The Sun. — 1828-04-12 (London, England)

LISBON, APRIL I.—On Sunday evening his Highness the Infante Regent, with their Highnesses the Infantas, went to Alfeite, 'and as they passed the British ships of war, they, as well as the Portuguese ships, fired the salute usual on such -occasions.  Since the happy moment when the ardent wishes of the Portuguese nation were realised by the happy arrival of his Serene Highness the Infante Don Miguel, who now fortunately presides over our destinies, the people in all parts of the kingdom have' given proofs of the greatest joy and enthusiasm. it is not for our yen to draw the faithful picture of the transports of joy now shown by a nation-which has been at all times illustrious for its attachment and fidelity to its august princes. We say every thing when we declare, that in every corner of Portugal is heard the voice of public gratitade to Providence that, at length propitious to the supplications of the most faithful nation, restores to it the exalted Prince on whose august presence the prosperity and happiness of the Portuguese essentially depend. The following is a circumstantial account of the execrable crime of the students of Coimbra:—  " At a place about a league from Condebca the most horrid crime has occurred which ever w.is seen,for the cruel manner in which the murders were committed,which we are going to relate . On the 17th instant at four o'clock in the afternoon, four chaises left this place for Lisbon, in which were, the Professor of Law Matheus, the Professor of Medicine Tigueiredo, the Professor of Ihilosophy Neves, with the Dean of the See and a. Canoe ; they went to stop for the night at Condeixa, and setting out continued their journey in the morning. When they had got about a league, they saw eight men disguised, four of whom had blunderbusses, who ordered them to halt, and the others commanded the travellers to alight, and at the signal of a. whistle other wretches appeared. Being thus united, they ordered the travellers to retire from the road,. and place themselves in a line, they then broke "open their trunks and examined their papers; many of which they tore.. One of them acted as commander, and said " Number 1," on which a shot was immediately fired at the head of the Professor of Medicine,:who was killed on the spot. He-then said " Numbers ], 2,3," on which three shots were fired at Professor Matheus, who begged them to kill him at once, which one of them did with a dagger. Then came Professor Neves and his son; but the latter begging that they would kill him rather than his father, who had a numerous family, one of the aggressors interfered for him and-his son, and in fact they did not ill treat them, and they are now at home ill in consequence of the fright. They gave the Dean and the Canon several stabs, and would certainly have murdered them had not Divine Providence sent to their assistance his Excellency Lieutenant. General Agostinho Luiz da Fonsica and his son, with a few horse soldiers, who seeing at a distance the assemblage in the road, three of them advanced and with the help of the inhabitants, whom they collected, seized five of the assassins, whom they took to Condeixa,as well as the wounded. The five prisoners were put yesterday into the prison of the University. Four were taken by the inhabitants of Rabacal, who were put in prison to-day. In Ega there were two, and in Pereira one. It is known that the assassins are students of bad character, some of them are already known by other criminal. actions.".