The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-21 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE HERMANN.

The United States Mail steam-ship Hermann
arrived at Southampton on Saturday evening.
The news by this arrival is of little interest. The
Africa, from Liverpool, reached New York early
on the morning of the 4th inst. The Hermann
left on the following- day.
The New York Herald of Nov. 5 says :
"The new Ministers to France, Turkey, and China,
wili probably receive their instructions to-day. They,
together with Governor Seymour, Minister to Russia,
are expected to depart for the various courts to which
they have been assigned before the close of the present
month.

" A despatch from Boston mentions, as a singular cir-
cumstance, the fact that since the promulgation of
General Cushing's extraordinary pronunciarn ento, the
collector of that city had searched in vain for a coali-
tionist in the Custom-house. In fact, coalitioniam has
suddenly become so unpopular that some of the promi-
nent democrats of Middlesex county, a few of whom
were some time ago strenuous supporters of the league
with the abolitionists, have signed a call for a new
convention to nominate a ticket in opposition to that of
the coalitionists.

" The continued tightness in the money market is
having a very serious effect upon stocks, the previous
quotations for which were hardly sustained by the few
buyers who made their appearance. The position of
many leading financiers is represented as exceedingly
embarrassing, and it is believed that a number of them
are preparing for a suspension. Rumours were afloat on
the stock board of several heavy failures, but as none of
them were traced to an authoritative source it would be
exceedingly improper and unjust to give names."

DEATH OF THE QUEEN OF PORTUGAL.

A telegraphic despatch was received at Paris yes-
terday (Sunday), dated Lisbon, 15th instant, an-
nouncing that the Queen of Portugal died that day,
at noon, in child-bed.

According to the laws of the kingdom, the King-
Consort will be Regent until the majority of the
Prince.

Lisbon was tranquil when the despatch left.

