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London, England, 1826-07-26 00:00:00

CHAPTIA ZXECUTIVZ POWIR.

Art. 75. The King is the chief of the Executive Power, and
exercises it by his Ministers of State. His principal prerogatives
are the following :
To convoke a new General Cortes on the 2d of May, in the
fourth year of the existing Legislature in the kingdom of Portugal,
and in the Colonies in the preceding year.
2. To nominate the Bishops, as well as other Ecclesiastical
Dignitaries.
To nominate to all employments, civil and political.
To nominate the commanders of the forces, by sea and land,;
changing them as often as the good of the state requires.
To nominate Ambassadors and all other political and commer-
cial agents.
'7. To direct political negociations with Foreign States.
S. To conclude treaties of alliance, offensive and defensive;
traatie• of aubsitlisa awl of pottanteroe, tinakttratu after %atilt-
cation to the Getteral-Cortei, when e interest anti safety of the

State permit it. If the treaties concluded in time of peace contain
the cession or exchange of territory of the kingdom, or of posses-
sions to which the kingdom has a right, they shall not be ratified
until approved by the General Cortes.
9. To declare war and conclude peace, communicating to the
assembly such information as shall be compatible with the interests
and safety of the State.
10, To give letters of Naturalization according to the law.
11. To bestow titles, honours, military orders, and distinc-
tions, in recompenca of services rendered to the State, making
the pensions given at the charge of the State depend upon the ap-
probation of the Assembly, in cases where they may be assigned,
and fixed by law.
12. To issue decrees, instructions, and rules, calculated for the
laws.

IS. To decree, and to apply to the different branches of the
public administration, the revenues voted by the Cortes.
14. To grant or to refuse the exequatur to the decrees of
Councils, to Apostolic letters, and to all ecclesiastical consti-
tutions that may not be contrary to the constitution of the •
State, the approbation of the Cortes being first required in
cases where these Ecclesiastical Constitutions contain general
arrangements.
15. To provide for what concerns the interior tranquillity of
the State, according to the forms decreed by the Constitution.
76. The King, before being proclaimed, shall take in the hands
of the President of the Peers, the two Chambers being united,
the following oath :
I swear to maintain the Catholic Apostolic and Roman Reli-
gion; to observe and cause to be observed the political constitu-
tion of the Portuguese nation, and all the other laws of the king-
dom, and to provide for the general good of the nation in every
thing, and as far as lies in my power.
Art. '77. The King shall not be able to leave the kingdom of
Portugal without the consent of the Gene?al Cortes ; and if he
does, he shall he understood to have abdicated the Crown.
or TIM ROYAL FAMILY, AND era REVISOR.

Art. 78. The Heir-Presumptive of the Kingdom shall bear the
title of Prince Royal, and his eldest eon that of Prince of Beira;
all the other Princes that of Infante. The Infinite, shall be ad..
dressed " Highness."
Art. '79. The Heir-Presumptive having reached the age of 14
years, shall take an oath in the bands of the President of the
Chamber of Peers (the two Chambers being assembled) of the
following tenour z--" I swear to maintain the Catholic Apostolic
Roman Tteligion, to observe the Political Constitution of the Par-
' tuguese Nation, and to obey the Laws and the Ktog."
Alt. 80. The General Cortes, as soon as the King &hall have
succeeded to the kingdom, shall assign him, as well as his Queen,
an income correspending to his high dignity.
Art. 81. The Cortes shall likewise assign an income to the
Prince Royal, and to the Infantes, from the day of their birth.
Art. 82. When the Princesses or Infimtes are to marry, the
Oartes shall assign them a dowry, and on the receipt of it their
income shall cease.
Art. 83. To the Infantes who shall marry, and shall reside out
of the kingdom, there shall be given olive for all a certain sum,
theisedhy
ve
rCeor:esup,,onanta thhereeceipt of which the income which they
enjoyed shall cease.
sc The
portions spoken of in the preceding
articles, shall be paid by the Public Treasury, and placed at the
disposal of an Intendant, nominated by the King, with whom all
matters shall be settled, respecting the interests of the Royal Family.
85. The palaces and royal domain, which have been hitherto
possessed by the King, shall rimain the property of his successors,
and the Cortes shall decree and make the purchases, and erect the
buildings, Which they shall think necessary for the dignity and
recreation of the King.

