The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-04 00:00:00

THE ART-UNION.

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best portion of the North of Ireland nearly one-third extra
land is under grain, about one-fourth the average of potatoes
are planted, and scarcely an average of flax, besides a much
greater extent than ordinary of cabbages, turnips, parsnips,
carrots, beans, and such like." The destruction of live stock
during the winter, from poor food and insufficient tending, is
believed to have been considerable.
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PORTUGAL.
The following (laid before Parliament last night) is ,
the text of the protocol of a conference relating to the
affsirs of Portugal, held at the Foreign-office on the 21st
of Nray, 1847
Presons: Les Plenipotentiares d'Espagne, de France,
de la Grand Bretagne, et du Portugal.
Les Plenipotentiares d'Espagne, de France, de la
Grande Bretagne, et du Portugal, s'etant reunis en
c •:,ference sur l'invitation du Pleoipotentiare du Por-
tugal: •
Le Plenipotentiaire Portugais a deolare qu'il avait appris par des avis regus ce jour memo de son gouverne-
inent, l'inutilite des efforts tenter a Oporto par le Colonel
Wylde et le Marquis d'Espana, pour mettre un terme Ila guerre civile en Portugal, moyennant les conditions . * • que la Heine de Portugal les aviit autoris.e3 a faire
c.,nnaitre al la Junte. Ii a ajoute que, comme la Heine
de Portugal avait offert ces conditions conformement au
eenseil de ses allies, it 6tait charge par Sa Majest6 Tres
Falele de renouveler la demarche dejti faite par elle au-
ei de ceux de ses allies qui avaient pris part au
Traite du 22 Avril, 1834, afin d'obtenir d'eux l'assist-
ance necessaire pour effectuer la pacification de ses ittats.
Le Baron de Moncorvo a declare ensuite qwe les con-
ditions ainsi communiquees a la Junte d'Oporto de la
part de Sa Majeste Tres Fidele, etaient :
Precuierement ; une amnistieploine et generale pour

