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y : MARSHA.; *OLION AC. We have received the following letter frOm Marshal Solignac : " Sir,. —Upon my arrival in London yesterday evening,. I was concerned to find that some strious misrepresenta tions bad been made in several of the newspapers of the motives which determined me to resign the post of Major- General of the liberating army of Portugal, and to with draw, for a short time, from those brave men who ate fighting with so much perseverance, zeal, and courage, in the most noble, as well as the most legitimate of causes. "I trust that I am in a condition upon the spot to repel the calumnious insinuations with which I have been assailed, and the authors of which are known to me as well as to expose all their vile intriguings ; and so soon a s I shall have reached Paris, I propose to give an historical narrative of the whole of these transactions, based upon and backed by official and documentary testimony. But in the meantime I must appeal to your kindness to enable me to set public opinion in England right with respect to all that concerns me in this matter, by inserting in your paper the three documents which I have the honour to enclose, as well as to assure your numerous readers th it, if circumstances beyond my control had not imposed upon me as an imperious duty to quit the libera ting army—and at the moment, too, when I firmly be lieved that I was about to march with it to victory, and the immediate accomplishment of the honourable destiny of a nation so worthy the support of every civilized peo ple, and the 0 tilse of the young Queen Donna Maria, which is that of liberty, justice, and honour—l should still have been most willing and ready to devote myself to defending it. I venture to flitter myself that, in serving under the orders of his Imperial Majesty the Duke of Bra gains, I have not been found wanting either in zeal, frank ness, or fidelity. The brave men whom I have quitted with so much regret will do me the justice to testify to this ; and if, in return, I could be of use by my presence in the ranks of that army which recalls to me the finest liar of the old French army, toy brethren of the army of the banks of the Douro may be assured that they would promptly see me in the midst of them, partaking in their noble efforts, and sharing in their glory. " Please to accept, &c. "July 2, 1832. " SOLIGNAC." ACCOUNT OF THE VOTE, WITH THE REASONS ON WHICH IT WAS FOUNDED, GIVEN BY THE MAJOR GENERAL OF THE LIBERATING ARMY IN THE COUNCII. OF WAR HELD ON THE . 11Tfl OF JUNE, 1833, IN THE PALACE OF HIS IMPF.RIAL MAJESTY TILE DUKE OF BRAGAISZA I strongly supported and voted for the question of an expeTtion agtrnst Lisbon, which I considered would, without doubt, prove at once advantageous and decisive for the Portuguese cause. On the supposition that this expedition took place, it would be necessary for the Emperor to command it in person. No one who counselled the contrary could be his friend. I have already been reproached for this declara tion, but I again repeat it, and take credit to myself for ' having made it. As his Majesty could not go with the expedition, it was necessarily renounced. But in order to prove that I in no respect intended to compromise the honour of any brother officer to whom the command of Oporto might have been intrusted, I shall here state the proposition which I repeatedly made to his Nlajesty and his Alinisters, namely,—that I would willingly take upon myself the !irection of the expedition to Lisbon, with 5,000 min, and that I had the most perfect conviction of brim; able to make myself master of that capital within three days after my landing. I added, that if any fear was entertained fur the safety of Oporto, or for our com munications with the sea, I was in that case voiding to take the command of the troops left behind, and that I would answer with my head for the security of this noble cite, and even for the preservation of all our fortified pest tons down to tire place of debar kation. Coming now 'to the point in discussion, I vote for the third question, to which I more than ever adhere. Reckoning, as I do, on the intr. , pidity of the troops who de'end the Constitutional cause, I may venture to assert that we should not lose fifty men in forcing the lines, for 1 well know the demoralized spirit of the troops we shall have to combat, and I am convinced that they will not make a stand in the two or three intrenched camps which supl.ort their lines, as soon as they find themselves out flankid or turned by our columns. As I stated two days ago, the enemy has only 13,000 men on the right bank of the river, from 1,200 to 1,500 men having been detached to the left bank, and we have it in our power to attack them with nearly 10,000 of our brave f ]lows, for al: the corps of the artery are destined to take part in the action. 'the attack is, besides, so planned, that the fate of the army will not be hazarded, it being always practicable to limit the movement to a simple reconnoissance if tile enemy should oppose a resistance, which I am fir from anticipating. Oar left being constantly under the pro tection of the cannon which defend cur lines, or our ad vanced works, I shall he enabled to follow up our advan tzge,, and completely route the enemy ; or, at all events, to return to our intrencbments without experiencing any considerable loss. The enemy being beaten, as I have reason to hope he will be, the soldiers of the Liberating Army, when pro ceeding on some other expedition, will carry with them into the heart of the provicutes the news of their exploits, and make known the entire defeat of the Miguelites. They will then rnu•;e the enthusiasm of all good citizen•, and easily rally ►hetn around the constitutional standard. Bat what can they now say to excite the zeal of the partisans of our cause? What can they say, except that to escape front Oporto they are obliged to pass under a shower of shot and shells? Your squadron will probably have to fight. Should it, as I expect, prove victorious, the ships will neverthe less require repairs. But the port of Vigo being shut against us, it will be necessary to send them to England. In that case a single brig will be sufficient to prevent any landing. You have lately seen that the effect of th e ste ws of the sailing of three gunboats from Mathczinhos was to deprive us during four days of all communication with the sea. Thus, by carrying into effect the expedition now projected, the unfortunate inhabitants of Oporto will have no other resource than to wait for their deliverance until the general officer in command shall be able to collect a force sufficient to beat the enemy who