Star. — London, England, 1824-01-27 00:00:00

I 1 I lIN I N M I I I 1 w " ' '"" - - ;•;. , . * BRAZIL. • NANIETSTO OF farrtzJESTY THE EMPEROR TO THE BRAZILIANS. rROVIDENCS, which watches over the stability and preservation of nations, has, in its profound wisdom, permitted that this Empire should, after the confirma tion of its independence, and the union of all its pro. 'winces, even those most remote, continue to advance in the career of consolidation and prosperity. The Consti tuent and Legislative Assembly laboured with assiduity, discernment, and activity to form a Constitution calcu• laced firmly to plant the Constitutional System, and cause it to take deep root in this extensive empire. On this immovable foundation, the construction of the social edifice was steadily proceeding, and such was the opi nion entertained by foreigners of the Brazilian nation, that the principal Powers of Europe would soon have recognized the independence of the empire, and would even have been ambitious of contracting political and commercial relations with us. This brilliant prospect, which nothing seemed capa ble of obscuring, was dimmed by the unexpected storm which overcast our horizon. The genius of mischief inspired restless and evil-disposed spirits with criminal designs, and kindled the flame of discord in the public mind. Some time ago it began to be seen and ascer tained that there did not prevail in the Assembly that uniformity of true principles which distinguishes Con stitutional Governments; and that harmony of separate powers which constitutes their moral and physical force began to waver. Various and continued attacks on the Executive Power, and its concessions for the sake of harmony, enervated the force of the Government, and silemtly undermined it. The spirit of disunion went on increasing; the gall of distrust overflowed; parties were secretly formed ; and a disorganizing faction suddenly appeared, and acquired a force which began to alarm the minds of all worthy Brazilians, who, solely animated by zeal for the public good, and the purest patriotism, trembled with horror at the pro spect of future dangers which they foresaw and expected. —Meanwhile, those men who had meditated and con trived subversive plans, and who continued to practise then sinister arts, gained over some honest and simple persons, by holding out the flattering idea of the better security of liberty—that sacred idol, always adored, but too often misunderstood ; others by persuading them that the Government had become despotic ; and some, perhaps, by the promise of advantages ss hich their own extravagant imaginations exaggerated. At last they carried their malignity so far as to propagate that the perfidious and insidious project of a union with the Por tuguese Government was adopted. The plans being laid, the means of acting on them arranged and put in motion, and the difficulties smoothed which were supposed to present obstacles in the way of success, it was determined that the.conceived and long premeditated design should be carried into effect. One of the means chosen as most certain was to sow discord between the citizens born in Brazil and those who are natives of Portugal, by the means of journals written with a dexterous artifice and virulence, aiming at the destruction of the moral force of the Government, and threatening my Imperial person with the examples of Iturbide and of Charles I. and also through emis saries who supported and propagated the same sedi tious principles. The fermentation which was to produce the revolt'. tionary volcano being thus prepared, the faction which had become preponderant in the Assembly availed itself for the fatal explosion of a petition from the citizen Da vid Pamplona, described as a Brazilian by birth, being, nevertheless, a native of the Portuguese islands—who complaint•d of some blows which be had received from two Biazilian Offices s, natives of Portugal, and mho, according to the opinion of a Committee, was to recur to tlx• ordinary course of law. Before daylight, and with the most criminal forethought, the leaders of this horrible faction, assisted by their pattizaus, invited a number of persons to come aimed with poniards and pistols to support them, by spreading terror among those illustrious, honourable, and worthy Deputies of the Assembly who, faithful to their oaths, made it their :sole endeavour to fulfil the just confidence reposed in 'them by the noble Brazilian nation, and who, conse quently, v. ished to maintain the tranquillity necessary to