The Sun.
London, England, 1829-07-27 00:00:00

SPMIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS

We insert a letter from an emigrant Portu-
guese, on the affairs of that kingdom. With
respect to the subject of it, we shall say now
more fully what we before only hinted. If the
emigrants have any means of overthrowing the
existing power and regaining their rights, let
them try. We wish them success. But it
seems now to be becoming mere Quixotism in
us to say that we will be banished with the Por-
tuguese emigrants, because they cannot regain
their country. Our opinion of Miguel and of
his right to the throne is not altered, but it is
not our business to displace him. We deal, and
traffic, and have all kinds of relations with states,
the governments of which are neither legal nor
humane. If the government of Miguel were a
direct grievance to England, she would have a
right to abate it ; but it is acknowledged on all
hands, that she has no right to "go to war "
with him because he oppresses the Portuguese.
She is therefore certainly at liberty "to go " to
peace with him. If Pedro cannot unseat him,
and the emigrants cannot unseat him, and we
have no right to unseat him, what follows?—that
we are to pout, and not look at him, and not
speak to him ? How absurd ! We subjoin the
letter which has given occasion to these remarks:
TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

SlR,—Your able pen has often been exerted, and
your columns nobly and generously filled, in defence
of the suffering Portuguese emigrants; and though
my countrymen in general believe that you have of
late abandoned their cause, I am not one of those
who join in that opinion, and I hope that those who
do may yet receive good proofs of their mistake.
The question, however, that you have put to us
in your piper of the 15th inst.—the astounding
question—of " How long did we wish that England
should forbear from recognizing the usurper ?" in
order to afford us a chance of recovering our country
by arms, has received our deep and serious consi-
deration ; as likewise your assurance that on our own
efforts and exertions must depend the success of our
cause. Now I can venture to assure you, that the
Portuguese emigrants answer with one accord, " It
is our wish to measure swords with the Miguelites."
All we want is fair play. Let England stand aloof:
it is time she (that is her Ministry) should do so
—it is time that she should cease her negotia-
tions, ungenerously undertaken, and cruelly pro-
tracted, with the head of the House of Braganza
our Sovereign, at the Brazils. Let England, how-
ever, as the ally of Portugal, and bound by solemn
treaties so to do, prevent foreign interference,—let
her restrain Spain within the bounds of a strict and
honourable neutrality. This is all we now ask of
the British Ministry. Let us meet the Miguelites
on equal terms ; but let England countenance us in
a civilized warfare. Let her require of Don Miguel
that which she exacts from the Dey of Algiers in
favour of all nations,—viz. that he should treat his
captives as prisoners of war, and not hang as traitors
those who never acknowledged his sway, and who
never will do so. It would be easy to retaliate, and
teach the monster by qua atrocities the conse-
quences of a perseverance in them ; but are these
the times to embrue our hands in the blood of our
countrymen, because they have been deluded into
obedience to a tyrant and usurper ? No. We
trust to the higitirnacy of our cause, and we claim
the sympathy of all free and enlightened men, as
sufferers for our patriotism, and for the preservation
of constitutional and liberal institutions, legitimately
conferred on us by our lawful monarch. No ; we
shall never follow in the steps of Don Miguel, even
though it were to retaliate just retribution on him
or his satellites. We claim the protection of the
civilized laws of nations in the contest we shall wil-
lingly enter upon. We pant to wage legitimate war
against the usurper, and from Europe we only look
for the aid and force of public opinion in our favour;
but from our ally, England, we claim that site should
emse her intrigues, or negotiations as the Ministry
are pleased to call them, and their attempts to re-
concile conflicting interests; for we never can be re-
conciled to the monster Miguel.
You have told us, that if we take up arms our
efforts will be regarded by you with partiality, and
we beg you to be assured that we only wish to re-
ceive your farther sympathy and support as we may
deserve it, through the means you have pointed out.
But before this can take place much is to be done;
and if we ate willing to follow your advice, we trust
we shall not be deprived of the aid of your able pen
in bringing about the means of our doing so—that
is, that we should be clothed with lawful and recog.
trisect authority to make legitimate war against the
usurper; and all that is wanting for this is, th, t
your Ministry should cease their interference, or, if
you would railer have it, their endeavours for re-
conciliation, and meet your diplomatists on the fair
grounds of ncn-intermeddling by actual force in the
struggle, but nevertheless preserving a just ad-
herence to acknowledged rights and principles ; and
were the Noble Duke to say to our diplomatists,
" We see that a reconciliation cannot be effected,
and consequently you are now at liberty to do as you
please : we wish you success, and we shall wil-
lingly countenance all the rights to which you may
be justly entitled, upon a recognized principle of the
non-interference of England by actual force in the
struggle,"—if the Duke of 'Wellington were to hold
such language, and if he would voluntarily do so, we
feel assured that he would act up to his word.—
Such noble and disinterested language would be
worthy of the great Hero of Waterloo, and we are
convinced that our :diplomatists would hail the
happy day and hour that it took place, and which
should banish that personal enmity that has so un-
fortunately existed, and by which we poor emi-
grants are alone the sufferers; for when the great
contend, the little go to the wall. Let me entreat
you, therefore, to bring about these measures. You
have thrown down the gauntlet to us, and we wil-
lingly accept the challenge, arid we look to you for
that consistency of conduct which we have a right
to expect from the manly sentiments you have so
long and triumphantly advocated.
(Times.) A PORTUGUESE EMIGRANT.

