The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-23 00:00:00

REVOLUTION IN PORTUGAL.
OFFICIAL PAPERS—ROYAL I'iMCLAMA UON.
" Portuguese ! This kingdom eiljo ed the most complete
tranquillity; the Government was of eyed, and the Ministry,
supported by a considerable majority of ,he two legislative
chambers. It is under such circumstances that a fatal rerlign
had disturbed public order, 1 aisvd the banner of disobedience
to the laws and constituted authorities, and, in a word. exposed
the country to the imminent risk of a civil wAr.
"I appreciate the sentiments which h ire involved many of
my subjects in this revolt. The desire to :t,cnge the memory
of my august father, which they deemed to be affronted by the
revolution that itholithed the, constitutiomu charter, may be a
generous sentiment, for the realization cot Which there exist
legitimate means, but never should lead to the criminal impru-
dence of effecting this 'counter-revolution,' as it is called, which
is in fact a tumultuary and violent attempt to overthrew the
Constitution of the State, accepted and sworn to by them and
by the nation, and recognised by all foreii.n Powers.
" Portuguese ! My august father, for whose memory no one
more than I can or should be interested, would himself refuse,
if he were at the present moment alive, to assent to proposals
presented to him with the illegal aceomviniment ofanarmie,d
force, and would exhibit the same It nme,, he knew how
to exhibit, in like circumstances, at a lemarkahle epoch cf his

" Portuguese ! Listen to the voice of your Queen. This
reyulution, entirely unprovoked, whatever may be the illusions
of those who actually promote it, would draw in its train, with-
out remedy, a new series of reactions, is ;it'll all that we need is
concord to heal the wounds which remain from so many poli-
tical comthot ions.
" Queen of the Portuguese nation, I shall always attend, as
I sin bound to do, to the wishes of the majority of my subjects
when they shall be legally presented to me ; nevertheless I shall
never accede to the exclusive pretensions of any party, and I
shall never consider, as the general wish of my subjects, propo-
sitions having their origin in disorder, and sustained by force,
nor deem to be the true friends of my thione those who endea-
vour by such means to dictate the law. Finally determined,
therefore, to sustain the dignity of my Clown, I shall resist
with immovable resolution all pretensions soever which tend to
change, or which may possibly compromise legal order.
"THE QUEEN.

" DUKE DE PALMELL A.
" Palace of Neeessidades, Feb. 7, 1842."
MINUTE OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS (PALMELLA CA-
BINET) HELD AT THE PALACE ON THE NIGHT OF THE
BThi FEB., 1842.
" The Ministers united in Council, with the exception solely
of Senor Jervis d'Athouguia, who was not present, and presided
over by her Majesty the Queen, taking into consideration the
situation of public affairs on this day, on account of the defec-
tion of the battalion of 2d Cacadore, 12th infantry, and fart of
the 10th infantry, and by the disposition openly manifested in
front of the palace by the battalions ith, itith, and 17th infan-
try, and by the 2d Lancers, as also by the declarations of the
commanders and officers of the said corps, were unanimously of
opinion that the continuation of resistance would occasion a
useless effusion of blood in the capital, and a disastrous conflict
between part of its inhabitants and the troops of the garrison.
In consequence of which, and in accon'ance with the condition
under which, in obedience to the desires of your Majesty, they
accepted office, they submissively beg your Majesty to deign
to give them their dismissals.
" Palace of Necessidades, Bth Feb., 1842.
"Duque de PALstEnn.s, President of Coun.
cil of Ministers.
" Visconde de Sada BANOEIRA.
JOAQUIM ANTONIO HE MAGALHAES.
" ANTONIO JOSE n'Avin.t.
" JoAQulst FELIPPE SOCILE.
" I subscribe, and am absolutely in accord with the opinion
of the above-signed Ministers.

ANTONIO ALEVZIS JERVIS n' ATHOUGUIA.
" Palace, 9th February, 1842:
REPORT OF THE TERCEIRA CABINET IN FAVOUR OF THE
CHARTER, FEB. 10, 1842.
_ .

