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RAILWAY COMMITTEES, 1101:8E OF LORDS.-(YESTERDAY.) Room B. Tan CALEDONIAN (GLASGOW, GAILN iiIRK, AND COA.TBRIDGE, BRANCHES TO GLAS GOW AND STATIONS). (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) 'Mr. Adie, C.E., gave evidence to show that great danger would arise from the eonstruction of the works. Tie clay they would have to deal with was of a very aot,t and friable character, and it would, on the admis sioa of water, be apt to come off in large flakes. This would be apt to occasion the sides of the tunnel to col lapse and fall. ' Air. John Miller, C.E., corroborated the preceding witness's evidence. 31r. ANDREWS replied for the opposition. The Committee decided that the preamble was proved, and then adjourned. Room C. 2C IRNE BAY AND C. lURY TaNC- TION. The Committee appointed to examine into the merits of this line met this day, at eleven o'clock. The Duke of Bucclench presided. Mr. Hone examined several witnesses to prove that ♦ery little traffic existed between Canterbury and Herne Ba v. Robert Johnson, a van proprietor and driver, was examined, who stated that during the winter weather he obtained no profit from his occupation, and that it was only by the business which he did in the summer months that he was enabled to make a living. The principal part, of the visitors to Herne Bay came by water, It was formerly very much visited, but since the opening of the South-Eastern Railway it had declined. The Rev. G. Dawson, vicar of WhiCtable, was next examined, who proved that there was a gradient upon the Whitstable line which required three or four runs of the train backwards and torwards to enable it to overcome it. This gradient was not the only one which required such an effort of the engi ne . i Herne Bay had fallen nto disuse as a watering place, and the steam-boat service was not carried on well frona want of traffic, and he considered that the popula- Lieu of Horne Bay had greatly d ecrease d , partly from the facilities of communication to other places, such as Ramsgate and Margate, and partly from the imposition of the innkeepers. After a very lengthened argument, the Committee de culetl that the Bill had passed. Room D. SWANSEA. VALLEY. Their Lordships met this morning at eleven o'clock ; present, Duke of Northumberland (chairman), Marquis of Winchester, Earl Rosse, Lord Wrottesley, and Lord Kinnaird. Mr. Sergoant KrsultAx.E opened the case of the pro mc :ers. The line was intended to accommodate a rich mi teral and agricultural district, by giving it an opening wi h the port of Swansea and the existing South Wales itt away. The length of the line was 17 miles, extend inir from Abercrafe, in the county of Brecon, to the sea. .illvidence was afterwards called for the promoters. The room was afterwards cleared, and on. parties being admitted, The CHAIRMAN announced that the preamble of the BC 1 was proved. 'lheir-Lordships then adjournel HOUSE OF COMMONS._(YESTERDAY.) GROUP EXETER GRiLAT WESTERN. The Committee ware occupied in hearing rebutting evidence on the part of the South-Western Company concerning an alleged breach of agreement on the part of that company with respect to the division of the western districts of the country between the two compa nies. Mr. AnsTINT addressed the Committee upon this re butting evidence. At the close of his address the Committee adjourned till to-morrow. GROUP VIII. This Committee met at the usual hour this morning; Mr. Young in the chair. 80XTT8 DEVON AMT-4NDIVIENT AND EX- TENSIONS. --- Mr. Sergeant KING ALE opened the case for the pro mo-ers of this Bill, which was to authorise the South Devon Railway Company to make a branch from Tor quay to Brixham of eight miles in length, and to ex ten -I the main line, from a point near to a place called Crabtree to Tavistock, so as to form a direct railway communication between Plymouth and Tavistock. Several witnesses were examined in support of the Bill, and the Committ ee adjourned. GROUP X. This Committee met at the usual hour this morning, Lord Clive iu the chair. ZAS WEI= COUNTIES (ILFORD TO TIL- 1:1177R.T PORT AND S OUTREN ). 'the Committee were engaged the whole of the day in , bearing gen era l ev id ence i n f avour o f t hi s B i ll . The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. GROUP XXIV. ovmsTExt AND 1107ArAMAXI (EOLYIIEAD EXTENSION). The Committee met at the usual hour. Mr. ALE:ZAISDER was heird in reply on the whole ro( rits of ttie case. The room was then ordered to be cleared, and the Committee decided that the preamble of the Bill was pr,ved, subject to certain amendments introduced by the tumittee. GR OUP XXXIX. TEICBSIEJIND LEEDS EXTENSION. The Committee assembled this morning at twelve e'c ock—Lord Charles Wellesley in the chair—when th( y proceeded with the consideration of the short Ex tension Branch of the Thirsk and Leeds line, which is about two miles in length, and is intended to unite Durham with ihe Bishop A uc kl an d B ranc h , f or w hi c h a Bill was obtt.inted last session. Mr. Brawn described the engineering qualities of the line, the principal feature of which is a double bridge acr"ss tho river, over which there are to be two Toad /Va.'s, 04Ye above the other—the upper one for railway pn. poses, and the lower one for the ordinary traffic of the district. STANDI,..NG ORDERS COMMITTEE. ilCilf'S'E OF LORDS.—(YESTERDAY.) he following Bills were decided to have complied with the standing orders : Liverpool Gas. Bastern.Counties Railway (Maldon, Witham, and Brain trec Railway Purchase.) JUar, cheater, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland Junction lailvvay Deviations. 11..ir: Lothian Central Railway. rJston, Stamford, and Birmingham Railway. Pet , rboroug;h and Thorney Line. Ch . .1 - d Canal and Railway Extension. The following Bills were postponed till Thursday next: Sco'tir.li Midland Junction Railway (Amendment and I,:mneh to Laurencekirk.) Eas4 Lincolnshire Railway. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the Landon New Price Current of June 15.) F '_IGAR.—To-day merchants manifested greater firm nes,, and there was a considerable falling off in the amount of sugar offered for sale, whilst buyers operating with increased freedom, produced an advance in the nine of all kind of both slave and free-labour. There was an extensive demand for West India Musco vad t of all kinds, and for every purpose, whilst the rat. ; paid exhibited an advance on those of Friday of 6d per cwt. A public sale of 150 hhds of Earbadoes Sugar went off with briskness, at a *lse on the quotations of the las' auction of Is per cwt. 1? EFINED.—To-day prices further gave way for Re fill. d goods, brown Lumps selling at 59s to 60s, and Standard Lumps 60s 6d to Gls per cwt, but at these rat( 3 the home trade were induced to take several par cels. Bonded Crushed Sugar is cheaper, but at 33s a good business has been done in first quality. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon there was no public sale of Mauritius Sugar, but privately several parcels were sold at prices 6d to Is above those that existed on this day week. EAsT INDIA.—This afternoon a good business was doi e privately in Bengal. and white sorts fetched an advance on the prices of Friday 6d to is per cwt. None was offered at public sale. FO REIGN. —To-day there was no public sale of Foreign Sug but privately exporters and the home trade were Inky rs to a fair extent, paying stiffer rates. rFFEE.—This afternoon .Jamaica Coffee did not meet with much attention, and 3 casks 79 barrels Mountain, at public sale, were sold rather under valuations. EA. —All descripticns of Congou can easily be ob tallied privately upon previous low terms, still the pur chases made have been of little moment, and there is a plentiful supply. The market for Green is in an inac tive state, and the tendency of prices is yet downwards, whilst there is a large quantity on offer. Scented Teas have bees operated in with caution, and lower rates are excepted, whilst the supply is on the increase. At public sale 15,000 pkgs have been offered, of which only 1,800 were sold at easier rates. Importers are sustaining heavy loss es upon the importation . of Teas. there was e a furth er di m i nu ti on i n th e demand for E ast India of Madras ßice, w ere o ff ered At public sale 6,001 bag s ; a ' part only sold, ;and at prices shoeing a decline on those of Friday of is to is 6d per cwt. STeIRITS.—The market for Rum has presented a brisk er app e a rance si nce our last report, To d a a nd p eral prices z od s b e o v b a yf assumed an upward tendency, Rum, To- hay were made in all sorts of wer e compelled to p a y 3s 2 d to 3 s 3 d for profs reres ~rarcic, 3s for East India, and 4s 7d to 6s 3d for low to mar fine Jamaica. o d n e '[hors_ rto -W00f..-11he trade have fl eh anifeste ffi d er lit e tl d e oparite at the public sales w day last.; the Colonial declared beer:trig la nces l m . hay. been anxious sellers, and accepted prices lid to 2d per lb und er those of the previous auctions. Other sorts of Wool met with little attention, and rather lower rates are taken. o:La.—Prices coatinue to give way for all descriptions of Southern Oil, as there is a good supply, but 70 tuns at public sale were all disposed of. There has been little Usi 'less transacted in Cod Oil. Seal has been operated igwith caution, although there is a desire on the part of merchants * meet the trsde. For Sperm the market haa a: g u ll a t c,..ik i t, whilst the supply is good, and mer ohavVtdesirous to realise at 841 t o 861 f or f a i r an d du - % y, but faw contracts have been concluded since aiit 1a.4 - ieport. The arrials of Fish Oils hate been to THE SUN LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 16, 1847. a fair extent since last Tuesday, and an im pression exists that prices have not yet arrived at their loss est point, although the consumption is good. The home and export demand has been licciited for Olive Oil, and prices still tend downwards. Palm has been purchased with evinced freedom, whilst the supply is small, and prices are on the advance. Privately a good business has been done, and the rates paid have been 3Ss to 40s for good and fine, and 34s to 47s for low to mid dling. Of Cocoa Nut the supply is not sufficient for the wants of the trade, and prices in consequence range high. At auction 90 casks from Navigators Island were sold. The market for Rapeseed Oil is looking quiet. The supply is good of British, and of Foreign there are further arrivals. Linseed Oil has been in excellent re quest on the spot for home consumption, whilst shippers have been buyers to a fair extent. TALLOW.