The Express.
London, England, 1849-02-15 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

The Oriental Company's steas-peaket Madrid, Capt.
John Bowen, arrived at Soathamptaa this morning, and
landed her mails under the charge of Lied. William
Perseeliewvashem, R.N., Admiraltyagent. Her dates
are:—Oibraltsr, Bth : Cadiz, 7th; Lisbon, 9th ;
Oporto, 10th; and Vigo, 11th but.
She Wimp 38 packages and boxes of gee* value
14,00 W.
At Gibraltar the English Beet lay at anchor, and
report said that Sir C. Napier had obtained a promise
of compensation to the amount of 50,0001. from the
Emperor of hluroooo, for the capture of the Two Sa-
tan some months ago. The Vasco de Oama, 74, is
to sail on the 16th from Lisbon for Midair., there to
pick up money. to pay her maw, on her way to Rio
Janeiro. It is intended to sand some ships of
war to Macao. Doane Maria had sent the
Mindelho steamer to request Pius the Ninth to visit
Lisbon. It was stated at Vigo that the Spanish govern-
ment were about to abrogate the quarantine regular
ties' as regarded the packets, a measure very much
needed, for they are ridiculous and annoying in the
extreme to all parties. At Gibraltar, on Feb. 6, were
H.M.S. St. Vincent, Prince Regent, Rodney, Power-
ful, Vanguard; steamers Rifleman, Sharpshooter,
Plumper, Reynard, Stromboli, Polyphemus; Orestes
sloop of war, Harlequin brig of war.
The following is the letter of our correspondent
F
The dissolution of the Mmi&y, which I LISBON,
menti an.
09.
ned
in my lam, has not made matters better in this country.
Saldaalta does not like to have any men in the ministry who
will not submit to hi imperious contrail, hems it is that
Senor Lapse Bream she iml the Passed& &Mahe had
called upon the mem men when the eyes of the country
were Axed, who had, during the short um. ho had bees in
• evinced sash West sad howdy, bet who refused to
accept the modelle unless the law was ofklally pat into m-
ention m remodoll the Seem department, and the regula-
rity of payments adopted. The chief of the ministry nut
being willing to amply with these meads' points, the
talents of Senor Frasisied have been lo,t to the country
and Lopes Bream supplies his place. This gentleman is
wholly unquainted with matters of limes. &Hach, also
called u Avila, either Lr theism*. or navy ; Senor Avila
proposed some conditions, sneh as the abolition of the eon-
med-in-chief held by Prilia• Ferdinand Coburg; the
disbandment of the battalions, awarding to the protocol of
May, 1847; and some other minor ones ; whirl were refused
by italdanta, in lissine, it being even mid that some one of
the ministry had privately sent to • high personage, indi-
cating the conditions required by Avila, which was the cause
of his immed'ate exclusion from the new ministry.
The ministry, as now composed, is a heterogeneous sass%
and cannot be expected to exist Imp. It is somewhat sin-
gular how the dissented members were obliged to mien.
while they had even the majority in both houses. They
however acted consistently with each other. Their moss-
sore are divided in p3litics ; in truth, have voted differently
upon almost every question ; how, then, can they remain
together ?
Ministers havelpreensted to both houses a programer so
evasive that ne perms but themselves could understand it, If
it ova had a meaning. This led is iaterrogstsries from the
Doke of Palmas, Count Lavredie, and Fonseca Masai-
ham, as to what were the new nieistesiel principles, sad
what brought about the change. The Duke of Baldest%
replied, the three members had retired bemuse they were
tired of Wks, that the ministry were as friendly with them
as before, and that the ministerial policy would sestinas to
be the same. _ _

