The Sun.
London, England, 1828-05-08 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

The Marquis de Louie, now residing wi
his illustrious spouse among us, is descende
from the ancient family of the Counts de Va
dos Reys, in Portugal. He is the only son o'
the bearer of the same title, who, it will be re•
membered, was most treacherously murdered in
1824, in a secluded part of the palace of Salva-
tierra, one of the Royal residences of the Kings of
Portugal, situated on the Tagus, at the influx of
the Loro, about 35 miles from Lisbon, and at the
time the Court were passing the season there. This
Nobleman was deep in the King's confidence, and
treated as his bosom friend. He was, in fact,
the King's constant attendant, and held a post
under the Crown, equivalent to our Master of
the Horse. As a proof of King John's re-
spect for, and attachment to the deceased, he
granted to his son, the present Marquis, although
at that time a minor, the same rank and dis-
tinctions that hail been held by his father. In-
deed he seems to have felt a real interest in the
welfare of the orphan, considering that the pa-
rent fell a victim to those vile plots, which had,
for a number of years, been directed against him,
as the occupant of the Throne. He ordered an
investigation to be made of this black affair, but
it was afterwards quashed, on its being discovered
that some very, exalted personages were implis
• cated in it.
The new appointments at the palace, and the
immediate protection of the King, brought the
young Marquis into notice ; and nothing could
be more likely than thst his fine and handsome
person, his affable manners, and his accomplish-
ments, as well as the melancholy event which
had befallen him, should have excited the re-
gard and interested the feelings of a secluded
Princess, whom it became his duty frequently to
attend. A strong and mutual attachment, it is
well known, ensued ; yet still the Marquis, in the
character of a subject, could not have aspired to
the hand of an Infanta, if her own mother had
not insisted on the union. Donna Anna de
Jesus Maria, the youngest Infanta of Portugal,
and now Marchioness de Loule, was born on the
23d of Dec.,1806; the Marquis is about 23 years
of age. They were married on Saturday, De-
cember 1, last year, privately, at Queluz, iey the
parish curate, the patriarch having refused to
unite them, without the previous consent of the
Regent. The Queen took all the responsibility
on herself. In Portugal,- no nobleman marries
without the consent of the King. The Queen
furnished a house for the newly married pair, at
Bemfica, where she was their constant visitor,
till they embarked for England, with an inten-
tion of travelling on the continent. The Mar-
quis has not taken his seat in the Portuguese
Chamber, as a Peer of the Realm, of which he
holds the appointment, in consequence of his
not having attained his 25th year, as required by
the Charter.
King John VI. was rather of a saving charac-
ter, particularly after he gave up the amusements
of hunting and riding, of which he was, in his
younger days, extremely fond. He was then
considered as one of the most graceful and bold
riders in Portugal. At the period of his depar-
ture for Brazil, in November, 1807, it was esti-
mated that he had with him about one million
sterling in gold, which sum, it was supposed, was
doubled at the time of his return to Europe.
The fifth of the gold dust and diamonds obtained
in his Brazilian dominions belonged to himself.—
At the time of his death he is estimated to have
left about two millions and a half sterling, ex-
clusive of diamonds, and he was one of the oldest
The town is said mbe fuller at this etoment than
it has been for twelve years past, and of flow who shareholders in the Oporto Wine Company.—
add to the crowd there are, we have heard, not less He held shares which belonged to his father.—
Mae six hundred Members of the House of Corn- The portion of his property, which has already'
mons. fi.- sneaks highly for the age in which we been distributed among his heirs, is his
live, that on grga,t and important questions, the diamonds, and about 250000/. sterling,
muster both of those wisp
s uphold, and those who the amount stipulated in a secret article
orppoEle them, is so strong. Sorke t;senty years ago, of the treaty between Portugal and Brazil, for
our hundred was considered an icori;e2ise House. .
The r?,vision oil the impeachment of Lord' Metsiile the acknowledgment of the independence of the
was only about that number, though every feeling indemnity for his
latter, to be allowed him as an .
of personal political enmity and friendship combined' fixed property 14; Behind in Brazil, vie, the
.to call forth his friends and his enemies, backed estate of San Cristoval, the present Imperial res
by that .measure now no iceiger resorted to, be- silence, and that of Santa Cruz, formerly hr"
cause O'anger necessary—a call of the House. longing to the Jesuits, and considered as one of
Sir Fretless 13nrilett's motion, in. con,:quens,e
4 the most beautiful situations in Brazil. 'The
of
who, tlie isseeeis. t assemblage has taken t
adove s'• 1 •every to believe,was
erse we have reason
will be limited, it is said, to a .. . - .
place
Resolution that the; House of f,".0,7;m0ns will . • of
consideration the stale of te.. ,s, in London, and divided is, the proportio,n,
take into consu • s: Romsn •
It is evident, however, that, by agreeing *out -50,000/. to each surviving child. 4-11 P
Catholics.
to this Resolution, the House in' reiality commits it- h the King in Poreign Stocks has
psopesty left sY ,
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i self on the whole question, t.tru t.leirie)fore ,
we may not, we heliesse, been yet touched. It was
reat assured that the Resolution N%'learLl(eitiin.pre- ways supposed that the late King lied a PQIIS"
cisely she same way as a more definite
ilans circulatedieeisifvoer derable sum in the French Funds, under the
proposition w,emd• among the 1
,charge of Targini, long the Treasurer-General of
few stray votes, Mr.
the purpose ni procuring a :- , Portugal, and afterwards raised to the rank of
, seiiich would, he
Wihnot Horton has published :
the. •a Viscount San Lourenzo. He was the transla-
dvocates tor
imagines, gii-o3 that security which.
that all CathOli"eitor of ptspe's " Essay on Man" into Porto-
' require. nis proposal is,
BH. , ,s, i geese, and üblisl ed baaatifal edition of this
or to e a s , . . ,
‘, as ,
'the
of shall adjourn to thi, lobby,
• Church piece. The Viscount was a private agent of ihe
whenever any question directly affect.ng theo
discus- in his '
King
money concerns.
of E,ngland or the Church of Scotland .4s in
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Zoological .....
t seems, are about to
ex- The Society, .
Member seriously ;Deans to recommend such an ..
pedient .for preserving the integrity of the Church, epee their menagerie in the Regent'R Patl; to public in
but at first sight it eertanily looks ' verS like spection, at one lhillipg admittapce.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAT 7.
THE lING.V. J. T. HOLMAN.
This was an indictment for libel, tried at the last
assizes. for Nottingham. , when the defendant was
found guilty. , The indictment was preferred by Mr.
Robert Pashley, a wine-merchant of Worksop, whom
the defendant had grossly libelled in a letter and
printed handbill.
Mr. CLARK now prayed the judgment of the Court.
The defendant was then called, and not appear-
ing, his recognizance and,that of his bail were, on
the motion of the Learned Counsel, ordered to be
entreated.

