The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-22 00:00:00

whose influence can be even distantly compared with
that which the aforesaid French diplomatist exercises
on the affairs that exclusively concern us. All the doors
of our Ministerial departments and of the Palace are
opened to him much more than to our high function-
aries. These privileges have reached so strange an ex-
tent that even the president of one of our legislative
bodies has been wounded in his dignity by the French
Ambassador."

No amnesty has been issued as yet. It is said there
is a disagreement in the Cabinet on the subject, and
that the King Consort has refused to support those
who take the more merciful view of the question.
Two chests full of crosses of the Legion of Honour
have arrived in Madrid from Paris.

The unfortunate inhabitants of the Spanish pro-
vinces are forced by the authorities to make rejoic-
ings for the Montpensier marriage, 'whether they are
so inclined or not. The Espanol says—
" The political chief of Murcia has issued an order of
banishment against the advocates who declared that they
would not contribute to the expenses of the ftles for the
marriages, on account of the increased burdens of taxa-
tion that weigh upon them. Four advocates having
been banished, the judges, the dean of the advocates,
and the vice-president of the Provincial Council waited
on the political chief, and obtained the revocation of the
order, on condition that the whole body of advocates
should declare the marriage of the Duke de Montpen-
sier with the Infanta to be agreeable to it. This was
agreed to, and the Chamber of Advocates, having as-
sembled again, voted (on pain of banishment) a volun-
tary subscription."
The Espectador publishes intelligence from the
frontiers of Portugal. Heavy firing was heard at
Badajoz on the 10th, and it was reported in that city
that the Portuguese people had risen on the frontier,
and demanded the revocation of the royal decrees
and the restoration of the constitution of 1820. The
movement extended to Elvas and to Campomayor.
Two officers of the garrison of the former place and
one of that of the latter had been killed. The conflict
was still going on.

The Bolsa was again closed on the 14th, but some
jobbing took place at the Puerta del Sol, where the
Three per Cents. were said to have somewhat de-

clined.

