The Sun. — London, England, 1834-04-15 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The circumstances connected with the origin and progress of the late disturbances at Brus sels—the views of the party who arranged the attack on the houses of the Orangeists—and the reasons why the devastation was allowed so long to continue unobstructed by either the civil or military authorities, must remain a sub ject of controversy till the termination of the promised judicial inquiry, and perhaps may ne ver be fully explained even by that proceeding. But, though it may be difficult to say who were the original plotters of the outrage, or to give a reasonable explanation of the supineness of the public force to which its subsequent ravages are to be ascribed, it is easy to mention parties whose characters could not be implicated, and thus to rebut by anticipation a tissue of absurd calumnies. We formerly mentioned that the charge of having encouraged the rioters, brought, by one of our morning contemporaries, against King Leopold, betrayed as much insane credulity as malignity, and we extend the same defence to the conduct of his ministers. It is not con ceivable how, in their situation, men of good sense, and actuated by a common regard to their own interests, could think of such a mode of taking revenge on some paltry enemies, whom the Belgic people so heartily despised as to treat even the devastation of their houses with indifference. It is not conceivable how, having borne their insolence so long, they should at last take such an objectionable way of punish ing their folly. It cannot for a moment be ima gined that they would enter into a negotiation with incendiaries or .pillagers for the execution of such a nefarious service. So far from having any motive to serve by these disturbances, every consideration of interest, of duty, and of honour was placed in the opposite scale. If anybody could gain in character, reputation, or power, by exhibiting the Belgic people to the world as the friends of order, as peaceable subjects, and good citizens, it was their present King. If anybody could suffer in political consequence by a renewal of the riots and disorders which succeeded the revolution of 1830, it was King Leopold. He has had the' happiness of reigning over a quiet and orderly people for nearly three years, amid trying difficul ties and great excitements. Since his accession to the new throne, tumult had disappeared from the streets, and the laws had been punc tually obeyed. This talisman for securing na tional tranquillity and order, it was of great consequence to show that he still retained. While the question of the final separation of his kingdom from that of Holland still remained unsettled—while some • of the Holy Alliance politicians still affected to doubt whether his dominions could be ruled on the principles of a constitutional monarchy—while his predecessor King William still endeavoured to throw dis credit on his people by calling them " turbu lent rebels," he knew that much of his influ ence abroad would depend on the maintenance of a firm and regular government at home. He knew that the suspicious eyes of the absolute Powers of Europe were upon him,—that he was, in a manner, on " his good behaviour," —and that he was expected to keep the species of recognizances for the peace, into which he had entered as the condition of procuring the acknowledgment of the Allies to the independ ence and neutrality of his States. How then could he, or his Ministers either, originate or en courage disturbances which were opposed to such obvious interests and such powerful predilections? Neither can we suppose that the local, civil, or military authorities of Brussels could insti gate the populace to such excesses. The only party, then, remaining, on whom suspicion falls with great probability, is the faction of the, Re publicans and Anarchists ; and it is no answer to this charge that this same faction is now the loudest in accusations against the Ministry for not having taken more expeditious and effective measures to arrest the progress of the disorders. It is a notorious fact that a distinguished mem ber of this party insisted in the Council of Re gency, up to two o'clock on Sunday afternoon; when organized devastation was carrying on in the four corners of the city, that the play of the Muette de Portici should be allowed to be re presented in the evening—a representation which must have excited to fresh disorders. The Ministers have published evidence sufficient to prove that they at least were zealous in their efforts to arrest the progress of the evil, and that they had given all the requi site orders for the purpose. If some unneces sary delay took place—if the armed force did not arrive at the scene of disorder till pillage had reached its height, and the officers felt bewildered in the discharge of their duties, it was not the fault of the King's government. In the face of such disturbances, where no life was endangered, and where only property was attacked, men, really . disposed to do their duty, might feel a re pugnance to fire upon the multitude, more espe cially as the officers had evidently no plan of combined operations. We have heard a good deal of the consequential bustling of some En glishmen, and of their officious visits to the palace or to the ministers, to give advice during the most anxious moments of the tumults. We cannot blame them for this exuberant display of solicitude and wisdom ; but neither must they be surprised, if at such a crisis their inquiries could not always be answered, nor their counsels followed. We do not, of course, include in this category our venerable Ambassador, whose ip.udable exertions to stop the pillage our corres pondent has repeatedly mentioned with honour. But may not even Sir It. Adair have expected too much deference to his recommendations in such a crisis ; and if he is offended at the neglect of his commands in one instance, was there nothing that indicated a too great partiality for Orange principles and persons in his intended diploma tic protection ? The Burgomaster, at his re quest, sent a special guard to protect the house of Mr. Northey, and made the same arrange ment for securing against the assaults of the rioters the hotel of. the handsome Countess of Marnix. But if the latter order was not exe cuted in the