blockades Oporto. I most at dently wish, but do not expect, this to be the result. Headquarters, Oporto, June 11. A true extract, made conformably to the minutes of the Coun it of War. SOLIGNAC. LETTER FROM MARSHAL SOLIGNAC TO TIDE DUKE Of' BRAGANZA. Sire,—Your Majesty was pleased to communicate to me the three military questions which you proposed should be submitted to your Ministers, and the principal officers of the army for their opinion. I thought that the plan for an expedition to Lisbon ought to be preferred to every other, as being capable of more prompt, easy, and decisive execution. Such was also the opinion of almost all the officers whom your Majesty thought proper to consult. This glorious expedition, however, could not take place unless our august chief commanded! t in person. The Ministers declared that you ought nott o leave Oporto, and your Majesty considered yourself bound to give your assent to this decision. Hence it became necessary to renounce an operation. in wbich=l had the greatest confidence. ,Oa ti,e other band, I was perfectly convince 1 ihat it was still proper to try the fate of arms, and not to abandon the project of beating the enemy who blockades Oporto, until after the impracticability of defeating him should be recognized. Your Majesty will recollect what I diil myself the honour of stating to you yesterday morning, which was, that if it were possible to bring about the adoption of the plan of an attack to the north of the Douro, it ini.tht be executed forthwith. It was then ready, us I had been during thel atter days of last month, to enrage the enemy. The troops of the Liberating Army would have passed the lines during the night, the enemy wou.d have been attacked before day-break, and I am confident that the affair would have been decided to our advantage. But it has been otherwise determined ; and the decision adopted yesterday by a majority, consisting of all your Majesty's Ministers and several superior or gen, ral officers has, by pronouncing against my opinion, expressed in the most formal manner, placed me in a situation in which I cannot longer remain with the army. This, I flatter myself, your Majesty will recognise. ". It also will not have escaped your Majesty, that it results from the preamble, which serves as the basis of the adopted decision, that the army which remains at Oporto is in a situation which condernus it to the most cmoplete inactivity, and that it must depend for every 'hit:l; l 44on the fraction of the army now embarking under the orders of the Duke of Terceira. " In the first place I protested, and I still protest, against an operation in which, tho u g h solely p ',po se d, as I am gratified to believe, in the interest of the Queen, I can see nothing to prevent any considering as the most dangerous and the least useful enterprise which could be undertaken at the present moment. Disapproving it, therefore, most seriously as I do, I cannot continue with the army and take upon myself the responsibility of the events and disasters which it may have for its results. " 1 must add, Sire, that after having organized tde army, after having p re p a r e d everything fur a raimating honourably a lor.g protracted contrst, I cannot iv i .it honour remain at the head of the army while the comIL41(1 of the a.livo fraction has b,en introstati by your Maj.4sty to another generalofficer. " These are the reasons, Sire, which compel me, with l the most profound regret, with the most acute sorrow, to solicit your Majesty to authorize in , t, in some way or other, to teturn to France, and to ;cave an army in which I have observed so many elements of honour and patriotism; a separation which is the more painful to me, as I relied with confidence on those brave men for assuring, under my orders, the triumph of the noble cause which they I have defended with so much courage and perseverance, .nd for gathering some glory at the close of my long military career. " I have the honour, Sire, to be your Majesty's devoted servant, " Marshal SOLIGNAC, " Major-General of the Liberating Army, Head-quarters, Oporto, June 13, 1833." DON PEDRO ' S ANSWER. " Monsieur le Mareclial,—l have received your letter dated yesterday, in which you state, with the frankness which characterises von, the motives which induc., you to ask, with the most profound regret and the most acute sorrow, my authority to return to France. You conceive that your honour obliges you to leave the service of the Queen, in c laseyi.-nce of the decision of t h e conference which took place the day before yesterday. lam very sorry for this, and I infinitely regret that you should have adopted such a resolution, and it will he with great pain that I shall ste you remove yourself from me. My good wishes accompany you everywhere : my gratitude for all that you have done can have no hounds ; the gratitude of the Queen, my daughter, will not be less great, nor will be that of the whole Portuguese nation. " Desiring to give you a public mark of the considera tion I have f o r you, and of the manner in which I appre ciate the set vices you have rendered to the cause of my daughter and the Portuguese nation, it is to me an agree able duty to announce to you that I have nominated you, in the Queen's name, Grand Cordon of the Order of the Tower and the Sword, which I hope will afford you pleasure. . _ " I avail myself of this occasion to assure you that I ails your affectionate friend, Don PEDRO, Duke of Braganza. (A true copy) " SOLIGNAC. " Oporto, June 14." DON PEDRO'S EXPEDITION. (From the Times.) LANDING OF THE TROOPS OF DON PEDRO AT LAGOS, IN THE PROVINCE OF ALGARVE, ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTH OF LISBON. FALMOUTH, J ULY 2, His Majesty's ship Pike arrived at Falmouth on Tues day afternoon from Lisbon and Oporto. Just as she was leaving the Tagus a telegraphic despatch announced the landing of Dun Pedro's troops at Lagos, but, of cause, no par , ular could be communicated. The greatest ex citement prey .iled at Lisbon, and troops were assembling from all parts. The estimated totce now at and about Lisbon amuun!s to about 4,000 troops. The cholera was raging with great fury at Lisbon, and about 10,000 had fallen victims to the dire disease. Don Iliguel's vessels are stated to be ready for sea, but the officers and crews were nut disposed to proceed. Sartorius left Oporto in the Osprey cutter far Brest on the 20th. There was about 70 sail of merchantmen off the Douro, and great quantities of provisions were landing every night. (PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.) OPORTO, JUNE 22 It is reported the Government intends issuing an order declaring all the ports subject to the Usurper to he