18 OCTOBER 1828, Page 1
The Royal child of Portugal was prevented (by a cold,
we be- lieve) from attending the ceremonies of her religion on Sunday, the anniversary of her father's birth ;—which had been fixed upon, too, by the Marquis of Palmella, as a fit occasion for the Por- tuguese in London to swear allegiance to their Queen. This was, however, done in her absence ; and two hundred Portuguese swore fealty to "her Majesty Donna Maria the Second." Sad mummery! Her Majesty's rebellious subjects in her proper ter- ritory, with her uncle at their head, are said to be in dismay at the manner of her reception in England.
