The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-03-12 00:00:00

THE BRAZILS.

Yesterday we received a Dread Mad, which bring* DO
the following interesting intelligence:—
Rio DC JANEIRO, bee. 22.
The new Constitution is pulAirbet: !'n a separate pamphlet t it it
dated December If, 182:I.
A Proclamation of the Senate of the Capita? signifies to the pub.
lie, that in examining the project of the Constitution, dillire tip by
the Council of State, on the basis offend by the Emperor, whirs
was sent to the Senate by a royal order of the 17th, that it might
make its remarks upon it, that body declares that it has no obtuse-
' thins to make ; that the project ts a proof. of the liberalism of his
Majesty, and of his humanity ; and considerrog that a new assembly
could do no mere than accept this project, that it iv of the hishate
hosselasests ihe Emperor to avoid the delity.ellch would Wine
AVM waiting for the acceptance of the Conetitutmn by a taw As.
amiably the Senate has therefore resolved to collect the general
opinion of the citizens, by inviting them, withotft any constnunt,
sign their opinion in two books prepared for the purpose—one fei
those who approve, and the other for those who disapprove it; die
books to remain open for twelve days; by which, she Henske, key,.
trig the general opinion, will be able to petition kis Majesty. in the
name of the people, to put the project in force at the Constitution
of the empire, and convoke the Assembly in the form prescribed
by this project, which shall romain the Political Corminnion ofthe
imperor of &sail.
Vie Worw of the 27th of January, 1824, contains another Pte.
rlamation from the Senate, announcing that it had asccriainal be-
yond a doubt, that the Constitution proposed was agreeable to the
general wishes of the people; it had therefore requested the Ma-
jesty to fix a day when a deputation might wait on him with •
petition that be would give orders to have it sworn to, and ctrerved
as the fundamental law of the Eirpiter. Hai Majesty had fixed the
ittli of January.
The Diarto of the beginning of January contains various order*
from the War Office, for the purpose of obtaining a precise know-
ledge of the state of the arsenals of the navy, an is short, ell the
means of defence possessed by the Empire ; also, for the assembling
and marching of troops, &c. du.
One of these orders, dated the 2d of January. says, " His linos.
tied Majesty hopes that this order, which L of the most pressing
nature, will be executed within • few days, in order that effectual
and indispensable amours* may be taken for the defeacc and emu-
rity of the Empise."
An order dated the gth of January says, " It being necessary to
assemble in this capital as groat • number of creeps as possible, to
be employed in the defense of the eoustry, which is threatened
with a new invasion by our cruel enemies, the Emperor orders the
hlnjor.leenecal comminding the troops in Minas Ceram, to have
3,10/0 of the militia of that province ready to match at the Inc
summons to this ramital."
A similar older is addressed to the government of the province of
St. Paulo, to have militia ready to oppose any attempt of the enemy
upon the emit of that province.
Boats are mimed to be got ready to serve as gun-boats, tele-
graphs to be erected from the city to die coast, workmen of all
descripticos lo be engaged to labour is she arsemels and at the
fortifies:ions, &c.

We have also received a letter from Rio Janeiro, frosts
which the following is an extiaet:— _ _

UM .4%21110, JAIL
" Mires are fir from settled lit this ementry. In eunsequaned
tithe arbitrary dissolution of the Assembly by the Emperor, dis-
turbances hare broken out in the northern provinces. of so alarming
a nature, that the gt'vcrnmer.t soa raisirg an sorry to quell them,
and recruiting right and left for that.parpose. They are taro lining
out vessels for the same destina:ion.

Letter from Bahia, of December 47, have been received
at Gibraltar. The Government at Bahia bad sent two
Commissioners to the Emperor, deploring the necessity b.
had been under of dissolving the Legislative Assembly, bar
that they should continue faithful to him so long as be
proved himself Constitutional. A police had been estab—
lished at Bahia, and more order reigned samegst the lester
classes.

Letters from Gihraltsr, dated the 19th February, Ma*
that an American vessel had arrived at that garrison, the
captain of which reports that he spoke two Algcrine frigates
off Cadiz.

Letters from Constantinople of the sth and 7th of Fe-
bruary, by way of Bucharest and Othssa, state that a Hal-
ti-scherif has been sent to the Scraskier of the army in
Greece, to execute the Pasha of Scutari for not baying con-
quered the Greeks at Misholonghi.
Yesterday, the first meeting of the subscribers to the
Isle of Thanet Gas Company, tolight Margate, Ramage*,
the Government light-houses, and other parts of that county,
took place at the ,office of Mr. liedley, in the Poultry, 4e
proprietor of the establishment -when a committee for
managing the affairs of the Company was appointed, and
other arrangements were made for the works which are RP
he completAl to light those fashionable paces of resort
the ensuing seasag.
The following rather curious note was handed to tb.
precentor in one of the places of worship in Ounfennline :
—" Itember in praer owre Elder, deein by
his air desire."—CC/,-I,,ian creel ry.
A KIND SON.—(' inmate(' to the County /rouse of:
Correction at Derby, John Hayworth, of Helper, charged
with violently as-lulling and beating his mother, Axe
Havworth.
the Sessions Ilor.se in the Old Dailey is now imilerps.
Mg a complete repair, and • cleansing from its dirty EDW.
The new Court will be got ready for business by the nest
Session of Oyer and Terminer. The in!erior of (be Cuero

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is fitted up with every accommodation for the Bench, die
Counsel, and the Public ; for the fatter, there isoMP ags,
dons gallery, which will oontain 800 perm& . •