Without pretending to lay claim to an accu-
rate knowledge of particulars, we believe we run
no risk of contradiction when we assert that a
negociatioli which prima facie threatened an
additional infusion of ultraism to the existing
order of things, and which has been for rather
more than a week an object of much solicitude,
has at last proved a decided failure. The causes
of this failure are, of course, variously repre-
sented, and naturally take a colouring from the
predilections or antipathies of the persons who
make them the subject of their commentaries ;
our own conviction, and that not formed upon
light grounds, is that the stipulations insisted
upon by the Aristocratic Junta were extravagant
and inadmissible, and that they involved sacrifices
of principle and consistency which would be
poorly compensated by a numerical acquisi-
tion of strength (no matter to what amount)
in either House of Parliament. A little
time will enable us to speak more deci-
sively, as, if we are not misinformed, a Dart at
least of the circumstances which preceded, ac-
companied, and terminated the negociation, are
likely to become matter of notoriety. The mo-
ment it was whispered that this piece of domes-
tic diplomacy had ended inauspiciously, conjec-
ture was, as usual, put in requisition, to supply
the place of fact—if the Marquis of
could not be propitiated, the Earl of

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bad equal influence and more experience.
ec -Uno avoho non deficit alter

Aureu.;."

The difficulties in the way were overlooked, or
surmounted by that class of sanguine politicians

who are accustomed to decide upon the destinies or
nations, with infinite complacency, and to the
great edification of their respective coteries. We
do not pretend to know any thing definite of a
second negotiation alleged to be on the tapis ;
but we do know that there has been one, begun,
continued, and ended, in the week which ha,
just passed over our heads, and that at its termi-
mination, things remained precisely in statu quo.
—Morning Clironicle.

