The Sun.
London, England, 1827-12-31 00:00:00

'ARRIVAL OF DON• MIGUEL.

vi Official intelligence having been received late on
Saturday night, that the Portuguese Prince, Don
Miguel, would, if possible, reach Greenwich early
yesterday, the preparations for his Highness's recep-
tion, which the unfavourable state of the weather for
the two previous days bad nearly suspended, were
resumed with great alacrity.
At an early hour yesterday morning, ttwo of his
Majesty's state carriages, drawn by four horses each,
left St. James's, and arrived at Greenwich before
ten o'clock. Half an hour after, his Royal High-
ness the Duke of Clarence alighted at that part of
the quadrangle of the Hospital which is occupied by
the Governor, Rear Admiral Sir G. C, Keate, and
he was soon followed by the Spanish and Portuguese
Ambassadors, in state carriages, that of the 111arquis
of Palmella being very splendidly decorated, and the
state liveries of uncommon richness. Three
or four other carriages followed with the suite of the
Ambassadors, and some distinguished foreigners.
The gates of Greenwich Hospital were closed
against the crowd, but all respectably dressed per-
sons were admitted without much solicitation by the
officers at the gates. A strong corps of the police
attended to preserve order, and sentries of the
guards were posted in all the avenues. At half-
past eleven o'clock his Royal Highness the Lord
High Admiral, in full uniform, wearing the star of
the Order of the Garter, and his Guelphie star, ap-
peared on the terrace next the river, to superintend
the arrangements for the reception of Don Miguel.
At twelve o'clock, it was reported to his Royal
Highness that the telegraphic signals were, owing
to the favourable state of the weather, in full com-
munication down the river from one of the towers
on the roofs of Greenwich Hospital, and every
quarter of an hour a report was made by flags from
Woolwich church, &c. announcing the progress of
the Royal yacht. At half-past twelve o'clock the
distant sound of artillery imported something like
an important movement; but, to the great mortifica-
tion of the honest Greenwich pensioners, whose
hour of dinner is one o'clock, the old sailors shrugged
up their shoulders and said that the sound proceeded
from Tilbury Fort, and that " the Frenchman"—a
national designation which they gave the Portuguese
Prince, why nobody could tell, except that it might
have been sugg:,sted by the unusual appearance of
officers in foreign costume parading through this
fine edifice—would not " haul up" before three
o'clock.

Couriers from Dartford, Cobham, and Gravesend,
were constantly riding into the principal square of
the Hospital with letters, which the messengers al-
ways delivered in person to the Lord High Admiral,
announcing the progress of Don Miguel upon the
river; but their intelligence was always anticipated
by the telegraph line of communication to which we
have already alluded. A courier of a different ap-
pearance and dress from the Kentish post-boys who
had previously jostled through those who were sta-
tioned near the terrace, arrived at one o'clock, and
was said to be the bearer of a despatch from
the King; for the knowing people remarked
that his Royal Highness held his hat in his hand
while he broke the seal. At this time a very inte-
resting spectacle met the eye. The old tars of the
hospital formed in line along the whole range of the
principal quadrangle, and the male and female child-
ren of the marine school, 1,000 in number, entered
from their place of residence, and were arranged
across the area, so as to form lines of communica-
tion with the colonades, and the appearance at this
time from the water was beautifully picturesque.
At two o'clock the spiral wreaths of smoke from
the three steam-boats escorting the Royal yacht,
were plainly seen below Blackwell, and exactly at
half-past two o'clock they reached the place of an-
chorage at the stairs in front of Greenwich Hospi-
tal. As the vessels were bringing to, the whole
cortege of distinguished personages in waiting ad-
vanced from the Governor's house to the landing-
place, and the Spanish and Portuguese Ambassadors
(as we understood) were rowed off in the Admiral's
barge to the Royal yacht, from which they returned
in less than five minutes, conducting Don Miguel
and his suite. His Highness was received on the
stairs of the water-gate by the Lord High Admiral,
and immediately conducted, between his Royal
Highness and the Governor, to the residence of the
latter. The whole party proceeded along the ter-
race uncovered. There was no shouting, for there
was not what could be called an English crowd on
the spot.
History and physiognomy, unless both are fable,
strangely differ in their portraiture of this illustrious
stranger. He is a young man of slight figure, appa-
rently under 22 years of age; the expression! of his
countenance is mild, and his manner, as he walked
along, was timid, and naturally consistent with his
sudden exposure to the gaze of such a throng, after
the comparative seclusion of a sea voyage. His eyes
and hair -are jet black, his colour very sallow, and
his nose rather aquiline. His face approaching in
contour to a long oval, the mouth and chin of re-
gular formation. The general expression was cer-
tainly rather that of.a young person of mild gentle-
manly bearing, than that of a man prone to commix-
ture with angry politics, and angrier sports. He is
of the middle height, and was plainly dressed in
mourning, and in boots, without any insignia. His
Highness remained about a quarter of an hour in the
Governor's house, . and at three o'clock he left
Greenwich Hospital in one of the royal carriages,
escorted by a guard of honour of the Life Guards.
He was followed to town by the Lord High Ad-
miral, the Foreign Ambassadors, &c. While Don
Miguel was partaking of some refreshments, the
band of the Coldstream Guards played a Portuguese
air, and " God save the King.' Before half-past
three o'clock the hospital was as free from bustle as
if its repose had not been disturbed by any pageant.
It was said that Don Miguel would remain in
town last night, and proceed to Windsor to-morrow
(this day.)
(FROM THE COURT NEWSMAN.)

