The Express.
London, England, 1855-11-03 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

LISBON

The mouths of the people are filled with the say-
ings and doings of the young King. These popular
beliefs, the echoes of the general mind, always show,
in a greater or leas degree, the oondition of public
opinion. If we doubt their veracity, we may yet
learn something from them, as the priests of Delphi
might have told the state f the wind by the motion
of the oracular kettles, although they fully knew the
fallacy of the brazen prophecies. It is related that
Dom Pedro recently called for a list of all the pri-
soners in the realm, but received only a statement of
snob names as the authorities deemed deserving of
notice. Hereupon, the tale goes, the King re-
turned the paper, and demanded a complete one,
saying he considered himself the beet judge
of such asiminals as were worth his modes,
and did not wish to overlook the meanest
of them. Another tale says that the administrador
of a petty district having died, hisnon, a young man
of twenty-fin, petitioned the Xing, was pro-
mised the place. Hie Majesty, however, mentioning
the matter to the authority, was told that the new
administrador was too young, and that there was a
fitter man for the post. "How sor the Bing is said
to have replied; "I am much younger, and am yet
thought capable of governing Portogel. Let the ap-
pointment be oesfirated." There is yet another of
these anecdotes. It is stated that during the late
regency the business of the cabinet wee sometimes
gone through with the accompaniment of cigars, the
Regent himself oottotionally smoking. We are told
that lately the custom was kept for the first time
before Dom Pedro, and an apologetic explanation
made to him. The King ,is reported to have given
no reply but merely to have turned his hack, and
afterwards to have issued orders that the practice
should be prohibited.
It is evident the King antis advisedly• be eon-
ciliates the army, and in public always appears in
uniform. He hes surrounded himself with men of
years and sagacity—for example, General Looreiro,
Da Oats, the Marquises de Ficalbo and Notepads,
and others of a similar character; he
paper till he has reed and understood its purport,
and hopes are entertained that he will gradually re-
move that mess of corruption which clings so class
around the heart of Portugal, and pervades every
branch of the administration. Of camel in his put%
suit of justice he has created enemies, who see nothing
in his rigid bearing but the overweening pride of
Donna Maria his mother, but the friends he makes
outnumber these, and keep the balance ju his favour.
The roads and facilities for travelling in this man-
try being of the most primitive nature, a Goodman*,
of wet weather confines people at home, and thus the
dearth of oustomere from the interior has a damaging
effect upon the dry goods market, which will no
doubt be ameliorated by the advent of fine weather.
The first esrgoes of oranges will probably be
shipped in the beginning of November, and already
they are eommeneftig to pluck the fruit in some dis-
tricts. Man/ vessels have orate oat coal laden—
anticipating return freights of fruit—which has over-
stocked the market, and coals are selling at about
la. 6d. per ton less than the amount of oust and ex-
penses.
It seems that the order for the prohibitioa of the
exportation of canals ban ant bens promulgated, al-
thoegh a geserzlistpressionexisted that it would be;
however, the pore are declared open for their impor-
tation, at a nominal duty, until hues 1866.
The weather for two days past has proved ea fine
that hopes are entertained that the second mouser of
Bt. Martin has commenced.

The steamer Sultan arrived on the morning of the
21st inst., making the voyage from Southampton in
91 hours.
The mow stemma. Grecian has trailed for London.
The steam transport Levant arrived from Loudon,
coaled, and left for the East on the 21st inst.

screw steamer lguas de Castro lisa arrived
sus Glasgow.
H.M.S. Powerful has arrived.

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