The Sun.
London, England, 1832-02-27 00:00:00

AFFAIRS AND JUSTICE.

The Minister announces to the Vicar ofthe Chapter of
the Archbishopric of Braga, that he has laid before his
Majesty the offer of the Rector, Vice-Rector, Masters, and
students of the seminary of St. Peter, in the city of Braga,
to the number of 258, to serve as his Majesty may think
fit, in defence of his indisputable rights and of our holy
religion. His Majesty highly approving their noble and
truly Portuguese sentiments, desires that they may be
assured of his Royal approbation, and at the same time he
informed that the revolutionists who now think of making
war on us are the same who, from 1820 to 1823, and
from 1826 to 1828, tormented the people in the most
cruel manner, attacked all classes of society, even direct-
ing their rash hostility against the Throne, which has
always been respected in Portugal, and against the religion
of Jesus Christ. The experience of this conduct, which
will never be obliterated from the memory of the Portu-
guese, has caused the whole nation to resolve rather to endure
the greatest evils than suffer these revolutionists again to
enter Portugal. For these reasons, and considering the
scanty means and small force which they possess to attack
us, his Majesty hopes it will not be necessary to em-
ploy the clergy and scholars as they offer, but should
circumstances require it, he will employ them, as
the defence of the kingdom is directed to the preserva-
tion of religion, the Throne, and the State. Meantime
his Majesty recommends them to pray incessantly for the
divine aid to Portugal, and to impress on the people,
both by their exhortation and example, the fulfilment of
their duties.

The Minister Luiz de Paula Furtado de Castro do Rio
de Mendota intimates to Sen. Joaquitn Gomez da Silva Bel-
fort that it is his Majesty's pleasure that the Judges of the
quarters of the capital shall be as expeditious as possible
in the proceedings against prisoners in their respective
jurisdictions, and shall make monthly reports of the pri-
soners in the several prisons, and of the state of the pro-
ceedings.

(OFFICIAL:)

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, F. 15.

Most Illustrious and Excellent Senhor,—The King eur
Sovereign having considered the inconveniences which
have arisen from the above, by which some foreign sub-
jects have given certificates to factors and clerks in num-
bers which are not authorised by treaty or by any
grant of the Sovereign of these kingdoms for the
purpose of withdrawing and exempting, by a mere
certificate, such individuals who are Portuguese subjects,
either to offices to which they are liable by the law or
from the ordinary course of justice, has been pleased to
order that henceforward no Portuguese shall retain a pri-
vilege from a foreigner unless he presents a letter of privi-
lege, granted by the respective Judge-Conservator ; and
his Majesty has been pleased farther to order that the fol-
lowing regulations shall be provisionally observed in the
granting of such letters of privilege
1. The letters of privilege of subjects of foreign nations,
which are granted in consequence of the treaties with
foreign nations, shall continue to be issued as heretofore,
by the respective Conservators of the said nation.
2. That tkese letters may be obtained, and that the
Conservators may issue them ; the person who requires such
a one must present a certificate from a foreign merchant,
declaring that the individual in question is employed in
his service, receiving a salary, and another certificate from
the local Consul, proving that the said foreign merchant is
settled in Portugal with his commercial establishment.
3. On receiving these certificates, the Conservator shall
proceed to take the necessary steps to assure himself of the
truth of the above circumstances.

4. Having concluded his proceedings in the usual
form, the Conservator shall order the letter to be granted,
or shall refuse it, if he does not obtain the proof of all the
requisite particulars mentioned in article 2, which are es-
sentially necessary for granting it.
5. If foreign merchants give a greater number of certifi-
cates, mentioned in article 2, than is founded on the special
treaties by which the Sovereigns of these kingdoms granted
such privileges, the Conservators are prohibited from re.
ceiving them, and from granting by virtue of them letters
of privilege.
6. All Portuguese, who actually have letters of privi-
lege, from foreigners of whatever nation, are obliged to have
them revised by the respective Conservators, according to
articles 2,3, and 5, within the space of two months, which
I communicate to your Excellency by his Majesty's com-
mand, that you may act accordingly.
VISCOUNT DE SANTAREM LUIZ DE PAULA

FURTADO.
Palace of Queluz, Feb. 11, 1832.
SHIP NEWS.

FEB. I2.—Arrived the Portuguese corvette Princeza
Real, from the island of Madeira in twelve days, with
twelve passengers, one of whom is a Lieutenant of Caca-
dore as a prisoner ; the Princeza da Beira merchantman
in twelve days from Madeira, seven passengers, one a volun-
teer soldier as a prisoner ; the Princeza Real merchant..
man, from Madeira also in twelve days, eighty-three pas-
sengers, among whom are sixty soldiers as prisoners.

Dutch, Prussian, and German Papers, of
various dates, have been received, but their con-
tents possess no interest, with the exception

of the following, which is disgraceful to the
Prussian character, as regards the treatment
shown to the brave but forlorn Poles
AUGSBURG, FEB. 19.—. The Leipsic Gazette gives th-
following as a private communication. In the present cire
cunsstance., when so much is written respecting the treat-
ment of the Polish troops in Prussia, we think it necessary
to publish the official declaration which the Polish Com-
mander-in-Chief was made to sign before he crossed tha
frontier.

