The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-05 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.
PLYMOUTH, JULY 3.
The Dublin Stenna-packet Company's steam-ship
Duke of Cornwall, Captain Rob .rt Kemisstone,
which has been these tat three months in the service
of her Majesty the Queen of Portugal, came in this
afcernoon for coal, bound to London. She left Lisbon
on the 28th of June, Oplrto on the 30th, and Vigo
on the 30±. She brings English passengers—Mr.
Burnett, Mrs. Appleby and daughters, Miss Barry
and Mr. Ottley, with dispatches for ae Admiralty,
and letter bags from her ialajesty's ship*America, tier
Majesty's brig Nautilus, her Majesty's ship Gladiator,
and her Majesty's steamer Jackal.
At Lisbon—Her Majesty's flag-ship Hibernia, 104,
Captain Peter Richards ; her Majesty's ship Trafalgar,
124, Captain John M. Knott; her Majesty's ship Su-
perb, 80, Captain A. L. Corry ; her Majesty's ship
Canopus, 84, Captain F. Moresby ; her Majesty's
sloop Amazon, 19, Captain James J. Stopford ; her
Majesty's steam-sloop Bulldog, Commander A. C.
Key; her Majesty's steam-sloop Phcenix, Commander
James S. A. Dennis ; her Majesty's steam-frigate
Sidon, Captain William H. Henderson ; her Ma-
jesty's steam-frigate Terrible, Captain Ramsey.
At Oporto—Her Majesty's ship America, 50, Capt.
Sir Thomas Maitland ; her Majesty's brig Nautilus,
10, Commander \V. T. Rivers • her Majesty's steam-
vessel Gladiator, Captain Robb; her Majesty's steam-
vessel Jackal, Commander George Western.
The Queen's authority has been fully established
at and near Lisbon. The prisoners taken by the
British forces have in great numbers volunteered into
the royal service. The rest are sent to their homes.
The Government had issued a decree to the mer-
chants, in expectation of raising a loan on payment of
the duties at Oporto, but money was very scarce.
The harvest is promising. There is no fruit for
shipment.
The ships Royal Tar, Mindello, Oporto, and
Eighth of July, captured inLthe employ of the insur-
gents, were all given up, and are now recommissioned
by the Portuguese Government.
The Spaniards, under General Concha, were vir-
tually in possession of Oporto. A skirmish took
place at Villa Nova, to the south of that city, on
Sunday last, the 27th ult., between the Queen's
forces and the insurgents, when about fifty on either
side were killed. The insurgents there are ready to
lay down their arms and surrender when they know
who is to pay their arrears for past service. The
English residents are respected and protected at
Oporto.
At Vigo the English ships which have been de-
tained by blockade were about to sail, on the 30th
ult., for Oporto.

THE SPANISH INTERVENTION
IN PORTUGAL.
BADAJOZ, JUNE 22.—Notwithstanding that the civil
war in Portugal may be said to be at an end, the Spanish
Government have not desisted from their determination
to interfere, and, in consequence, the division of the
army of operations which belongs to the district of Es-
tremadura will this day cross the frontier, and
march on Ylves and Estremcz. The force of
this division is about 4,500 infantry, three
battalions of artillery, and 400 horse, to which may be
added a few detached bodies of infantry and cavalry
which had crossed the frontier several days ago, as I
mentioned in a former letter, and now occupy Ylves,
Campo Mayor, and other cantonments on the high road
to Lisbqn.
The motive assigned for this division penetrating into
Portugal is, that the Government of the Qaeen Donna
Maria has asked for a force of the Spanish army to occupy
the principal fortresses and towns of Alemtejo, over which
are now dispersed the disbanded forces of Sa Bandeira and
the Count Mello, to secure the public tranquillity fur the
present, and give time to the Government of Lisbon to
re-organize the administration of the country, at present
in a state of the utmost confusion.
The Captain-General Nozagaray, who commands this
force, has to-day published a proclamation to the army
inculcating the utmost order and discipline in this move-
ment, and promising the severest punishments to those
who attempted in the least to injuro or ill-treat the Por-
tuguese inhabitants. The detached parties of Spanish
troops which have already entered Portugal from this
place, and which were thrown forward as feelers to ascer-
tain the state of feeling of the people, were very well
received; and no doubt, should the main body of the
division which this day marches on Ylves conduct them-
selves in a temperate and orderly manner, they also will
be well received, because the peaceable inhabitants only
seek for security for their lives and property, and gladly
receive any force which will secure them, for the present,
tranquillity in their homes.
Several Portuguese refugees have entered Spain along
the line of frontier. A depot is ordered to be formed at
Merido, on the road to Madrid, for their reception,
where there are given rations for the men, and a small
allowance, according to rank, to field-officers and subal-
terns. From everything I can learn from Portugal I
can safely assure you that it will be the presence of a
foreign force which can alone preserve order and
tranquillity there for the present, and that it would be
utterly impossible that a Government of any party
could re-organize the administration of the country if
left to depend on its own resources to insure peace and
order.
I follow the army to Ylves and Estremoz, and I shall
detail to you, on the spot, the features of affairs, after so
long and violent a political struggle as that which has
' 1 just ended.— Times.

