The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-12-06 00:00:00

OPORTO PAPERS,

OPORTO. NOVEMBER 16.

Having received to-day the Diann) do Governo
of the 11th instant, ',chasten to print and circulate
it, in ord.r to tranquillize the public, and to calm
these apprehenaions which the imperfect, very
various, atAl very incorrect account* of the events
of last Saturday might justly excite iu the minds of
all prudent persone, who cannot view with iudif-
ferroiCe what is passing.
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[Here follows the account of the Address of the
Judge of Lisbon to General Texeiro, requesting
him to have the Spanish Constitution pruchrinned.l
Has published the share representation. we
cow give, to satisfy the public: curiosity, the Reso-
lution which the body of the four-dnd-twenty
(Case dus `irate e qmarto), of Lisbon, had preti-
gushy token on ibis subject. It is us follows:
" It loss uniformly represented by thefts all by Virtue of
the powers with which tbey are lerallr twitted, and
as representatives of the Corporations (OtaniOa) of this
stay; they rtquireJ that the wise mid worthy preparatory
Junta shoo 4 be tafirtneti that it was the opinion and wish
of the said Corporations, that the Members to raiircsnat

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they slate is Mae,. rancorously
,nod malignantly
false, but they thus set in the hope of frightening
some credulous end timid persons from venturing
to utter a word in favour of their persecuted
Quante. The attack is directed ostensibly against
the Quitan's supporter., but actually against her
MAJESTY, and it is in the same malicious spirit
that the Treasury journals strive to p►event ladies,
who in the retiring gentleness of their natures feel
a repugnat:ce to appear in the columns of those
journals of calumny, from visiting the QUEEN.
There are very few females who, whatever their
private opintei►s respecting her MAJESTY'S inno-
cence may be, could endure to encounter in a
public newspaper the malignant and biotal asper-
sions which the Treasury writers emulously heap
upon every lady who ventures in opposition to the
will of the Ministers to pay their respects to her
MAJ &iffy. The Courier,
particular, professes
to insult every lady visiting the QUEEN with
the severest imputations an impure mind eau de-
vise. In this disgraceful performance it is readily
assisted by certain other Papers, wbo,e characters
are no doubt as unimpeachable as its own, and
to this conspirscy of defamation alone can it be
attributed that the example set by some of the
proudest mimes in the Peersge has rut been more
extensively followed. 0.1 no subject of general
interest ran uniformity of opinion be expected,
nor can any party hope that in • country pro-
fessing to enjoy freedom of language, all other
persona will, in deference to their wishet, refrain
from the expression of their own sentiments. All
that can be required is the observance of decency
in discussion, and the avoidance. as fa► as possible,
of all modes of Expression calculated to give per.
soma offence. The disputants, tun, should desl•ise
the use of intimidation. If the contest be truly
intellectual, so let the weapons be alias. The ap-
peal has been made to the judgment of the people,
and none but the defeated party would now bale
recourse to their fears.

Yesterday, soon after one o'clock, the KING
arrived at his Palace iu from Windsor, iti
hi• travelling chariot, escorted shy a party of the
10th regitutut of light dragoons.

Oporto Papers ,have arrived at our osce, the
contents of which are remarkable ouly es they
skew by the insertion of public declarations, that
the military force forming the garrison of Lisbon
folly concurred with the corporate bodies of that
city in requiring from the. Janis of Government
the establishment of the Spanish Constitution.
We must empire, that we are not fund of seeing
military bodies otadertelting to give opinions in civil
and politicsl affairs, for such must obviously differ
.very little from a dictation which cannot he resisted.
It is happpy when their opinions concur with those
of the. general mass.of society, and are conformable
to the interests of humanity ; but the conscious-
ness of possessing power too often leads to the
abuse of it, and what is there capable of controlling
its exercise for the attainment of pnrposios the
most pernicisus? We have heard much of, and are
ready to admit the extent of the 'obligations con-
ferrtd by the military power of Spain, Postural,
and Naples, on their respective countries; but
we should delight to see the first effort of the
civil authority, when fully established, directed
to the total dissolution of the revolutionary
armies in each country, so soon as the danger of
foreign aggression shall have ceased to look for-
midable. it cannot be forgotten, that however
much these armies have now contributed to the
promotion of time general good, their interference
in.the recent cases had newer been required. for the
restoralion of political liberty, had not the existence
of standing armies pterionsly enabled the Sove-
reigns of those states respectively to destroy it.
The same combination of circumstances, the same
caprice, or undeamed principle of action which
induced the military to overthrow the foriner
tyrenoy, might tempt them once more to establish it,

Letters have been received from Rio Janeiro to
the gcl October. Several veoel, had arrived from
Monte Video, but they brought no political intelli-
gence. No recent netts hid been received from
Ilu•taos Ayres.

The first inieshuent of 10 per cent. innounting
to about 300,0001. en the Spanish LONII of three
111611 made grind in Paris on Friday la.t ;
but the sum being small, it not likely that
any unfavourable impression will be made on the
French funds,. _ . _

It is stated in a Paper of yesterday that BERGAMI
1.6 Oa. his Way to London, 1111 order to resume Ins
Intictions as Chamberlain to her NIAJESTY. There
is not the lea.t truth in this report. BLitt:am has
returned to his farm, near 11111,m, which he styes.
'mends himself. lie never would have received the
appointment of Chambeillin had not the different
Eriglish gentlemen who attended her MAJESTY
abroad requested leave, from coosidemtions of
health or family convenience, to return to England.
Her MAJESTY, who had been adv.'s. d by Mr. CAN-
NING to withdraw from this country, in order that
she might not, as that Geotlentan expressed hint.
self, become the centre of political intrigue, found
nerself, on the absence of her English suite, com-
pelled to upply to foreigners to 611 the difTr rein
orrees in her household. Now that her MAJESTY
has returned to Englund, the reason Get her employ-
ment a these foreigners hes ceased. flaring deter-
miued to fix her residence mos% a people whom she
has found equally gent-mos and steady in her adver-
sity, she will form her household entire of English,
whose character will deprive even her most malig-
nant enemies of all hope of again a►sailing her
honour through hired perju►y and domestic Irwin'.

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