their deliberations. On that unhappy day, tragic and frightful scenes took place. Cries were set up, and supported in a manner equally extraordinary and scandalous. The illustrious President, with a prudent vigilance displayed in the breaking up of the sitting, put a stop to evils which +would hive burst forth with the dreadful noise of an immense volcano, fermented by the fury of parties, by national hatred, by the thirst of vengeance, and by the most inflated ambition. Such was to be expected from the great number of persons, who, within and without the Assembly, were disposed to sustain the projects of this terrible faction; and such was to be feared from the great quantity of arms profusely sold in the city on the preceding days, and from the scandalous acclama tions by which the leaders of the wicked party were re ceived and extolled by their sateilites when they came out: of the Assembly, in despite even of my Imperial presence. This scene of danger was again renewed. Violent and virulent speeches from those who belong to the faction continued to fan tl:e flame of discord, and many of their dependents, both in the galley ies of the Assem bly and without, protected the horrible results which were the necessary consequences of the premeditated plans. To this end they demanded and obtained the establishment of a permanent Session, under the spe cious pretext that it was not fit it lmuld be dissolved until tranquillity should be re-established. For this latter Object, I had commanded the w hole ot tha troops to march and assemble in,the plain of St. Christovan, with the just design ot leaving the As s embly in pe r fect libe r ty ; and I afterwards acquainted the Assembly with this de. termination, in order that they might take into conside ration the motives by which I justified it, and the ne cessity of providing some positive measures tending to the re-establishment of tranquillity. No such measures, however,-were taken; but they continued, on the con trary, to pursue their discussions with the same warmth and obstinacy; and under cover of a multitude of spe cious pretexts the ruin of the country was aimed at, while their first and most decided attacks were directed , towards my august person, which was treated with every disrespect that calumny and malignity could suggest. Nor was revolutionary fury the only feeling which appeared in these ext: asagant attacks. They went still' farther, and aimed at an excessive restriction of the at tributes which belong, by the very nature of Represen tative Governments, to the head of the Executive Power, and which bad been conferred on me by the nation as Constitutional Emperor and Perpetual Defender of Brazil. They even went so far as to require that the %style or a great part of the troops should withdraw to a &stance from the city ; thus leaving the Government Without its necessary vigour and support. The delay in adopting decisions,which is always dan gerous in urgent cases, and which must finally prove fatal in the present melancholy state of affairs—the hor rible prospect of some imminent catastrophe—the de spair of some—the pride and political fanaticism of others—the alarm and fear of all peaceful citizens—the dangerous state of the country, and the dread of the ruin and subversion of the State,—all imperatively de mand prompt and efficacious measures, and remedies which, though apparently violent, can alone succeed in producing early and happy results. And what measure would be the most likely to suc ceed in so arduous and perilous a crisis? What dike could be found to stay the revolutionary torrent, to bear up against the force of its waves, and to paralyse them completely? No other was so obvious or so powerful as Ithe dissolution of the Assembly. This, and the dismissal of the Ministers, are the preservatives from public disor ders in Constitutional Monarchies; this last was put in practice, and there was then no other resource left than to carry the first into execution, though to the great sor row and grief of my imperial heart. Actuated, there fore, by these powerful motives, and by the urgent ne cessity of saving the country, which is a supreme law, and justifies extreme measures in cases of great risk, I commanded the dissolution of the Assembly by the decree of the 12th current, at the same time directing the con vocation of another, according to the public Constitu tional law, to which I am desirous to conform. In that same decree, as well as in that of the 13th, which repeated ar►d extended it, irrefragable proofs