The Express.
London, England, 1851-09-15 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company's ship Iberia, C. F. Burney, R.N., com-
mander, arrived at Southampton yesterday with the
usual Spanish and Portuguese mails, in charge of
Lieut. Langton, R.N., Admiralty agent.
The Iberia brings about 40 passengers, among
whom is the Duke d'Aumale, from Cadiz.. The dates
are: Gibraltar, Sept. 4; Cadiz, Sept. 5; Lisbon,
Sept. 9; Oporto and Vigo, Sept. 10. The freight'
list includes 17 packages specie.
Captain Burney reports the existence of yellow
fever at Oporto, and mentions that the Iberia was
placed in quarantine at Vigo in consequence of hav-
ing called off Oporto, and the 50 deck passengers,
who had to be landed at Vigo, were conveyed to the
lazaretto there, where they would be detained 14
days.
On the 9th inst., the Iberia exchanged signals
with the schooners Effort and Levant, off Lisbon ;
and on the 13th, 12 miles south-west of the Start
Point, with the barque Water Lily, steering to the
'westward. _ _

The steamer Punch, 13 days from London and 7
from Falmouth. bound to Constantinople ; and the
Peninsular and Oriental steamer Jupiter, 7 days
from Southampton, for Constantinople, touched at
Gibraltar on the 2nd inst. The Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steamer Tagus, 51 days from
Southampton, arrived on the 3rd, and proceeded for
Constantinople. The Russian steamer I'ruth left
Gibraltar on the 3rd, for Constantinople.
The Lisbon naval news of the 9th is to the effect
that La Hogue, 60, would remain in port while Com-
modore Martin proceeded upon a short cruise with
the Prince Regent, 90; Leander, 50; Arethusa, 50;
Arrogant, 46; Encounter and Hecate steamers. The
Iberia spoke her 'Majesty's ship Vengeance, on the
9th inst., working into the Tagus.
Our correspondent writes:

LISBON, SEPT 9.

The Cabralistas are putting into circulation all
sorts of reports, having for their object the misin-
formation of the people, inculcating the belief of
the insecure state of the government, and their de-
sire to call to their aid the leading men of the Sep-
tenibrista party, while their real object is to throw
dust into baldanha's eves in order that he may not
be able to see what tlieir aims are. They are, as I
said in my last, using every exertion to create parti-
sanship in their favour to gain their electoral pur-
poses ; while, on the other hand, they have come to
a resolution at a meeting to abstain from the urn ;
this is the greatest possible confirmation of what I
really believe will turn out to be the fact—that they
already find they have no chance of gaining the
elections, and that therefore they place as much re-
liance upon the success of the next effort at open re-
bellion as they did upon the attempt made at
Vizen, which was obstructed. Their language against
their adversaries is not circumscribed within tempe-
rate bounds, which makes the prospect rather fear-
ful. Time, however, will soon give us a result to one
of their endeavours. There is, nevertheless, a very
grave question attending Terceira's having been put
torward to sign the Calwalite " declaration," already
orwarded, which refers to Majesty itself.
It will be recollected that when Saldanha openly
opposed Thomar's government, the Queen dismissed
him from the office of Lord High Steward. Terceira
now places himself by his act not only in open hos-
tility to Saldanha's governnwnt, but at the head of a
faction ; the natural question therefore is, will the
Queen dismiss Terceira from his office about her per-
son? It is said the duke has declared he has been
placed in the position iu question much against his
inclination ; it cannot, however, be supposed that
Senhor bilva Cabral has more influence over him
than the Queen herself; it therefore causes his act to
be viewed with considerable suspicion ; as the least
it shows is, that the Cabralites have taken up a hos-
tile position in the Queen's palace against her go-
vernment ; it must also be borne in mind that Padre
Marcos is again in attendance upon royalty, and his
restless intnguing spirit may have been directed to-
wards the Cabralites gaining the points they already
occupy. Here, however, I must leave the question,
merely observing that the great body of the people
are supporting the government, minus theCabralites,
the .Miguelites being entirely neutral.
lilanannthi battalion of assassins at Bela has at
lcnjth been ordered to be dissolved.
'1 he propositions for furnishing the army are to be
opened on the 11th: this indicates that jobbing in
contracts is abolished.

The circumstance of the Duke of Terceira having
signed the " Declaration," is beginning to excite at-
tention, as it is said, there is no idea of dismissing
kim; this, coupled with a report that reached us
from Villa Real, that it was there spread that he was
to place himself at the head of the 14th and other
regiments, in open array against Saldanha, has
engendered the belief that a military insurrection is
nearer than can be calculated upon, as a report of
that nature would not be eagerly spread among
soldiers without an object ; independent of the con-
sideration that the duke must be encouraged in his
opposition to the government, a strong suspicion
exists that a plot was laid to assassinate Saldanha
coming from Mafia on the sth, but his aide-dc-
camps being advised of it took precautionary Inca-
urea to prevent it.
With respect to the question of the re-admission
of Senhor Fermi, to the cabinet, the ministers will
have a meeting. upon it to-day Fontes Pereira de
Mello, the Minister of Marine, has too much upon
his hand to continue to hold the portfolio of finance ;
the return, however, of Fcrrao to the cabinet, is by
no means certain, thcugh it may be expected, how-
ever, as the Queen comes to town from Cintra on the
11th, Fcrrao or some other minister for finance, will
by that time be fixed upon; yet no other name has
been mentioned as likely to supplant him. The
Duke de Aumale arrived in Lisbon on the 7th, and
went to Mafia immediately to pay his respects to
their Majesties. A court mourning has been ordered
on the occasion of the death of the king's father.
The passengers who arrived from Oporto in the
steamer on the ith, report that there had not been
any new case of supposed yellow fever; that those
attacked had communicated with the various vessels
that had arrived from Brazil, and that the vessels
were to be removed to a place of quarantine, as well
as the goods which had been landed.
Exchange, 54 discount of Lisbon bank notes, 21
per cent.