The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-06-03 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

Ltsnost, MAY 21.—An event of greatimportance to the future
peace of this kingdom is passing the round of all the gossips,
old and young, in Lisbon, viz.,- the discovery that the queen
finds heiself as women wish to be who love their lords. This
event is of great importance at this moment, serving, at the
same time, to give the nation hopes of a regular legitimate suc-
cession to the throne, and to blight the ill.judged, presumptuous,
and indecent efforts made by a certain family nearly allied to
the royal blood, of placing their children in the succession. In
accordance, believe, with custom on such happy occasions,
the Marchion;lss of Ficalhao, first lady of the palace, has beets
created a duchess. The way in which the prince conducts
himself shows clearly that he is a young man of mind as well
as of business and he cannot fail to gain the esteem and ad-
miration of all parties. On Monday, the 16th, the Duke of
Terceira gave a grand dinner in honour of the battle of Assecei-
ra. to which most of the officers who served on that occasion
were invited, the Marquis Saldanha, and other distinguished
guests. About nine o'clock his royal highness the prince un-
expectedly made his appearance, when, instead of proceeding
to the drawing-room, he requested to join the convivial party,
where his lively good humour and elegant and unaffected de-
meanourgained him the admiration of all present. His royal
highness remained about an hour, during which his noble host
gave several toasts and sentiments, which were drunk with en-
thusiasm.

'rhse 'c again on the 29th, we hope for the despatch
of business,
the bustle of couriers and frequent visits
s and, nieeftr9m
of official persons to Lord Howard de Walden, some hopes are
entertained that an important regulation and adjustment will
,be made respecting our commercial treaty with this country.
Some occurrences ii,ave taken Plice.,wh,ich show that the cloud
which basfor some time hung toweringly over the heads of the
British theiclaants and traders to this kingdom, and residents
here, ready to burSt, is by no means imaginary. First, we may
almost say trade is at a complete 'stand, for, td consequence of
the new tariff being published; the Spaniards no longer resort
to Lisbon in the nuiribers which they were'accustoined to do
for the purchase of British geodS. Secondly, another obstacle
is thrown iu the way of foreigners,' by the refusal of the giNern-
rrient to renew the licenses of retailers. Vexations proceedings
are resorted to also. A:feW days ago, the firemen of a British
steamer threw some coal-ashes into the river. Wlien they
were compelled:to deposit £4O and abide the decision of One of
the courts. It is trite the fine was remitted, but the company
had to pay the costs. The heads of the queen's government, I
really believe, are not so mach to be blamed as certain fl ,urish-
ing demagogues, who are ever getting up some imaginary evil
to bring the British gevernment and natidn into contempt. It
is realty lamentable that all these disagreeables were, not pre-
vented; when Lord Palmerston, it is well knoivn, might hate