midst of the reigning confusion, and the hotel was pillaged along with others, must the throne of Belgium be considered as lost because the Burgomaster of Brussels failed in realizing a promised act of diplomatic gal lantry? It is said in authentic letters from Brussels, that King Leopold has shown great firmness and presence of mind during the late disturbances. We are yet ignorant of the effect which the intelligence of their occurrence will produce among his allies of the great continental Courts, but the only moral which we can draw from them is, that they ought to accelerate that final arrangement of the Belgic question from the delay of which alone they have originated. —Times. The principal discussion last night, on the miscellaneous estimates, had reference to the National Galleri, the uurchase of two Correggios lately made for it, and the management of the Royal Academy and the British Museum. In these discussions, the effects of the Reform Bill are discernible. The greatest evil in society is independence, which may sound somewhat like a paradox. In a well-constituted society, people ought all to be dependant on each other —the rich on the poor, and the poor on the rich. Mr. Burke held that " all the classes and descriptions of the rich are the pensioners of the poor, and are maintained by their super fluity. They are under an absolute hereditary and indefeasible dependance on those who labour, and are miscalled the poor." Be this, however, as it may, no notion is so mischievous as that of drawing lines between different classes of men. What the rich gain in apparent homage by an estrangement between them selves and the poor, they lose in attachment, for the poor deeply feel and resent the artificial manners of the rich. The Reform Bill has made it more necessary for the rich to attend to the feelings of the people than heretofore ; and we find even Six M. W. R idley quoting the coarse language of a sailor at the National Gallery with something like approbation. The manners and ways of thinking of different classes of Englishmen are at present so dis tinct, that to bring them together for some time must be painful to both rich and poor. But as the oligarchical system had a tendency to sepa rate men more and more from each other, and 'to lead ultimately to the driving of the people from every place where the rich make their appear ance, the reform system will probably throw down the lines of separation, and produce in all classes a stronger sympathy with each other. It is notorious to all who have lived long in England that ever since the French revolutionary war the estrangement of classes became every year more and more perceptible. Every year the little amusements and pleasures of the .poor were more and more envied them. Domineering justice drove them from all open places. The sound of a fiddle was an abomination. Fairs were proscribed. Even the seats before the public-house doors, where the poor might have a glass of beer in the open air, were deemed an abomination. The manner in which the rich and poor meet in England—the abject pros tration on the part of the poor, was painful to witness. There is no example of this, we believe, in any other country ; and English gentlemen are frequently involved in disagree _ able scenes abroad from fereigners resenting the attempt to treat them as they treat their country men at home. Let us hope that we arc now in a better way—that in time rich and poor will be able to meet with kindlier feelings towards each other, than in times past. The best way to have our own rights respected, is to respect the rights of others. Even a look of kindness is not thrown away.—Morning Chronicle. The inevitable consequences of the arbitrary tendencies of Louis Philip's policy become more and more developed. The insurrection at Lyons, though a local revolt, did not arise out of merely local circumstances ; it is only one of the symptoms of the distempered state of the body politic—it is the overflowing in a parti cular place of that bitter discontent which sits heavy. Qll the heart of France—a discontent engendered by the utter falsification of the pro mises made by the ci-divant " Citizen-King" when ascending the throne to which a successful revolutionary movement raised him, and from which throne he has ever since been contriving to strike a death-blow to the liberties of France. His incessant persecution of the Press, the power which chiefly overturned the throne of Charles X., displayed as signal an example of Royal ingratitude as the annals of the world afford. Not only did the opposition press under Charles X. give the first decided impulse to the revolution, but it turned the popular triumph in favour of the house of Orleans,which had scarcely any party in the State. The two great parties by whose combination the revolution was achieved were the Imperialists and the Republicans, La fayette being at the head of the latter, and the young Napoleon, since deceased, being the idol of the former. It was not until the public vic tory was accomplished that the name of the Duke of Orleans was mentioned. It was then introduced by the journals, which created a public opinion in his favour that did not pre viously exist. That part of his early history which is connected with the name of Dumou rier did not make it natural that the son of L'Egalite should be especially the object of the confidence of the French people, or a very par ticular favourite with the Republicans. Never theless, the press, which took such a prominent part in the revolutionary movement, exercised a power that overcame all other powers. The Imperialists thought it prudent to give way,. and the chief of the other party—the venerable Lafayette—the apostle of republicanism in both hemispheres, who refused to acknow ledge the splendid and intellectual despotism of Napoleon—held up his hand for . a mo narchy raised on the barricades of July, and became sponsor to the regal baptism of Louis Philip, who promised and vowed, through him, to the French nation that he would give to the country what no country ever yet pos sessed and never can, " a monarchy surrounded with, republican institutions." Louis Philip cared not for the impossibility of what he pro mised in that instance, for he was then ready to promise any thing. But though the notion of a throne surrounded by republican