The Sun.
London, England, 1821-11-03 00:00:00

STATE OF BRAZIL.

Rio DE. JANEIRO; AUGUST 20.--We ColaILIDe
to enjoy the greatest tranquillity, but we ex-
perience at the same time a great stagnation in
commerce. All imported articles sell at a loss,
in consequence of the exchange ; and the demand
for produce is so great that the high price does
not admit the hope of a compensation by it for
the losses on our sales of merchandise.—The bad
state of the affairs of the Bank causes much un-
easiness : and the statements put forth by that
establishment are so unskilfully drawn up that
they injure rather than serve its credit. We al-
lude more particularly to the tariff, according to
to which this Bank pays its notes, a short extract
from which will be sufficient to convince you of
the impolicy of the Directors, who thereby con-
fess that they cannot meet the demands. of the
holders of their notes,which are payable at sight.
Thus for payment of a note

In, Notes In Silver In Copper.
Of 1,000,000 is given. 800,000 150,000 50,000
100,000 . 75,000 15,000 10,000
50,000 •. . 40,000. 6,000 . 4;000
10,000 . . . 10,000
in consequence of this mode of payment, it
was in vain that notes to the amount of 800,000,000
were burnt; the discredit still continues, and
silver disappears from circulation. EVen copper
carries an agio. From 7 to 8 per cent. is paid
on silver, and as high as 28 per cent. on gold.
This holds out -no prospect of advantageous deal-
ings, more especially' aj some Portuguese houses
have just stopped, and feamare entertained for
some foreign houses, the names of which I have
not yet learned.
AUGUST 22.—From the fetes which are given
by the Prince Regent and the military, it might,
be supposed that we were living in the most
perfect security. Nevertheless, Bahia seems to
set up for itself, and to disregard the authority
of the Prince Regent. The dissension is so no-
torious, that the Buenos Ayres cruisers, which
have a sort of tacit treaty.of amity with Rio de
Janeiro, treat the Bahians as a distinct people,
and take their ships, while they allow the vessels
belonging to this province to pass untouched.—
The Heroine of Buenos Ayres, after capturing
two Spanish brigs of war from Lima, is said to
have taken off Bahia a slave ship destined for the
North of Africa. When it is considered that the
spirit of the Cortes leads , them to treat this
country as a colony, there
.is reason to fear that
we shall soon see a state .of things here nearly
approaching to anarchy. The. people of this
country 'are not fit for a Constitutional system.—
Ignorance, venality, selfishness, and, the most
silly pride) are- with them inherent vices, which
seem rather to require a Monarchical Govern-
ment, and which lead us to anticipate great mis-
fortunes, should the boundaries which retain
them, if not in perfect order at least in a certain.
habitual route, be removed.

THE COUNTESS OF LAUDERDALE.-The follow-
ing account of a most MELANCHOLY AccinENT has
been communicated to us by a Correspondent,
who dates his letter quarter past five yesterday
afternoon, and states that he had that instant
arrived in town rather expeditiously through
Dunbar, when the accident alluded to took place,
about 20 minutes before his reaching it :—Dun-
bar Castle is at this moment a scene presenting a
dreary blank The amiable Countess of 14.tu-
DERD ALE departed this life on Wednesday even-
ing, about six o'clock, to the inexpressible grief
of her Noble Eail and surrounding relatives and
friends. Her melancholy dissolution alas !
been attended with unfortunate circumstances.
—The Countess had just taken dinner, and
had retired to her chamber for the purpose, and
on the eve of enjoying her custom of an hour's
repose on her couch by the fire-side, when
a coal suddenly emitted a spark on her musljn
frill, which, immediately igniting, disseminated
its ravages throughout her dress with overwhelm-
ing rapidity.—Although every assistance was as
prompt as seemingly effective, all efforts to sub-
due them proved abortive, until the most excru-
ciating agony had predicted the fatal result
which ensued in half an hour. Her Ladyship
was the daughter of the late ANTHONY TODD,
in about be_r 57th year, and had for a consider-
able time past relinquished the busy haunts of
fashionalile, for the more solid comforts of do-
mestic life ; in the full enjoyment of them, how-
ever, has all powerful fate thus interposed her
inscrutable decree. In her Ladyship, the ele-
gance of geniusraste, and manners, never failed
to excite general admiration,—whilst the virtues
of piety, bknevolence, and charity, commanded
the respect and love of all who possessed the ho-
nour of her acquaintance.—(.'llorning Chronicle.)

The yellow fever was brought to Marseilles by
a Danish brig, called the Nisalino. This, brig
put into Pouiague to perform quarantine, with
the dead body of a sailor on board. This un-
fortunate man having been attacked by the
yellow fever, was according to the report of the
physicians, most inhumanly left to himself in the
hold. After death, the body was allowed to re-
main amidst filth and putridity for several days.
On the 15th of September.an Ausi:rian brig from
Cyprus unluckily anchored to the leeward of the
Nisatino. The hold being then opened for the
removal of the dead -body, the noxious effluvia
was carried by the wind on board the Austrian
vessel. The Captain of the Austrian brig and
two seamen were immediately taken ill, and
being removed to the lazaretto of Marseilles,
died there two days after.