—A further advance has taken place in the value of Russian on the spot, and the demand has been very good from both the soap trade and the candle makers. The rates paid have been 50s 9d to 51s per cwt for fine Petersburgh yellow candle. For home made the demand has been active, and prices have im proved to 50s to 51s nett cash; although there is a large supply. Other kinds of Tallow are wanted, and prices keep on the advance, whilst the market is less freely supplied, TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Berkshire. George Henry Elliott, the younger, Esq., to be Deputy- Lieutenant, June 5, 1847. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Forfarshire. Thomas George Earl of Strathmore, to be Deputy-Lieu tenant; David Graham Drummond Lord Ogilvy, to be Deputy-Lieutenant; Lord John Frederick Gordon Hally burton, M.P., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; Richard Gardner, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant ; William Macdonald Mac donald, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; John ;Ramsay L'Amy, younger, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant, June 5. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk. East Suffolk Regiment of Militia—John Cobbold, Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice Richardson, resigned, June 10. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Trinity Term, in the Yenth Year of the Reign of Queen Victoria. Friday, the 11th day of June, 1817. This Court will, on Saturday, the 3d day of July next, hold a sitting, and will proceed to give judgment in certain of the matters standing over for the consideration of the Court. THO. WILDE. WHITEHALL, JUNE 11, _ _ The Lord Chancellor has appointed Frederick Charsley, of Amersham, in the county of Buckingham, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Meyer Abraham Seckel and Hillery John Banerman, watch manufacturers, Duke-street, A ldgate. BANKRUPTS. Charles Gilman, oilman, Canal-terrace, Camden Town, to surrender June 22, at one, and July 27, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basing hall-street ; Lacy and Co., New Bridge-street. John Evans, paper stainer, Pump-row, St. Luke's, June 22, at half-past twelve, and July 27, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Bir chin-lane, Cornhill ; Weeks, Tokenhouse-yard. Edward Edmunds, hosier, St. George's-place, Knights bridge, June 25, at one, and July 28, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Reed, Langford, and Marsden, Friday-street, Cheapside. Edmund Lord, flannel manufacturer, Rochdale, June 29, and July 20, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Hunt, Rochdale; Cragg and Jeyes, Bedford-row. Abraham Thomas, cart owner, Liverpool ) June 25, and July 23, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Cornthwaite and Co , Old Jewry chambers; Pemberton, Liverpool. John Fox Kemp, grocer, Uxbridge, June 24, at one, and July 28, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Tarquand, official assignee, Old Jewry. chambers ; Bell and Co., Bow Church-yard, Cheapside. Henry Dircks, manufacturer of malt and hop extract, Winsley-street, Oxford-street, June 24, at half-past one, and July 28, at half-past two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official-assignee, Coleman-street; Robinson, Queen street-place. Thomas Shipman, jun., William Birks, and Benjamin Shipman, lace manufacturers, Nottingham, June 18, and July 16, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittle sten , official assignee, Nottingham •, Wells, Nottingham. James Rollings, staymaker, Portsmouth, June 25, at eleven, and July 28, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Lofty, Potter, and Co., King-street, Cheapside. `William Gideon Churches, Blackwell Hall factor, June 23, at two, and July 21, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings; Dickson and Overbury, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. James Robinson, perfumer, Manchester, July 1 and 16, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Abbott, Charlotte-street, Bedford square; Atkinson, Saunders, and Atkinson, Manchester. Thomas Jagger, victualler, Birkenhead, Cheshire, June 25, and July 16, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Gregory and Co., Bed ford-row • Fletcher and Hull, Liverpool. John Longman Shepherd, tavern-keeper, Basinghall-street, City, June 29, at half-past eleven, and July 27, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frede rick's-place, Old Jewry ; Buchanan, Basingb all-street. William Broster, joiner, Tranmere, Cheshire, June 25 and July 16, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Gregory and Co., Bedford-row; Fletcher and Hull, Liverpool. William \Vorsey, dealer in stone, Forebridge, Stafford, June 23, at eleven, and July 15, at twelve, at the Birming ham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Bowen, Stafford. George Gilbert, leather cutter, Folkestone, June 22, at two, and July 21, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings ; Stenning, Lin coln's-inn-fields. Archibald Dunlop, land agent, Belgrave-place, Pimlico, June 24, at eleven, and July 21, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Phillips, Basinghall-street. Anthony Atkinson, share broker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, June 18, at half-past ten, and July 23, at half-past one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Crosby and Co., Charch court, Old Jewry ; Floyle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT Hu USE OF LORDS, June 15. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool sack shortly after five o'clock, when the House was very fully attended by Peers, and there was a very numerous assemblage of ladies in the galleries. After the presentation of several petitious by Lord BEAUMONT, and after the Marquis of LeetspoevNe had laid on the table two minor reports, AFFAIRS OF PORTUGAL. Lord STANLEY rose to make his promised motion— That the House was of opinion that the interference of her Majesty's ikovernmeet in the affairs of Portugal was unnecessary and uncalled for—ani said, that from the course which had been pursued in the present session of Parliament by those who had been unable to repose perfect confidence in her Majesty's advisers be was quite sure that they would have the credit of modera tion from their opponents. If they had been unable to support some of the legislative measures which the Ministers had brought forward, they had on no occasion suffered their objections to degenerate into factious opposition, but, on the contrary, had, whenever occasion had offered, taken the opportunity to support rather than to oppose the Government—and that whenever tbey had felt it their duty to propose amend ments to the measures, those amendments had been framed so as to show their effectual desire not to embarrass her Majesty's Government. Such had been particularly the case in the great, and important subject which had chi e fly a b sor b e d t h e atten tion of their Lordships' during the present session. And if several of the measures which had claimed their Lordships' attention had, from peculiar reasons, been decidedly objectionable to those with whom he acted, and if the results of those measures appeared to be fraught with these difficulties to a remarkable, if not to a dangerous extent, all had been parti cu l ar ly care f u l not to increase the difficulties of the Ministry by any expressions to which they might give utterance in the statement of their opinions. It he might adduce an instance he would allude to the course which had been adopted by this country with respect to the affairs of a great and neighbouring nation, in which he was himself deeply interested.—(Hear, hear.) It did appear to him to be inconsistent with the first principles of justice, a violation of a ll i n t ernat i ona l l aw , and in contravention of positive pledges already given by this country to the various European powers. He found that their interference in the internal affairs of Portugal had been undertaken in a manner not only at variance with the rights of that independent nation but also in a spirit, he must say, far from that of impartiality between the two contending parties; and when he believed that the admission of the principle upon which this interference was based was likely to place this country in a position of serious embar rassment, he did feel that it was their duty no longer to be silent upon the subject.—(Hear, hear.) It was their Lordships' duty to vindicate themselves in the eyes of the country, in the eyes of Europe, and in the judgment of the present time and the judgment of posterity, and to free the world from the impression that they participated in the principle or approved of the course which had been pursued by her Majesty's Go vernment in relation to the internal affairs of Portugal. It was their Lordships' duty to take care that their silence should not subject them to misrepresentation, and they could only fulfil that duty by expressing an opinion as one branch of the Legislature of this great empire, upon this most important subject, and, in his judgment, the present was emphatically the time when that expression of opinion ought to be given to the world. No vote of their Lordships could interfere with the existence of that treaty—it was a treaty binding upon this country, and the Government themselves in laying that treaty upon the table of the House had announced to their Lordships that they had performed their func tions, and they appealed to this House for their judgment—they challenged their decision, having offered a fair and a full exposure of all the facts ; and they asked their Lordships to pro. nounce their judgment in the matter, and whether they had rightly, wisely, and discreetly, exercised the trust which the constitution had placed in their hands. His charge against the Government—for he did not dis guise that it was a charge which he brought against the Government —was, that the treaty into which they had entered was a violation of the principles of international law, a violation of the great fundamental principles, that it is repugnant to the spirit of all the treaties into which this country had entered ; that this mode of interference was not impartial, and that the execution of the treaty in good faith, as he doubted not it was their desire, to execute it was difficult, if not altogether impracticable in itself, and likely to lead this country into a perpetual labyrinth of complication, and threat ening the most serious embarrassments to the diplomatic and foreign relations of this country.