BY COMMAND OF HIS MAJESTY, THE KING

OF PRUSSIA.

Protest of the Prussian Major-General commander of
the second brigade of Landwehr, against the passing of
the Polish G neral Ilybinski, and the troops under him
into the territory on this side of the frontier.

In the name of his Majesty the King of Prussia, my
Most Gracious Sovereign. I, as his Dlajor•General and
commander of the second brigade of Land wehr, protest
against the entrance of the Polish General Rybinsk i and
the troops under him into this territory, with any other
view than that of seeking protection on neutral ground,
which would be followed by their laying down their arms,
and delivering up them and all materiel of war. If
the Polish General is ready to agree for himself and his
troops to this first and important condition, he and his
troops may be assured of protection, and leave to reside in
the territory of his Majesty, the King of Prussia, and he
is desired to give his declaration in writing.
Every body may, therefore, form an opinion, of the
treatment which the Polish troops lately experienced is
part of Prussia.
VIENNA, FEB. I3.—Five per Cent. Metalliques, 85
7- 16ths ; Four per Cents, 1,11/B.—Austrian Observer,
Feb. 14.

BRUSSIN FUNDS.—BERLIN FEB. Is.
St. Schuld Sell. 4 per cent.

Prussian English Loan, 1818, 5 per cent. lol3‘
Ditto Ditto 182?, 5 per cent. loll,‘
Ditto Bonds 1830, 4 per cent..
Exchange on London, three months 6.`28A
—Prussian State Gazette, Feb. 19.

Despatches were received this day at the Colo-
nial-office from Major-General Sir F. PON-
SONBY, the Lieutenant-Governor of Malta,
dated Feb. 3.—From General the Earl of CHAT-
HAM, the Governor of Gibraltar, dated Feb.
13 ; and from Cadiz, dated Feb. 16.

An overland despatch has arrived from India,
but we have not heard the date or the news.

CUMBERLAND ASSIZES.

(Abridged from the Carlisle Journal.)

The assizes for this county commenced here on Tuesday
last, before Sir E. H. ALDERSON and SirJoHN PATTESON.
A little after twelve o'clock both Courts were opened.
Sir E. ALDERSON presided in the Crown Court, and Sir
JOHN PATTESON at Nisi Prius. The Crown calendar
contained the names of twenty-three prisoners. On the
Civil Side only eight cases were entered.

NISI PRIUS.

THE WHITEHAVEN RIOTS.-.--JACISON V. THE INHABI-

TANTS OF ALLERDALE WARD ABOVE DERWENT.

Mr. AGLIANEY opened the pleadings. Mr. BLACKMAN
stated the case to the Jury. The action was brought by
Mr. Jackson, of the Black Lion-inn, in Whitehaven, for
injuries which his house had sustained by the violence of
a riotous and lawless mob. On the 213th of May last,
being his Majesty's birth-day, a number of gentlemen of
Whitehaven and the neighbourhood, as had been the usual
custom, had fixed to dine at the Black Lion Inn; and a gen-
tleman of the name of Mr. Isaac Littledale was requested
to take the chair. New in this county the political par-
ties were divided into Blues and Yellows ; and Mr. Little-
dale was what was called a blue. The yellows wished to
introduce a new custom ; and instead of going to the
Black Lion, they mustered in very considerable numbers
at Whitehaven Castle, to dine. In the early part of the
day, the colliers in Lord Lonsdale's employment began to
parade the streets, carrying yellow flags, and shortly before
the hour fixed for the dinner, they broke into the Black
Lion, and began to destroy the dishes, glasses, bottles, &c.,
and threatened they would pull the house down stone by
stone, if the dinner went on. They were got out this
time ; but came back again, with yellow flags' and music;
again they broke into the house and recommenced their
ss ork of destruction. They were got out a second time ;
and again they came back with an effigy of Mr. Blamire,
dressed in the clothes of Mr. Peile ; and they threatened to
pull the house down, and in fact commenced the work by
breaking nearly all the windows in the house. That there
was a riot there could be no question; and the only ques-
tion would be as to the intention of the rioters. That
they had fully intended to destroy the house, would be
clear fr,,m their own declarations, and from the acts which
they committed ; and they were only prevented from carry-
ing that intention into full effect by the exertions of Mr.
Peile, Mr. Quayle, and others of Lord Lonsdale's stewards,
who had gone amongst them, and ordered them to go home.
When Mr. Peile desired them to go away, they shouted,
you, why did you bring us here, and now are
going to desert us." One thing was quite clear—they
had accomplished part of their work, by demolishing a
part of the house, and rendering it almost uninhabitable.
The Jury having heard the evidence, retired, and were
absent nearly two hours, when they returned into Court ;
and the foreman said " we find that there was no felonious
intention on the part of the rioters to demolish the house
but merely to annoy the party."
His Lordship said—" that is a verdict for the de-
fendant; the other points being immaterial."