The Sun.
London, England, 1827-09-22 00:00:00

pleased to appoint for Commandant-General of the
troops under my orders, Major-General Don Juan
Antonio Monet; for Chief of the Staff, Major-
General Don Jose Caratala; and for Chiefs of
Brigade, Brigadier-Generals Don 'Jose Toris and
Don Jose Mourso, which I signify to you for your
information and guidance. God preserve you for

many years.
(Signed) 'Marquis CAMPO SAGRADO.
' Barcelona, Sept. B.'

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.

LISBON, SEPT. 7.—Yesterday morning the
Viscount of Santarem, Minister, for the time De-
partment, when giving an audencia, rsceived a note,
intimating to him his dismissal, and the appointment
of Senbor Carlos Honorin de Gourea Durao as his
substitute ad interim. You cannot form an adequate
idea of the state of confusion into which this little
man was thrown at such news.
The decree of the dismissal and substitution have

the date of the sth instant ; but they were unknown
to the Viscount till yesterday morning. Nobody
understands the reason of such a proceeding; no-
body understands the Government, the Camarillo,
the Intendente-General da Policia, and even the
Regent. All is confusion, and every one sees the
proximity of a complete dissolution.
The I)ukc of York arrived here on the .sth, at
six o'clock P. 1., and we have a packet arrived to-
day,

LISBON, SEPT." B.—There is no variation in our
lingering state since last packet, for the same fatal
influence rules the Princess Regent's mind, in spite
of her natural good disposition and her liberal senti-
ments.

At may be considered most extraordinary abroad
how such a character as Bastos, the Intendant of
Police, can have acquired such predominance in the
Princess's opinion, se as to make her appear to the
public quite the reverse of what she really is—that
is to say, harsh, reveegeful, and averse to the new
order of things. But this ►s easily explained here
by all who have observed how Sub-Serra and
Abrantes managed similar influences, the unveiling of
which will perfectly unfold that of Senhor Bastes.
It is well known that John VI. never acted de-
cisively, unless stimulated by fear, and that it was
with this powerful argument that he was always go-
verned by his favour►te Minister, and even by his
private servants. However, this systematic influ-
ence did not acquire its perfection till Count Sub-
Serra, iu June, 1823, was elevated to be first Mi-
nister, and from thenceforward had full opportunity
of displaying his practice, as well as the confidential
instructions of the French legitimate police, of which
he was a constant and notorious hireling. For
the purpose he initiated and instructed tho-
roughly his darling young Renduffo (then In-
tendant of Police) in all the arts of false reports,
imaginary conspiracies, and combi►iatione, and a
regular secret police was organized, of which a sum-
mary report was presented to the King every night.
It was then, amidst a great deal of trash of court
and town scandal, on which, by-the-bye, the old
gentleman delighted, that the hard a►►d impressive
itrokes were levelled at his weak mind ; so that,
passing a terrible night, overawed with fantastical
public irritation and conspiracies, next morning, on
the arrival of Subserra to transact business, the King
approved blindly all that was proposed, to extricate
him from those dangers ; and consequently his First
Minister and his Intendant of Police were' his only
true friends and the best guardians of his crown
This system ceased with the dismissal of the
Subserra and of Rendnffe, through Sir William
A'Court's influence ; but, no sooner the Charter
arrived, and the Princess Regent took to herself the
reins of Government, than Abrantes, who had been
Subserra's friend, thought that by employing the
same he might become also first Minister.
General Stubbs, ex-Military Governor of Oporto,
is ordered to undergo a court-martial, for having
dared to prescribe to the Princess :Regent to recall
Saldanha to the Ministry. This Royal order ap-
peared in the Gazette of the :3d inst., and is followed
by the names of the Generals who are to judge him.
Impartiality his presided at the selection, as they
are of both parties, and rigorously only one is of the
Apostolic tendency, and he, by the bye, is Senhor
Bastos's intimate friend and adviser. Nothing serious
may be feared for General Stubbs, because the law
is silent on this peculiar and quite novel case, so
that all will end very likely in a severe admonition ;
and nothing more would be just, as the rebels that
revolted at Elves after the amnesty, have not
even experienced so much. Were these to be
shot, as they deserve, no harm if General Stubbs
were transported a couple of years, to reflect coolly
on subordination, and give an example to this cor-
rupt set of Janissaries with the name of an army.
Colonel Beiquer, of the 7th regiment of the line,
who is also under judgment for the same offence,
deserves exactly the same sentence as the General,
because he was acting at the time—that is to say,
on the 26th of July—only in lieu of General Sam-
payo, commander of this province, who was absent
on that day ; but the two officers whom the Colo-
nel sent to. the Princess with his improper address,
and who are also under judgment, ought to be ac-
quitted, on the same principle of passive obedience
to their superior, strictly prescribed in the military
law of the country in existence since the Count de
La Lippe.

MR. K BAN, JUNIOR.—This gentleman bears
great resemblance in features to the tragedian, his father ;
but his appearance is very youthful. He received his edu-
cation at Eton College, and was always an object of sob-
servation and attention in Eton, and the adjoining town,
Windsor, particularly during the memorable orim. con. af-
fair in which his father was concerned. In the progress
of his studies, we hear, be always displayed great industry
and quickness ; and his classical attainments we have
heard spoken of at Eton as very great. In stature he is
about the middle size. His features are very expressive.
The announsement of his appearance on the opening of the
The Are Royal, Drury-lane, on Monday week, has already
excited very great interest. It will be his first appearance
oa any stags.

Two Irishmen went into a garden to eat figs
they were too lacy to gather them, and. so they lay down
beneath the trees, in hopes that the fruit by falling might
Rave them the labour. At last one did fill, and was eaten
by one of the men. " Oh, dear," said his companion,,
" how lucky you are, Paddy, the fig fall into your mouth.
" Yee," replied Paddy, " tint it did not some chewed,
though."—Litcrary Chronicle.
Some time ago, when party spirit ran very
high at Leicester, a publican, a very bigoted party man,
went to his butcher in the market, and asked him if he
could let him have a " Tory calf's head." The butcher
showed him one, which was approved and purchased, and
desired it might be sent home. The butcher, to make np
the joke, (who was of an opposite way of thinking to the
landlord,) took out the brains. The cook, on dressing it
for the market-dinner, finding no brains went to inform
bee master, who immediately returned to the market in a
passion, and in severe language reprimanded the butcher
for not sending the brains. The butcher very coolly re-
plied, "Mr. P. it wns sent exactly to your order, for I
will anre yon, that no heads of that name, of whatever de-
scription, ever hare any at all.— Oxford Paper.
Thanks to his Majesty for having selected a
Ministry who enjoy the full confidence of the people, there
was never, we believe, lees of political agitation in the
country than at the prevent moment. This is a desperate
state of things for those individuals who stood in the situa-
tion of enceinte under the late Administration. It is
these unfortunate persons who make snch a horrid clamoar
in the St. James's Chronicle, John Bull, and a few
minor papers, about No Popery, and the Whigs sad
Tories. So annoying have their ravings become, that, to
our knowledge, several of their subscribers have left thew.
One of them candidly told nit,
only yesterday, that he could
not stand such fudge and humbug any longer, and elionld
leave their Standard immediately.
The plan of this party
is as follows :—They get articles written by their hirelings
in London, and sent to the few country papers in their m-
tereet. On their appearance in the latter, they are copied
into the jeurnals of the faction in town; and thus many
persons are led to suppose that the sentiments which they
inculcate are entertained and promoted in the provinces—
than which, we believe, nothing is more false, at least we
can speak for Brighton, and the greater part of the county
of Suseez.....—Ztrigliton Herald.