—(Hear, hear.) Ile could not conceive any principle more closely esta blished and universally recognised—that with respect to the domestic and internal management of any state no other country had a right to interfere in any way, but least of all by force of arms ; and the only qualification of that universal principle was, whenever the so called domestic or internal affairs were in their nature likely to end ginger, if not the institutions, at least the great interests of that country. He trusted that he should be forgiven if he adverted to circumstances which were in the memory of their Lorships, and within the limits of what might be called their own time, for the purpose of showing the unvarying and constant course of precedent and policy adopted by statesmen of the present century of all shades and distinctions of politics. In France, during the internal commotion which had prevailed in that country during the last century, England did not feel herself called upon to interfere. In 1792, when the French revolution was at its height— when the Sovereign was deprived of the exercise of his regal functions—and wken the events of that period excited feelings of alarm throughout Europe, the language from the Throne in this country with reference to those events was, no doubt, the language of apprehension and of alarm, but It was the language of nonintervention.—(Hear, hear.) (The Noble Lord here read extracts from the Speech from the Throne at that period—" that this country entirely abstained from all interference with the internal affairs of France.") And afterwards, when the King of France was brought to the block and judi cially murdered, the war which ensued was declared, not by England against France, but by F rance aga i nst Eng land.—(Hear, hear.) During the long period of dismay which followed, even up to the time when Charles X. was obliged to give up hi s th rone, did t h ey ever dream of interference?—(hear, bear,) No, it was never thought of, and in the Speech4from the Throne at that time no such principle was enunciated. It concluded by stating that th e Ki ng regar d e d w i th pleasure the convocation of the Cortes. At a somewhat earlier period the great principle of non-interference was laid down by his Noble and Gallant Friend on the cross-benches (the Duke of Wellington). When at the congress of Verona, he addressed a memorandum to the French Ambassador, stating that he had availed himself of every opportunity of recommending to his Majesty wholly to abstain from all interference in the internal affairs of Spain, because he believed that any interference could only p l ace t h at monarch in a worse position,. and prevent him from promoting the internal amelioration of that country.—(Hear.) One other great authority—one with whom, in many respects, he differed in political opinions —one to whose memory he looked with affectionate reverence—one whose opinions Noble Lords opposite were bound to receive with great weight, and o ne f or w h om t h ose w h o with differed the most ith him in political opinions, ho did not in his life—and would not now hesitate to declare that he was a statesman keenly anxious for the welfare of his native country and of other nations—(Hear)—in the year 1830, when negotiations were entered into with the five great Powers of Europe, in pursuance of the obligation of a treaty, for the purpose of settling the arrangement between Belgium (which was then vir tually separated from Holland) and Holland—the speech delivered from the Throne! on that occasion an nounced in di st i nct terms the principle which he was anxious to lay down to their Lordships. The principle , adopted by the advice of Earl Grey was non-interference with the affairs of Belgium as contrary to the laws of nations, and by that advice Earl Grey was enabled to strengthen his Cabinet. They could not justify interfer ence on the part of another country on the pretence of danger, and he would go further, and say, that if the Belgians had adopted a republican form of Government, instead of a monarchy, he did not think it would be justifiable to interfere, nor would he consent to such interference." Such was the language of Earl Grey, and at what time ? Why the revolution was not twelve months old ; the con stitutional, vet nevertheless revolutionary, throne of Louis Philippe was barely established ; and Republicanism was neither dead nor asleep in France. The establishment of such a state upon the confines of the kingdom, would naturally excite the jealousy of France. Yet they had heard that Lord Grey had laid it down that such a state of things would not justify an interference, Perhaps it might be said that these prin ciples were true with regard to other nations, yet that they had such intimate and special relations with Por tugal, that they were bound by them to interfere. He fully admitted that they had special relations with Por tugal, the earliest of which was not less than 500 years old, and there was one obligation which ran through the whole of them, paramount of all, namely, that they would not permit the security of Portugal to be invaded or violated by any foreign power whatsoever.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) It was on this principle that, in 1826, in vi rtue o f t h e ex i st i ng t re aties, Mr. Canning sent an expedition to Lisbon, with a view to protect Portugal from a n i nvas i on of Spain. It was no civil contest, when Mr. Canning interfered, and he was sure the Noble Lord had more fully studied that prece dent, and th at t h e shade o f C ann ing was now pre siding over the discussion.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Oh would that the spirit of Canning were now presiding over the Commons of England. Would that there was the eloquent tongue of Canning in that House to de nounce the conduct of these Ministers, who for the pur pose of saving the Sovereign of Portugal from the effects of her own misgovernment, had attempted to coerce her people and deprive them of their constitutional liberties— had invited a French fleet to enter .the portals of their cities, and c a ll e d upon fore i gn stan di ng ar mies to invade their country.—(Hear, hear.) How different was the course pursued by Mr. Canning. In 1838, when after a series of violations of the most solemn and faithful pledges—after committing murder and rapine upon all hands, Don Miguel succeeded in usurping the throne of his Sovereign and intended wife—at that moment ,the troops of this country were stationed at Portugal, but as their services were no longer required, as there was no danger of a f ore i gn i nvas i on , an d th e ir presenceinter fered with the settlement of the internal and domestic affairs of the country they were withdrawn, and the world was again convinced of the love of this country for constit ut i ona l l aw an d un d ev i a ting impartiality in the performances of its duties to other nations. The Noble Marquis opposite, in alluding to the affairs of Spain, expressed his most anxious wish that the Go vernment would impress upon foreign nations the duty of adhering s t r i et l y to the principles which actuated her Majesty's Government during the conflict with the princes of the House of Braganca. A Noble Lord (the Earl of Aberdeen) laid down th: law upon the subject in the following terms:—he said, that in the whole se ries of treaties there is no express stipulations which warrant the interference of this country, neither is there any such obligation implied by their general spirit or tenor. The treaties were formed for the purpose of re sisting successful rebellion. It is impossible that any independent state could intend to commit the control and direction of her internal affairs into the hands of another party. Doubtless, if her Britannic Majesty should be under the necessity of furnishing an armed force for the internal regulation of the affairs of Por tugal, it would become his duty, and indeed an essential duty, to prevent any such cause of necessity for inter ference at all. However, there would be required a constant interference in the internal affairs of Portugal, for it would be impossible for his Majesty to consent to hold his fleets and armies at the command of the; King of Portugal without having the superintendence of the affairs, and being assured that his forces would not be employed in arresting the effects of misgovernment.—(Hear, hear.) The whole spirit of the treaties, as well as their history, show that the principle of the guarantee given by England is " the protection of Portugal from foreign interference." This was the principle which he contended lay at the root of the whole question before their Lordships—it was his duty to substantiate this, and to show to their Lord• ships the grounds upon which all practical as well as theoretical statesmen had acted ; and it was his opinion that the Noble Viscount at the head of foreign affairs in departing from that sound principle, had rendered him self a most dangerous master.—(Hear.) The principle of non-interference was laid down by the Noble Lord himself in 1829, in a speech he made at that time, to the effect, " that every nation had the right to regulate its own affairs—that it was a sound and sacred principle, and one which he trusted England would never be found to set the example of its violation—(Hear, hear) — but that intervention by force of arms in the affairs of other countries, was against general principle, and the constantly observed practice of this country."—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord also complained not against the interference to which he was then referring, but because of their interference on the wrong side.—(Hear, hear.) He then stood up against interference, but expressed himself in favour of intermeddling.