A appears, from a statement in the Sydney Ga.
zette, that the inhabitants of New South Wales have
demanded generally an alteration in the laws of the
Colony, particularly the privilege of Trial by Jury,
and equal, Taxation, by Representation. General
Brisbane, the late Governor, and his Secretary, have I
expressed themselves decidedly in favour of the senti-
ments of the inhabitants on this stibject, and have
promised to communicate their wishes to the Govern-
ment at home, At Van Dieman's Land, the Attor-
ney-General having incurred the displeasure of the late
Governor,._ has been dismissed from his office, and Mr-
Joseph Hone, brother to the celebrated Ptzrodist,
1 has been appointed, ad interim, his successor, with
i an increase of salary.

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 26, 1826

We received last night the Paris Papers of Sunday,
and this morning the Etoile dated Monday. The
latter contains intelligence from Lisbon to the 11th
instant, and a copy of some of the principal articles of
the new Portuguese Charter, which was to be pro-
claimed on the 13th instant. This document, so far
as given in the Etoile, will be found in another column.
Its provisions appear to be formed on the model of
those Governments which have been proved by the
experience of ages to be most conducive to the hap-
piness of mankind ; and its influence on the condition
of Portugal, cannot fail to be very great. The arbitrary
Government of Spain may well be alarmed at the
establishment of a Constitution so rational, in a nation
separated from her by such trifling distinctions and
divisions as the Portuguese.
The following article taken from the Constitutiannel,
sleoberi&es- the. enthusiastic -joy testified by the inhibi,
tants of 'Lisbon on the "arrival 'of the *easel which
brought the Charter. The enthusiasm of the Army
is said to have responded to that of the Nation :
LISBON, JULY s.—The demi-official intelligence brought
hither by the courier of our legation at Paris leaves much
doubt on the public mind. There are confused reports
with respect to seditious exclamations uttered by the 4th
and 7th regiments, but happily an estafette has brought
news that may be relied upon from Brazil, and, besides, the
corvette Lealdade, late from Rio Janeiro, leaves no doubt
with respect to an event which confirms our best hopes,
and is likely to put an end to our unhappy dissensions. It
would be impossible to describe to you the transports of
pleasure manifested by the public, and the consternation
of the party of evil-disposed persons.
The Count Barbocina, Minister of War, has published
this pleasing intelligence at his head-quarters. The en.
thusutsm of army has responded to that of the nation.
The Apostolical party, who, for some time, were form-
ing horrible projects, and who openly announced that the
English squadron were about to abandon the Tagus, were
amazed. The Government gave directions for the publi-
cation of all the decrees of the Empire, to the great dis-
pleasure of the Apostolical party, who could no longer hope
to prevent the publication of the constitutional charter.
The whole population were eager to become acquainted
with it, and the most lively interest was manifested in
every quarter. The avenues to the Royal Gazette office
were crowded with people, who waited impatiently for
the first copies of this memorable act emanating from a
constitutional Sovereign.
The Count Porto Santo, Minister of State, and one
of the recently made Peers, has been indisposed for some
days.

A great deal is said of the discontent of the French
Cabinet, but can the Ministers of a constitutional King,
who has set the great example followed by Don Pedro,
declare themselves, with any thing like decency, the pro!'
teeters of despotism.
The last hope of the disconted must rest on Spain, and,
on the new Ambassador, with which that power threat-
ens us. However we know our resources and Spain
has no right to entail upon us her anarchy and all her mise-
ries.

It is true, however, that the amnesty has given more
allum to the apostolical party than the Constitution itself.
It may be said that they can alter the latter, but the
former admits of no chicanery. They have, in' truth,
much to complain of; they are shut out of power, ven-
geance, and proscription. The spectacle of public union is
the most cruel punishment that could be inflicted on them.
FRtNCH FUNDS.--PARIS, Jun 22.—Five per Cents, 99f.
60c. ; Three per Cents. 66f. ; Bank Stock, 2016 f. ; Reines de
Naples, 721. 70c. ; Rentes d'Espagne, 7kf. ; Royal Spanish
Loan, 46f. ; Exchange on London, One Month, 25f. 60e. ; Ditto
Three Months, 25f. 40c.