in a state of block vie. Last night lii ge, quantities of prov'sions were safely landed from the ships off the bar. Several deserters came over this morning from the Migueiite camp. Ti,is morning upwards of 120 shells were thrown into the town from the battery de Gaia. Movements have commenced amongst the Miguelites; Villa Nova is re ported to be very thin of troops, several regiments having marched to the sea coast, &c. CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN SARTO RIUS AND SIR J. M. DOYLE. SIR J. M. DOYLE TO VICE-ADMIRAL SARTORIUS. The Aide-de camp of his Imperial Majesty the Duke of Braganza, Regent of Portugal, Major-General Sir John Milley Doyle, presents his compliments to his Excellency Vice-Admiral Sartorius; and having only this moment learned th 4 the Vice-Admiral does not mean to honour with his presence the city of Oporto, intending forthwith to proceed to France, Sir J. M. Doyle, has only this mode left of paying his respects to the Vice-Admiral. From the excited state in which Admiral Sartorius was during Sir John's sojourn at Vigo, perhaps his Excel lency may not recollect the circumstances that passed o❑ that occasion; indeed, fiom the wel! known politeness amc geerlemanly habits of Admiral Sartorius, it is impos sible he could recollect the mode, wanner, and form in which he treated Sir John Doyle on his reception Jul ing hie sojourn as a close prisoner by his Excellency's illegal orders at Vigo. Sir J. M. Doyle feels confident that the moment the Vice-Admiral is reminded of that circum stance, his own gentlemanly feelings will dictate to his Excellency the absolute necessity of offering of his own accord, these palliations to the wounded feelings of Sir John (and which one gentleman is entitled to, and always sure of, from another), for the personal insults and de grading treatment Sir John Doyle received in his private as well as public capacity, from Vice-Admiral Sartorius on that occasion. Sir J. M. Doyle will be happy to heir of the perfect re-establishment of the health of Vice Admiral Sartorius, and wi;l he equally happy to assure his Excel lency of his respect and consideration. Oporto, June 13. To Vice-Admiral Sartorius. (ANSWER.) June 16, 1833 Vice-Admiral Sartorius informs Sir J. M. Doyle that his reception of Sir John at Vigo, when sent in execution of the commission, which the Vice-Admiral hos always felt as unjust, illegal, and impolitic, was such as he most certainly ought to have calculated upon,—the arrester became the arrested. The Vice-Admiral leaves to the private feelings of Sir John to decide whether it was deli cate to charge himself gratuitously (for most certainly he could not be compelled to it) with so ungracious an affair, bearing on the liberty and honour of that same Caption Sartorius, to whose exertions and visits in prison, seconded by the aid of the Consul General, was mainly Owing the liberation from the imprisonment, au secret and ultimate entire liberty, of Sir John, at L;shon. however, any of the brother officers of the Vice-Admiral are of an opinion that the conduct was not entirely of a public nature, or that his language or manner was not such as was becoming a gentleman in the execution of a di,agreeable public duty, the Vice-Admiral will be happy to meet Sir John at any time or place he may appoint, upon their meeting at home of abroad. SIR JOHN'S REPLY. Imperil Rs!lee, Oporto, 10 a.rn., June 11% Sir,—Ravin; addressed you a note, dated the 13th instant, to which I have this moment been honoured with a reply, it now becomes an imperative hut painful duty on my part to request your Excellency will do me the frvour to conceive that you have been horsewhipped by Sir J. M. Doyle, K.C.B. and K.T.S., who laments that • your unaccountable and unwarrantable conduct should oblige him to adopt this as the only step your intended flight from the scene of y , ,ur gallant exploits has left open. But should your Excellency, on mote mature reflection, revoke your intention of proceeding forthwith to France, I shall be most happy to receive you at the Fez whenever yo❑ are pleased to appoint, and to assure your Excellency that every attention and requisite accommodation will he provided for you during the short period that your resi dence may be necessary on that occasion in Portugal. The undersigned regrets your extraordinary mode of act ing precludes him from the possibility of having the honour of subscribing himself with consideration and respect, your Excellency's most obedient humble servant, J. M. DOYLE, Major-General, A.D.C. To his Excellency Vice-Admiral Sartorius. Sir John Doyle declares Captaiu Sal torius's interference in his behalf at Lisbon to, have been by the direction of the Earl of Aberdeen, then Secretary for Foreign Affairs. NEW POLICE REGULATION.—In conse quence of the very general disapprobation which has been expressed, not only t:y the public, brit by the Magistracy of the metropolis, the orders issued to the police con stables not to apprehend any person who may have com mitted an assault upon another, without the actual assault was seen by the pollee constable himself, an alteration has been made in the instructions to the constables. The Commissioners of Police have given directions to the dif ferent Superintendents and Inspectors to ruder all the constables on t'leir respective divisions to apprehend any' ;:crson connalitting an assault, whether th,y saw it com mitted or not, where the injured party is in any way cut, bruised, or wounded, and is willing to give the offender into custody upon such charge. - - We have the satisfaction of being able to state, on authority, that not a single case of cho'era has oc curred in this city for the last ten or twelve I. —KU. kenny Muderator. PFLICICi CF STOCKS THIS !JAY AT 0II"e , O'CLOCK. wank Stock 9004 4 I New 5 per Cent. - .) per Cent. Red . BBi Till 9 1 India Stock - per Cent Cons. _.. ._.. 1 1 ,4 percent...... iSouth Sea Stock thtto Red 96 SZB IS 101 d Annuitic3...... ......... 867;, New 34 per Cent. t per Cent. Ann. 172fs .., —l3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 1 per Cent. iB2e 10 , 2y00i .Ex. Bills, ..tl,OOO 53 54 pm. 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Ditto Bonds, 93 . 25 ... ...... ZP-I —ti per cent. —t —c. Ditto Account ¶l% - Exchange —f —c. Niexican Bonds, 5 per cent. 3N Dutch, 2} p. c 48 1 4 Ditto Account Ditto Account 4•A 1 4 Ditto, (1 per cen , 371.; Ditto, sp. c 94)4i Ditto Account 37% Ditto Account 9 0 '474% Neapolitan 9244 French Scrip 154 t''- PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Por Share. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. OFS. at 5/. pm.; X LAI 11).' Bolanos Mining Company £l5O 1:17 Brazil:an Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.l : £2O 59 55 5!) Ditto National l7 !.4 3 Ditto St. John Del Rey Ditto Cocaes _ 5 15 ~ British Iron Mining Company £5O 19 Columbian Mining Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) 5014 9 14 English Mining Company I2X, 2i% General Mining Association l2 S Mexican Mining Co. £46 74 Real del Monte Mining Co. ...,... ..... United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. am.) 40 I P O Ditto New Scrip 5 4 , 2 Alliance Fire Insurance Cornp lO 1 t Protector insimance Comp. Australian Co. ...... ..., Canada Company l7 General Steam Navigation Co. l3 National Provincial Bank of England 5 Provincial Bank of Ireland 55 12 35% re.ICEF, OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, JULY 1. Bank Stock —lSt. Patrick Insur.(perShare) Consols, 3 per cent Gov. Stock, 3;,', per cent. 9514 National Ditto — Ditto, New 95% ! Patriotic Ditto — I per Cent — I Hibernian Bank Gov. Dcb. 3'y percent..., 84114 :Provincial Ditto — Royal Canal Stock 39% i Royal Irish Mine — ;.;rand Canal Stock — Imperial Mine — ", t , Deb. 4 per cent. — Mining Co. of Ireland Ballast Office Deb. 4p. c. Commercial Buildings — tri)e 0 1 )) '&; ntt .." s•. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 4, 1833. On presenting a petition yesterday from some inhabitants of the Strand, against the assessed taxes, Colonel EVANS made some forcible and pertinent remarks on the subject of their glaring inequality. Mr. SPRING RICE replied, after the usual Ministerial fashion, in a tame, pro sing, evasive spirit, such as men are but too apt to adopt, when compelled from circumstances to prop up a rotten cause, to argue against con- viction, and wage war with common sense, Instead of speaking to the point, he de. livered a homily. Just as if injustice was to he preached down by a sermon ! He ob served that " the Honourable and Gallant Member had thrown out an opinion, that unless the evils complained of were relieved, the people would be justified in refusing to pay taxes. He thought the Gallant Colonel would have done better to have exhorted his constituents to use their best energies to have the taxes repealed, at the same time telling them that it was the inte rest of the humHest among them, more to sup port the law than to violate it." These are truisms which will administer but sorry consols- tion to the people. They are " crumbs of com fort," such as DIVES was in the habit of throw ing to LAZARUS—such as a plump, stall-fed pluralist administers to a starving curate. In a word, they are the orthodox dialect of the Treasury Bench. One may know them by their style. Ii is edifying to observe with what marvel lous zeal the - Whigs have adopted the Tory method of speechifying. Together with their benches, they have also taken possession of their phraseology, as a new footman invests him'elf with the livery of his predecessor. Yet, when the Whigs first came into power, every thing, they assured us, was to be changed ! Taxes were to be reduced. The House was de- lighted ! The reign of patronage was to he at an end. The House was electrified ! Nay, more, the Whig banner was to he every where the rallying point of freedom— the cross hung out in the heavens to cheer the drooping spirits of the oppressed. And how have these fine promises been fulfilled ? Let ns see. First, the taxes were to be reduced. The most iniquitous of them all (the assessed taxes) still flourish in as rank luxuriance as ever ! Se- condly, the reign of patronage was to cease. It is nearly, if not quite, as powerful as in the days of the Ultras, though exerted in a more adroit fashion ! Thirdly, a liberal, anti-Tory spirit of domestic and foreign policy was to be pursued. Ireland is coerced ; Belgium protocolled into epilepsy ; Turkey bound hand and foot and chained to the chariot wheel of Russia! S o much for Whig Sayings versus Whig Doings. W hat a pity that " fine words butter no par snips," for the Whigs have thrown away " words" enough to have buttered all the " parsnips" in Covent-garden Market ! The secret of these fine speeches is, that the Whigs were new to office when they perpetrated them. They had been so long Outs, that when they came to be Ins they found a difficulty in familiarizing themselves, all at once, with the fitting dialect, so were compelled for a season to make use of such phraseology as they had been most accustomed to. But they have grown wiser since. By a close, persevering atten tion to die Treasury Grammar, they have now mastered all the difficulties of that most ingeniously perplexing language. They can now evade—tin eaten—palter— equivocate " keep the word of promise to the ear, but break it to the hope," as readily, as, happily, and with as accomplished an air of plausibility, as the most practised Tory that ever " gave tongue" from the Ministerial benches. Sir R. PEEL must be sadly annoyed at finding himself thus rivalled in his own special line of celebrity. The country, we fear, is fast coming to the conclusion that the only difference between a Whig and a Tory, consists in the fact that one is in—the other out. We regret this. But it is inevitable. The Whigs themselves will have it so. To the warnings of their more moderate friends they are deaf; the remonstrances of their more energetic ones they distrust. They look every where but in the right direction ; mistake friendsfor foes; suspect where they should confide; conQc where suspicion is the only wis dom. They look for the sun in the east when it has long since been travelling westward, and profess themselves astonished that twilight has so soon overtaken them. And even in this predicament they will not stir. Not they ! They stand stu pidly looking about them, like a bewildered traveller in some vast, unknown desert, with a ,hunder-cloud blackening right above his head. Will these Whigs never learn wisdom from experience ? Will they never bear in mind that in periods of transition, not to advance is to re trograde; and that when a whole nation is on the move, its Government is the very last body that should think of standing still ? But Ministers have yet one chance left. They have thrown away a thousand, but capricious fortune still affords them one more. Let them boldly, unhesitatingly do justice to themselves and the country. Let them show a stern front to their enemies ; a conciliating one to their friends ; and, above all, a resolution to grapple, face to face, with danger. To shrink from difficulties is but to augment them ; to evince an apprehension of the ass, is but to invite a kirk of his hoof; to put off till to-mor row what can be done to-day, is but to volunteer the part of the driveller and the coward. Let Mi nisters, then, act