The late Proclamation of the Irish Govern-
ment, about which so much has been said,
comes, in every sense of the word, " a day after
the fair." As a measure of precaution and pre-
vention it is a really Irish measure ; and Pat
must feel himself not a little flattered to see that
his rulers can blunder a little as well as himself.
It is singular that that which was foreseen by
every one on this side of the water, and that
with stronger feelings of alarm than the event
has justified, should have been looked at with
more indifference by those who were on the
spot, and yet should alarm them so much when
the danger is apparently over. We consider
that the impression which the recent disturb-
ances in Ireland have made upon
:the Govern-
ment arises more from surprise and disappoint-
ment than any thing else. There were persons,
no doubt (and they of some consequence,
though we do not class the Duke of Wellington
among the number), who really imagined that
the concession of the Catholic Claims would
bring about the immediate pacification of Ire-
land ; in short, would wash the black-moor white.
Any one who thought this must have known
but littsle of Ireland or of human nature. Be-
yond a few noisy demagogues, Catholic Eman-
cipation could be productive of no immediate
results ; while the tone of triumph it engendered
on the one hand, and that of disappointment on
the other, was more than calculated to bring
about a stronger collision than has in fact
taken place. Both parties accuse each other
of being in the wrong upon this occasion ;
and both are justified in so doing. The
strongest c!amour, however, is on the side of
the Catholics, and that fbr no other reason
but because, both in London and in Dub-
lin, they have by far the greater command
of the Press. Nothing but this one fact is ne-
cessary to account for that boldness of assertion
with which we see the whole of the late excesses
attributed to the Protestants, or Brunswickers,
as they are now called—though the notorious
fact is apparently forgotten, or quietly glossed
over, that the very same persons whose theme
was agitation is agitation still ; and who, after
having told us that Catholic Emancipation was
all that Ireland wanted, are still doing all they
possibly can to keep alive the storm by new
means of commotion, in which they, like the
demons of mischief, alone can live. If these
people had either the honesty or the good sense
of Mr. Lawless, they would cease to combat
imaginary evils, while the real ones are silently
passed by. Mr. Lawless has stated, and truly
stated, that the great evil of Ireland is its mass
of absentee landlords, and the absence of that
civilization and local expenditure which their
presence would produce. Instead of inflaming
the minds of the people, why do not those who
boast so loudly of an influence, which it cannot
be denied that they possess, put their shoulders
to the wheel, and exert that influence to amelio-
rate the condition of the people, by the removal
of this one great incubus, or its consequences ?
And why has not the Government the courage
to speak out to the same effect ? Why issue
Proclamations merely to sear over the wound,
when a deeper and a bolder practice can alone
save the limb, or perhaps the life, of the patient ?
—Morning Herald.

FLIGHT OF MISS LOVE FROM N'OT•

TINGHAM.

(From the Nottingham. Journal of Saturday.)

Miss Love, who Lad delighted the audience
at our theatre on Friday evening last by the ex-
cellence of her singing, was announced to appear
for the second time on Saturday; but when the
time arrived for the play to commence, the syren
was not forthcoming. She complained of indispo-
sition, and acquainted the manager that she was
unable to perform. A numerous and fashion-
able company had assembled, who were waiting,
with great anxiety, when the manager had to un-
dergo the mortifying task of communicating the
intelligence, and at the same time to make an
• offer of returning the money to all who were de-
sirous of accepting it. Disappointment, of
course, was visible on every countenance at such
an unexpected annunciation, and some few
availed themselves of the opportunity to with-
draw, while great numbers who were pressing to
the doors for admittance, on hearing that Miss
Love would not appear that evening, went away
altogether. At length the audience, finding
that there was no alternative but either to leave

the house or consent to a change of perform-
ance, agreed to the latter proposition, and the
business of the stage proceeded. On Monday
morning the manager found it necessary to issue
a notification, of which the following is a copy,
to exonerate himself from blame, and from which

it is evident that the breaking faith with the pub-
lic was Miss Love's own act. The lady was
seen to go off in a carriage from the Black's
Head, on Saturday evening, i❑ company with
" Theatre, Non ingham, July 20, 1829.

" Mr. Manly respectfully acquaints the public that
his aunouncetnent of Miss Love for three nights
cannot be carried into effect. This lady complained
of a pain in her head on Saturday evening, and de-
clined nerrorming, to the very great disappointment
of a fashionable and numerous audience. Anxious
to ascertain her state of health, Mr. Manly did him-
self the pleasure of a visit to her inn on Sunday
morning, fiily hoping to see her convalescent, but to
his surprise was informed that the ' sweet singing
bird' had flm% n away the nigllt before, at the very
time when a sympathising audience were deploring
the cause which deprived them of that vocal festival
which Miss Love is so eminently qualified to yield.
The cause of this unexpected, this abrupt departure,
Mr. Manly is at present incapable of accounting for;
and therefore, under these circumstances, he ven-
tures to solicit further indulgence, and begs the
patrons of the drama to accept, for this evening's
entertainment, the new comedy of Spring and
Autumn; with the sprightly comedy called No !" &c.

