The Sun.
London, England, 1828-01-09 00:00:00

DON MIGUEL.

Yesterday, being the day appointed by his Royal
Highness to receive the Address and Medal voted
him by the Portuguese resident in London, a great
number of Portuguese gentlemen waited upon his
Royal Highness at Rutland-house, and soon after
eleven o'clock were admitted to the presence of his
Royal Highness by the Lord in waiting, and then
presented to him by his Excellency the Marquis of
Palmella, the Portuguese Ambassador in London.
F. T. Sampayo, Esq., the Portuguese Consul-
General, stated to his Royal Highness the object
for which his countrymen had the honour to wait
upon his Royal Highness; after which A. J. Freire
Marreco, Esq., the secretary of the meeting, read
the following address, which was most elegantly
printed on white embossed satin, and mounted and
ornamented with gold
Most Serene Sir—The undersigned Portuguese,
now in London, united always in heart to their
country, for whose glory and prosperity they form
the most ardent vows, and penetrated with the
sentiments of fidelity which animate all the Portu-
guese nation, now beg leave to offer to your
Royal Highness the tribute of their respect on your
passage through England, thus anticipating the una-
niinous acclamations with which the whole Portu-
guese nation will
.receive the magnanimous Prince,
who is going to secure its felicity by supporting the
laws of the kingdom and the institutions granted by
our great King and Lord, Don Pedro IV., and to
realize the hopes which your generous sentiments,
already announced by your Royal Highness to your
august Sister,have deeply engraved on the hearts of
all Portuguese. And, desirous to transmit to future
ages the important event of the passage through
England of a Prince of the august House of Bra-
ganza, they have ordered to be struck a medal,
alluding to that event, which they have the honour
of offering to your Royal Highness. May your
Royal Highness deign to receive this tribute of
their .loyalty.
_ _ _

" London, Jan. 1828."
To which his Royal Highness was graciously
pleased to make the following reply .1—
. " I thank the Portuguese resident in London for
the sentiments they manifest towards me, and accept
their expreSsions, dictated by that loyalty which has
distinguished the Portuguese in all ages and in all
countries." ,

The medal is of gold, and contains in front the
bust of his Royal Highness with the following• in-
scription :--" To his Royal Highness the Infante
Don Miguel, Rege-nt of the kingdom of Portugal
and Algarvez, and Lieutenant Lugar• Tenente of his
Most Faithful Majesty, in commemoration of his
passage through England in the year 1828 ; offered
by,the Portuguese resident in London." On the
reverse it has a vessel in full sail, the arms of the
city of Lisbon, .and the castle of Belem, under
•which are the following very appropriate verses from
the Portuguese Homer :--

Despois de procellosa tempestade,
Nocturna sombra, e sibilante vento,
Tras a manhaa serena claridade,
Esperanga de porto e salvamento.
Camoes, canto 4, oitava 1.
Which are thus translated by our Mickle :--

As the tost vessel on the ocean rolls,
When dark the night, and loud the tempest howls,
When the torn mariner, in every wave
That breaks and gleams, forebodes his watery grave;
But when the dawn, all silent and serene,
With soft-paced ray dispels the shades obscene,
With grateful transport sparkling in each eye,
The joyful crew the port of safety spy.

VISIT OF DON MIGUEL TO TEE THAMES TUNNEL.

This illustrious stranger yesterday visited these
works.

Soon after three o'clock, the noble and distin-
guished party arrived, and were received by Mr.
Brunel, sen. the projector and engineer; Mr. Brunel,
jun. the resident engineer ; Mr. Garratt, Mr . Bea-
mish, and the other officers of the establishment, to-
gether with the Chairman, Deputy-Chairman, and
nearly the whole of the board of Directors. Previ-
ously to his Royal Highness descending the shaft,
he was particularly anxious to make himself acquaint-
ed with the general principles of the undertaking,
which were clearly explained to him by W. Smith,
Esq. M.P. and Mr. Brnnel.
After visiting the shed in which the workmen
were in active employ, and entering one of the boxes
and:receiving from Mr. Brunel, sen. a practical expla-
nation of its nature and progress, his Royal High-
ness and companions returned to the shaft, and par-
took of an elegant cold collation, which had been
prepared for them. The Chairman, W. Smith, Esq.
M.P. pointed out the various dimensions, &c. of the
undertaking, in the French language, and afterwards
proposed to the Directors and the company the
health of his Royal Highness, and prosperity and
permanent amity to Portugal, Britain's ancient ally.
This toast was received with universal plaudits by.
between. 500 and 600 well-dressed ladies and gen-
tlemen, who were congregated on the occasion, and
re-echoed by the work-people themselves.
Hisßoyal Highness returned thanks in the French
language, expressive of his thanks for the cordial re-
ception he had everywhere met with him from the
British nation, and particularly for the courtesy and
attention whieh he had received from his Majesty
George IV., and concluded with. proposing 11 • Heal t
and long life to his Mgjesty of Great Britain, and
permanent success to the Thames Tunnel Company."
His Royal Highness being about to retire, Mr.
Brunel rose, and presented to him an elegant and
admirably arranged model of the undertaking, en-
closed in a neat box, covered with morocco and
gold, at the ingenuity of which his Royal Highness
again expressed his admiration. He then ascended
the shaft, amidst the shouts of the company assem-
bled, which were repeated by the multitude col-
lected outside, to the evident satisfaction of his Royal
Highness.