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) This had been his plea then, so far as inter ference could be carried on without armed interference. In 1833 a seeming departure took place from this princi ple of non-interference, in the case of Spain and Portu gal, when Don Miguel and Don Carlos were attempting to depose the female sovereigns from the thrones of those countries. Nay, so careful was his late lamented friend, Earl Grey, to limit the application of that treaty within the narrowest bounds, and most certainly in conformity with the national obligations that it was in the first instance entered into between Spain and Portugal, for the expulsion of the claimant to the Crown of Spain. By that treaty, France and his Britannic Majesty were to be combined together for that object, the agreement to have effect so soon as the French fleet entered the Tagus ; but the King of the French altered those conditions to these—that in the event of his interposition becoming necessary to effect that object he was ready to supply assistance, provided it was sought by the united voice of the parties to the treaty. It was, at any rate, a very doubtful question with regard to its duration, and whether it was or was not improperly extended. These additional articles contemplated not the expulsion of the pretender to the throne, but that assistance should be given to Spain for the purpose of protecting her rights. He also thought that that was doubtful policy, and that it went beyond what the merits of the case required, and created besides a precedent of a mischievous nature ; but still, the case of Portugal could not apply to the state of Spain during the time to which he was referring. If it were held out that the principle of non-interference admitted of qualification, it would become his duty to submit to their Lordships as the second branch of this subject that the state of things in Portugal, with respect to which the Govern ment were called upon to interfere, was one purely domestic—one purely internal—one affecting no other country—and one, therefore, which entitled no other country to interfere ; it did not affect even the dynasty of Portugal, and yet it was an interference which, by the hand of the British Government, withheld from the people of that country the constitutional rights to which they were entitled. He would state shortly to the House what were the facts which led to the coup de etat, which, in its turn, led to the revolution of Portugal. It appeared that in March or April, 1846, there was not nominally, but really in effect, at the head of the weak Ministry of the Duke de Terceira, a Signor Costa Cabral, a man of ambition, as piring, active, energetic, and not of over scrupulous cha racter, who had commenced life as an ultra supporter of most ultra republican principles, who had been, in 1836, an indiscreet leader of the Septembrist party, where he manifested considerable ability, and was accord ingly rewarded by a subordinate post in the police. In this situation he showed considerable power, made him self useful to the Ministry, and from being the most ultra radical he came forward in the character of the most violent partisan of Toryism, manifesting all the seal of the most fervent convert. He was thought some what a dangerous man, and, accordingly, the Duke de Terceira overlooked him in the formation of his Ministry, but he made himself so formi dable to the Government by his leadership of an emute, that he literally stormed the Government, and compelled the Cabinet to attend to his wants and wishes. There was abundant proof of these statements in the blue book, and the correspondence which had been laid upon the table of the House. In fine, Costa Cabral placed himself really at the head of the Government. Under his administration all kinds of peculation, extor tion, and vexatious oppression was practised upon the people ; the right of the election was interfered with ; armed troops were brought out to vote ; and thus the freedom of the franchise was interfered with. That, however, which proved the ultimate cause of the expul sion of Costa Cabral was a matter apparently of little moment. Among the other courses 'which Costa Cabral had pursued—among the other vexatious laws he had introduced, was one which, under the pretext of sana tory regulation, compelled all persons to bury their dead in certain cemeteries ; and for the better support of those who lived upon the taxes and imposts levied upon the people, these cemeteries were left un walled and unsecured. The consequence was, that the bodies were torn up by dogs, and one universal feeling of disgust and indignation pervaded the whole country at the tyrannical and disgusting proceedings of the Go vernment. Eventually a woman named Marianna Montes, whose child had died, required that it should be buried in the church, but the priest refused to bury it there, pleading the law in justification of his refusal. This gave rise to a disturbance, and the military were called out when some blood was shed, and the women and the peasantry fell upon the soldiers. In a few hours the country rose from one end to the other, and Costa Cabral becoming alarmed at the consequence of his own acts, and the Queen at the prospect before her, the resigna tion of the Government was given in and accepted, and the Duke of Palmella was called into office. In the course of one week from that time the insur rection subsided, and the policy of the Duke of Palmella had restored the confidence of the people when the Queen demanded his resignation. The Duke de Palmella proceeded to frame an electoral law by decree to regulate the manner in which the elec • tors were to take places at the ensuing election of the Cortes. The plan was very generally approved of by the people of that country. Thus matters stood on the 6th of October, 1846, the time at which the papers laid upon the table of the House commenced. The Duke de Palmella enjoyed the confidence of the people, but he did not enjoy the confidence of the Crown. That was surrounded by evil advisers, whom he had not taken the precaution to engage in his interest. The royal ear was poisoned by misrepresentations, and false views and notions were most sedulously poured into the royal ear. On the 6th of October, took place that extrordinary event detailed in the papers before their Lordships, when with out warning, without notice, or without preparation, or the least intimation of what was likely to take place, the Duke de Palmella, was sent for to the Palace, and there, with the Military Commandant of Lisbon, was told that it was her Majesty's pleasure that they should resign, that they should sign their own dismissal, and the appointment of their successors, and that they were prisoners in the Palace till the so•called spontaneous act of resignation was effected. This took place within four days of the period appointed for the elections under the new law of the Duke of Palmella. The communication made by the Duke to her Majesty upon that occasion was in sub stance this—he did not entertain any apprehension of danger from the prevalence of existing opinions in the new Cortes—that he looked forward with considerable confidence to be able in the new Cortes to reconcile the undeniable rights of Majesty with the constitutional liber ties of the people, and it so happened that his predic tions were borne out in the case of four elections which had then taken place, and there was no doubt that there would have been almoderate and constitutional majority in the new Cortes. Whatever might have been the answer of the Duke of Palmella, it had no influence whatever on the plans which were then contemplated. The Duke bowed to the authority of his Sovereign, and accepted the resignation which was forced upon him, and, upon the instruction of her Majesty's pleasure, left Portugal and sought the shelter of this country.—(Hear.) The Marquis of Saldanha who succeeded him, admitted that his whole Government was composed of the Ca bralist party, and as if to mark the connexion between these two parties, Mr. Bulwer wrote from Madrid that they were considered to be identical.—(Hear, hear.) Now, the Noble Viscount at the head of !Foreign Affairs in this country, some time afterwards, in a dis patch sent out to Portugal, congratulated the Govern ment of Saldanha that they had no connexion with the Cabralist party.—(Loud cheers.) The new administra tion to succeed the Cabralist administration was formed, and the first act was the revocation of the electoral de cree, and the suppression of all newspapers except the official journals. In the course of a few days, a decree was issued, by which her Majesty assumed the dictatorship of the kingdom, and was made responsible to no one for her acts. On the 3d of November a sanguinary edict came out, that all the insurgents should be shot on the field without trial.—•(Hear, hear.) On the 14th, an edict came out seriously affecting the interests of British mer chants, and all classes of persons at Lisbon, by compell ing the circulation of the worthl ess no t es o f the Bank of Portugal. These were the measures of the first fortnight of the administration headed by the Duke de Palmella, which had been established to redeem the acts of the Cabralists, to redeem that solemn pledge which was given to the people in the month of May by the Queen, by her procla ma ti on t o con fid e i n h e r royal word, as she would henceforth govern within the terms of the consti tution.—(Hear, hear.) But what was the state vent of things e took on the part of t h e people of Portugal. T place on the 6th of October. The Duke of Ter ceira was sent to Oporto f or the purpose of carrying out the intentions of . the Government. agreed to at Lisbon but be found hi s authority treated as nought, and his decrees as waste paper, and instead of being looked upon as the Queen's Commissioner, he found himsel; a prisoner. In a few days a provisional Junta was formed, under the auspices of Co,de Das Antes, and the state of things became so desperate that it was contemplated that it would he necessary for her Majesty to seek safety in one of her Majesty's vessels lying in the Tagus. In ten or fourteen days from that time, from Oporto to Coimbria, from Coirnbria to Ciudad Roderigo, from Ciudad Roderigo to Torres Vedras, and in fact from one end of Portugal to another, the flame of insurrection broke out, simultane,uslv, and without any connexion between them, and the Crown possessed no authority save that which it held by the bayonets of the soldiers. Why, before a month, the same spirit burst out from every portion of the country, and could any man doubt the feeling out of which these disturb. ances arose, and that it was to oppose the dismissal of a constitutional Minister, and prevent the recsl of one who had been driven from power by the universal indignaii.n of the country? Where, then, was the opportunity for foreign interference? He could see none. Those who rose to vindicate their rights to constitutional liberty from the inroads of tyranny, professed the deepest re spect for the person of the sovereign ; but they pro fessed a still deeper attachment to those constitutional rights which belonged to the subjects of a limited mo narchy. In both professions he believed them to be earnestly sincere. He would not weary the House with a detail of the long and tedious attacks which were made by disciplined troops upon unarmed and un disciplined psasantry. One gleam alone appears to have enlightened the general gloom, and that was where a victory hed been gained by the Duke De Saldanha, after an action in which considerable gallantry was displayed upon both sides, where the insurgents entered into stipu lations that they should surrender as prisoners of war, and have all the honours allowed to prisoners of war. Among them were some of the best, some of the bravest, and some of the most enlightened men in the land. They were brought in as prisoners. How were they treated after this surrender ?