The Express.
London, England, 1848-05-25 00:00:00

mom,.

y's steam-packet Tiger, Capt.
uthampton last evening, and
• the charge of Lieut. J. J.
ralty agent. Her dates are—
cdiz, 16th May ; 19th
lay ; Vigo, 21st May. She
pecie. The following is the
ent :

LISBON, NAT 19.
id has been received here with
, and the apprehensions of the go-
adged of from the extent of their
sfenees are helot hourly added to
xtra guns placed in battery, the ci-
joined , ai,d ry conveyed to the
, theroyal residence:strong picguets
a portion of the garrison is kept un-
. On the 16th, the husband of the
tcompsnied by his staff, visited the
eeted the work• in progress, part of
ite of exterior defences commanding
from the city by which the castle
,ult. Thee woras have riven rise to
ted, observation, that Donna Maria,
s the first sovereign who has caused
ted against her own subjects. By
nth, which entered the Tagus the
learn, under date from Seville, that
'ed in that populous and important
if the Montpensiers having ventured
are, however, so varied and con.
tie is k's en beyond the bare fact
ed disorders; but even this fact,
r that ministers arc in pirsession of
real Madrid and which they refrain
ly to the, agitation of the public
rprise me if my next picket's budget
the occurrence of grave events in
of the government is such, that the
taint' to set things in a Name, and
at the Spanish liberals would constr.

ierfectly indifferent as to the state of
e country. It is now stated every-
lake of Sildanha's pow.r is tottering,
at upon conferring all the powers of
court favourite. Costa Cabral. That
date the court in reiTem tn this latter
re, pretty certain. The Queen now
r:osta Cabral to the dignity of s !dar-
ed by the actual ministry as impo-
refore, the Queen persevere in
in all probability she will, the
go to pieces, while the accession of
office will merely precipitate events.
k a modification of the ministry wu
ato have the hems department, the
etaining the war portfofio, while K.
y inefficient Minister of Finance, was
be succeeded by M. Gomes de Castro.
landed at various points of the mast.
of muskets were landed in the :tlinho
:nglish schooner, and a further consi,
in the south, in th.: nc ighhourhood of
y of the latter port it is also rep,
l Spaniards bad disembarked fs)ltleeich
l
'inured the crew of the vessel in wh
in
on board for transpor tnt ion to the coot
apparently insignificant force is calm-
resent state of the country, to
some uneasiness. The suspen to
sion
is daily looked fur, although,
bray justien, he personally is said
ping like extreme measures. n the
ncial embarrassments ~f the govelnment
) on the increase, and the where withal to
of the soldiery press 111133 onerously upoa
of the state. One thirty days' further
I would not hazard much for the Welty
son; as it is, murmurs, and s
e, are said to have been recentlyd corps nisei.
, and not even excepting the picke
y's own bo ly-guard.
20), with the flag of liner-Admiral Sir
e into the vete on the Pith. She makes
:as taunts should render her detention
• I believe, is in accordance with &dui-
recommending
quadron to Admirho meal Parker that a
diteminean sward-bolted ,
isbon, to be at the orders of our minister,
:on Seymour.
3 gill here. In the way of steam novel
w invention here, which, slur being P!'o-
Ins just made its appearance, and which
vantages. It is a combination (as far el I
Brent powers—steam seems to bear but a
but 200 per cent. of extra power over the
is said to be achieved by the invention et
'0 trials have been made on the river, satt
is
efisfattory.results. The greatest secresy
nvention is the property of a aorapanYi_ei
eh is the wealthy Marquis of Fayal,
es
son.
:lase navy some little excitement has bete
withdrawal tram the service excitement
the onll
tely remaining.in it, a Captain Salter :
he
iod of the last inaurrectinn, commanded
le Oporto( xpedition to the south, esiptute°
made;
luadron. An attempt was recently
Salter, who is now nufferine from thenft
of lead) administered to him by som
,ng the past few days he was norm et
to e,
e!.
coast of Africa, when, in the first insisO,
ate of health as a reason for refusing set,i7,
anying his refusal by competent meow!'
rig then enjoined to present himself for tee!'
tine Hospital, Captain Salter requested
e Major-General of Maxine, the li, the
he might be permitted to relinquish
ir serving her Majesty or tbe goverarainit:
a royal decree appeared in the govern
ting
ding him from the service, and accep able
d Portugal thus loses one of her mostad naval commanders.
on of tote London firm of Shaw and Caged
:re ; several Lisbon houses are talked of on
i p
residentsmsed One a the old at
tish died this week, a gr. LT,
aer in the Lisbon wine-house of Lucas, Gee
I Liston JJsht If Suitt wend W b