The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-21 00:00:00

REVOLUTION IN PORTUGAL
OFFICIAL PAPERS--ROYAL PROCLAMATION.
Portuguese This kingdom enjoyed the most complete,
tranquillity; the Government you obeyed, and the Ministry,
supported by a considerable majority of the two legislative
chambers. It is under such circumstances that a fatal vertigo
had disturbed public order, raised the banner of disobedience
lo 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 have involved many of
my suhjects in this revolt. The desire to avenge the memory
of my august father, which they deemed to be affronted by the
revolution that abolished the constitutional charter, may be a
generous sentiment, tor the realization of which there exist
legitimate means, but never shoul6 levt to, the criminal impru-
dence of effecting this 'counter-revolatims, 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 foreign Potees's-
" Portuguese ! My august father, for whose mem,ll7 no one
more than I can or should be interested, would Ilium); refuse,
if he were at the present moment alive, to assent to procusals
presented to him with the illegal accompaniment of an arroed
k.7ce, and would exhibit the same firmness which he knew how
to ex;.ibit, in like circumstances, at a remarkable epoch of his
life.
" Portuguese ! Listen to the voice of your Queen. This
revolution entirely unprovoked, whatever may be the illusions
of those wlio actuanv promote it, would draw in its train, with-
out remedy, a new ser.'es of reactions, when all that we need is
concord to heal the wou:74ls which remain from so many poly-
concord
tical commot ions.
" Queen of the Portuguese intion I shall always attend, as
I am bound to do, to the wishes of
when they shall be legally presented
.0 me ; nevertheless I shall
shall never consider, as the general wish of MI
never accede to the exclusive pretens;Otli any party, and I
the rnsjority of my subjects
..siNects, propo-
sitions having their origin in disorder, and sustas..^ed bY force,
nor deem to be the true friends of my throne those‘. 'h°
'en,t"'
' your by such means to dictate the law. Finally det..7l resist
therefore, to sustain the dignity of my Crown, I shshit, ''' m
with immovable resolution all pretensions soever which f etu '—
change, or which may possibly compromise legal order.
" THE QUEEN.
" DUKE DE PALMELLA.'

" Palace of Necessidades, Feb. 7, 1842."
MINUTE OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS (PALMELLA GA.
BINET) HELD AT THE PALACE ON THE NIGHT OF THE
BTH FEB., 1842.
" The Ministers united in Council, with the exception soled
of Senor Jervis d'Athouguia,‘'..ho was not present, and presided
over by her Majesty the Queen, taking into consideration She
situation of public affairs on this eNys on account of the defer",
tion of the battalion of 2d Cacadore, 12th infantry, and part of
the 10th infantry, and by the dispositi' openly manifested iii
front of the palace by the battalions 7th, 16th, and 17th infan-
try, and by the 2d Lancers, as also by the declarations of the
commanders and officers of the said corps, w,sre 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 accordance with du' condition
under which, in obedience to the desires of your Majek-ty, they
accepted office, they submissively beg your Majesty tai deign
to give them their dismissals.
" Palace of Necessidades, Bth Feb., 1842.
"Duque de PALMELLA, President of CovZl*-
cil of Ministers.
Visconde de Sada BANDEIRA.
" JOAQUIM ANTONIO DE MAGALHAES.
" ANTONIO JOSE D'AVILA.
" JOAQUIM FELIPPE SOURE.
" I subscribe, and am absolutely in accord with the opinion
of the above-signed Ministers.
" ANTONIO ALENZIO JERVIS D' ATHOU•UIAo•
" Palace, 9th February, 1842.'
RETORT OF THE TERCEIRA CABINET /N FAVOUR OF THr
CHARTER, FEB: 10, 1842.
(' Senhc;:`a,—Your Majesty's Ministers having had the good
fortune to ea,:se to disappear from the capital the dangerous
e inconsiderate armament of part of its in-
ehYbidisastroul results, come now td declare to your Majesty that
tteainntesn,tnainiidch\Wt7e Upon the point of producing the most
they consider the moment arrived in which the public safety
imperiously requires that your Najest:rs as Sovereign and lov-
ing mother of her people, should has,ten suspend, while there
is yet time, the torrent of calamities that t:ireatens them, by
your Majesty deigning to put in vigour th,," C,onstitutiona
Charter of 1826, determining the convocation o• the Cortes as
soon as possible under the charter, and orderi.eg Pat the de-
puties may come to them, with all the necessa*ry,
should
inowers to
alter any of their articles, if by chance such alterat.'ons .
be necessary for the good of the State.
" The manifestation of this feeling by the provinces of tile
north and centre of the kingdom, the expression of the same
will, already evident by the majority of the people in the res., of
the kingdom, mid by the greater part of the army, render re-
sistance not only dangerous but impossible ; and every procras-
tination in the decision will not be attended with less difficul-
ties or inconvenience!.
This is not the occasion, nor is if the duty of your Majesty's
Ministers at this moment to appreciate the causes that have
brought public affairs to this extremity; .ealled to the councils
of your Maji sty at the last hour, we can only set off from the
fact in the state in which we find it. To avoid vii war, to save
the dignity of the throne, not to compromise either the stability
of the throne or the public liberties—such is our sir:s,s:e desire ;
as also the obligation which lies upon us, and to which to
sub'
mit, is that of taking on ourselves the enormous weight 0.1 re-
sponsibility which may rest upon us for this counsel, shekuld
your Majesty deign to adopt it.
" Duque DA TERCEIRA
" Luiz DA SILVA MOUSINIIO D'ALBUQUERQUE...
" Josx JORGE LoUREIRo.
" 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 monarchy ; and in confor-
mity with the same charter, I ordain that Extraordinary Cortes
shall meet on the 10th day of June, in the present year, the de-
puties elected to them coming provided with the most ample
powers. The ministers, secretaries of state for all the depart-
ments, will thus understand it, arid cause it to be executed.
" Palace of Necessidades, this 10th of February, 1842.
(Signed) " THE QUEEN.
(Countersigned) " Duke of TERCEIRA.
"Lem DA SILVA MOUSIVHO
D'ALBUQUERQUE•
"JOSE JORGE: Lot REIRO."
PETITION OF THE CORPORATION OF LISBON IN FAVOUR CAF
THE CHARTER.
" Senhora,—The Municipal Chamber of Llsbon presents
itself before the Royal Throne of your Majesty, exposing that
this day being united at its ordinary meeting at 'we o clock,
many citizens presented themselves, giving " viva?' for the
Charter of 1826, and entreating the Chamber to represt:nt to
your Majesty that the whole kingdom having adhered to tbe re-
establishment of that Charter, it became necessary that sour
Majesty should consent to the general wishes.
" The Chamber, Senhora, knows well what are its true at.-
tribute's, and also the state in which the capital is placed, but.
instigated by so many citizens, it con'idered that duty required
it to present itself to your lajesty, representing to you this
fact, in order that, taking it into your high consideration, you-
might deign to resolve as may be judged most advantageous to
the general welfare of the nation. •
" JOSE LA 11RENCO DA Luz. " J. M. LEITAO.
'6 F. A. G. DA SILVA. " J. F. DE FONSECA, •
" M. J. JORGE. " F. J. DEMIRANDA,
" J. B. P. GUIMARAES. " A. F. FARREIRA.
J. J. D. DE CARVALIIO. " J. A. P. BASTOS."
QUEEN'S ANSWER TO THE CORPORATION.
" Before receiving the representation that the Municipal
Chamber of Lisbon has just presented to me, I had already re-
solved and decred, that the Constitutional Charter of .826
should be out in vigour as the fundamental law of the Monarchy.."
" Office of the Secretary of State for the Home Department.
6t Having beCTI pleased, by a decree bearing date the 10th of
this month, to dec,are 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, 15th, and 16th days of the
present month shall be days of grand gala, and that during
those three days all public offices shall be closed, and that
there shall be illuminations, joy bells, salutes of artillery, and all
other demonstrations of public rejoicing.
(Signed) "1 he QUEEN. •
(Countersigned) "L.DE S. MONSINIIO D'ALBUQOXRQUE.
" Palace of Necessidades, Feb. 12, 1842."

