The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-04-16 00:00:00

LISBON PAPERS.

We received Lisbon GeZetfes yesterday to the 2Rth ult.
With the exception of the aubjottlNl Decree, they are
chiefly filled with extracts from the"Fiench, Spanish, and
English journals. They contain no intelligence from
Brazil. The following decree, which appears in the
Gaze, If- of the 28th ult., but is dated as far back as the
18th of last 1/ecember, from the palace of Bomposta, and
was registered in the Chancery oat the 13th March, enacts
some sweeping measures for effacing every vestige of the
late revolution in Portugal:-
1 Office of the Minister of the Affairs of the kingdom.
CARTA DE LEI.
Don John, by the tirace of Gad, &r.
Taking into my royal consideration how important It is to the
service of God, and mine, and the general gond of these kings oms.
to remove the obstaeles arising from the legislative and ecananic l.
innovations, ehich were made fur disorganizing purposes, during
the unhOppy time in which all classes (limy faithful subject* Were
oppressed by a revolutionary faction, animated by a truly subver-
sive spirit ; and hew suitable and necessary it is, that I should
take simultanentoly the measures which may be useful and con-
ducive to the general good, which I desire above all things to pro-
, mote ; and, conforming to what has been prop Med to ipz on this
subject, in consequence of the inquiry and general review made by
the Junta of Minister* in my Royal confidence, created by decree
of June 19 (this year), for the reversal of all the said innovations,
reserving to propose in the sequel what requires greater considers-
thin, I have thought pm,ier to resolve as follows
Sect I. 1 revoke the Decree of the too called) Cortes of March
22, 11121, published by Portaria, of the (so styled) Regency, of the
24th of the same month, No. alp, which, with the greatest impu-
, (fence, declares to be legitimate and necessary, the revolutionary
proceedings of the unhappy days of the 24th of August and lath of
September, 11121), and those who dared to set in them to have de-
served well of the country t and thus to stain the honour and
fidelity of the nation, by placim, with the most scandalous bold-
ness. the greatest and most nefarious of cones, in the rank of
virtues. I am pleased to ordain, that both this Decree of
Portsria, and all others, and every order of any description which
has been issued relatively to the proscribed constitution and its
hues, or for taking the oath to them, be wholly cancelled, with
the oaths themselves, and erased from all books in which they may
be inserted or registered, in such manner that they can be no more
read, nor the memory of such disgraceful events be preserved.
Ste. 2. I also revoke the Decree of the said Cones, of Jane 28,
the same year, 111.21, published by Port:trio, of the Regency. of the
LOW of the same month, No. 99, which permits all persons what.
ever to teach publicly. to opvn elementary schools without any li-
cence, thus opening the door to immorality, and destroying the first
elements of education and instruction, which has always been one
of the principal objects of We solicitude of all civilized Govern-
ments, that no doctrine may be taught contrary to religion, to goad
manners, and to the principles of the same Governments and the
public tranquillity; it being necessary that the Professors, in
order to exercise their functions, should obey that they
the requisite qualifications conformably to the precedinga.
don, whirl I order to be observed ; and that on the mbar
those schools be immediately shut, which are open in any other
manner, so far as the Professors do not quality themselves ea.:tied.
lag to the law.

I also revoke the Decree of the Mil of January of the
present year (18‘4, which, with democratkal intentions, alters
the (slating regulations of the elections of Clerks of the Market
f.lbreolorei.o, a.surding to which this object shall continue to be
regulated.
Svc. 4. And that no doubt may remain of the validity or con-
tinuance of those of the said innovations, the effect of which has
either as they were teinporsry, superduous, or connected with, and
dependent on, the democratical institutions with which they ended,
I ant pleased to order that those under the following Numbers 'ball
be considered as such.

(Then tOnows the list, amounting to 43; to which is added, di-
rectums to the reveal persons who are to carry the regulations of
the Decree into effect. To this is annexed, the Report made to his
illajeaty by the 3liqisters, containing the specificstion of the abro-
gattd laws, with the date and subject of esa.)

MADAME PASTA.—This lady, respecting whom so many
reports have been spread of her coining and not coming,
will at last decidedly appestat the Italian Opera on 'Fuel-
day next, in llossmi.celebrated Otello.
.‘lr. John Nest, beloiging to the Lord Chamberlain's
office, who assisted in the distribution of the different
articles of the King's bounty yesterday, completed his
Kfty-second year in his official duties.
Act omits from Paris state, that passports have been
granted by the French Authorities in Smut to more tbsp
two hundred of the first families, for 'France, in come.
(pence of the persecutions of the Royalists. In the course
of the last month several vessels, ehieSly French, and
one of the latter a frigate, quitted Cadis with Spanlali
families, and specie to the amount of nearly three millions
of pir.trts.

5.372.17 c 8 415,739,:'73 It; A

axitiet, Desciency AVays cud j
Alms 18 - -

Surplus

PORT OF LONDON.

105,11 U 4 N

63,5121_ 84

41,5117 11 9

An Account of Foreign Tonnage imported into the Port of Imo.
don, for the Years 1809 to 1823 inclusive: distinguishing each
Year.
Year.. Foreign Tonnage.
18119
1810 - 1 In conacquence of the fire at the late
1811 - CuAtont-hou.e. no Returns of Foreign
1812 . ) Tonnage fur that Years can be given.
31113
1814 . - . . 269,834
1813 . - - . 275 373
Inv; . . - . 115.4,0
irt7 . - . - 131.847
1818 . . - - 272,858
1818 - - . . I MAB 2
1820 . - - . 122.1;19
18:1 - - - - 110.07:1
1821 - - . . 108 0;19
Ilia - - - - 181,7113