were given of the absolute necessity of adopting so for cible a measure, and of my anxious desire to reestablish the Constitutional system, which was proclaimed by the Brazilian nation, and which can alone ensure the happi ness of the empire. If circumstances so difficult and perilous have compelled me to put in practice so violent a remedy, I have only to observe that extraordinary evils require extraordinary measures, and that it is to be hoped that they will. never be rendered necessary again. The people, note satisfied of the extent of my magnanimity and Constitutional principles, and of my earnest desire to promote the national happiness and tranquillity, will desist from the commotion caused by this disastrous event, which is equally painful to myself, and will continue to enjoy the peace, tranquillity, and prospet ity,which the Constitution promises 'and secures. Rio, Nov. 16, 1825: THE EMPEROR. THE EVENING STA lt. LONDON. TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1824. THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at 99; to 91, but soon afterwards lowered to 901 for the Account, and 90g, g, for money. FORF.IGN FUNDS. At the opening of the Foreign Market the Mexican Bonds were at and so they remain to the present hour, with little fluctuation. Spanish Roods opened at 24/, 1, 25, with not much doing in them, owing to there being no Express from Paris, which seldom sets off' on a Sunday. Current l'rices ;-0111 Spanish 241 to 1, Colombian 65, New Austrian sto 1, Chaim 77 to 1, Russian 901 to 1, New Prussian 891 to /, French Scrip 61 to 7, Mexican na, Poyais si. AUSTRIAN FUNDS. VIENNA, JAN. 12.-3lrtalliques 84. 11-16. Bk. &h. 965. 1.3. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. /IASIVURC.III, JAN. 20.—0 n London, 36. 6. 36.9. Purcitssußcn, JAN. 6.—On London, 9. 29-64 ; PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank ,tuck 23:) 3 / 4 239 210 3 per Cent. Reduced 91 JA, 1 / 4 1 / 2 3 per Cent. Cons. 90% 1 ,?, :3 1 / 2 N. 3 1 / 2 per Cents. 100% 1-4 per Cts. Old 102 1 / 4 102 4 per Cts. N. 106 1 / 4 106 1 / 4 —Bk. Lg. Ans. 22 5 Ai 7-16 India Stuck '272—lndia Bonds 87s. 84s. South Sea Stock 103—New Annuities 90 3 / 8 1 / 2 ELLl,eq. Bills of £l,OOO, 58s. 54s.—Small 58s. 555. Consols for Account 91 907 8 91%. The dispute between the Merchants and the London Dock Company still agitates the City. The conduct of the Directors of the Company is indeed calculated to have a very serious effect on the commerce of the Metropolisf and appears to us as ill-advised as it is unjust. The es tablishment of the London Docks has been a very for. tunate speculation, the shares have become highly valuable, and the amount of capital is immense, bus' 1 have been the results of a system of Teel procal libet al i ty be. tweenthe Merchants and the Directors. The moment that ceases, the property of the London Dock Company must become deteriorated. Cargoes will in future be landed at other wharfs, and an application will, we doubt not. ,he made to Parliament to erect new Docks, which, under 'present circumstances, we scarcely think would be re. fuSed. In d,e STA It of yesterday we gave exclusively several documents on this subject, and we now insert, in another celumn, the letter of an intelligent Merchant, containing some further information on this important question. Hamburg!) Papers to the 20 t h inst. reached us this morning. The following are extracts: lIICLEFELD, JANUARY 12. A few days ago, Commissary of Police came here from Magdeburg, who, in consequence of supetior orders, arrested the Conductor of our High School, and a Mr. L—, a young Clergyman in a neighbouring place. Report says, that they are arrested for polititsal in trigues. They were both conducted to Berlin with an escort of gene-d'armes. • • • • _ 7 - ST. PRTF.RSBURGII, JANUARY 6. On the 3d inst. the Deputies of the great and the middle horde of the Kirghis had the honour to be pre sented to their Majesties the Emperor and Empress. MINDEN, JANUARY 14. The past Sitting of the Commission for the regulation of the navigation of the Weser was held to-day, and the ratifications of the Convention on the subject exchanged by the Commissioners. The merchants may congratu late themselves that by this Convention, which will be put in force in three months from this time, the naviga tion of the Weser is freed from many of the fetters that have impeded it for centuries; and that, in particular, the Custom-houses and landing places, which were between twenty and thirty, are reduced to eleven. The greatest harmony prevailed in the discussions, all the parties concerned being read} , to make small temporary sacri fices to promote the future general advantage of their subjects, and to promote commerce. The Prussian Commissioner, Dr. Kcope, who was President, received, on this occasion, very flattering proofs of the value attached to his services; for the Ha noverian Commissioner, M. Heiliger, presented him, in the name of his Government, with the insignia of the Order of the Guelphs. M..Gueden, the Oldenburg Com missioner,with a valuable gold snuff-box,with the Duke's cipher in diamonds ; and the Diemen Commissioner, Senati Heinicken, with a beautiful chased silver goblet, with the arms of the City of Bremen and an oak wreath in pale gold, together with an order for a quantity of Rhenish wine 100 years old, from the city cellar. This morning we received the Allgemeine Zeitung, and other German Papers, to the '2oth instant. The journal above alluded to of the 18th, has an extract of a letter from Vienna, containing some remarks on a paragraph that had appeared in the Courier Francais, on the subject of the appointment of Marshal VICTOR, Duke of lizaLuso, as Ambassador to the Court of Vienna. It was stated in the French journal, that Aus tria would not recognize the title, as it called to mind a victory obtained over its arms, and the conquest of a country (Italy) which now makes a part of its domi nions. The Vienna article Tema' ks on this, that in the year 1814, the French Government agreed to the prin ciple, and " repeatedly recognized it in subsequent ne gociations, that only those titles which were attached to a certain place, where the possessor of them had per med some distinguished military exploit, should be retained, but that all others, which, without having such an origin, appeared to indicate a right of possession to lands, cities, or domains, which are situated out of the French territory, shall be abolished." It is addled, that if the Allied Powers have not more peremptorily insisted on this principle being carried into effect, it has been from delicacy, hoping that France would " fulfil the well-founded hopes of the rest of Europe, and do away the impropriety of seeing Fiend] subjects invested with the titles of Duchies and entire provinces, all tight to which was formerly re nounced by France," particularly as " none of the allied Sovereigns, in the course of those campaigns which twice brought about the overthrow of NAPOLEON, ever made use of the right confirmed by the public law of Europe, and nut disputed by France itself, of conferring on any of its Generals a title calling to mind a victory gained by them on French ground; ot, in the same manner as there are now Princes of Wagram and the Moskwa, or a Duke of Dantzic, of cleating, for instance, Dukes or Princes of Paris, Lyons, La Itothiete, &c." It is stated in an article from Switzerland, that Ge neral Aufder Maur is going to Naples, not to Madrid. The latest accounts from Wallachia say, that Mr Minziacky having fully recovered from the effects of the accident that he met with on the road horn Lem berg to HermAnstadt, arrived at Bucharest on the 28th of December, where he was received with all the ho nours due to his rank ; and intended, after a very short stay, to proceed to Constantinople. Papers and letters from Paris, :of Saturday evening, communicate intelligence of very considerable import ance. The state of Spain, and the conduct of the French Government respecting that unhappy country, are still the chief points of political interest. The Prime Minister of FERDINAND, CASA lEUJO, whose late 2C ' cession to the Spanish Cabinet excited hopes which his very brief administration has not in one instance realized, is stated in Madrid letters of the 18th to be dead. What was the immediate cause of his death, or how far he had been able to proceed with any of the great labours which his acceptance of office at so critical a monnhit imposed, we are not informed; but if we can believe reports, resting on respectable authority,whatever that was wise or liberal in his system is not likely to be abandoned or counteracted by his successor. HEREDIA, the Minister of Grace and Justice, who shared his opi- nions, is promoted to his vacant post ; and M. CALO NANDA, Secretary of the Council of Castile, is appointed to succeed M. HEttEDIA. This latter individual was, like Casa-Immo, employed by the Cortes, and is genet ally considered a man of honest intentions and moderate views. As he is known to be attached to a Constitu tional