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IMPORTANT NEWS FROM LISBON.
RESTORATION OF TUE ANCIENT CORTES.

ACT OF AMNESTY.
This forenoon we received Lisbon Gazelles to the 10t1

instant, bringing intelligence of great importance
The triumph over the Ultra faction at Lisbon appears
complete; not only has the misguided boy at its head,
Don MIGUEL, been obliged to travels for his country's
good," and the KING been more firmly se-established
in his authority, but his MAJESTY has issued a Decree
for convoking the Ancient Cones of the Kingdoms
which has not met for upwards of a century. The
KING has also issued an act of amnesty, which is as un-

like that of the King of SPAIN as possible. The Por-
tuguese amnesty is really entitled to the name; for
while the exceptions are few, the punishments are not
severe. We have no room for comments, but shall
once present the important documents:

OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS.
" Dim John, by the grace of Gon King of the United Kingdom
of Portugal, Brazil, and Algarve, &c. &c. &c. To all whom these
presents shall coma greeting:
" The Junta appointed by my Royal Decree of 18th June last
year, for the purpose of drawing up a plan of a Fundamental Law,
having represented to me, that considering it as a sacred duty not
to adopt other principles or other bases, for the foundation of the
new fundamental law, than those which I deigned to indicate mil
declare in the decree for its convocation ; and consideri.:g, in the
first pLce, that one of the most just reasons for whizli I rcj•ezted
and declared null and void, dr Pao and tie jure, ti:: motiitroas
Constitution of 1822, was its being incompatible with the a..,:ient
habits, opinions, and wants of the Portuguese, and mnrt.o•rrr, at
variance with the Monarchical principle, conceived that the new
Charter (cam) should be conformable to the anzknt usages,
opinions, and habits of the nation, and regulated by the soundest
pu`slic and private law, on which is established pure and indepen-
dent monarchy, moderated by wise and just laws, according to
which justice may be administered, the rights of every person se-
t ured, crimes punished, and the law-suit between individuals of all
classes be decided by means of judges and tribumls in which truth
and justice may prevail and the laws be administered: and as only
deluded and corrupted heads can possibly think of calling such a
Monarchical Government arbitrary and despotic, or that the expres-
pression of absolute King, who governs his people in this manner, can
trace any other meaning than that which it always had of
an independent King, who acknowledges no superior on earth ;
that observing, in the sect nd place, that I declared in the same
decree, that the new Institutions, or new Charter, or fundamental
law, should restore to the throat: on which the ALMIGHTY placed
me, the grandeur and respect which belongs to it, and that no
changes should be introduced which might eclipse its splendour, or
lower its dignity and greatness ; that, in the third place, observ-
ing that in the said decree, I manifested the intention that
the Charter of the fundamental law should be accommodated
to the form of the representative Governments established in

Europe, and to the mutual relations of the various parts Of
the Portuguese Monarchy, it appeared that there must be a
national Representative ; but that this ought to be such that it
might be in harmony with the preceding principles, and that
its being accommodated to the form of other Governments does
not mean that It is to be identical with them ; that meditating with
the most mature reflection on an object •f such importance—ob-

serving also that these were the principles which formed the ancient
Portuguese Constitution, in which they were found in the most
wonderful concert and the wisest combination, the experience of

many ages having %hewn the. incalculable advantages which have re-
sulted from it to the I'ortuguese nation ; and it being certain that
neither greater, nor even equal benefits are to be expected from
new and different institutions—reflecting, finally, that according to
the maxim, of the most esteemed politicians, no form of Government
can be useful to a nation which is not conformable to its character,
education, and ancient usages; and that it is extremely hazardous,
and almost always impracticable, to attempt to introduce such a one,
and to reduce to on: general form the: customs peculiar to
each nation.

Judging that it was not proper to demolish the noble and re-
spectable edifice of the ancient political Constitution, consisting of
wise laws, written and unwritten, confirmed by the oath which
the Kings of :hese took, anti which I took myself, to maintain the
rights and privileges of the Nation, that the plan of a Constitution
which it (the Junta) was to submit to my Royal approbation,

could be no other than to propose to me that I should be pleased
to declare in vigour the ancient Portuguese Cortes, composed of the
three estates of the Kingdom, the Clergy, the Nobility, and the
People, which had not been convoked for much more than a
century, that they might be convoked, and might assemble when I
thought fit, conformably to the ancient practice, privileges, and
usages of the Nation, in order that, answering to the various objects
for which I should order them to be opened, they might place be-

f ire my Royal presence, in the: manner practised in all the
preceding Cortes, the deliberations (Capiealos et Cionsultas) on the
public wants, the public good of my subjects, the care of their
rights and privileges, the administration of justice, the remedy of
public or private grievances, the prosperity and welfare of the
monarchy, by which I should pre to the whole Nation hoer
desirous I am of mutuality and preserving its rights, and
would enhance in an respects my beneficial intentions, dace, by
convoking the ancient Cortes, and maintaining the indent Consd-1
anions k was evident that kohosid preserve the di Orbit, °Ptah"

anti usages of the Ponape.. nathift ; that the Majesty and greatness
of the throne, and an its rights would be inviolate. That the said
Cortes contain a taste Natkonal Representation, in which the people
are represented by their Proctuators, the Clergy and Nobility by
those of their members who have votes in them ; finally, that the
public felicity ;would be promoted, not by uncertain, new, and
dangerous ways, nor by means of precipitate and destructive re-
forms, which easily lead to the most fatal disorder, as experience
has unfortunately proved ; but by ways already known, and by
progressive ameliorations in the administrations of the State ; that it
was by the deceitful promise of convoking the ancient:Cortes, that tha
rebellious and disorganising faction contrived to delude the Portuguese
people, having only in view the destruction of the very institutions
which it proclaimed, and to subject the nation to the shameful yoke
from which I have happily freed it ; that it being evident that the Por-
tuguese nation attained such pre-eminence among other nations, was
great, respected, and happy with its ancient political Constitution,
I should, by its entire restoration, indispensably complete the glory
with which I have covered myself by destroying the revolutionary
monster, and should most amply fulfil the Royal promise, which,
from the impulse of my generous love to my faithful subjects, I
was pleased to make them, to bless them with a good Constitution;
it being known, besides, by the general opinion, manifested in va-
rious ways, en occasion of my restoration to all the rights of sove-
reignty, that no other could be so satisfactory or more suitable to my
people than that by which these kingdoms were made so respected
and happy; that it would also be proper that, after convoking these
first Cortes, I should be pleased to determine the periods of their
convocation, that they might be regular, according to my sovereign
rights, and with a view to the public wants, without its being to be
inferred that I deprived myself of the inalienable right to prorogue
or convoke them before the appointed period, when the general
good of my people should require it.
I, therefore, taking into consideration these and many other ju-
dicious arguments, enforced by the Junta with so much wisdom
and prudence, bearing also in mind the opinions of many persons
fearing Coo and faithful to my service, and zealous for the good of
my kingdoms, considering the evils that have always resulted from
the introduction of innovations founded on vain theories, and Con-
stitutions hastily drawn up, and generally rejected by experience,
convinced that the duties which I contracted, when by the DIVINI
NI v.:icy I ascended the throne, demand that I should respect and
preserve untouched the ancient foundations of the monarchy; and
seeing that the ancient Portuguese Constitution contains all the ele-
ments necessary for the preservation of our Holy Religion, of the
Majesty of the throne, and the security of the individual rights of
all my subjects, and of good order in the administration of justice,
that it Is confirmed by the spontaneous oath which I and all my
august predecessors took on oar elevation to the throne, and that
finally it is desired by the great majority of the l'ortuguese, and is
consequently the only one that can fulfil my royal promise; with
the advice of my Council of State, i :save resolved to declare
in full vigour the ancient political Constitution, convoking the
Cortes ut the three Estates of the Kingdom, in order that,
having them within the prescriptive limits of their privileges,
according as I am pleased, they may represent to me in their
Constitutions, in the form usually practised, according to their
rights and privileges, what is suitable to each branch of the said
Estates—the common good of my People—the aggrandisement of
the monarchy, which each and all of them is bound faithfully to
maintain, reserving to myself to take into consideration, in the first
Cortes which I shall convoke, the observation of the Junta re-,
ssecting the tizin& of stated periods for their meeting, as well se
the other measures which may seem to me essentially necessary fee
the rood administration of my Kingdoms and the consolidation eg
its im:rtial institutions. And my Council of Ministers, assisted by
those persons whom I have thought fit to name, is charged Imme-
diately to proce:d to all the preparatory steps to make the cotivoce.
don, which is to be regulated according to the usages of these
kingdoms; proposing to me also suck other measures as may be
necessary, that the said convocation may be duly effected.
" Wherefore (here follows the order for publishing this Decree
in the usual form, and in the most solemn manner, that it may be
generally known to all persons concerned)."

The Gazelle contains various other Decrees, for the
following purposes :
1. Dissolving the Junta appointed to draw up a plan
of a Constitu►ion.

2. Creating a Junta for preparing instructions for the
convocation of the Cortes.
3. Declaring that, though everything proceeding from
the Cortes is null and void in point of right, yet it is
judged proper to retain some of the new institutions and
regulations, which are therefore confirmed. Among these
is the Bank of Lisbon.
4. The Junta for the revision of the *laws and inno-
vations proceeding from the late Cortes is dissolved.
.5. Another Junta is created, for'the revision of certain
laws. This Junta is especially charged to proceed imme-
diately to draw up a project of law for the trade in corn.
6. Proclaims oblivion of all past political offences,
and pronounces a general . pardon for all those who
have been accused, already prosecuted, or may be so,
as followers of perverse political opinions, up to the
sth June, 1823. All tribunals and magistrates are
c•mmanded not to proceed against them for such of-
fences, of which they are to be held acquitted.
Excepted are-1. Those who since that day have
plainly sliewn that they follow the same opinions, main-
taining and propagating them, who are to be prosecuted
as disturbers of the public tranquillity.
2. Those who contrived and aided the infamous con-
spiracy which broke out at Oporto on the 24th August,
1820. Yet even these are to be free from the heavy
penalties attached by the laws to such horrible crimes,
and are only to be banished from the Portuguese do-
minions.

3. The Commanders of Corps, and others, who are
proved to have been the instigators of the Revolution in
Brazil, obliging me to accept and swear to the Consti-
tution, as made by the so-called Cortes of Portugal.
5. Those Members of the Cortes who, exceeding the
limits of what may be called opinion, were guilty of
insults to my Royal person, and to the Queen, my be-
loved consort ; and others who in their speeches gave
evident proofs of scandalous immorality. It is under-
stood that none are included in this article but such as,
for those just reasons his Majesty orders, like those in
the preceding article, to retire to different districts, or
who, impelled by remorse, have voluntarily left the
kingdom. Those who are to enjoy this amnesty, and
who are suspended from, or deprived of any office, ci-
vil or military, cannot be re-instated without a new
grant from his Majesty ; the Ecclesiastics cannot enter
on the exercise of their parochial office, till the Dio-
cesans have judged them admissible to that important
duty.
Palace of Bempostal stb June, 1824.

Another Decree denounces the severest penalties
against the members of Secret Associations.
The following are extracts from Lisbon Gazettes cf
a previous date :

W

LISBON, MAY 51.
The Gazelle contains letters from the Ambassadcl
of Spain, Russia, Austria, and Denmark, and the Popes
Nuncio, to the Marquis of Pailmella, in answer to. },•s
Note to the diplomatic body, expressing their gratifaca,
Lion at the flattering manner in which his Most Faithft.l
Majesty has been pleased to convey to them his sari;,
faction with their conduct on the late occasion.

An official dispatch, received by the Secretary cf
State for Foreign Affairs, dated Benguella, October (5,
1823, signed Jose Antonio Puisch, winch states th..t
the news of the reinstatement of his Majesty in his just
rights, had been received there on the 15th September,
by the Portuguese galley Industry, and had given great
satisfaction to the inhabitants, who had immediately
installed the King's Government at Bengnella, the said
Senor Puisch being chosen Governor by the municipal
authorities and chief citizens, till the illegitimate Go.
vernment of Loanda shall be abolished, and his Majesty
shall please to appoint another Governor.
JUNE 4.—The Gazette contains a, very long article itt
excuse of the conduct of Prince Miguel, in suffering
himself to be led away by evil counsellors.
The following additional particulars were published
in a Second Edition of the Times this morning :
M. de Moraes Sarmento (late his Most Fanill
Majesty's Charge d'Affaires in London, and now going
to Copenhagen as his said Majesty's Envoy Extraorci•
nary to his Danish Majesty, to invest him with the
Grand Cross of the three ancient orders of Portugal,
and to reside afterwards as Charge d'Affaires at that
Court), has the honour to present his best complirmnn
to the Editor of the Times, and having arrived just
six a.m. of this day, from Falmouth, where he landed ca
Saturday, the 19th instant, from on board the Stat,mtr
packet, Captain Sutton, having left Lisbon on the 9dt
instant, at one o'clock p.m. with dispatches for the
Count of Villa Real from his Government, avails Ent.
self of the first opportunity to send him a copy of the
Extraordinary Lisbon Gazette of the sth, containing
many very important news, such as the Convocation a

the Portuguese Ancient Cortes, and acknowledgment
of its old and regular Constitution, the amnesty, the kw
in favour of those prosecuted for Freemasonry, &c.
and as M. de Moraes Sarmento is the bearer of these
important, and no doubt very agreeable news, he will
' feel very happy to see them given as early as possible to
the British Public, for whom he will always entertain
the greatest esteem and most grateful regard.
" Besides that, M. de M. Sarmento can give to Mr.
Editor the following news, on which he may rely as w
the veracity of them. The first Session of the Prepara-

tory Junta for calling the Cortes was to take place c:
the 10th of June, and every arrangement to be at em
by the end of the same month, or at the latest on a
15th July. The Cortes were to meet zbout the micitil

of October or beginning of November; as the electior.
and the harvest could not without great inconvenieno
allow them to assemble earlier. Though his 11Iajeql
has abolished all that was done by the late Cortes witl

few exceptions, yet, in the course of the ensuing weeks/
several decrees were to be published, putting into eze•
cution once more all those different reforms that expe-
rience has found to be useful and necessary ; but as
emanating entirely from his Majesty's own authority.
ge Mr. de M. S. cannot sufficiently describle the joy
and satisfaction that is now generally spread ail over
the country, where a few fanatics, calling themselves
ultra-Royalists, are the only persons whom these con•
ciliatory measures do not plea,e. The important news
of the sth was transmitted to Oporto by the steam-boat
Itestaurador Lusitauo, which left Lisbon at three r.n.
after the King's brilliant levee, and reached Opor:o on
the 6th, at one P.M. Rejoicing was expressed all over
the town by the salute of cannon, firing of rockets,
&c. in which every one joined in the best manner he
could. No Prince can be more revered and beloved
than King John is by the Portuguese, and the proofs
he daily meets with are the most convincing. On the Bth,
the King and the Princesses were present at a splendid
dress ball and supper given to them by the subscribers
of the Portuguese Assembly Rooms. It was crowded
to excess, and the royal guests remained till three in the
morning of the 9th, and in the afternoon of that day,
his Majesty and his daughters were to go on board the
Genoa, Sir I'. Livingstone, and in the evening to a se•
lect party en board the Windsor Castle, to celebrate the
month's return ui die day he went on board the same
vessel to put his Royal person in safety and full liberty.
44 The following vessels were at Lisbon—Genoa, 74,
Sir T. Livingstone; Windsor Castle, 74, Captain Dash-
wood ; and Primrose, Captain Stodart ; the French 84,

Santi Petri, Rear Admiral Baron des Rotours, and a
brig •of war. The French vessels were reported to in•
tend to sail in a very kw days for Cadiz.
" 3, Ycr's• plac:, Portman-square, June 21,1824, 6 aan."

