The republic., 1851-06-16
An.irs or Portugal.

Letters received in Paris from Lisbon, dated the
18th of May, announce that the Duke OF Saldanha
had written to the English minister at Lisbon, de-
claring that his intention was to maintain the con-
sttutional throne OF Donna Maria, and denying, in
the strongest terms, that he wished TO force the
Queen to abdicate.
The Duke of Saldanha, and about ,Ooo OF his
"regenerating" army, arrived at Lisbon on the
18th instant, in six transports. Their recep
ton was enthusiastic in the extreme, nor did any
disturbance worth recording occur to diminish his
rracc's qualification upon the occasion. The day
was not a regular holiday, but the inhabitants of
Lisbon made Il one and kept up their pipas until
past midnight. The Queen and King came in for
small share OF attention; in fact single piUa
was not given to them during the day, except by
the Duke of Saldanha himselfp after he had landed
and formed his troops in the great square, and bya
few soldiers at the theatre, where their majesties
appeared at night, in their private box, for the first
time since the fall of Count fboInar's cabinet. No
kind of notice was taken of their arrival beyond
the strict demands of customary etiquette; e., the
gentlemen in the pit took of their hats and sat
down to allow the opera to commence, which II
usually does upon their majestes appearancein the
box. A minute had barely elapsed, however, when
the duke and part of his staff entered the box
usually occupied by the ministry, and the whole
house rose with hearty and prolonged acclamations
of Hurrah for the Duke OF Saldanha v'-" for the
chartcr reformed !''-"and for the regenerating
army!' AS before stated, these were tho general
piuds Of the day, that in favor OF the duke being by
far the most prevalent in fact little else was heard
during the day.
Lisbon letters of the 23d mention the instalment
of a new cabinet principally Progressstas, with
the Duke of Saldanha as president OF the council.
All the new ministry were held to be men OF honor
and integrity and had been Ministers of State be-
fore The Queens new government had assumed
extraordinary powers TO put down Ihomar's laws
of the press. The Cortes would be dissolved and
new election would take place as soon as law
could be framed by committee named Tor that
nurpose. II was thought that the new cabinet
hight be led too far in its dictatorial measures;
Al. r. =. ,xaIt pfo,c cnf
Office by the peers Lavradio and Fonseca Magha-
leus.
The following is the new cabinet: The Duke Of
Saldanha, President the Council and Minister of
War. ladinterim;) Jose Ferreira Pestana, Minister
of the Interior; De Jouce, Minister Of Justice; Mar
qus de Louie, Minister Of Marine; Merino Miguel
Frangini, Minister of Finance; and Jcrvis de An
toqui, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
II will soon be seen whether this administration
is equal to the great difficulties inherent in the pre-
sent state of affairs; opinions arc very much di.
vded upon this point; but, regards their personal
integrity and honor as individuals, am happy to
say That they are all of excellent character They
are generally ProgrsssistGs. Louie was civil gov
ernor Of Coimbra under the Oporto junta Jervis Is
also Septcmbrista; Soure formed part OF Palmei-
las administration in lS46; Frangini came in with
Mello Carvaiho, after the protocol of lS47; Pes
tana had been for a short time Minister Of Marine
in the Cabral cabinet of lS42, and was appointed
Governor General of Portuguese India, whence he
returned a week ago with a good reputation; but
he is naturally deficient in knowledge OF the in
terna affairs Of country he has been absent from
for the last nine years.
Commodore Martins squadron was still in the
Tagus, and had been joined by the Encounter
steamer, with orders to proceed to the Mediter-
ranean.
The correspondent of the London Daily Neps
writes: "Saldanha again very popular, and
the Queen very unpopular; also, that the Septem-
In the provinces much satisfaction felt at the
political change"