institutions is a chimera, yet the work of political ameli oration and improvement was no chimera. The King of the French has not only not done that work, but he has opposed it by every means in his power. His unremitting attacks on the press—his police emeutes—his " state of siege" —his military tribunals—his law of associations besides numberless other political delinquencies, all show that his darling object, independently of amassing wealth, has been, and is, to realize, in the west of Europe, the slavery of the north. Yes, notwithstanding the laudations of the Whig Press, and the confiding admiration of Whig Statesmen, the King of the French would fain remove—from the insti tutions of France all cause of Russian jealousy and alarm. As to foreign policy, the state of the juste milieu government of Spain, an off shoot of the statesmanship of the Tuileries, af fords the most recent, though not the most striking instance. In regard to the Russianized empire of Turkey, he shares with our own statesmen the political crime, as both France and England share the national humiliation and the national loss which are its consequences — but the peculiar generosity and faith of the go vernment of the Citizen-King are most legibly written in the calamities of Italy and the blood of Poland. We need not then be surprised to find that the barricades of Lyons have been raised against a throne which was built upon the barricades of Paris. This, we believe, is the third instance of open resistance which has occurred in Lyons since the accession of Louis Philip, and each of more importance than the former. It is said by an evening contem— porary, the Standard, that, " Taking into account all the sacrifices of life and li berty made by France within the three and a half years of Louis Philip's reign, it cannot be disputed that those three years and a half have cost France more in life and liberty than the sixteen years of the restoration." We must not forget that if France had submitted to the ordinances of Polignac she would have had no liberty remaining. She resisted, and saved it for a time, but we must admit that most of those precious national rights which were rescued from the Scylla of the re storation have been lost in the Charybdis of an unwisely-terminated revolution. The men who achieved the victory of the three days behaved with great moderation when the actual conflict was over, but their wisdom was not equal to their valour or their moderation. Lafayette acted with great weakness, and was rewarded by great treachery. He was courted by Louis Philip until he thought himself firmly seated in the saddle of power, and then contumeliously thrown aside, the Citizen-Xing dividing his pledge with him, taking the monarchy in all its arbitrary vigour to himself, and leaving him to dream over his " republican institu tions." As to the Lyonese, if they have become wild and intemperate republicans, it must be in consequence of the disappoint ment which the policy of the Citizen-King has inflicted upon them, for they never were distinguished in former days for violent repub lican sentiments. On the contrary, they suf .fered much by their resistance to the doctrines of the more furious zealots of republicanism, who, at the former revolution, planted the standard of anarchy upon the ruins of the re gulated plan of civil freedom, which had been constructed by the Constituent Assembly. Against the Lyonese the vengeance of the bloody faction of Robespierre was directed, and the siege of that second city of France is as me morable for the heroism of its inhabitants as for the atrocities of the merciless assailants, who, after a long and terrible struggle of many months, waded through carnage to a victory, which they used less like men than demons. , Now the Lyonese resist the intemperance of Monarchy as they then did the intemperance of Republicanism ; but all France is combustible ; and, thanks to the unresisted progress which the policy of Russia has been making for some years, so is nearly all Europe. How the pro tocols have " settled" Belgium we saw the other day. The " settlement of Europe" we have yet to see.—Morning Herald. We cannot too soon, or too earnestly, cau tion our readers against being misled by a ru mour which has been industriously circulated to the prejudice of the Universities, and which, we find, has gained currency in many friendly quarters. It is said that the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge are opposed to the grant of a charter to the London University. Nothing can be further from the truth. The petitions which they have presented, and which have been referred to the Privy Council, presuppose that a charter will be granted, and they only pray that the London University may not be allowed to grant decrees with the same titles as those of the old Universities, or accompanied with the same privileges. The matter stands simply thus :—After the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge had existed for upwards of two cen turies, and had acquired a high reputation for science and literature, they were invested with the privilege of conferring certain titles or certificates upon persons who should have gone, with credit, through the prescribed course of education and moral and religious discipline. The statutes of the Universities confer no privileges out of them, and the few privileges given by the statutes of the realm are, so far as we know, of an ecclesiastical nature. Independent bodies, such as the benchers of the different inns of court, and the college of physicians, have thought proper, in the exercise of their dis cretion, to attach a certain weight, and give certain advantages, to the possession of Uni versity degrees ; the former by abridging the time of preparation for the bar, and the latter by making it a condition for admission to a Fellowship. An English degree is not required for the practice of physic, for which it is only necessary that the party should be a Licentiate, i.e., licensed after due examination. By the wills, also, of several founders of schools and hospitals, it is provided also that the Master must be a Master of Arts, at least, of Oxford or Cambridge. Such, and such only, are the privileges which have been branded with the name of an exclusive monopoly. The degrees conferred at Oxford and at Cambridge have always been