The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-02-16

4 who dislike BorgaIni, favor Austin with all
their hearts
LoSpoS, Dec. 81.
The King qf Portugal and his Treasures.
The King Of Portugal is known To have
the largest and most valuable collection of
diamonds Of any monarch in Europe, be-
sides an immense treasure in bullion, oold
dust, plate and specie. lie himself is not
aware Of the extent Of his wealth, as he
trusts the care Of il TO ro one, but has it
packed up IN boxes, which are deposited in
the safe reccsses of the rooms he occupies.
This treasure has been accommodating for
many years, and when once packed and
sealed up, has seldom been disturbed
! Ills valuable diamonds have been almost
nseparable from his person, and accom-
panied hun, when, two years ago, he sought
| shelter on board the English man Of war.
! A large portion of yaluablcs came into his
possession when he declared his mother a
! lunatic; and ever since, the choice pro-
duce from the gold and diamond mines in
Brazil has fallen to his share. OF his own
lie spends nothing, although the nation
pays dearly for the support of his kitchen,
which, from the numbers of hangers-on is
said to cost Gl00O sterling per day. lie
himself Is an enormous gormandzer, and
no one, not even his sons, SIT at table with
him. He is extremely fond Of rice stewed
with ham, poultry, game, sausages, spices
and variety Of other ingredients, and al
ways eats this dish with his fingers in
deed this is his usual custom with most 9th
or dishes. Good eating, his dcvotons, and
the safety Of his wealth, are the orly cares
he has upon his mind. Several Royal Fa-
miles IN Europe have some peculiar disor-
der or other and this is the case with the
House of Braganza. They have swellings
or tumors in the knees, and hence few Of
them are seen in silk stockings; at least,
this is the case with the males, who gene
rally wear wide trowsers. The Emperor
of Brazil, although an eXtrcmelyactive and
healthy youth, usually wears long boots,
Ia Frederick, and it was noticed, that u fine
full length portrait, recently drawn of him
in Rio de Janeiro, he was represented in
his imperial robes with an immense pair Of
jackboots on, reaching considerably above
his knees. lie is great rider, and seldom,
meets with an d-de-camp, or dr.goon,
who can keep pace with him on a journey.
The whole Of the family arc indeed di . in.
guished for their good riding. Lately
some horses Of the finest breeds, and high
est prices, were sent out to him from Lon
don, and he mounted the most spirited of
them the moment they were landed from
the ship. There cannot, in fact be greater
contrast than that between father and son,
both in habits and disposition.--The latter,
previous to his marriage, was allowed by
| his father about three hundred pounds per
annum, and. after he had q wife for some
| time he had only eight hundred pounds.
| Nevertheless he contracted no debts The
father, when he went from Portugal TO
4 Brazil, collected every thing valuable he
POSSIBLY could and took the whole over
with him, under the prctcXt of preventing
| it from falling into the hands of the French.
When he left Rio he did precisely the same.
Scarcely plate or knife and fork were left
in the Palace. He left debts to to a con-
siderable amount, due to the Bank, as well
IA private individuals, all Of which the son
has paid, even which the war was carrying
on. The latter is extremely moderate in
his expenses, and lives in plain manner,
although if he were to cultivate the estate
of Santa Cruz alone, he would have an inn
| l'tho1 pINutt lGNtuuCs piVItlNy iOi
merly belonged to the Josuits, and when
they were expelled, great improvements
were made upon it. 1t is upwards Of 20
leagues square, highly fertile and extreme
ly picturesque. His great delight, howev-
er, is i'll fine horses, reviews of troops aud
field sports. He is often without money at
his immediate command.
Mr.. Woolcr, whose admirable and sue
ccssful defence of himself, when a charge
of libel upon the late marquis of London
derry and mr.. Canning, was brought a
gainst him by the Attorney General ofthat
day (Sir Samuel ShepparO it will be re-
membered by our readers, has been for
somo years engaged in the study OF law,
| for which profession his talents and acquire
ments are eminently adapted. But upon
application to the Benchers Of Lncoln's
| Inn to be admitted, in order to pass the
preliminary terms, those gentlemen, with
out assigning any reason for their conduct
refused to admit him, upon which he appli-
ed to the Court of Kings Bench for man
damuS to compel them TO alter their deter
minaton, or assign some cogent reason Tor
their reIection.--The case was heard yes
terday, and the Judges who behaved with
the utmost urbanty towards mr.. Woolcr,
pronounced, unanimously, that they could
afford no relief, having no authority over
the society. OF course, this gentleman will
now be obliged TO relnquisn his design OF
going to the Bar, for which he has been SO
long preparing.
NRw-YoRK, Feb. Z.
FRoM MryIco. We have been favored