The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-04 00:00:00

POLITICAL STATE
BRAZILS.
.1 CORRESPONDENT.)
; deux Mon des, published at Paris
inserted an article with the above
(amber appeared another, under the
• sting to contain an account of the
::5 of a Monsieur de Chavagnes, with
1.- on the state of society in that empire.
..y be formed of his fitness for such a task,
time he had to collect his materials.
Jnce of a fortnight or three weeks at Rio
e proceeded to Cure Paeto, the capital
province of Minas Geraes--and came
Vent, vidi, rid. He acknowledges that
n the kindest treatment and the most hos-
eption everywhere, particularly at the houses
users and gentlemen in the country : every
:avellet that has made that journey speaks
cif the universal hospitality he experienced
.(eia a is inhabitants, amply compensating them for
the wa at of inns and taverns. But not so Mr. Cha-
vagnes c; for, out of gratitude, he says, " that the
accommodation in the meanest pot-house in France is
super's or to that affcirded in the dwellings of the most
,:r,espec table and 'sickest gentleman or farmer in
13razi !I,
Wi th more than an average share of the vanity of
e avrimen, he appears to consider France a
sl and dof perfection as to manners and morals, reli-
ga on aad politics ; therefore, comparing everything
sas or heard in Brazils with what he was
0-211 etc .used to see and hear in his own country,
r tui ns all in 'the New World into ridicule,
irl (eau icatnres all the inhabitants, from the Emperor
0 2 his 'throne to, the slave in the street; nay, not even
f air sex has escaped his calumnies and jeers.
alasstalea, seasatore, deputies, merchants, and shop-
tie st peis s, are all treated with equal contempt and ridi-
et de ley this young and hasty traveller, who, dis-
ni ipoin ted, perhaps, in not finding at Rio a Palais
flys', e, or the 'l.3oalevards of Paris, and the class of
leaf to be found there, condemns the reserve and
se( dual on of the ladies of Brazil ; and, making no
all owaoce ribs the heat of the climate, ridicules the
tre )111shille, they appear in in their own homes, as
if he 147.1 never scow a Frenchwoman in a negligi
dr sea T.
ati.l.A foreigners who have hitherto explored the in-
ter tt (r of the vast empire of Brazils, or visited its
ea! have described the former as presenting the
sin et magnificent scenery in the world, and the latter
as ri vallkig the first cities in Europe, the productions
of I tie arts and sciences being as perfect in the one,
'ose of nature were grand and sublime in the
r. The inhabitants, likewise, have been pour-
kay ed as conspicuous for their hospitality and atten-
tion to strangers and foreigners respectably connected,
end furnished with the requisite introduction; whilst
the Emperor, though young in years, displays all that
tirt. anity and complaisance consistent with the high
eta' -ion he occupies, and fulfils all his moral, political,
an( t religious obligations with a zeal and ability that
'wc tild do credit to more mature heads and hearts.
M. de Chavagnes, by his extravagant and outré
as iertions, gross exaggerations, and perverse mis-
sti itements, has astonished all France, and offended all
razils. If his object were to gain notoriety, he has
st .cceeded to the utmost of his wishes; and though
Ic th to add to his unenviable reputation as a writer,
y at it is perhaps necessary to expose his absurdities
ai id glaring errors, to prevent the public from being
it ipyised upon, and that an antidote should accompany
t 1 le poison.
Having given a proof of his ingratitude, the Bra-
xi Han pro-is give the following specimens of his accu-
rt cv., veracity, and humanity :
v.ms in November, 1842, that M. de C. visited
R i a Janeiro. He says the Emperor was then 20
rE ers of age, when, in fact, he was only 16, having
declared competent at that age to assume
sirs , reigns of government, although the age of
ei!
,hteen had been prescribed by the constitution.
H r further asserts that the Ministry were dismissed
o r having saluted Mr. Ellis (our late negotiator)
ith a roll of the drums; that there was not any one
di 'serving the name of a statesman in all the empire;
ti tat at Rio they were entirely ignorant of what was
p issing in the provinces ; that the Government
c~ Auld raise no more loans, because the holders of
b rods ibund great difilculty in establishing their
cl iiins to the dividends ; finally, that the consump-
ti, ns of 'wine had fallen off to that degree, that
tv b: areas, the importation in 1841 consisted of 8,570,000
1542 it amounted to only 4,650,000 pipes;
an 1; attributes the deficiency- to the Brazilians no
ion er drinking French or Portuguese wines. These
Pat a Acts are from his first number ; his second wi
be 'a oticed hereafter.

COURT OF ALDERMEN.
Y esterday a, Court was held for the dispatch o
bus! new-.

