Star.
London, England, 1829-10-17 00:00:00

EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER TO A GENTLEMAN

RESIDENT IN LONDON.

MADEIRA, 811?. Wt.

You will, no doubt, be surprised to hear of the tempo-
rary repose enjoyed here, and the suspension of that sp.-
tematic tyranny which our soi-disant paternal Governor
has thought it expedient to adopt, after the unheard-of
cruelties and persecutions of which our island had hitherto
been the theatre. It will be as well to inform you of the
real cause of this much vaunted and unexpected change
in our situation.

You are no stranger to the insidious stratagem by which
the lower class of people in the towns and peasantry were
instigated to attack and plunder the landed proprietors.
The worthiest of these were forced to fly from the island
and abandon their homes while many of those who re-
mained were thrown into prison and loaded with irons.
So that if persecution has ceased, it is simply because.
there are no more victims on whom the Miguelite Autho-
rities can glut their vengeance. The repose of which
our paternal rulers boast, consists of that deep depression
and settled gloom which pervades among families who
have been either spoliated or forced to conceal them-
selves, to escape the wrath of their persecutors. If we
have assumed an apparent tranquillity, it is merely in the
hope of avoiding a repetition of former cruelties. Our
grief is, however, the more poignant, at witnessing a
state of things which has converted the island, once so
happy and prosperous, into one general scene of mourn-
ing and sorrow.
You are aware that whenever a decree of sequestration
is passed on any person's property, it ought to be held
sacred, without appropriation, till the period of a final
judgment or restoration to the owner, if his innocence
be proved. What, however, has been the conduct of the.
Authorities here ? As if the sequestrated properties be-
longed to Government, or rather to themselves, they have
seized the produce of the lands, and after the sums it
yielded were deposited in the public chest, to save appear-
ances, by far the greater part was soon after withdrawn
to pay the enormous charges of the Judges and their as-
sistants. The conduct of one of these legal harpies with
regard to Joni DE CARVALIIAL'S splendid mansion is
particularly worthy of notice. This place, which was
the seat of hospitality and gaiety before the exile of that
distinguished patriot, has been plundered of its costly
furniture, a great portion of which is now to be seen in
the house of the Juis de Fora alluded to. While the cel-
lars have been thrown open to supply the Miguelite Of-
ficers, the grand piano, chandeliers and looking-glasses,
are divided between himself and the Governor, Mos-
TSUI°. Palheiro, the beautiful park and country
residence of Senor DE CARVALIIAL, has been
dilapidated and robbed with as little ceremony as his
town house. Here, even the silver lamp and other sacred
utensils of the Chapel, have not been respected. Not
content with taking away every moveable article from
the house, the gardens were ransacked, and its choicest
flowers plucked up to grace the parterres of Madame
Monteiro, who was more especially desirous of possessing
the fine Japan roses brought from England not long before
the owner's exile. The longings of her Excellency
being thus satisfied, it remained for the complaisant
Judge to meet the wishes of his Excellency. To effect
this, the guinea fowls and fat capons of the farm-yard
were put in requisition, while poachers were employed
to scour the preserves and furnish game for the table of
a person, who, previous to the usurpation,would have been
glad to dine on a dish of calavanzas stewed in rancid oil,
and considered even this as a rich feast ! As if something
was still wanting to outrage the feelings of a man whose
whole life has been devoted to acts of kindness towards
his fellow-citizens, and the good of his country, Madame
Monteiro, and her daughters must needs be allowed to
pillage the house at St. Pedro, from whence all the linen
and plate has been taken. It is not indeed unfrequent to
see the young ladies with some of Mr. C.'e fine cambric
handkerchiefs in their hands. Besides the seizure of
his property, and dilapidations of all kinds perpetrated in
the grounds and gardens, Monteiro and his bosom friend,
John Barisca, formerly an Italian cook, but now a mer-
chant and smug3ler, are in the frequent habit of visiting
the Palheiro, to indulge in those excesses for which they
have long been so notorious.

Such being the system pursued by the agents of the
usurper, it will be for you to judge how far the Govern-
ment deserves to be styled paternal ! You might even
ask the Duke of WELLINGTON and Lord Aberdeen,
whether they really think this the best mode of governing
Portugal, since they have both asserted that it is popular
among us ? Without wishing to meddle with the false
views which their Lordships have taken of the wishes
and sentiments of the Portuguese nation, I may be
allowed to say that the only crime of those who have been,
the objects of such relentless persecutions here, is to have
obeyed the orders, and adhered to the charter of their law-
ful sovereign, Don PEDRO, whose legitimacy had been
recognized by all the powers of Europe, and especially
a Prince who they were led to believe, was acting under
the immediate auspices of England, since the said charter
was conveyed to Lisbon by a British Ambassador !
In the midst of these oppressions and acts of violence,
the glorious victory of Terceira has diffused universal joy,
and is regarded as the precursor of still more glorious
events. If even the Duke of WELLINGTON and his
friends should determine to persevere in their cruel po-
licy, we look forward with confidence to the generous
promises and well known energy of the Emperor Don
PEDRO.

