The court party, however, still flattered themselves that the determination of the King to remain in Brazil, instead of returning to Lisbon to put himself into the power of the Cortes, would be so grateful to the Brazilians, that they would be contented to forego the probable advantages of a constitution, for the sake of the positive good of having the seat of government fixed among themselves. But it was too late; the wish for improvement had been excited. The administration had been too corrupt, the exactions too heavy to be longer borne, when reform appeared to be within reach. The very soldiers became possessed with the same spirit, and though highly repugnant to the King's feelings, it soon became evident that a compliance with the wishes of the people and with the constituton, as declared by the Cortes at Lisbon, was inevitable. It is said, that some of the wisest ministers hail long pressed His Majesty to a compliance with the wishes of his people, but in vain. His reluctance was unconquerable, until at length, perceiving that force would certainly be resorted to, he adopted a half measure which probably accelerated the very event he was anxious to avoid.[30] On the 18th of February, 1821, the King accepted as a junta, to take into consideration such parts of the constitution as might be applicable to the state of Brazil, the following persons:-- [Note 30: Some have imagined that a paper published at Rio, written by a Frenchman, and supposed to have been in the pay of the then ministry, desirous of keeping the king in Brazil, had great effect on the subsequent events; and that greater still had been produced by the revolution of the 10th of February, at Bahia; but the motives of action were the same in all Brazil; the event must have been the same at Rio, whether Bahia had stirred or not, though, perhaps, it might be accelerated by that circumstance.] Marquez de Altegrete--_President_ Baron de St. Amaro. Luiz José de Carvalho Mello. Antonio Liuz Pereiro da Cunha. Antonio Rodriguez Velloso dc Oliviera. Joaŏ Severiano Maciel da Costa. Camillo Maria Tonelet Joaŏ dc Souza de Mendonça Costa Real. José da Silva Lisboa. Mariano José Pereira da Fonseca. Javŏ Rodriguez Pereira de Almeida. Francisco Xavier Pires. José Caetano Gomez. _Procurador da Casa._ José de Oliviera Botelho Pinto Masquiera. _Secretarios._ Manoel Jacinto Noguerra de Gama. Manoel Moreira de Figueiredo. _Secretaries Sustituti._ O Coronel Francisco Saraiva da Costa Refoios. O Desembargador Joaŏ José dc Mendonza.