The Sun.
London, England, 1824-04-16 00:00:00

POR.TUGA L.

Nisi 0%, MAncli 26.—The Gazette of this date
,c,ontains the following Decree, which is daied'
from the Palace. of,,43etnposta, Decetuhey- -
1323, and registeritr;:in thetChancery, •Alar6l
13, 1821 •
Office of the 3ginitei of_tie_Affairte the Eingdora, Carta
Cc Lei. .
" Don John, by the Grace of God, &c.

" Taking into my Loyal ,consideration boy important it is to
tae service of God, awl mine, and the general good of these
kingdoms, to remove the obstacles arising from the legislative
and economical innovations which were made for disorganizing
purposes during the unhappy time in which all classes of my
tal.tlitol subjects .were oppressed by a revolutionary Faction,
animated by .a truly subversive spirit;- and—how suitable and
neees,,ary it is that 1 should take simultaneously the measures
which rnay.be useful and conducive to the general good,
which I desire above all things to promote; and conforming
to what has been proposed to me on this subject in consequence
of the inquiry and general review made by the junta of
Ministers in my Royal confidence, created by Decrees of
June 12, this year, for the revival of all the said innovations,
resorving.to propose in the' sequel what requires greater consi-
-delation,i'haVe thought fit to resolve as follows :—I revoke the
Oerree of the so-celled Cortes of March 22, 1821, published by
Portaria at-the (so styled) Regency of the 24th of the same
month, No. 39, which, with the greatest impudence, declares
to be legitimate and necessary the revolutionary proceedings of
the unhappy days of the 24th of August; and of the 15th of
September, 1829, and those who dared to act in them to have
deserved well of their country, and thus to stain the honour
and fidelity of the nation, by placing the most. scandalous bold-
newt, the greatest and most nefarious of crimes, in the rank
of virtues. lam pleased to ordain that both this decree and
Portaria, and all others, and every order of any description
which has been issued relative to the proscribed constitution
and its basis, or for taking the oath to them, be wholly can_
celled with the oaths themselves, and erased from all books,
&c. in which they may tic inserted or registered, in such man-
ner that they cim he no more read, nor the memory of such
disgraceful events be preserved.
2. " I also revoke the decree of the said .fortes of. June 28,
the same year, 18N, published. by Portaria- -of the,Regeney of
the 30th of the said month, No. efl, which permits all persons
whatever to teach publicly, to open elementary schools with-
out licence, thus opening the door to immorality, and distroy-
ing the first elements of education and instruction, and as it has
always been one of the principal objects of the solicitude of all
civilized Governments, that no doctrine may he taught con-
trary to religion, good manners, the principles of the same
Governments, and the public tranquillity, it is necessary
that the Professors, in order to exercise their -functions, should
show that they possess the requisite qualifications, con-
formably to the preceding legislation, which I order to be ob-
served ; and that, on the other hind, those schools shall be
immediately shut which are open in any other manner so
tar as the Professors do not qualify themselves according to
the law.

3. " I also revoke the decree of the :13d of January of the
present year 41823) which, with democratical intentions, alters
the existing regulation for the election of clerks of the market
(Almotaceis), according to Which this object shall continue to
be regulated.

4. And, that cno doubt may remain:of the raNity or con-
tinuance of those of the said innoyations,(either as they were
temporary, superfluous, or connected with and dependent on
the democratical institutions, with which they ended), I am
pleased to order that those under the following numbers shall
be considered as such."

[Here follows the list, amounting t 0.43, to which are added
directions to the several persons who are to carry the regulations
info.effect. To this is annexed the report made to his 31ajesty
b.y -the Minister, containing the specifications of-the abrogated
liws, with the date and subject-of each.]

COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE.

