Star.
London, England, 1828-04-24 00:00:00

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.

Lissox, Aram 12.
A controversy has been agitated all this week about
whether we are to have or Dot the acclamation of Don
Miguel, but no precise fact upon which to found a cor-
rect opinion had occurred. To•day the case has altered,
as we have received accounts from several quarters,
stating that regular circulars are sent by the Military
Governors to all the Municipalities, inviting them not
to be the last in addressing a supplication to Don Mi-
guel to proclaim himself King and absolute Lord of
these kingdoms, and to abolish the Charter, as contrary
to our fundamental laws, and as being a production of
the same faction that in 1820 usurped the sovereignty.
I enclose a true and correct copy of those Circulars, the
copy being taken from one signed by the Military Go-
vernor of St. Übe's; and as this one, who is but five
or six leagues from Lisbon, dares to act in this
open, formal, and official manner, you may easily
suppose how the other Governors go to work in
this work of rebellion, by which every one of
them expects to become Dukes and Marshals Ge-
netal, with as many crotchets and crosses as they
have committed perjuries in the course of their
scandalous lives. This fact leaves now no doubt that
all Sir Frederick Lamb's exertions to bring Don Miguel
to the sense of his duty are completely last, and that
he has been duped by vain promises, as your Govern-
ment was by this Prince at Vienna as well as in Lon.
don. As soon as the necessary quantity of addresses
from the municipalities have been obtained, we shall
hear Don Miguel say that he cannot resist the wishes
of the nation. You must observe, that in the said cir-
cular every municipality is invited not to be the last
in making its address of religion, as if in reality there
had been a great many made. already, in order tl in
duce them to be afraid of being the only exception.
This insidious method will, no doubt, succeed, in con,
sequence of the few respectable magistrates of the prin.
cipal towns who were faithful to Dan Pedro having
been removed, and rebels having been appointed in their
stead, as has been the case with all military governors,
commanders of regiments, &c. However, it is, and it
always will be, a cause of nullity; for whatever' the
muncipalities may do now, the false pretencesufficiently
proves that without deception no such address :3 would
have been obtained. You must consider next that all
these municipalities are still the same that existed in the
time of King John the Sixth, named by his Government,
and composed of such men only fit to obey; and as
the invitation comes from a great military authority
(which implies shots and sabreing), and that this autho-
rity speaks of the original laws of the nation of legiti-
macy (die favourite word of all the congresses, and
fine ones they have been), it will not be to be wondered at
that such municipalities will obey, and the more so, as
they are all presided over by a magistrate who is
Government's agent. In this way a nation is disposed
of, and abandoned to legitimacy.
Several guerillas of formal rebels and assassins are
already ravaging the provinces of Tras os Moutes and
Alentejo, to second the Circulars. They commit the
greatest depredations and assassinations wherever the
people are inclined in favour of Don Pedro. However,
at Serpa, is the latter province, one of these guerillas
met with general resistance, and was repulsed with the
loss of ten men, who were shot whilst in Tras osMontes.
As they are seconded by the natural disposition of the
inhabitants, the guerillas got the upper hand, and com-
mitted horrid cruelties. This is the beginning only of
our tragic drama. These horrors were committing at
the same time as the one from the contrary party at
Coimbra, and subsequently, as every past day brings
new accounts of them ; but our good, our most legiti-
mate and apostolic Gazette, only speaks of the fact of
Coimbra, giving us Jesuitical and false lectures about
it; but it takes good care of not saying a w yd of all
the other atrocities committed in honour of legitimate
rebellion. That the plan of those Circulars is a
new scheme there is no doubt, for all prepara-
dons of illuminitipns for the acclamation on the
25th, the old Queen's birth-day, have been ordered
to be deferred, naturally to give time for the Mu-
nicipalities to make their new addresses, and to
manage those who may not be quite disposed to follow
the invitations. However, here everything is quiet, but
public credit is not satisfactory, for it falls daily in the
same proportion as the Revenue, notwithstanding the
exertions of the Count of Louzans. The general discredit
of Government Securities has reached the stock of the
Bank, which was at par when Don Miguel arrived, and
is now merely quoted at 25 per ct. loss, without buyer!.

Lord Prudo and Major Felix having obtained the
necessary passes from the Pacha of Smyrna, departed
this morning for Constaninople. The distinguished
travellers were equipped much Eke the Tatars, or
Couriers of the Por;e, s eating the high crowned hat,
and the impervious, broad-folding Turkish cloak; a
dress picturesque, if not elegant, and well suited to the
rainy weather they set out with. The Pacha gave his
Lordship one of his own confidential men for the
journey, during which, and the short stay the travellers
propose making at the capital, no personal risk or in-
convenience is reasonably to be apprehended.
A Turk of rank has arrived from Constantinople.
there are many surmises a o who he is, and what is
his object, but as yet I havlrnct heard one that merits
repeating.
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FEB. 26.—Admiral de Rigny is still here on board of
the ship-tf the line the Trident, but it is said he sails
for Corfu in a few days.
The only English vessels of war here are the Raleigh
and Gannet brigs. The Russian frigate that was here
has sailed for Egina. The Dutch have two frigates ;
the Austrians their immovable raze, the Bellona, and
one or two small vessels. The Americans have twb
corvettes in port, but one of them (the Lexington) sails
with a convoy for Malta, by which I forward this letter.
Mr. Elliot, Secretary of the British Embassy at Con-
stantinople, arrived here from Egina on the 24th inst.
Mr. Elliott was on board the Cambrian (Captain Ha-
milton), when she was lost at Carabusa.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Aram 25.
This being the first day of Eater Term, his Lordship
sat in the New Court at Westminster, and took his seat
at about one o'clock. He was accompanied by the
Master of the Rolls and the Vice• Chancellor, both in ,
their robes.

After hearing Mr. SUOMIN very shortly upon an
exparle application for an injunction. his Lordship rose
for the purpose of attending the Drawing Room. ,
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Arm 23.
SITTINGS IN BANCO.
This being the first day of Term, a great crowd as.
sembled in Westminster Hill to witness the usual pro.
cession of the Judges.
At one o'clock, the Judges of the King's Bench took
their seats in Court.

/lummox v. DIXON.
The plaintiff in this case was the executor of one who
had been owner of a vessel called the British Queen;
the defendant was owner of a new Liverpool steam ves-
sel. This latter vessel was on her way from Liverpool
to London in ballast, and under sail, as the engine was
to be applied to her in London, from which place she
was to return with a cargo to Liverpool. The vessel
was intended for the coasting trade. In running up the
Thames, she struck the British Queen, which was lying
at anchor, and damaged her; and for 361. the amount
of the damage, the executor of the owner of the British
Queen brought his action. The testator himself was
living at the time of the accident, but died before the
action was brought. The defence was, first, that the
testator being dead, the action did not survive; and,
secondly, that the steam vessel had a pilot on board,
and that the owner was not answerable for the conduct
of the pilot, and a verdict was given for the defendant,
with leave to move the Court to set it aside.

Mr. Pot.cocc now moved for a rule to show cause
why the verdict should not be set aside, contending that
the action did survive, and that the defendant's vessel
being a coaster, had no occasion to have a regular pilot
on board.
Lord TattrznottN—Make a case of it.

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