We have received the Paris papers of Monday.
Some of these journals continue to comment on the
Montpensier marriage, but they merely reproduce
arguments with which the public is already familiar.
The Journal des Debate gives an account of the
Afrancesado counter-revolution which has just taken
place at Lisbon. This statement may be considered
as the official defence of the conduct of the QUEEN
and her French advisers, and a most lame and impo-
tent defence it is.
" We have received news from Lisbon to the Bth. The
change of Ministry has caused general surprise in that
capital, but has given rise to no disturbance. It appears
that the dread of the new troubles at the future elec-
tions was the principal motive which induced the
Qua en to call to office Marshal Saldanha, who pos-
sesses in a high degree the confidence of the army.
It is stated that, in order to prevent any resistance 6n
the part of some troops of the garrison, and a popular
rising, the Queen sent in the evening of the sth,
the day before the publication in the official Gazette of
the dismissal of the Palmella Ministry, appointments,
signed by her own hand, to all the chiefs of the corps
which had been dismissed, desiring them to resume itn-
mediately the command of their troops. Thus, in the
night of the 6th, General D. Carlos de Moscarenhos, com-
mander of the Municipal Guard of Lisbon, a resolute
man, and much devoted to the Queen, found himself at
the head of that body, which is the most important of
the garrison of Lisbon. All the heads of the various
corps, at the sight of the royal decree, gave up their
commands, without opposition, to those whom they had
replaced a few months back, Only in one regiment,
when the order was given to the soldiers to take up
arms, a young non-commissioned officer fired on an
officer, and killd him on the spot. This was the only
incident that signalised the counter-revolution. The
troops have occupied the principal posts of the city, and
tle population,
were
collected
groups apparently - riectly
around
indifferent
the
bands
t o thi s
new
change,
of the different regiments, e hick were executing na-
tional airs. The Duke de Terceira, appointed General-
in-Chief of the northern provinces, has received the
most extensive powers. He is to proceed at once to
thou provinces, which were the centre of the last in-
surrection."
The Lisbon correspondent of the National thus ex-
poses the intrigues of the Portuguese Afrancesados:—
" For upwards of a fortnight the ground had been.
mined under the Palmella Ministry, and that Ministry
which was far from being homogeneous, allowed itself
each day to fall away and become almost powerless. The
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and thus to add to the embarrassments of business.
Would you believe that lately the Ministry could not
find 1,500,000 f. necessary to pay the troops? The mem-
bers of the Cabinet at last proposed energetic means of
getting out of this situation, but the diplomatic character
of Palmella caused them, to be rejected. Incapable of
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accused Him of want of energy, and indicated before-
hand an act of treason. It was, in fact, in preparation,
and its menaces were visible to any one that carefully
observed what was passing. The embassy of Madit I
received and brought back almost every day to the châ-
teau the correspondence of Cabral with Dietz and the
Queen. The first had frequent and lengthened inter-
views with the Charge d'Affaires of France, and Sal-
danha had several private audiences. During this time,
the ex-Commander of the Municipal Guard, Dom Carlos
Mascarina, so determined a Cabralist, who had remained
at Lisbon, was intriguing with the ex-colonels and heads
of regiments, and engaging them in the conspiracy in
the name of the Queen. All the preparations were ter-
minated for October 4th, but the blow was not struck
until the night of the 6th. The conspirators remained
either in the Palace or the neighbourhood. At midnight,
the Queen sent for Palmella, Bomfim,
and some other
principal functionaries. She declared to them that she
had resolved to change her Cabinet, and at the same time
presented to Palmella the decree appointing the new
Ministers, saying to him, ' I have charged the Marquis
de Saldanha to form a new Cabinet ;' Palmella made
some observations to the Queen on her determination ;
he represented the perils which there would be for the
monarchy itself to disregard the wishes of a whole popu-
lation, only a few weeks after a victorious insurrection. The
Queen replied that Saldanha was as much the friend of
liberty as any other, &c. The resistance continued, but
the assurances that there was no intention of effecting a
counter-revolution were repeated several times, and the
functionaries thus called in the middleof the night, learned
that the palace was guarded by the most devoted friends
of Cubral. Bomeen was next made to sign an order, call-
ing on all the troops of the garrison to assemble at day-
break on the Place du Terreiro, near the palace. When
all this was terminated, the Queen withdrew, and, at the
moment when Palmella and Bomfim wanted to go away,
an officer on service came to declare to them that they
were prisoners, and that they could not leave without
further orders. They were there still on the 7th of
October, at seven in the evening. In the morning, the
inhabitants of Lisbon on awakening e
absephecetldoftahecistytrienetas
occupied by soldiers. Patrols of cavalry were passing up
and down in every direction. Not a cry or movement took
wa
posts w n oiseo of arms,
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doubled, all the muskets
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all the
charged, and the artillery, protected by a strong battalion,
was On the Place de Terreiro. At the same time ap-
peared the Diaria of the Government, containing the
proclamation of the Queen, and the decrees changing
the Ministry. It was like a thunder-stroke to the people.
They soon learned that the regiments were com-
manded by their old colonels. Dom Carlos Masca-
rina was seen in the streets in grand uniform, whilst
his brother, the Marquis de Fronteira, resumed his
place as Civil Governor of Lisbon. The Duke de
Terceira was going to resume the command of the
division of the North. The National Guard is dis-
solved ; all the constitutional guarantees are suspended
for thirty days. The new Ministry, with Sal-
daubs at its head, is invested with the dictatorship, un-
der the orders of the Queen. In fact, the treachery is
Complete. The troops, who had not been paid, received
double pay for the day's duty. There were not ten
contes in the state coffers, but plenty of money was
found to pay the effecters of the conspiracy and to ac-
complish this work of darkness. Monarchies, it ap-
pears, strike all their blows by night. This one was so
at h,
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well prepared that resistance was impossible. However,
all the men the most ultra and the most compromised in
the revolutionary party hastened to join Caesar Vas-
concellos ; others left for the provinces, where the in-
surrection had commenced. Such is the state of things
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ported by this Saldanha, who, in his proclamation,
speaks of duty and virtue. It is thus that revolutions
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opening to
are punished for their moderation. Can any ono be as-
tonishednte. terrible?"
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The same paper complains of the expense to which
France is subjected to maintain the influence of the
rsi::irnseaknidndtrwa
published yesterday, in its official
pert, another royal ordinance, bearing the date of Oct.
to the Minister of Foreign Affeirs a
supplementary credit of 200,000 f. for expenses of
velling.
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the
matrimonial
sdarleulated that the proceedings to which
conventions of Madrid have given rise
cannot cost the budget less for travelling expenses than
500,000 f."

Among the Spanish officers seized and incarcerated
by order of the French Government in the Castle of
lllaye, is the old Marquis DE VALDESPINA. The
Gnyenne states that the Marchioneis, who was re-
siding at her seat at Marquina, on hearing of the
incarceration of her husband, was struck with apo-
plexy, and died instantaneously.
On learning this dreadful intelligence," pursues the
Gupenne, "the Marquis De Valdespina remained without
sens.ation for several hours. A physician was obliged
to via him t ice during the day, and at presf
nt he is
confined to his bed, The Marquis is upwards of 70, and
wants the right Grin ; his health, previously delicate, is