The report that Kino. 6 FERDINAND had recognized his worthy nephew,
MIGUEL, which obtained some currency in the beginning of the week, has not been confirmed.
A correspondent of the Morning Herald, in a letter of the l st of October, has described Lisbon as one scene of bankruptcy and con- fusion.
The Times of to-day alludes to the same subject ; and ascribes it, on the authority of their correspondent, to a requisition of Don MIGUEL on the Bank of Lisbon for money, without which he finds himself insecure. We are not told whether the Bank actually furnished the money ; but they are said to have recalled their notes with the inten- tion of withdrawing from business. This intimation has given birth to distrust among commercial men, and as a consequence thrown thousands of labourers out of employment. That, again, is said to have given rise to robberies and burglaries without number, accom- panied in many cases by assasination. . The Times, while it states that the failure of the expedition to Terceira has dispirited Don MIGUEL, and excited the hopes of those opposed to him, still finds itself compelled to admit, that unless he be dethroned by those subjected to him, he must inevitably be recognized ere long by this country.
Nothing certain is known of the fate of the Spanish expedition. There was a report on Monday that SANTA ANNA had been repulsed in an attack on Tampico ; but this has been subsequently contra- dicted. The King of Spain, in his joy at the landing of his expedition, has been distributing favours and honours—has proclaimed a general amnesty for all political offences and opinions, and bestowed the Grand Cordon of Charles the Third on all his Ministers.
The state of Barnsley can hardly he said to improve. Fresh riots and assaults have been perpetrated. and lives endangered. A con- siderable quantity of work has, however, been given out at reduced prices ; and it is probable that the quantity will increase. Still, it seems to be thought necessary to have the military force stationed there augmented.
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