Star.
London, England, 1829-10-14 00:00:00

SIXTY-EIGHT THOUSAND MISSES ! —ALL UPON A
COUNTER !! ! Dennis Bmlgruddery.

What can make the press work as you please ?
Why—silty-eight thousand milrees.
What to conscience is surest of keys?—
Why—silty-sight thousand milrees.
What can make knaves an-lie lies with all ease?
Why—silty-eight thousand milrees.
What would buy praise of Sa.vAti? —why these—
Dear sixty-eight thousand milrees.

Morning Journal.
In a letter front Lisbon, which appeared in the Times
of yesterday, we read the following passage, corrobora-
tive of that hideous turpitude in some of our contempo-
r.tries at which we have frequently hinted. The calcu-
lating shrewd heads of the gentlemen suspected, secure
them from the charge of madness; and surely nothing
short of that could determine any one publicly to sup-
port injustice, spoliation, and murder—except indeed-
-131:18tILY

‘. It is a positive fact, that in 12'M:swat's accounts of expenses to
this Government—meaning the Portuguese—an item of £13,600,
or 68.000 milrees, figure u given In the year to the rascally Editors
of some of your English Papers, employed by him to advocate the
interests of Don Mount. This is a fact not very honourable to
your public press, though such Editors have, at any rate, shown
some cleverness in selling themselves for so much monty."—Tines.

Here then, British Readers ! is the secret of that
monstrous advocacy of a wretch whose existence is a
blot on the 19th century. The murder is out. The
arguments advanced so audaciously, regardless of your
reprobation, were cheap enough at the price of 68,000
milrees-68,000 milrees !—L13,600 !! ! Who could
afford to preserve conscience in such a golden
shower ? We should not wonder if it amounts to a
shilling a line ! We shall examine the files of our con-
temporaries up to the period of the first defence of the
Portuguese monster, in order to estimate their gains—
calculating after the quantity of laudatory shame with
which, in honour of the bloody suborner, they have dis-
graced themselves and their Newspapers. Instead of
prudently skipping over the thing unnoticed, a person
signing himself a " SUBSCRIBER" thus replies to the
charge in the Morning Journal of to-day :
_ _

" TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING JOURNAL.
" Stu—ln the pretended Lisbon correspondence of the Times I
find the following egregious falsehood : That in the account ren-
dered by Count d'Asseca to his government there is an item of
13,6001. paid in one year to the rascally editors of some of the
London journals as the price of their advocacy of his Majesty Don
Miguel. If such an assertion were at all true, then all the previous
descriptions given by the Times of the niggardliness and poverty of
the Portuguese Monarch must be untrue. Such a payment as the
Tines correspondent has invented bespeaks a generous as well as a
wealthy giver. There is one fact, however, that may be felled on,
and that is, that for the communications signed " A Brazilian esta-
blished in London," which appeared in 1807, the rows received
from Palma's a much larger sum than that which it has so gra-
tuitously assigned to the defenders of King Miguel. I should ad-
vise the Times not to mention anything about rascally Editors in
future."

This smells strong of the Fos !—His MAJESTY, Don
MICUEL I—His Majesty, Don ROBBESPIERE! !! This
partisan of such MAJESTY, endeavours to confute the
Times by vainly making it contradict itself ; but does
Assica think that it is any proof of generous disposition
to be liberal in bribes to spies, executioners, and news-
papers ?—Or does he think to exonerate himself and his
hireling by recrimination ?—We have borne too much
from this fellow and his slaves. We shall have at him
soon—and the 68,000 milrees to boot.

•♦♦ • •

Yesterday the first meeting of the creditors under the
Commission of Bankruptcy issued against Messrs.
Severn, King, and Co. the extensive sugar house, and
whose failure occasioned so serious a panic in the Colo-
nial Markets a few days since, took place before the
Commissioners of the 13th List, Messrs. Harvey, Roots,
and Belt. Mr. Freshfield, the solicitor, attended officially.
A considerable number of debts were proved, but from
the extensive nature of the transactions in which the
bankrupts have engaged, na correct estimate could be
formed of the amount of debts due by the firm, they
having at present out what are technically termed run-
ning bills to a considerable amount. The bankrupts ap-
peared and surrendered themselves, and received the
protection of the Court.
Letters have been received from Rio Janeiro, but not
of a later date than the last accounts.

We still remain without any foreign arrivals, sup-
posed owing to the adverse winds.
A vessel has arrived from Terceira, u hich island she
left on the 21st September, after having succeeded in
landing some troops. We are informed that a great awn-
ber of the prisoners taken in the late encounter there,
particularly those who could be depended on, have been
incorporated in the ranks of the brave defenders of Ter-
ceira, and the remainder, those supposed to be staunch in
Don M vEL's cause, have been doomed to work at
the repairs of the fortifications. Three men of war were
still blockading the island, the Don Joan 6th, two cor-
vettes, and a brig. Every thing was well organized,
and the island perfectly tranquil, without the least fear
of a future attack.

The Calcutta Papers, though not of a later data than
the last received,, are rather interesting. In regard to the
Indigo crop, letters have been received from the adjacent
districts, giving but a melancholy account of the progress
made by the planters in their sowings ; the greater part
of whom complain bitterly, whilst others write in app►-
rently good spirits. The truth is that the rains have
been partial ; the sowings amount to half and three-
fourths of the lands in cultivation ; and but a very few
gentlemen have been fortunate enough to complete their
sowings, and some complain they have had no rain at
all. In the Moorshebaba, Kishenger, Jessore, and Jel-
lalpore, loud complaints are making ; and it is the gene-
ral opinion, that, down to the present date, the season
promises to be mueh like that of the past year.
At Ennis October Sessions 261 freeholders are no-
ticed for registry, in which number there is not one for
501. and only three for 201. each.
Four hundred and ten freeholders have given notice of
.registry at the next County Sessions, Limerick district.
MOUNT SAINT GOTHA RD.—The fine road of the
Saint Gothard is so far advanced, that they expect it
will be passable this Autumn for small carriages. The
steepest parts of the mountain are now only six per cent.
af what they were, Magnificent bridges ornament the
whole road. The most remarkable is that built over the
'Rough, very near the Devil's Bridge, so celebrated for its
antiquity and bold construction. The bridge over the
Reugs is still more astonishing, being twenty-seven feet
higher than the Devil's Bridge ; consequently they will
now consider the latter only as an old national monument.

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