received by the world as an evi dence of the party upon whom they were con ferred having received his education at one of those universities; and (independently of the question as regards the Church of England, — a very important consideration) it would obvi ously be a fraud upon the public, and nothing less than a forgery, for the London University, or any similar new establishment, to confer a certificate which the old universities have, for so many centuries, adopted in the case of their members. The titles in themselves, without reference to the place where they were conferred, mean nothing ; and if, as surely it must be ad mitted, there ought to be distinctions between the degrees of Oxford and Cambridge and those of the London University, it is only reasonable to expect that it is the new Institution which should adopt them. If the London University can show a title, from its importance, and re putation, as a school of science, to possess the power of conferring degrees at all, let them be different from those of the old universities, and let us not drive Oxford and Cambridge to the necessity of adopting some mode of indicating to the public the individuals upon whom their degrees had been conferred, and thus distin guishing them from persons holding degrees having a totally different meaning, and granted by an institution conducted upon totally different principles.—Morning Post. HENRY SALT, ESQ.—The memoirs of this distinguished character, from the pen of his intimate friend, Mr. Halls, are in the press. It would have been a lasting reproach to any one possessing mate rials for writing the life of such a man had he neg lected to take advantage of them. As Consul General in Egypt, for a series of years, he omitted no opportu nity not only of showing the utmost hospitality to every traveller who visited the country, but also ex erted the remarkable influence which he possessed over its ruler to afford the stranger every facility of in vestigating the wonderful and interesting remains of antiquity peculiar to this portion of the world. • Hence his name is generally known and respected throughout Europe. The volumes will be enriched by his valua ble correspondence, and with anecdotes of the nume rous distinguished characters with whom he was ac quainted. PORTUGAL. ( From the Times Correspondent.) OPORTO, MARCH 31.—A division about 2,500 strong, under the command of General Torres, marched out of the city on the evening of the 25th, and reached St. Thyrso on the following morning, near which place they destroyed the encampments of the enemy, who immediately commenced a retreat, in which they were covered by their cavalry, who en gaged ours, and the Miguelite commandant of the squadron (a French Royalist) fell into our hands badly wounded. Here they halted for the night, and on the 27th they entered Guimaraens without further opposition, where their reception was a good one, the municipal chamber coming out to welcome them. At this place they were likewise joined by the late mili tary governor of the town and about two or three score deserters. The chief part of the enemy's force had taken the road towards Amarante, but others having retired upon Braga, a column was detached from Guimaraens against that city on Friday last, and entered it on the same afternoon without resistance, the enemy having previously retreated to Carvalho d'Este, on the road to Chaves. Braga was found to have been abandoned by a considerable number of its inhabitants ; in some streets all the houses, with the exception of three or four in each, were empty ; and of friars, who pre viously abounded there, only one remained in the town. Brigadier Cardozo, whose head-quarters at Oliveira d'A zemeis, to the south of the Douro, has crossed the river to the northward, about five leagues above Oporto, with a force of 700 men, and ere this has safely reached Amarante. The City of Edinburgh steamer arrived from Lisbon on Good Friday, with a welcome reinforcement of nearly 400 men of the 12th Battalion of Cacadores, who were landed the same day, and the steamer re turned to Lisbon immediately afterwards to bring up the remainder of the battalion, which are expected to be accompanied by the Duke of Terceira and two squadrons of Lancers. The Baron de Villa Ponca, son of one of Miguel's commanders-in-chief, came into the city on the same evening, having succeeded in making his escape from the enemy, although himself and several others had been arrested on suspicion of having an intention to change sides. Admiral Napier, after leaving a sufficient garrison at Caminha, marched on to Viana, which he entered without firing a shot, and where he was joined by the colonel in command of the place, and about 150 of its militia. A person arrived from Viana yesterday morning with a letter to a mercantile firm here, communicating that Napier had already quitted Viana for Valenca, a fortified place on the Minho, from whence he had re ceived an invitation to proceed. The Lightning steamer entered yesterday from Lisbon, bringing pas sengers Lord William Russell and family, and Colonel Hare : this vessel will call at Vigo on her voyage home. Since the departure of the troops from this city, they have been joined altogether by 14 of the enemy's officers of militia and the line, and the Queen's Go vernment has been spontaneously proclaimed in the towns of Barcellos, Espozende, and Villa do Conde. O. (From the Lisbon Chrcrnica Constitucional.) " LISBON, MARCH 25. " OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE AFFAIRS OF FINANCE. " Senhor,—Your Imperial Majesty gave to the Portu guese nation the rich source of her prosperity when you gave the constitutional charter. In it are the reeds of the ne cessary reforms for all the branches of the public adminis tration,—in it, too, are the rights and the privileges of Portuguese citizens. But the august giver of the charter has been destined by Providence to be also its restorer, in order that, along with the glory of saving the nation at the head of an army of heroes from the usurper's yoke, he might likewise acquire that of being an enlightened legis lator, by the promulgation of decrees which, realizing our fundamental institutions, form the completion of the greatest benefit which ever issued from the hands of a monarch. " The Portuguese nation, Senhor, will be grateful for the