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DON -PEDRO'S BIRTII DAY.

PLYMOUTH, OcT. 14.

We have been all bustle and festivity since Sunday,
the birth-day of the Emperor Don Pedro. On that day
the Rev. Mr. Costello, the Priest of the Catholic Chapel,
at Stonehouse, delivered the key over to the Portuguese
Ptiests, and the Chapel was devoted solely to the use.of
the Portuguese Constitutionalists, at present resident
here. High Mass was celebrated in the Portuguese
language; the vocal and instrumental parts being per-
formed by Portuguese, consisting principally of the
Officers and students, who voluntarily joined the Con-
stitutional army in support of the rights of Don Pedro.
The ceremony was extremely imposing, and the bass
accompaniments generally admired. On Monday night,
a general illumination of the houses occupied by the
Portuguese took place, and several well-designed trans.
pay encies were exhibited.
Mr. Hall, the silversmith, in 'sTimpole•street, dis.
'tayed two—the one represented the landing of the
young Queen at Falmouth, and the other, the Portuguese
protected by Britannia. •
'A transparency inTreville-street, represented the King
'of England in the act of crowning the young Queen,
while a lion io the back ground was voraciously devour-
ing Don Miguel. In the window of a ha.uein the same
street, was placed an effigy, as large as lite, of the young
seen, crowned and seated on a throne of laurels. The
house of Messrs. Fox and Co. the Brazilian Consols,
was splendidly illuminated at every window, and a pro-
fusion of artificial flowers gave a pleasing appearance
to tie whole. Mr. Toms, in Bakewell-street, at whose
house one of the superior officers occupies apartments,
titidianily garnished his windotrs with some dozen of
small tin lamps, while a beautiful Portuguese flag waved
is m pharitly its the middle of the road being suspended
by a cord to the house on the opposite side. To parti.
colorise further would be useless, therefore it is merely
necessary to state, that the illumination was such as must
ha' a excited the most agreeable sensations in the breasts
of the unfortunate Portuguese, and one which strongly
showed the feelings generally entertained towards them
by the inhabitants of this ancient, borough.
Last night a theatrical entertainment, after the
custom and in the language of the Portuguese nation,
was perfOrmed by soave of the officerF, and •between
one and two- thousand persons were assembled in a
large store, at Cosside, kindly lent for the purpose.
by John Hawker, Esq. a member a the Borough
Corporation.
Considerable expense had been incurred in the bait
up of the theatre, and it has been the talk of the info.
bitanta -for some time past. Some good' scenery has
beiti painted by the Portuguese, and also a drop scene,
sepresenting the bridge of St. Martenno de Adanjo, is
Spain. with the Portuguese army encamped these on
Me lOth of July. The tents are composed of the
branches of trees; and some sentinels of the Spanish
army ate guarding the muskets of the Portuguese, piled
up oo the sarroooding hills. In the foreground, near
the bridge, is represented a part of the Constitution.'
alics deprived of their arms; a General is addressing
them, apparently entreating of them to return to Por-
tugal, and join the army of the usurper, Don Miguel.
This they refuted tudo, and passed over the bridge on
&els route, to England.
Before the play a prelude was performed, in allusioa-
to the present state of the Portuguese. It was strongly
marked with political expression. The characters re-
presented the Genius of Portugal complaining of her
faijen state, and applying to Britannia for protection—
s boon granted. Neptune brings the news of the sp•
roads of the Queen to the shores of England-; a beau-
Wilily. executed half-length transparent painting of
Dug Pcsito descended from above; by his skip is the
bust of the young Queen, whom some Angels are
about to crown with a crown of laurel. The Genius
prostrates himielf before the resemblance of the Em.
peror ; and the other per formers, joined by the audi-
ence, finished the interlude by singing some new words
adapted to Don Pedre's National Hymn. On the fall
of the curtain one of the ltudents, who volunteered in
the Emperor's service, rose from among the audience,
end sewed several odes and sonnets addressed to the
Queen, Don Pedro, and Genera) Pizarro, a compliment
which was acknovr:Aged by the. General, who sat in
front near the Orchestra.
The play of Zahnira, as performed at the Lisbon,
theatres, then commenced ; the character of the heroine
was petftirmed by one of the other sex, who acquitted
himself in a canner reflecting highly oa bis' abilities as
a perfuriner, and in addition dressed the character so
well, as almost to elude the scrutinizing eye of the
Ladies.

After the Play, and, indeed, between the acts, the
a Oporto Hymn" and "GOD save the King" were sung
by the audience, accompanied by the band, who are all
amateurs. Innumerable odes were recitedgand received
with enthusiasm by the aodienc% whole, however,
was concluded by eleven o'clock; and notwithstanding
the eziessiVe beat arising from so many being assemfi
bled.in a low-roded room, there never was an audience
assembled in England who paid greater attention to the'
performance, or conducted themselves with greater pro.
priety.
Sunday last being the birth day of Don Pedro, the
Brazilian Irigate lmperatria, Vice Admiral Fannha,
lying at Falmouth, fired a royal salute at sunrise, noon,
and sunset.

Most of the ancient meat-dishes discovered in the
ruins of Herculaneum are formed, like our modern
ones, with a hollow to hold the gravy.
The linen trade in Angus continues brisk. A Gentle.
man who last week endeavoured to purchase in Dundee
the finer kind of 04i4burghs, found few oe Wale in the
mar ket.—Glasgovs Ghronide.
ICESEKGB IN THE SOUTHERN OCRAILA letter from
Batavia, dated the 2d of lag June, written by Captain
Jocometti, of the Eliza brig, of Antwerp, which has been
received at the Marine Oace, published by order of the
Minister, ar.ds signed by his Ereellency, states, that on
the 28th of April last, when doubling the Cape of Good
Hope, he fell in with Lee Boating icebergs, having the
appearance of chinch steeples, and the height of which
might be from 250 to 300 feet. The sea broke against
these notions' masses of ice in such a manner, that it.+
was at first thought they were fixed on some unknown
shoal, but the wending' proved the contrary. Official
reports published in 1792 mention similar islands of ice
seen in 1789,41 be. 37 deg. 22 min. and SS deg.ll min.
and in 10nit,43 deg: 41 into. and 42 deg. 50 min. by
his Majesty s ships Thetis, Swallow, and Mercury, the
height oil which, above the surface of the sea. was also
estimated at 500 or 4.00 feet. M.Jucometti fell in with
the icebergs in question in lat. 37 deg. 31 min. south.,
and in long. 18 deg. 17 alma. east of Greenwich, and
passed within a quarter of a mile of them. after
leaning the island of La Trinite, CAptain Juccatietti
constantly met with a current setting to the north,
which he thinks must be ascribed to these ice islands.
He thought it likely they might reach the latitude of 34
or 35 before they mclted.—tfrasaele Paper.