About eight o'clock yesterday morning two of
the King's carriages-and-four, with three of his Ma-
jesty's Footmen to each, left town, and proceeded
to Greenwich, to wait the arrival of his Royal
Highness Don Miguel. A captain's guard of the
Life Guards, and a Guard of Honour of the Cold-
stream Regiment of Foot Guards, were also in at-
tendance.

His Royal Highness the Lord High Admiral ar-
rived at the house of the Governor of the Hospital
froM his seat in Bushy-park.
About half-past two the Admiralty yacht, with
his Royal Highness lion Miguel on board, cast an-
chor opposite the stairs, in front of the square of the
hospital. The Prince landed at the stairs, from the
boat belonging to the yacht, the crew of the vessel
giving three cheers. The Prince was received by
the Lord High Admiral, Earl Mountcharles, and
Sir W. H. Fremantle, two of the principal officers
of the King's household, the Portuguese Ambassa-
dor, Admiral Sir R. Goodwin Keats, G.C.8., the
Governor of the Hospital, together with several.
Admirals, and the principal officers'of the establish-
ment. His Highness was conducted to the Gover-
nor's house, followed by the above-named distin-
guished individuals, where a dejeune had been pre-
pared for his Royal Highness. The band of the
guard of honour received his Royal Highness with
the national anthem of " God save the King."
Shortly afterwards the Prince entered one of the
King's carriages, attended by Earl Mountcharles and
one of the principal officers of his Royal Highness's
household. The Prince, and his principal attendants,.
Monsieur de Mello, Monsieur de Saldanha, Count
de Villa Real, accompanied by Sir William Freman-
tle, followed in the second carriage. The Royal
equipage, escorted by the detachment of the Life
Guards, proceeded to town at a slow pace. At
Westminster bridge, the Prince was received by a
numerous assemblage of spectators, who were col-
lected, with every demonstration of respect; the
Royal cortege proceeded through Parliament-street,
Charing Cross; anti, Pall-mall, to the residence of
Earl Dudley, in Arlington-street, where his Royal
Highness arrived about half-past three o'clock. The
band of the Guard of Honour, stationed in Arling-

The Lai
to 23,000;

id and Assessed Taxes during the war amounted
,000/. per annum (in 1815 and 1816).

THE NORTHUMBERLAND YEOMANRY

CAVALRY.

TO THE EDITOR OF TILE SUN.