blessings bestowed by your Imperial Majesty, who, in the midst of war, and of difficulties which could alone be overcome by your great mind, evinces anxious care and unwearied attention to all the objects on which the happi ness, present and future of a people whom you have deli vered depends,—and as your Majesty never thinks you have done anything while there remains something for you to do, and as you ardently desire that the nation should derive the greatest possible advantages from the favourable situation of this great capital, with its port, an abundant fountain of wealth, which in times not very remote gave to it the com mand of the most varied and richest productions of the globe ;—in order to carry into effect these profound views, I have the honour to submit to your Majesty the draught of a decree for establishing in Lisbon a free port for gene ral deposit. " This measure cannot fail to produce important results. By it the commerce of all nations mill be brought into competition in the Tagus, it being invited to return to its natural centre, by provisions calculated to remove the embarrassment of navigation—to diminish the imposts and exactions which oppress it—thus forming a great market in Lisbon without injury to the national industry. " Such is the basis of the provisions of this decree,which ought to be made applicable to the trade of the heroic city of Oporto, whose sacrifices for the cause of the Queen and the country give it an incontestable claim to your Majes ty's protection. Treaties are not violated in the decree— on the contrary, their stipulations are maintained in full vigour. " For the better fulfilling your Imperial 3lajesty's in tentions, in the establishing a general deposit of merchan dise in this capital, it becomes, at the same time, neces sary to diminish the duties on re-exportation, in order that the burden may not fall too heavily on the articles sub ject thereto. " Narrowmindedness, the want of right principles, and the instigations of self-interest, have excited against mea sures of this kind clamours founded on supposed losses to be sustained in the customs, and in the exaggeration of other inconveniences, which either will not exist, or if they should occur, will be nothing in comparison with the immense and real advantages which such a change must produce. Those advantages are evident to your Majesty, the enlightened part of the nation is not ignorant of them, and the less in formed must learn to know them by experience, the only means by which prejudice in such matters can be com pletely removed. " All these considerations have induced me to do myself the honour of presenting to your Imperial Majesty a de cree which in its provisions differs little from a similar measure which received the approbation of the Chamber of Deputies, but which, notwithstanding, was not converted into a law. " JOSE DA SILVA CARVALHO. " Palace of the Necessidades, March 22." " Taking into consideration the memorial of the Minister and Secretary of State for the Affairs of Finance, after hearing the Council of State, 1 6 have thought fit, in the name of the Queen, to decree as follows : " Article 1. The port of Lisbon is free to all merchant vessels of every country not at war with Portugal, and every kind of merchandise and articles of commerce will be admitted into it for deposit, wheresoever produced, or under whatsoever flag imported. " 2. Even in case of war the merchandise deposited shall not be liable to embargo or confiscation. On thw contrary, all private property which may be lying in the said port, or shall afterwards be introduced under a friendly or neutral flag, shall be religiously respected. " 3. The merchandise thus admitted for deposit shall be allowed to be freely re-exported, subject only to the pay ment of a duty of one per cent., and of the charge for warehouse, labourers, and port-watch up to the time of its being re-shipped. " 4. Whenever merchandise is not introduced for the purpose of being warehoused, but of being transferred from one vessel to another, it shall be subject to the pay ment of a duty of two per cent., and of the expenses of the port-watch, regulated according to a reasonable pro portion. " 5. The duty on the trans-shipment or re-exportation of the merchandise shall be levied according to the cus tom-house value of the articles, or, where no custom house value exists, according to the invoice p r ic e ; an d , in the absence of both these rules, it shall be levied ad valorem. " 6. No merchandise shall pay warehouse-room for the first year, but at the conclusion of that period it shall pay a monthly rent, for such time as it may be left in the ware houses. - g From this rule all merchandise is excepted which, on account of its inflammable nature, cannot be deposited in the custom-house. In this case it must be placed in private warehouses, at the cost of the parties. " Art. 7. All the duties pressing on Portuguese navi gation shall be reduced, in order to render it less expensive, and to enable it to compete with foreign navigation. , 6 8. All merchandise and articles of commerce in the head custom-house at Lisbon, or in the warehouses under its inspection, shall be considered as in deposit, for the pur pose of enjoying all benefits of this decree ; just the same as if they had been subsequently introduced. "9. All the provisions of the present decree shall be ex tended to the city of Oporto, as soon as the measures ne cessary to facilitate its execution shall be taken. lb. All licenses are abolished, except in case of ex treme urgency. The clearance for consumption will con tinue according to the present system, until the proper alterations shall, after due consideration, be determined by law. " 11. All laws and provisions contrary to the preaen t decree are revoked. " The Minister for the Affairs of Finance will take notice hereof, and see to its execution. " DON PEDRO, Duke of Braganza. " Palace of the Necessidades, March 22. " Jose da Silva Carvalho." " DEPOSITION OF THE SPANISH 2D SERGEANT WHO CAME OVER YESTERDAY FROM THE REBEL ARMY. " Antonio Francisco, 2d Sergeant of the battalion of Castro Caldellas, in the service of Don Carlos of Spain, fled from the Hospital de Salvaterra, where he was a patient. " He states that in Don Miguel's army there are three Spanish battalions—one raised in Leon, another in Castro