IX-PARTE THE CHURCHWARDENS OF ST. MARTIN-IN,

THE-FIELDS.
In a former term a rule Nisi, for a writ of prohi-
bition, was obtained on the part of the Churchwar-
dens of St. Martin's parish, in certain proceedings
instituted in the Ecclesiastical Court by Mr. Fenn,
the defendant in- the cause of " Golding-and others
v. Fenn," lateli decided by this Court' in favour of
the parish. Mr. Fenn having refused to pay a
church-rate made by the Select Vestry of the parish,
he was cited in the Ecclesiastical Court, and he in
his turn cited the Churchwardens to produce their
accounts. The chief point in dispute being the
existence of the Select Vestry, which rested upon
prescription, and the Ecclesiastical Court having no
power to try queltions depending upon prescriptive
rights, the rule for a prohibition to the Ecclesiasti-
cal Court was obtained. On its coming. on to be
argued in a for Mer term,,- the various points in dis-
pute between the parties were raised, and an issue
was ultimately directed to try them before a Jury.
The decision of that tribunal having beeninlavour:
of the parish, and that decision being supported by
the Court, sitting in banco, in a judgment which it
pronounced last term,
Mr. TAUNTON now applied to have the rule for a
prohibition made absolute.
Mr. Fenn appealed in person to show cause
against the rule, and stated as a reason why it ought
not to be made absolute; that proceedings which he
had instituted in the Ecclesiastical Court were still
pending.
Lord TENTERDEN, however, said that as the
Court had by its judgment of last term established
the legality of the select vestry, they were bound
to make the rule absolute.—Rule absolute.
The young Prince of Cumberland came into Court
about one o'clock, and sat by the side of Mr. Justice
lioltoyd for about a quarter of an hour.