A Monument is to be erected by rublic subscription in,
Waterford, to the memory of Dr. Kelly.
Office and High Mau for the repose of the soul of Dr.
Kelly, were celebrated at Waterford, Saturday last. The
Right Rev. Dr. Kins?lia, the new Bishop of Omory,
officiated. and C.l2l.ivered the funeral eulogy. The remains
of the deceased Prelate followed by an immense proces-
sion, were interred in the great Chapel. The Mayor of
Waterford with his wand and gold chain, walked in the
procession.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

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The Duchess of Gloucesierlniark -lane, from Bagshot Park ;
Prince and Princess Lieven, at Athburnhain House, from the Duke
of Devonshire's seat, Chatsworth, Derbyshire; the Easl of Essex
in Belgrave-square ; the Earl arid Countess of Clarendon and
Lady Elizabeth Villiers, on visit to the Marquis and Marchioness
of Bath, at Longleat, in Wiltshire; the Dowager Countess of
Dartmouth, from Blackheath, to Sandwell, Staffordshire; Lord
and Lady G. H. Cavendish, in Piccadilly, from their seat, Compton
Place, Eastbourne; Lord and Lady Grenville, at the Earl of
Carlisle's seat. Castle Howard, in Yorkshire, from the Duke of
Devonshire's, Chatsworth, Derbyshire ; Lady Lowe in Hereford-
street, Park-lane; Captain and Mrs. Barwell for Bath ; Major and
Mrs. Allen for Maidstone; Mr. Davies Gilbert, M.P. for his seat
in Cornwall, front Sussex ; Major Baldwin for Ramsgate ; Capt.
Burgoyne for Paris ; Capt. Charles Hope for Paris ; Sir Laurence
Palk, Bart. for Kenne House, Devonshire ; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
for Wellington-crescent, Brighton ; Mr. and Mrs. Walpole for the
Steyne, Brighton ; Mr. Mathew Bell, from Scotland, to Wooking-
ran Park, Northumberland; 24. Thomas Legh for Lyme Park,
Cheshire ; Captain and Mrs. Houghton, from Muschester, for
Bath; Mr. Orde for Whitfield Court, Northumberland; Major
Owen for Dublin ; the Hon. Henry Fox, from South Audley- street,
for the Continent; Capt. and Mrs. Griffiths, in Wit:Tole-street.
from Paris ; the Earl and Countess of Gosford and family, at
Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Ramsgate ; Lord Charles
Fitzroy and Captain Fitzroy, at ditto, from Stony Stratford : the
Right Hon. Stratford Canning, M. I'. at ditto, from Lanerbill,
Tunbridge : Captain Pocock, at ditto, from the East Indies ; Mr.
and Mrs. Conyers, at ditto, from Copt Hall, Essex ; his Excellency
the American Ambassador, from ditto, for his residence in Chan-
dos-street ; Mr. and Mrs. Hodges, from ditto, for Kent ; Mr. and
Lady Elizabeth Dickins, front ditto, for Brighton ; Sir Henry
Verney, Ban. from ditto, for Buckinghamshire ; Mr. and Mrs,
Peace, at the London Hotel, Albemarle-etreet, from a tour; the
Marquis de Valette, front Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, for
Paris; Colonel Sumner, from ditto, for his soot in Surrey ; Mr,
and Mrs. Jefferys and family, from Crawley's Hotel (late Cook's),
Albemarle-street, for Bath; William Tomlin., Esq. front ditto,
for the Continent; the Hon. General Meade, Mrs. Meade, and
family, from the Burlington Hotel, for the Continent; Sir H.
Hoskyns, Bart, from ditto, for Herefordshire; J. Arkwright, Esq.
from ditto, for Herefordshire ; the Hon. Mr. Eden, from ditto, for
Tunbridge Wells ; the Countess Grey de Ruthin and the Baroness
Grey de Ruthin, from ditto, for Tunbridge Wells; Major Williams.
Mrs. Williams, and friends, from Nerot's Hotel, Clifford-street ;
J. W. Stone, Esq. and family, from ditto ; the Misses Hall and
friends from ditto ; Sir Robert Peel and Dr. Speney from ditto ;
Mr. Smith and family, at ditto, from the Continent; Miss Cerbet
and Miss Bourchier, at Marshal Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-
square, from Lichfield; Sir Frederick Fowke, Bart. at ditto;
Captain Lowe at ditto; the Rev. F. S. Thurlow at ditto; Henry
Halsey. Esq. Mrs. Halsey, and W. Timson, Esq. fron► ditto ; Mrs:
William Browne, jun. from ditto.

