The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-25 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

The Oriental Company's steam packet Madrid,
Captain John Weeks, arrived at Southampton yester-
day, and landed her mails under the charge of Lieut.
Pact Rainier, R.N., Admiralty Agent. Her :Ittics
am—Gibraltar, August 14th ; Cadiz, 15th ; Lisbon,
19th ; and Oporto and Vigo, 20th.
11cr cargo comprises ten packages of specie.
In consequence of the cholera having appeared at
Oran and Melilla, the local boards of health at
Malaga and Algeciras had threatened Gibraltar with
quarantine; but the matter having been referred to
'Madrid, it was expected to be more satisfactorily ar-

ranged.
On running down between Cape Espechel and St.
Vincent, (when running over 10 knots) the Madrid
struck a huge whale, attempting to cross her bows ;
the shock was considerable, being distinctly felt all
over the ship, causing much alarm. About 30 feet
of him appeared above water, and the tish was evi-
dently much injured by the sharpness of the Madrid's
iron stem.

Our correspondent writes :
LISBON, Avatar 19.
I informed you cursorily in my last letter that the
sergeants implicated in attempting to raise the sth
Car;adores, on the night of the 11th ultimo, had been
set at liberty. This, doubtless, would be considered
an unaccountable proceeding, meter my having ac-
quainted you that a court had been appointed to in-
vestigate their conduct. The fact is, that too much
was proved before the court. It appears that, had
the plan succeeded, the first colonel (now a general),
who seconded ttzaldanha's movement in April, was to
have put hims4.4f at the head of it; rockets (the usual
signal) were to have been tired from the castle, and
a union of all the Cabralista battalions effected; in
the meantime, Senhor Josi Cabral's party were to
have walked into the castle and sat themselves down
at a table, and there assumed a title somewhat like
" a provisional government on behalf of the Queen."
The thing failed, as you know. Upon the appoint-
ment of the court of investigation, shooting was
talked of, and the press really began to deprecate
capital punishment ; but now neither shooting nor
hanging are thought of, its Saldauha finds he cannot
shoot his own second in command for doing that
which he himself did, and therefore the general, now
a baron, goes to Austria, France, Prussia, in fine to
the various continental states, to study their military
evolutions, upon an allowance of 200 milreis (about
431.) per month. The Cabralites do not, however,
consider themselves effectually foiled, but only re-'
tarded in their plan. 1 was about to say that there
was neareAy a regiment in the service that has not a'
club of sergeants and others in it pledged to restore
Cabralism, but I will make no exception, it cannot
Ix' concealed: the grand object is to prevent the
• formation of the electoral lists, which will embrace
each a liberally extended franchise that the Ca-
brollies will have no chance of regaining rule. There
is, however, a wide field open for intrigue yet before
the elections, and it is impossible to give a decided
opinion as the complexion of attars changes from
day to day. It is pertinaciously insisted upon that
six officers and six sergeants who were the most ac-
tive in stopping the rising in the castle have bees
removed to other corps. This certainly would make
it appear that Saldanha is sick of governing. Silva
Cabral takes advantage of every passing event to en-
deavour to regain that position front which he has
been ousted once, and his brother twice. lie has
put forth a circular, as if he were actually in the
exercise of the functions of the Interior, as follow.::
Sir,—Sisica last April events have occurred which have
eausisl a continual variation in politics. The moderate
CarliAa party, who ought to hope to see at once solidly
planted in this unhappy country the system of
justice, morality, and tolerance, cannot flatter themselves
that their hopes are likely to be realised, seeing the turn
public atfairs have taken, and how independent and honest
characters of the moderate party have been treated, Iseimt
fur the most pert supplanted by individuals of c.raftado
ho have spread terror and persetution among
ri'enclt, .
people. It being the principle of the Carlista party not
to depart from the rival of legality, and the time having
arrived which calls them to ma'ee that principle triumph ut
the poll, the central electoral Carlista party of the kingdom
and island consider it their duty and obligation to address
itself to all those who profess the Sallie principles to solicit
the it loyal, frank, and autism co-operation. It is in
this serve, and as President of the Centre, that I
have the honour to address you, whose sentiments
of order are so well known, for the purpose of
asking your immediate valuable aid and sincere co-opera-
tion in support of the throne and the charter, against the
factious attempts and dangerous tendencies of the extreme
party, confident that from your tried loyalty you will com-
ply with this request, seeing with what danger the public
welfare is threatened if all the friends of order shall ant
Casten to put themselves in motion and unite to preserve it.
I avail myself of this occasion, eke.
(Signed) Jima Ilmtsattuo DA SILVA CABRAL.
Lisboa, July 21, ]aril.
Connected with the disorganised state of Portugal,
report has been industriously spread that lion
Miguel was invited by the Emperors of Russia and
Austria to a consultation on the best means for his
restoration, seeing that Donna Maria does not know
how to give that countenance to a ministry of order
which it behoves at all times the sovereign of a
country to see established, and that, therefore, those
sovereigns are desirous of knowing the sentiments
of the Portuguese exile on the subject. I do not
credit this report.
I mentioned in my last Senhor Ferro.o's plan of
raising money by anticipation. This is considered
only another of those prolific plans of Cabrnlism
which has had so bad an effect in cramping the re-
sources of the country. Senhor Ferrite has, how-
ever, ordered payment to be made for the month of
May, 1930, to the six departments of the govern-
ment and six other departments—one-fourth in
notes of the Bank of Lisbon, one-fourth in notes
created by decree (the paper money in question),
and the remaining half in cash. The former mi-
nister would have ordered the first payment for
May immediately after the 4th instant; but the
present one has delayed 14 days. which is not a
favourable sign. Instead, therefore, of arrears being
brought up, the prospect is they will continue, on
the Cabrulite system of gradual increase.
A treaty of commerce and navigation has been ex
clanged between Russia and Portugal.
The following is the state of the treasury for July ;
Received, including the former balance, 669,741,394
reis; paid, 634,463,:102 reis. Of the receipts, the
Custom-house paid in 192,369,290 reis; Seti Cazas,
61,2'94,691; duties on grain, 13,439,313; Mist,
12,139,667; Post-office, 11,731,039. There was paid
to the Junta do Credito Publico 61,127,813 rms.
Senhor Fcrreri, Themes minister at war, has been
exonerated from the direction of the military college,
and Viscount Sade. Bandeira appointed in has place.
Exchange 511: din. of Lisbon Bank Notes, 21 per
cent.