BRAZIL. 



neers, 4,326. Total, 25,282. By virtue of a 

 new law, the strength of the army is to be re- 

 duced, for 1874, to 16,000 men; or 32,000 in 

 case of war. The number of the police force 

 is 6,082, of whom 804 are in Rio de Janeiro. 

 The police force for 1874 is to consist of 5,278 

 men, and a supplementary corps of 3,343 Na- 

 tional Guards, to be employed on police duty. 

 The National Guard consists of an active force 

 of 550,766 foot, 44,746 horse, and 8,571 artil- 

 lery, besides a reserve corps of 129,881 ; in 

 all, 733,964 men. The National Guard is mov- 

 able in time of war. 



The navy is made np of 18 iron-clad steam- 

 ships, 6 steam-corvettes, 27 steam-gunboats, 

 6 steam transports, and 6 sail of the lino, with 

 a total armament of 236 guns ; besides 2 frig- 

 ates, 2 corvettes, 1 school-ship, and 1 brig for 

 midshipmen, without armament. Several iron- 

 clads are in process of construction in the 

 navy-yards of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, and Per- 

 nambnco. There are in the navy 18 general 

 staff-officers, 545 first-class officers, 142 second- 

 class officers, a sanitary corps composed of 79 

 men, 26 almoners, 219 accountants, 40 cabin- 

 boys, etc., and 117 engineers. The corps of 

 Imperial Marines numbers 2,995 men, and the 

 naval battalion 1,055 men, which, with 1,075 

 apprentice marines, form a total of 6,311 men. 

 The withdrawal of the Brazilian forces from 

 Paraguay began in January, two battalions of 

 foot having arrived at Santa Catharina on the 

 31st of that month. It was not intended, 

 however, to retire all the troops before the 

 termination of General Mitre's negotiations 

 with the Paraguayan Government. 



Pursuant to a decree under date of February 

 4th, the pay of the officers and men of the 

 naval battalion, of the officers of the corps of 

 health, religion, and finance, was to be in- 

 creased two-thirds. The salaries of the em- 

 ploy6s of the Treasury, sub-treasuries, re- 

 cebedorias (tax-offices), and of the amortiza- 

 tion-office, were to bo augmented in like pro- 

 portion. The creation of new departments 

 and suppression of some of the old ones in 

 those offices were likewise authorized by the 

 name decree, on condition that the expense 

 should not be raised more than 50 per cent., 

 and that any changes made should have for 

 effect the reducing the number of employes. 



An act of the legislative body fixed the naval 

 force of the empire, for 1874-'75, at 3,000 sail- 

 ors and marines, or 6,000 in case of war. 



The Minister of Justice declared that judges 

 of rights can grant writs of habeas eorpiu in 

 cases of impressment at any time before indi- 

 viduals impressed are actually taken into pos- 

 session of the army or navy. 



A bill reforming the National Guard and re- 

 lieving it from military or police duty, save in 

 time of war or sedition, passed both Chambers 

 in August. A bill concerning conscription had 

 a second reading, but was not made a law dur- 

 ing the session. 

 The annexed table will show the total value 



of the exports and imports in the five years 

 therein expressed : 



The following is a table of the proportions 

 of the exports and imports of 1871-'72 for 

 the provinces therein mentioned : 



The three grand staples of export are coffee, 

 raw cotton, and sugar (unrefined). Of the 

 first of these articles, about one-half is tiken 

 by the United States; about one-twelfth by 

 England; and the remaining five-twelfths are 

 divided between the other countries of West- 

 ern Europe. 



Coffee usually stands for fully one-half of 

 the whole exports of the empire ; cotton, for 

 one-fifth ; and sugar, for about one-eighth. 



We annex a table of the total quantities and 

 value of these three commodities in the five 

 years from 1867-'68 to 1871-72 inclusive : 

 COFFEE. 



SUGAR. 



COTTOX. 