form of Government, and as Baron D'EROLES, who has evinced much talent, and gained considerable reputation in Catalonia, by the sagacity and moderation L of his conduct, has, along with some of the other Mi nisters, declared in favour of the same system, hopes are still entertained that some Charter or plan of Con stitutional Government will be proposed and adopted, if the present Ministry remain in office. At any rate, a decree of amnesty, however qualified or restricted, cannot much longer be delayed. What would seem to favour one or both of these projects is the course now pursued by the French Cabinet. Seeing that the fanatical advisers of FERDINAND were doing nothing towards the pacification of the country, and that the Ambassador of France was rather the agent of the Ultras at Paris, than the representative of his own Cabinet, they have recalled TALARU, and appointed a more consistent and active diplomatist to supply his place. M. de MARCELLUS, who has already executed several missions of consider able importance, and who resided in London as Charge d'Affaires during the critical period that intervened be tween the departure of M. de CHATRAUBRIAND and the arrival of Prince POLIGNAC, set out for Madrid on Sa.' turday, with what is called the French ultimatum on the subject of the amnesty. The terms of this ultimatum were agreed upon in an extraordinary council held on the preceding day, and obtained the KING'S consent immediately afterwards. We shall See in the course of - la week or two the effect of this new change nish Cabinet, and this new effort of interft part of France. In addition to the above facts, privm that M. HYDE DE NEUVILLE, the French sador at Lisbon, is about to give up his nn purpose of returning to secure his re•eleci Septennial Chamber; and that a part Cabinet are anxious to send 13tAcris to ' at Vienna,which BEtcurco so reluctantly has so long delayed to occupy. The following observations on the war-cry tier, are from the Etoile of Saturday. Twice already has the English Courier imposed sity of saying that its articles ought to be dated I:( giddy spirit which for a year past has rendered its , Lions the laughing-stock of all Europe, seems to perv. even with regard to the most trifling details. To-day, for instance, this deserter from the MU! vomits forth fire and flame against us; and who offence? In translating a passage from his paper we made him say that the Decree of the King of South America, appeared to him to be the work of Laybach and Verona. And upon this the irrit dignant at the infidelity of our translation. " I he cries, " I said that this latter bore the stamp of Laybach and Verona, and that it was the wort assembled these Congresses, &c." Where, then, is the difference between what London said in English, and what we made him Does he expect to be translated word for word, syl like the text of the Holy Scriptures? If he were would often be the loser by it ; the verbosity and his style (an incoherence which probably arises fir state of his ideas) are sometimes pushed to such an really unintelligible. Never has he made a solid reply to any of the take care to place as antidotes underneath his owes to us, as to all his contemporaries, an famous piece of intelligence, thrice repeated, of \ armies to the Ebro. Unable to enter into a serious news-maker tells us to-day, with all bit usual • notes are to him only un uniefette sar:,,y/C. We , an Englishman for not knowing that omelette is feminine. forgive the Courier for being as bad a jester as he is FIZZNCII Fcuas, JAN. 24.—Five per Cents. opened closed at 911: 70c. In another column we have given t the Emperor of BRAZIL, of which we ye , room for an extract. Two Decrees i issued by the EMPEROR, the one slissolvir, and the other explaining away an expressi, as mentioned in the STAR Of Saturday, a private letter from Rio Janeiro, of the , ber, that everything was perfectly t►angr the Deputies have been allowed to proceed vinces, and their expenses paid till they with the exception of three or four, who - lent against the EMPEROR and troops, whL to Fiance with an allowance of 600,000 i for single men, and 1,200 ff. for their families. Letters were received yesterday from dated the 6th of December, at which the embargo laid on at Rio, intelligence received of the important events occurrir of Brazil. The Bahia, a Brazilian ship off Pernambuco, had captured and sent ; a Portuguese vessel, with a very valual. commander of the Bahia had announced of continuing his cruise for the purpose other Portuguese