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London, England, 1826-08-10 00:00:00

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.

The I.lsSors Gazelto of the 22d July contains the following
DECREE OF THE REGENC'.
" The 31st instant havingbeen appointed for taking the Oath to
the Constitution which I have thought proper to decree, give, and
Wier to be swern, and wishing to give to this important and solemn
act all the splendoer and pomp which SICCOTII with the joy which
all the portugnete feel on Account of this high bent fit of my su.
peeme will and munificence, it atoms good to me to order, that the
mourning worn at Court for the late King Don John be suspended
euring the 3lst of July, and the Ist and 2el of August; that these
days be gala days at Court and throughout the kingdom, and that
the tribunals and all the offices be shut, except those of the Tree.
miry, or any other employed in fiscal operations. Jose Jariquirn
de Almeida and Aranjo Correa de Laetrile. !Reuther of my Coun-
cil of State and Minister Secretary of State for the interior. shall
understand it thus, and are charged with the execution of the pre-
sent decree.
Given at the Palate of Ajuda, in the Council of the Govern-
ante,. the 20th July, Ifee.
(Signed) " I NFA N TA.
(Countersigned) " JONI7IIII DE A L 31E1 DA , and
" ARANJO CORREA DE LAC! RDA."
By in additional convention In the treaty of the 29th August,
1325, between Portugal and Brazil, it has been decided that is
ante: to terminate the reciprocal claims of the two powers, with
tee exception of those which might arise from expenses occesioned
by the transportation of troops, Brazil should pay to Portugal once
far ail, the sum of two millions sterling, by means of which all the
retiprocal claims of both countries shall he extinguished. The
peyirent of these two millions shall be effircted in the follosing
6 manner :-1. The treasury of Brazil shall take upon itself the re.
imbursement of the sums levied by the Portuguese Government at
London, in Oct. 11123, and the rest till the liquidation of ter
amourse agreed upon Omit be paid quer erly in Use course of one
yew, to commence from the date of the ratification of the aald eddi.
ti oval convention.
LFrotn the Quo:Wit:mei
Mammy, Attn. 1.
It is observed that there are constantly very active couttnitMca-
t;oris between Madrid and Lisbon. It appears that the capital of
Portugal continues to be governed by the English Cabinet. The
latter sends us Sir William A'Coust, and it is said that his object
is to demand imperatively the recognition of the independence of
South America. If 31r. Canning wishes to place his dem-
dnee upon the Liberalists in Spain of in Portugal, the mi.-
eion which is supposed to have been given to Sir William
A'Court would he a miscalculation, for the Liberalism in
Spain do nut wish any mote than the Royalists for the rode.
perilente of the Colonies. The English Cabinet should not
forget that the Cortes, in the time of their power, cent & tly re-
fusest to recognize the new Republics. They had not carried their
extravagance so far as to say, let our Colonies perish rather than
n single principle. Enlightened politicians are persuaded here,
that is the present state of things it would, perhaps, be more easy
for Franco to push forward her troops to Lisbon at present, than
it was to send them to Madrid three years ago: but we are quite
certain beforehand that this vigorous determination will only n.cet
with timid partisans in the Cabinets of Europe. The tear of
string is at present the great disease of States. Revolutions
will never cease till active courage revive among the Statesmen of
all cauntries. If men were aware how much prudence there was
in the energy and vivacity of measures, they would not fail to
abandon this undecided course, this expectant policy, which alone
i. imprudent—which alone is dangerous to thrones and to society.
Front the absence of energetic measures, some persons hope at
least to be able to establish a corder of troops on the frontiers of
Portugal ; but we cannot venture even to suppose that this
!Ivey measure will be adopted. It will appear more convenient to
aw.ut events than to anticipate them. The monarchical portion of
the world has taken the peasant of Horace for its model, and the
v *sea of the !satin poet for its motto—
" Rusticue expectat donee et defluat amnia."
When a determination is about to be taken, they always think of
Heehaw& What will England say? What will England do?
'Phis is the great lord in European polities. England has not
b.:pier/4, and When she proclaimed the independence of America,
ay did not say—What will France do? What will Spain do?
When she prepared a charter for Portugal she did not say—What
will Forme do? She was in the right—for Spain, France, and
};,'rope have let her take her own way. At what season, however,
do we show so much fear of Englarul ? At a time when misery
sate revolt h trawl her internally—at a time when she ca4not un-
d•ra!te serious war—at a time, in abort. when she is overwhelmed
be the weight of a gigantic and enterprising policy, in which hits
Is about to turn back, since all the progress she has made for the
las: three )cats.

P 0.12.7111.: VASE CONSTITUTION.
PoaTcolllatz CONIIILATZ-orrics. 211, (beat St. Hefen-omer
London, August 11, MX.
Tile Portuguese Consul-G*OW makes known to all the Portu.
pew subjects resident in London, that he has received from We
Lacellency, the Dlarquis de Palmella, his Most Faithful Majesty's
Ambassador, at this Court, the following letter :
. (Copy.).
" this morning received a despatch from the Re-
°rotary of State fm Foreign Affairs. in Lisbon, dutel the 'pith of I
Ju;y list, directing me to take the oath to the Constitutional
(*lifter, which his Majesty, the King, our lewd, has been pleased
t.) grant, and ordered to be sworn to, in the kingdom of Portugal
anti Algarves, and also to receive the like oath from the Portuguese
*objects, resident in title country, I hare fixed Monday ilex'.
the i•ltb instant, for the celebration of this solemn act, which will
take place at this embassy, at eleven o'clock in the morning of
that day.
" In order, therefore, that this Resolution and Order of our Go.
tregunient may be duly fulfilled, you will be pleased to present
yourself here on that day, to take the oath: and to cause this letter
to be published in several of the English Newspapers of wider cir-
culation, that it mar conic to the knowledge of all Portuguese sub.
isete who may be able to attend for the same purpose.
May God preserve you many years.
(Signed) Marquis DE PALSIELLA.
" No. 74, South Audley.street, August 7, 11421;.
" To F. T. Sampayo, Esq., Portuguese Consul.tieneral in
liendon."
And in compliance with the Orders therein contained, i have
caused this sante letter to be published, that it may come to the
knosiedge of all the Portuguese subjects. as ordained.
F. T. SAMPAVO, Consul-General.

Yesterday his Excellency Count Ludolf, Envoy Extra-
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of his Majesty the
King of Naples to his Britannic Majesty, jointly with Mr. '
N. M. Rothschild, and accompanied by Mr. Charles Green,
notary-public, cancelled and deposited in the Bank of Eng-
land the amount of 13,400/. in special bonds of the Neapo-
litan Loan, being the second half of the sum fixed for the
redemption in 1826, viz. 1 per cent. per annum on the
amount of the Loan, and also the saving of the interest
on the 35,1001. deposited to the Ist February last inclusive.