" Senhora,—Your Majesty's Ministers having had the good
fortune to cause to disappear from the capital the dangerous
excitement and the inconsiderate armament of part of its in-
habitants, which were upon the point of producing the most
disastrous results, come now to declare to Sour Majesty that
they consider the moment arrived in which the public safety
imperiously requires that your Majesty, as Sovereign and lov-
ing mother of her people, should hasten to suspend, while there
is yet time, the torrent of calamities that threatens them, by
your Majesty deigning to put in vigour the Ccnstitutionai
Charter of 1826, determining the convocation of the Cortes as
soon as possible under the charter, and ordering that the de-
puties may come to them, with all the meessary powers to
alter any of their articles, if by chance such alterations shoulti
be necessary for the good of the State.

" The minifestatio‘:l of this feeling by the provinces of the
north and centre of the kingdom, the expre,sion of the same
wid, already evident by the majority of the people in the rest of
the kingdom, and by the greater part of the army, render re-
sistance not only dangerous hut impossible ; and every procras-
tination in the decision will not be attend( d with less difficul-
ties or inconveniences.

" This is not the occasion, nor is it the duty of your Nlajesty'a
Ministers at this moment to appreciate the causes that have
brought public affairs to this extremity; called to the coimeiks
of your Majesty at the last hour, we can only set off from
tbo
fact in the state in which we find it. To nvoni civil war, to save
the dignity of the throne, not to compromise either the stability
of the throne or the public liberties—such is our sincere desire;
as also the obligation which lies upon us, and to which we sub-
mit, is that of taking on ourselves the enormous weight of re-
sponsibility which may rest upon us I;ir this counsel, should
your Majesty deign to adopt it.
" Duque DA TERCEIRA
" Luiz DA SILVA MOUSINIO) b'ALBUQUERQUS.
" Jose Joisoe Louitruto.
" Lisbon, Feb. 10, 1842."

DECREE.
" Seeing the report of my council of ministers, and convinced
that the moment is arrived to provide for the public safety. I
am pleased to declare in vigour the constitutional charter of
1826, as the fundamental law of the mouarehy ; and in confor-
mity with the same charter, I ordain that Extraordinary Cortoa
shall meet ou the 10th day of June, in the present year, the de-
, putter elected to them coming provided with the most ample
powers. The ministers, secretaries of state tor all the depart-
ments, will thus understand it, sod caus:> it to be executed.
" Palace of Necessidades, this 10th of February, 4442.
(Signed) " Toe QUEEN.
(Countersigned) "Dube of TElicietr...a.
"Lutz DA SILVA AIOI,ISINIIO
D' A unusmsuctn.
"JOSE Joacc kin REino."
PETITION OF THE CORPORATION OF/N IN FAVOUR OF
TIIE CHARTER,
" Senhora,—The Municipal C•l'.,,intier of Lisbon presents
• itself before the Royal 'flironc of yuur Alajesty, exposing that
this day bring united its ordinary meeting at one o'clock,
many citizens presei'Aed themselves, giving " vivas" for the
Charter of 1820, and entreating the Chamber to represent to
your Majesty that the whole kingdom having adhertd to the re-
establishment of that Charter, it became necessary that yuur
Majesty should consent to the general wishes.
" The Chamber, Senhora, knows well what are its true at-
tributes, and also the state in which the capital is placed, but
instigated by so many citizens, it considered that duty required,
it to present itself to your lajesty, representing to you th.i.s fact, in order that, taking it into your high consideration, Tce,
might feign to resolve as may be judged most advantageous to
the general welfare of the nation.
" JOSE LA URENCO DA Luz. "J. M. LEt7AO.
" F. A. G. DA SILVA.
" F. I)1 AO.
" M. J. JORGE.
" .1% DE 'MIRANDA.
" J. B. P. GUIIIA RAES. a . F. FA RREIRA.
"J. J. 1). CARVALHO, I: J. A. P. BAsTos."
44,LIEEN'S ANSWER. TO Tit L CORPORATION.
" Before receiving the representation that the Municipal
Chamber of Lisbon has just presented to toe, I had already re-
solved and decred, that the Constitutional Charter of ;826
should be put in vigour as the fundamental law of the Monarchy."'
" Office of the Secretary of State for the Home Department
" Having been pleased, by a decree bearing date the 10th of
this month, to declare the Constitutional Charter of 1826 to be
in force as the fundamental law of the State, I now ordain
that, for this reason, the 14th, I.stb, and 16th slays of the
present month shall be slays of grand gala, and that during
those three days all public offices shall be closed, and thaw
there shall be illuminations, joy bells, salutes of artillery, and all
other demonstrations of public rejoicing.
(Signed) "The QUEEN.
(Countersigned) "L.DE S. Nno n'AlauQuEßQu
E.
" Palace of Necessidades, Feb. 12, 1842."

