The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-11-18 00:00:00

COUNTER-REVOLUTION IN PORTUGAL.

We have been favoured with the following extracts
frOm two letters, received yesterday in Liverpool, relating
to the attempted counter-revolution in Portugal, and its
prompt and effectual suppression :-
-'By a private letter received yesterday in Liverpool, via
Falmouth, by the Iberia steamer from Lisbon, we learn that
tranquility was restored on the. Bth instant in that city. The
Queen's party was obliged to, give way. No, further excesses
bad bees committed."
" Lisbon,- Son. 9.—There is another stop to business in this
unfortunate country. On Friday last the Queen went to Belem
and proclaimed the constitution of. 1820 at an end, but the na-
tional guards in the city assembled to the number of 3000 or
4000 and resisted the measure of the Queen. Her Majesty had
,
with her only, about 1000 or 1200 persons, principally troops of
'the line, but they were insufficient to resist the national guard.
On Saturday a number of English marines were landed to pro-
tect the Queen from any attack that might be made upon her.
On Saturday afternoon allwas arranged, and the Queen returned
to the city, the attempt .to put down the constitution of 1820
having completely filled. A gentlernan, Jose Freire, was mur-
dered in the city, and a number of others were killed. Pal-
tuella Terceira, and their friends et on board the English
vessels' of war for safety. Business is almost completely at a
stand, and we are afraid of selling' fdr long credit, the country is
in, such -a distuibed state. Our government have certainly got
thisgountry and Spain into such 0.4,31i1441.1ed state thit we
"
hardly know, where it will end.

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THE DOCK TRUST.

Dodc Comtuittee met on Tuesday for the purpose of
eleCtidg a solicitor to the trust. There were four candidates for
the situation, viz., Messrs. Worthington, Halsall, North, and
Harvey. Mr. Harvey was elected by a majority of three. The
fallowing are the names of the trustees who voted for each candi.
date :
For M r. Hirvey—Messrs. Bean, M'Gregor?Waltnsley, Booth,
Evens, Hornby, Brocklebank, Higginsi,Rawdou, Bar-
,
clay, and Holt.
For Mr. North—Messrs. Leathom, C. Horsfall..Tohin,Tot-
ter, Dixon, 'Ripley, Yates, Shand, and Wm. Smith.
The committee reiolved upon altering the' usual day of meet-
ing from Monday to Thursday. • -
A sub-committee; consisting of Messrs. Rawdon, Blain, Pot-
ter, and Higgins; was appointed, to 'Consider and report upon
various matters connected withlhe dock police. Another sub-
committee, consisting of Messrs. Leathoni, Benn, and Horsfall,
were appointed, to consult certain• members of the 'town Council
on the conservation of the River Mersey, and if necessary apply
to Parliament for permission to bring iu a bill on the subject.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST.IINDAIRD.
Sta,—Referring you to the subject of your leading article of
yesterday, 1 beg to furnish you with an incident which occurred
at the meeting of the Council of the borough of Cambridge, on
Wednesday, the 9th instant.
The Town-clerk stated, that he had that morning received
from London a document and petition from the Church Rate
Abolition Committee, with a request that he would lay it before
the Council. ' The Mayor, Mr; Ebenezer Foster (a whig) said,
he would not receive it; having-that morning bound himself to
do nothing which. should injure the Protestant religion as by
law established, he would not receive any communication of
such a'description. '
The following is the declaration which every Mayor, Alder-
man, and Councilman is required to make and subscribe upon
his admission into Office, and which, in the present-times, can-
not be brought too frequently under their consideration:—
" 1, A. 8., do solemnly and sincerely, in the presence of God,
profess, testify,'and declare, upon the true faith of a Christiat.],,
that I will never exercise any power, authority, or influence wit
I may possess by virtue of the office of to injure or
;l or
the Protestant Church as it is by law established in EnY-al7 'the
to disturb the said Church, or Abe Bishops and CierP.'l oes to
said Church, •in the possession of any rights or p
are or eg
which such Church or the said-Bishops and Clergy are y
be by law entitled.
Upon reading this it is difficultto determine which is worthy
of our regard, the plain straight-forward conduc!on t
U_to t_qmmmleoer,
or the artful impudence of the Church-rate A holm
The former inspires us with hope, and the hater recommends
to us the greatest possible caution.
What a Ontrtust,• ton, does this behaviour off the Mayor of
Cambridge ex hibit when compared with the act o win/ members
of our own Council, Protestant Corporation
Schools under the influence of the Ro
in placing the Prate
man Catholic Priesthood!
There is, however, still time for them to retrace their steps.
`Lett-hem take Mr. Ebenezer Foster as their example, and con-
`sidee'vvirether,what they have done is consistent with the solemn
dielaration which they made on entering upon their respective
duties. I am, yours, &c. CIVIS.

IGth Nov., 183 G.
The fact I have stated is taken from the Cambridge Chronicle
of Friday last.