like men, and they may yet be saved. But time presses. There is not a mo ment to be lost. Men's eyes are about them ; their attention is everywhere on the stretch ; already they are canvassing the readiest means of doing that justice to themselves, which a Reform Ministry has so long denied them. The assessed taxes is the little speck in the ho rizon, which foretells the coming hurricane. There are two matters with respect to which we may not unfairly claim credit at the present moment. Firstly, having prophecied the im practicability and abandonment of the CHAN CELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER'S Bank Charter plan—certainly a matter requiring no very high vaticinatory powers—and secondly, for having, we believe, exclusively announced its promul- gation and piece-meal resignation to our country readers, by the post of the identical day or evening on which the Ministerial presumption and ignorance, or weakness and vacillation, was exhibited. What Lord ALTHORP'S motive could have been in endeavouring to prevent the possibility of our spreading the intelligence of his intentions upon this important subject, we will not attempt to define ; but we know that in the result, the opposition we may take some degree of cre dit for having been instrumental in raising to the Government proposi tions, has to a great extent succeeded in its object. Much of evil is left in the measure, but that from which the country has escaped is greater. The metropolis:is still to be delivered up to the monopoly of the Thread- needle-street club ; its hundreds of thousands o middling tradesmen are still to be compelled to deposit their cash in less safe custody than is afforded to the savings of the poorest operative of Huddersfield, of Manchester, or of Glas gow ; but the country at large is to preserve a considerable portion of its freedom, and the maintenance and spread of joint-stock compa nies will facilitate future measures for the annihilation of the monopoly of the Bank of England, as much as their extinction would have rendered their adoption diffi cult, if not impos , drle. No thanks are due to Lord ALTHORP for so far complying with the principles of free trade, as to drop that part of his plan relating to country banks, for he candidly avowed, in announcing this conces sion, that he only made it because he found the country bankers too strong for him. Lord ALTHORP cares not for the wishes of the manufacturing, commercial, and agricultural classes, who would have been injured by this measure ; he heeds not the representation that a thousand bankers would have their property ruined ; all interests might have suffered, pro vided he could have carried his crotchet into full effect ; and he candidly avows that he only gives in because the interests he has attacked are so powerful, as to be more than a match even for the complaisant majorities he has hitherto commanded. Till we see the Bill by .which his Lordship's propositions are to be car ried into effect, we cannot undertake to say what degree of mischief their fragments may work ; but as far as we have considered the subject, we do not see how his con cession, allowing gold to be demanded fur five pound notes is to operate, without in nine cases out of ten, practically defeating the legal tender resolution. As all the resolutions retained were agreed to last night, the Bill will, we presume, be forthwith brought in, and there fore we shall at present say no more upon the subject. We refer our readers to the report for the particulars of the debate on Mr. ATT WOOD'S proposition to refer the fourth resolu tion, that confirming the Government agreement with the Bank for the management of the national business to a Select Committee. That the bar• gain made by Lord ALTHORP is a miserably improvident one there cannot be a doubt ; but the payment of a few thousands per annum more or less is a question insignificant, indeed, compared with that of granting the establish ment in Threadneedle -street, privileges which, once granted, could never have been taken away, however necessary for the welfare of the country, without the greatest danger. Let us hope that the spark of competition now kept alive, may, in another ten years, be blown into a flame, too strong for the watering of all the old women in London to extinguish. We refer our readers with great pleasure to the letter of a correspondent, well acquainted with the state and condition of the manufac turing classes, addressed to Lord ALTHORP, not because we entirely approve of the opinions he advances, but because the intimate know ledge we know him to have cf the subject en titles every word he may say upon it to the greatest attention. We have all along depre cated the principle of interfering with the em ployment of labour, and have endeavoured to' show that the evils of the factory system are not of such easy remedy as the hurnanitymongers would make the people believe ; but neither do we think that all the ill consequences our corre spondent apprehends will result from the amend ments suggested by the factory commissioners. It is true that a child under a certain age having only to work eight hours would run great chance of having its morals and habits anything but im proved by staying at home, but the apprehended evil may be met by the general establishment of national schools, and the holding out of every possible encouragement to attend them. Nei ther do we think with our correspondent, that as the children grow up to adult age they will be thrown out of employment. Under the pre sent poor law systeM this is far from impossible, but the alteration which is about to be made in the poor laws will drive many of those who now depend upon them for support to work for their livelihood. Mr. GASKELL, of Manchester, whose authority our correspondent will not be incli►:ed to dispute, ~sites, in a work of his which we propose shortly to notice, that the main cause of the preference given to children by manufacturers is their greater manageability, and that in conse quence many of them earn more than adults. Now when able-bodied adults are deprived of the resource of the poor rates, they will become as orderly a body of workmen as the childre►t, and will of course, ceteris paribus, meet with an equal degree of encouragement and equal wages from the masters. We must repeat, how ever, our often-expressed conviction, that till the Corn Laws be repealed, and the Poor Laws very, very much amended, the restoration of the work ing classes, of all descriptions, to a sound and healthy state, cannot ever be commenced effec tually. The Factory Bill will, at best, be but a palliative ; and at the worst will, after much loss to our manufacturers and to our merchants, drive them and the landowners into an investiga tion of the bad, monstrous evils, which are de vouring our very vitals. The official accounts from Lisbon, received this day at the Portuguese Embassy, are in many respects similar, as to the information from Portugal, to those which are given by our morn ing contemporaries. They add, that the feeling of the population of Lisbon becomes hourly more marked in favour of the Liberals. The following, trom our own Correspondent at Lisbon, concurs with the official accounts which we have seen : _ LISBON, JUNE 25.