THE WESTMINSTER ELECTION.
On Friday night, at eight o'clock, a meeting of Mr.
C. Lushington's general committee was held at the
Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, on the business of
the election. Mr. Henry George Robinson, of St.
George's parish, in the chair.
Mr. G. HUGGETT, the secretary, said that since the
last general meeting several sub-committee meetings had
been held, and that gentlemen connected with various
parishes had come forward volunteering their services to
canvass their respective districts ; that some parishes
had been almost entirely gone through, and the result of
the canvass was most satisfactory.—(Hear.)
Mr. HEALEY observed that some persons had been
threatened with actions, in consequence of the circular
emanating from the society. It would be well, perhaps,
to consider what course the committee should pursue in
the event of Mr. C. Cochrane taking legal proceedings.
Mr. LEWIS, jun., said that they would hear enough of
law proceedings during the election, after which they
would hear no more. He would suggest to those who
had received letters to keep them in their pockets.
Mr. PEOUT said it was stated in the report given in
the Morning Advertiser of that day of the meeting held
at the Hanover-square Rooms the previous day, that if
only one-tenth part of the allegations in the circular
were true of that with which he had bum charged, that
he ought to be scouted from all decent society. What-
ever the committee had published in their circular they
would prove to be true.
Mr. GUTHRIE observed he was happy to hear the
observation, as it would leave a strong impression upon
those who had been induced to give their promises to
Mr. Cochrane.

The meeting separated, measures having been taken
:o carry on the canvass.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—The Queen and his
Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by their
Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, honoured
the performances at this theatre on Saturday with their
presence. The royal suites included the Countess of
Desart, the Countess Vanderstraeken, Lord Byron, Col.
Buckley, Lieut.. Colonel Seymour, and Major Moerkerke.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by his
Imperial Highness Prince Peter and the Princess Olden-
burgh, and by their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duke
and Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar, and attended by
the Countess Assenburg, the Hon. Miss Eden, the Count
de Beust, the Baron Zeigesar, Captain Taylor, and the
Hon. William Ashley, were also present. Their Royal
Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, at-
tended by the Baroness Hammerstein, the Baron Knese-
beck, and Mr. E. St. John Mildmay, occupied her Royal
Highness's box. Amongst the general company were
his Royal Highness Prince George, the Duke of Wel-
lington, the Prince Louis Napoleon, the Duke and
Duchess of Cleveland, and Lady Augusta Paulett, the
Duchess (Dowager) of Cleveland, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Douglas, the Marquis and Marchioness
of Camden, Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, Mar-
quis and Marchioness of Douro, the Marchioness of
Westminster, Marchioness (Dowager) of Sligo,
and the Ladies Browne, the Marquis of Clanri-
carde, the Baroness Brunnow and Madlle. Olga de
Lechner, the Earl of Falmouth, the Earl of Cardigan,
the Earl and Countess of Caledon, the Earl and Countess
of Jersey and Lady C. Villiers, the Earl and Countess of
Leven and the Ladies Melville, the Countess of Chester,
field, the Earl of Munster, the Earl De Grey, the Earl
and Countess of Wilton,:the Earl and Countess of Glen-
gall, the Earl of Aboyne, the Earl and Countess of
Harrington and Lady Jane Stanhope, Viscount Somer-
ton, the Viscount Canterbury, Viscount Middleton,
Viscountess Dungannon and Miss Irvine, Lord Adolphus
Fitzclarence, Lord and Lady Marianne Alford, Lord.
Southampton, Lord Sandy s, Lord Saltoun, Lord Ribbles-
dale, Lady Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord James Stuart,
Lady Meux, Lord Forester, Lord Macdonald, Lady
Braybrooke and the lion. Miss Neville, Lord Burleigb
Sir P. P. Acland, Sir G. and Lady Houston, Sir A:
thony and Lady Rothschild, Sir Andrew Barnard, Sir
H. Willoughby, Sir Henry Meux, Lady Foulis, Sir G.
Wombwell, Bart., Baron Koller, Baron Nicolay,
Baron
and Baroness Lionel Rothschild, Baroness Rothschild,
Count Koudriaffsky, Miss Burdett Coutts, General t
lion. A. P. Upton, Captain the Hon. James Macdonald,
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Chief Justice Doherty and Mrs.
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d theD herty,
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Mon. Colonel and Mrs. Anson, Captain an
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Mrs. Ryder Burton, Mr. and Lady Augusta Wentworth,
buthnot, Hon. Mrs.
Hon. Mrs. Ru,hout,
Tollemache, Hon. C. Ill'oorne.steWr,. cAlronel Bailey, Colonel
Mtl'oor Buckley, Mr. Mon-
Gardiner, Colonel Campbell,
tague Gore, Captain Smith, Cjaptain Reynolds, Mr.
Brereton Trelawney, Mr. 'l'. S. Duncombe, M.P., Mrs,
and Miss Trelawney, Mr., Mrs., and bliss Williams,
' Mr. Uzielli, Mr. Barr., Baldwin, M.P., Mr. arid Mrs.
Hodgson, Mr. Errington, Mr. Broadley, Mr. Hubert De
Burgh, Mr. C. W. Packe, M.l'., and Mrs. Padre Read-
ing, Mr. Mildmay. Miss Fitzroy Somerset, Mr. and Mrs.
Huxley, Mr. Askew, the Rev. Gerard Wellesley, Miss
S. L. Fox, Hon. G. Byng, Captain Duncombe, Mr. and
Mrs. Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. E. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs.
Grimwood, Mr. W. Smith, Mr. Majoribanks.
THE DEVONSHIRE RIOTERS. Several persons
were tried at the Exeter Quarter Sessions, last week,
for the late food riots in that district, and those who
were found guilty were mostly recommended to mercy on
account of the dearth, and discharged on their own re-
cognizance%