The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-25 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, Sept. 17.—8 y telegraph despatch we
announced the inauguration of the new reign had
been duly solemnised at the Cortes; that Dom
Pedro V., adhering to the policy of the Saldonlia-
Magallmens Cabinet, had confirmed the old Mi-
nisters in their portfolios, and that his Majesty's
acclamation had been enthusiastically received by
the people.
We now give the speeches at the Royal session
of the Cortes, the first iu order being that of his
Ilajesty Don Fernando, the Regent, viz.
"Worthy Peers and Gentlemen Deputies of the Por-
tnguese nation,—The hopeful day has arrived for the
solemn inauguration of the reign of my much beloved
son, Dom Pedro V. With joy I fulfil the duty of pre-
senting the august Prince to the National• Represent-
ation, that he may take before it the oath determined by
the constitutional charter of the Monarchy, and receive
from my hands the sacred deposit which the law has
confided in me until to-day.
" Worthy Peers and Gentlemen Deputies of the Por-
tuguese nation,—l have fulfilled the weighty charge
from which I could not escape, although I considered it
too heavy for my strength; it fell to me immediately
after the unhappy blow with which Divine Providence
was pleased to wound my inmost soul ; however, I felt
animated by the sincere desire to promote the good and
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"I have fulfilled my Obligations with the endeavour
to govern the kingdom according to the true principles
of justice and the system most adapted to maintain the
public peace, increase the national prosperity, and bind
more closely the ties of love and benevolence between
citizens one with the other, and between them and the
Chief of the State, of whose august attributes I was the
depository.
"I dare not affirm that I succeeded in this object of
my fervent hopes, and the time has not yet arrived to
appeal to the judgment of men—that severe tribunal
which will one day pronounce its irrevocable sentence
in the page of history.
" But that which I can declare, in the face of the re-
presentatives of this illustrious nation, is that I never
lost sight of what I considered my first duty, to make
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vigorous the hopes of a happy reign, during which our
free institutions will be consolidated if we trust with
confidence to their duration and the loyal and generous
character of the new monarch.
" From the disposition with which it has pleased
Divine Providence to gift this Prince, and the care of his
august mother, of revered memory, and myself, I hope
D.on Pedro V. will always merit the love and respect of
his subjects, that his Majesty will be the first to main-
tain their rights and libert es, that within the sphere of
his constitutional prerogative his glory and dignity will
concur powerfully to sustain the rights of the nation,
promoting the greater development of public wealth and

fortune, upon which the splendour of the throne essen-
tially depends.
"Such are my prayers and ardent hopes ; to realize
them it is necessary that they be assisted by the supe-
rior good sense, enlightened vie,.s,
and patriotism of
the co-legislative bodies, who have given so ninny proofs
of wisdom and prudence ; by the circumspect and
humane character of the heroic Portuguese people, who
are docile and intelligent, and more tban all others
accessible to noble and generous sentiments, and, above
all, by the favour of Heaven.
" Laying aside to-day my public functions, and enter-
ing into private life, I cannot refrain from expressing
my sincere gratitude to the representatives of the nation
in both Houses of Parliament for all they have dune in
favour of the country, and for the never failing proofs
of consideration I have received from them, to the func-
tionaries of the State, to the various ranks of nobility,
and to the citizens of all classes and conditions, who
have given me constant proofs of benevolent and re-
spectful consideration, which I shall never forget.
" God prosper the reign of his Majesty Dom Pedro
V. and the noble Portuguese nation."
Upon the conclusion of the above His Majesty
Dom Pedro V. took the oaths prescribed by the
Charter, and, having resumed his seat on the
throne, delivered the following speech :-
4, Worthy Peers and Gentlemen Deputies of the Por-
tuguese nation,—Being called by Divine favour and the
coustitutional monarchy to the Portuguese throne, I
ought to signify in the first words which on this solemn
occasion I address to the representatives of this nation
that I consider myself happy in being the king of such
a people—of this people who did such heroic deeds, and
made so many sacrifices for the' restoration and defence
of the constitutional monarchy and the liberties of the
country.
" I consider, also, that I ought to express publicly,
in the midst of the national representatives, in which -I
have the good fortune to be placed,
my feelings,
of pro-
found gratitude to the King, my august father, not only
for his extreme paternal love and kindness, which have
so much softened my grief at the loss of my much re-
gretted and respected mother, but also for the wisdom
And enlightened poliey of his regency, which has con-
ferred extraordinary benefits upon the nation.
" Worth 1 Peers and Gentlemen Deputies of the Pun
inguese nati o,,—According to the oath I have taken,
my strenuous endeavour will be to promote the good
of the nation on whose soil I stand. Faithful to the
principles of representative government, and with due