SIR-El your Paper of the 20th inst. you quoted
an article from the Tync Mercury (Newcastle Jour-
nal), relative to the deliberations of the Magistracy
here, with respect to the propriety of disbanding the
Northumberland Yeomanry Cavalry. The Tyne
Mercury, it since appears, was considerably in error,
as regards the proceedings of the authorities. Under
these circumstances, Sir, and aware how anxious
you are at all times to disseminate truth, I shall offer
no apology for submitting to you the following state-
ment, which appeared in the Courant of this day's
date, and which is understood to bear an official
vomplexion :—" We are informed that the state-
ment in our last paper, that the Magistrates of this
town had requested his Grace the Duke of North-
umberland (Lord Lieutenant) to continue the ser-
vices of the Northumberland and Newcastle Yeo-
manry,' was incorrect. The Magistrates only pointed
out to his Grace the small amount of force (two
troops) usually stationed in the barracks here, and
respectfully requested that, in' case the Yeomanry
were disbanded, his Grace would apply to Govern-
ment for an increase of the Regulars to four troops."
Your's respectfully,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Dec. 29. T. G.

• DON MIGuEL.—His Royal Highness Don
MIGUEL is still at the residence of his Grace the Duke of
RUTLAND, in Arlington-street, where a number of persons
are congregated to catch a glimpse of his person. He is not
visible, however, but we understand that he leaves town,
this evening, to dine with his MAJESTY, at Windsor.

Prince LEOPOLD left town on Friday for his
scat at Claremont.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday
afternoon at the Foreign Office, Downing-street, which
was attended by the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Marquis of
LANSDOWNE, the Marquis of ANGLESEA, ViSCOUIIt GODR-
RICH, Earl CARLISLE, Earl DUDLEY, Lord BEXLEY, Mr.
HUSKISSON, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, Mr.
WYNN, Mr. CHARLES GRANT, Viscount PALMERSTON,
and Mr. TIERNEY. The Ministers assembled at two
o'clock, and sat in deliberation upwards of two hours and
a half.

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE cage to town
on Saturday from his scat at Bow-wood, Wiltshire.

The Marquis of ANGLF,SEA arrived in town
on Friday, from Hastings.
Viscount PALNIERSTON arrived in town on
Friday, from his seat at Broadlands, Hampshire.

The Marquis WELLESLEY arrived in town
on Saturday front Ireland. The Noble Marquis has taken
up his residence at the house of Sir Cnas. COCKEAELL, in
Piccadilly.

To-morrow, Dec. 29, is the Birth-day of the
Earl of LONSDALE ; and his Lordship's friends in this
County intend to celebrate it with more than wonted spirit.
—Carlisle Patriot.

. M. GA INERAY, a celebrated painter of Paris,
has set off, under the auspices of the French Government,
for Navarin, wills the view of delineating the late splendid
victory of the Allied Powers over the Turco-Egyptian
fleet, on the 20th Octoher. It is intended that M. JAZET,
the justly-famed engraver, shall display his rare talent in
furnishing the public with a first-rate engraving of this
grand naval combat.

QUEENBOROUGII.—Mr. CAPEL, one of the
Members .of Parliament for this Borough, ♦isited it on
Friday, in order to assure himself personally of the exist-
ence of the distress which the fishermen of that place are
represented as having suffered under so cruelly, in conse-
quence of the restrictions placed by the local powers on
their fisheries. Mr. Carer. found the distress little, if at
all, exaggerated, and promised to bring the affair before
Parliament as speedily as possible.

A forgery of the Kirkby Lonsdale one pound
notes is in circulation. The dates and signatures are en-
graved, the former traced over with ink ; the paper looks
greasy, and the Government stamp is badly executed.—
Carlisle Patriot.

COBBETT AND THE POST-OFFICE.—The
stamp gives wings to the Register; it makes it fly, by the
regular channel of the post-office, which, as I have many
times said, though I have never received any favours from
it, but the contrary, while others have been constantly re-
ceiving its favours, is, to my belief, the best conducted
establishment in the world. I have written, lam -sure,
more than five hundred Registers, and sent the manuscript
by the post; and, never, in one single instance, has there
been miscarriage or delay. I have sent them from all
parts of Englaritl, and, I sent through the English post-
office, about a hundred and twenty-five from America. I
have often said, that this establishment was the only good
thing that Parr ever did for the country : this he did well :
all his other schemes were schemes of destruction ; but I
must not fail to add, that the inventor of this scheme met
with a very inadequate reward.