Star.
London, England, 1821-03-02 00:00:00

PARIS, FEBRUARY se.

According to accounts received at Paris, the French
CE d'Affaires at Naples had withdrawn, on board
dM French squadron, hich was at anchor in the
Rook

The Duke of Kent packet has brought Letters and
Nen from Lisbon to the 18th ult.—The best spirit
Pzeeeiled among the people, and the Executive Go-
vommeat, now formed into a Regency, acted in the
most perfect concert with the Cortes; the latter, by
their liberal and judicious proceedings, had acquired
dee entire confidence of their Constituents. After an
illgeristing discussion relating to the Freedom of the

riotesso .04 the preposition ofkilittr Aimee, the it
resits carried, 69 to 8, " that disk shall be eo prowl-
Gus censure on any subject, except such as relates to
Religion." It was afterwards voted and carried, 4S
;Against 31, " that no previous censure -should take
place in matters relating to faith and morality."—By
this noble and spirited determination the 141tuguese

have secured to themselves the highest possible poli-
tical benefit—one that will, more than any other, tend
-to raise their country from the state of degradation
into which it had been plunged. This circumstance

alone will endear the Portuguese to every nation pos-
;easing a regard for freedom and justice.

In the file of papers we have received, we observe
a variety of orders issued by " the Regency of the
Kingdom, acting in the name of the King, JOHN VI."
for the better organization of the Government, dec.
Among others, is an order from the Secretary of the
Navy, for the equipment of several vessels of war,
for the protection of commerce. A proposal to the
following effect, relating to British Officers, had been
laid before the Cortes :

" That, u the Supreme Government, established in Oporto,
on the 44th August, had announced and promised, that British
Officers in the Portuguese service should not perform duty, but
still receive their pay and retain their commissions till the meet-
ing of the Cones, it would seem that the time is come when
we ought to take some steps with regard to the future condition
of these Officers, as some part of them still remain in the king-
dom, perhaps, waking for this decision, and as it is not compa-
tible with the exhausted state of our Treasury to continue to al-
low whole pay to mere than seventy Officers, including thirty
Generals, more than thirty Superior Officers, and the remainder
Captains, it was proposed•-
" That a Special Conunittee should be appointed, tot the
purpose of pointing out, as early as possible, the means of ho-
nourably discharging from the Service the British Officers re-
maining in the country—the said Committee bearing in mind
the quality of their services, in the greatest respect deserving of
'consideration, in order that a due recompense may be assigned in
them, corresponding to their deserts, and the well known scar-
city of our pecuniary resources."

This proposition was declared to be urgent, and
transferred to the Military Committee.
Madeifa has followed the example of the Mother
Country. The New Constitution was solemly pro-
claimed there on the 28th of January. The people
and soldiers appear to have acted on this occasion in
perfect concert ; and as the Governor could obtain no
support from either, he made a virtue of necessity.
And yielded to the public wish. We subjoin an ex.
tract from a letter containing the particulars of this
important event:

a MADEIRA, JANUARY 31.

" An event has occurred here which, we trust in
GOD, will have a beneficial effect on this little Island,
and secure to us more justice than we have, unfor-
tunately, hitherto experienced. I allude to the adop-
dins of a Constitutional form of Government, than
which no event could have been more sudden and
unexpected.

" On Sunday, the 28th instant, about noon, a De-
putation, consisting of the following persons, viz.
Signor Vixen, Signor Medina (Albuquerque), Es-
corcio; and Morgado Diego &Omahas, &Omahas,
entered the Castle, and demanded an interview with
the Governor-General, to whom they expressed them-