-(IN THE EVENING.) " It is now generally r,ported, and I believe truly, that the Government have received a telegraphic despatch from Lagos, announcing the debarkation of the Constitutional expedition near that place. A nearer spot of debarkation than this was expected, and Telles Jordao consequently left us for the coast with a division of 2,500 men, inclu ding officers and non-effective persons; but I think the Pedroites have acted wisely, as the Algarves are known to be almost free of Migualite troops, there being only small detachments, who could offer no opposition to the force which left Opoi to. The people are also said to he favourable to the Constitution, and there will be no diffi culty in finding provisions. From the point of debarka tion to Lisbon will not require more than eight or nine days of slow marching, with many villages en the route, and Miguel could not bring up his troops from Oporto in less than three weeks. The number of troops left in Lisbon (exclusive of Police), does not exceed two thou sand five hundred men, and most of these are Royalist militia, who have seen no service. Of a similar descrip tion is the force under Telles Jordao. The want of troops is so much felt here, that the guard in many parts of the city has not been relieved for three days. The Illi,;uelites are in actual despair. By order of the Government all the horses in Lisbon have been seized for the use of the artil lery, and instructions have been given to prevent as much as possible the supply of provisions to the Constitutionalist, but they have money with them, and that in this country does wonders. You may judge of the wretched stale of the Miguelite army by the fact, that the force in Lisbon, which is under 2 500, consists of not less than ten regi ments, some of which do not muster 100 men. " The Duke de Cordova' visited the squadron this morning, and ordered it to weigh anchor and proceed to sea, but this was found to be impossible on account of the deficiency of men, who desert as fast as they are sent on board. I❑ order to complete the crews of the men of war, the crews of two brigs have been withdrawn, and seamen have hen discharged from prison and the gallies, and sent on board. At night, however, these men dr7p over the sides of tl►e ships, and swim to a short distance, when thy are picked up by their friends in boats. I have heard of 200 seamen deserting in one night. The Rainha is in a dreadfully leaky state, making water rapidly, and there is no chance of her standing a fight, or even bearing the discharge of her own guns. " Orders have just been given for foreign ships of every nation to go up above the Custom-house, in order to enable the Miguelite squadron to act against the Constitutional ships, which are expected here daily. Only the Spanish frigate has obeyed the order. The French Commander has declared that he will remove only when it shall suit himself so to do. Should the Constitutional squadron arrive soon, Lisbon will be at its mercy, for the hliguelite ships cannot make an effectual resistance, and we are all so tired here of the present state of things, that the devil himself would be hailed as a deliverer, were he to make his appearance in the nick of time. " The physicians have declared that the cholera is di minishing—but slowly. The number whom it has carried off in and near Lisbon is estimated at from 12,000 to 14,000. " P.S. I forgot to state that the Anglo-American officer, who was to have taken the command of the 11E guelite squadron, has, on examining the state of it, cried off." The Paris papers of Monday and Tuesday contain little news of importance. They men tion that IBRAHIM PACHA is continuing his retrograde march from Asia Minor over Mount Taurus, and that a report was current in Paris that the crew of the frigate on board which the Duchess of BERRY was embarked, had mutinied. FRENCH FUNDS.—PaRts, JuLv 2. Five per Cents., 103 f. 75c. 75c. 85c Four and a Half per Cents., 101 f. Four per Cents., 94f. 25c. Three per Cents., 76f. 95c. 77f. 15c. National Loan, 103 f. 75c. Rente de Naples, Ulf. 15c. Roman Five per Cents., 91% 91. Rente d'Espagne. Five per Cents., 16 Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 46iy Royal Spanish Loan, 88f. Rente Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 78? f; Belgic Loan, 1831, 93% Haytian Loan, 265 f. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, —f. —c.; money, 25f. 60c. Three months, paper, —f. —c. ; money, 25f. 50c. —Coors Authenfique. BRUSSELS PAPERS. BaUssELS, JULY 2.—Great preparations are making at the Palace to receive her Majesty the Queen of the French, who will arrive to-morrow. Her Majesty will, reside at Laeken, and her suite in the palace at Brussels. The Union says, " According to accounts from the Hague, which we have reason to believe authentic, the mission of Prince Frederick to Berlin has completely failed; its object was to obtain the support of the Cabinet of Berlin in negotia tions, which are on the point of being opened on the Belgian question. The King of Prussia, it is added, strongly represented to his nephew the necessity of entering promptly into the views of the powers, in order to bring about a treaty for the definitive separation of the two countries. The King of Holland, irritated at the conduct of the head of the house of Brandenburg towards the house of Orange Nassau, expressed his dissatisfaction at it on a late occasion, and declared that, whatever might happen, he would not yield. It is believed, however, that he will not be able long to resist the desires of his own subjects." It is affirmed that the influence of the Cabinet of Berlin has also been exercised at Frankfort in the same spirit, and that the military authorities of Luxemburg will immediately re ceive orders from the Diet to exert the greatest vigilance, that the good understanding with the Belgian Government may not suffer any interruption. The navigation of the Meuse, though subjected to some formalities at Maestricht, as a consequence of the precautions always observed in a fortress, has not led to any pat tial or vexatious proceeding on the part of the Dutch authorities. No complaint whatever has been made by our boatmen, though above 700 boats have already passed through the town. The Deputation of the Estates of the province of Antwerp having solicited of the war office the payment (by way of ad vance) of the sums due to the province for articles supplied to the French army in 1832, the Minister answered that he could not make this payment, but that the French Government would shortly pay all expenses of that nature. ANTWERP, JULY I.