Maria da Gloria, the late Queen, was daughter of
the Emperor of Brazil, Dom Pedro 1., by his first
consort, the Archduchess Leopoldine of Austria, and
was born at Rio de Janeiro, April 4, 1819. On the
death of her grandfather, John VI., she was desig-
nated successor to the crown of Portugal by virtue of
the act of renunciation executed byPedro, one of the
provisions of which was that, upon coming of age,
she should marry her father's brother, Dom Miguel,
whom it was desired, as a dangerous competitor for
the throne, to satisfy by such arrangement. An-
other condition was, that she and her future husband
should acknowledge the new constitution. When
Dom Miguel had accepted of this arrangement, had
sworn to the constitution, been betrothed to the
child Donna Maria, and received the regency, the
young queen left Brazil, in 1828, to sail for Eu-
rope. Miguel had, meanwhile (June 30, 1828),
declared himself absolute King of Portugal, and
forbade the Queen to land. She was now com-
pelled to come to England, where she was received
by the court as lawful Queen of Portugal, but
found no actual support, the ministry of the day
secretly favouring the usurper. In 1829 she re-
turned to Rio Janeiro, with Amelia of Leuchten-
berg, her subsequent stepmother, and lived there
until 1831, when her father found himself com-
pelled to resign the crown of Brazil to his son,
Pedro 11. She then resided in Paris, while her
father waged war for her rights in Portugal.
After the taking of Lisbon, in September, 1833,
she made her entry into that city. On the 29th of
May, 1834, Miguel renounced his claims, and re-
tired to Italy, where he recalled his renunciation,
and was acknowledged by the Pope King of Poi-
tugal. Pedro now administered the government as
regent and guardian of his daughter. His power,
however, was soon exhausted ; and when, on the
18th of September, 1834, he announced to the
Cortes that he was no longer able to conduct the
Government, that assembly declared the Queen of
full age, by which means the intrigues of the com-
petitors for the Regency were defeated. Maria
now occupied herself with thoughts of marriage.
Her choice fell upon Duke Charles-Augustus-
Eugene-Napoleon, of Leuchtenberg, who already
had won her affections. On the Bth of Nov. she
was married by proxy, at Munich, to this prince ;
and on January 27 of the following year in person.
Dom Augustus, Prince of Portugal as he was
named, was made commander of the army, and was
likely to become popular, when he died suddenly,
March 28, 1835. On the 9th of April, 1836, she
was married a second time to Duke Ferdinand,
son of Ferdinand of Saxe-Cobourg-Cohary, who,
upon the birth of a Crown Prince' was named
King. In the course of the next ten years the
corruptions of the Government, which had fallen
into the hands of the Cabrals, the suppression
of the liberty of the press, and the increase of
taxes, irritated a large portion of the nation.
In May, 1846, civil war broke out in the Upper
Minho, and in a few weeks several districts were In
arms against the Cabral ministry. The Cabrals re-
signed, and retired from the kingdom. The Cham-
ber of Deputies was dissolved, the Grand Cortes
extraordinarily convoked, and a number of conces-
sions were made. The. Duke de Palmella was
called to power, and held office with Saldanha for
four months, when his Cabinet was succeeded by a
new Ministry under Saldanha's premiership. Civil
war, meanwhile, continued. Das Antas, the com-
mander nominated by the Juntas, and supported
by Bandiera, Louli, and Fournos, gained several
successes ; and it was feared that the Queen and
King would have to leave Portugal and seek safety
in England. In November, however, the popular
party were in turn defeated, and lost two whole
regiments by desertion. In the ensuing year the
mediation of the British Government was offered,
and accepted by the Queen, but declined by the
Junta. Das An tas now prepared to evacuate Oporto.
The British fleet, under Sir T. Maitland, was off
that city. Steamers belonging to the Junta were
permitted to enter and embark Das Antas's troops-
On the 31st of May, 1847, a corvette and 3 armed
steamers, 1 barque, 1 brig, 2 schooners, transports,
containing in all about 3,000 troops, left the port.
On crossing the bar they were summoned to sur-
render to the British ; and as resistance would
have been useless, they did so, without firing a
shot. As soon as he was on board the British
ship, the Conde das Autas, presented to the com-
mander a protest in the name of the Portuguese
nation against this act of hostility, without decla-
ration of war, or any pretext for the same. BY
these means resistance to the royal authority was
suppressed. The Queen in return for services ren-
dered by Great Britain, signed an agreement '
ex,-,
eluding the Cabrals from power • and this was all
the opponents of the court gained by the insurrection.
As soon, however, as quiet had been restored, the
Conde de Thomar, the elder of the Cabrals, again be-
came premier in the face of Great Britain, and conti-
nued a career of oppression and corruption until, in
1851, the Duke de Saldanha carried out a military
revolution and reconstituted the Government'
Donna Maria yielded with a very bad grace te,
the necessities of her position. Her husband had
been appointed commander-in-chief at the coin;
mencement of the outbreak, and actually advanced
against Saldanha,, but was forced to make a sPeedY
and solitary retreat to Lisbon, his troops having
deserted him on his march.
The Government has since been conducted under
the presidency of Saldanha.
Her Majesty has left seven children ; namely,
Don Pedro Alcantara, Duke of Braganza, e o
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Sept. 16, 1837 ; Don Louis Philippe, Du`e__ of
Oporto, born Oct. 31, 1838 ; Don Joao,
Saxe and of Beja, born March 16, 1842 ; DQ
Marie-Anne, born July 21, 1843 ; Dona MITA,
born Feb. 17, 1845 ; Don Ferdinand, born Jay
23, 1846 ; and Don Augusto, born Nov. 4, 1'154

FATAL COLLISION OFF DOVER. In the course of
Thursday night a boat was iun down off Dover be
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it is supposed, when two men, named SOP-%
perished. Court and William Coveney, The craft viA'
called the North Charles, and was employed in couver
ing sand from Broadstairs to the place. She v 73.„,.
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served lying off the harbour on the previous eveate
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The next morning nothing could be seen of her;
the day, however, portions of her were picked upteatee, which
the si;
showed that she had been run down, as if by Eagle
the wood being completely divided.' The Black
was observed to pass the port but whether that was the
vessel which did the mischief Or not cannot be stated% 3.
NEW STREET BETWEEN CAREY-STREET AND FOT:
LANE.--It is intended by the Board of
Buildings to obtain powers for the formation. of the
long-contemplated new street from Chancery -lane
Fetter-lane, and to widen Care street from the 001444
of Bell-yard to Chancery-lane, in the line of the proPv
street, Works_
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