The Sun.
London, England, 1834-09-10 00:00:00

LISBON PAPERS.

OP THE PALACE OF AJUDA, Ace. 30.
oltiac 111IPerial Majesty the Duke of
.Braganza, in the con-
-. 4% of
tain e cure (tratamento), experiencs some, but cer-
, uv 'tent "
c.„,
0,
°7 the 10C1( it was announced that the deputation named
Jetty, r,..e.sident of the Chamber of Peers to receive his Ma-
-4.1.°0111. 1111 Waiting to accompany his Majesty to the Throne.:
"l'ealltime, their Majesties went to the places prepared
04errn with their suite.
htkeii the hall of the Throne, his Majesty, having
kilted
hseat, the President of the Chamber of Peers pre-
,ql
samee q the im the New Testament, and his Majesty, receiving
th time the autograph of the oath, repeate it
uistitle,,,°r3ll prescribed by the Chamber in a loud and very.
tion Fi.teee, and with the energy inspired by the Fonvic-
il4f4....alri,n.g always observed it, independently of this reli-
c
At. ,u'ality.
esatinu,'"l.----His Imperial Majesty, the Duke of Braganza,
s•mits manifestly to improve.
Lis Imperial Majesty, the Duke of Braganza,
lstoes slow, 2,Y, but progressively, to improve every day.
i
the
OEPT. 2. The Gazette contains the official pro-
g!pion or
or. the law passed by the Cortes, and sanctioned by
SeneYtten Braganza), by which he is continued in the Re-
e Pt. 1 411 the minority of the Queen.—Lisbon Gazette,
d 2'
the