Yon will remember that one of the sensations unmet the
ministry wee ea accesat of a ruinous contract it had made
respecting the este gams. This contract they were obliged
to withdraw; at last they said so, to satisfy public appear-
moon. The beak wen to give them a loan of 500 cotters
instead; a meeting el the shareholders of the bank me-
firmed this loan, bat hem the want of confidence be the mi-
nistry, the bank are only to give them 180 costae, assisting
them to obtain the manager io other countries
if they emanot sheik it is Lisboa. The loan le to be
shamed at 110 mem per month, at 6 per pent.
span the whale mostrent (180 data), boas the day of its
onemassommese—ehe beak rmaivingrepayeamt 20 cont •
pie mesh hem the ens am, which revenues they hold
the deposit of hem let January—thus being able to pay
themselves. New it will appear obvious to you, that as the
beak on ee twelve 10 mato per month is payment of a
fielideas hen af 180 maw, at 8 per seat., they ia truth
snows IP mates for the Ant mouth, sad only 10 emus in
mmi essonailmg .calk, as they are ba daces months re-
stiveted manta in payment, sad theintereet ups the whole
amoneds ask his the bank being the depesitaria of the
MN moms the sena in deposit may nosed eves the leasers
af hod,* savereen re as it may appear, hie said,
the iraniaters pee smeasilyviss =soy apes the aban-
doned matramt oldie sew oases, shingle they lune edidally
leinned the bank they have given it up ; yet they have net
made the nereesearp essinnudeation to the Coe se ea the gab•
wham the prdeot is even still nadir eansideralies. A
mhh already spa. of as the
Neditai has menered ia shin hoped mutual
atessatkera aad reerimiesties• _ _

Oa the lith, same pespeilime took pleas as to the path
Miss Cl the pass. Ike Chastber Cl lane, when
Seldssim pespesed the saltiest shield be Weaned is a swat
wire. The oaks semily took when the hake
hit ham the Chamber, is most d and gloomy
esisere, the preset finishes of the essmay, the taffy
whisk pervadea:solielme, end the hers which he swam-
Miami of the &sien ty of some na mennesee, t.
which the of the northers provisoes was Ama-
in the Weds eta dee& sad permeable people, sad in whisk
he feared they would be joissel by a begs garden et the
army, who were la pastel, sad in elm laMelmw els
smaths, la asrear of pay ; be eves mprematei Is the Cham-
ber that the pee* esaM sot pay their tame, yen were
called apes soared sly to pay them, whisk mwegamithase,
as they ismw those who maid pay were net dolled wpm by
the government, lest they should till' pais* 'gibbet
them.

Oa the Slat Jae. the hats of PAH° Credit basil ea ad-
"lniallisist ice the mount, ea the 9th Feb., of tbe
du ea the !wt bre quarts. of 1847 el the Foes As=
Buds bassi by the law el the 1911 i April, ISA at the
ascareee 62 per adirsa, to these who tbseebt weer to
resolve it bassidlably boa the hats, per.ms. of its
libels eakellat babe rspreesated by ea era, ups& the
/111111111111111 Nig la Lrielses,to be messaged kir sew beads et
$ per seat. Thal ea Immo miles piece is Netnews,
b:ais. It will be well he boadholdent to mark this sent,l
which readies still less probable the asatiaasil pelmet of
area dividable._

-133;zUsthar advertissatsat al ths sass Jas* of the suss
data, tits rein at the said 26 pr sent. paid I. than who
choose Is resolve it is Lisboa will to ressivad taus imazeiplioas
a( 3 per cast. our the Bth .sd Bth at February, mad tailewiaa
rugby' and Thursdays, aatil the whole k capitalised ; thus
the iataraal as well as the aztsraal debt beamed enlarged.

Moxerza VINT TO Peate.—lt is aid that an as-
mewsa et tleaea is is the auras et hisalka, sad will
M he tae wpm st estaishe the vWt of
asileasl wash es Idealat. la hue than a
math moral theassed leathhaisa wEll passed Pb ada
hid nada these he a yak. la order to sesame the aeon-

Teri asesseassidiaa sad regalsifty whole betelsill bs
hired at Po* valid Man ea the railways is balk Wm.
Irks 01 isembeds chartered he Ilie
—Teeleilley the folleiriatt bah, gam
were resowleil $ Ow Beard 0 Besitl: Wiklisdiapel. 3 ;
Wass lailistersk, 1 Mal ; Mina Chess, 1; Southwark,
1 ; Zest Musa, free 4tis Lit,2s, 3 fatal ;
bunk $ lad ; ffiso, 19, 8 ; Loudon, I deal • M-
aarten, 4,16 tal ; Webs. 3. 1 ; 9i9190. 0, 9 '5OO
Greseasmsik,. 5, 2 ; Newton Didkoldi, 2
1 istal4
; ;
Stow, afar 1 fatal
!Im 5 ; 6,
MI. Tool :'llO maw lell4, 0 deaths. •