The New York herald., 1873-08-14
BRAZIL.

Treasury Estimates and Changes In the
TaIin-Conee Supply and Exports-The
Question OF Mixed Marriages and
Claims OF the Church-Custom's Revc-
nue. and Health Report.
RIO JANEIR0, July 8, 1878.
We still remain without q Law OF Estimates lor
the financial year which commenced on the lst.
In fact. we still without one for the year which
ended on the 30th OF June, and though the bill bas
passed It's third reading in the Senate IL has been
SO changed that 1t is questionable whether the
deputies VIII accept 1t in its muiiated state. In
view OF this a resolution prOlonging he Treasury
authorizations to the end OF September was run
through and sanctioned before the close Of June.
The changes which the Law Of Estimates will make
in the tariff are Of triding importance and at all
events, will probably not take effect before July,
1874 The only provision which is Of much import
to foreigners Is that rendering definite the annual
authorization to foreign vessels to carry cargo and
passengers between all the ports having custom
houses or revenue boards, and giving to Brazilian
built vessels the bounty OF twenty-five dollars q
ton and various other fav0rs.
THE EXPORTS OF COFFEE
during the year ending June so amounted to
1885, 46l sacks-an increase OF 032 sacks the
in the shipments to the United States Owing to
the augment OF quantity and also Of the price, Of
the chef proauct Of this region Of Brazil, the Gus
toms Of Rio collected in duties exports last year
"a, 691, ,00o-an increase OF u fifty per cent while
the duties OH imports increased only nine per cent
The total OF the duties, ,20o0 0Oo, rather more
than hall the estimated total for the whole Empire.
GOLD AND BONDS
The government has just drawn by lot 81, SOC, 900
Of the gold bond issue Tor cancellation.
MARRIAGE QUESTION
has just received authoritative decision OF the Em
perOr, alter the usual consultation by the Council
OF State IL is thus Since the time oil Pore Gregory
XVI the bishops and Wears OF Brazil nave claimed
n IN rrpIh " NJ frap
verted in1dels. The word inhdel they construed to
Protestant turned to Roman Catholicity he or she
was remarked by them without regard to the former
marriage OF to the known facts that the spouse
OF the former Protestant marriage was still alive.
case In point occurred last December in the
LeOpOldina colony, where the Roman Catholic
Vicar OF the colony remarked TWO female colOnists,
though aware that their husbands, by a previous
marriage by the Protestant chaplain, were stlll
alive and In the colony. The affair was brought by
the German Charge to the knowledge Of the gov
ernment OF Brazil, and the Emperor has Decided
by regular suit and sentence OF annulment that
the two women have committed bigamy, and that
they and the priest can be proseccted for crime.
Besides this II has been officially 1ntimated to all
the bishops that they must cease the practice Of
issuing dispensaticns IN such cases.
FREEMASONRY.
As re" ards the Bishop OF PernambucO and the
order sent to him to raise the interdict on the
brotherhoods having freemasons among them the
time Will not expire until the 18th inst and not
the slightest in timat!on has yet been given of the
intention OF the Bishop whether to obey it or not.
CUSTOMS INCOME.
The government has reasSumed the management
OF the Rio Custom House dock and stores, which
was FOR three years iarmed by company, and the
merchants and captains are hoping tnat some
measure viii be taken to reduce the extraordinary
delays which vessels have OF late had to endure.
HEALTH REPORT.
We have still one or two deaths day from yell
low lever ana santos has as many.