The Express.
London, England, 1851-06-24 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

The Oriental Company's steam-packet Madrid,
Captain J. IVeeks, urrivid at Southanytou this
morning, and lauded her in tits under the charge of
Licut. R.N., Admiralty agent. 11cr dates
are : Gibraltar, June 14 ; Cadiz, 16 ; Lisbon, 19 ;

Oporto, 20 ; Vigo, 20.
Among the passengers is Sir Hamilton Seymour.
Mr. Shoddoek, the American ciary,', had arrived.
Sir H. Pakenham, the British envoy hod also arrived.
Portugal was quite tranquil.
A French squadron is expected to remain in the
Tagus.
Exchange, 31 • discount of Lisbon Bank notes, 21.
Our correspondent writes as tidlows
LISBON, Jena 19.
A report has been raised and industriously spread
that there is certainly to ha a modification of the ministry;
so that A party that is not now represented in it shall Le re-
present...id, and that the coalition ministry will be composed
as follows :—Saldanha, War, and to continue commander-
inechief ; Fonseca .Magalhats, Foreign Affairs; restana,
now of the Interior, to hare the Marine and Colonies;
Ferrao, J wake ; and Silva Cabial, the Interior ; while the
Marquis of Louh% Franeini, Sours., and Jervis d'Atourruia
abandon the state altogether, giviim up their pods of Ma-
rine, Finance, Justice, and Foreign Affairs; the fluency
department to be occupied by the Viscount de Alges.
1 mention this merely because it will r...ich England, and
Perhaps cause unfavourable opinions to he formed; but I
have every reason to belies%) no such amalgamation will
take place; it is impracticable, would detach the whole
country from Salilanha, create a revolution, and endanger
the dynasty. lie Alges is an ultra-Thomarista. and Silva
Cabral an ultra•Cabralista. Magalhaes is unobjectionable
. . •

but I do ant think he would rirve with the two bitter ,
besides which I really think the Queen would not permit
either Silva Cabral or de Alges to take posts under existing
eircunistauces ; neverthele,, such is the nature of things
that it would not astonish sue to see matters arrive at the
above or u similar point. Louie:, Jervis. and Francini are
about the three honestest men that could be found, and fur
the two former to be expelled would be throwing the glove
at the popular party, by whom the whole fabric is now sus-
tained. Leah': and Jervis should, however, change places.
Count this Antos is appointed Inspector-General of In-
fantry ; the decree is signed, and he will be gaaetted in a
few nays.
The decree fur regulating the forthcoming elections is at
'length framed; the most important features of it are, that
commissions will form the lists; each elector claiming to
have his named inscribed in it will show his holding of a
separate tenement (called here fire-place), by producing a
receipt for rent; any, person not inscribed to appeal; one
elector to be returned to the electoral college in every 100
voters, the electors are to form the electoral colleges, to
assemble simultaneously in their respective provinces, and
there chose the deputies to the Cortes. This is, I think,
exactly what I communicated to you when I gave you
an account of the formation of the electoral commission.
By the appointment of eommissions to form the lists,
neither civil governors, administrators of districts, nor this
subordinates will have anything to do with it; consequently
the Cabralista eniptlyr" will neither have an opportunity et
disqualifying one, aor of enfranchising a disqualified person;
all the regulations are salutary. The prospect fur the CAMS
of progressive liberty is good ; but a ministry with any
shade of Cabrslista principles would destroy the effect el
every reform, and reverse the whole order and design of the
movement.
The Duke de Sablianha has aide: 'seri a letter to Sesame
Pestana, the Minister of the Interior, relative to the I.
proper manner in which the civil governors carry into elf.*
the programme of his former circulars. The following is •
translation :
" Lisbon, June 10, 1851
" Sir,—When I placed myself at the head of the maimed
movement, intending the regeneration of the country, I eels-
!dished as a programme for the future,the principles which I
expressed in my circular to the civil governors on the 19th of
April; and subsequently, when at the head of the hems
department, I also addressed a portaria to them, dated the
'Mth of May, which regulated the mode of administrative
appointments.
• It is with the greatest sorrow that facts come every
moment to my knowledge that are entirely contrary to
what is expneed in those circulars, relative to the db.
missal and nomination of the administrators of &striae.
principally in the administrative districts of • free
which, from their nature, give a positive idea thill=
are either caused by influence contrary to the gomi
or by ambition for such employments.
"It was certainly not for such a result that the national
movement which we'liave just gone throsi‘mle
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regeneration ; because such facts are esseatialty opposed le
that result, and neutralise the movement.
" As it belongs to me to watch over events, I take the M.
berry of recommending your excellency's taking into cos-
sideration these especial circumstances, of which it appears
necessary that your excellency be forthwith informed,
relative to the proceedings of the civil vgo in this
inquiring into ese reasons for the ' made,
reheat,
to the situation? and moral, civil, and political
conduct of the new candidates, or those appointed; it is
alas proper that those civil (ovation be dismissed who have
net perfectly carried into effect the prognunme of the cir-
culars above referred to; and that it be uapremed upon the
others that the ministry over which I have the hewer to
raids is resolved to carry into execution their determine-
time, sad will not permit them to be evaded or eluded ;
Wirto,those civil governors that, should they not con-
smselves able, faithfully and scrupulously, to exe-
cute these determinations agreeably to the said programme,
they will be good enough to ask their dismissal; as it is
necessary the government of the country be strong, just,
sad moral in all its actions.
" SAIDANNA.
"To HisErcellency Senhor Jose Ferreira Pestana."
This communication in itself, shows that the duke is
wholly %minted ' with the apathy of some civil
jatdres that are used to neutralise
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support md Mom* of *a sonsament. It is not there-
fees that the chid should give orders but
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dist me them executedi see* that' cor- '
Ma st y extended, and had descended into
the of the state. The rooting out the eel-'
fire the more necessary; and the duke is
kw having astai thus far with two much considera-
tion mad Issfaary team& them ; however, &circular has been
Wiwi ilia htglinei4ildish will show how far the govern-
...tat After the preamble, which
tommita and the reasons, comes the
has been pleased to order :
'0 the civil governors, examining well the spirit of
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-dreulars, and the instructions and declarations which,
lagnArmity therewith, have since been given to them, are
*OM proceed to the suspension of eizt,ts, nor to propose
lade dimiisail, unless, by an im examination of
illilind circumstances connected with them, they are con-
e the justice and nementy of such mimes ; for,