The frequent acts of piracy by Greek vessels
in the Levant, which we have recently had to re-
cord, and the serious affrays which they have led to,
such as that, which it was our painful duty to mention
the boats of his Majesty's
yesterday, with ship,
Sybille, and another with the boats of the Cambrian,
have, we understand, induced the Admiralty to give
such orders to his Majesty's ships and vessels in the
Mediterranean, as we have no doubt, will lead to the
speedy suppression of this system of robbery. Strong
measures against the people engaged in these infamous
pursusts are absolutely necessary, and
as the attention
of our naval forces in the Mediterranean has thus been
directed to this object, the Greek Pirates will soon be
exterminated. It has been
unfortunate for the charac-
ter of the Government of Greece, as well as for that of
her people, that acts of piracy should have been so
s audaciously committed on her seas. We do not mean

to insinuate that the Government has, in the sMallest-
degree, either sanctioned or encouraged these p rae--
tices—but there are those who think that it has.
not taken the means which were in its power to
suppress them. We, on the other hand, believe
that the Government of Greece has possessed no suds
power ; and that the people engaged in these unjusti-
fiable and infamous acts, were wholly out of its reach.
They are principally people belonging to the smaller
islands, who; driven to despair by want, had recourse
to piracy in the first instance, for the means of sub-
sistence, and by their success and impunity, have hem
confirmed in their lawless occupation. It is probable,
too, that the feeling which the inhabitants of the Gre-
cian Islands entertained, that they had been given tik
to their oppressors by all the nations of Europe, ha°
led them to consider all other people as their enemies,
and that they were jtistified in attacking indiscr f
irni.
eately, the ships of all countries, as such, for meanso
subsistence. 'Whatever palliation this argument Wl'
be supposed to afford for the proceeding's of these per-
sons, the continuance of the system which has Arad.
occasioned such serious losses cannot be pernool
It must be wholly put down, and the persons eaglet
in it severely chastised. It may have Be
ni a natur
ar
al
consequence of the state of anarchy. and stress,
which Greece and her dependencies have been plinig*
ed ; but the general interests of commerce require
that it should not exist ; and his Majesty's cruisers In
the Grecian seas, will soon accomplish tfiat end.

We mentioned yesterday the arrival in town iron,
Hydra, with dispatches for the Greek Deputies,
of Mr. ALLEN, who holds a Commission in the
Greek Naval service. We fear there must be sot_ilne
misapprehension in the statement that TtipoHsu
‘)f"
been carried by the Greek force by storm, " 'Tr*
.td
ALLEN assigns the latter end of May or the beealling
of June for this event, in which ease the news ID";
have previously reached us by some other cb *
19
He adds, however, that since the establishment °tem
new Government, affairs in Greece have the pro 1?1°
of taking a more favourable turn, and that Adol7;
MIAULIS was waiting with much anxiety the err!
to
of Lord COCHRANE, with whom he was disposed I:
enter into the most zealous co-operation. Mr. ALLtrE,
is a fine athletic young man, of very striking aPPear.
ance, and so enthusiastic in the cause of Greek iif' hispendence,
pendence, that he has abandoned the comforts 0„,
native home to tender his voluntary assistance is 'to
great work. He has been engaged in it nearlY,ivin..
years, without any pay or prospect of pecuniarY 8," 'ea
Cage, and no hardships or privations have been suwe''.o.,.
to divert him from his purpose. He has been of '
0(
finite service to the Greeks in laying the foundatli°lloo
a better system of naval tactics, having introduce"
nigill
board the ship he served in, a code or signsit",,_4 lisoii
watches, and other essentials of naval ell-will:1
I
He returns in a few days to Greece, on; . oil
be intrusted with the management of a pol"c" '
the subscription raised in Parts for the ransom o,`
prisoners who have been taken and reduced to. Ps'
by the Turks in various places. One of the daughP, ,
of the Marquis de LA FAYETTE is the treasurer -,
this fund ; and Mr. ALLEN, in passing throe:
Paris, had an interview with her, in which he . 'r.
to undertake the disposal of a part of it. Mr. M 4,
arrived last from Genoa, where he watt competi;l '
however, to terform quarantine during twenty-
0,
days. He arrived yesterday at the North and Sod.",
American Coffee-house, where his appearance, ints.i:
travelling dress and Turkish capote, attracted May'
curiosity and attention.

