Star.
London, England, 1830-09-07 00:00:00

LISBON, Ilifset 21.

In quiet, but firm, expectation of a speedy and happy change. the
Liberal party here enjoy, with mutual congratulations, the prospect
before them . • while the unfortunate partisans of the existing Govern-
ment, struck with the greatest dismay, seem to have been totally at a loss
to know what rational measures to pursue In the present ominous junc-
ture. The glorious triumph of the Press in France seems for a time to
have shackled still more, it possible, the Press in Portugal. It is scarcely
credible—but it is the fact—that the Porhywse Gaulle takes nonoda
of change of affairs in France—so anwi lfag is the Government that
intelligence of such pernicious import to the cause of absolutism should
reach the inhabitants of the provinces. But reach them it doubtless wiD,
with an overwhelming infiutsce, rendered more formidable by delay ;
when these very men, the uninformed peasantry, who, a fortnight ago,
as Don Miguel approached the Caldas tie Rainha, fell upon both knees,
as it were to a divine personage, and, striking their breasts In outward
token of humility and respect, exclaimed, My Lord and my King !"
will see, with open eyes and invigorated intellects, the folly which, in
their simplicity, they have committed. As a recent instance of the ef-
fect of absolute power, an anecdote may be mentioned that occurred,
during the royal visit to the Caldas. A Spanish giathanan, who is
near-sighted, lids sitting in a public room when the King entered the

Spaniard, seeing a stranger enter, rose, took off his hat, and then resumed
his seat. The royal attendants rushed forward to inflict summary yen.
pence upon the unfortunate iirmiard, but the King interfered by an
order that he should be immediately imprisoned, for returning his hat
and resuming his seat in the royal presence. Bekaa sent up a petitin
apologising on tl:c ground of his near-sightedness; but he still remains'
in confinement.

The affair of the captured vessels seems to have given extraordinary
trouble to the Government, so slow and deliberative have Ministers
been in their measures. The mall-bag of the tit. Helena packet was
delivered up on the 12th instant, but not till it had beets cut open and
examined : the vessel had not been liberated till the 19th, the other
three vessels were still detained for further deliberation on the propriety
of the measure. The demand made by the British Government, of re-
muneration for delay and damage. has been a formidable topic of dis-
cussion. The Galatea frigate, which brought out the formal demand
for their liberatioN arrived in the Tagus on the 16th, and time was
given till yesterday for a definitive answer; but it was not till the last
moment that their liberation was granted. It is expected that they will
be ready to mil, after their cargoes shall have been examined, about the
middle of next week. The police guards have been strengthened at
every quarter of the town, and have been doubly vigilant to prevent
disturbances, of which there seems to be so little sign, that Lisbon
was perhaps never, in appearance at least, more quiet than at
the present moment. All eyes are turned anxiously towards Spain, as
if some extraordinary burst of popular feeling was immediately to be
expected, and not wiisout reason, from that quarter. Several British
merchants at Cadiz are breaking up their establishments, and p
to have, in expectation of the coming troubles. Don Migruee)l6l2
Queluz yesterday for Lisbon, and is said to have been busy in making,
s pee
ches to the soldiers, to animate them in his support. Conde de
ms, the Minister of the Home Department, has given in his resit
-
nation, in consequence of the affair of the captured vessels; but, as he
is so able a Minister, his 31:1jeaty would not it. Notwithstand-
ing the quiet appearance of things to whichaeletve alluded, several
persons have been taken cap in the dead of the night, and conveyed to
prison, for merely speaking of the affairs of France. A French frigate
is expected in daily with a new Consul It is said, when the present
French Consul announced to Viscount Santarem this expected arrival
under the tri.colourcd Sag, that the latter declared his master knew no
such flag, and no such person as King Philip !—Discount upon Go.
verninent rupee 30i.