—The pilot-boat of Flushing has arrived at Antwerp, and or.e has returned thither for the second time. Our pilots have been extremely well received at Flushing, and communicated with every body ; it is the same with the Dutch pilots at Antwerp, who have resumed their old habits and their old lodgings. One hundred and thirty-four merchantmen, the total tonnage of which was 17,612 tons, have arrived at Ant werp in the month of June.—Brussels Papers, July 3.: VIENNA, JUNE .3.—The Austrian Observer says," Accounts from Constantinople of June 8, (received by express) announce that Ibrahim Paella, with his army, are in full retreat from Asia Minor over Mount Taurus. The Crown Prince of Ba varia arrived on the Bth inst. at Constantinople on board the steam boat in which he embarked at Naples.—Allgeineine Zeitung, June 28. • LISI.ON, JUNE 24.—8 y accounts from St. Mamede da In festa, we learn that his Majesty had, for some days past, his head-quarters at the Quinta da Pedra. His Majesty enjoyed excellent health, and had reviewed some corps of the army, in which his presence excited the greatest joy. His Majesty was still at Quintti da Pedra on the 21st. The Lisbon Gazettes of the 18th to the 25th June, contain no information whatever, official or private, relative to mili tary operations. Rio 01 , : JANEIRO, APRIL 16.—The two Chambers, in their answer to the speech on the opening of the extraordinary session, convoked chiefly to deliberate on the meats of improving the currency of the empire, express their gratitude, and declare that they will devote all their ..tsention to this impertent subjeot. Tilt report of the Mt. Mater of Finance on this matter fills about thirty colutans of the Diario. pe The Diario do Governo, from the 16th to 31th, contain parti. culars of the insurrection at Ouro Preto, in the province of Minas Geraes, w hich was not yet quelled. The other parts of the provinces continued to express their adherence to the legal authorities. COURT OF CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) ACCOUNTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE. Mr. M. 0' he Speaker's Lord ALT l 'e House to i lur e, the Iri lion. Gentletr was necessar) days, to the I 'onfined solel: 'apidly, but tl That staii, nhitrA):4: ebiaionnitotNtL:h that 8, :e.ebirthror otwi.C hurch the edaHdhonfrnFtnapiAe l h, ~,, ledt a Arr :T ai Loa, ,o b asi fs,Lps f, o NTu00: 1 \p,,,, t i lt, 1 i ie enabled to Mr. O'FEE iresent the pc ' No, no.") .i. WHALLI lons on Mon, lay and Bills some Menthe HAYES AND ANOTHER V. EXLEY AND ANOTHER. notice, won't Mr. Serjeant WILDE stated that this was an action upon , Mr. W. NI bill of exchange, brought by the plaintiffs as the holders, to re• Member to cover the sum of 8001. A person named Livingston, residing business. \ in Ireland, had consigned to the defendants, in London, who to be brougl were corn-factors, a quantity of oats, and received a bill of ex' that it was ( change for the value, which bill had afterwards been transferred should be fa to the plaintiff's. The defendant's Counsel said that their defence wad that they had received no benefit or ad% outage from the bill, and that the plaintiffs were well aware of it. Livingston had the public placed the corn on board a vessel at Ballinagh, called the Henry the sittings o of Hon. Me and James, which was in readiness to be shipped to the c oon , pended ? V try on the Bth March, 1832, a few days before which Livington trernely unsa wasouing l a c s o , m e m o r u n n . i f c a a c t t i o o r il with s ho t r h t e l y plain at te ; another part tiffs, Messrs. iN to fe Lo ssr n s. do H n a , ye a s nd Dand the bill was drawn, Messrs. Hayes and Douglas, althoug h , usual period Livingston was in London, brought the bill for the defendant!, three of the acceptance, which they declined doing, unless they had the 1: 0 '` come before i of lading. The bill ..,f lading was sent, and their acceptance give' been introdu, but the cargo never arrived, Livingston in the meanwhile having the West I] given up his property to be divided rmong his Irish creditors against was,i The vessel which was proceeding down the river from Ba to take one o linagh, was seized and her cargo sold. The plaintiffs, who soo n tnitted that h afterwards became insolvent, were creditors of Livington, h'` t , (7 , 1 go on w i th it the amount of several thousand pounds, and had re ce i ve d the _ — (Cheers.) from him, knowing that such was his intention. The Learn,. tory, and wo Counsel having proceeded some way with his case, and DO I T , — ord AT' being able to prove his allegations. The jury returned a vet' from the H oi dirt for the plaintiff'. the comment ...... THI Hi The gallery ound nearly a Ur. R. CIA 'state Bill ; a Irne and pace The ATTORNEY GENERAL obtained the usual order at the sitting of the Court for the closing of the Accountant General's Office on the 24th of August for the vacation. EARL V. PEKIN. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, assisted by Mr. Jervie and others, appeared to move for a new trial in this cause, upon an action of trespass, which was tried at the last summer assizes for Stafford, on the grounds that the verdict was contrary to evidence, and that the Learned Judge misdirected the jury. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DA FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, JULY 3.—Wind W.S. W., moderate.—Arrived th e Albion, from Bombay; Antmus, from Jamaica; and BIaC alter, Blackaller, from Dantzic. Arrived from the river an d sailed the Alexander, for Bengal. Majee sYstern t o ad hitherto, likely to be g that hereafte should be go arty other qu Mr. O'CO really of opii an might jiigthotthSeaya'tra' PORTSMOUTH, JULY a— Wind W.—Arrived his _ ship the Rapid, from the Mediterranean; and W. G. Ander' tewNvilaYiioer'turthveiledideahneieoLnnftOtoothilii; son, Fox, from Ancona. j remembered FALMOUTH, JULY 2.—Wind W.S.W. to N.N.W., fre: 4l the Irish ch breezes.