We have received this morning German Papeo
a late date, from which we make the following

,racts

SEMLIN, JULY 1011
The sanguinary scenes at Constantinople are perrecdt
known at Belgrade, yet the greatest tranquillity Prel;,,
among the Janissaries. It is said, however, that the
or
counts from other provinces of the Turkish Empire Ma
not so satisfactory; it has been reported for these„„ie,
days that the Janissaries at Philipopoli and Adrian,`Tor
had raised an insurrection, and even manifested sin Toil.
Lion of marching to Constantinople to assist the pr
larks in that city. It is affirmed, but this is highly
probable, that at Adrianople they have invited the
to join them ; at present, however, all these reports
evidently destitute of authority. t may be easily !no
ed, that in the present crisis all written cominuiu'
are expressed with great caution.

•
cosnrrkyrtxortx, t tfr
Since the terrible events of the lath and Ilth,
reigiis here. The Government displeY'
•to is
energy; provisions are abundant, and every pers°'l
met with, wearing the insignia of the dissolved cl'ir,rl of
the Janissaries, is shot by the Topchis. The number
who have already fallen is estimated at 8 or
The great men of the empire are still assembled Di tlo
Seraglio about the Sultan. The current worth °,OOl.
Para has risen, in consequence of the continuance
quilliry, from 232 to 240.

ta:r:
paella
ha(Fsrormepaither: sanseread tlla
We have no news from the Peloponnesus. The, the
Dardanelles
dron from Constantinople, which has also arrived of the
, and will soon sail:lrw,o`t.iogirg.:entegeiheder"h:ivjlithileetht":"C:thel
Dardanelles, to prosecute the further operation' lber°
campaign. Some think they will attack IlYars'isiodet
that part only will attack that island, and the re-
blockade Napoli di Romania"
While in many other partsrva°lnmpralkinirt:Barises‘m-n-ul'ie fie";
in 12',4
s
dullness of trade,
with last year's prices;
the Rhine, s,tiallndweuha'e
vhaevneotnturztixt.:,;b:gt
pie° her
ground fur complaint. Corn has risen a little eon' •.0
have been sent to the Urapppeeroißhoifnewhainchd tiaorgSe`cgirrtiolt°l4:ted'
and the produce of which has been rather short, 's
in demand, and has risen a few florins per ahol• from
r
cc,:in:ltii:::!o:4;aoltn:otens,lidestthago:vadtildorv'ihoinrodjribedfeslP346:7l:uwti7lievlns:6:6o,tieypit;!beererictwebdnelalwamorie:!egtittuftessiib;cdyttsh:rasa:;ls.let:ra9Bl)silioncwt.lUesed.acrettoitt99is3ovh.s..._::7otit;:to:ppest'rolto7:ool:::,
toveY
The productions of the country, which could not be
by land, amounted, during the first six months of this
658,338 cwt.; and hat year to no more than 489,620 shit
it appeal*, that the trade upon the Rhine, compared 'et"- t
last year, has not experienced any material change, and le tow
as not diminished ; with respect to the timber trade the
notion in Holland has decreased, the demand for tivit cor
being mostly confined to ship timber. The exportation 1301 vitt;
man produce to the American markets from the (Merl r bed
proved successful, a company has been formed in Siblit osti,
before been mentioned) -• h • of half a million ettsl,l
Ai the ships from the Rhine would avoid the difficult and e'
voyage through the Sound and the North Sea, and a trade
roan
on from the countries on the Rhine must be still more P! stial
than front North Gem y, where corn is even dearer 01040
us• But the Dutch restrictive system, and the high r oat'
duties, which amount upon }tour to 200 and not to one P,ekich
of the value, as the lately published Dutch Note says,
l 01;tirle
full of mistakes, checks adventure, and is an insuperable