The Sun.
London, England, 1827-04-13 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

PROROGATION OF THE CORTES.

LISBON, MARCH 3l.—This day the Peers and
Deputies having assembled in the Ajuda Palace, the
session of the Cortes was closed with the usual for-
malities. The Princess Regent being unable to at-
tend, in consequence of indisposition, the Bishop of
Vizeu, Minister for the Home Department, delivered,
in her name, the following speech :
" Worthy Peers of the Realm, and Deputies of the

ut by the law to this second
sess' PA
ionotroefrinigutlelhassee bCneaoetrino ptensi
' Your labours are sus-
pended; you are about to return to your provinces
and your homes, where you may prosecute more
leisurely and with more tranquillity of mind
your meditations on the means of completinv
the public felicity, and where you vv:11
the opportunity of more closely observing tl.e
wants of the country and its resources.
" Meanwhile her Serene Highness the Senhora
Infanta Regent, in the name of the King, will on
every occasion exert all her efforts to consolidate
more firmly and securely the noble fabric of the pre-
sent political institutions of the monarchy : precious
institutions, memorable gift of a great King, to the
slightest departure from which her Highness never
will consent.
" The vigilance of her Royal Highness has de-
feated intrigues, and disarmed parties. The rebels
retire confused and dismayed. The disturbances of
the provinces are becoming gradually quieted; and
by hereafter employing a just severity and appro-
priate clemency, her Highness will at. last restore
that concord which is necessary for all, and which,
with a few exceptions, all desire.
" We continue to preserve the usual relations of
peace and amity with foreign nations, which will
be faithfully maintaiued by justice in our pretensions
and conduct, by a discreet vigour, and by a prudent
condescension, without sacrificing our dignity when
it may take place. Our most intimate Allies have
continued and continue to act with us, as was to
be expected from their good faith in the observance
of treaties and from their generosity as friends.

" The great difficulties of the undertaking, the
shortness of the time, and the necessity of attending
to affairs not wore important, but unquestionably
more urgent, have not permitted the &sited im-
provement in the great work of the regulamentary
laws to be made—a work of great import , lii‘ h
our internal political circumstances, and it may as .
be said our external, require. The constancy ci
your zeal will be crowned in the future .”stucni
with the most complete success.
" Her Highness trusts, from your kno,rn infJrrna-
tion and your equally known patriotism, tllat you
will continue with the same zeal and diligence to
erect, upon wise laws, the beautiful edifice of ra-
tional liberty." •
THOMAII, MARCH 24.--On the 20th, the second
English brigade arrived here from Leyria, consisting
of the 11th, 13d, and 63d regiments, commanded by
Major General Sir Thomas Arbuthnot. The princi:
pal persons in the country waited for the General
and his troops, who entered the town under arches
of laurel, and amidst the saamations of ati immense
multitude shouting'' Vives" ter the Constitution„
Don Pedro IV., and George IV. One of the regi-
ments is in the quarters of the 2d Ca9adores, and
the others are quartered in the Convent of Christ.
The best understanding prevails between the troops
and the inhabitants.

VALENCA, MARCH 16.—General Jose Maria de
Moura has received the following letter from the
Governor of Tuy, in which is announced that he
has re,:eived orders from the Captain-General of
Gallicia to deliver up the arms of our refugees :
Illustrious Senhor,—The General commanding in
this provinces in a despatch of the 15th curl ent,
writes to me literally as follows :-4 As soon as you
will receive this, I shall order a cavalry-officer and
12 men to take charge of the conveyance of the
arms of the Portuguese emigrants, which you will
cause to be delivered up to the Governor of Valenca.
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you,
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shall
will communicate to him this determination,
and take measures in concert with him for carrying
it into effect. I transmit the above for your know-
ledge and government, informing you at the same
withyou
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" To the Excellent Senhor Jose Maria De Moura."
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BRAGANZA, MARCH 17.—There have just arrived
here three carriages, laden with broken muskets and
swords, which have been delivered by the Spanish
Authorities. These, they say, are the arms belong-
ing to our refugees. They hare also delivered three
pieces of artillery.
LISBON, MAncit 28.—The Gazette contains the
official promulgation of the decree of the Cortes,
fixing the incomes of the several members of the
Royal Family.

MAI2CII 30.—0 n occasion .of the Royal sitting of
the 31st of March, for the prorogation of the Cortes,
her Highness the Princess Regent orders the gene-
ral mourning to be suspended for that day.
MARCH 31.—The Gazette contains a. decree of
the Princess Regent, stating that the • Count d
Taipa had requested to decline being restored to the
rank of Colonel, which he gave up. to serve a; s
volunteer, and in which her Highness, by a de.!ree
of the 15th, reinstated him, because he fears that
it might be said that he had been actuated by inte-
rested motives, and her Highness, therefore accedes
to this request.

In the Chamber of Deputies, on the 30th March,
Senhor Carvelho Fortes brought up the Report of
the Committee, on the motion of Senhor Magal-
h)s' against the Ministry. The Report stated the
iraoeposition to be unconstitutional in its form and
manner, and recommended that it should not be
taken into consideration. Three members of the
committee dissented from this opinion, and were
for sending to the Princess Regent a message of the
nature proposed by Senhor Magalhaes.

A true bill has been found by the Grand
Jury for the county
of Iliiddlesex, against 'Way= Crock-
ford, of St. Jamee,,,trnt, for keeping a kerning-house, in
which the prosecutor, Mr. Dicks, had Lit, at various
tima, thio sum a 0701., et the pane of rOttis ft min.