The Sun. — London, England, 1833-11-20 00:00:00

PORTUGAL. Limps, Nov. 9.—The copies of official documents which I tran sm i t h erew i t h w ill put you i n comp l ete pos session of the particulars of the affair of the 2d instant, at Alcacer do Sal. The prompt arrival of the Admiral, with a reinforcement of recruits, set every thing to rights, and the enemy took no advantage of their success, but remained satisfied with the possession of Alcacer, from whence, no doubt, they will again be shortly driven. Had Lemos pushed on in a spirited way upon St. Übes, be would have taken the town, and perhaps have made the Admiral him self a prisoner, but the opportunity passed by, and uo advantage was taken of it. I'ugitives belonging to the scattered volunteer corps drop into Lisbon daily, who have made th e ir way across t h e country to the different villages on th e b an k s o f t h e T agus oppos ite the city. The Admiral p rocee d e d t o Si nes , embarked the garrison of that place (about 200 men) on board the Superb, and lanclui them at St. Übes. The remainder of the stowage in the steamer and five Mates were placed at the disposal bt the inhabitants who might wish to abandon the place. About 800 men, women, and children, immediately sought refuge on board the different vessels, embarking all their furniture and moveables; some emigrating to St. Übe., others to Lisbon. I am , orry to confess that it has been shown that the Lisbon volunteers are not exactly like those of Oporto ; perhaps one cause of the difference is, that the latter are commanded by rfficers of the line, in whom the men have confidence when in the field, whereas the officers of the former ate generally substantial tradesmen, with wives and families (a class of men naturally averse to fighting), picked out for the honour of wearing a sash on account of their wealth. The Admiral again leaves this evening for St. Übes in the Superb steamer, which will afterwards proceed to Faro and Lagos with provisions for the garrisons of those cider. The Bucc/euch entered the day before yesterday with 11'7 British recruits for Donna Maria's service. The convent of St. Apollonia and the monastery of Benedictine monks of our Lady of Estrella have both been suppressed and abolished by sentences published in the Chronica. The whole of the property and effects belong ing to these establishments has been confiscated, and incor porated with the national property ; and one of the late sacred buildings is already placed at the disposal of the administrator of the customs for the reception of mer chandise. Nineteen expelled nuns are to be quartered for life in the convent •f St. Anna, on a pension of 12 "interns (1411.) per day, and two expelled monks are to provide for themselves upon an allowance of 24 vintems daily. The army around Santarem has again been reviewed by Don Pedro, who returned from thence last evening. It has not transpired what operations are determined upon. We have likewise heard nothing of General Bento da Franca, and his small division. One English, one Danish, and one Portuguese vessel, were brought in as prizes yes terday ; they were all laden with fruit from Villa Nova de Portimao, in Algarve. It is said that an English vessel is now in the Guadiana, bartering anal selling am munition to the guerillas and Miguelites. The Govern rntnt has granted permissio❑ by a decree for Douro wines to be exported from Oporto to Great Britain, without bThetes from the Royal Wine Company, for the space of four months, upon payment of an additional outy of 18 milres per pipe, at the exchange of 5] 3, 3/. 17s. 3d. sterling. This measure is very satisfactory to the merchants. OPORTO, Nov. 3.—On the 31st ult., at 2 o'clock in the morning, the whole of the troops here of the line, moveables, and about 150 of the fired volunteers, marched to the other side of the river in three columns; one went to Arnellas, whence they brought away some pipes of wine, the second took the road along the coast, and the third and centre column, consisting of four companies of the 18th, four of the 10th, and four of Donna Maria's Volunteers, with about 40 horse, one field-piece, and one howitzer, took the high Lisbon road, and proceeded as far as Grijo, where General Stubbs left them, giving orders to Colonel Pacheco to rest the men, and then to return to Oporto. Whilst they were resting themselves they were sud denly attacked by from 5,000 to 6,000 Miguelites, and as the arms were all piled and the men scattered, being taken by surprise, at first some confusion ensued ; however, they rallied immediately, and, notwithstanding the immense dispirity of force, Pacheco made a beautiful retreat, dis puting every inch of ground as far as Carvalbos, where our guns having an opportunity to bear upon the enemy, they gave up the pursuit. Pacheco took up five hours in retreating over one league of ground, keeping the Mi guelites constantly at bay, and having his troops formed, and marching in the face of so superior an enemy, as if they were on parade. We lost about 30 in killed and wounded. NOVIMB/CR, 7.—On the sth instant the enemy came in force to St. Mamede da Infests, and some of their Lancers as far as Paranhos. , General Stubbs ordered out the Battalion de Alinho, of Donna Maria Segunda, aLd the 10th Infant!) , there was a good deal of skirmishing until dusk, when the enemy fell back, and our troops re entered the lines. The Miguelites are said to be at Alfana, Carneiro, and Barca de Trofa ; they suffered some loss, as they embargoed a good many carts for the wounded. LETTER FROM CAPTAIN BIRT TO ADMIRAL NAPIER. ‘. St. Übes, Nov. 3. " My Lord,—l beg to inform you that the enemy attacked our position at Alcacer on the morning of the 2d inst., in three columns, consisting of infantry and cavalry, to the number of 1,500, under the command of General Lemos. The English and Portuguese marines under my command were stationed in front of the Consti tutional troops as skirmishers, and kept the enemy at bay till the cavalry charged them in three squadrons, when we immediately formed into squares, and twice repulsed them with great loss. We then prepared to charge a column of infantry who were advancing, but the Portuguese Vo lunteers and 9th Infantry, who were stationed in our rear, seeing the determined manner in which we were attacked, betook themselves