The Express.
London, England, 1856-06-11 00:00:00

THE EMPIRE OF BRAZIL.

His Imperial Majesty Dom Pedro IL opened the
Brazilian Chambers on the. 3rd of May last in the
following speech from the throne:

Angustani worthy representatives of the nation,—
I coogretnlate myself with you on our present re-unfon,
The epidemic which in the course of last year prevailed In
tome of the provinces of the empire and in the capital has
further extended itself. The aaffer•ogs caused by this a®:o•
Von have profoundly afflicted me, but I trust that Almighty
Ood in his iefinite mercy will listen to our f prayers
for the speedy removal of the sa 1 auction from ou
country. My goviroment has neither spared, nor will
cease to spare, every effort to usiet the population attacked
by this calamity. Is g Imy people have given proofs
of resignation and courage, and th.ir numberless sets of
charity are worthy both of my special love and of public
recommendation. Our agriculture has suffered eoasiderable
bombs its labour, and every day it becomes mere urgent for
us to sequin, industrious colonists to cultivate our fertille
land and to extend its productiveness. Immigration, how-
-1 ever, does not depend solely on the powers of t►e govern-
' meet, it also requires the spontscious assistance of oar
landed proprietor', sad I depend on your patriotic exertion/
to convince my subjects of this truth.

I watch with solicitude the progress of the national Inte-
rests, and I am confident that you will give my goys ratneal
the mesas that may be required on their part, ti promote
so great as of sea large addition to the fees population
of this empire.
The public rev , notwithstanding the uaravourable
circumstances et toe last two years, is superior to the &Mid-
potions of the government. The increase of ear revenue has
indeed been so large that were it not for the great public ex-
penses coasequest on a great rise in price of materials of all
cads, we should bare a very large surplus of income OYU
espenditure. Being about to make considerable redactions
in our tariff of import duties, it will be prudent for you to
put my govtrament is a position to sus ain the equilibrium
is our receipts and eavases, which there is a reason to
apprehend may for a short time be disturbed by those re-
ductless,.

Is eoetraventlos of the measures taken for the reprasfoo
of the abominable slave trade, tome deoperadtee bays dared
to venture on new opt culati,ne, but the v gilsoce tf my go-
vernm.nt, supported by public opinion, has cempletelp
frustrated them, al I hope it always will. The African
slave trade is completely done away with throughout the
whole empire. The admiuistrstioe of juftice' army, and
levy requires st 11 further &awake, luau as I kale before
recommend' d to you.
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Oar friendthip with other powers, the incessant object of
nay sell, remain. unaltered. In accordance with nonage-
meets with the gooi roman% of the repub!sc of limps), I
have withdrawn the emirates of cur army from tr at state.
1 eiW with pleasure that the COOdIICt of °taut cps while
thins deserved all tbe tongratulaticos they received, not
cniy from the government of that repohlie, but also from the
nation Wulf. The stipulatiocs whicn for a long time bays
joined us to the Argentine republic have beet emfirmed by
a friendly treaty of commerc • and navigation, negotiated
on a Shoed Betarren my g ,veroment nod th.t alba
repeblic of 'imagesy a twill hw also been made, by which
the questions of trade, navigation, nod fluvial interthuwe
have been retard, the querion of boundaries being kept for
a better oprortuoil, withto, however, the time specified ta
the same tresty.