The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-31 00:00:00

INTERVENTION IN PORTUGAL.
The Presse of Friday publishes the following pro-
tocol, signed in London on the 21st inst., by the represen-
tatives of Great Britain, France, Spain, and Portugal:—
"PROTOCOL OF THE CONFERENCE HELD AT THE Fo-
REIGN-OFFICE, THE 21ST OF MAX, 1847.
Present, the Plenipotentiaries of Spain, France, Great
Britain, and Portugal.
" The Plenipotentiaries of Spain, France, Great
Britain, and Portugal, having met in conference on the
invitation of the Plenipotentiary of Portugal, the Pleni-
potentiary of Portugal declared that he had learned, by
dispatches received that day from his Government., the
inutility of the efforts made at Oporto by Colonel Wylde
and the Marquis d'Espana to put an end to the civil war
in Portugal through the means of the conditions which
the Queen of Portugal had authorised them to make
known to the Junta. He added that as the Queen of
Portugal had offered these conditions in conformity with
the advice of her allies, he was commissioned by her
Majesty to renew the request already made by her to
those of her allies who had taken part in the treaty of
the 22d of April, 1834, in order to obtain from them the
assistance necessary to effect the pacification of her
states. Baron Moncorvo declared subsequently that the
conditions thus communicated to the Junta of Oporto. 011
the part of her Majesty, were—
" 1. A full and general amnesty for all political
offences committed since the beginning of October lasts
and an immediate recal of all persons who since that
time have been sent out of Portugal for political reason?.
" 2. An immediate revocation of all decrees which
have been issued since the beginning of October last!
and which infringe upon or conflict with the established
laws and constitution of the kingdom.
" 3. A convocation of the Cortes as soon as
tions, which shall take place without delay, have been
accomplished.
" 4. The immediate appointment of an Administra;
tion composed of men not belonging to the party of th
Cabruls nor being members of the Junta of Oporto.
" The British Plenipotentiary confirmed the declare-
the elec-
tion of Baron Moncorvo, and declared that the British
Government had likewise received dispatches fro?.
Colonel Wylde, announcing that the mission in which
he was employed conjointly with the Marquis d'EsPaue
had failed, and that the Junta had refused to conclude
the civil war on the terms proposed by her Majesty'. or
even to consent to a suspension of arms. Great
" The Plenipotentiaries of Spain, France, and
Britain, taking these circumstances into serious c°l3-
sideration, and having present in their mind the profound
interest which their respective Governments feel in
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prosperity of Portugal, and the strong desire of thes`s
Governments to see the civil war which is at presel_3.,
4,-eelefiecr that country termiee tea on conditions foundau
on the one hand on the respect due to the dignity 80 t°
the constitutional rights of the Crown, and proper to
secure sufficiently the liberties of the people; convinced,
Were
moreover, that the terms proposed by her Majesq
well calculated to accomplish those two objects, ell
agreed in thinking that a conjuncture is now presenteo
at which their respective Governments may, by cl;
forming fully to the principles which direct theta. suce_u_e
to the demand for assistance which has been addresav"
to them by the Queen of Portugal.
" The Plenipotentiary of Portugal, after having c.v.
pressed the satisfaction with which he received that re
claration on the part of the Plenipotentiaries t
three Powers, established the urgent necessity.
adopting measures conformable to those declarations,
and represented that in the present state of affaFe_d
Portugal every delay must add to the bloodshed and
aggravate the calamities which afflict the king
and
" Having regard to these circumstances, and PI;
suaded of the urgency of the crisis, the Plenipotentiaries
of the four Powers have agreed that the assistance pro_
e.
mised to the Queen of Portugal bhall be afforded imer
diately ; and after that determination the Plenipotentia-
ries of Spain, of France, and of Great Britain engag.!
that the naval forces of their respective Governments
at present stationed on the coast of Portugal shall take
part conjointly and instantly with the naval forces of
her Most Faithful Majesty in every operation deemed. e ,
cessary or opportune by the commanders of the comhinth:
forces to attain the object of this common act ; and
Spanish Plenipotentiary engages, moreover, that a ccue7_
of troops, of which the number shall be fixed bevy; a
the Governments of Spain and Portugal, shall
into Portugal, in order to co-operate with the troop.
ail
her Most Faithful Majesty, and that those troop au
son Os
evacuate the territory within a period of two ra
after their entrance, or as soon as the object of the
ex-
pedition shall have been accomplished. The Plesll,l.lo),_
tentiaries of the four Powers promise that order _
formable to the engagements of this protocol shall
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immediatety transmitted to the naval officers of tn
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Governments, and to the genera
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Lisbon; three days' later date than the last advices from
our own correspondent. At that time the Sidon had
just returned from her mission to St. Übes, but the
nature of the intelligence she brought had not trans-
pired, and it was believed that it was favourable to the
Government. It appears, however, from the extraat
which we subjoin, that it was of a very different cha-
racter :
" The Sidon returned from St. Übes on the 19th with
Sada Bandeira's negative reply to the proposal made
by the British and Spanish Ministers for a renewal of the
armistice, which had been declared at an end on the 17th.
He said that he was determined to obey the orders he bad
received from the Junta, which forbade him to agree to
any further suspension of hostilities, and that, therefore,
there was no use in addressing any more propositions of
that or any other sort to him. In consequence of this
resolution on his part, and of its having become knows
that the three war-steamers which the insurgents had et
St. Übes had left that port, and taken a northerly
course, doubtless for the purpose of taking up troops at
Oporto, and landing them either at St. Übes or in Cite
cars Bay, 14 miles from this city, the British frigate
America, Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, and steamer
Polyphemus, Captain M'Cleverty, together with the
Spanish frigate Villa de Bilbao, have been sent from this
port to intercept them, and prevent them from accom.
plashing the object of their expedition. The vessels
sailed with sealed orders, but there is not the slightest
doubt that this is their real destination, if one may
judge from the tenor of Sir H. Seymour's recent com-
munication to the Oporto Junta, transmitted through
Colonel Wylde, and the correspondence that had taken
place previously between Colonel Wylde and the genera's
commanding antagonist forces at near St. Übes.
Times.