tousles delits politiques commis depuis re commence-
ment du mois d'Octobre dernier, et le rappel immddiat
de toutes les personnes qui, depuis cette époque, avaient
ate contraintes de quitter le Portugal pour des motifs po-
litiques.
Deuxiemement ; la revocation immediate de tousles
de2rets protaulgues depuis le commencement du mois
d'Octobre dernier, qui sont an confilt ou en opposition
avcc les lois etablies et la constitution du royaume.
Troisiemement ; Ia convocation des Cortes, aussitiit
que les elections, qui doivent avoir lieu sur-le-champ,
seront terminees.
Quatriemement ; la nomination immediate d'une Ad-
ministration composfie de personnages qui n'appartien-
nent point au parti des Cabrais, et ne soient point mem-
bres de la Junta d'Oporto.
Le Plinipotentiare Anglais a confirme la disslaration
du Baron de Moncorvo, et a dit que le Gouvernement
Britannique avait reeu egalement ce matin mime du
Colonel Wylde des d6peches annongant une la mission a
laquelle it s'etait employe conjointement avec le Mar-
quis d'Espana, avait tochoud, et que la Junte avait refuse
de mettre fin a la guerre civile, moyennant les termes
proposes par Sa Majeste Tres Fidele, ou meme de con-
sentir a une simple suspension d'armes.
Les Pldaipotentiares d'Espagne, de France, et de la
Grand Bretagne, prenant ces circonstances en s6rieuse
consideration, et ayant present a l'esprit le profond in-
te! & que leurs gouvernemens respectifs portent au hien-
etre du royaume de Portugal, et le vif desir de ces gou-
vernemens de voir Ia guerre civile qui disole actuelle-
ment ce pays terminee, al des conditions fondies, d'une
part, sur le respect du a la dignity et aux droits constitu-
tionnels de la Couronne, et propres a assurer suffisam-
ment, d'autre part, les Ebert& du peuple ; convaincus,
de plus, que les termes proposes par Sa Majeste Tres
Fidele &Merit Bien faits pour atteindre ces deux buts,
s'accordent a penser qu'une conjoncture s'est maintenant
pi Lentee, di leurs gouvernemens respectifs peuvent, en
se conformant pleinement aux principes qui les dirigent,
ace Bier I la demande de secours qui leur a eti address 6.3
par la Reine de PortugaL
Le Plenipotentiaire du Portugal apses avoir exprime
la satisfaction avec laquelle it recevait cette declaration
de la part des Plenipotentiaires des Trois Puissances, a
etabli l'urgente necessite de prendre des mesures con-
formes sl ces declarations, et a represents que dans Pdtat
actual des affaires du Portugal, tout Mai doit ajouter
au sang verse, et aggraver les ca.lamites qui affligent ce
royaume.
Ayant Sgard I ces circonstances, et persuade do l'ur-
gence de la conjoncture, les Plenipotentiaires des Trois
Puissances se sont resolus en commun a acc6ier a la
d, mande du Plenipotentiaire Portugais; et it a ate
arrete en consequence par les Plenipotentiaires des
Quatre Puissances, que l'assistance promise I la Reine
de Portugal lei serail pre tee imrneiiatement; et d'apres
cette determination, les Plenipotentiaires d'Espagne, de
France, et de la Grande Bretagne, s'engagent I ce que
les forces navales de leurs gouvernemens respectifs ac-
tuellement stationnees sur la cote du Portugal prennent
part, conjointement et sur le-champ, avec les forces na-
vales de Sa Majesie Tres Fidele, a toute or eration judge
necessaire ou opportune par les commandans de ces
forces combinees, pour atteindre le but de cat acte com-
mun; et le Pleuipotentiaire d'Espagne s'engage en outre
a ce qu'un corps de troupes, dont le nombre sera fixe
entre les Gouvernemens d'Espagne et du Portugal,
p6..letre en Portugal, I l'effet de co-operer avec lea
troupes de Sa Majeste Tres Fidele, et que ces troupes
dvacuent le territoire dans un (Wei de deux mois apses
leer entree, ou aussitOt que l'objet de l'expedition aura
ate rempli.
Les Plenipotentiaries des Quatre Puissances pro-
mettent que des ordres conformes aux engagemens de ce
protocole seront immediatement envoy, ds aux officiers de
Marine des Gouvernemens respectifs sur la cote de
Portugal, et aux officiers generaux commandant lea
troupes Espagnoles sur les frontieres d'Espagne.
(Signs) XAVIER DE ISTURITZ.
JARNAC.
PALMERSTON.
TORRE DE MONCORVO.
(TRANSLATION.)
Present—The Plenipotentiaries of Spain, of France, of
Great Britain, and of Portugal.
The Plenipotentiaries of Spain, of France, of Great
Britain, and of Portugal, having met in conference on
the invitation of the Plenipotentiary of Portugal,
The Portuguese Plenipotentiary stated that he had
learnt by advises which he had this day received from
his Government, that the efforts made at Oporto by
Colonel Wylde and the Marquis d'Espana, to put an end
to the civil war in Portugal, upon the conditions which
those officers were authorised by the Queen of Portugal
to make known to the Junta had failed; and he added,
that as the Queen of Portugal had offered those condi-
tions in accordance with the advice of her allies, he was
now commanded by her Most Faithful Majesty to renew
the application which her Most Faithful Majesty bad
previously made to those of her allies who had been
parties to the treaty of the 22d of April, 1834, for
assistance to enable her to effect the pacification of her
dominions.
The Baron Moncorvo further stated that the condi-
tions which had thus been communicated to the Junta of
Oporto by her Most Faithful Majesty's authority,
were :-
Ist. A full and general amnesty for all political
offences committed since the beginning of October last,
and an immediate recal of all persons who, since that
time, have been sent out of Portugal for political reasons.
2d. An immediate revocation of all the 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.
3d. A Convocation of the Corks so soon as the elec-
tions, which are to take place without delay, shall have
been completed.
4th. The immediate appointment of an administration
composed of men not belonging to the party of the Ca-
brals, nor being members of the Oporto Junta.
The British Plenipotentiary confirmed the statement
of Baron de Moncorvo, and said that the British Go-
vernment had also received this morning from Colonel
Wylde, dispatches reporting the failure of the mission
' upon which he and the Marquis d'Espana had been em-
ployed, and the refual of the Junta either to put an end
to the civil war upon the terms proposed to them by her
Most Faithful Majesty, or to consent even to a tempo-
rary suspension of arms.
The Plenipotentiaries of Spain, France, and Great
Britain, having taken these matters into their serious
consideration, and bearing in mind the deep interest
which their respective Governments take in the welfare
of the kingdom of Portugal, and the anxious desires
which those Governments feel that the civil war which
now desolates that country should be brought teoanend,
upon conditions which should on the one hand be foundedrights
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Faithful Majesty were well calculated to attain
these ends, agree that a case has now presented itself
in which their respective Governments may, in full ac-
cordance with the principles by which they are guided,
comply with the application for assistance addressed to
them by the Queen of Portugal.
The Plenipotentiary of Portugal, after expressing the
satisfaction with which he received this declaration on
the part of the Plenipotentiaries of the three Powers,
impressed upon them the urgent necessity that imme-
diate measures should be taken to carry those declara-
tions into effect, and represented that in the present
state of affairs in Portugal delay must lead to a a renewal
Of bloodshed, and an aggravation of the calamities by
+Nhich Portugal is now afflicted.
Adverting to these circumstances, and sensible of
the
urgency of the case, the Plenipotentiaries of
the
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Portuguese
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Por-
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termined b the Plenipotenhtiairtehzdes;
of Spain,frt France, and Great
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Faithful Majesty in any operations which the corn-
launders of these combined forces may judge necessary
cr expedient for carrying into effect the objects
Spainobje
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:agreemento ; and the Plenipatentiaw
engages that a body of troops, the number of which shall
iv., agreed upon between the Spanish and Portuguese
Governments, shall enter Portugal for the purpose of
ca-operating with the troops of her Most Faithful
Majesty ; and that those troops shall withdraw from
the Portuguese territory within two months after the
time when they shall enter, or as soon as the ob-
jects for which they shall have entered shall have been
accomplished.
The Plenipotentiaries of the Four Powers undertake
that orders, in conformity with the engagements of this
protocol, shall be sent forthwith to the naval officers of
the respective Governments on the coast of Portugal,
,and
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iSspTaun troopsisßhiT ISTURITZ.
(Signed)
JARNAC.
PALMERSTON.
TORRE DE MONCORVO.

BRISTOL COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Re D., E.,
proof.—On Friday his
gave judgment in this
during
andctlao:
which
Honour
Ailichrr mica
Commissioner
nm.
occupiedm— opnaerrttehe attention of the court
A Stevensonll sop p ' s
three or four sittings. The proof was admitted for 1,5841.,
and for a 1,0001. bill of exchange. His Honour gave the as-
signees six weeks to consider whether they would bring their -
action against the Messrs. .Allsopp, and ordered, in the mean-
time,
that the dividend on their proof should be stayed.—
Bristol Gazette.