to rapid flight without firing a shot, leaving my men with some of the Portuguese marines to do the best we could, when, finding ourselves overpowered by numbers, we commenced our retreat, keeping the enemy at bay, and covering the flight of the Portuguese. I tried to persuade the Colonel commanding our troops (who asked my opinion) to retire to a convent, a strong position on our right, at which place we might have made a good stand ; instead of doing this, he led to the marshes beside the river, and here the scene was beyond descrip tion; the whole country was strewed with arms and ac coutarritnts, which the volunteers threw away in their flight, and the enemy's cavalry closing on them, hewed them down in all directions. I kept my men together, and wade good my retreat to the side of the river, with the loss of only three men ; but on coming to the river, for want of boats (the Portuguese troops having taken all) the men were obliged to throw away their arms and ac coutrements, and swim across under a heavy tire of mus ketry from the enemy, who lined the north bank in this place. lam sorry to say my loss was great, in conse quence, I fear, of some of the officers and men breaking off to the right, and attempting to pass the river lower down. They were all cut off. My loss consists of Mr. Ebsworth, taken prisoner ; Mr. Fitzpatrick, drowned in crossing the river; (cur non-commissioned officers and thirty men killed and taken prisoners. I assure your Excellency I cannot speak too highly of the gallant conduct of my officers and men. The Colonel commanding lost all self•command, and gave himself up to the ememy, and a great number of the Volunteers, when they found themselves surrounded, passed over to the enemy, crying Viva Don Miguel.' The loss of the Portuguese in killed, wounded, and taken prisoners could not be lets than 800 men. " The remainder of my men and officers are now on board the DonnalMaria, where I wait your Excellency's orders. " I have the honour to be your Excellency's most obedient humble servant, " BIRT, Captain of Marines." " St. Übes, Nov. 4. " My dear Sir,—There has been nothing but the greatest mismanagement displayed here, as you will see by the report of Captain Birt, which I send you. " It appears that the Queen's forces took possession of Alcacer do Sal on the 25th of October, the enemy flying from the place. " Colonel Florencio advanced at four in the morning of the 2d about three miles, and took up a position ; the enemy made a movem ent on h i s left, which brought his troops into a plain, with a wood on each side of him. The regular troops were draw n up across t hi s p l a i n, w i t h the English marines and, Portuguese marine brigade in front as skirmishers. The enemy advanced three squa drons of cavalry a t a . gallop, but C apta i n B i rt threw the marines into a rallying square, and repulsed them with great lose. The cavalry formed .. again, and were again ls d with severe loss, retiring on the rear of their repo e in fantry. Captain Birt then formedin and advanced against a column of infantry which was vancing to at tack bin]. At this moment the whole of the . Portuguese. troops turned round, fired a volley in the . air, and fairly 113 consequence ran away as fast as they could. He was obliged to retire and cover their flight to the town, where the volunteers threw away their accoutrements and ammu nition. Captain Birt begged Colonel Florencio to rally but regiment at a castle on this side of the town; bat bit self. • . . possession was so entirely gone that nixing was done, and away they all went, helter•skelte, through the marshes, towards the river. The cavalry took a road to the right, and cut them up in all directions ; some escaped in boats, others swam across, many were drowned, and the rest surrendered. Captain Birt pursued his re treat in good order to the river, where he found all the boats gone down with those who had saved themselves. There were boats on the opposite side of the river, which were brought over by some of his men wbo could swim; those who could not went in the boats on board a hiate, the others swam off. A party of fifty, with several offi cers, went lower down the river, where they were charged by the cavalry. Those who could swim took to the water, the rest were either killed or taken. Lieutenant Fitz. patrick, I believe, was drowned. Mr. Ebsworth was taken. Our loss is fifty. four marines and non , commis sioned officers, killed, drowned, or taken. As for the rest of the troops, God knows where they are. I hear 200 are at Palmella, and there may be about 100 here. I have ordered the men from Palmella, and am rallying the rest as fast as I can. " The Belgians are landed, and are good troops. The marines are here without arms and clothing, and I beg you will send immediately 300 stand of arms, accoutre ments, and clothing, and we shall then muster between 400 and 500 men. " This is a tnost important place, and must not be given up on any account. They have committed the folly of taking the guns out of Fort St. Philip, which protects the harbour, and with two or three field pieces would drive the ships from their anchorage. I shall put fifty men into it, and I recommend you to immediately send half a dozen guns to defend it against the land side. You ought to send the rest of the Belgians here; and with that force, and a good comminder, we could advance. . . " If the enemy get this place, they will find the import ance of it—they will be able to receive supplies of all sorts from England, and I shall not be able to prevent it. General Lemos commands in the southward, and we in tercepted a letter from him to the commanding officer at —, to make a dash at St. Übes. " I am going to Sines to see if I can withdraw the garrison from thence; and I have ordered the Don Pedro to come here also, to assist in defending the place. I foresee this war will be protracted, and they must not be allowed to get the coast. Bernardo da Sa should take Figueira in preference to any thing, and we could then push our vessels of war into the Mondego. " It is useless making any comments on what has passed : bad common courage and common management been displayed, notwithstanding their cavalry, the enemy would have been beaten. I forgot to say that our cavalry, instead of charging theirs, after Captain Birt had thrown them into confusion, stood still, and then fled with the in fantry, never even attempting to cover their retreat. " I have the honour to be, &c., " CAPE ST. VINCENT. " To the Minister of Marine." PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, NOT. 16. Bank Stock 214 4 ,, St. Patrick Insur.