Caldella (which has ten companies), and the other in As torg. All these have Spanish commanders and officers. " They entered Portugal in the service of Don Carlos, but they are now incorporated with Don Miguel's army. In review, with the Portuguese troops, they form on the left, but on occasion of attack they form on the right. " He states that the battalion of Castro Caldellas, in which he served as sergeant, was engaged in the action of Alcacer ; that the other battalions were engaged in the action of the 18th of February at Almaster, and that at present the three battalions are at Sotto-Redondo. " The soldiers receive 2i reals, and other allowances in proportion ; and he says that they are well paid, which is not the case with the Portuguese troops. " They use the insignia of the Spanish nation, as well in their cockades as in . their flags . _ "They are furnished with food from the magazines of Don Miguel's commissariat. " When the battalion of Castro Caldellas was engaged in the action of Alcacer, it was commanded by a Portu guese brigadier, who from the description given appears to be Galvao Mexia. " The sick and wounded are taken care of in the military hospitals of Don Miguel. " These troops had performed no service in Spain, for they were no sooner recruited than they were marched into Portugal, which they entered near Braganza. They have been in this kingdom for the last six months. " March 24. " VALDEZ." (From the Lisbon Chronica of the 26th.) " Most Illustrious and Excellent Senhor,—l entered this place to-day with part of the force under my com mand. The joy of the inhabitants is indescribable. Num bers of them hastei► to enlist under our banners. Bour mont has the command of the province in the absence of Lemos. He marched yesterday for Serpa with about 600 men, whom he drew from Evora, and to which were to be united a portion of the garrison of Moura, which I under stand consists of 700 men of all denominations. I had intended to remain here some days, but in consequence of Bourmont's movement I march to-morrow upon the Guadiana, the Serpa side. " God preserve your Excellency. " Beja, March 23. " BARDO DE SA." " To the most illustrious and excellent Senhor Agostinho Jose Freire." " FROM THE CORREGIDOR OF THE ALGARVE TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ECCLESIASTICAL AND JU DICIAL AFFAIRS. " FARO, MARCH 17. " The Baron de Sada Bandeira continues in pursuit of the rebels, though nothing is positively known of the lo cality he occupies. In the mean time, it appears that he is proceeding in the direction of Almodovar, regulating his movements according to the flight of the malignants. Here the best order prevails, the greatest enthusiasm developing itself, and individuals daily arrive who have deserted the rebel party. " OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE NAVY AND THE COLONIES. " Most Illustrious and Excellent Senhor,—l have the honour to communicate to your Excellency, for the infor mation of his Imperial Majesty, that this morning we took by surprise the town of Caminha, and made all the garrison prisoners, without losing a single man. The Governor was killed by a musket shot while in the act of calling the troops to arms. The marines and sailors disembarked at mid might. I had two rafts launched, with near 300 men, un der the command of Brigadier-Major Carvalho. The sailors were placed under the orders of Captain Liot, and the British marines under those of Captain Bart. The rest remained awaiting the return of the rafts. I directed the first portion either to take up a position until the arrival of the force, or to march forward according as the circum stances might be. They adopted the last alternative, and, making the sentinels prisoners, surprised the garrison, which was asleep. The surprise was complete. " I have ordered the marines of the blockade squadron away, and I have collected a garrison sufficient to maintain this point, which is strong and important. "We have made from 600 to 700 prisoners. The civil and military authorities fled without allowing themselves time to put on their clothes. " I beg of you to recommend to his Imperial Majesty's consideration Major Carvalho, Captain Liot of the navy, and Captain Bart of the British marines. All the officers, and my men generally, conducted themselves much to my satisfaction. " I have the honour to remain your Excellency's most obedient and humble servant, " Viscount CAPE ST. VINCENT. " To the most illustrious and excellent Senhor Francisco Shafts Alargiochd." _ _ _ "P. S. I found here the Sc - orpion, and took possession of her. I have sent word to the commandant of the fort on the island, informing him that if he does not surrender, the castle will be taken by storm and the garrison put to the sword. He begged that the lives and liberty of himself and soldiers might be secured. I have agreed to do so. " Viscount s a ST. VINCENT." - - " On the same identical day, viz., 23d instant, the Baron de Sada Bandeira entered Beja, and Viscount Cape St. Vincent Caminha. What a strange coincidence is the taking of two points so distant in situation, by two men who so much resemble each other ! Our readers will pe ruse with pleasure the despatches of both, and will find some difficulty in distinguishing the difference of their style. All is rapid and decisive. " Those who complain of the slowness of our operations may see from this how much they are mistaken when they accuse the Government and the persons in high employ ments. Our enemies have certainly reason to think dif ferently when they see places in the power of the Queen's troops which they imagined were quite out of our reach. The edifice of usurpation is crumbling to pieces in every quarter." BULLETINS. ( From Extraordinary Supplements of the Oporto Chronica.) " OPORTO, MARCH 27.