The Duke of CUMBERLAND came to town yesterday
morning from his residence at Kew. His Royal High-
ness returned to Kew at three o'clock in the afternoon.

Mr. *LANE, the new American Minister, had a long
interview with the Earl of ABERDEEN yesterday, at the
office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, for
the first time since his Excellency's arrival in town.
The Duke de LAVAL MONTMORENCY, the new
French Ambassador, had a conference with the Earl of
ABERDEEN, on Thursday afternoon, at the Foreign
Office, which lasted upwards of an hour. The Prussian
Minister had also an interview with the Noble Earl on
Thursday.
The Right HOD. STRATFORD CANNING and Sir
GEORGE COCKBURN transacted business at the Office
of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs on Thursday.
Sir GEORGE MURRAY left town yesterday afternoon
for Tonbridge Wells.
The Rev. ARCHIBALD M. CAMPBELL, one of the
Secretaries for the Society for Promoting Christian
Knowledge, has been presented by the Lord Bishop of
LONDON to the Living of Paddington, vacant by the
death of the Rev. Dr. CRANE.

Field Marshal Viscount BERESFORD, Master-General
of Ordnance, has arrived at Bedale, in the County of
York, on a visit to his brother, Vice-Admiral Sir J. P.
BERESFORD, Bart. M.P.
The Earl of MORAY and family have arrived at Brut-
sels, and are about to make a short stay there.
Sir HUDSON LowE, whom the Message" des
Chambres has killed at Aix-la-Chapelle, is said to
have sailed in the beginning of July, in the Zenohia, to
resume his station at Ceylon, under Sir EDWARD
BARNES.
Last week the Hon. the Earl of UXBRIDGE and
suite, with Lord and Lady TULLASIORE, passed through
Barnstaple on their way to Ilfracombe, and spent a night
at Mrs. Aso BY's, the Golden Lion Inn.
The Rev. HOMPESCU MASSINGHERD, of Becking-
barn, has been presented by Sir WILLIAM INGLEBY,
Bart. to the Vicarage of Upton, near Gainsburgh, vacant
by the death of Rev. JOHN CARTER, of Lincoln.
FONTHILL.—The fate of the several mansions of
Fonthill is curious. All perished by violence. The
earliest mansion, Fonthill antiquus, the supposed seat
of the Mervyns, was burnt down. Likewise the second
Foothill (Fonthill redivivus), in the year 1755. Fonthill
the third, or splendens, built at the cost of 240,0001.
was pulled down, and the materials sold for 9,000/.
The celebrated Abbey was then erected, and in 1825
the tower fell down.

The Members of the Plymouth Naval Club dined at
Whiddon's Royal Hotel, on Monday, to commemorate
the glorious battle of Camperdown, fought in 1797,
under the immortal DUNCAN; Commissioner Ross in
the chair. The customary toasts were drunk, and the
company separated highly gratified, at a late hour of the
night.
In the neighbourhood of Leominster apples are selling
at Is. 3d. the bag, measuring ten heaped pecks.
Wednesday evening a considerable fall of snow took
place in Radnorshire and Breconshire—the tops of the
hills were covered, and the roads on Thursday morning
were frozen, and the ice in some places of considerable
thickness.

A waggon-load of apples was sold on the Quay at
Bridgewater, on Saturday last, by a farmer, at a penny a
hatful ; they were all disposed of in less than an hour !
Sir GEO. CAYLEY, Bart. last week presented twenty
guineas to the York Mechanic's Institute, in addition to
former donations of the amount of thirty guineas.
ECCLESALL GAOL.—The debtor's gaol, belonging to
Earl FITZWILLIAM'S Manor Court, is at present so
crowded with unfortunate inmates, that an order has been
issued to stay personal executions of warrants against
female debtors.
BIRMINGHAM MUSICAL FESTIVAL.—This splendid
display of musical and vocal talents which took place last
week, was most numerously and respectably attended,
drew forth in every department, the most unequivocal
expressions of satisfaction and applause. The receipts
after each day's performance were found to be—
Tuesday
Wednesday--
Thursday
Friday 4241 5 0
Additional Donations.. 156 5 0
550 0 0

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The Special Commission at Cork will be attended by
every man of influence and consideration in the County.
The High Sheriff has summoned a most powerful box.
Messrs. O'Connell and Freeman have been specially
retained for the persons charged with the conspiracy,
generally, and Mr. Freeman, for the men charged with
the conspiracy and highway robbery.
Terry Alta, is a poor Protestant in Corofin, whose
name the Rockitee in Clare, now invariably substitute for
that of Captain Rock, to all their mandatory notices.

THE PASSIONATE PATRON.