Lora
Fitzroy list of visitors yesterday
korei„ Somerset's
ha g.' at the
Horse Guards, were—Sir Charles Pratt, Sir
N '• Lillie, Colonel Delamain, Colonel Colebrooke, Major
l's:iettnlari, Major Cruse, Major Law, Major Crowe, Colonel
~ end about thirty other officers.
Lad
doh Y Gardener, an English lady, fell with her horse
~ntler It Precipice of 200 feet ; the horse was killed, but the
a'ok PeaPed with merely a leg broken.—Extract of a letter
It
,4PIeS in the Augsburg Gazette.
*ill c,lB said that Sir James Scarlett's fees in the great
44:101,Z, which has occupied so much time at Lancaster,so_ have
e since its commencement to little short of , 00
-••th. 1,
!Niel, tl 0 S EP II HUNIE.—The name by which this
prop • --an is kno • • the naval service appears a very
ktiate one, the" 1
Cutter.
r , Revenue
tit4l3' i' °thY Hunter and his daughter are expected.
liettliteedon from Paris ; they accompanied the Marquis
Mkt:rd and Captain Aleynell to the latter capital.
jIerabe,,MINSTER —Mr. Godson, our repected
,'"`t,t lerr; ivied in this borough from Cheltenham on Fridayk
rt-e<v—t his constituents • and he has continued here a wee
4-roelpiuggltkn2_re,turning the calls. of his friends. On Monday
}Nile' wer.4ll° feast was given . to the ladies. Sixty-five
ti, eliral,l Opened on the occasion, at the expense of the
4 and 'e Gentleman and nearly 3,000 ladies partook of
80,,,eke•--- Worcester Herald.
t'ittetil-'e unnecessary alarm has been occasioned by the
It ent 1,
0,4 when Lat the sight of the Duke of Sussex is worse than
tiLts.,`lhe,uniitsirt,,callnefitghtonwesns., This was expected by Mr. Alex-
s oculist; but no operation will take
kilyttittfety
all', cataracts are sufficiently ripe to be extracted
to
It buite
s 4 without mtili. Thegeneral health of the
~Preserl good, and this ir thine. great to be attended
t.,2he ~
seile 'ePOTt of
er, „„_ Richard Griffith, Esq., Government
t(31:4:44
,-zetoraotibde. improvement of Crown lands in Ireland,
4,, th . 'nary circumstance, that. the only difficulty
1411„71 kide„,llnProvem nts of those tracts in Cork, Limerick,
vi -'s ueroi_,_4iPPerary ecounties, is the want of a sufficient
te"-Pet,,, ennurers at the periods of the year most required,
AtliPtl4.,yy to April, and July to September, the peasantryontha.
14:1•44;3ecipied in agriculture during those m
th, 14 Post.
Ileysg -,rs, w
'441 • enerld e have heard, are in town from the,. Attor-
te 4tiN ~ statin his i.e.fusal of the vacant judicial seat,
4410 r 4"11R th g
1, otjud e probability of I,lr. Crampton's being the
llai lit /1 ge Jebb. —Freeman s Journal.
! 4„ilere we .11 4SE OF PROTESTANTS.—III the year
the Itio7alty.."`t! More than 5,000. Protestants in the county
'.% titZ, 4,000 .:;icre than a century has elapsed,
.and there are
'PA ",..e11). tiorrotestants in that county, notwithstanding all
Cat
held lands, church lands, and offices in ChuTrchhe
,ItlytittLii it, e,l:, out 1 sively to its professors.
for peh-Allt‘:'3l, Wereexe u 44,300 ; they are now 165,000,
d ch;seca.ti; all the penalties, insults, outrages, plunder,.
A 3 a/c/e• `0 Which they have been exposed.— Watet -
ittli. eelle „0
tsea°,"ttesd: quell gaity occurred at
hSneoauhraeidn
bHy athre-
-14.d a—ttileheYlVrt' tbe place havingebneeesns
c,
f Londonderry,
, ii,,,, ad,. ins and Marchioness "artle7,_ and rY Fitzclarence, and the Earl. and_. Countess of
fit hreo), 4,ily.
Lord Durham came in bisyachtfrom
trrive Loresie..elPattied by Lady Londonderry, who returnedthe
ekttus.or the drip. The most deafening cheers greeted
4Ye 've wstulgoishedparty, who visited the various and.
e st eni irks 1,,
CPect, - ours Lie ships in the harbour
ukletin.d to , sel the occasion. Lady Durham and
.family are
TO seasOncl"rn some tinie at Seaham Hall during the
at r,' e ab --burham Advertiser.
q._ mror., , .
lilt frmlof%lo,:" 13orealts, or northern lights, were visible
• 4 111 au
north evening for about two hours, extend-
Di'44l./p 4 to nearly north-west.—Boston Herald.
4 lIINEk ~, 4; NO, . ,--, _SpEENDID
l'ellclia "! Cot OVA OCOTIA, AUG.ri •
fo°lo/41111111er w°IIa:.BRORE.—On Thursday, the 31st. ult., a
Pees • rake , given by the officers of the_
his Majesty's
to
t „. 11 th• , late (4,
aft`ight , 18 coin arter-Master-General of h
IN--"'its °clock tnand• Seventy-eight gentlemen sat down
r.teuil'rer Witnessed,' r'• Id to one of the most elegant and select.
the A'ettnocy theLiein
Halifax. Of the company were his
ev% ~r rneb,.,,e Utenant- Governor, the Hon. T. N. Jeffer,
stß)poi." • 1.,:,h1`-' neral, the Hon. Samuel Cunard, and the.
13,'s Nisite(l o nthl,* Colonel Broke was placed in the Chair,
"aest the right by his Excellency, and on the left by
terd,,.aad eoi "'Administrator of the Government. Colonel
tenloaeill:xitlialeiltaGttrieve did the honours of the table. Yes-
e Proviu PreNia s yresented an Address to the gallant
ce. g thew regret at his intended departure from
tr •Bp°ll/ ,
Eying h. NG
zeter Is lietters XTRAORDINARY.—A gentleman was
Yard fr' wheii on °lle day last week in a potatoe-field near
Rent' otri his e of the dogs came to a point and about a
it u el.nan, kijies.e was a large black snake coiled' up ; the
it t' ie his iirleg the species to be quite harmless, took
whic,e obs,rv_lclin, and found it to measure about three feet ;
titvg he pres;., a Protuberance in the middle of the snake,
ritite%
.kiad, whyrebto_wards its throat, when out hopped a full " went off apparently uninjured.-- Western