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Pike, from Lisbon, sail Was said that the 26th ult., and off Oporto the 28th ; and Camden paci ,6 from Rio Janeiro, sailed the 2d May, Bahia the 17th, and ri exclusive att nambuco the 24th. Sailed the Eliza, Sutton, for Madras Bengal ; Columbine, Brown, from the Cape of Good Hope; His Majesty's schooner Pike, Lieut. Brooking, from Lislao: and Oporto, in six days from the former, and three and a lO sounder systl from the latter. No news from Oporto; but a telegraphic d e ; upon, It h spatch had reached Lisbon, announcing the landing with ° an effort to s opposition at Lagos, of the troops under the Duke de Terce iy ir; b W r o e u a l k d fas en t dir Marquis of Palmella, &c., and it was presumed they would i n ; to begin btu mediately commence a march upon the capital, collecting Perly constii their progress the well-attached natives of Algarve. 1 should have cholera was raging at Lisbon. his power to JERSEY, JULY I.—Arrived the Commerce, Amy, Havannah. j Sir R. IN BIDFORD, JULY 2.—Arrived the Ebenezer, Marshall, fr u ' would either Prince Edward's Island. # session. LIVERPOOL, JULY 2.—Arrived the Export, Bangs, f r°, Lord AL' Wilmington ; Peken, Hutchinson, from Quebec ; Ilen c ccmsideratioi Alexander, from Messina; Venelia, Andrews, from (Ireland) 13; Tiger, Cucullen, from Bilboa ; Earl of Errol, Ritchie, 3n Mr. SRA Active, Strachan, from Riga ; and Zebulon, from Nova Sc ° ' l i j WHITEHAVEN, JULY 2. Arrived the Diamond, Cone` Mr. NV. from Jamaica. S peaker, th • sP DUBLIN, JULY 2.—Arrived the St. Helena, Elliott, - transacted it Prince Leopold, Richardson, from Memel. , Port was t o I LIMERICK, JULY I.—Arrived the Delight, Anderson, G 1 3 ,4 Lord Al mire, Sparks, Hand of Providence, Park, and Seafto" would at on' Coster, from London. ~The Hour THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) On mr.the 3(1 wy, CITY, TWELVE 0' CL 0 C . E A Lisbon mail has arrived, by the Pike; sailed on the 9v of June, from Oporto the 28th of June. Also a mail from ,,- Janeiro; sailed on the 2d of May, from Bahia, the 110 May, and Pernambuco the 24th of May. At Rio all was 0. ,„ gull. The funds had got up there above 3 per cent. change on London 36. THE FUNDS. At length the public and the merchants' anxiety ree f e o ing the expedition of Don Pedro has been relieved, by ac col , having been received of its having effected a landing at Pro,, in the province of Algarves, the southern extremity of ' l4 tugal. All we know of as yet is, that they a re sa f e on sli ° o but how they have been received by the inhabitants, and numbers have joined the Queen's standard, is yet to be e! e. ,, e tained. Various are the opinions in the city on the sub ) , l , first, the Portuguese bondholders are much disappointed ' O , Lisbon was not captured by a coup de main—which 41° 0 have put an end to Don Miguel's reign ; secondly, the, who are not speculators, are of an opinion, that 23 ; expedition landing in Algarves is by far prefe t .i to making a dash at Lisbon, in which the expedition O t p, experience the loss of some hundreds of men before dl obtained possession of the forts, as well as bring attaci` t e cholera. They therefore prefer the situation of 1 " 07 , where they expect that Villaflor will be joined by t thousands of the inhabitants, and march in a strong bn, wards Lisbon. This will cause Don Miguel to act s large force to prevent the fall of his capital, while the f ' ) , of Don Pedro will continually harass the retreating al i t Likewise the possession of Lagos will be a point cr apP ° Don Pedro's squadron in case of storms or a defeat. ) supposed that if they get possession of the province 01 . , A l gaves, France and England will acknowledge Donna l‘n At all events the affairs of Portugal are now becom ing teresting, and in a few days we may expect to hear o f for d i m p or t a nt events, perhaps a naval engagement, as well as on the side of Oporto, as Don Miguel will not remain inac The estafette from Paris does not brin g an y informati or i conseq uence. The French Funds conti nue rece ding, ow l I the plan of their sinking fund, as well as th e s ettling account. Consols opened at the price they left off yesterday, 8914 the Account. The news from Portugal has had no effect as yet 00 Portuguese Scrip. We hear of a failure of a great East India commercial /I°‘ HALF-PAST 0 10 The failure in the City of an India commercial h ouse caused some anxiety, as it is supposed to be to a large 03° awl caused by their house stopping payment in India• n o t o t h ascertaineai ast the of result t h the arrival o The private letters from Oporto and Li s b on a re of th e' tenor as already published, theref ore we mus t wait i nt particulars tna Consols have been du r i ng the morning at 89 ,1 to 90, 11 ! this short period th ey have improved to 90i, with lit tle In the Forei gn M ar k et t h e pr i ces are firm—much a ' were yesterday. of the exP ed D it u i° tc n t; Iv e do THREE O'cLoC, Consols for the Account, 901. tl Great excitement still prevails in EA atllgnaaintestdsuoeml eino f w t i h ji e ch pa ue rt r i . es H e E on s n: s te l ( with lost tiiis late rr 0 0 ,1 an extent is this feelinz carried, that on a Gentleman, w a s passing through .Exeter last w ee k o bs e rving 4 ,4 ° at one of the principal inns there, " No one appeare: i ' , a word for Sir JOHN and his party," the reply was, Sir, it would be as mu c h as m y pl ace i s wor th for ")' say a word in favour of them."—Hampshire Cour.e' It has been decided by Lord LYNDITV I ' t in the Court of Echequer, that in cases of agistine, cattle the owner of the fi-ld had no lien on the cattley ther could a horse be legally detained for its keep; decision is very important to livery-stable keepers. On Tuesday afternoon the authoritie,s,c Bow-street, at the instance of his Maj.sty's attended before the grind jury of Middlesex ., 11 4 Sessions-house upon Cltrken.vell-green, ant prefer"f bill of indictment again't Mr. flisrity the printer, of Kingsgate-street, Holborn, for inciting, by a letter in the Poor Man's Guardo public never to attend unarmed any public meeting,' they might be able to defend themselves agiin.t the r o force. Mr. BETH E RINGTON is at large, haying he 4 i leased from Clot kenwell prison on Saturday se'nnigblt an imprisonment of six months. The amp On our Mr. sH i • .rissioners' I not exc4 ROLLS COURT.-(THIS DAY.) His Honour, the MASTER of the ROLLS, proceeded with causes ; but up to the period of our Reporter leaving, no case of the least public interest occurred. VICE-CHANCERY COURT-(THIS DAY). His Honour, the VICE-CHANCELLOR, was occupied the whole morning with a motion in the case of Carr v. Protheroe, for the dissolution of an injunction restraining the defendant from pull• ing down an iron fence and steps, which had been built by the plaintiff, in front of the lawn of the villa of the late David Gar rick, on the Thames, near Hampton. COMMON PLEAS.--(THIS DAY.)