(perShare Consols, 3 ner cent Gov. Stock, 33,', per cent. 95 National Ditto... — Ditto, New 4 per Cent —' Hibernian Bank Gov. Deb. 354 percent.... 87% Provincial Ditto Royal Canal Stock Grand Canal Stock 2444 lmperial Mine City Deb. 4 per cent, 74N Mining Co of Ireland Ballast Office Deb. 4n. c. Commercial Buildings elements made use of by the men who pursue that re actionary system which has done so much injury in the present day. When saying ' thus far and no further, the spirit of reaction, following the example of the Minis ters of Charles X., attempts to arrest the march of time, hut the spirit of reaction produces, as a natural conse quence, the spirit of revolution. Such a system cannot he advantageous to the Princes of Germany, but will be beneficial only to the jealous rivals of their power, which civilisation and increasing freedom will alone consolidate. In order that Germany may be happy, truth, justice, anti good faith must be respected, and their legitimate progress must be directed by her. This is the only safe path either for people or sovereigns. It is only by this means that it will be possible to resist effectually the two extremes of re-action and revolution. To contend with success against the dangers we have pointed out, the people should be armed, good faith on contracts observed, justice admini stered, the liberty of the press allowed, and a general confidence created, by acts which cannot admit of doubt. The four means which we propose are closely united, and support each other. The people have done their duty ; they have been calumniated, they have repelled the ca lumny, and we who are their representatives will endea vour, in co-operation with your Royal Highness, to render our country happy, by cementing the bonds of union between the subjects and the sovereign." The following are the quotations of the Austrian Funds at Vienna, on the 9th inst. :—Metalliques, 93; Ditto Four per Cent., Hi ; Bank Shares, 1,193. ,~ `~ BRUSSELS PAPERS. BRUSSELS, Nov. 16.—The Senate, in its sitting of yesterday, agreed to the address in answer to the King's speech. It is as follows : " Sire—lt is always with lively satisfaction that the national representatives see among them the King who united the suffrages of Belgium, and who has so generously associated himself with its destinies. The Senate hastens to renew this assurance. The unanimons acclamations which hailed the birth of the Prince, who will, as we may say, imbibe with the milk the love of our institutions, have convinced your Majesty, as they must have convinced all Europe, of the attachment of the l3elgian people to the King of their choice. " If the nation eagerly wishes for the time when a de finitive treaty with Holland shall put an end to the sacri fices hitherto made in the two countries, it is not, how ever, ignorant that the obstacles which have interrupted the course of the negotiations are not to be attributed to your Majesty's Government; it confides, Sire, in your wise and upright policy, it appreciates the advantages obtained by the Convention of the 21st of May; it expects with com posure the end of our political differences, certain that your Majesty will firmly maintain the rights of Belgium. " We are gratified by the measures taken in the war department, not only to perfect the instruction and disci pline of our army, but also to conciliate what is re quired by the security of the country, with the interests of the people. Your Majesty has judged it possible to make further retrenchments in this department, and we are happy to learn that they will immediately take place. " The projects of law which relate to the fate of our brave soldiers will be the objects of our especial attention. " We shall also devote our utmost care to the projects relative to the new means of communication which our manufacturers call for, as well as to the laws for the or ganization of the provinces and communes. "a It is with great satisfaction and pride that we have enjoyed the progress of the arts in our beautiful country, the country of Rubens and Vandyke. These arts will flourish more and more under a Prince, who considers it as one of his dearest prerogatives to show himself continually as their enlightened protector. " The flourishing state of our manufactures under the present circumstances, the indisputable increase of the slivers branches of the public fortune, the augmentation of the revenues of the State, prove how many elements of prosperity Belgium possesses. This state of things happily facilitates the diminution of the extraordinary burdens which have this year pressed on landed property, and the continuance of which would have become too difficult. " Your Majesty has been pleased to inform us that the arrangements with the bank, as cashier of the ancient kingdom, has put at the disposal of the Government sums which have been employed for the interest of the State. We shall examine with care the documents which your Majesty will cause to be laid before us on this important subject. " Several financial laws, doubtless, need to be modified, but this reform must be undertaken with prudence and circumspection. " A point of the highest importance, because it has a powerful influence on our credit, and on the results of the contracts for public works, is that the budget of the expenditure, as well as that of the ways and mean., be adopted at the very beginning of the year ; we shall ne glect nothing to attain this desirable object. But the surest means to prevent in the sequel delays, the serious incon veniences of which have been felt in the present financial year, would be, we think, to discuss at the close of each session the budget of the following year. " Your Majesty may depend on our readine , s to concur with you in the welfare of the country, and we shall always consider it one of our first duties to support a throne which is the safeguard of the public liberties." M. d'Arnim, the Prussian Envoy to our Government, arrived at Brussels yesterday. The cholera bas broken out with much violence in the prison of Liege. One of the keepers is dead. All the prisoners were immediately sent to the prisons of Alost, Namur, and St. Bernard. The disorder seems to be mak ing dreadful progress at Liege. ANTWER?, Nov. 15.