THE ARMY. Major-General Wynyard proceeds
to New South Wales as General Officer and Commander of
the Forces. He will be accompanied by his son, Captain
Wynyard, Adjutant of the Ist battalion Grenadier Guards,
as Military Secretary. By the change the Hon. Manners
Percy will be adjutant of the latter.
It is rumoured that Major. General Wood, C. 8.,
formerly Lieutenant-Colonel of the 85th Light Infantry, or
Major-General Brown, K.H., will succeed the late Lieu-
tenant-General Sir Thomas Pearson, K.C.H., in the colouelcy
of that regiment.—United Service Gazette..
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plexion, dressed in a cotton gown, blue and
spotted apron,
dark bonnet, succeeded in obtaining
of Wandsworth, from Mr. Tracy, draper.
five shawls (silk and the
woollen) under
false pretence that she had been sent saall7w°n2coanan-'
by a customer • the
same woman had also obtained goods fromseveral Other
tradesmen under similar circumstances.
SALE OF POlSONS.—Saturday Mr. Bedford held
an inquest at the Gran Grange, Carey-street, Lincoln's Inn-
fields, on Robert Holland, aged 19 months, the child of a cab
proprietor, residing in Browdy's-yard, Milford-lane, Strand.
Last Wednesday deceased's parents purchased " bug poison"
at Mr. Reeves's, Fetter-lane. Having used a portion of it in
destroying bugs, the mother, who was not aware of its
deadly quality, put what remained in a cup under the bed,
where decease found it, and drank some of it. Its poisonous
effects soon showed themselves, and, although all that me.
dical skill suggested was done for the child by the medical
gentlemen of King's College Hospital, he died in great agony
in five hours. Mr. Reeves stated that the " bug poison" was
a deadly mixture, composed of arsenic, sugar, and quassia::
The cup in which he gave the poison was not labelled, 1:1,',
bottles, containing sixpennyworth, were labelled poiso
The Coroner said that it was lamentable to witness the Tea
less manner in which poisons were sold, without any inti Me.
tion to the public of their deadly character. If poison*
had affixed to .them labels inscribed " poison," a great pro-
tection to life would be afforded. The jury expressed a
similar opinion, and returned a verdict of "Accidental poi-
soning."
A serious accident took place on the night of the
20th instant, on the railroad between Brunn and Lunder•
burg, by the collision of two trains going in opposite direc'
Lions. Although the shock was very violent no passenger
was hurt, but three stokers were killed, and one of the
drivers had his arm broken so seriously that it was neces•
sary to amputate it.
DISTILLATION FROM SUGAR.—With reference to
the 2d section of the Act 10th Vict., chap. 6, intituled "An
Act to further encourage the distillation of spirits, from sugar
in the United Kingdom," by which it is enacted that IA
sugar be received by distillers, except from Customs wart'
house, and t t such sugar be accompanied with a certificate
from the • officers of customs, the Commissioners have
given direc . that parties entering sugar for the Pura
of being used in distilleries, be required to state
on
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warrants or entries for the delivery of the article, in ad
to the number of packages and the weight upon which l the L. at
duty is to be paid, the name of the warehouse or place 11•9.
which the sugar is to be removed, and the name of the Wl._
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tillery and distiller to whom the same is to be carried,.
order to afford the requisite information for the preparation
and issuing of the said certificates by the comptroller
warehouse accounts in London, and the collectors and comps
•
trollers of the revenue at the outports, in conformity vil'A
an approved form arranged for and adapted to the required
purpose.
SUDDEN DEATH OF THE DEAN OF MANCHESTEIL
—We regret to record the unexpected demise of the floc n.
and Very Rev. the Dean of Manchester, which took 01.0
suddenly on the afternoon of Friday last, at his mansion
Hereford-street, Park-lane, in his sixty-ninth year. "107
lion, and Rev. Gentleman had been ailing for the last two
years, and latterly had been attended on several occasion
Drs. Holland and Chambers. On Friday morning he 117r
peared better than usual, and went out; but about a q usre.
of an hour after his return home he suddenly fell back in bi 4
chair, and expired almost immediately. The deceased was a
of the
member of the noble house of Carnarvon, and uncle

present Earl.
ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, REGENT'S PARY.--,-117.8
first promenade concert for the present season, in these beau-
tiful gardens, took place on Saturday, and was very numer.
ously and fashionably attended. His Royal Highness the
Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar honoured the ger-
dens with a visit during the afternoon.
POTATOES.—Mr. George Hobson, of Ballybagin•
near Loughall, informs us that he has potatuesgatherei
to blossom. They are American Whites and Reds, and
were planted in the open air, in February last ; and.
from their present appearance, he calculates theyill be
fit for use in about three weekse—nnagh Guard:ark