Star.
London, England, 1828-03-19 00:00:00

Brazilian
Colombian

His Royal Highness the LORD HIGH ADUSRAL left
town this morning at ten o'clock, in his travelling car-
riage and four, accompanied by Sir Gaosoc COCKBURN
and Capuin SPENCER, for Woolwich, where his Royal
Highness inspected some novel improvements in-the
gunnery line.
Tbis evening his Royal Highness entertains a firge
party of Naval Officers to dinner, at his house iathe
Admiralty.

Last night's debate in the House of Commons is not
more a matter of joy than resection, Mr. Pxxx, having declared, in
the mon unequivocal terms, that it was impossible, under existing
circumstances. that the Sacramental Test should continue, proposed
that a declaration should be made and subscribed by all persons
accepting of certain offices, to the effect that they would not exert
the power and influence of their office to injure or subvert the Esta-
blished Church of England and Ireland, or the Kirk of Scotland;
that no penalty should attach to the neglect of this declaration, but
simply the avoidance or loss of office. and the nullity of all their acts
n it. Its place, therefore, of those unintelligible and peevish,and fruit.
less explanations which lately absorbed public curiosity, we had to
witness a triumph of public opinion, accomplished in a manner which
bestows immortal honour on the movers of the measure, and gives
Ministers the fairest claim to the gratitude and confidence of all
parties. But this triumph is valuable not only in its present heal-
ing effects, but more especially for the principles which thereby re.
caved the solemn and uganimous recognition of the House. Al.
though declarations, like Acts of Parliament, can scarcely be so
vserded.o to prevent evasion, or even honest misconstruction, still,
If they satisfy one party of its security, and do not offend the con-
science of the other, it would be the veriest philosaphisso to reject
the compromise on any abstract no:ions. No doubt the best
security of the Church is the rank, the wealth, the number of her
adherents, who are attached to her by affection ; no doubt, too, she
amply deserves the respect of those who, not within her pale. enter
into her temple--the Constitution. Mr. Pam. observed, that be
bad no desire to multiply oaths—let him not stop short there, let
him decrease them ; the same principle which applies to the intended
declaration has a further scope. A man of integrity is equally
bound by his solemn word as by his oath; any other adds to breach
of faith, an insult to religion. The application of this principle, at
least to many ex dficio oaths, would relieve a very respectable body
of Dissenters, who have conscientious scruples against taking an
oath at an.
In the Lords, Lord KING presented the Petition of
which be had given notice, relative to the grants of public money
to the Society fur the Propagation of the Gospel in foreign parts:
the allegations of which were satisfactorily answered by the Bishop
of LOADOS and Earl DATHOKST.--The Marquis of LAT:SLOWS. after
an able speech of some length, moved the second reading of the
Bills for the Consolidation and Amendment of certain portions of
the Criminal Law. Both were read actosilingly, and ordered to be
committed on Thursday sennight.

We have received the Paris Papers of Sunday,
and the G2zetie de France. dated Monday ; extracts
horn which appear in our first page ; they add little to
the intelligence already laid before our Readers; the
latter contains the formula of the OAIII taken by Count
Cspo d'lsenta on assuming the functions as President
of the Government of Greece. It also states the mea•
sures which the Count had introduced in the exercise of
the supreme authority. An•ef.nt is to be made to no.
gcciate a new loan in England, to answer the urgent
calls of the Greek Government.

By the earliest notices which have reached this coon- '
try of the circum►tances which followed Don Mtourtis
larding, particularly his interview with the Qualm- 1
Martian, who is well known to be the unrelenting
enemy of the Constitution, it was feared that the young
Prince, instead of adhering to the Charter which he
bad sworn to preserve, might endeavour to put it down.
The private letters of the 11th inst. received yesterday
by the Mail from Lisbon, do not state that he has yet
made a public declaration against the Charter, or
that he has usurped the Crown of his brother ; but
the course of policy which he is pursuing. and the
anti-constitutional excesses which he has encouraged,
leave little room to doubt of the result. Tile
departure of the British troops will probably be
the signal for the fall of the Constitution, the revival of
the loquisition, and the restoration of the Queen's party
to power. Previous to the departure of D:tn Miouct,
from. this country, Mr. Roruscuicu, we believe, ad-
vanced him about ,50,0001. for the purpose of giving
some credit to the. Royal Bank at Lisbon. The re•
payment, it is stated, was guaranteed by the British
Government, sad the specie was shipped oa board Mr.
liolitacsinea cutter, the Sir William Curtis, and wa•
placed under the cartrof Sir'. LAMB, our Ambassadur
a Lilboa. Hie Royal Highness, on the arrival of the

money, it is said, wished to apply it to purposes dif•
ferent from the arrangement which Nod induced his
Majesty's Government to guarantee the re-payment;
and Sir F. LAME, in consequence, ordered the Master
of the Sir William Curtis to return with it' to Eng-
land, and receive further orders from the British Go-
vernment. His Royal Highness is, by these circum•
stances, deprived, for the present, of the means which
would have enabled him to establish his absolute will.
In the mean time, all sons of changes in the Ministry
and Government of the country have been made,
and all in favour of the old QUItleS party ; those
Noblemen who were considered by their measures as
most favourable to the Constitution, have been dis-
missed, and in some,instances openly insulted by the
Lisbon mob at the entrance of the Palace.

From these proceedings it were vain to deny the ob-
•ious truth, that the great majority of the people of
Portugal, slaves as they are to superstition and to
priestcraft, are as unviishful as they are unworthy of
the blessings of Liberty.
The letters from Lisbon state, that the Wellesley had
sailed with the 11th Regiment for Cotfu ; that the 23d
bad embarked on board the Ocean, but remained in the
river to_take the money saved out of the Terror bomb
to Malta, which had bt en lost atVilla Nova de Ivliliontes
—that the 10th had embarked in the Revenge, and that
transports had left the Tagus with the 10th Hussar,.

The German Mail this morning brought the Austrian
Observer to the Bth inst. it contains no Eews of import-
ance. An article from Berlin contradicts the report that
lately appeared in the Algerneine Zeitung, of the Duke
of BRUNSWICK having embraced the Roman Catholic
religion. The following are extracts: