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that His MAJRSTy is recovering: at all events it is
certain that the real state of the Kim) is now known, as
it ought to be, to his principal minister.".—Now there is
something very invidious, and—like all invidious things ,
—very imprudent and very impolitic in all this. It is
the excessive and dangerous seal of the advocate, proving
too much, in his anxiety to make out an exculpatory
case for his client. It is well known that the Du KE OF
WELLINGTON was at Windsor on the 15th of April,'
the day upon which the alarming bulletin was issued,
and had on that day an audience of an hour with
the KING, whom he had previously seen only the
day before.—His Grace was likewise reported to have
visited Windsor on Sunday last ; and it is certain that,Sir
HENRY HALFORD has had repeated conferences with
the Duke on every occasion of his coming to town—when
no doubt the actual state of his Royal patient was very
fully and faithfully communicated to the Premier. For
our own parts, we must own, we feel the strongest con-
viction that if any persons have presumed to exercise
" more than official power," they will be found, not in
" an impenetrable circle"—but in the rank of those who,
though amenable to "official responsibility," regulate their
notions of " official power " by the imperious dictates of
an absolute and arrogant self-will.

It is rumoured, in political circles, that his MAJLSTY'S
Ministers have been roused, by the intemperate language
in which O'Cox N ELL and his Com.cno UES now labour
to irritate and inflame the minds of their deluded fol-
lowers,—to a sense of the danger to which the tran-
quillity of IRELAND must inevitably be exposed by the
unrestrained exercise of such influence as the Leaders
of the Association unquestionably possess, and which
they seem determined to employ only for the iniquitous
purpope of perpetuating the " agitation" of the empire.
The subject, we have reason to believe, was brought
fully under consideration, at a recent Cabinet Council ;
and a communication was forthwith made to the Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland, in consequence of which it is sup-
, posed that measures will immediately be taken to sup-
press the Association.

The lmt edvices from the Azores, brought by the Por-

tuguese schooner, Prudencia, from Fayal, aro interesting
and important. The picture which they present of the
heartless persecution with which the power of the usurper
is exercised in those Islands which have not, like Terceira,
been able to work out their deliverance from such
a shameful bondage, or to burst from the ignomi-
nious thraldom of tho Tyrant's yoke, is lamentable to huma-
nity, and degrading to our common nature. The pri-
sons are completely filled ; and, in Fayal, we are told,
the " dungeons being already gorged, an extensive
wheat cellar is now fitting up for the reception of
additional victims !" When the partisans, the advocates,
and the palliators of his monstrous treason, assure us that
the Infant Dow MIGUEL has been called to the throne—
which he has so perfidiously usurped—by the voice of
the people ; what a fearful commentary does the actual
condition of Portugal afford, confirmed as, it is, by the
state of these wretched islanders. In Fayal, we find that
almost all the respectable and influential inhabitants of
that island, together with several clergymen, the Comp-
troller of Customs, and even the Brazilian Consul,
M. Teixeira, are at this moment incarcerated ;
that a Special Court of Inquiry for political offences
is sitting there ; and that exemption from persecu•
tion can only be obtained by pecuniary compro-
mise. At St. Michael's it is said that political per-
secution is more restricted ; the Captain General for
MIGUEL being well aware that the only result de-
rived from judicial investigation is the enrichment of
the Magistrates to whom they are entrusted ; and that
the grievances inflicted by these rapacious harpies of the
law, do but afford fresh cause for excitement and irrita-
tion, where the spirit of discontent has already become
formidable.

The arrival of a vessel from the Cape has furnished us
with the South African Advertiser of the 13th and 17th
February, and also with letters from the Swan River
settlement. The following is an extract of a private
letter :

" SETTLEMENT OT PERTH, NOT. 21, 1829.

" Some disappointment has been felt here, in consequence of the
ridiculous expectations formed in England with regard to the qua.
lity of the soil ; but it is good, and the settlement has advanced at
a most promising rate, although our knowledge of the interior re.
mains trifling, and no party has yet been formed to explore beyond
the mountains. The banks of the rivers Swan and Canning, up to
these mountains, are most rich and beautiful soil, and nearly half a
million of acres have been, up to the present time, apportioned. A
party has set out to explore a new river, recently discovered at SOUND

thing more than 20 miles to the south of Cockburn Sound.
" Arrivals from all parts have taken place, and have brought us
large supplies of live stock, and very numerous parties of settlers, so
that our population has numerically extended to a considerable

degree. From The mares imported having, with one exception, all
cast their foals dead, it would seem advisable that they should not
be shipped while any time gone with young. In consequence of
the influx of live stock, especially from Van Diemen's Land and
Sydney, the prices are very low, and will disappoint the shippers.
Hobart Town sheep are from 40s. to 60s. per head, few reaching
the latter. Merinos from England are 91. to 101. chiefly the latter
rice.

" The weather has been calm since the equinox ; we have had
no gales, and the ships have consequently been exposed to no WOO.
venience. Still the anchorage will be insecure, until Cockburn
Sound is properly buoyed off, and regular pilots established.

" A company is to be established for the cure of fish, as well as
one for whale fishing. A number of the Leviathans of the deep
have been seen along the coast, and a vein of salt, which is the
chief talk of the colony, has been discovered on the banks of
Divan River. It is anticipated, we shall be able to send this ankle,
as well as limestone and bricks, as exports to the Cape. All the
bullocks brought out by the St. Leonard have thriven well. They
were landed In good order by Captain Rutherford, who performed
1 his contract as well as could be required.

" Live stock appears to be so low at Van Diemen's Land and
New South Wales, that at present the Cape will hardly be able to
compete with those colonies. In conclusion, I may say, that the
colony bids fair to be most nourishing, that every thing Is proceed.
ing as favourably as could be expected 4 that the ellmateis healthy,
and ,that when those natural impediments which are inseparable
from the formation of a new settlement are removed, the advantages
offered for a residence here will not be surpassed by any colony
belonging to us."