—(Cries of " Hear.") He would quote a dispatch from Mr. Sotheron of 13th December. The Noble Lord read that part of the representation made by that gentleman of the severity exercised on the captives, who were imprisoned in such a place as endan gered the health and perhaps the lives of the sufferers. He (Lord Stanley) believed that her Majesty's Govern ment had exerted themselves to the utmost which they had power to do on behalf of those sufferers. Col. Wylde, on the 15th February, stated in a letter, that the Duke of Saldanha had adopted his remonstrances, and expressed his disapproval of exiling the prisoners taken at Torres Vedras. But how were these remonstrances treated ? The Noble Lord again quoted Mr. Sotheron's writing en the 30th January, to the effect that several of the nobility had been taken without notice and put in close confinement. The dispatch of the Ist February stated that the prisoners were crowded on board of a vessel, preparatory to exile. The captain of the vessel remonstrated against the indecency and inhumanity of employing a vessel not fit for the lowest or the vilest felons without danger to health or life, and in packing the members of the noblest families in a space not sufficient for one half the number. The remonstrance was accompanied with the certificate of the surgeon that he would not be answerable for the consequences. The commandant, for his remon strance, was dismissed ; and the surgeon, for his certificate, was imprisoned, and ordered to be brought to trial. It was determined notwithstanding to send the prisoners into exile, and the only dispute was whether they should be sent to Gea, or Madeira, or the Azores. To the Azores they could not be sent, for it was impossible to prevent their returning to Portugal. So that the election remained between the unhealthy atmosphere of Goa or Madeira. Such was the conduct of the Government upon the first and only flush of success which attended their arms. Within a few days after that first and only success, 'there was the only security which was then left, that of trial by jury abolished.—(Hear, hear.) It was also sought to be established, that the cities were in a most illegal and flagrant insurrection, but this is most strenu ously denied by the parties on the other side. —(Hear.) It was true that there were a considerable number of peasants who raised the cry " Viva Don Miguel ;" and an officer of the name of Macdonald set up the standard of Don Miguel, but he was himself put down, defeated, and slain ; and from that time not even a murmur was raised from one of the Miguelites. (The Noble Lord here proceeded to read F eve ral extracts from letters and dispatches written by Viscount Palmerston and the Marquis de S'aldanha, in order to prove the real character of the insurrection.) The objects, continued the Noble Lord, was to put down that coup d'etat,which surrounded the throne, and which, at the same time, was a disgrace and dishonour to it. The Noble Lord at the head of Foreign Affairs, had laid down a rule of strict impartiality between the two parties, and he sent out Colonel Wylde, for the purpose of observing the course of events, but stated to him, at the same time, that the Government could do nothing more than act as medi ators between the two parties. Colonel Wylde arrived in Portugal on the 9th of November, but he had not .., fully carried out the purport of the instructions given to him. The Noble Lord here read various extracts from letters written by the Marquis de Saldanha and Colonel Wylde, with a view of showing that Colonel Wylde had not acted impartially between the parties, but had favoured the cause of the Marquis de Saldanha. Colonel Wylde, contended the Noble Lord, was a mere tool doing the biddieg of the Marquis of Saldanha.:— (Hear, hear.) The great principle which he had laid down at the commencement of his address was that of non-interference in the internal affairs of other nations; he had endeavoured to show that the quarrel between the parties, was precisely an internal quarrel, arising from domestic causes, and could not, therefore, justify any interference on the part of any other country. He was certainly at a loss to understand what possible dan ger could have come over the minds of the Government to convince them that what was wrong on the 6th of October was right on the 6th of April; or how the Noble Lord, at the head of the Foreign Department, had suc ceeded in convincing himself that the arguments which he before used were entirely fallacious. Up to the pe riod of the sth of April, the interference was only that of a mediator ; but, after that period, it became an armed intervention; up to that period there was no ground for complaining of the want of impartiality on the part of this country, but after that the matter took a very different turn; it was no longer a mediation, but a mediation accompanied by an armed intervention. Certain terms were tendered to the Crown, upon the ac ceptance of which the Government were ready to pro ceed, but upon the refusal, on the part of the Queen, to entertain those terms, the Government could with draw from its ineffectual attempt at interference. The offer made by the Government to the Junta was this : These are the terms presented ; accept them ; if you do not accept the terms without limitation, and without alteration, we will come down upon you with the forces of France and Spain, and compel you to accept them. Was this an equitable interference between two contend ing parties, struggling together on an affair purely do mestic and internal ?—(Hear, hear.) The state of the Queen's army was described by Sir H. Seymour and Colonel Wylde as miserable in the last extreme ; wherever the Queen's troops went they carried off the flocks and the Crops of the country, while the troops of the Junta were well fed and well clothed. It was under these circumstances that the Government thought proper to interfere, in conjunction with the forces of France and Spain. Under these circumstances it was that the Go vernment had sanctioned an invasion of the soil of Por tugal ; and could their Lordships tell him upon what plea it was that the Government vindicated its oppressive interference with this couutry— by a country which had hitherto been the protectress of liberty. He had heard some reasons stated why this country should interfere, but he thought that they were based upon such low grounds that no states man would venture to interfere. It had been said that if this country did not interfere other nations would. What countries? France or Spain? Would they have interfered without the sanctionofEngland? If would it not be the duty of England to prohibit such in terference? But he did not believe that any such inter ference 6 would have taken place on the part o f F rance , and he felt confirmed in this opinion by the statement of M. Guizot, who expected the return of Don Miguel to Portugal, and, in the event of such an occurrence taking place, the Government of France would apply to the parties to the Quaduple Alliance upon the subject, and that that Government was ready to concert measures with Spain, Portugal, and England. In a dispatch dated the 9th of August, from M. Guizot to Lord Palmerston, M. Guizot admitted that the treaty of the Quadruple Al liance was not at all applicable to the affairs of Por tugal. Sir H. Seymour, when he got credit for impar tiality, though he appeared to lean towards the cause of the Queen of Portugal, and to support the intentions of the British Government, stated that the French Minister at Lisboa had offered the aid of France, and that it had been declined. On the news reaching England, Lord Palmerston called upon the French Ambassador for an explanation, and in reply he stated, that it was a mistake to say that the support and aid of France had been offere d to the Queen of Por tugal.—(Hear.) So much for France. The interference of Spain 1 The interference of Spain, in S her present condition, in the affairs of Portugal ! That pain should signalfi r first Spanish p o a f n w i s e h r threaten to interfere at all was a ltogether impossible. s W ol h d y ie , r if th t a h t e c G ro o s y se er s n t m he e nt frontier bad said, ll b e " t . t h b e e with England," did they think tha e t n S ta p b a l i e n e w on o d ur tio h n a , v a e s so o frontier ? (The Spain would adopt no h fa a r y f e o a r e g n o t t t a e n singleh e herself . 4 1 landdie hersoldier a Noble Lord here read a dispatch from the Spanish Mi c across the n d i ee st i e a r i , ve sta e t Everything, therefore, showed oinugrsethawtitthheouQtuetehneofcoSnsent of England.— (Hear, and cheer s . ) that Spain would not act independenity of England, Even if the cause of the Queen of Portugal was unaided by the arms of England, and Spain had marched an army into Portugal, such an act would have protracted the present state of the country, and would have caused its people to rise up against such an invasion, and a war of the most disastrous and bloody character would have at once broken out between the two countries. They had, however, undoubtedly succeeded in their interven tion; but had they advanced any nearer the final settle. merit of the question in which they had interfered? What had they gained for Portugal? what had they gained for them selves?