—This morning, about 9 o'clock, a warehouse, in which were many thousand chests of sugar and bales of coffee, gave way under the enormous weight. Several workmen were buried under the ruins; ten had been taken out; four were dead, and six severely wounded. Great exertions are being made to find the others. The number of the victims is not yet known. The conferences of the Commissioners at Zondhoven continue. We have reason to believe that they are nearly concluded, and that, by the end of the week, the tentiaries will be able to separate to the satisfaction of bath parties.—Brussels Papers, Nov. 17. A DIFFICULTY. — ;4 You have only your• self to please," said a Bendict to an old bachelor. " True," replied he; " but you cannot think what a difficult task I find it." We have received a file of Demerara Papers to the 14th ult., by which we learn that his Excellency the Lietvenant-Governor had been making a tour of the Colony, and inspecting the militia ; the general good order and efficiency of which, it is stated, afforded him great satisfaction. Upon the receipt of the recent Act of Parliament for the emancipation of the slaves, Sir J. C. Smith published a proclamation addressed to them relative to the change that is to be made in const (pence thereof. The weather still continued very dry. Owing to the number of bills that were drawn on account of produce shipped, the exchange had fallen to 15 guilders 10 stivers per pound sterling. Accounts have reached the Colony that the produce market here presented a flattering and cheering prospect to the planters, which :it was hoped would continue. The following reductions and alterations in the civil establishment of the Colony took place on the I et October, when the salaries of the reduced offices ceased, and the alterations in the mode of carrying on the several duties hereaf:er named commenced :—Reductions—tat, The office of Civil Commissary; 2d, the office of Secre tary to the Chief Justice ; 3d, the office of Dros cart ; 4th, the offices of S worn A ccoun t an t t o th e Court of Justice of Georgetown, Demerara, and at New Am sterdam,oGfencoeriaolooiaflthßeeKoeiiavge'rs, Chheeldst hbayvei%,bei.en3u. Berbiee. Alte ra ti ons— T he d ut i es of. Receiver- General i n t e el d e to m e th er e i c e r office and which office is in future to be designated Ik e th a t o f hie I%lsjesty'a Colonial Receiver. General. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVENIBER 20, 1833. The French Papers of Monday have been received, but they are devoid of interest: the following was the state of the funds : FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, Nov. 18. Five per Cents., 102 f. 30c. 15c. 30c. Four and a Half per Cents., 99f. 50c. Four per Cents., 90f. Three per Cents., 75f. sc. 75f. 74f. 95c. Bank Actions, 1,72ef. 1,722 f. 50c. Rente de Naples, 91f. 25c. 33c. 30c. Roman Five per Cents., 83% Rente d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 17M 17 16N. Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 363 1 4 %. Royal Spanish Loan, 79 77%. Rente Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 62 61'4 14 Belgian Loan, 1831, Five per Cent., 98 1 A. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paler, '2sf. 35c. ; money, —f. —c. Three months, paper, 25f. 25c.; money, 25f. 20c. —Cours Authentique. We have received Frankfort Papers of the 13th inst. They do not contain any news of importance. An article from Vienna, dated the 9th, states that the news of the dissolution of the Darmstadt Chamber had created a great sensation there, and was considered to prove the necessity of taking the state of Germany into mature consideration. An article dated Carlsruhe, the 12th inst., says that, at the sitting of the States of Baden on the 11th inst., an address to the GRAND DUKE was proposed by Mr. WELCKER, and adopted by the Chamber, of which we subjoin the principal passages. We are glad to see, that while the Northern Despots are struggling to put down the few remaining liberties of Germany, there is a spirit of resist ance in the inhabitants which is likely to produce good fruit. The remarks of Mr. WELCKER are not applicable merely to the state of Germany, but also to the struggle between the two principles of freedom and despotism throughout Europe ; they apply with as much force to the Tories of England and the mis called juste milieu of France, as to the Carlists of Spain and the Miguelites of Portugal. The struggle is not between factions, but between principles : it is not whether Louis PHILIP shall reign in France, or Donna ISABELLA in Spain, but whether those rights which the edu cated possess in virtue of their education, and which all mankind ought to possess in virtue of the principles which regulate well organised society, shall prevail against a despotism having no other sanction than its antiquity, and no foundation but the ignorance of an unenlight ened multitude. We hope the period is at hand when these categories will meet with their solution ; the Divine-right-principl e o f Ki ngs , like the infallibility of the Popes, must soon be tried by the standard of truth and reason. Mr. WELCKER says— st We feel it our duty to point out to your Royal High ness several imminent dangers with which the general interests of the country are threatened. The first of these dangers is the sanguinary war of principle between the liberties of the ptople, and the arbitrary power which has been going on in Europe for the last 50 years; a war, the issue of which is to decide between the liberty or slavery, the independence or division, the civilization or barbarism of the pe o p le. The s e co nd danger, which in Germany is n aggravated performance by the firer, the p rom i ses ma d e t o is the d e l a y w hi c h h a s t the people. The third dan g er is the ev ident suppression place in the of truth which wounds the national character of the people of Germany, who are full of candour and loyalty. And the fourth danger consists in the injury thereby done to the confidence which ought to subsist between the people and their sovereign. The dangers which we have thus enumerated to your Royal Highness are