THE CITY FREEDOM.
1 he Ghamberlain's list of applications to he made
Ices , from wholesale as well as retail dealers, con-
tiita ed the names of several merchants and bankers
err ,I rience in the City. The freedoms were granted.
1:1)a inquests of many of the wards made present-
nir nit s of numbers of persons carrying on wholesale
d retail trades who had not tale') no their freedoms.
In presenting the non-freemen of the ward of
ippleg-ate kVithin, the fireman said that he and
In 5 brot4ross had been at great pains to obtain the
Yi 11 -a those of whom they had to complain, and he
• +sassed a hope that the Court would not prosecute
u a:: retail dealers until the question with respect to
t le wholesale dealers should he settled.
n inaßtig the presentment of the inquest of the
-Fy rd of Farsingdon Without, the foreman stated that
two persons who had been presented as wholesale
dal filers, not having taken up their freedom, one had
sn eleete.d an inquest-man and refused, but after-
Ist4 crds consented to serve. That inquest-man, how-
ev ,sr, declined putting his signature to the present-
ra tnt of th* non-freemen, upon the ground that by
sn'lng- the document he would be consenting to his
ol 7 conviction. The jury were, in such difficulty,
a' 6 ged to borrow an inquest-man from another dis-
t-ix s to make, by his signature, the presentment
ia4. The inquest trusted that the wholesale dealers
•te ,uld be. dealt. with by the Court ;is wall as the
IN •tail dealers; that the most humble individuals
/..'ouid not be bested wits less indulgence than the
.T.luost elevat«l ; and that neither wealth nor poverty
.would iniitience tile decisions in any of the cases
s,s..thject to adjudication.--,(Hear.)
The several presentments were, so far as related to
isthe non-freemen, referred to the Chamberlain.
THE BOROUGH COMPTER.

Alderman Witsox brought up the report of the
Gaol Committee appointed to take into consideration
the propriety of dispensing with and discontinuing
• the Borong,h Compter altogether as a prison.
The report stated that the average expenditure for
the last seven :years was 791 d. 18s. 2d. per annum,
grid that the number of persons confined previously to
I thr? passing of the Act amounted to 133, and since
e passing of the Act to one only ; and that it ap-
s-,tarikag that notwithstanding the operation of the said
, Act there were some purposes for which a gaol must
be maintained in the borough of Southwark, the Com-
: mittee were of opinion that the Compter could not he
el.scentinued without the sanction of Parliament.
Alderman COPELAND said that surely the Govern-
ment would not put the City to the expense of bring-
ing in a Bill to enable the city to get rid of an ex-
pense which every one must see was rendered wholly
unueeessary by the Act of the Legislature itself, but
would introduce a clause giving power to get rid of
si useless. an appendage.—(Hear, hear.)
Alderman WILSON agreed in the justness of the
•observations just made, but said that the gaol was still
liable to receive prisoners, and, until Parliament in-
terposed, it would be dangerous to remove or dis-
oonkinue it.
The report was then agreed to.
PRESENTATION OF ADDRESSES.
Alderman WILSON brought up the report of the
Committee on the subject of presenting addresses. It
stated the opinion of the Committee, that whenever
the Court should determine to present an address to
her Majesty, or any other royal personage, the whole
dc' the members of the Court should be summoned to
attend the presentation thereof in the usual manner,
notwithstanding the Court of Common Council might
tare adopted the address of the Court, or agreed to
in address in similar terms.
The report was agreed to without comment.
GIANDERED HORSES.
Aldermen COPELAND called the attention of the
Cluirt to the necessity of interposing its power to pre-
vent, as much as possible, the sale of glandered horses
in Smithfield Market, which had, particularly of late
years, acquired a remarkable notoriety on account of
the numerous instances in which diseased horses were
disposed of there.—(Hear, hear.) He could speak,
upon the testimony of a very respectable police-ser-
geant who officiated in the district of the market,
that vast numbers of glandered horses were daily
brought thither, and be was convinced that the
appointment of a veterinary surgeon to attend Smith-
&id Market on market days was the only means by
which so dangerous an evil could be prevented. He
concluded by moving that it be referred to the Com-
nkittoe of General Purposes to report on the expe-
diency of appointing a veterinary surgeon, for the
arainination of horses alleged to be glandered, in
Smithfield Market.
Sir GRoahe CARROLL seconded the reference, and
said that the necessity for such an appointment was
every day more obvious, and that in one day three
complaints were made to him at Gi'ldhall relative to
glandered horses in Smithfield
Market.
7H5 CONTESTED ELECTION OE EORTSOR
The Town CLERK informed the Cfmrtrhawt IhRDe
i.
had
ceived a letter from the solicitors of Alderman
Moon, which, with the permission of the Court, he would read'.
The following are the essential points of the corn-
munication

"As solicitors for Mr. Alderman Moon, we beg
kite to send you i copy of a rule which has been