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 Saldanha-
Magal haens Cabinet, had confirmed the old Mi-
nisters in their portfolios, and that .his Majesty's
acclamation had been enthusiastically received by
the people.
We nosy give the speeches at the Royal session
of the Cortes, the first iu order being that of his
Majesty Don Fernando, the Regent, viz. :
" Worthy Peers and Gentlemen Deputies of the Por-
tuguese nation,—The hopeful day has arrived for the
solemn inauguration of the reign of my much beloved
son, Dom Pedro V. With joy fulfil the duty of pre-.
seating the august Prince to the National Representa-
tion, that he may take before' it, the oath determined by
the constitutional charter of the Monarchy, and receive

from my hands the sacred deposit whicli—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 one 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
prosperity of a nation to which I glory to belting, and
that I F hall never cease to consider my own beloved

country.
" 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
m re 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 aff-rin that I succeeded in this object of
my fervent hopes, and the time has not yet arrivod 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
the representative system by which we are governed
beloved ; to maintain the rights and guarantees of Por-
tuguese citizens ; to extinguish the last vestiges of our
past dissensions, and by this means keep alive and
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
Dom 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 Ebert ep, 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 views, and patriotism of
the co-legislative bodies, who haie
of wisdom and prudence ; by the circumspect and
given so many proofs
humane character. of the heroic Portuguese people, who
are docile and intelligent, and more than 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 repiesentatites of the nation
in both Houses of .Parliament for all they have done 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 prusper, 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
Worthy Peers and Gentlemen Deputies of the Por-
tuguese natioe,—Beiog called by Divine favour and the
constitution:d 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,eii
feelings
wohfichl
have the good fortune to be placed, mye
pro-
found gratitude to the King, my august father,g !sot only
tor 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
ferred extraordinary
Pnii°bYenoeffithsisuproeigl thencen,
nation, has con-
" Worthy Peers and Gentlemen Deputies of the Pori
tuguese natien,--A.ccording to the -oath. I have taken,
roy strenuous endeavour will be to promote the good
ofthei
o
nation onNvhosesoil I stand. Faithful to the
principles
representative government,. sad with clue