—(Hear, hea r.) Had they gained t h e personal gratitude of the sovereign of Portugal? Perhaps they might; they had saved her throne, which never was in danger except from her own misgovern ment—(Hear, hear)—they had saved her throne, which s h e might have saved her se lf by a proper policy; but whilst they hal saved the course o f throne, they had h , ear)—she had been humiliated the sovereign— (Hear, guilty of a long course of unconstitutional acts, and had exasperated her hmer people.—(He ar , h ear .) , thecaeffnetctaionn; friendship dsh the people Had tolife y" tortuthn, geal?—(flear.) Did they think they had confirmed the old f ee li ng of attachment which had heretofore subsisted between this country and Portugal ? Had they not rather given to the people of Portugal henceforth reason work its way to say, in Portugal, "Tyranny may secure that at the last mo. . ---------------- meat it will he'protected from the, ust consequences of the indignation of the people by the interference of forged led on by England.—(Cheers.) Henceforthbut a the liberty - and freedom of Portugal are but shado ws — name. For however unanimous the feelings of the nation way be—however de'ermined their strugele for libe rt y , and h o wever successful the result—at the last moment li berty will be snatched from them by the interference of France and Spain, aided by Councils, and by t he arms ofef England.—(Cheers.) England is no longer our pow e ful ally, under whom we were said to rest, and of whose protectien we were sure when eppressed." From thie time they would 1 iiik upon England ns leagued with her en em ies.—( [leer, bear.) He did not stop ~land t°, inquire whether the terms p ro p osed by Ene faith" were fair and equitable , whether the y would be fully c arried out, whether the national lovers of freedom might be satisfied, whether the Jun ta would have acted otherwise than they had expressed themselv es, but he could not forbear inquiring w hen they anticipated the! they could withdraw their forces from Portugal, anu whether. %then they had done so, those of Franc e mig at h t not enter the country, whether it was n ot probable tb by the voice of the nations of the contin ent they might be called upon to continue that intervention to a greater extent than they could now anticipate? Bin until treaty they were pledged to afford aid to the herden until but had accomplished the pacification of ominions, b.tt did that stipulation mean the total suppression of te e power new arrayed against the Queen —tile suppression of civil rebellion ; or did it mean t he removal of the causes which had led to this outbreak ; or did it mean the pacification of the people, not moral and mental, and the coneilia affections of the people of Portugal ? Did th e ) ? mean to frame the laws of the country, to interfere In the elections, to interfere in the internal affairs of Poe.' tugal—that the tribunals of justice should not be 10 0 ° 1 : tuted to power—that the voters should not be overborn: by force, or prostituted by the bribery or undue influene of the Government? but if they did not do this, th e ): liberty would be protected. Then with p t i h o y n mica) of f I::: gave no guarantee to the people of Portugal that e th t .tr e conference—suppose it should consist of Cos ta Can 1 and others of the extreme party, how would theyeanceei, Were they prepared to see another revolution publiccomm and by the exercise of their authority to Proteel arbitrators? justice and td make themselves rulers and a_. To him it appeared an intervention of' mouldintoler resieect t . the character ; but it seemed to him that it berthe far more intolerable if they were going ) to this. He saw nothing but embarrassntunt ei. lousies, which they would find it difficult. ht remove. He hoped that the faith of the. Crown Inj e d he maintained—that the electoral law might be they' —that the Cortes might be summoned —and thal that might respect the feelings of the people ; he,, h° „ a ence• those feelings would not carry them her o° r -ti es. otte We s" and lead them to the adoption of extre mu st be What had been done was irredeemable, and . „ e _ execrated; and if, on the contrary to his it led to a restoration of tranquillity and the a ppreheu h l s ; tendde . ii _ i ; ment of constitutional liberty in Portugal, esta ha he sho u ldtha glad. He, however, telt confident in his own mind , , 4 „, s na the course they were now pursuing was ital"'" to he could not think it consistent with his own dui f led shrink from bringing the subject forward, and he t. w i t h their Lordships would not consider it consistentsewa their duty to abstain from vindicating th e° a of in the eyes of the world and i n the ei e wh i c h posterity against a participation in the coarsest they her Majesty's Government were pursuing, andthfee of would express their sense of the reckless /Nu . id that the th ey c o w u o rs u e ld w v h e i t e e h a t g h e e inst Governmentihatwhie which had pursuedtc,llo2 an act of great injustice, and at variance wPiPethatrheedfutniderterlrci tal principles of the laws of nations. (The etieb . his resumed his seat amidst loud cheers after stihreitt'llig motion to the House.) goys ant, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE thought n - 0 ' to offer his most decided protest against the the Noble Lord. When the Noble Lord, in to the cruelties which had been toted that committed, sta, teedtn• ha southeron had been most active in alleviating and forgot to state that his conduct had been directr, in pointed out by her Majesty's Government. Ile e_ l4 . by entering upon this subject, he was not called uPresto any observations made by the Noble Lord to ein t e er ' i e r e the expediency, under certain circumstances, of interfere the °pi ing in the affairs of other nations. Although the d o of nion that no interference in the quarrels and disee r i a by other nations should take place bad been alwaY e li i e le de e, small minority in this country, vet all those dvertingge. served the name of good and semi(' politiciane,Wwerthe is favour of the contrary principle, and t hought wa s intervention in the affairs of other nationS ry. soime no ony expedient but e_ nec es r, to Inmet s the first inst l ance, be felt it necessa• in call the attention of their Lordships to the relatlhas which this country stood with respect to Portugal. 1001 peculiar connexion was founded upon the geograPoi o f positions of the two countries, and upon the sYsterts commerce which was carried on, and for ages that . aa t tion had remained nearly the same down to the Pre'" 0 . time. They practically knew that in the more distant R a ts tries, such as Japan or China, the consequence ° f s pee and revolutions could not affect this country, bu t !oil rience taught them that in no ono instance had 'roy a l been touched without immediately and strongly tw e :3, in the intere , ts of this country. The Noble Lord h to y the course of his observations, inferred that this el:i e t/ r w was not only a consenting party, but gave that sPr of tion which was implied by ours silence to that c to circumstances which had been described as 1 0 °,10 the disturbances which had taken place. T he/ bleb bound to refrain from giving any indications ri e , of could be construed into a support of the eitherprocedu%sa side as long as actual intervention of the 9.,, ° tbre.e ment and the nation was uncalled for. There we'i no teo., stages in the policy which the Government had a'' it et There was a timo when they took only the art spectators—but interested spectators—of the e - eeof discords of Portugal, and they could see that 0 ! ) t - 0 the the conflicting parties came free from blame l i t i ' -in tribunal of public opinion ; but there were t'e le r :''or 00- which all of them had committed acts which he 1 00 less required the disapprobation of those ic' e t. tb° interested in the affairs of Portugal. The state. p age country had been described by Sir H. Seymo ur ' T a r e the 221 of the report upon this subject. He state d t e u ah of most alarming disturbances had been the c onseqn , hee e the indulgence of all those evil passions which ba w u n e a r ed called forth by the disputes between the Cr ° y ea' the people. The whole of the attempt of the g° egt e ment had not been an attempt to overthrow the dyne of Portugal—it was not an attempt to introduce any the ü b e l i o s a tion laws into Portugal, but merely an attempt to Crown of that country into more close tom l , sf t hose, with the people, so as to obviate nsanYt or a :" the country. disturbances which had taken Place iii u stuell' The Government laid between three thechar.)_ef Juno, a th n e d se de e s h p e o n ti e s e m s, despotism with Donna Maria, a republeicgiuhetween all if one 1 s some eventually become the ascendant, un es Government of this wititwhasDohnaedMiguel. S e thew ence took place upon the part of the it wo uld country. From the dispatches e Bulwer, . ~ n Mr. e. eious wise 0 be seen that there could not be a more h a i n le was she re, co-operate with this country, than that weee .0., the' to exist on the Part of Spain. It was said, howe' rsh Go- Spain should act under the command of the Eeg a a free vernment. Now, was that language to be used 50.0 vie would not and independent Government? He thought Spu l e „ Oils quite as interested in the affairs of Portugal leoti country could possibly be, and he could interfere not with ceive how Spain could possibly be more indiffeeeetsoelo ae, withnLordtinto view r cots epha t aei o odi nntheirthataffairs N p i ot n aohwr t fe e :p r oae Portugal, rt Spain interferencedup, ga t ai h ann a l n wwo t ou h u 1 i di sd opportunityehhooaau v n eet t r hie e i e • ia had the beets ea tT: part The-Neat so e i efoug .on . 70 : t eat br s ior 00 : f tfeh m rae li neth il e in c g ou F r r s a e n p c o e in a t n e d d England; but even that ' h ", - d b u y sio t n he iNnobflivoLuoirdo•icsoi_tfri. Noble Lord (Stanley) had taken adv wb' age °,' Guizot to draw a c o o u n t cl views. They ought not posed that in the course of to e come down with a war on S let itthat be 01 had d ve remained perfectly neutral .vents, _ __ wo ol fore, that the Government had pursued a wise cour s ,„' irl, this question. They had "not," as Mr. Canni e g see - rd Spain, a a i n n d , tbhaett4reagnhete, throot; somewhere in that speech to which the Noble e.he, (Stanley) had referred, " waited for war, but gu lle ed ied fore war." And the policy the Government hen P u ,' - e sr, would have been that adopted by Mr. Canning.