Intelligence has been received from Oporto of the Ist
inst. which states, among other things, that the King
of PORTUGAL has addressed a letter to his Majesty
GEORGE the Fourth.

The Spaniards are fitting out two frigates and a line
of-battle ship at Corunna, and the recruiting is going
on for 36,000 men, in lieu of the old army, which wni
disbanded.

Several persons have been taken up in Galicia, in
consequence of the Spanish amnesty, who had neve
been thought of before.

Intelligence has been received from Bayonne to the
18th, with intelligence from Madrid to the 7th.
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u ith a similar one on the part of the Infant Don CARVIS
in Spain. As the latter, however, was preparing to rise
against an absolute Km, his cause is said to have ac-
quired something like popularity. But the support which
the French gave FERDINAND rendered all attempts to
overthrow his authority abortive, and he proceeded with
more systematic energy than usual against the opponents
which bis conduct had created amongst men of all parties
For whilst he caused General COPONS (who in 1814
presented the Constitution to him and pressed him to
take the oath) to be arrested at Cadiz and brought to
Madrid to be tried, he is said to have banished twenty of
the most distinguished of the Apostolic Junta, amongst
wl:om the celebrated Don VICTOR SA EZ, Dukedel
INFANTADO, Colonel CANTA RA and Father CYRILLE,
are mentioned. It is also reported that General CA-
PAPE, who had escaped, had been retaken and shot
by the French.

We have receivedtirrreZTPapers of Thursday
and Friday, by the ordinary mail, and the Moniteur,
the Journal des Debats, and Galignanis Messenger of
Saturday, by express. The Moniteur contains a royal
nrdonnance, appointing the Comte Cita uz.za DS DAMAS
first Gentleman of the Royal Household, in the place
of the Doc de Cnarag, who has obtained leave to re-
tire on account of his bad health, but he still retains the
honorary title and honours of the office.
The Infant Don Mrcuer. of Portugal was presented
to the KING on Saturday, under the title of the Comte,
or Duc de BE.JA (for the Monileur gives him both
titles). The Infant was accompanied by the Portuguese
Ambassador and an Integdeter; a very unnecessary
companion, we should have presumed, for although
this would-be-King, Prince MIGUEL may be ignorant of
French, yet we feel confident that Louts XVIII. could
have conversed with him in Portuguese; however, it is
highly probable that the interpreter prevented much bad
language from passing between them.
_ _ _

After his audience with the KING, Don MIGUEL suc-
cessively visited the Prince and Princesses of the Royal
Family of France.
The journalists are still occupied with squabbles
about the late dismissal of M. CIIATEAUBRIAND, and
the Chambers with discussions on subjects of domestic
interest. The Duke of SAN CARLOS, Spanish Ambas-
sador at Paris, is said to be appointed Viceroy of
Navarre.

The Journal des Debals of Saturday, which has ano-
ther column of abuse against M. de VILT.ELE, states
that on the preceding day, Pozzo DI Bonn°, the Rus-
sian Ambassador, dispatched a Courier Extraordinary
to his Court.

The Emperor of RUSSIA has ordered a service of
silver plate, of the value of a million and a half of
francs, nf a French silversmith, as a present to his brother
the Grand Duke MICHAEL, Wilk!) :MS been executed.

The King of SAXONY k saki to be expected at Prague,
to meet the Emperor of AUSTRIA.
The following is from Galigna;li's Messenger of
Saturday :

to the