Star.
London, England, 1829-07-07 00:00:00

,URALITIES.

N.-
fray, and the new Editor of the
y diversion for the Editor of the
'aper of Monday last, the Lux.
held up as the most voracious of
to Majendies, in the alphabetical
ars " Majendie, Henry Wm. DD.
of Anglesey and Bangor—Llanr.
bye, V. annexed to the See—Am-
C. as Archdeacon of Anglesey
Oa R. as Archdeacon of Bangor-
-nog, R. in cemmendam." Now
idabie ; but examine it fairly, and
, neither more nor less, than that
of Bangor, and his own Arch.
the See he has a just right to be.
Vicarages, and Curacies being an.
odes, and held in cootiesestiain and
pleralist in the sense in which the
Chronicle rather insidiously re-
cdvely, with the Atchdeaconsies
point of emolument, they are
enty parochial incumbrandes in
ght be named. We are no apolo •
▪ ; on the contrary, we think it re-
late with the spirit and intelligence
genuousness In the Editor of the
subject, unworthy of his intellec-
tial position in which he is placed,
nay, in some slight degree at least,

the Right Reverend Joan Lux-
idation to the above might be given
eh seem so strongly to have excited

We have the pleasure to find
girth has restored the health of this
his Lordship is so much recovered
to Ireland during the summer.—

of NORFOLK %ill sojourn at
Is or the present week, when he will
owes, late in the occupation of Mr.
aes's-street. Lord and Lady Sumter

t Arundel

iidratiser.

;DON and the Ladies BEarts
supper yesterday evening, at their
which was very numeronsly and

isical party yesterday evening.
osvenor-square, which was attended
it ton.

y, it is said, are about to ac-
ed to the north of their present gar-
to nuke a sabterraneous coninnud-

—A Gentleman seeing a miser-
a step, tying his ragged clothes
is situation, gave him some money,
he was sorry to see him so poor.
fitting a look of surprise, " Gen
i't you see lasi collating my re is l"

DONNA AIARIA'S WELCOME.
WRITTEN ON THE ARRIVAL OF THE YOUNG QUEEN OFF
FALMOUTH.

BY LAMBDA.
While yet on thy cheek the first rose-bud is blooming,
And scarcely two lustres thy girlhood has seen ;
Young Hope of BRAGANZA, the cannon is booming

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From ship and from fortress, that hails thee as Queen!
Thrice welcome, thou beautiful Child of Atlantic,
That art come to take refuge, and rest in our isle :
Though treason and feud in thy kingdom be frantic,
The Lion of Britain shall guard thee the while.
No Aberdeen buckler, nor targe of the b—st—rd
By false Jzausturne. long mark'd for her own—
But the shield never yet in War's strife overmastered,
The tEgis of England around thee is thrown.
Then rest thee, thou bright One, where nothing shall harm thee,
A guest in the land of thy Father's Ally ;
Nor let the rude insultiof party alarm thee,
Though the rage and the bribes of thy kinsman be high.
In vain the fell Renegade sends o'er the waters
Dark spies, and Ambassadors drill'd in design—
The throne of Don Norio shall yet be his daughter's,
And yet on thy forehead his diadem shine.
For, though far in the halls of thy Sire thou sojournedst,
When thy rights were usurp'd, and thy realm o'er the wave—
It shall boot thee at last that thy footsteps thou turnedst
_ _

To the home of the free—to the land of the brave !
Then rest thee, sweet Stranger, with Love watching round thee
A guest in the land of thy Father's Ally :
Though no diadem yet—but youth's bright one—have bound thee,
Thy crown is prepar'd—and the champion is nigh!

THE PORTUGUESE QUES'T'ION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.
LETTER I.