--"Lli to hear.) They (the Government) had endeavollrec bet reconcile the Queen of Portugal to the feelings elhope people. They had endeavoured to give her stittie uti „ to that they might be able to induce the Que r- „..etl revoke those unjustifiable measures which e i ,% 1 0 . 1..) the indignation of her subjects.—(llea r, e'Thwa s He thought that the Noble Lord (Stanley ) t i n t' mos t unreasonable in his condemna tion of the aPPajo m eets of the Government. The y could not have 0, -de a more judicious selectio n than that of Colonel WY That Gentleman had been e n g a g ed for many years in 0 Peninsular war, and had become acquainted with th ii i, a h l dt e i peopleonno not oEarl w of t f i oc Spain be ea he a n e acquisitionsh n a d ls i habits aa tnknowledge o sei f teuu t pointed. He believed that no more eligible Pe' t bo could be chosen than that gentleman, and unles s e - ois Noble Lord told him (the Marquis of Lansdowne) s- a d ,e • speciareircutnstanceof disqualification, he should sttr i ble mahnoadds t P b : e a r e l :ol i o ! here to his opinion. Sir H. Seymour also was a mos t e l e 'gfity. person, possessing, as he did, knowledge an d {tiledi to He must say that the Noble Lord had totally und. make out this part of his case ; and in the correl ed ence that had taken place between Colonel wyldo Is or Marshal Saldanha, the latter said :—" I give Yf ti f 1 1° , word and honour that nothing could be more Pati ll ot. me than to think that I have given cause of coorstre s i And what was the conduct of these gentlemen I, celo' t not in conformity with their character ? 1 1 ° t " ed . nel Wylde and Sir Hamilton Seymour naturallYeeo's dressed themselves first to the leaders of the quoit party. But the Noble Lord said that when they e t he Portugal understood that they w ere to fav°llrto interests of the Queen, and that t h e i r views were 0 to directed to establish a Government totally' differe,eooe that then existing in Portugal. Now , these geu t ' t eat went out to Portugal upon the distinct impres_o of their measures were to be directed to the recto cre me the Legislature of the country in its fullest an l ee lir They were told also that the insurgents were to be pa eluded in the amnesty. A better provision could n ot procured for the insurgents, though the Noble 1-I°_ r in ter' that they had derived no advantages from the hat the ference of this Government. He contended "03000eff Government throughout had acted in ii ace , calculated for the security of the Petitatio' Europe, and had succeeded in securing a et' ' s ,' reo ° ee 4. for Portugal. In effecting that they had achle , rec ira _ than it' they had gained a victory at TorreS_: o o h: With respect e , the argument as to rumble we r_ did not think the arguments of the Noble P_'__ 7;.ht h; satisfactory. Abstinence from interference 47 're.,. carried too far in public as well as in private 1 0 1 e v a da" , ,,/, might arise a state in which interference becarbe eieol, It was the same way in publie life., w het t u ...j of the Noble Lord reminded Mini 0 ' • eintados place at a trial. A person wig , PERTH, FRIDAY. - - DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.—A GRAIN ^ MILL BURNED DOWN. —This morning, between twelve and one o'clock, an alarm was brought to the town that the meal and flour mill at Balhousie, about half a mile from Perth, on the road to Dunkeld, was on fire. The barracks lie about half way between Balhousie and the Police-office; and, when the intelligence was first brought there, the mili tary, with praiseworthy alacrity, turned out with two engines belonging to the barracks, but by the time they had reach e d t h e scene o f the conflagration it had gained such a height that all efforts to save any part of the mill wore unavailing. After the arrival of the fire engines from the town, their united exertions were directed to prevent the fire spreading to the dwelling house, which was saved, but the mill had to be left to its fate, and it was very speedily burned to the ground, awing greatly to the dry state of the wood in the building. Many Perth bakers had considerable quantities of wheat in the mills, some of them nearly their whole stock, and to several of them we regret to learn, the loss must prove very heavy. It is understood that the fire had begun in the kiln connected with the meal-mill, and from that spread to the rest of the pre mises. The building and machinery were insured, and the miller's own grain, but nothing more. WEATHER AND CROPS.—The last eight days Or so have been pretty uniform in character, the temperature somewhat reduced, with occasional showers, and some times rather inclined to be stormy. Notwithstanding, the fields make satisfactory progress, and indicate a fair, if not an extraordinary crop. A field of grass was cut for hay in the beginning of the week, at Carse of Gowrie, being the first cut in this quarter; the yield was good, and had come to maturity with amazing rapidity during the late warm weather. We near nothing yet of any indications of disease in the potato crop, which, however, although it were taking place in the worst possible shape, surely need cause no such panic as the re• port of it seems to be spreading in some quarters. Although the whole potato crop with us were to fail, the legitimate influence which such a failure ought to produce upon the price of the necessaries of life would be quite trifling. It is stated in the Mail, that there may be about one-sixth of the usual breadth of ground planted with potatoes in Ireland. Here, where it should be remembered the potato has long been extensively cultivated for the London market, the proportion, I should think, must be still smaller, and the farmers generally speak concerning the success or failure of their potatoes with much in difference, except in a very few cases, where individuals have presumed upon running the risk of an experiment on a large scale. In such cases, the loss, if it should occur, must fall heavy on these parties, but, upon the country, its effect must be trifling as regards prices.— North British Mail. ACCIDENTS AT THE EDGE-HILL TUNNEL.-011 Saturday an accident of a very alarming, and, as it may probably prove, of a fatal nature, occurred at the tunnel between Edge-hill and Lime-street. It appears that, about four o'clock that morning, a number of Germans, about to emigrate from Liverpool to America, arrived at Edge-hill from London, and came down the tunnel in safety. Their luggage was left on a number of waggons at the Edge hill station until about a quarter to seven o'clock, when the said waggons were set in motion for the purpose of being sent down the tun nel. It unfortunately happened, as we are informed, that one of the ropes which fastened the luggage was passed round the handle of one of the breaks, and that this fastening prevented that break from having any power upon the stoppage of the train. Whatever the cause may have been, one thing appears certain, that the train came down the tunnel at a tre mendous speed, so much so that it dashed up against one of the Liverpool and Birmingham second-class carriages that happened to be lying at the lower end of the station, nearest to Lime-street, and smashed it to pieces. Seeing the velocity with which the waggons were going, and finding that the break alluded to was powerless, one of the breaksmen, named Thomas Simpson, threw himself off at the Edge hill lower end of the tunnel, where the exca vations are now being made for the enlargement of the station, and was dashed against one of the lately blasted rocks. From the rock, and by the force of the velocity, he was hurled back against the carriages, and we regret to say that the wheels passed over his arm and ground the bones almost to powder. lie was immediately conveyed to the nearest hospital, and the account last night was, that the arm must be amputated, and that he was going on as well as could be expected. This is the second accident, of a similar kind, which has occurred in the tunnel within the last few weeks. Upon the former occasion, owing to a neglect upon the part of the breaksmen, the carriages, which were not luggage carriages, but carriages laden with passengers, came down with equally tremen dous velocity, and dashed up against the buffers placed inside the wall which separates Lime street from the station. Some idea of the force with which that train came down the tunnel may be formed from the fact that the buffers, which are formed of four immense and almost immovable iron springs, against which the greatest weight would be supposed incapable of producing the slightest im pression, were completely doubled close together, and, by the merest chance, the train was thus prevented from bursting through them, and through the wall into Lime street. The Liverpool directors, we understand, took the matter into immediate consideration, and not only fined the breaksmen, but suspended each of them for a week.—Liverpool Albion. THE WEATIIER.—Since our last we have had abundant rain, with gales of wind and cold breezes. On Tuesday we were visited by a storm of hail and rain, which completely deluged the streets, and for a short time rendered them impassable. At the same time thunderstorms burst in various parts of the kingdom. At Manchester and the surrounding district the storm was very fearful. A high chimney was damaged by the lightning, and the chimney of a dwelling house, in Cheetham, was much injured. The storm was severely felt in and about York, and did considerable damage to the windmill occupied by Mr. Askwith, on lieworth-moor. The lightning struck the mill sails, a considerable portion of which were shattered to atoms, and the numerous fratolents scattered in the ad*rining fields. The eleetru) fluid entered the mill, and completely melted the chains at the end of a rope used for drawing sacks into the upper cham bers. Mr. Askwith was in the mill at the time, but he fortunately escaped with a stunnin2,-, his hearing being taken away fur a short time. The same afternoon Dodworth, a village a short distance to the west of Barnsley, was severely visited by the storm. A cottage, occupied by Mr. Booth, was struck by the electric fluid, which passed down the chimney, broke the cluck and furniture to pieces, and then made its egress through the window. Fortunately, Booth and his wife were both out at the time of the visitation. Ou Wednesday and Thursday, particularly the latter day, the wind blew fiercely from the N. and N.N W., and the air was extremely cold and ungenial. It is said that these heavy rains and biting airs have done much good to vegetation, in destroying insects and giving a check to vegetation. Near Wisbech there was an ex traordinary storm of lightning and hail on Friday week, and the electric fluid did considerable damage, killing a man who was walking near the river. Hailstones as big as eggs fell and destroyed numbers of poultry, cutting the fruit trees to pieces, and breaking the glass of all the hothouses in the district. During a thunderstorm, which visited Glenprosen, near Forfar, on Saturday week, the lightning descended the chimney of a cottage, and killed a dog crouching at the feet of his master, who was unhurt. Near l3illington, in Yorkshire, there was a sudden whirlwind of great violence, which raised haystacks in the air, uprooted trees. unroofed houses, and even removed a large cart from its position.