The Sun. — 1862-01-02 (London, England)

LISBON, DEC. 29. (Per Oneida, via Southampton.)  The Infante Dom John expired on the afternocn of the 27th at the Belem Palace.  The Government, on account of the excited state of the public mind, would not allow the castle guns to be fired as customary on the occasion of the death of a member of the royal family. The funeral will not take place at present. The body has been deposited in the Conventional Church of the Jeronymites.  King Luiz is said to be unwell ; and his Majesty Dom Augusto, whose health was improving, is reported to have had a relapse. Vigorous measures were taken by the Government to suppress the late riots. 100 persons were apprehended.  On the 28th a post mortem examination was held on the body of Prince Sohn.  The proceedings were judicially conducted, and attended by Judge Vasconcellos and Sir Sequeira Pinto, the Crown Advocate. Twenty-nine persons in all assisted at the autopsy, which was conducted with scrupulous care. Nothing resulted from the medical examination to cause the slightest suspicion of poison. The appearance of the body was in  every respect similar to that of a person who had died of typhoid fever.  A chemical analysis will be made of the intestine 3 and fluids, all of which have been sealed in jars, and placed in charge of the commandant of the palace.  The intelligent portion of the public are more satisfied, and the course adopted has to home extent put a stop to the late painful rumours. A Lisbon correspondent writes as follows :  " The illness of Prince John has had the effect of renewing the suspicions of poison which existed upon the death of Dora Pedro V., and Prince Fernando, and on Christmas-day the excitement was so great that a public meeting, promoted by the Patriotic Society, was held in the great square, and a petition presented to Ring Luiz, through the Municipality, led to his retiring from the Palace of Necessicla les, with his father 1)0111 Fernando, to that of Cachias, about six miles from Lisbon, on the borders of the bay, within the bar of the Tagus. Both Dora Luiz and Dorn Fernando are fortunately in good health, though in great distress of mind, and before leaving the Palace of Necessidades appeared at the balcony to thank the populace, by whom they were enthusiastically cheered, but, in continuation of the cheers, cries of 'Death' arose to the poisoners upon the appearance of others at the windows.  " The people, in their blind, and I believe groundless suspicion, wished the King to get rid of his Ministers, Chamberlains, and all the other employes of the Palace ; they attacked and beat the Count de Ponte, whom they met leaving the Palace, and would probably have murdered him had the Municipal Guard not come to his immediate rescue. "About the same hour, at nightfall, Christmas-day another party attacked the Treasury, where the Ministers of Treasury, of Justice, and the Prime Minister were assembled ; and, had they not escaped by a back window into the Arsenal, and proceeded unknown to the Marine quarters, near the Palace, where they passed the night, they would probably have been sacrificed to an unjustifiable animosity.  "The windows of the residence of the Marquis of Loule and Count Thomar were broken, but I hear of no further injury having been done ; the troops alternately cleared the streets and squares and ontho night of the 26th they barely allowed them to assemble in groups, taking up many, who were shortly released, nor do I hear that any proof or indication of revolutionary plans has been discovered. " It has all arisen from popular suspicions, blindly directed against parties whom they supposed favourable to the Sisters of Charity and Lazarittas. Had the necessary chymical analyses been made upon the death of 'om Pedro and Dorn Fernando these suspicions might have been set at rest; but it is only now, when public tranquillity has been threat encd, that the Ministers have ordered analytical investigations.  " The Cortes have been hastily constituted, ready for any emergency, and both houses have done their best to give support to the Government. Bills are to be presented for the purpose of cancelling the renunciation of the rights of succession to the Throne on the part of Princesses Dona Maria Anna and Dona Antonia, which they had to make upon their marriage with Prince George of Saxony and Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen."  i.........---.....--......,-----...---..........-.....0.6.-...