so many principal The Marquis of FUNCHAL, who was ap pointed by Don PEDRO Ambassador at this Court on a special mission, has recently received an appointment as resident Minister. The Chevalier de RIBEIRo will, as hitherto, con tinue to act as first Secretary of Legation. It is stated in several of the letters from Lisbon that Admiral NAPIER having expressed, with the frankness of a sailor, his dissatisfaction at the proceedings of Don PEDRO'S Ministers, a coolness exists between him and some of the advisers of the REGENT, which is very prejudi cial to the cause in which they are engaged. It is, however, but an act of justice to say that the Gallant Admiral does not allow his dissa tisfaction to interfere with his duties. He embarked in the cause from principle, and he is not to be diverted from doing what he can to uphold it by the misconduct of individuals less occupied in providing for the welfare of the country than for their own emolument. The truths which NAPIER utters in the ears of Don PEDRO are too unlike the language of court parasites to be pleasing, and it is not surprising that he has many enemies among those who seek to render themselves agreeable by administer ing to the vanity of the REGENT ; but it is a fine trait in the character of PEDRO, that whilst his vanity is led captive by his Courtiers, he has good sense enough to appreciate the rough but honest language of a man who entered his ser vice from motives of pure disinterestedness, except as regards the cause of liberty, and who remains in it notwithstanding all the intrigues which have been set on foot against him, be cause he knows that his co-operation is essential for the security of the cause which he has espoused, and that sooner or later his advice, and that of the distinguished Portuguese who concur in his views, will be adopted. Wt h what correctness the Admiral has formed his opinion of Portuguese affairs will be soon shown in a variety of instances. One, however, may suffice for the present. Whilst the Portu guese Ministry were writing to their agents here—" We do not want men, for the brave volunteers are full of enthusiasm : send us only arms and a mmunition,"—NAPlEß wrote that, without men from England and France, the utmost that PEDRO could do would be to maintain the ground he stood on, and that the Volunteer force, even for the purpose of defence, was a very doubtful one. The conduct of the Volunteers at Alcacer do Sal, a very important position indeed for either party, is a melancholy illustra tion of the justness of the view taken of the conduct of the Ministers on this subject. Let us hope that the bitterness of the experience may make it salutary. The Tories, who, in the lack of events favour able to their hopes at home, watch with anxiety the progress of absolutism abroad, are almost frantic with glee at the defence which the Miguelites have made, and at the prospect of another campaign under circumstances less favourable to the Constitutionalists than might have been expected under good management. They have, however, little ground for exulta tion, and we can very well spare them the en . joyment which they derive from their dream of prosperity. We may regret as much as they rejoice at the delay in settling the Portuguese question ; but we know that the ultimate suc cess of the Constitutional cause is secure, both in Spain and Portugal, and that all that is wanting in the latter country to hasten that success is the appointment of a Ministry possess ing equal patriotism with the leading men of the present Government, but with more pru dence, and with a greater degree of influence from personal character or property, in the country. We attach no importance to the assertion that Don MIGUEL is beloved in Portugal, and therefore shall apprehend little from the influ ence of his name from the moment when the Pedroite Government shall act more prudently. The ignorant mass in Portugal may prefer IVIIGuEL and despotism to a Constitution and political freedom ; but an unenlightened mass is not to dictate to the intelligent, although it must be wise in a struggle like the Portuguese not to alarnotlyt timid by too rapid strides in liberalism. If the mass even in England, where it is com paratively enlightened, had prevailed against the intelligent portion of society, we should not have had Catholic emancipation. It is, therefore, going — T(36'rar to say that the Portuguese should be left to the Government of Don MIGUEL, even though it were proved that the mass of the people, as they are called, in distinction from the wealthy and educated, were all in favour of Don MIGUEL, a position, however, which is exceedingly doubtful, and which future events alone can decide. The British Government abstains at present from taking any direct part in the dispute be tween the two Constitutional parties—the mode rate and the ultra—in Portugal, but that PAL MELLA and his partisans have the good wishes of our own Cabinet, and of that of France, admits of no doubt. We expect, therefore, that the next arrival from Lisbon will bring information that a change of Ministry is in preparation, and that prudent as well as vigorous measures will be adopted against the enemy. This will be the way to disappoint the English Tories, and at the same time without alarming the Liberals, for PALMELLA dare not, if he felt so disposed, attack the charter under whose triumph he has been restored to his native land. He dare not, if he would, make moderation an excuse for treason, and abandon the cause which he has sworn to defend. The Brussels Papers of the 17th inst., which arrived this morning, contain the Address of the Belgian Senate i❑ answer to the King's Speech, of which it is almost an echo. These papers state that the cholera had broken out at Liege, and was making dreadful progress. Whatever question there may be as to the truth of the axiom, that " well fed valour always fights the best," it is clear that the Irish have a strong feeling of the constancy of well paid patriotism. The accounts we give else where of the manner in which the O'CONNELL rent is pouring in, are either indubitable proofs of this feeling in Ireland, or of besotted igno rance, greater even than we have before suspected. Looking, however, to the conduct of both parties, we think the more rational conclusion to come to is, that the people