COURT-MARTIAL ON LORD JOHN HAY, THE
OFFICERS AND CREW
OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP CASTOR.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
. . PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 8,

On the opening of the Court this morning, Mr. George
Charles Desport, clerk of the Castor, presented to the Court
a list of the crew on board at the time of the melancholy oc-
currence of the loss of his Majesty's revenue cutter Cameicon,
and immediately after Lord John Hay entered upon his de-
fence, which his Lordship read from a written statement, ela-
borately prepared for the purpose. His Lordship presented to
the Court copies of his letter to the officer of the watch, Lieu-
tenant M'Cleverty, requesting a statement of the attendant
circumstances, and a copy of Lieutenant M'Clevcrty's com-
munication in reply. His Lordship applied to the Court for
its determination, whether to proceed with the evidence on the
part of the defence as for each individually, or to be taken as
for himself and the officers of the watch collectively. The
Court was cleared, and on being again opened, the officiating
Judge-Advocate stated that the Court would take the evidence
as on behalf of Lord John first, and afterwards for the officers

and men in rotation. The First Lieutenant, John Pyke, was
then examined at great length. The next witness was the
Hon. Frederick Thomas Pelham, the Second Lieutenant ;
then followed Mr. Edward Mark Power, mate ; and after-
wards Lieutenant Pyke was recalled by the Court. These
were all the witnesses called by Lord John. Lord John called
on the President, Captain Lockyer, Captain Fanshawe. and
Captain Richards for character, each of whom stated verbally
their high opinions of the discipline of the Castor, and the
ability and attention of his Lordship. Lieutenant James
Johnstone M'Cleverty then entered upon his defence, and read
a long statement of the transaction to the Court. In addition
to so much of the evidence taken on the part of Lord John, as
applied to his case, James Draver, quartermaster, Charles
Casse, seaman, and Thomas Down, boatswain, were examined
on the part of Lieutenant M'Cleverty, and Lord John and
Lieutenant Pyke spoke to his general character for discipline
and ability. Mr. Alexander Weir, master, read a short and
manly defence to the Court, and adduced letters from several
Captains with whom he had served, testifying their high opi-
nion of his ability and character. Lord John was called on
behalf of Mr. Weir, and gave ample testimony of his qualifi-
cations. Mr. Marcus Knox, mate, read his defence and called
as witnesses David Porter, captain of the forecastle, and Lieu-
tenant Pelham, who was re-examined at great length on the
subject of the look-out, and a difficulty in point of form taking
place, the Court was cleared. On our re-admission Lieut. Pel-
ham's evidence was read over to him and a long re-examina-
tion and cross-examination on the signal-officers' and men's duty
was gone into by the Court and Lord John. Robert Hopkins,
midshipman on the quarter-deck ; Thomas Carmichael, signal-
midshipman, and Joseph Hopkins, yeoman of the signals, all
on duty at the time of the accident, severally made short de-
fences, and received good characters from their Commander.
This closed the evidence on the part of the prisoners. The
Court then called Jonathan Smith, captain of the main top,
and Lieutenant Pyke was again recalled by request of Lord
John, both which witnesses were examined rigorously on the
subject of the look-out. The Court was again cleared, and
not re-opened for an hour and a-half. On being re-opened,
the officiating Judge-Advocate, read a minute of the order of
the proceedings, and delivered the judgment of the Court,
which was, that a proper look-out from the Castor had not
existed at the time of the accident ; that Lieut. M'Cleverty be
dismissed the service, and that Captain Lord Hay, the other
officers and the crew, were acquitted. The sentence was re-
ceived in silence, and the President declared the Court dis-
solved. The finding of the Court was fully anticipated by
some, whilst others were disappointed, conceiving the whole
affair one of shear accident. Not a few, however, conceived
that an example was necessary. The public may be satisfied
that a strict and impartial investigation has been had, and on
the publication of the evidence it will probably appreciate, from
the nature of the regulations of the service, that the chief-
officer on duty was responsible for the want of precaution which
has led to so melancholy a catastrophe.

SPAIN.