops are open, almost every man being on some sort of duty, either as Militiaman, Volunteer, or National Guard ; and to day, by way of further security, the Custom House and India House, and every Public Office are shut; but there appears no disposition whatever to riot or plunder, and property we con sider perfectly safe. So far as we can judge, the result will be some modification of the Constitution, granting a more free representation, and greater weight to t he Nobility and Clergy in the Councils of the Nation, from which they have been al most entirely excluded, and the veto to the King, who hitherto has been a mere passive instrument in the hands of the leaders of the Cortes." WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY. TCOURT Of DIRECTORS of the WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY do hereby give No. tice, that a HALF YEARLY GENERAL COURT will be held, pursuant to the Act of Parliament, at the West India Dock House, No. 8, Billiter-square, un TUF.SDAY, the Bth day of July next, at One wit:lock in the Afternoon, lot the purpose of CHOOSING and APPOINTING SIX DIREC TORS of the *341 COMPANY, to Succeed those going out in rotation, one of whom must be a Member nt of the C o n i on Council of London, in the room of Joseph Welch, Esq. de ceased, at which Meeting a Dividend will be declared fur the Hislf-year ending the 811th instant. By Order of the Court, 11. LONGLANDS, Sec. West India Duck House, June 17, . 18 43. 'The Chair will be taken at Two o'Clock precisely. THE SUN. SOLIiM QUIS DJCLRK F.4I.SUM AUDEAIT LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE '27, 1823. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, JUNE 2G.—Wind variable—Passed through the Sir Edward Hamilton, Newbolt, from Jamaica; and Harriet, from the South Seas. Arrives', the Maria, Hornblow, frau Bengal. PLYMOUTH, JUNE 25.—Wind SM.—Arrived the Prince of Denmark, Williams, from London for the South Seas. Vessels spoken with by his Majesty's ship Jaseur arrived from Halifax: the Thames, from Quebec, out 16 days, sth of Jan., lo,t. 45. long. 53. ; Zephyr, Ross, Jamaica to London, out C 4 days, 19th of Jan. ' • in lat. 49. lon g . 10. t hi s vesse l took f i r , on the ltith, which was extinguished by the exertions of the crew, after receiving much damage in the hull and part of thz cargo destroyed; the London, from Honduras to London, out 45 days, 20th of January. FALstoweit JUNE 25.—Wind W.—A rr i ve d the Norton packet, from :Jamaica : sailed the 13th of May, and from Crooked Island the 23d. Arrived off' the port the Rebecca, Rea, from Pernambuco, in 43 days, for London. .MARGATE, JUNE 28.—Off the port the Belle Alliance, Rolfe, from Calcutta. OLD I.I.A.ILEY—(Tins DAY.) Vary Davidge, whom our Readers will recol. lect was conunitted on the Coroner's warrant, charged with the wilful murder of her infant child, was this morning put to the bar. Mr. ANDREWS immediately rose and observed, that on looking at the inquisition be found it contained many errors. Some of the Jury had not signed it, and many of th em h a d not put down their Christian names, consequently he felt it his duty to state that he could not uphold the inquisition. Mr. Justice lIOLROYD observed, that the Grand Jury had not only thrown out the bill for murder, but for manslaughter also ; in fact, there was on the evidence no ground for the charge, and therefore the proceedings must be quashed. John Page, charged on the Coroner's warrant with the crime of Manslaughter, in having killed, on the 19th of May, Ben jamin Evans, was also arraigned, and after the Jury had been charged it was discovered that Henry Day, the Surgeon, Was not in attendance front Indisposition. The prisoner, of course, was acquitted. Mr. Justice Hor.aorn desired that an affidavit should be made by Mr. Day, otherwise his recognizances would be for feited. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING-110()M. JuNt JULY STAKES, 3 to 1 ag►st Vourneen 7 to 2 agat silt. to Guerilla sto 1 agate at of Skipjack's dam 10 to 1 agat IA G. 11. Caven dish's Blucher f. 4 DONCASTER 4 to 1 agst Sherwood 4 to 1 agat Tinker 8 to 1 apt Tancred 14 to 1 agat Miss Fanny 20 to 1 ag►t Abron -STATE OF THE ODDS: E l i t Alt IC ET. 10 to 1 agat Vittoria 12 to 1 apt shit. to Sir Hilde. brand 12 to 1 ago Tarrandua 12 to 1 agst Gen. GroavenorN Blue Stocking's c. St. L'EG E It. 25 to I agst Palais Royale 25 to I agat Columbus 25 to I agst Claude Lorraine 25 to I at,, , st Honest John High odds agat any other. BY. 20 to I art Corinne 20 to 1 agst Money Muak 25 to 1 agat Cydnas. PRESTON CUP. Reveller agst the field. 