know the character of their man, and act accordingly. They have now an able, eloquent, and powerful advocate ; they recollect it was before rent existed, that he consented to sacrifice the 40s. freeholders, and resolve, as far as in them lies, to prevent the recurrence of such another lapse. The Learned Gentleman, on his side, perfectly understands the nature of his engagement, and for fear the people should at all forget it, intimates to them, a short time before rent day, that he must retire for a few-months to study the question, from the carrying of which he has taught them to expect the allotment of a full pot of potatoes and galore of whisky to every man, woman, and child, in the island. Rumours are at the same time industriously spread that the Ministry have offered him a situation of 3,0001. or 4,0001. per annum. The alarm is taken, preparations are made for raising the tribute, and the great agitator comes forward and inti mates that he never will be such a fool as to - resign 12,0001. for the sake of taking an office " under Lord GREY." As he has declared his own unfitness to be a Judge, the Learned Gentleman may be here taken to hint at the Viceroyalty with 20,0001. a year as the only thing he would accept. Let it not be supposed that we did not admire the first col lection made for Mr.O'CoNNELL. It was a proper tribute of respect from a grateful people, and, at the same time, seemed, in some degree, to re imburse him for the pecuniary sacrifices he had made in their service. England has more than once made such offerings to citizens who have distinguished themselves in her behalf, but the idea of a trading patriotism was reserved for Mr. O'CONNELL. The thing would merely excite the ridicule of reflecting people on this side of the water were the Irish abounding in wealth, but their feelings assume a more serious character when they consider the actual state of that unfortunate, long-enduring, and misguided people. Mr. O'CoNNELL has told us repeatedly that thousands annually die of starvation in Ireland, the Irish press has repeated the story, and the people have by hundreds of desperate acts attested its truth ; yet Mr. O'CONNELL continues to receive 12,0001. a year from the poorest part of the population, a large portion of the press urge its collection, and the people willingly or otherwise contribute it. What are we to think ? Are we deceived ? Are not the people of Ireland in a state of extreme wretchedness ? Are we cheated into an 'advo cacy of the poor laws as the immediate prelimi nary step to any measure of amelioration ? Or is it true that the people do die of starvation, that Mr. O'CONNELL knows it, and yet work ing upon their excited feelings, wrings from them the penny that should go to support their perish ing infants ? Once and again has " the Saxon," " the Foreigner," been appealed to for charitable succour: once and again has the benevolence of the people of this country been extended to their famishing fe o ' f llo t w citizens, heirforge and tfuio w eas e doubt of the oftno that, in ated spite pro. raises of " eternal gratitude," they will again feel that benevolence. The occasion may be soon, for we perceive the announcement of symptoms of the potatoe crop running short ; but we fear that the kindly feelings of Christian charity will be mingled with pity for the blind ness of the people, with indignation and con tempt for the sordid selfishness which could so lose upon that blindness. \` OF' '.TOCKS THI Rank Stc roc Tper Cent. Red. 87% 6%,, 7 3 per CentXons. B6 7%,, 8 34 per Cent Ditto Red 9 5N1 1 /4 5 , q4 New 3% per Cent. 961 4 14 y s i 3 ver Cent. Ann. 1726 - 4 per Cent. 1826 102%!Y Bank Long Ann. to expire Jan. 5, i 86(..... 16 13-16 N Oct. 10, 1859 - Jan. 5, 1860 17 1-18 Jan. 5, 1880 Aprils, 1880 Jan. 5. 1870 bDAYATUNK o'cLocK. New 5 per Cent. India Stock Ditto Bonds 22 23 pm. South Sea Stock ............ Old Annuities ............ New Ditto ................. 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 .... Ex. Bills, XI,OOO Ditto seo ..... 40 41 pm Ditto Small ............ 40 41 pm. Ditto Commercial ...... —pm 'Ditto Advertised ....... pin. Bank for Account ......... India for Account ..... ••• - ,Cons. for Account .........8738 8 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds 94% Belgian Bonds q 5 % 1 ,2 Ditto Account 95 Brazilian Bonds 65% Ditto Account 6514 Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account Chilian Bonds 23 Ditto Account Columbian Bonds Ditto Account Ditto Bonds, 1824 225.1 Ditto Account .2% Danish Bons . 723 y Ditto Accrunt Otreek Bonds Ditto Bonds, !KS. Ditto Account Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent 27 Ditto Account THIS DAY AT ONE 0 CLOCK. Peruvian Bonds !% Portuguese Bonds . 70% Ditto Account ............ 70% ti Ditto New Bonds 59i 641 69 ( Ditto Acconnt...6o!4 59% 60 Prussian Bonds ............. 101% Ditto Bonds, 1621....••••• 103 'Russian Bonds, 1822 ...... 102% Ditto Account ........... . 102% Ditto 111 Spanish Bonds, 1821 22% Ditto Acc. ............ 2.2.%%% Ditto Bonds, 182.3 :20',0 Ditto Account French Rentes, 5 p. c. —f. —c. ---- Exchange ...... —f ' per cent....... —f —c. ---- Exchange...... —f —c. Dutch, 21 p. c ................... 49 %. Ditto Account ............ Ditto, 5 p. c ................... 93% Ditto Account ............ 93 3 i % 1 French Scrip .............. pm, Ditto, tl per cent 34 1 4 Ditto Account 34 1 4 Neapolitan B9 PRICKS OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCT• Paid. Per Share, Alten Mining Company £4 4N Anglo Mex. Min. icr. (iss. at 5/. pm ) £lllO LiN Bolanos Mining Company .£l5O 127 Brazilian Mining Company £s 14 Brazilian Imp. 51in. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) £2O F' Ditto National 2O Ditto St. John Del Rey Ditto Cocaes 5 Cata Branca Mining Company 1 % British Iron Mining comnany ...... Columbian Minim, Co. , iss at 51. pm.) 513¢ English Mining Company 12% General Mining Association l2 Hibernian Mining Co. £lo Mexican Mining Co .