(FROM THE COURT NEWSMAN.)

His Royal Highness, after dining on Monday with
the Duke of Wellington, at his residence in Picca-
dilly, proceeded to Ashburnham-house, Dover-street,
the residence of Prince Lieven, the Russian Ambas-
sador, where a grand ball and supper was given by
his Excellency, in honour of his Royal Highness.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Clarence, Princess Emilie of Carolath, Prince of
Hohenlohe-Laugenbourg, nearly the whole of the
Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers and. their Ladies,
together with a numerous assemblage of nobility
and gentry, were present at the entertainment.
Dancing was kept up with great spirit till two
o'clock, when near one hundred and fifty sat down
to supper, after which dancing was resumed, and
kept up till five o'clock, when the Prince and his
attendants retired, and the party broke up.
At half-past 10 o'clock yesterday morning, a de-
putation from the Society of Friends of Foreigners
in Distress waited on his Royal Highness in Arling-
ton-street. The deputation, which consisted of the
Marquis de Palmella, the Portuguese Ambassador;
Viscount Beresford, Sir. Hervey Watson, Sir F.
Watson, Sir John Croft, Sir John Bridges, Sir
John Campbell, Admiral Repier, Messrs. de Car-
valho, Sainpayo, Pinto, Rebella, Freire, and Frost,
together with Ckarles Murray, Esq., Secretary to
the Society, had the honour to be introduced to
the Prince- by the Portuguese Ambassador, when
the Secretary presented to kis Royal Highness the
book containing the account of the Society; when
his Royal Highness was pleased to enrol his name
among the several illustrious Monarchs and Princes
who have Condescended to patronise this benevolent
Institution, and to subscribe 501. to its funds.
Soon after the departure of the deputation, the
Prince, attended by M. de Aiello, Earl Mount-
charles, Sir William Fremantle, and.three gentle-
men of his suite, went in two of his Majesty's car-
riages to the Mint, where the heads of that esta-
blishment were in waiting to attend the Prince, who
inspected the whole of the works and apparatus
used in the different sorts of coinage. After a stay
of three quarters of an hour, his Royal Highness
left the Mint and proceeded to the Tower; a large
assemblage of spectators were here collected in such

numbers as to impede the progress of the Royal
carriages : the greatest eagerness was manifested by
the crowd to procure a glimpse of his Royal High-
ness. The Prince went over the Armoury, the
apartments in which the Regalia are kept, &c. &c.
and finished with inspecting the Menagerie.
From the Tower the Prince proceeded to the
Thames-tunnel, where Mr. Brunel, the engineer,
and Mr. Brunel, jun., had the honour to conduct the
Prince down this stupendous undertaking. His
Royal Highness remained in the Tunnel upwards of
half an hour.

The Duke and Duchess of Clarence gave another
grand entertainment to Don Miguel yesterday even-
ing, at their residence in the Admiralty. The gen-
tlemen-porters and pages of their Rsyal Highnesses'
household appeared in their state-dresses as at the
former entertainment, and the preparations for the
reception of the company were the same in every
respect. His Royal Highness, attended by Earl
Mountcharlcs, Sir William Freemantle, and four
crentlemen of his suite, arrived at the Admiralty at
half-past seven o'clock. Dinner was served up di-
rectly after the Prince's arrival. Among the com-
pany present to meet the Royal visiter were her
Royal Highness the Princess Sophia-Matilda ; Prince
Esterhazy, the Austrian Ambassador; Princess
Esterhaz,y ; the Marquis de Palmella, the Portuguese
Ambassador; the Marchioness de Palmella; Earl
and Countess Carlisle, Earl Dudley, Count and
Countess Munster, Lady Lyndhurst, the Speaker of
the House of Commons, the Right Hon. Sir Fre-
derick Lamb, Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Hope, and the
Marchioness of Westmeath. In the evening, their
Royal Highnesses had a numerous evening party.

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