15 to 1 agst Panting c. 10 to 1 agst Reserve c. 11 to 1 agst Agnes c. WOOIMICII GARRISON RACES. sucoNn may, THURSDAY, JUNE 26. The weather was particularly favourable to-day, and the sante precision in the different stakes and matches, and admi rable arrangement of the clurse, was Observable. The follow ing is a correct statement of tl;e races : Ilandicap Sweepstakes of 4 Sovereigns each, with 25gs. added front the Fund.—hefts, two miles. Mr. Coleman's br. tn. Tom Tough, 6 yrs - Mr. llowles's ch. f. Malmsey, i$ yrs Lt.-Col. Parker's b. rn. Miss Tiney • . dis. This was a very good race, and won by half a length. Torn Tough was rode by hi s master in the first style. No betting worth notice. Tom Tough the favourite. Pony Match for sflgs. Lieut. Wynn's black Dandy beat Lieut. Otway's roan Klep per. Much interest was excited by this race ; both ponies werc blood, and showed excellent sport. Lieutenant Wynn's thu favourite. Pony Match for 60gs. h. ft. Captain Price's brown Waxy beat Mr. Ileytham's Lazarus. This race, in the interest it occasioned, was little inferior to the former.; it really was a very pretty and well-contested race, anti gave great satisfaction. Th e winner won w i t h considerable difficulty by half *length. it Handicap Sweepstakes of three sovereigns each, it. ft. with 2 added from the Fund. One-mile heats; Gentlemen riders. Captain Wyldess ch. Quentin Durward . rynes b. g. A chilles 2 2 Lieut. Treveylan's ch. in. Columbine . ilia This was a good sporting race. Quesitin was rode well by Mr. Coleman, who won the first heat by two lentlis, and the second by hal f a length. WOOLWICH RACES AND BALL.—The sport at Woolwich nacos was followed yesterday, as the day before, by the substantial enjoyment of a good dinner,. and the tunusinx addition of an elegant given by the Officers of the Artip.. lery to their friends. At six o'clock about 120 Gentlemen sat down to a sumptuous dinner and remained till abo ut n i ne , enjoying the pleasures and hilarity of the table and excellent wine. After which a considerable number of them retired to another room, to give an opportunity to arrange the magnificent mess-room for the Ball, which commences! at about half-past ten, and continued till a very late hour this morning. Nearly 700 Ladies and Gentlemen of rank and fashion mumbled, and were entertained with a splendid supper of every thing that conld be obtained of the most costly and delicate description.— Ices and fruits were distributed in the greatest abundance, and, above all, nothing could exceed the attention of the Hosts to their Guests, which was received and returned with the mat gratifying acknowledgments. The Spanish Committee have received intelli gence from Manch es t er , f rom Tiverton, from Tavistock, from Chatham, from Bristol, front Dublin, and various other towns and cities iu all parts of the kingdom, informing them that Public Meetings are about to take place, for the purpose. of promoting Subscriptions in behalf of Spanish Independence. Mr. M Ant EWS, the Comedian, arrived at Liver. pool, by the ltletear, from America on Monday, where Mrs. AlATstrws and their NO were waiting to receive him. In consequence of the resignation. of Edmund, Rigby, Esq., the Lords of the Treasury have been pleased to appoint Mr. Alexander Stan'ey to be the Comptroller of the Customs at this port. This appointment appears to have given the highest gratification to the merchants and traders of all classes who are interested in the regular and car. net administration of business at the Custom-house. The experience of more than thirty years, during which Mr. Stan. ley has been a principal clerk of the Customs at this port, induced the merchants of all parties to join in the mom. mendation which obtained for hint this honourable ac knowledgment of his faithful deportment in that situa tion ; and the promptness with which the appointment wall granted, is a proof that Mr. Stanley's merits were as highly estimated by the Boards of Customs and Treasury in Louden, as by those who had personally experienced his 2611111UOUSatun. tion to his duties in Liverpool. —f Li v erpool Courier.) THE MARK ETs. CORN EXCIIANOU, Juirt2l. There are very few fresh arrivals of any sort of Grain to this day's market. Wheat of good quality finds buyers at Is. to 2s per quarter more than on Monday. Barley, Beans, and Peas rather improve in value. Oats sell readily at an ighanCe of to 2s. per quarter an Monday's prices. 1 SMITHFIELD .11ARICBT, iltprs W. The market was well supply 4 this niorning particularly in Oxen, left over from Monday s market; and the prices of all descriptions of Cattle are somewhat lower than last market day. To sink the Ofild t per stone of Itib. Beef as 04 to 44 ( h Veal ......... 41 4M to as 44 Mutton as 44 to 4s 04 Pork .. _.... ... 3 4 o t i to 4 , o t t lamb 4s to bs Ott. HAY AU'D 11171UpiV, t PER LOAD. .... £4l Or to 1 . 3 Os Clover £4 feel° SS 104 So 60 Al lOs.