The National Register.
London, England, 1822-09-30 00:00:00

bR.IZII..

We have received the Ciazda de Rio of the 30th
of July, but it contains no recount of any political
event. It is altogellter flied with addresses from
different provinces and towns of Brazil, congratu-
lating the Prince Regent on the measures already
adopted by his government for securing the inde-
pendence of Brazil, and reeommending the convo-
cation of a legislative assembly. As a specimen of
the spirit in which these addresses are drawn up,
we insert the following extract from that of the
province of Parahiba do Norte, which was presented
by the Minister Jose 13onifacio de Andrada e
in the character of u Provincial Deputy :
That a generous people, through the medium of me, their
legitimate delegate, unanimously deposit in, the hands of pine
Royal Highness the authority of managing and directing their
affairs, without being obliged to recur to the old world across
thousands of leagues of ocean. They wish to obtain that po-
litical representation which a free and well constituted people
ought to possess, and to enjoy those privileges and preroga-
tives which are their inherent right: but they at the saute
time desire to remain subject to Don JU4ltl 41. the august
father of your Royal Highness, sod the constitutional King of
Portugal, Broad, and the Algary es, to whose generosity Bra-
sil is indebted for tier emancipation and her rank as a kingdom.
With theft views, they look forward to the establishment, in
the vast and rich coutinetit of Brazil, of a centre of power
anti union, where favours and justice may be found without its
being necessary to go to beg them in foreign and remote climes.
Comident in their inalienable rights and iu the justice with
winch they claim them, the people of Parabilm solicit your
Royal Highness to intercede with your august father, in order
to proem e his assent to their desire; and that they may enjoy
the right of possessing within their own country ■ complete
delegation of the Royal power in the august person of the heir
of the throne, and a flint support of their linelity in tot
virtues and liberalism of your Royal Highness. Ent illy,
they Ilatter themselves that the Cortes of Lisbon will out be
so b and ol'etinate as to prefer the horrors of a civil war
among brothers, to a union founded on the equality sod reci-
procity of interests and privileges."

Auctions.—The following clause, being tlle 18th,
in the Salvage Act, passed on the 2.1 of July, 1821,
is important to the ship-owners, and furnishes a
•aution to the nmoufacturers of anchors:--

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Aud be it further enacted, that nil ustutifscturers of on-
shore and kedge suchurs, shall place his, her, or their liaise or
riitmes, augether with a progressive windier, and also the weight
of thr anet4ir, in ',glide characters upon the crown, an t also
upon the shank under the stock of each anchor, wl ich lie, ■he
or they, shall manufacture ; and shall also place his, her, or
their mane or WI lies, together with a numlicr, sod elan the
weight of the kedge anchor, upon the crown, and also upon
the shank near to the stock VI every kedge anchor, which he,
ale,, or they, shall manofto•tore ; and in case any such imann-
fact•crer shall neglect to place such name, number, or wci.;lit,
in the manner hereinbefore directed and required, every such
Orson or persons so Or, tiding shill, on conviction before any
yawl... of the peace or imcgistrate, uu the oath of use creditable
witness, or on the confession of the party so offending, forfeit
and pay nuy ruin not eaceediug 51. nor less than 4ds. one half
of which penalty, sisale be p•tim to the informer, mid the colivc
half to the poor of the parish or township ru wht.h such offence
shall he committed."
It' all utichors were marked us thus directed by
Lw, many wou:it be recovered by the owit,rs, which
now go the lords of manors us droits, on account of
the parties not being aide to identify them: and
more facility would be afforded if ship-owners caus-
ed the name of the ship, soul to what port she be-
longs, to be marked upon the anchor, with the
weight and date of its nsiantfacttire.

WESTMINST-tt-HALL.---TIIC Hall in filled wit!'
workmen, and the works preparatory to the building of the new
Law Courts are repany ruceet.ing. Mr. Rankee, in the course
of the last session oi l'ainament, nitivcd tnt an account of the
inonabic exp-.n.e of inualing the new canna, winch was pre-
cent. ,1 by XI r Atbotinaut. It has since been 'lna fal-
lowing it an extract fioni it:—
" 13, I...ncoln's Inn Fields, Dec. 24, Ift2l.
I AM of opinion• that the exper.e of tile euriis contemplated
in the nerign retcr.eil to, exclinive of warming the dillereut
counts, and a ko the fittings to the different Wert.. and the up-
pen. e, win nut exceed one litinthed thousand poutals.
• I* mut Inc commenccient of the emit to the completion
thereof will repute three years.: thz expCiulithie each year
•ott.d, it is pteauniml, be nearly the saute.
t Signet.) JOAN SOANF.."
Unclit an old law iii Lawara 111. lateiy put in
tures, no person is ifiseered in take any quantity of ivortomi,
sat est ior nstt 614/p out of Ilse ling 1001.