£4B Real del Monte Mining C 0.... (unreg.) I ruled Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 2/. pm.) 40 Ditto New Scrip 5 Alliance Fire Insurance Comp lO Protector Inst 'ranee Comp. Australian Co. Canada Company l7' General Steam Navigation Co National Provincial Bank of England 5 Rio Doce Provincial Bank of I reland 25 6 1% 12 28 10 11% 5V4 11% 11V £1 5 6 19 48 8 11 2 pm. CPA COURSE OF EXCHA . Amsterdam C.F 12 al Ditto, at sight 12 18 Rotterdam nU. 12 4 Antwerp 12 54 Hamburg M. 8.13 Altona 13 12i Paris, 3 days' sight 25 45 Ditto 2 U. 25 70 Bordeaux 25 75 Berlin Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M. 151 Petersburgli, ruble, 3 Us. 10 0 Vienna, effective fl. 2M. 9 55 Trieste ( 1 0 9 56 Madrid 36 Cadiz 17 1 4 Bilboa Barcelona 3614 Seville 36►% Gibraltar 471 1 Arrived, NGE YESTERDAY. Leghorn 484 Genoa 7O Milan '3l Venice 47 Naples Palermo per oz. 122 Lisbon Oporto 53 Rio Janeiro Bahia 3l Buenos Ayres Dublin, 21 days' sight — Cork BULLION, PER 07. X. s. d. Portugal Gold, coin... 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 9 New Doubloons 0 0 New Dollars Silverbars, standard 0 4 11; Due. lArrived. O America 0 0 Hamburg 0 O Brazil 0 Buenos Ayres 0 0 Jamaica 0 O Carthagena 0 0 Leeward islands ... 0 1 Dublin 0 0 Lisbon 1 O Flanders 0 0 Malta 0 1 France 0 0 Sweden 0 O Guernsey &Jersey.. 0 1 Waterford HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning ...16 minutes after 9.1 Evening... 44 minutes after 9. b e *fin. Due. Letters have been received from Madrid, dated the Bth of November, and from Bayonne dated the 14th. By the former it appears that the King's Messenger, despatched from this country to Mr. VILLIERS, at Madrid, with his new credentials as Ambassador to Donna ISA BELLA, reached his destination on the sth, after having been stopped by different insurgent bands on the road, who took many things front him but left his despatches untouched. A Rus sian courier, which arrived on the 7th by way of Bayonne, had, on the contrary, met with the best treatment from the rebels throughout his route, being considered as a friend. The insur gents are in force at Irun, Tolosa, and the neighbourhoods of Pampeluna and St. Sebas tian, which last is in a state of blockade. It is also positively said that Don CARLOS was at Morvaou on the Bth instant, attended by some fifteen or twenty followers. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of most kinds of Grain this week are moderate, and the return of Flour fair. The Wheat trade remains the same as reported on Monday, with dull sale for inferior descrip tions. Barley, Beans, Pease, and Oats, are unaltered. Flour is heavy in sale. 2:_ o sl a o ts. F►our. English 2 W, 4 hs oe a q t r .„ Irish ARRIVALS. 4ole gyie qrs. 2,190 sacks '-- Foreign ..0 COURT OF CHANCERY.--(THIS DAY IN RE LONG, AN INFANT. Mr. MONRO appeared for the petitioner, the r aga' father of the infant Anne Isabella Long, upon a pet ition n which prayed that an order made by his Lordsbill t U ed the 2d inst., might be discharged. The petition s ta that the infant was the daughter of the late Mr. Robert P. Long, of Old Windsor, and the present Mrs. StiodY . ,; that she was now eleven years of age, and entitled id about 5,0001., now standing in the three and three s u s a half per cents. on her marriage, or attaining 21 Year„ of age ; that in the settlement under which she beat entitled to the property there was a proviso entitling A t 4 mother to receive 60/. a year, while the infant was tt . , u 'i ten years of age, and afterwards 1001 to be applie d the support and education of the young lady. That, ;i t mother had intermarried with J. Sandys, a solicitor; ° i c e had been referred in August last to the Master to irig l° ,, what bad been and ought to be expended in the educat'°l &e. of Mi s Long, and under which reference the In°, tb , b e. had carried in a state effects claiming to be appointed guardian. That on the second of this month the 0 0° had obtained an order by surprise from the Court, 81) ; pointing her to be the guardian, which had put a 110 n j the further proceedings before the Master. That Mr* l7 t a Mrs. Sandys were in a state of great poverty, and g o t, unable in that respect to take proper care of the jo t t l r r : and that there was reason to believe the payments V; Sandys bad heretofore received on account of Miss bad been forestalled, and the money applied to other r the poses. The present petitioners prayed, therefore, rh at- f , order of the 2d might be discharged, and that the P` f , er tioner might he at liberty to propose himself as the pt O r person to be the guardian. Y The LORD CHANCELLOR wished to know if A ° e , Counsel appeared on the other side, and if they were Pt pared to support the order now sought to be discharge d ,1 Mr. PEPYS was on the other side. He was prep 10° , with affidavits answering all the statements of the petitd The question was, whether the affidavits being now ww i , the Court would enter into th e m e rits, or whetber would direct that the proc e edi n gs s h ou ld go on before the Master. He was not anxious that the proceedings 106) : the Master should be superseded. It was not e' - f : rectly stated in the petition th a t th e or d er a pP° l _,.% rig Mr-. Sandys to be the guardian had be en made Or her petition—it was upon the petition of th e I n f a nt b: herself. It was natural of course that the mother oh _Let infant should he appointed to the guardianship, there VI nothing said or imputed against her. He (Mi. P.) h i no objection to the Court directing that all proceedl under the order now complained of should be suspen d and that the Master should proceed in the usual 97°11 tinder the refetence that had already been made to h i " ,' By this course, the expense of a new order h e resfl confirmatory of the Master's report, appointing Mrs. the guardian, would be avoided should the Master (013° counsel firmly believed he would) make such report. os The LORD CHANCELLOR, after a short converse t %f between himself and the Bar upon the expediencY getting rid for the present of the order in that wilYt ct rested that it shoul , l be so ; but as to directing the Ala e ; to receive the claim of the grandfather to be the g uard's 1 the Court could not interfere with the terms of the ge ne : ( l h r order, under which the reference in the first instance " been made. 00 Air. AloNao said the mother had taken away the yo 11 , 00, lady, and wished to know if his Lordship would give direction as to her restoration ? 'teed Mr. PEPYS knew nothing about that, and s ubmi t ;he Court was not in a condition to enter into it. The Loan CHANCELLOR was of the same opinion• ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) Ve in " Ltite A th, I' u ° Abe 4 . I' HANBURY V. LITCHFIELD. 