SlR—Having observed that several of the public
papers have lately admitted doctrines, in my opinion,
erroneous in their application to the Portuguese ques-
tion, I am induced to think that you will not refuse to
come forward as the defender of a just cause, now that
the fury of the oppressors has, if possible, redoubled
every feeling of sympathy towards the oppressed. It
is not in behalf of a few obscure, and much less guilty,
individuals, that I solicit your attention; it is in behalf
of the rights, innocent age, and amiable personal qua-
lities of the youthful Queen of Pott•roont., who, from
the unfortunate circumstance of meeting, at the very
dawn of life, with misfortune, injustice, and persecution
(from which her tender years ought to have exempted
her), and from the fact of seeking an asylum in this
generous country, might surely have endeared herself
to every true British heart: nor must it be forgotten
that from her cause are necessarily inseparable the
Rite of the Portuguese nation.
Interested persons have fruitlessly endeavoured to
prove, that the usurpation of the Portuguese Crown
took place with the consent of the majority of the nation ;
truth denies the fact, if we set aside the very lowest
rabble, whose opinions and will can never be considered,
particularly in that country, of any political weight.
To prove this assertion I need only adduce the insur-
rections of Algarve, Oporto, and Madeira; for, though
unsuccessful, they might be considered as so many
protests, entered against Don Mrouzis usurpation: I
may further adduce the maintenance of Terceira in
faithful obedience to her legitimate Sovereign, the
numberless Portuguese groaning under the weight of
tyrannical fetters in loathsome dungeons, and a still
greater number either absconded, or wandering in
exile; and should any doubts still remain, a mere
glance at Dun MIGUEL'S conduct will dispel them. The
first acts of his viceregal administration were, the total
disorganization of the State, the dismissal of all the
Military Governors, and most of the Officers; the
change of nearly all the public functionaries, employed
in the civil departments, and the imprisonment of every
one who dated to manifest the slightest disapprobation
of his premeditated treason: to this we may add, that
not a day has he permitted to pass, without committing
renewed acts of despotic violence, giving the last finish
to the tragic scene by wantonly sacrificing on the
gallows the virtuous victims, whose only crime was
fidelity to that oath, which the Infant himself had also
taken. He who has the majority of the nation with
him, does not act thus. The very measures of the
Usurper are the strongest testimonial of the hatred
which the nation bears towards him.

It may however be asked, " If this is the fact, why
did not the nation effectually oppose him ?"—" Why
were not the insurrections of Algarve, Oporto, and
Madeira, attended with better success ?" and " Why
have not others taken place, which might have had a
happier issue ?"—Why I the answer is obvious ;-Ist.
The extraordinary and unprecedented singularity of a
conspiracy, not against the existing Government (for it
was Don MIGUEL'S) but rather directed by the mem-
bers who composed it, must necessarily have been a
very powerful obstacle to the accomplishment of simi-
lar attempts. 2dly. The Infant, to destroy every
element of legal resistance, and prepare the means of
succeeding in his projected rebellion, covered all his
acts with a name and authority, which,emanating from
a legal source, was held valid by all the Powers. &fly.
Until the Infant had insured success to his cause, he
was surrounded by a considerable body of Biitish land
and naval forces, with express orders to protect his
person, and consequently to resist any attack made
against him. 4thly. The indulgent feeling of the
Cabinet of St. James's in favour of Don Mtoun's
usurpation, as clearly evinced in the House of Lords by
Lord ARuDZEN on the 16th l I July, 1828, when he
said—" Those persons who support Don Mtutrzr. are the
best friends of this country r —at the same time highly
arraigning the conduct of thote who were opposed to
the Usurper, and stating that—" Among the other
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arty there were not a few, who not only were not the
sfriends of this country, but who were also not friendly

to good government in any country." sthly. A
squadron of the British navy continued at anchor in
the Tagus after the embarkation of the troops, about
the latter end of April, 1828. where it remained until
the insurrection of Oporto had been overturned ; two
regiments of the commercial •olunteers, two battalions

of national artillery, and two of national Cacadores had
been dissolved in Lisbon, and the corps of the
p lice unprecedentedly increased: nay, it sas only
on the Bth of August that the ish Ignadron lelt
Lisbon, when the Usurper found himself estab:islied on
the Throne and able to maintain his author ity. 6thly
The very character and habits cf the Portuguese ate
ill adapted to render them skilful in the art 01 planning
insurrections, which, lilts all others, has its rules an :
precepts. 'hilly. All the insurrections that have hithei
taken place, have always been deficient in proper com-
bination. Sthly. Most of the persons. who might have
given to them the necessary impulse and direction,
were previously either arrested or exiled. 9thly. The
different branches of public administration were occu-
pied by 'individuals who seconded the views of the
Usurper. To these various motives the miscarriage of
the insurrections, by which the national featrig ensira-
soured to manifest itself, are chiefly attributable. Where
terror prevails, patriotism is too often smothered; and
terror began to reign from r e first night alter Don
Mionzes arrival, and to this day it has not ceased to
go on continually augmenting.
Some may allege the act of the Three Esta•es as
sembled in Cortes, as a proof of the will of the nation.
To them I answer, that the convocation of these Cortes
was both informal and illegal; the selection of the
Nobility, called to them, partial ; the exclusion of the
still greater number, who had a right to vote, mrst
unjust; the election of the representatives of the people
obtained by violence; the nutting of the States tumul-
tuary ; and the decision they came to, fraught with as
much injustice as it was nugatory, and the means to
obtain it compulsory : so that neither does that decision
convey the wish of the majority of the n,tion, nor even
the deliberate and spontaneous opinion of those who
signed it. Not to lengthen this digression, I refrain
from entering into further particulars on the subject.
which, if agreeable to you, I may enlarge upiin at a
future opportunity.
July s. I am, ace. J. A. LUSITANUS.