COMMISSION OF' LUN AC Y.-SIN.
GU LAR CASE.
On Saturday a CornWission of Lunacy wa; opened before
Mr. Commissioner Blunt, at the Greyhound Inn, Grange.
road, Old Kent-road, to imrire as to the soundness of mind
of Jacob Emmett, aged 51, the only surviving son of the late
Mr. Thomas Emmett,
the well-known extensive cow-keeper
and market-gardener, who resided on the farm near the
Green Man Inn, Old Kent-road, Mos it one period of his life
es a proof, on one
was possessed of immense wealth, and, .
occasion he, for a wager, produced a half-a;-'bushel measure
LO
filled with guineas. At his death the property
the two brothers of the unfortunate subject of thi: i.nequiry;
but in the year 1836 a fire consumed the whole of ti.'
rot:,
stock, and other property, to the amount of several t
sands of pounds, which was uninsuree. This circumatat.
so affected their minds as to induce them to neglect the bus,
c..e
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 •f the death of both leis brothers (the
bankrupts), which occurred in the year 1836, within a few
months of each other. Ilia father had left an annuity of 601.
a-year to take care of him ;in addition to which there will be,
it is expected, a handsome surplus arising from the procerty
after the creditors have been fully satisfied, eighteen shillings in
the pound having already been paid. In order to protect ibis
property and provide for the care of the lunatic, the commission
was issued. The 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 ext.
mined Mr. Jacob Emmett on several occasioi;s, between the
early part of 1837 and.the present time. He wasable to read
the Bible, in which he appeared to take delight, anj he also
attended divine service ; but he seemed incapable of coi.'W"'
hending anything about religion. He could not cast figures in
any way; he could not count fifty, or tell whether it was mom
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 shillings, 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 acquaintcdvvith 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 in 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 buv any-
thing he could only recollect one article at a time, and did not
know when the proper change was given to him. He was no
doubt of unsound mind, and incapable of taking care of himself
or his property.
Several witnesses gave similar testimony.
The Learned COMMISSIONER summed up, and the Jury,
without hesitation, found "That Jacob Emmett was of unsound
mind, and incapable of taking care of himself and his properfYs
and had been so since the Ist of August, 1837."

A barliarons murder was committed, on the Ist
inst., in the district of Olaliccia (Corsica), by an uncle on the
on pac.
er.
son of his nephew, against whom he entertained a grudge
count of a disputed inheritance. lie laid in wait for his victim,
and shot him in broad daylight with a double-barrelled gun, caus.
ing his instantaneous death. The murderer then made his escape
to the forest, and has not yet been apprehended.
dEsq.to, atthceoaltaet,eChFisreeldninh,
WILFUL MURDER.—AII inquest was on Wednes.
day week held before W. B. Whitmarsible,
near Swindon, in this county, on the body of Sarah Crook, forty.
two years of age, who died from the blows sedhe
a:,:iia‘r•escleilfireosinfrouther
husband, who is a shoemaker at Liddington. A verdict of wllll4
murder was returned by the Jury,
haund tahrerivprisoner was comniitt9d
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