The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-12-12 00:00:00

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By letters from Pernambnco, dated the 27th of
October, we learn that a great change 'has been pro-.
/Need in the situation of affairs there, by the arrival
of orders from Lisbon, in pursuance of the decrees of
the Cortes,—l. For the rerall of the Governor. 2.
For the formation of a Provisional ooVeroment by the
votes of the College of Electors. 3. For licensing
the militia for a given period. 4. For the removal of
the European troops to Lisbon. In consequence of
these orders, the election of the members of the JIM&
took place on the 26th, when the choice, as might
have been tipected, fell principally upon the dative
Brazilians. The. following are the names of the mem-

hers :
Geievazio Peter Ferreira; President; Padre Lauren.
tine, Secretary,. Bente Jose da Costa • ' Felippe Ned
Firreira; Dr. Padre, SI. J. De Carvalho,Vicar General ;
Antonio Jose Fictoriano ; Joaptias Joss de Miranda ;
Senhor de Incenio de Santa Rosa.
Of these, Da Costa is the only kiiropean; the rest
are all said to be Brazilians by birth, and connected,
tiireetly or indirectly, with the insurrection of 1847,
That tarn the election had taken, created so Mich die.
gust in the Portuguese, that nearly all the famOtes *of .
respectability were preparing to quit Pernambuco, ei-
ther for Lisbon or Bahia. It is ascribed, however,
solely to the dislike entertained for the• men newly
raised to power, and not to any apprehensions of dis-
turbauee, that this step was taken. The Governor
sailed on the 26th for Furor., in compliance with the
order for his recall ; and another vessel also left the
pat on the same day, with 80 Portuguese passengers
on board, for the same destination. Respecting the
removal of the troops, nothing bad been done; but
it was expected they would be shipped fur Bahia as
soon as a body of native troops could be organised fir
vie protection of the Government. These proceedings
of the Portuguese Government, as regards Pernambucet
have placed the province in an extremely critical
state; since, by removing all restraints on the disaf-
fected, who were before numerous, .t.ey have left it
solely to the discretion of the inhabitants, whether they
would retain or shake otf their dependeice with the
mother country.
Ashlers have also been receives' from La Guvra to
the end of October. Nothing very important had
occurred subsequently to the capture of Unmans, but
the news of the fall of Lima, which had been an-
nonnced, had given the utmost satisfaction, and the
letters state, that at no period of the tong contest had
the Patriots been in such high spirits as at the present
moment. It was confidently anticipated that all
Brazil would join in the revolution which had extended
through all the possessions of Old Spain in South
America.

PURTG'GA L.

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By the mail arrived from-Lisbon we learn that the
Cortes were steadily proceeding in the disizussion on
the articles of the Constitution. Among the plans of
Reform resolved upon in order to diminish the public
expenditure, is the abolition of the Auditor General's
Department belonging to the Army, and the matter
was referred to the ronsillt;ration of a Sliecial,Com-
mi flee. who reported, that at present there were twenty
two Auditors, who annually cost the Government up-
wards of 14 millions of reis, without rendering equi-
valent eervices. It was recommended that this office
should be abolished, cud that the Jotices of the
Peace in the respective places where troops
.are sta-
tioned, should act instead of these Auditors. After a
s'totit discussion in the Cortes, it was resolved, that
the operation of the new law should commence from
the let Jan. 1822. It was also determined that a re-
form should take place in the Hospital Establishment,
which should remain on the same footing as during
th. time of peace.
By a Resolution of the Cortes, the Count de Attics
had been released from his confinement, and this cir-
en.neance bad created some sensation, owing to the ex-
treme importance of those idols and projects in which
it was generally thought the Count bad engaged in
the Brazils, though it is pretty clear, from thedecision
of the Cortes, that the accusations had not been esta-
blished in a legal manner.
The Bishop of Portalegre bad published a pa%toral
letter, exhorting the faithful of his diocese to union,
and recommending confidence in the constitutional
system, as the hest means to retrieve the past losses of
the country. He enters into a long detail of the be-
nefits already experienced, among which he mentions
the Liberty of the Press, improvements in the admi-
nistration of jostle', commerce, ht. This same course
had been adopted by several other Dignitaries of the
Church, particularly the Prelate of Villa Vicosa, and
with great effect, owing to the Wane* the clergy
bare over the minds of the people. It is but due to
them to state that, with few exceptions, they bare con-
ducted themselves extremely well since the sew order
of things. No intelligence had then reached that ca-
pital of the completion of the revolution. et rernam-
bueo. It was imagined, ow the contrary, thafthe new
Governor, with the reinforcements preparing in Por-
tugal, would be able to restore subordination.