The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-18 00:00:00

CAUTION TO EMIGRANTS.

The following appears u the brat article in the
daolo-Dra:iliau Tints (published at Rio de Janeiro) of
December 9, Liti7 :
We feel it our duty, though an unpleasant one, to utter
a few words of warning to our countrymen in Great
Britain and Ireland, that they may not allow themselves
to be drawn into • 'misconceived position, through lending
their faith to any of the numerous parties who me to be
found st all times ready to exploit in any ground in which
they perceive an opportunity of workings vein with profit I
to themselves, however others may surfer thereby. The
especial motive which bar induced us to utter this warn-
isg to our countrymen arises from our attention being
drawn to an advertisement appearing
.in the English
papers received here by the last mail, which is as, follows :
" Emigration to the Brazils.—The most productive and
promising field upon the globe. Arneted and free pee- I
sages from England to the porta of Brazil. Bedding,
cooking, and all shipping utensils allowed free. Gnat* ef
land and facilities affordedf or permanent settlement. Emi-
grants' tools, agricultural implements and machinery free
of transport. Emigrants' hotel open and guide provided.
Labour in demand and wages gooiL Persons desirous et
availing themselves of this opportunity, and other edema-
tages and facilities now offering by the govemment el
Brazil, may obtain every requisite Informiuformatioa on applica-
tion to Le Chevalier 1. de Almeida Portugal, at the Com-
mercial Agency of Brazil, No. 7, Westminster Chambers,
Victoria-street, Westminster, London."
We regret to say that there are various statements set
forth, or implied in it, which are absolutely false, and the
whole tenor of the announcement bears a character of
suspicious inducement upon its face. In the first place
we can authoritatively state that the so-called " Commer-
cial Agency of Brazil" of Le Chevalier L de Almeida Por-
tugal has no connection with the government of Brazil.
In the second place, although lands are selling by the
government at the minimum rate of about 10d. per sere,
and on • long credit, for the purpose of encouraging im-
migration, the law absolutely prohibits grants of lands,
except for military settlements along the frontier. In the
third place, the government gives neither assisted nor free
pampa from the United Kingdom, for, we are very
sorry to say, the disturbances excited, by Feniazin have
inspired the rulers of Brazil with a strong feeling of
dtr-
trust, dreading that with the introduction of the labouring
classes from the British Isles there might be received •
dangerous and subversive element, injurious to the inter-
nal peace now for many years characteristic of the Brasil-
tan empire. We are =evinced that them *cites ere
unfounded, end we think that me long, with better OOD•
sideration of the idiosyncrasy of oar countrymen, the fears
of the Bruin= administrators will dissipate and pass
away. We axe consistent advocates of emigration to
Brazil, believing that, sooner or later, the great current
of European 'mimed= must flow to this favoured region,
sod we are prepared to promote it in every way withii
our power Cheats* keg as the Brazilian relies are inspired
by the teas( lelvjudgerent to which we have jut re-
ferred, it is beprobehi• that they will give direst embeenos
to eudgrrnien fern the United Kingdom. Mesuld any
change is the haw id the Earailien government take
place, our reenhamen mem depend upon receiving freer DO
an early intimation of R. Meantime we repeat ear warn-
ing to then", not I. =adds in annonnimments of the cha-
racter of the ore we have transcribed, whose tendency
memo, to my tie but of it, mislead* and sampiekem