0 1 ° Mr. BICKERSTETH and Mr. KOE appeared in for the plaintiffs, Messrs. Truman, Hanbury, Buxton. S io Co., and the bill was filed for the purpose of haviog h ol account taken of the sums of money which they " ont i expended in buildings on the premises in question , to that they might be sold to pay what should appear & e g g them on that account. It appeared that in the years and 1830 the defendants were entitled to a certain P° l3 o f house, situate in Ealing, in the county of Middlese%Pee, which the plaintiffs were desirous of becoming the lOot and accordingly it was agreed between the parties that ,t plaintiffs, Messrs. Hanbury and Buxton, should 1 4,. ° 0 1,0001. in rebuilding or repairing the public-house se! ) . l ic s then stood on the premises, in consideration for rf' o f they were to receive a lease for 31 years, at the r ent 60/., payable quarterly. The plaintiffs having perortPtb, their part of the agreement, and expended 1,0401., t 0 of satisfaction of a surveyor appointed by the defendants, t",., applied for the stipulated lease according to the term s of l; original contract. While discussions were going on as t° s t precise terms on which the case should be settled, it Wit t out that the property in question was copyheld, and tu i it was contrary to the custom of the manor, of w hich l e was held, to grant leases for more than twenty' ° ,,,, ° years. The plaintiffs, however, having contracted for w t , term of 31 years absolutely, insisted, as the defeoda li t' could not specifically perform their part of the agreen ie° o that it should be entirely abandoned, and delivered 09,4 be cancelled ; and the present bill was filed for t`" purpose. t he Mr. PEatBERTON and Mr. BARBER appeared °r i b s other side, and expressed their astonishment that 8 ° ° .0,, bill, considering the character of the present plei nt' oo should be brought to a hearing in a Court of justice. t he its appearing that the Lord of the manor, of wh° t° for property in question was held, could not give a licente ot i a lease of more than 21 years,: the defendant' o f. offered to give them a lease of the premises for tiv eli f or one years, with a covenant for a renewal sibs the expiration of that term for a farther lease, ° r ole remainder ; which, however, had been refused hi pie plaintiffs, although such a course amounted in 50 4 00 to what had been originally contracted for, and WO ;lot conformable to the custom which prevailed in the t ioo of the Ealing manorial copyholds. There was no ()hie ° ti• ere on the part of the defendant's giving any proper o°, 00 , cation for the difference between the terms of the il t he In fact, the eagerness of the plaintiffs to get quit ° r ess agreement was only to be accounted for by the °„sliC depreciation which had taken place in the value of P," t bit houses, and particularly to brewers, in consequenct °ll,OO passing of the celebrated Beer Bill. No rent had erer paid for the premises. It was submitted that the Pll. # were not entitled to the relief now sought by their lint;00 all events they were not entitled to an equitable li e , the property, and to have it sold in order to reit ° their outlay. flij° His HONOUR said it appeared that at the tin:leo hi d treaty for the lease in question, one of the plaintiff' oe been apprized that the premises were copyhold, held it manor of Ealing. Accord ng to the custom of the ino° d turned out that license for a l e ase could only be grant e d for the term of 31 years, and not as originally contracts thirty-one years. If there was no want of due Vie ( on the part of the plaintiff, it would i a case ° the evremely embarrassing nature. It would be bard °r d defendants, who were perhaps not in a situation to ' 1,0401., to compel them to find that sum, in ot° , s r 00 reimburse the plaintiffs for what they had exper° ittit; the premises. But the Court was not put into that ° t i e Lion of difficulty. The plaintiffs having, through ° d, bt!7 their firm, go • notice that the premises were copyh° l co ol' of the manor of Ealing, and therefore that there As' be no lease given by the defendants, except such O l t i" warranted by the custom of that manor, inig b ,;fo t° the exercise of common discretion and caution, vi o" they had proceeded to lay out so large a sum of 1 10 ° ° :, the property, ascertained that the longest term forf 01, a lease could be given was twenty-one years. was now offered to them, therefore, namely a hie s o? for 21 years and a covenant for a renewal for the re t° ,,,e r , of the term, did not substantially secure all the odes , 0 12 ,. the original contract, they had occasioned their ovali , cat,l rassment by not exercising due prudence and by making the necessary inquiries in the ease. 0 0 the circumstances, all that the plaintiffs could ree r 4 require was that compensation should be given il OO O l OO of any difference in value which might be oafs.' oo , e consequence of the difference there might be be t° 4010 term originally contracted for, and that which th e ig iov dants could POW give, in consequence of the C or , 00 which was laid on them by the custom of the man for 0 , "is A reference was then directed to the Mastertopeo purpose of determining whether any and what 00 r , tion should be given in that respect. t p 'ea° s: 1 Mr. WIGHTMAN moved for a rule calling 0 ° jf t o tt 1 4 . ney to deliver uo to Anne Preece the last will 00 e 4 ff .4 o ‘t L i t •- t e tc. inent of Joseph Hudson, which had been obi. re d oe L et ti her under very singular circumstances. It ape %of, the statements in the affidavits, that the attorne d , will with other papers on the morning of the die ; death, and carried them away, tied up in a 10 the oKel to' qe e had since refused to deliver them up, although /013 cant was the executrix, and he also refused W iot sag f it was in existence or destroyed. the OH 4th His LORDSHIP thought it was a case more fo r 0 00 ference of the Ecclesiastical Court, where tbe It " e r could be cited to bring in the will. 0 ; ° o il "ti GRANVILLE V. HROWN• ll , 4 . \ t , S l This was a case which arose out of the fo"" ;00, the c umstinces :—Lord Granville had certain ° e el f ° machinery attached to them, which had bee ° r , Pri n P 011 Tp, kltt rdi, Th e I 1 c ol 4ii t ` t og rto the Ir. th e ki e ,1111, ;!" 4 led ilt44