The National Register.
London, England, 1822-12-29 00:00:00

POIITTUA L.

Ltssiox. Dec. 4.—On the Ist instant the Ordi-
nary Cot tes assembled, and opened their first session.
The business commenced by the deputation, which
had been directed to inform the Kia4 that the Cortes
were installed, reporting that they had fulhited their

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A letter from tl:d Ministers was afterwards read.
stated " That his Ma;asty was resolved to be

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" As the session of the Cortes is to open to-morrow, and I
tear it will be impossible for me to be present. I wish you. when
my speech is react, to state to the Congress my regret ut not Mug
able to fuIHl my anxious desire to co-operate personidly in the
cetanony of that tuitional festival.
(Signed) **THU LING DON JOHN VI."
The Minister then stated to the Congress, that
notwithstanding his Majesty had written the above
letter yesterday, he had this day caused himself to
be removed from the Quints de Alfeite to the Palace
bde Bemposta, with the design of making an effort
to attend the Cortes, bat that his indisposition had
increased, and the Physicians opposed his leaving
the palace.
The speech of his Majesty was then read, and
the President, addressing the Ministers, mode a
reply.
sac. 7.—ln the sitting of the Cortes of the 4th,
• report was made on a despatch from the Minister
for the Home Department, in which the Congress
was informed that the Q..een, having refused to
take the odth to the Constitution of the Monarchy,
the King bad resolved on carrying into execmion
the decree of ones, ordaining that whoever
shall refuse to tortes,
to the Constitntion shall quit
the kingdom, and renounce the rights of a Portu-
guese citizen. But that the Queen having repre-
sented that her delicate state of health would ant
permit herto travel without endangeing her life,
and t • -physicians of her house!iald having con-
together, and unanimously declared that her
e would actually be endangered, if she were
compelled to undertake a journey either by sea or by
land ;—his Majesty issued a decree, umintanding
the Queen to retire to the Quints de Ramalleao with
the necessary attendants, but refusing her request
to take along with her the Infants her daughters
adding, that this retirement in the Quints de Ha-
malltao should continue until the state of her health
might permit her to travel beyond the kingdom,
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The despatch was ir:companied with an exact
account of all thai bad been done in _this busincs:,
together with the orders which had been given, tha
opinions of the Council of State, the votes of the
Ministers, the propositions made by the Kiug to the
Queen, her objections, and the declaration of the
Leulty, &e.
The President proposed that the Cortes shou!.l
consider of the manner in which these papers should
be disposed of.
Senor J. Monteiro moved, that they be printed,
fur the information of the whole nation, and that
the originals should he referred to a special commit.
tee., This motion was carried.
In the sitting of the following day, (the sth;)
Senhor Pato Nferix read the fOlkeeing motion:—
" It being indispensab e that the law should ha car-
ried into eiLet, as well with respect to the ex-
Queen of Portugal, as any other person who may
refuse. to swear to the pufitical constitution of the
monarchy ; and its execution having been delayed
by the report of tenplivsicians, stating that her lite
would bet endangered by the severity tif the welither
if she should travel in the present state other health;
I propose that the Government be required Co orkler,
that the same ten physicians do cootinue to attend
the ex. Portuguese citizen, during her residence in
the Quinta de Ittiniih.m, and acco npany her np to
to the period of her quitting the P.atitgtws.:
unto." This Fokusition remained over fir a
second reading.

Various have been the reioriS;t. the salary of the
Bishop of Calcutta. Tile precise ::mount is &lid to
be five thousand pounds.

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