QUEBEC, MARCH 9.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

'This day, at.three o'clock, his Excellency the
Governor in Chief came down in State to the Legislative Coun-
cil Chamber, and being seated on the throne, the Gentleman
Usher of the Black Rod was sent to command the presence of
the assembly, which being come up, his Excellency was pleased
to give the Royal Assent to the several
• his Excellency then addressed botb_llouses in the following
speech :

" Gentlemen of the Legislatiz;‘ Council,
" Gentlemen of the House of Assembly,

" I am now to close a Scsbion of the Parliament the result of

which, I atn much afraid, will prove to be of little public ad-
vantage ; at the same time, your long and laborious attendance
is entitled to.my best thanks ; but before I prorogue this Par-
lisment,l think it important to the country, that I should here,
as his Majesty's representative, express my sentiments upon
the general result of your proceedings, during the several Ses-
sions in which I have met you. I declare those sentiments in
:an earnest desire to attract the serious attention of every mem_
;her of this Parliament, of every man who values the prosperity 1
of Canada ; and I trust I know too well the principles of the
British Constitution to express myself in any manner incon,
sistent with that respect which one branch of the Legislatures
owes to another, or with those rights and privileges which be-
long-to each respectively.

- ":4.-claim has been made to an unlimited right zin c-ne
branch of the Legislature to appropriate the whole -revenue of
the province, according to its pleasure, including not only that
part of ititeretofore granted to his Majesty, and which is- ap-
propriated by acts of the Provincial Parliament to specific pur-
poses,and subject to such distribution as the King may see fit,
bet even that portion also of the revenue which is raised by
the authority of the Imperial Parliament, appropriated to de-
fray the expences of the administration of justice, *sad of his
Majesty's Civil Government in this Province, and directed by
:an Act passed in the British Parliament long before the esta-
blishment of the present Constitution in this Province, to be
so applied, under the authority of the Lords Commissioners
of his Majesty's Treasury : this claim made by one, has been
formally denied by the other two branches of the Provincial
Parliament ; nevertheless it has been persisted in, and recourse
has been had to the unusual proceeding of withholding the
supplies, except upon conditions which would amount to an
acknowledgment of its constitutional validity.
" This subject has occupied every Session from the first to
the last, and is now transmitted to those which shalfollow. 1t
has caused incalculable mischief to the province.; and now
leaves it to struggle under difficulties, while every inhabitant
of it must see that the encouraging aid of the -legislature is
alone wanting to arouse powerful exertion, and draw forth
those resources which, without that aid, must in a great mea.
sure lie dormant and useless within its reach. But, Gentle-
men, I see with infinite satisfaction, that notwithstanding these
,unfavourable circumstances, Canada is powerfully advancing
in improvement, and that the differences which continue to dis-
turb its legislature have not interrupted in the smallest degree,
that general contentment which the people enjoy under the pa-
ternal care and protection of his Majesty.
" N former years, when the supplies necessary for the sup
port of his Majesty's Government and the honour of the Crown
in this Province, were not granted, I averted the unhappy con.
sequences which mast have resulted from a strict adherence to
the letter of the law, and I/trust, that-my conduct on theocca-
.sion will be justified and approved where alone I am respon-
sible ; but as my advice has been unaviling to prevent this re-
sult at the present period, I shall interfere no further. Adher-
ing now to the letter of the law, I shall guide the measures of
the Executive Government by that rule, and according to my
best judgment; lamenting that the public must feel those con-
sequences whicli have so lung impended over it, and which I can
no longer avert.
" Gentlemen of the Legislative-Council,
" I feel myself called upon to acknowledge the calm, firm,
And dignified character of your deliberations and conduct in the
'discussion of the public business ; and I take it upon me in a
.sense of duty to thank you in his Majesty's name for the sup-
port you
,have uniformly given to the measures I have from
time to tuna recommended to you for the good of the province.
" I-fervently pray that the wisdom of your proceedings may
make a just impression upon the loyal inhabitants of the pro-
vince, and lead them to that temperate and conciliating dispo-
sition, which is always best calculated to give energy to public
spirit, to promote public harmony, and ensure public happi-
liess ; these are the great advantages which result front a wise'
exercise of the powers and privileges of Parliament."