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a want of all foresight, amounting almost to a culpa-.
blt negligence; on the pan of the creditors; Were they.
to remain indifferent-tri such a proceeding. acid give
vent to their feelings only by some public c.eclimations.
The fact that the money destined foe the payment of the
interests, is either in his hands or in those of his agents,
is an incontrovertible evidence that there was nii lack

of disposition in his Government towards accomplishing
this duty. Du what ground, then, does his Excellency
think himself justified in pursuing a policy so eminently

injurious to the best interests of his Sovereign, and dia•
metrically opposed lA, all principles of integrity and'
justice? We readily set at test all our doubts as to his
motives, and we sincerely believe that the state of vier-
lent opposition to the just and acknowledged rights of Don
PEDRO and his daughter to the Crown of Portugal, pre-
pared and acted upon by Don MIGUEL and the Apostoli-
cals, to be the only cause which prompted that Minister to
act as. he has dOne. But has be been provided with
particular instructions from his Government not to pay
the interests in "case Don Muast. should attempt to
grasp at the Crown of Portugal? If so, well; let him
make the creditors acquainted with it; they have a right
not to be treated contemptuously ; but if his Sovereign
has not given him any instructions to this. effect, it it•

mains his bounden duty to execute the intentions of his
Sovereign, and not to allow himself an interpretation
calculated to add new disgrace on the pOhlk faith of the
new -American Siates. What hail, Indeed, the State
of Portugal now -ta do with this load? Stipiriise-Don Mi-
nuet. were to be proclaimed-King of PORTUGAL, and
himself, conscious of his merits and virtues, accept the
Regal Diadem, will he not, and also thuse Portuguese
who set him upon the Throne, defend their act on the
very ground that Don Pwao being Emperor of Brazil,
and as such acknowledged by them, has lost his title to
the Crown of Portugal? and has not, as we already
stated, the transfer of the Portuguese Loan to Brazil
been made ip consequence of that separation of the
former Colony from the Mother Country ? Why then
compromise, by a rash act, thehoriour and interests of his
MAJESTY, whose finances will, at no district period, re-1
quire new assistance from British capitalists? Has
his Excellency well calculated the injau he inflicts
upon the credit of his country ? Perhaps the step which
Sir FILDISICK LAMS had taken on his arrival at Lis-
bon, in refusing the fifty thousand pounds to be
delivered over to Don feltatec, might' have first in-
spired Baron ITanalraN4 with the idea that the refusal
of the payment-of the dividend to which his master has
engaged himself by a solemn convention, sterruld be' a
subject highly to be extolled as an act of prudence. and
great wisdom; but bosh cases are as different from each
other as night from day. Our Ambassador, with docu-
meats of Portuguese ueachery in his haod, prevented
the Loan, made to Don Micruirrd- petsonidly, from
being delivered over to hint; as it would have been
applied to purposes directly the reverse for which
the money has been lent to' him; but the motive
which induced the Emperor of BitAtit. to acknow.
ledge the last Poituguese 1•0111 as his. own is, and
remains still the same, namely—the • independence
and separation of his Empire from Portugal. We would
recommend his Excellency Baron ITABATANA to read
over the second book, ch. 23, of an old authority,
Cicero de frail:, and eqbally 'urge the Portuguese
Bondholders to call a meeting together, and call uperis
this Government to interfere in their just complaints.
Let them beware of the precedent of -a foreign Minister
refusing to pay them their dividend while he has the'
funds necessary for that purpose in his hands. They'
may also be assured, that all -the great authorities ow
the Law of Nations are in favour' of such interference;
we shall only confine ourselves in quoting to them the
following passage from.. Morten's Llroit des Geas de
astropes book 11. ch. 113.
6, With regard to public debts, which the State contracts with
individuals, though the foreign creditor is anthorieed to claim, being
pliced on an equal footing with the Internal creditor. he cannot
demand any preference to them; however, besides that a foreign
nation nray take up the demerits subjects, as stipulated by Treaty,
it may happen that financial operations might become so evidently
contrary to the rules of jostler, that a foreign Goverment would
be authorized to tike up the complaints of their subjects, and to
have recourse to reprisals, in order to protect their subjects from
such vexatious measures."
We certainly know of no measure more vexatious
than that above alluded to.

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.
The Duke and. Duchess Of Ciaiimial Owe a grand
dinner yesterday, at their residence lithe Admiralty, to-several
Members of 'be. Royal Penally, and a seleek.perty. The party
consisted of the Doke of Cuatantaatt and Panne Gamma, the
Duke and Duchess of Oanocascsa, Prince Lactent.a. Lord tsars.
rat, the MartideOM of WRIIIIKBATX ' Lady Maar Tatrua, Lady
isaaiLLA Turmas, Lady C. Lamm, Colonel Peas, Colonel and
kid. Pot. Mr.. and Mrs. Svonav, the Ittv. Mr. Jits,4ke The
dinner was given- at an early hour (five o'clock),'and thi whole of
the shows party left the Admiralty about half.pakt-sia o'clock, in
five royal carriages, for Astley's Amphitheatre.
Tile Duchess of GLOUCIATER visited his MAMMY
yesterday.
Lord FARNBOROUGH bad as audience-yesterday cf
:be limo.
The Duke of Sussex is gradually recovering from
the effscuof his late indisposition.

The Duke of CUMBERLAND paid a •isit yesterday
morning to the Duke of Wmixotos, at hie residence is Piccadilly.
The Duchess of KIN? paid a visit ytaierday to the
Duke and Duchess of CLis avec; at their residence ice the Admiralty.
Tr e Duke ofilzatoruar entertained a distinguished
party to dinner yesterday, at his house In Grosvenor-square.
A numerous deputation olthe West India Merchants
and Planters. beaded by .Lord SIAVORD, Chairnian of the Cote•
mince, waited on the Duke of .Waiusirrost at the Treasury, yes-
terday. The demotion was admitted to a conference with his
Grace, with whom worn Mr. Secretary Pm, Mr. Secretary Hos.
MOWN the Clumsy-ea et the EXONannaa, and Mr. Can &Las
The interview lamsd a considerable time.
The Marquis de itIOBBOA. the Brazilian Minister at
tits Court of Vienna, and Prince Pouanac, the French Ambassa-
dor. had interviviva getter* .with the Duke of Wain.
Prince ESTRRIIMIT. the Austrian Ambassador, trans-
acted badness yestaday Wilk Bad %Mar, at the dice of the
, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
harl DeDLRE had an interview with .the Duke ol
Wampum yesterday.
Mr. CAOIOIII transacted business
%swam yesterday.
A pig, in which Captain HALL and Lieut. Bette, of
the 75th Regiment, were trAveltingfrons Castlebar to.
Mallingar. upset seat Hollymount on Wednesday.
The,fwmer was nut much' injured, but.little-bopna
tenertsined of the lAcialmanea rtmeterys.. • '

with the Duke of