From intelligence received yesterday, of as late dates as the
23d and 25th September, from Lisbon and Oporto, it appears that the Portuguese people care very little about their revolution. The Constitution had been proclaimed in Oporto, and all the principal towns, without disturbance and without enthusiasm. The Mi- nistry was principally employed in effecting retrenchments in the offices of state. It is mentioned, that by an economical system, no less a sum than 250,000/. per annum will be saved in salaries. The Government also propose to throw upon the different parishes
the support of the clergy, who by a decree of Don Pismo, which also abolished tithes, are now paid by the state. By this arrange- ment 100,000/. a year more will be taken from the Government ex- penditure. The reason assigned for this change is the miserable condition of the clergy, who, we suppose, find difficulty in pro-
curing their stipends from head-quarters. Prince FERDINAND
has resigned the command of the army, which he certainly would not have been allowed to retain. The "especial order" in which he announces his resignation to the army, is boldly worded, con-
sidering the circumstances in which he is placed. He reproaches the soldiery with having " trodden under foot" Don PEDRO'S
charter; and declares that be will not resume his command,
"until good discipline, obedience, and order shall be restored" in their ranks. The Dutchess of BRAGANZA has formally an-
nounced her determination to share the Queen's fortunes, come what may. It is not stated, but it may be presumed, that this declaration was required by attempts to seduce her into some plot against the Government. The last article in this budget of Portuguese news relates to the health of the Queen. The 22d September was the third anniversary of her arrival in Lisbon ; and it was ushered in by salutes from the Portuguese, British,
and French ships of war in the harbour. The Queen was to have received company at the Ajuda Palace; but she was taken ill, so suddenly that there was no time to acquaint even the Mi- nisters her with indisposition, and several of them heard of it for the first time on their arrival at the Palace. No bulletin was published, and nothing was publicly known of the cause or the nature of her Majesty's sickness.