COMMISSION OF LIT', AC Y.-SIN-
GULAR 'CASE.
On Stiurday a Cornmis;,ite of Lunacy was opened before
Mrs s:ommissioner Blunt, 'at the Greyhound Inn, Grange-
road, Old Kent-road, M inquire as to the soundness of mind
of Jacob Emmett, s`:ed 51, the only surviving son of the late
Mr. Thomas E7,enett,
the well-known extensive cow-keeper
and markef..gardener, who resided on the farm near the
Green -I‘'..an Inn, Old Kent-road, who at one period of his life
was possessed of immense wealth, and, as a proof, on one
occasion he, for a wager, produced a half-a-bushel measure
filled with guineas. At his death the property descended to
the two brothers of the unfortunate subject of this inquiry;
but in the year 1836 a fire consumed the whole of the farm,
stock, and other property, to the amount of several thou-
sands of pounds, which was uninsureti. This circumstance
so affected their minds as to induce them to neglect the busi-
ness. Everything went to decay, and in the following year
they were declared bankrupts. Before, however, the affairs
could be wound up, Jacob Emmett was left without a pro-
tector, in consequence of the death of both his brothers (the
bankrupts), which occurred in the year 1838, within a tiw
months of each other. Ili.; father had left an annuity of 60L
a-year to take care of him ; in addition to which there will be,
it is expected. a handsome surplus arising from the property
after the creditors have been fully satisfied, eighteen shillings in
the pound having already been paid. In order to protect this
property and provide for the care of the lunatic, the commisseees
was issued. Th. Jury was composed of fourteen freeholders
of the county of Surrey ; amongst whom were T. Puckle, Esq.,
the foreman ; eight other Magistrates ; Mr. John Brown and
Mr. Henry England, of the Old Kent-road ; and Mr. W. J.
Pierce, of the Grange-road.
William Humphreys, solicitor to the Commission; had era-
mined Mr. Jacob Emmett cn several occasions, between the
early part of 1837 and the present time. He was able to read
the Bible, in which he appeared to take delight, and he also
attended divine service; but he seemed incapable of compre-
hending anything about religion. He could not cast figures in
any way ; he could not count fifty, or tell whether it was more
or less than sixty. lie knew the several coins by name, but
was totally ignorant of their value; for instance, he would say
there were three sixpences in four shilling;, and fourteen shil-
lings in a sovereign ; and, as regards time, though he said his
own age was 51, he would, when speaking of persons whom he
knew, say that he had been acquainted w ith them 60 or 70 years..
Charlotte Gigg, of Prospect-place, Old Kent-road, stated
that she was cousin to Jacob Emmett, who was now living
with her, and had done so for years ; he had been iu the same
state of mind ever since she could recollect. He was per-
fectly harmless, but he was ignorant of the value of money, or
how to lay it out properly. Whenever he went to buy any-.
thing he could only recollect one article at a time, and cid lite&
know when the proper change was given to him. He was as
doubt of unsound mind, and incapable of taking care of hiussen
or his property.

Several witnesses gave similar testimony.
The Learned CommissioNEH summed up, and the Jury,
without hesitation, found " That Jacob Emmett was of unsound
mind, and incapable of taking care of himself and his property,
and had been so since the Ist of August, 1837."

A numerous meeting of deputies and delegates
of parties concerned in the linen manufactures waited on
Thursday on the Minister of Commerce, to make repre-
sentations on the depressed state of that branch of -national
industry, and to request that a rill might ba brought
a few nights
forward for modifying the Customs tariff so as to prevent the
increased importation of linen cloths from foreign countries.
Ilion
The Minister promised to give the matter his deep considera-
tion. The meeting then waited on Marshal Soult, who ex..
pressed to them his desire to give protection to French line*
cloths over those produced in foreign countries, so as to enalsto
the former to compete with the latter in the French market,—
"rends Paper.
in theiflAig:,nontitthne b(alTstiol;e:llie e. Twenty.
five houses, and all the furniture, forage, provisicns, a
sinc'et-atdCrCeust:ifnsil,
atroyed, but the cattle were preserved, The l •
tit c., Were de.-
tio,000t: s is estimated au