Star.
London, England, 1824-03-12 00:00:00

BRAZIL.

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.
RIO DX JANTIRO, JANUARY 7.
The municipal body have this day solicited the Em-
peror to put his I. Constitution" in force at once; and
from his reply, which we heal d from il.re window of the
Palace, it appears that he desires first to .have the con-
•currence of the ole:r provinces. We hope that Per-
nambuco and Bahia will follow in the same path, to
put an end to the affair.—(See the Sra-a of veserday).
It appears that the Ministry have bten iodured to give
credit to a reilor t which has been set afloat, tLat Pot to-
gal meditates an attempt against this country, in the
form of a warlike expedition, having failed whelly in
their recent negotiations. The preoarations for the de-
fence of the avenues to the town from the outside, are
mare iiporous than they have before adarted within
our recollection ; and if they proire not to be paper mea-
sures, the exi7ele.es attendit.B them will render a loan of
money indispensable,
The exertions to enlist recruits for the regiments of
the line are vigorous, and unfortunately our friends in
the Rua dr Quitandre arc complaining loudly of the
loss of their shopmen, whom the Government are laying
hold of whciA:ver they are to be met with.
This will check our sales, and we prognosticate that
till the enlistment he at an end, the Mincicos and country
people will not come to town ; that Pot tugal will send
troops against Rio de Janctiro, typears to us improba-
ble, and gives us no concern, otherwise than the tempo-.
rary stagnation of trade which always takes place when
the militia are called on permanent duty. Whilst we
are now writing, an order has appeared, directing the
province of Minas to Supply 3,(X)0 militia, and to set
them on the march for the capital as soon as the order
reaches the Provincial Government.
It is a question w ith us, whether all this expense and
addition to the military force, be not intended to over-
awe the turbulent spirits at Pernambuco and Bahia;
and.if the symptoms of dis priet do not abate in that
quarter, it is not unlikely that some pretext will be de-
vised to send a force to one or other of the northern
ports. It is quite astonishing bow the revenues of this
single province support such an establishment, particu-
larly contemplating the great expense of the naval force
they now have. The great economy of the-Royal Fa-
mily is of immense benefit to the country ; and whatever
maY be the faults of Don Pedro, we cannot conceal an
opinion that he is by far the most promising of_ the
descendants of the Kings of Europe who figure in the
present times.
When once the independence of Brazil is acknow-
ledged, trade will rapidly extend itself in the interior,
and jhe demand for our manufactures will go on every
year increasing.
EXTRACT OF ANOTHER LETTER.
ibo .1 ANLOW, JANUA:tY 8, 1824.
We have not had arty political occurrence here de-
serving of notice for some time; the public mind is,
however, by no means ta aaquil, as fears are still enter-
tained that the return of the dismissed Deputies to their
respective home's will, for a Lillie at least, occasion much
dissatisfaction in the provinces. This feeling' operates
very prejutficially upon our trade, and scarcely any
sales have been effected for some weeks. Our stock
of every soft of European ai tides is much heavier •
than has been recollected ler years; and we have ar-
rivals daily from all parts.
The Exchange has fallen to 48; and although our
Treasury is nearly at low water-mark', the idea of a
Loan appears to have been abandoned.
• The Emperor is still very popular with the Brazi-
lians, and no one seems to entertain the slightest suspi-
cion of his sincerity, as all his measures tend to evince
the most determined hostility against the mother country.
A squadron is now fitting out bete, with a view,
according to some persons, of proceeding to the nor-
thern ports for the purpose of checking any refractory
disposition which may manifest itself; but the best in-
formed suppose it to be only a precautionary measure
against a rumoured expedition from Portugal.

THE -EVEN i STAit.

LONDON.

FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1824.
.THE FUNDS. •

S POCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK.
- Consols opened day morning at 94, went up to g, with some
business in the early part of the morning; and up to this hour they
are 951, for the Account, and for Money 93i to I.