—We hasten to publish the fol lowing despatch, which has just been received by express by his Excellency the Prefect of this province. We know nothing more officially, and as the rumours concerning the ulterior operations are various, we abstain from noticing them, and shall confine ourselves to inserting the official account. _ _ . . . . " ' Most Illustrious and Excellent Senhor,—lt is with the highest satisfaction I inform your Excellency that the pickets of rebels were at three this morning dislodged from the Serra de Carneiro, and that at half-past eight o'clock they lost the strong positions adjoining the encampment of Santa Christina, when, in the most complete disorder, they retreated on the Minho, by the bridges of Canissas and St. Thome. lam now proceeding in pursuit of this band. "' God preserve your Excellency, " Baron PICO do CELEIRO, Commandant of Division. " The camp near the bridge of Canissas, March 26. " To the Most Illustrious and Excellent Senhor, the Prefect of the province of the Douro.' " OPORTO, MARCH 28, 3 O'CLOCK P. M. " We have delayed the publication of the following: offi cial documents, in the hope of obtaining . some authentic in formation of the operations of the division of the army of the north. Nothing, however, beyond rumours can be as yet stated with certainty. " At 2 o'clock this morning the steam-boat George IV. entered the bar of this port with despatches for his Ex cellency the Prefect of the province, and for the General of the Forces. The despatch to his Excellency the Prefect is in the following terms 6" Most Illustrious and Excellent Senhor,—l have just informed the Governor of my departure for Viana. I am anxious for communications from your Excellency. I march for that town, leaving here a respectable garrison. The squadron is about to enter Viana. " Viscount CAPE ST. VINCENT. " Admiralty, Caminha, 26th March, 1834. " To the Most Illustrious and Excellent Senhor, the Prefect of the Province of the Douro.' " At 9 o'clock in the morning another Lisbon steam boat, the City of Edinburgh, arrived, having on board 3SO men belonging to the 12th Cacadores, commanded by Colonel Queiros. This vessel sails again to-morrow, for the purpose of conveying the rest of the battalion, about 600 men. It is said that his Excellency the uke of Terceira will come with the next detachment. On board of the Leonora a body of cavalry Lancers were embarked, and it is asserted in letters which have arrived in town that they are destined for this city. " The recently arrived troops have landed, and have gone into quarters at St. Bento. " This battalion has with it a banner which they took from the newly raised Miguelite regiment called the Lisbon Volunteers. _ . . " P. S. We subjoin a letter from a volunteer of the lo cal battalion, whom we know, dated from Guimcraens yes terday, at two in the afternoon :---‘ We are now here ; the rebels fly before us so quickly that we never arc able to get a sight of therm It is now reported that the rebels in the north are making an attempt on the Serra do Pilar ; but we give no credit to this rumour. We know nothing of our next destination.' " (From the Oporto Chronica of March 29. ) " POSTCRIPT. " At eight o'clock last night the Baron da Villa Pouca arrived in this city, accompanied by some of those with whom he caused the acclamation of the Queen in the Coun cil Viera. They came to receive arms and cartouches, and will return immediately to Quimaraem." HAMBURG PAPERS. HAMBURG, APRIL 10.—The Stock Market has been stationary to-day, with the exception of Austrian Bail Shares. Discount 2+ per cent. (money). End of April. Discount, 2* per cent. Anglo-Danish Loan, three per cent.. ....... 7l Anglo-Russian .................................. 9 101 % Russian Inscription, 5 per cent., 182. ta x , DittO,ditto, 1831 ........... ......................... • 93* Ditto, ditto, 1832. — Certificates .............................. . P. 21 Polish Bonds .... Prussian Bonds, 1832 ..................................... 14'74 1249 Austrian Bank Shares 954 Ditto Metalliques Bsli Ditto 4 per Cent..... Spanish 3 per Cents. Spanish Cortes (A. F. Haldimand and • ons) 45U Ditto 4 per Cent 48% Dutch '4, per Cents. Ditto 5 per Cents. 62 Portuguese Regency BERLIN, APRIL 7.—The appointment of a Director- General of the Police for the whole kingdom seer° be positively resolved upon, and th ere is no doubt specting the person to whom thi s i m portant office " 1 be intrusted. The precise knowledge of everythipf that occurs in this branch of the administration, whi` has become of so much importance in these tire" 0 f agitation, as well as the supr eme di rec tion, remain, .° course, in the hands of the Mi n i s t ers of the Interior and Police. tion to the Russian Field-Marshal, Count His Majesty the King gave the most gracious recep stein, at his last audience ; and as the worthy meritorious veteran had already received every nark of distinction that could be conferred on him, his M a- Jo h n to jesty presented the insignia of the order of St. his eldest son, and chose the father to be the bearer' COPENHAGEN, APRIL s.—Captain Schonheider, the the Board of Admiralty, is appointed to comman d ship of the line Dronning Maria, in its cruise. second in command is Captain Lutken, and the thin Captain-Lieutenant Tuxen. His Royal Hig i bi l e g Prince Frederick is at Jagerspriec, and it is said go on board the ship of the line which we hear i 9 t° D on its cruise as far as Iceland. r Of CARLSRUHE, APRIL 6.—The government cape yesterday publishes a notice or warning t o the 11) F r ;', chants, which states that since, in case of the acces sl- 3 of Baden to the tariff agreed upon by several Gell l ' a t States, the latter would be great losers if at the nie nin , of the accession large quantities of goods were acc t . !, Wittgeni mulated in the Grand Duchy not produced or 1115 3 0 factured in the territories of the union, and if tl;fe_r goods were to be sold there without paying . the os de.;„ ence between the existing duties and those imp the general tariff, all merchants are wa rned agni s' s laying in an unusually large stock of such speculation on the prospect of such accession. .ta Ma- ST. PETERSBURGII, MARCH 29.—His dto jesty, in a rescript dated the 26th, has been please. ce express his sincere thanks to Field Marshal Pr% Paskewitsch, for the wise measures adopted by him the administration of the kingdom of Poland. The Directing Senate has ordered that the quaran tine on the coast of the Sea of Azoff shall cease. 4 , rt On Monday the 31st there will be a grand cone' in the Alexandra Theatre, for the benefit of the in; valids, in honour of the glorious entry of our tr °°P into Paris. goods as EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMBORO, APRIL 11.-13 8% ; two months, 131 STOCKHOLM. APRIL 4.—Tw,, months, 12 31. BERLIN, APRIL B.—Three months, 6 2.5!4 2 . ,„81. ST. PETEKSBURGII, MARCH 21—Three months, to LEIPKIC, APRIL 4.