The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-29
Our Lisbon Correspondence.

Our Lisbon Correspondence.
LISBON, July 20, 1860.
The Death and Funeral Of QUEEN Crops
Ntcsssa'ses Of Life Required from A6road-SAipping
Trade uiht the United States, dc dc.
The great event which now wholly takes up public At
tenton the sudden and unexpected demise OF Her Ma
jesy the Queen Consort, Dons Esephauis who died on
the 18th p the day after completing her twenty second
year. She was only married fourteen months ago to a.
Don Pedro who has felt her loss very severely as they
lived very happily together aud much respected and
beloved by all parties. The Queen received q auu stroke
while accompanying the king some experiments
with newly invented raed cannon and never
recovered afterwards. Her funeral took place on
the 2ist with much pomp and state. All the military
and public authorities accompanied the procession n their
carriages from the Palace Of Necessdaies TO the Cathe
dra church Of st. vncents and Populations from all the
public associations and the commercial body took rank
in the procession foot bearing lighted wax torches In
their hands Among these took prominent part all the
foreign merchants, principally English, with their Vice
Consul at the head
At the Cathedral Of 81 Vnoents the diplomatic CORDS
IN full Dress attended, had seats reserved for them
When the body arrived at the church She coffin was taken
charge Of IAN old established prvege by the Brotherhood
of Mercy and carried their shoulders TO the middle of
the church, where some prayers were rected By them
This brotherhood was established two centuries ago
Tor supplying gratuitous burial 10 the DOOR, and
have thia privilege Of first carrying the bodies
of the sovereigns to the church. The coffin was
then taken charge OF by the high dgnsaries Of
the church, and the pompous funeral service was chanted
with very fine music All the troops in town formed
lines on either side OF the road and brought up the pro-
cession, and when service was over (about O'Clock p
fred three general voleys From the day of the
Queens DEATH the l7h 70 the day OF her burial the 2st
our ears were stunned with the discharge, every five
minutes day and night, Of cannon from all the fors and
the ships in barbor.
What with the powder thus burned and all the other
concomtant expenses, Ia calculated that the burial ak.
penses will not fall short Of some 5OOO0-ratber
sum for an already exhausted treasury as wo
have here.
The late Queen daughter Of the Prince Of Hohen
Prussia.
Business is extremely dull here at present, and the
financial prospects Of the country are NOT am sorry
shown very abundant crop Of grapes but heavy rains
April and May, followed Immediately by great heat IN
june and July have caused the oidiu appear In Ter
roe abundance and the vintage all over the country
now almost totally lost. The little wine that may escape
VIII be but OF Indifferent quality.
~, me on crop likewise damaged, and the wheat and
neds which are now all nearly reaped and housed
vii yed but very poor return, % much that Indian
wheat barley DC, are admitted by Law at small
recved ssrs snc Of grain have been
continue to be imported up 70 the end OF December next
when the admission ceases. Il 10 supposed however ha2
v vsen Se ps Ussss % win Be put
countries whence grain has been imported are England
France and the Black Sea- No cargoes have come from
70 the irresuarity which attended the publication
Of the law. nrst admitted only for three months
hen again there an interval of doubt
anti government saw that their own crops were GER
IN granting free admission for e second six months Of
he year.