—Liverpool Albion. CAUTION.—In consequence of information we have received, we think it right to call the attention of owners and masters of ships to some of the provisions of the Merchant Seamen's Act, recently passed, especially those clauses which prescribe a fixed supply of medicines, juices, sugar, &c., which we have reason to think are, in many instances, not complied with. The penalties in• curred by non-compliance with the Act are heavy fines and detention of the ship.—Shipping Gazette. FRAGMENT OF A SPEECH FOR THE FILTH-OF TOWNS PARTY.—Gentlemen,—The constitution is en dangered. (Hear.) They have attacked our vested rights in filth.—(Loud cheers.) What will follow ? Gentlemen, the altar and the throne will go with the dunghill and the dust heap.—(Sensation.) It is time, then, to be up and doing—let your cry be typhus and local management. (Cheers.) Rally round your stenches. Shall we be clean because a despot bids us?— (Cries of " No, no.") Perish the thought ! (Bravo !) Three cheers for dirt ! (Loud and long-continued cheering.) Are we not Englishmen ?—(Hear.) Is it not, therefore, a breach of our constitutional privileges to have the streets swept by a central board ? (Cheers.) Yes—cleanliness and Magna Charta are Vo f r o p r u o s e , in compatible.—(Cheers)._ Wh ere wou ld b e th e H a b e a s if e t sewers aea h are f for ro vermin i emptied n, ? ‘ — p p ( l f a l u e s a r.) No ! no! , e.) Let us 11 . e L united. ; mor pow s Bill `ire wtill.")vLees into tall a w h h oly oo b p r p o o t s h e er hood Lord (Enthusiastic cheering.)" —Man —a giant league— and themselves let its na me b e th e Di r ty Cl u b.— CORN mAßE_ET r s ing.)"—Man i n th e M oon . ket business has heelnN v Paassce.—ln the Paris mar every one being ev idently T a h f o raid to purchase beyond im fortnight ofw atnhtes. preseanettrontrhr be reduced price of broad for the Lo s t e h c e o ir nd 3c. the 21b. loaf. In Alsace has been very considerable. In the saolnueththe . decline prtees . are falling rapidly, and the accounts from all the provinces with regard to the approaching- harvest contiauc t o b e very favourable. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. M. J. Stone, grocer, Abingdon, Berkshire—first div. of 105. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street, City. _ • , J. Elliott, builder, Chichester—first div. of 7s. 31 d. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall-street. James Bickerton, hat-manufacturer, Castle-street, South wark—second div. of 2s. Sd. in the pound, on any Wednes day, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall-street. F. Shotter, grocer, Portsea, Hampshire—second div. of 6d. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Whitmore, Basinghall-street. T. M. Taylor, Merchant, Newcastle- upon-Tyne—first div. of 6d. in the pound, on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Wakley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basingball-street. S. Nelson, music seller, New . BOricl-streei, July 7, at one— G. Purt, ale merchant, Upper Thames-street, July 7, at half past one—A. V. Leaman and W. Andrew, mahogany mer chants, Fenchurch-street, July 13, at twelve. In the Country. W. EL Bites, factor, Birmingham, July 6, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court—G. Russell, merchant, Bir mingham, July 13, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—H. Hodgkins, shoe maker, Birmingham, July 6, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—W. Smith, mercer, Uttoxeter, July 13, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court—H. Deverill, corn factor, Stoke-upon-Trent, July 20, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court— J. Ogden, cotton spinner, Reddish, Lancashire, July 7, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court—R. Crow, draper, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, July 8, at eleven, at the Newcastle• upon-Tyne District Court—R. Tennant, linen merchant, Manchester, July 8, at ten, at the Leeds District Court—T. Helliwell, stock broker, Halifax, Yorkshire, July 8, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. W. Hayward, butcher, Ashford, Kent, July B—T. Den man, stone mason, Quadrant, Regent-street, July 5—E. Toone, grocer, Twickenham, July 7—W. Wiles, pawnbroker, Dulwich, July 7—A. S. Tipper, H. R. Tipper, and A. Tipper, stationers, Upper Thames-street, July 6—R. Tate, silver smith, Regent-street, July 7—A. White, ship owner, Bishop Wearmoutn, Durham, July 6—W. Thomas, draper 'l'reforest, Glamorganshire, July B—W. Knowell, builder, Bristol, July 8 —J. Taylor, grocer, Bury, Lancashire, July 6—J. Chatterton, coach builder, Manchester, July 6—M. Sloane, horse dealer, Bath, July 6—G. Hirst, woolstapler, Halifax, Yorkshire, July 6—J. J. Price, currier, Builth, Breconshire, July 6—C. Gent, commission merchant, Bread-street,July 6—W. Mit chell, commission merchant, Westerham, Kent, July 6—G. S. Coxwell, merchant, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, .July 6—J. Gillon, jun., wine merchant, Liverpool, July 6-1. Hall, timber merchant, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, July 6. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. I. B. Brown, G. Reece, and J. G. Phipps, apothecaries, Connaught-terrace, Edgeware-road—J. E. Pool and F. H. Boulton, attorneys, Walbrook- buildings, Walbrook—W. Hood and E. Rowland, brewers, West Bromwich, Stafford shire—J. Little and R. Byers, silk mercers, Liverpool—W. Bindloss and E. Preston, silk merchants, Manchester—W. Beales and J. Wilkinson, gardeners, Batley, Yorkshire—J. Cartwright and J. Bruce, painters, Wavertree, Lancashire— T. S. Dobinson, B. G. Tyzack, and G. S. Tyzack, anchor founders, North Shields (so far as regards T. S. Dobinson)— J. and . Andrews, wine merchants, Leeds—J. and W. R. Harrison, civil engineers, Sheffield—J. Walker and J. Thurstons, merchants, Wolverhampton—W. Fellowes, B. Best, and G Eglington, coal masters, Walsall, Staffordshire J. and W. Le Marechal, velvet manufacturers, Russia-row, Milk-street, City—L. Heyworth, P. G. Heyworth, and J. Heyworth, merchants, Liverpool (so far as regards J. Hey worth)—ll. J. Dodd and G. Cole, grocers, Olveston,Glouces tershire—J. and G. Cooke, hosiers, Loughborough, Leicester , shire—W. Padbury and T. Barnes ' pill-box makers, Mason's , place, City-road—J. Newton and A. Blenkinsopp, printers, Silver-street, Wood-street, City—A. Brown and R. Roberts, architects, Manchester—W. Wright, jun., G. Wright, and J. Wright, coach builders, Westminster-bridge-road, Lambeth —J. Dewhurst, A. Dewhurst, and W. Dewhurst, farmers, Scotforth, Lancashire—S. Spencer, G. Spencer, and W Smith, ice merchants, Oxford-street—R. Forth, J. Ogilvie, and J. Ogilvie, jun, chemists, North Shields—J. Robertson and R. Mackie, merchants, Liverpool—D. Bowan, F. Cosslett, J. Cosslett, and S. Morgan, railway contractors, Newport, Glamorganshire (so far as regards D. Bowen)— T. W. Spooner and T. Phillips, linen drapers, Gloucester-terrace, New-road, Whitechapel—D. Gass, S. H. Gass, and D. Gass, jun., gold smiths, Regent- street. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. _ _ Robert Hunter, earthenware manufacturer, Leith, June 21 and July 15, at two, at the Royal Exchange Coffee-house, Edinburgh. Andrew Leslie, merchant, Aberdeen, Jane 24 and July 14, at two, at the Advocates'-hall, Aberdeen. Peter Findlay, linen merchant, Glasgow, June 18 and July 9, at two, at the chambers of Messrs. Wilkie, Glasgow. Robert 111‘Gown, tavern keeper, Glasgow, June 21 and July 12, at twelve, at the office of Mr. Young, Glasgow. John Cameron, grocer, Edinburgh, June 21 and July 12, at two, at the chambers of Mr. Alexander, Edinburgh. James Alexander and Company, tailors, Maybole, June 19 and July 10, at twelve, at the Crown Inn, Ayr. Andrew Walker and Company, manufacturers, Tillicoultry, June 22 and July 20, at the Crown Inn, Alloa. George Symington, ironmonger, Paisley, June 21 and July 12, at one, at the office of Messrs. Reid and Henderson, Robert John Henderson, cabinet makers, Glasgow, June 21 and July 12, at twelve, at the chambers of Mr. Lamont, Glasgow. William Hutchison and Company, timber merchants, Glasgow, June 18 and July 16, at two, at the chambers of Messrs. Steele and Douie, Glasgow. BEAUTIES op NATURE.—How beautiful to the eye and the heart rise up, in a pastoral region, the silent green hills from the dissolving snow-wreaths that yet linger at their feet ! A few warm sunny days, and a few breezy and melting nights, have seemed to create the sweet season of spring out of winter's bleakest deso lation. We can scarcely believe that such brightness of verdure could have been shrouded in the snow, blending itself, as it now does, so vividly with the deep blue of heaven. With the revival of nature our own souls feel restored ; happiness becomes milder, meeker, and richer in pensive thought ; while sorrow catches a faint tinge of joy, and reposes itself on the quietness of earth's opening breast. Then is youth rejoicing, man hood sedate, and old age resigned. The child shakes his golden curls in his glee—he of riper life hails the coming year with temperate exultation—and the eye that has been touched with dimness, in the general spirit of delight, forgets, or fears not the shadows of the grave. We understand that negotiations are going on be tween the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and the proprietors of Dr. Wardlaw's Chapel, to secure that building, for adding to the terminus. The chapel pro perty is estimated to be worth nearly 20,0001.-IVorth British Mail. Dispatches were received on Monday evening at the Colonial-office from the Governor of Canada. and" eord