—Three months, 6 16. LONDON MARKETS. PRICEoF ititEAD The highest price of Bread in the Metropolig,",, S ,W.bo 011: 4h. Loaf. There are others who sell Pr om - that price. Pit WE OF SEEDS —April 14 . t ine (35 . 68:: gew English Red Clover Seed (per Cwt.) •I'-'3• Jt" s ' tine -s. +ld Ditto Ditto. N .I , ,,reign 40s. 6, ' 4 ' - fine --6.• 541 --•-•^.—~ • An 4 0;' fi3s• 6 0 Oki Ditto .,..................» -e• „ C -.......... 5 ,3 5. 604.. ----.- 4 8 4 . :(is fine •-•"S .."'S'' iSS. °O f. fine Vs 94J: ----,.... —4. --s. fine -- - .• ---- ----.--,—.....—. 144. iSi, fine 20 0. ..„,,..,.. .....3. ...S. Bri. fine 89. -------- .............. --s• ••••••S. 81s. fine 67, -- ---- s 12, fine ...4. 3. II" .(Per Quarter)............—. 2831 30'; fine 333 ' 3 2 —... —s. --i. ne w 403. —. -........•••••••••* .....3. .-- S. nCW 543 6°'. *owe ....4. 443. fine —4. 4 0 3, - 463. sfis —s. fine -- • --s. 564 tine fo;* . /Sr New White Clover... ()ADM° Ditto—. %Tem Trefoil O'd Ditto Rib Grass English Carraway S F ;reign Ditto Coriander St. Foin Rye Grass .. Pacey Ditto Linseed, for feeding Ditto, for crushin, - - Cattaiy Seed, New w. tine ''ltto ()Id— _'^ "^^' _s. 1.25. 13a. finc s. White Mustard Seed —..(per 17 1 . fint. Brown Ditto' IBs. tine 2u3 Turuip Seeds, Rounds Green and Red Ditto Tares Old --s. 184. tine 21r• 4s. ed. line 4.. ed. 4s. 9d. fine 50. 6d• Foreien D tto New It t:eSeed, ine (per La — si) - 26 1 . 21 :nglisl Palk:K:s c..• —April 14 New K•nt rockets (per cwt.) 51 ss. 51. 12, to t;'• Choice 61 10s. 71. es to 8 . . v. East 61. 103. 0/. 0, to it. N n e , o w ic s e ,,sex 5 01 ,. . ( 1 O .:: 4 71. 1 0 0 4 s. tton 51- 91 , gi Superfine Ditto 51. 151. 0/. 04 to 0 r , ham 11/ Its. CL Os to 1:11. Fa cto 11), Os. 01 OS ft, 111 ritiCE Sh aws , I,!l,.S,—April! 14 _al. NWO. to :O. . per on, .0/. Os. to '3. Os. ditto. .4/, 10s. to W. CH. ditto. - 3 1. 10s. to 41. Us. dicta. -0/. Os. to Mitld Marsh Champions Scotch Ned Chats PRICE in , f 42 g Rape Oil, brown Os. Refin ed 10 Linseed Oil 10 linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, per thousand .....••••••^"—_...,„„, !lave Cake; per ton WHITECIIAPEI. liAI 703.0 d. to 543. Od. Clover 75 , I ' Od. to 31s• Od. A ou• PRICES OF lA:Aria:K. 4. t 91; Per lb. d. to d. per Ib.. I 5 . 2 1 tilts, English 14 M English Horse Illd e Ditto, Foreign 14 ...1) sro t ish Ditto ••••—• 41 Dresa:ng 111 15 Per dozvo• 14 Ditto 121 16 Calf Skina.. SO "Inb. 17 I)itto, light Ditto 441 to la j g Cicp Ilide3, light Ditto 70 to w, Id to 50lb 12 15 Small Seals. 0r. 0 " 3 I‘2 14 17 Large • RICE OF RAW FAT, p e r stone of 13: • ‘2.5. 614 .'rice of Tallow (as stated by the Tallow Melters)-w''''' , 00, PRICE 0 k"l'A LEO W, Sti A l', &c. per 1121 • PP' 0,1. ['own Tallow 465. 5.1. ' Yellow 70 4 . e Yellow 465. Od. Mottled 7: 2 '• Son Ditto. —s. o , i. Graves Melted StuiT 3.5. Od. Good Ditto ed.l -•, MU: OF C T A The price of Store Candles t in the retail NPLE S. toll° shops, is as 9s. ,1 Candles, per doz. 6s. Cd. to 7s. Od. I Moulds, per dozen-- COAL MAIII Per Ton. N. d. 17 3 rl ET.—.April 14. P. 0 %dates Bensham 'Alain .. E.i.t rwev ....-........-- 17 3 Walls End Ne , %”..'" 0 Ord's Redhugh --....... 16 6 Walls End l'erloo,,_ ......,.. 15 j ‘‘,/‘ a ll ss EndEnk ' li cl o I t l ' i i:i tt ! r a i . , ... , ;_, , "'''' 1(1 ' 6 Pieton ----- 15 I) Nalls End Riddell ' Pitt's South M00r.......... 15 0 Walls End Detton Pontop Windsor,-.-....... 15 6 W a ll s End 1, ,,,,K0i, 1 •I'vld---- -- .• - ••••••••••••• 16 ; vv . rlls Etal Ste o4 !' West Hardt y .. ---'—' 17 0 Walls End Adelanl, , yi:itit _ 18 Ii Walls-End Gordon Walls End Bewicke & Co. 21 0 Wa:lsEnd Teel' Walls Ei.d Brown's...—. 19 3 Ditto (reshippC' A' .11s End r a,. and Co. IS 0 liartlev .........-"' Walls End G05f0rtb......... 21 9 , Walls End 1-lendel Ships arrived since last market-daY. BIRTHS. On the sth inst., at Mersharn Hatch, the lady of Knatchbull, Bart., of a daughter. On the 14th inst., in Queen Ann-strett, the la d: Currie, Esq., of a son. On the Bth inst., at her father's, the lion. ,an': Marsham, Kirkby Overblow, the lady of L ieut"a Mac Lean, 81st Regiment, of a daughter. t he On the 12th inst., in Lower Grosvenor-street, Latham, of a daughter, who survived only a f ew , . - 3 On the 14th inst., Mrs. Richard Davis, of Al' at 11 0 Stsnj a son. On the 14th inst., at Lambeth, the lady o f Tha' Esq., of a daughter. ia CaP ts t MARRIED. lasg oo eldo On the 9th inst., in St. Vincent-places 000 , Granville Sharp, of the Royal Regiment, to gto o. daughter of the late James Connell, Esq., W as < On the 12th inst., at Milford Church, p e ,,y, I '7 940 Hants, Philip Elliott Fantail, Esq., of Bur ley T Pa rao"l Marianne, only child of the late Samuel r. LLD., of Doctors'-commons. On the 11th inst , at Guert Esq., to Marianne, daughter of On the 7th inst., at Paddi Mount-street, Grosvenor-rquar of the late Wm. Mortlock, Esq, DL On the sth inst., at Onegli derica Sophia, wife of James street, WeAminster, and Cecil On the 14th inst., in Uppe) wife of the Rev. Sanderson Rol Dorset. On the lath inst., in Herefc of Llwynynn, Denbigh. Edwards, jun., Esq., of the Middle Temple' Or. the 7th inst., at Ness Strange, Shropshire, of Edwards, Esq., of the above piace. net( la te Oa f , ' rEr ° On the 14th inst., in St. Andrew's-P lace, l i te °;, wife 0 1 or" : her 76th year, Margaret Thompion, t having Thompson E , sq., formerly of Argyll-stree , ler husband only two days. eldest • Printed ani Publish; --- d M ll-711----;DO London Jl2, S tr and. at the Sun (ace, No. 1 0 ;1 19 '0 t'o! 19 -•"" 4 " 'II 0 01) 2-, :3 L'rt'o,' F2O 3 'We 9 40 of SJ. 18 6 adi Arthur IIt• a n e C v. Pe l , an t ° l° 113- of Pr. t he 13° i • • 0' br,tlo.reetr .-, late Samuel I'. .• noel, DiPi"r, 7nseY, Fa lina9afiaert. t Major-Genc 01 I' ' - 6Of, ° f dington Churcb, 'dr'. aogi,ter I re, to Mary, young" cl, of Meidreth. IED, CO O), Pre (on the road to Gorse, t More, gsti,, of Great Iwo. I L o dge, Abwei LangleY! hew, :)oebrinGsl,oti4c.elt.e,ritsetcretel, 5"6., Rector of slls"'- s 9.l ' . ford-street, Richard ?aril, A .- PP" ----.ire, age.: : i , JOl,O teen ank IL • • ,or- -3 tO re' N ill InC of of .jor t ep- en- ark la- to of the 'he ird e 3" vill go Of er- -10 11 e nt tit iu- roc by nst 3a ,f a- lto aCe iu. in- ert in- ) l 39 7 the . 54 44: .4. I 4 * 5,. 1., 5;. 1;„ );-• .1. .3. IA k ' kl• • I , ti t. •-• i. I. Il !I 0 a .