Star.
London, England, 1829-06-02 00:00:00

Portuga. . osiguel,se...—
alists at Oporto; that of Miguel declared against Open%
that of the. Constitutionalists against the Tagus—but
• the blockade of Oporto was recognised by the English-
• Goiernment, and therefore it was that he felt disposed
. to impute blame to the conduct of the English Govern-
ment. Miguel bad no right to the throne of Portugal,
that was admitted; be was an Usurper, that was also
admitted ; and why, he asked, ihould the Govern.
ment of this country have admitted the propriety of
his blockade of Terceira or Oporto ? The laws
of nations never sanctioned such proceedings, and
he therefore asked what ' course of policy justified
our admission of these blockades? He emphatically
said, neither the one not the other. But again it
• was said, it was not our duty to interfere in the affairs
of other nations; he was fully piepared to admit the
principle, but no doubt could be entertained that
principle admitted of exceptions; and such he thought
the case of Purina. It was agreeable to the law
of nations that the subjects of foreign States should
- be protected; but at least in five cases the laws of
nations bad been violated towards British subjects:—
• To vindicate this aggression, nothing was used but
• remonstrance—that was ' defied ; what then was
done ? Why, British subjects were still abused, still
incarcerated ; and that was the result. A brave and'
distinguished Officer then comnianding our fleet in the
• Tagus had his orders in his pocket; he could not inter-
fere; he put those orders in his pocket, and" in dignified
silence he sailed away. Treaties were broken, faith vim
fated, and all that was used was remonstrance. Why
all that? He answered that no British Minister would
brook the degradation of insult from Miguel. The
Vuth, however, was; that he was treated as a spoiled
child, whose wayward mood was to be pampered,
rather than rouse the lion of his strength—(Hear, hear)
• We treated him exactly like passengers in the street,
• who seeing a thief pursued interfered, and by so doing
allowed the thief to escape. The Right Hon. Gentle-
, man neat adverted to the state of the Morea, the inter-
ference of the French troops, and the general state of
the war in the East, and contended that all the objects
•of the Treaty of July 1827 had as yet been unfulfilled
except upon the part t.f France, while England had only
the merit of clogging the exertions of our Belgic neigh-
hour. He true,ed, however, that when the lips of the
:Government were tioseateti, their• conduct would be
`found nut to be favourable to oppression, whether in
the Tagus or the Bosphorus. The rulers of England
wished to spread free institutions ell over the world, and
'those who would say or think otherwise would find
'themselves mistaken.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQURR said he did not
. mean to answer the detailed observations of his Hon. Friend. The
voice of the Government was for peace • but that of his Hon.
Ftlend was for war; and upon what grounds? Why, that Miguel
was opposttl to the interests and fraingk of his.subjects • but let it
not he forgotten that this weskit'ss of an adversary had led to con-
sequence, which the late war had realised. True-courage did not
exclude consideration, and therefore the Government of this
ettilitry did not interfere in a military manner ,either as to Poe-
. togal. Terceira, or the ttlorta. If war was to be undertaken
`with Portugal, schen should it have commenced? And yet his
lion. Friend had advised us being withdrawn. Surely then, when
his Honourable Friend called upon the:Government for an expla-
nation of their couduct, he ought to be prepared with a justification
vet his own. It was stated by his Hoo. Friend that the Govern-
- anent were insensible to the sufferings of the British subjects in
Portugal, but he could give the most satisfactory denial to any
slash charge. He wished to maintain the blessibies of peace, and
ttiereby 'tente the bestow of the country—(Hear).
Lord PA WiII:ASTON captained.
Sir J. M ACINTOSH replied.
Mr. Hemming and Mr. Secretary Pinta mutually 'splinted.

The Jlotion teas then agreed to.
The other Older, of the Day were then disposed of, and the
House Adjourned at a Quassia so Foca o'Ctocic.
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tgland recognised him as the legitimate
Sovereign of Portugal. There were two Governments in
Portugal—one of Miguel, the other of the Constitution-