The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-11-17 00:00:00

'0 RTUGAL

olclll Gpaerrtmoaf the insurgents,
eeneountered u
encountered, have
hanervdefaClleeelesthienco, whomthe the
Algarve, and Schwalbach has returned from the plain be-
neath Viana, the scene of the late skirmish, to join the-
Queen's force in investing Evora.
Das Antas is at Leiria, 45 miles from Coimbra, and 80
from Lisbon, with, it is said, 6000 regular troops, and
8000 volunteers ; but the numbers are doubtless consider-
ably exaggerated. The Queen's troops in the northern
provinces are not strong enough to attack Oporto. Casal,
who commands for her most faithful Majesty, has only
about 1200 men, and no artillery, and has fallen back on
Penafiel; and Vinhaes, who is in Tras-os-Montes, is just
as weak, and hemmed in by guerillas.

On the 7th of Novembei, the Queen's troops under the
command of Saldanha, now created a duke, marched out
of Lisbon with a view to attack the insurgents. They did
not muster more than 3,500 men, and were very weak.
Lisbon has been left in charge of the Municipal Guard,
1000 strong, and the volunteer battalions. The Diario of
the 7th contains a decree degrading Bomfim, Almargem,
Celestino, Vasconcellos, Estevao, and others, from their
titles and honours.
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Martial laiv is proclaimed throughout Portugal .
The Times of yesterday, referring to this intelligence,
says :—At this moment it is not quite certain whether the
Queen of Portugal still rules in her hereditary kingdom,
or whether a revolt arising from very sufficient provoca-
tion has not deprived her of that crown of which England
guaranteed her the possession.

Loss OF £3oo.—On Wednesday, the c!e:k of an exten-
sive linen-draper, in Oxford-street, whilst proceeding
from that district to Corn-hill, either lost or was robbed
of a pocket-book, containing, in addition to other valua:
ble papers, Bank of England notes to the extent of up-
wards of £3OO. No clue being obtained likely to lead to
the recovery of the property, a large reward was offered
bit its restoration.

ATTEMPTED ENORMOUS BRIBERY OF A RAILWAY
OFFICIAL.—The Sunday Times says that " some singu-
lar disclosures are likely to occur respecting an attempt
to bribe a railway official, of high standing, to betray the
interests of his company. We are in a position to state
that the sum offered was £25,000! The offer, was, how-
ever, rejected with indignation." Our contemporary is
perfectly correct. The terms offered were " £20,000 or
£25,000, to purchase the gentleman an estate, and enable
him to retire." We are in possession of the whole facts
of the case, and know that the party who made the offer
had a narrow chance of being thrown out of the window,
and having his neck broken, by the official to whom the
insulting and scandalous offer was made.—Morning
Herald.

IRISH S UPPLIE s.—The importations of provisions into
the port of Liverpool from the Irish ports, during the

prise the following list of articles :-10,179 firkins, 309
half-firkins, 1,078 baskets, casks, &c., and 323 boxes of
butter ; 312 casks and 602 barrels of wheat ; 1,952 sacks
of flour ' • 196 sacks, 800 quarters, and 2,256 barrels of
oats; 21 tons weight, 399 sacks, and 436 other packages

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m.
of oatmeal; 50 barrels of barley ; 72 sacks of alt ; 512
boxes and tierces, and 35 other packages of linens and
cottons; 50 tons weight, and 347 bags of meal; 11 bags.
c
and 6 casks of seed ; 317 kegs, and 8 casks of lard; 44
;pal4ck2ag casks k sof
o f general
whiskey,provi-
sionsa ndbags of feathers; 259 barrels, 24 kegs, 42 firkins, and 10
other
; packagesl./ packages
ofam
h;138
332 bales of bacon.

EARLY CLOSING.—The Times of Wednesday concludes
an article on early closing by a strong recommendation
that its advocate, should obtain an act of Parliament for
!, •

gest that,

after all, an act of Parliament would be the most short
and certain mode of effectuating the proposed object. It
would be universal in its operation. It would admit of
no partial exceptions or favouritisms. It would be bind-
ing upon all. It would be, we think. desired by all who
hope to be benefitted by the change. There is more
eloquence in
,a penal clause imposing a fine of five pounds
than in the graceful eloquence of Lnrd John Manners,
or the historical resumes of Dr. Vaughan. No man
would resist it often or resist it lone." This may be very
true, but it is an interference with the regulations of trade
which parliament is not likely to sanction.
SWINDLING EXTRAORDINARY.-00 Friday. a persOfie
of very gentlemanly exterior, drove up in a gig to Messrs..
Early and Co.'s,. drapers, Holborn, London; and,
entering the shop, asked to be shown some cambric
selectedthat
the
eh al f-a- do z
handkerchiefsn , paidsh
olOsuld. de..be
pho%nidt,kear
nchdiefdirecHteed
hemmed, and he would call for them next morning. He.
then asked Mr. Early if he could oblige him with a check
upon his bankers for £B, in exchange for the same number.
of sovereigns, which he placed on the counter, remarking
that he wished to send that amount to a friend iii White-
chapel, and that he could easily forward it in a letter.
The gentlemanly demeanour of the applicant induced Mr.
Early to comply with his request, and he wrote a check
for £8 on his bankers, Rogers and Co. The swindler, of
course, acknowledged Mr. Early's kindness, and hoped
that he would not be disappointed with his handker chiefs
he then entered his gig and drove off. According to sub-
sequent inquiries, the check, shortly after two o'clock!
was presented to the bankers, a " 0" having been added
to the 8, and the letter "y" to the word eight; and, the
correctness of the document not being doubted, one of
the principal clerks paid the whole amount, £BO., in gold.
The delinquent then disappeared.

LIVERPOOL:
TUESDAY, NOV. 17, 1846,
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED

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