ships on the voyage t( understood at Pernambuco, that a visit be paid to that port by Lord COCHRAN/ instructions, as Brazilian Admiral, for all neutral vessels having Portugueie prf until the parties should clearly prove that Portuguese account. If the recent events in Greece have guished by any very splendid triumphs independence still makes a steady march. in a letter, from Cephalonia, dated that the Greek squadron had chased the with twenty-six vessels, to Constantin( another detachment of the Turkish number, had been defeated; when nine either taken, or driven on shore. A ' had been captured, after a loss of 97 . on the shore of Ithaca. The corvette contained piastres. The Oilental Spectator has fAm Cassa, dated the 20th November tants of this island seem resolved to pendence. Of 12,000 of them, 3,000 , —The island is accessible on one point strongly fortified. They have dismantled ships, except three, and use small cruises. They live entirely on plunder women and flocks wherever they can the former they either sell in the mark( work. They get their provisions from the , panto. The Central Government of Greece Argos,where it has invited the islands to Commodore Sir THOMAS HARDY PM, terday,.and bad a long conference with the Board Sir Thomas, it will be recollected, was at Rio the late important occurrences there. Monday se'nnight, a splendid entertait Ball were given at Mountstewart, the residence Marchioness of Lonuosuenur. During the noble seat Las been a constant scene of festivity, a family of respectability in that part of Ireland forth a portion of its inmates to swell the long 1 sitors, independent of a number of his Lordship various parts of England, Scotland, and Ireland, take of his hospitable cheer. HENRY HAMILTON, Esq. now residin, presented to the Royal Dublin Society, a cast taken from the Apollo Belvidere. Friday se'nnight, Lord SONDES arth Lees Court, in Kent, welcomed with demonstrations dsfaction by the surrounding neighbourhood. The New Mexican Mine Shares have at from 10 to 14 per cent. premium. The Ex-Emperor AGOSTIN ITURBI wen at the Opera last Saturday. ange in the Spa- rference on the SII rte let t ers for tersst t a l t m e h Ultra-Amb as . f e el mission, li lection into th e forth naln 4 of the Fren c h W arne enjoy the place porta y accepted, and the Scott, Ow* -cry of the Com , H a ng Bran( Sir C rl on us the nr:e 17. om Bedlam. 'l'..r 3 political lucuhra. Iloug lervade its cond uct li r sh ause of Monarch y T eat can conjecture cur 44 r of the 14th inst. to iss Spain, relative to Mat . of the Congrtsst s itable Briton is in_ not did not say that,' liana of the Congte s of w ork of those who will whe : the Journalist of mot say in Frencl.?— ustr yllable for syllable+ 1. fer re so translated he bees and incoherence o f rom the disordered day n excess, that he is till thei to notes which w e • articles. He stil t nee ' explanation of his pen is t the retreat of our por . ous discussion, skis , 410 attic salt, that our prel ! can easily forgive • D el intine,but we do not ppr is a politician. petted at 941. 75c. 1 the Manife s to of dint raci !,terday had only dus have been also kte ng the Chamber, will ession in the first of , r • It is stated in eni e 21st of Novem• its anquil, and tha t ea :eed to their pro- ley arrive there, suss pm o were most vio- cwt ho have been sent fro 0011'. per annum Jot tmilies. < the veil om Pernambuco, 1 fan time, owing to 1 ace had not been Ira ring in the capital Ch p of tear, cruising try t in the Carvahlo, its able cargo. T. e Iced his intent:oa se of intercepting the to Lisbon. It was Re .it would shortly up c, he having'sent fol r the detention of bat noduce on board, tie Pa hat it was not on fie e not been distin et - phs, the cause of rch. It is stated 13th December, " It] le Captain Pacha, :inople, and that • d ships, eleven in ne of them, were • Turkish corvette out of 150 men, ontained 600,C00 as the :following • :—" The inhabi- assert their inde- ) are under arms. nt only, which is antled their large vessels for their ler, and carry off meet with them; rket or employ in he island of Scar' Greece is gone to to send Deputies." I rived in town yes- Board of Admiralty. to de Janeiro durtng Linment and Fancy ice of the Marquis and few past weeks, this y, and there is scarcely id that has not poured ig list of delighted Id , hip's connexions front nd, who tame to par* ing in Rome, has t from a mould lately rived at his seat, trationa of joy and sa- ve been in demand BIDE and his sin -----~-~.....~~,~...r.. •