COUNTY OF CLARE.—There is not the
slightest ground for the rumour circulated for the last two
days, that "2,000 men, variously armed, marched into
Alil-
town on Saturday, and obliged the. Barrister and other
authorities to abandon the Court, declaring that they would
not permit furtber proceedings in cases of ejectment."—
Dublin Morning Register.

East Saturday evening, about seven o'clock, a
boy in the service of Mr. FaANcrs, hatter, near Kenning-
ton-cross, having come over Waterloo-bridge, and proceed-
ing to Kennington, was stopped by two men, one of whom
put his hand over his mouth, while the other snatched a
bundle from him, and both ran down the steps near the
Feathers public-house, which is near the bridge ; and, al-
though pursued by the boy, they escaped. He was told,
when he got at the bottom of the steps, that robberies of
that kind were very frequent there. What say the police
to this ?

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JULY 25.
TAYLOR AND OTHERS V. FENN.

This was an action on a bail-bond, of which the
plaintiffs (the assignees of a person named Booth)
had taken assignment from the Sheriff of Middlesex.
The plaintiffs, in March in last year, sued out bail-
able process against a person of the name of Holman
for a debt due from him to the bankrupt Booth. No
actual caption was made by the Sheriff's Officer, but
a bail-bond (the bond in question) was executed at
the attorney's office, in New-inn. Holman was
within the county at the time the bond was given;
but the Sheriff, on being ruled to return the writ,
returned non est inventus.

It was now contended by the ATTORNEY.-GENE-
RAI, for the defendant, that the bond was void ab
initio, the Sheriff having no right to take it from the
hail (who alone had executed it), having made no
actual arrest, and being unable, according to his own
return of non ca inventus, to make an arrest.
Lord TENTERDEN observed that this was quite a
novel point, and suggested that it should be decided
by the Court above on a special case.
This was acceded to by the parties, and a verdict
was taken for the plaintiffs, subject to a ease.
There was a similar action against the other bail,
which it was agreed should abide the event of the
above cause.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JULY 25.
CHAMBERLAINE V. PAINE.

Mr. Sergeant WILDE stated that this was an ac-
tion of assault, which the plaintiff, who in the be-
ginning of the year kept a public-house in Sr.
George's•fields, had been obliged to bring against
the defendant, who was also a publican, keeping the
house called the Castle, in Gibraltar-walk, and who
ought, therefore, to have abstained from riotous
conduct in a public-house, but who had behaved
in a very disorderly and improper manner on this oc-
casion. He had been required to apologise, but bad
refused to do so; and the plaintiff now asked the
Jury for some moderate compensation for the assault
committed on her.

The Jury returned a verdict fur the plaintiff—
Damages, 201.

ADMIRALTY COURT, JULT 25.
THE MARGARET.

This was an application to the Court to pronounce
the forfeiture of a bond for the safe return of the
ship, given by a majority of the owners to the mino-
rity, under the following circumstances :—The
vessel, which belonged to Hull, went upon a voyage
to Riga, in 1827, contrary to the wishes of a part
of the owners, who took a bond of indemnification
from the other part, without stipulating the return of
the vessel within any specific time. The vessel re-
turned from her Riga voyage, and had since pro-
ceeded to Quebec and back, and was now at Ply-
mouth, repairing some damage. She had never re-
turned to Hull, and there was no prospect of her
return; meanwhile the bondholders were debarred
from an opportunity of engaging in the subsequent
voyages should they wish to do so.

Si C. ROBINSON declined acceding to the appli-
cation, on the ground that there could be no perfect
remedy given in such a case by this court.
The vessel is tuider process on other grounds, and
a motion was subsequently made for a warrant of
sale, to answer some outstanding demands of salvage.
Some cases of seamen's wages occurred, but none
of them possessed interest.